Shalom Geocoin
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Owner:
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Mcha
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Released:
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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Origin:
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Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
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In the hands of mmadv1.
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My goal is to make pilgrimage to Jerusalem and then travel back to my home geocache(GC13ZJQ) in Czech Republic. I'd love to be messenger of shalom (peace) from my owners to Jerusalem (The City of Peace). Please, take some pictures of me on my journey together with the place I'm placed in. Place the pictures here, please. Thank you!
Mým cílem je vykonat pout' do Jeruzaléma a vratit se zpet do me domaci geocache(GC13ZJQ). Rád bych byl poslem pokoje od mych vlastniku pro Mesto Pokoje (Jeruzalém).
Prosím, vyfotte mne behem cesty s místem, kde se práve nacházím. Dekuji!
"Ask for the peace of Jerusalem!
Vyprošujte Jeruzalému pokoj!"
Psalm/Zalm/122:6
This coin design is based on the famous legend of the Golem of Prague which first protected The Jewish people in the 16th Century (read bellow). The home geocache (GC13ZJQ) of this coin is placed near to synagogue in Cesky Krumlov(Czech Republic) as well as very close to the astronomical observatory which named one of their dicoveries in honor of the city of Jerusalem.
THE LEDGEND OF THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE
In the 16th century, during the reign of Rudolf II, an old Jewish man named Rabbi Judah Loew lived in Prague. During that time, the Jewish people of Prague were being attacked and lived their lives in fear. Rabbi Loew decided to protect the Jews against pogroms by creating the Golem, a giant who according to the Cabala could be made of clay from the banks of the Vltava. Following the prescribed rituals, the Rabbi built the Golem and made him come to life by reciting a special incantation in Hebrew. The word "emet", meaning "truth", was placed on the Golem's forehead.
The Golem would obey the Rabbi's every order and would help and protect the people of the Jewish Ghetto. However, as he grew bigger, he also became more violent and started killing people and spreading fear. Rabbi Loew was promised that the violence against the Jews would stop if the Golem was destroyed. The Rabbi agreed. By removing the first letter from the word "emet", thus changing it to "met" (meaning "death"), life was taken out of the Golem. According to legend, the Golem was brought back to life by Rabbi Loew's son, and may still be protecting Prague today.
resources: hogwildstuff.org, Bible, www.klet.org
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