Star of David

The Star of David was and is an Indian symbol (from BCE), A Christian symbol (from first century CE), a Muslim symbol (From 7th century CE) and a Jewish symbol from the middle ages. It is shared by all the major religions and thus it fits to serve as a future shared inter religious emblem. 
Picture is courtesy of Tierecke who published it on Flickr. 

I already wrote a lot about the special connection between the Star of David and the Menorah, but this is a unique exaple of their unison.
Picture is courtesy of Rob Hoey from Flickr who took it at Parkway Jewish Center on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY.

Shaddai jewish starThe Hebrew letters that you see on this impressive pendant are Shaddai, one of 72 Judaic names of God. It is common custom to inscribe one of these names in the middle of the Star of David. In Hebrew there is no star for the name of the hexagram – it is called Maged David, which means Shield of David. Now, David didn’t need any shield when he fought Goliath – in fact Saul gave him armor but he took it off. He believed that God, Shaddai, is his shield. Same logic here – the pendant doesn’t protect you from your enemies– God does!
Picture is courtesy of DrgnMastr who wrote under it that he got this pendant from his father when he was 16 just when he started his studies in the university.
The enamel was originally black but 35 years of wear has had it effect on it. The Hebrew lettering from right to left reads phonetically as "Sha-Da-Y", which I've been told mean "The One and only" in reference to G-d.

The 1931  King David Hotel on Julian’s Way ( today King David Street, Jerusalem, Israel) was built by a Jewish-Egyptian Banker named Mosseri , and Stars of David decorate its rooms. The Designer was Swiss interior decorator Hofschmidt.

Eileen Galer wrote in 1995 a small article titled: Astrology: The Star of David and in it she says:

On July 21st of this year we have a very beautiful combination involving all of the planets... The pattern itself is a hexagram, or Star of David. This symbol of the Jewish tradition actually comes from India, representing the union between Shiva and Kali with the energies perfectly balanced. The triangle with the point down is the feminine principle, and the point up is the masculine principle. It is these two principles that have been out of balance, resulting in the situation in which the world finds itself today. 

Israeli Lottery Company, Mifal Hapayis, distributed thousands of these stickers and now one can see them everywhere. Here it is stuck to an electricity box near Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, Israel. Mifal Hapayis intended to read this: "I love Israel" but because I have a special relationship to our national emblem which is the subject of my research and my blog - my reading is: I love the Star of David...