EditorialA Group of the Torah Shiho, Group Men of the Shiho Tribe, after p. 440, p. 515, Salt, Henry (del.); Heath, C. (sculp.), 1814, Henry Salt: A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British gov...
EditorialArk (Torah shrine) doors from the Butzian synagogue in Cracow, Poland. " Be strong as a leopard, light as an eagle, fleet as a deer and strong as a lion to do the will of thy father, " is inscribed over the doors. Detail of 30-05-05 / 60. Pai...
EditorialArk (Torah shrine) doors from the Butzian synagogue in Cracow, Poland. " Be strong as a leopard, light as an eagle, fleet as a deer and strong as a lion to do the will of thy father, " is inscribed over the doors. Carved and painted wood, 130...
EditorialDecorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the tenth book, the Book of Ritual Purity (Sefer Tohorah) with a full foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin. Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2. Portugal (L...
EditorialDecorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the thirteenth book, the Book of Civil Law (Sefer Mishpatim) with a full foliate border inhabited by birds. Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2. Portugal (Lisbon); 1471-1472. Source: Ha...
EditorialCylindrical Torah scroll case.Tripoli, Libya,1935. Silversmith: Raphael ?Aton. Wood overlaid with silver sheet, repousse_. Inscribed in Hebrew with biblical citations, the name of the donor, Bercusa, in memory of her husband, Solomon Raccah, and the ye...
EditorialDecorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the tenth book, the Book of Ritual Purity (Sefer Tohorah) with a full foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin. Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2. Portugal (L...
EditorialDecorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the thirteenth book, the Book of Civil Law (Sefer Mishpatim) with a full foliate border inhabited by birds. Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2. Portugal (Lisbon); 1471-1472. Source: Ha...
EditorialFrontispiece to the fourth pillar of Arbaah Turim, Hoshen ha-Mishpat (The Breastplate of Judgement). The initial-word panel Barukh (blessed) is inhabited by three white rabbits and accompanied by a full floral border with birds and medallions. The meda...
EditorialTorah ark curtain. Date/Period: Ca. 1854. Torah ark curtain. Silk velvet, damask, and brocade, gilt silver-thread embroidery Silk velvet, damask, and brocade, gilt silver-thread embroidery.
Editorialrimmonium, pomos para los rollos de la Torah, siglo XIV, proceden de la sinagoga siciliana de Cammerata, museo capitular, Catedral de Mallorca , siglo XIII, Monumento Hist?rico-art?stico, Palma, mallorca, islas baleares, espa?a, europa.
EditorialTorah ark curtain. Date/Period: 1698/9 (date of inscription). Ceremonial Art-Textile. Linen: embroidered with silk and metallic thread Linen: embroidered with silk and metallic thread. Height: 1,840 mm (72.44 in); Width: 1,255 mm (49.40 in).
EditorialMishneh Torah (Books 7 to 14) by Maimonides. Date/Period: Ca. 1457 - ca. 1465. Illuminated manuscript. Handwritten on vellum; brown ink, tempera, gold leaf; semi-cursive Ashkenazic script.
Editorialrimmonium, pomos para los rollos de la Torah, siglo XIV, proceden de la sinagoga siciliana de Cammerata, museo capitular, Catedral de Mallorca , siglo XIII, Monumento Hist?rico-art?stico, Palma, mallorca, islas baleares, espa?a, europa.
EditorialJudaism. Velvet-covered Torah scroll case and finials. Georgia, 20th century. Case: wood, velvet, gilt metal ribbon, nails. Scroll case: Gift of the Kulashi synagogue, Georgia. 20th century. Israel Museum. Jerusalem.
EditorialJudaism. Torah scroll case wrapped in black. Libya, 1889. Carved wood and cotton. Case: Gift of the Moshav movement, through Rabbi Menahem Hacohen and Bracha Yaniv, Survey of Synagogues, The Center for Jewish Art, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Wr...
EditorialTallit Katan or Arba Kanfot (four corners) with tzitzit, worn by strictly orthodox jews as a constant reminder to observe all commandments of the Torah. Crochted cotton from Portsmouth, England,1901. 86,5 x 22,6 cm.
EditorialWimpel, swaddling clothes used in the circumcision ceremony. The wimpel is cleaned and decorated before being given to the synagogue as a torah binder. From the USA, 1929. Decorated with symbols typical of life in the US. Cotton, painted, 120 x 21,5 cm.
EditorialTorah crown (c 1780) -silverplated metal Six crown bows with ornaments and colored stones Headring: mounting stags and colored stones H: approx 20.5 cm.