Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)

Page of Aramaic text surrounded by many images and decorations, including zodiac symbols, scenes of figures and animals, cherubs, Hebrew words around margins, and vines and flowers.

Ketubah with a Depiction of Jerusalem

This ketubah (marriage contract) from Padua, Italy, marks the marriage of Samuel ben Gerson ha-Kohen me-ha-ḥazanim (“of the cantors,” or Cantarini) and Colomba bat David Aziz. The groom was a…

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The Way to a Man’s Heart ("The Settlement" Cook Book)

To Build a Fire Measuring Scalloped Apples Coffee Setting the Table Washing Dishes

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Page of Aramaic text of border decorated with flowers and birds, cherubs holding banner at top, and human figures in upper corners.

Ketubah (Bayonne)

This ketubah (marriage contract), was signed in Bayonne, France, whose Jewish community originated with New Christians from Spain and Portugal in the sixteenth century. It marks the wedding of Isaac…

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Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)

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