Tuesday, October 25, 2011

"Noah's Dove," 1978

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O is for olive branch for ABC Wednesday.
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Or, more accurately translated from the Hebrew of Genesis 8, a "freshly-plucked olive leaf."

"Noah's Dove" rises from the plaza next to the Jerusalem Theater that I posted a few days ago in reflection.

This week's Torah portion is Parshah Noah.
Chabad.org has lots of ways to look at it, and Wikipedia has lots of old paintings of the famous Genesis stories about Noah and the Flood, his naked drunkenness and cursing of Canaan, and the Tower of Babel.
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13 comments:

  1. Roger Owen GreenOctober 25, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    anything that says peace is all right by me.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. VPOctober 25, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    It is always a beautiful symbol, even if abused and misused by many...

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  3. TaniaOctober 25, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    That first photo is just beautiful with a great angle. Peace and love:-)

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  4. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    I was just four years old, when it was build. May it continue to provide peace and happiness. Please have a good Wednesday.

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  5. Leif HagenOctober 26, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    Not to be confused with an Olive Leif!
    I love the sculpture of "Noah's Dove!"

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  6. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    the dove photo is excellent!

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  7. FranciscaOctober 26, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    Ah, we both thought of olives. Yours is more profound. :-)

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  8. Oakland Daily PhotoOctober 26, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    The moody sky behind the sculpture adds depth to your photo.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Hi Dina. I just wanted to tell you that I visit your blog every day. What nice photos!

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  10. GattinaOctober 26, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    It's a beautiful symbol for peace ! If only all humans would respect it !
    Gattina
    ABC Team

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  11. ChrisJOctober 27, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    "A freshly plucked olive leaf" makes it so much more significant. Great photo.

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  12. irinapicturesOctober 28, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    So beautiful and so full of sense.

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  13. Chronicles of IllusionsOctober 29, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    lovely photos - I like the first one

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