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Ketubah
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The ketubah is a religious and legal contract of marriage. Traditionally, ketubot outline the conjugal and economic conditions of a marriage and are written in Aramaic. This ketubah was copied and…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1754

Subjects:

Life cycle, Marriage, Ritual object, Betrothal, Roman

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Household Objects
Aramaic text in center and around edge, with angels blowing trumpets at top, and floral decoration on either side.
Lighting the Sabbath and Festival Candles
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This woodcut depicts Jewish women and girls lighting candles to mark the beginning of the Sabbath or a holiday. The illustration appears in a Yiddish translation by Shim’on Levi Gintsburg, printed in…

Contributor:

Isaac Tyrnau, Shim’on Levi Gintsburg

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1600

Subjects:

Women, Holidays, Sabbath, Ritual & observance, Dress

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Household Objects
Printed page with Yiddish text below illustration of women and children lighting a hanging lamp next to dining table.