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Yadayim (Torah Pointers)
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These two Torah pointers (yadayim) are from Galicia, one made of ivory and brass and the other of wood. Yadayim (hands) are used during public reading of the Torah, so that the reader may avoid…

Places:

Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hungary)

Date:

Late 19th–Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Ritual object, Crafts, Jewish identity, Torah study, Purity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects
Ivory pointer in shape of hand on one end with three ivory and brass beads.
Blessed Is the Match
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Blessed is the match, consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the heart’s secret places. Blessed is the heart that knows, for honors sake, to stop its beating. Blessed is the…

Contributor:

Hanna Szenes

Places:

Budapest, Hungary

Date:

1944

Subjects:

Theology, Death, Ritual object, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Poetry, Literature