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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. It depicts the western wall of Jerusalem, encircled by the graves of Jewish sages, prophets and kings. From Jerusalem. Silk and cotton, 120 x 115 cm
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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal...

Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. Leviathan,a biblical beast,surrounds the central cave of Machpelah. Embroidered by Hannah Rivka Hermann of Jerusalem. Wool on cotton net, 81 x 78 cm
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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal...

Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. An "itinerarium",in the center King Solomon's house and the Temple,surrounded by tombs of kings,prophets and judges. From Palestine, cloth, 130 x 114 cm
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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal...

Spice box (Besonim box) used in the Havdalah, the separation ceremony which divides the Sabbath from weekdays. It is filled with a variety of spices. From Poland Carved wood, 5.7 x 5.7 x 30.5 cm
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Spice box (Besonim box) used in the Havdalah, the separation ceremony whic...

Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. Inscription: "and he said to me, this is the table that is before the Eternal". From Persia, embroidered with patchwork border. 88 cm in diameter.
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Sabbath cloth, a table cloth used during the sabbath dinner, the festive meal...

Sabbath lamp, to be lit before sundown on Friday. From North Africa, made and used by the Jews who inhabited the caves in Morocco or Lybia. At least two candles or wicks on an oil lamp must be lit on the Sabbath. From North Africa. Ceramic, H: 45 cm.
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Sabbath lamp, to be lit before sundown on Friday. From North Africa, made...

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,beginning in the lower register and ending with the angel halting the sacrifice. The inscription asks to remember "the binding of Isaac" on Rosh Hashanah, the New Year and a day of judgement.Watercolour,55x38
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Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,beginning in the l...

Plate for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The story of the sacrifice of Isaak (Akedah - the binding of Isaac) is read in the synagogue on that day. Brass, 20 cm diameter
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Plate for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The story of the sacrifice of Isaak...

Decorationfor a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branches, to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Moses (left) and the high priest Aaron (right) and blessings for Sukkot. Moravia, symmetrical parchment cutout, 31 x 20,5 cm
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Decorationfor a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branche...

Sukkah decoration: a man in period costume carries lulav and etrog (a palm branch and lemon) to the synagogue to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. From Buschwiller, France. Watercolour on paper, 45 x 28 cm
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Sukkah decoration: a man in period costume carries lulav and etrog (a palm...

Decoration for a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branches, to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. From the Ukraine, 1858. Symmetrical paper cutout, 41 x 33,5 cm
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Decoration for a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with bra...

Torah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual completion and commencement of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue. The crown adorns the Torah role. From Alsace, mid-18th. Papier-mache, silk, artificial flowers. H: 21 cm
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Torah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual c...