The Parasha Shemot (שמות – Names), Exodus 1:1-6:1, tells the story of Moses, who was saved by the Pharaoh’s daughter and raised as an Egyptian. He has an encounter with God in the Burning Bush (Exodus 3:2-5) and is entrusted with the mission of freeing the children of Israel
Exodus 3: 2
וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ, וְהַסְּנֶה, אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל
And the flamboyant bush, but he did not consume himself.
This verse, Eliezer Armon, architect of the Bahad synagogue (1), inscribed it on the pediment of the front door. Who overlooks the forecourt where the ceremony takes place when the cadets receive their rank as an officer and accept their mission.
The building is a monumental structure made up of 24 concrete flames, installed on a concrete structure. Each flame and each group of three flames are connected by steel beams. In allusion to the Michkan, on the central beam is inscribed the verse (Exodus 26:28) וְהַבְּרִיחַ הַתִּיכֹן, בְּתוֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁים, מַבְרִחַ, מִן-הַקָּצֶה אֶל-הַקָּצֶה : And the middle bar, in the middle of the joists, will extend from one end to the other.
(1) Bahad (בה”ד), an abbreviation of Bsis Hadrakha (בסיס הדרכה = training base), is a training base for the Israel Defense Forces officers’ school located in Camp Laskov, near Mitzpe Ramon.