September
"It has always seemed and still seems to me that the Bible is the main source of poetry of all time. Since then, I have always reflected this in life and art. For I, like all painters of the West, it was the colorful alphabet when I dipped my brush. "
M. Chagall
the tribe of Benjamin , north wall, twelfth window - 1961
Synagogue hadaza University Hospital, Jerusalem
Chagall achieved since 1960 the twelve windows for the synagogue hadaza , arranged in 3 to 3 along the 4 walls, perfectly reproducing the shape and symbolism of the Holy Ark minutely described in the Bible. (Es.25) Even the orientation of the walls, facing the cardinal points, respects the tradition of the Bible. Marc Chagall for the choice of colors was inspired by the colors of precious stones which was decorated with the breastplate of the high priest, as described in Exodus 28.15.
"I know that the journey of life is eternal and all short. I learned when I was still in the womb of my mother, who better to go along this path with love than with hatred. Already These thoughts came to me, many years ago, when calcai this soil, preparing to create these recordings for the Bible. and they gave me the courage to make my humble gift to the Jewish people. For these people, who have always dreamed of the 'love of the Bible, friendship and peace with all peoples, which is why people who lived here a thousand years ago in the midst of other Semitic peoples "