Koren Jerusalem Bible on an Israeli Stamp

Only in Israel. A bible edition, the Koren Hebrew Tanakh, [on Amazon, The Koren Classic Tanakh: A Hebrew Bible for Personal Use (Hebrew Edition)] was honored with its own postage stamp.

The publisher informs: December 12, 2012, the Israel Postal Authority issued an official stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of The Koren Tanakh,  the first Hebrew Bible designed, edited and published in the State of Israel.  The envelope for the first day of issue features a quote from the former Speaker of the Knesset, Kadish Luz, who declared in 1962:  "From this day forth, all of Israel's presidents shall take their oaths of office on this Bible."