Naftali

Kehilath Israel

Naftali, In the sanctuary with the Rosh Hashanah tapestry — In the sanctuary with the Rosh Hashanah tapestry

Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Year: 1990
Materials: Stoneware clay with text in bronze glaze
Dimensions: 8 ft high, 10 ft wide at base

The emblem of the tribe of Naftali is a hind, a female deer without antlers. The text is from the Song of Deborah, who praised the tribe for its eagerness to defend the people of Israel during a military conflict.

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Arnold Schwarzbart, z"l. March 10, 1942 to March 16, 2015.

His papers are held as the Arnold Schwarzbart Collection, MSC 0576, in the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at the Knox County Public Library. See also The Legacy Project.