Due to the great success of the Israel 50 collection introduced ten years ago to celebrate Israel's Jubilee, Delta is now creating the Israel 60 Collection to celebrate the important celebration, Israel's 60th Anniversary in 1948 the nation of Israel declared independence and in 2008 Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary. The clip is made of solid sterling silver .925 (18k solid gold in Celebration) and reproduces the Yad. A Yad, literally "hand", is a Jewish ritual pointer, used to point to the text during the Torah reading.