The Star Of David A tombstone dating back to 300 BC was found in southern Italy. It had a six-pointed star on it. In 1354, King Carl IV wanted that the Jews of Prague make a flag for themselves. He also wanted this six-pointed star and the five-pointed of King Solomon to be on it. According to Jewish mysticism of the Kabbalah, the number 6 represents the heavens and the earth and the four directions (north, south, east …showed first 75 words of 2089 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2089 total…not needed in order to pray. It has been used for other purposes too than only praying. For centuries, many Jews went to study to a shul. It had to have copies of holy books needed for studying, this was even written in the law. In a way, the synagogue (shul) was the first open library in history. Shuls had also schools and the Jewish Law was the first law to make universal education compulsory.