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This silver-gilt cup is decorated with representations of the biblical patriarch Jacob’s twelve sons, each standing in his own separate archway with his Hebrew name inscribed underneath. This cup was…
Contributor:
Joachim Michael Salecker
Places:
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1723
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In the Sephardic tradition, a “marriage contract” (ketubah), a symbolic betrothal of God and Israel, is read before the Torah reading on the first day of the holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates the…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Kingdom of Italy (Italy)
Date:
17th–18th Century