Toda - Thank You

Mister Handmade in Israel asked me to make a card for a co-worker who was retiring. They had worked together for many years at the IT department of Clalit. Clalit is the largest of Israel's four state-mandated health service organizations, providing medical services to approximately 4.7 million people. (All Israeli citizens resident in the country must be a member of one of the four health service organizations.)

Mister Handmade in Israel's co-worker, Shai, is a Hapoel Tel Aviv superfan. Hapoel Tel Aviv is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv that competes in the 2nd division, the Liga Leumit. Bizarrely, Shai is also a keen Leeds United supporter, despite the fact that he has no connections to the UK or any family living there!

I have shown Shai wearing his red Hapoel Tel Aviv shirt. Behind him is a picture of Bloomfield Stadium, Hapoel Tel Aviv's home ground. I added the Leeds United badge in the top right of the card. The badge is based on the City of Leeds coat of arms and features the White Rose of York, which is a symbol of Yorkshire. In the left corner of the card I added a computer with the Clalit logo on the screen.

The Hebrew greeting on the card simply says "Toda Shai", "Thank you Shai".

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