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Haggadah
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This Haggadah was commissioned by Nathan ben Isaac Oppenheim of Vienna, a member of a prominent family of Court Jews. Its title page features a miniature of the sacrifice of Isaac being prevented by…

Contributor:

Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna

Places:

Polná, Holy Roman Empire (Polná, Czech Republic)

Date:

1719

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Ritual & observance, Haggadah, Passover, Food and drink, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Print & book culture, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with Hebrew text surrounded by illustrations of lions and man with sword at top, rulers on either side of text in the middle, and people seated at dining table at bottom of page.
Gevurot ha-shem (Mighty Acts of the Lord): On Passover
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And we may remove the [Seder] table, so that the young child should express wonder at why we are removing the table; for surely it would be appropriate to eat now that we are already leaning…

Contributor:

Judah Loew

Places:

Prague, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Passover, Ritual & observance, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Prayer & Liturgy