"The term 'mizrah' literally means east. In many Jewish homes, a mizrah plaque was placed on the wall facing Jerusalem. It reminded the Jew where to face during prayer. This papercut was created for this same purpose. The 'hineni he'ani mima'as' - a personal plea by the chazan on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur - is micrographically inscribed around the border of this paper cut. The red and white colored papers represent the impurity which our prayers replace with a state of holiness and grace" -Archie Granot