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The city of Jerusalem is depicted surrounded by divine light and flames of holiness that both illuminate and protect it. The city is ringed by a wall with seven towers, and in each tower stands a gate in the form of a flame. The city is entirely filled by the branches of a cherry tree, whose blossoms and fruit are the blessed inhabitants themselves. Beneath the city a tranquil sea suggests the peace and serenity that form its basis, while the colorful fish are mystical wards against the evil eye. All of the flames and all of the warm radiance are drawn upwards towards the infinity of the creator, represented by the tefilin (phylactery) and the shin that hovers above it and is the first letter of the name that implies the generative force in creation. The entire image is enfolded in the aspect of a talit composed all of light, and signifying the beneficent aspect of God as it wraps around His chosen city shedding bounty and excluding all corruption and destruction.