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NIS 1.05
A bowl of honey and two lighted candles, elements of Rosh
Hashana, the New Year festival, are shown on the stamp.
Before the festive meal, challa (bread) and apple are dipped
in the honey and a prayer is said to symbolize renewal and a
sweet new year.
NIS 1.60
The stamp for the Sukkot festival shows decorations of the
Sukka (a temporary booth recalling the booths that the
Children of Israel lived in following the Exodus from Egypt).
It is a religious commandment to eat and sleep in the Sukka
for the seven days of the festival, and the decorations make
for a pleasant holiday atmosphere.
NIS 1.90
The Simchat Torah stamp shows a colourful illustration of the
inside of a synagogue during the Torah reading, with the
pulpit, open Torah scroll raised up high and colourful lights
shining overhead.