Jerusalem is the central element of Jewish tradition, both as a historic place and as spiritual hub. In the synagogues the so called Mizrach signs were created pointing towards the East (Mizrach in Hebrew), in order to signal the direction towards Jerusalem. The plates were placed adjacent to the preacher’s stand so that the sacred symbolism of the holy signs and texts could help the preacher concentrate on the prayers. The one in the image is a beautiful example of paper clippings, a characteristic form of Eastern European Jewish folk-art. Intricate lace-like patterns emerge out of the paper where it is left white, with Hebrew scripts as the dominant pattern. These are usually sentences or proverbs of religious importance often appearing on liturgical objects and wall inscriptions inside synagogues, primarily citations from psalms. The inscription starting in the top center area is one often found also on Holy Arks (Scroll cabinets in the synagogue) and reads "May the Lord’s name be praised from Sunrise to Sunset”. Emerging from the two pillars represented by the two verses of the Psalm it surrounds like an arch the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God. It is typeset in the largest size right in the center of the page. Mizrach (Hebrew: East), the first word of the Psalm is accentuated and refers to the function of the object, to signal East, the direction of prayer. In the four corners, citations related to Jerusalem and Zion can be read while sentences asking for Divine intervention are written in the bands. The letters are accompanied by richly decorated plant ornamentations, two deer and two lions on each side.