This evening marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Pomegranates are seen as symbols of fruitfulness and wisdom, and are traditionally eaten at Rosh Hashanah. Their seeds are said to represent the 613 commandments, or mitzvot, in the Torah.
This small pomegranate-shaped juglet, excavated in Jerusalem, was made around 700–587 BCE.
📷 Fine red-burnished juglet in the shape of a pomegranate, 750–587 BCE, 8cm tall. AN1968.1371.
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JewishEncyclopedia.com - TABLES OF THE LAW:
Moses, bidden to go up to God on the mountain to receive "tables of stone, and a law ["Torah"], and commandments ["miẓwot"]" (Ex. xxiv. ...The law of Moses was given orally (Ex., 20:1-23), and perpetuated, (a) by being written on tables of stone (Ex., 24:12; 31:18),
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