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The Order of Grace after Meals
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This page from a birkon (Grace after Meals) is an example of the work of Aaron Wolf Herlingen (Aaron Schreiber), a prominent eighteenth-century scribe and artist known for his illustrated Grace after…

Contributor:

Aaron Wolff Herlingen of Gewitsch

Places:

Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)

Date:

1724

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Prayer & liturgy, Blessings & curses, Food and drink

Categories:

Print & book culture, Food & drink
Manuscript page of Hebrew text with illustration of woman sitting on bed holding a book by candlelight.
Sefat ha-shulḥan (Rim of the Table)
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To cause a blessing to rest within your house, by virtue of your deeds in this world throughout your life; to include [a blessing in] the world to come, as indicated by the length of your days…

Contributor:

Abraham ha-Levi Segal

Places:

Rzeszow, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeszow, Poland)

Date:

First Half of the 18th Century

Subjects:

Ritual & observance, Halakhah, Food and drink, Blessings & curses

Categories:

Prayer & Liturgy