Photo 28212

By: hagel

Spot on!

Photo 28215

By: hagel

Very special picture and the whole tulip series.

Photo 28215

By: hagel

Just wonderful. Second to none.

Photo 28213

By: hagel

Delicate colours. Steve

Photo 28212

By: hagel

Beautiful. Steve

Photo 28212

By: hagel

Fantastic image quality!

Photo 19361

By: hagel

lovely bokeh, Hagel.
nice!

Photo 16030

By: hagel

Intriguiging photo. Everyone is silhouetted beautifully.
You composed it so well with the reflecting light adding to the overall mood of the composition.

Das ist herrlich.

Beste gruesse,
Lilia

Photo 16030

By: hagel

great composition and mood like this light

Photo 15705

By: hagel

Wow. I have a weakness to willow trees. You captured it beautifully. Love this shot

Vergissmeinicht

By: hagel

Graet composition!

Photo 12029

By: hagel

Beautiful colors!

Photo 13781

By: hagel

Thanks jeocan and redskeeter

Photo 13781

By: hagel

Beautiful capture!!

Photo 13781

By: hagel

Good catch...

Photo 12521

By: hagel

The old charming buildings... Very nice

Photo 12407

By: hagel

Great makro and good sharpness

Photo 12152

By: hagel

Great Makro

Photo 12152

By: hagel

Fantastic!

Sephardische Synagoge Berlin #4

By: hagel

Hi chriseeo,

thank you for your kindly comment. Let me try to give a short anwer on your question (some people wrote whole books on this issue):

The man on the picture is wearing a tallit (prayer shawl with four fringes at the edges) and teffilin (philacteries) on his left arm and on his head. Jewish men are obliged to wear tallit and teffilin together during the morning prayer (schacharit) on weekdays.

The tallit with the fringes is worn so that one remembers to keep G'ds laws and to strive for holiness in this way.

The teffilin for the left arm and for the head consists of leather straps, where two small boxes are attached. The boxes contain pieces of parchment with biblical passages (Exodus 13,9 and 13,16; Deuteronomium 6,8 and 11,18). There is written, that Jews should attache a sign (symbol) on their hands and between their eyes in order to obey G'ds commandments and to remember, that He has freed them from slavery in Egypt and has led them into the holy land.