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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 objects, Crafts, Jewish identity, Torah study, Purity

Categories:

Ritual Objects
Ivory pointer in shape of hand on one end with three ivory and brass beads.
Oyfn pripetshik (At the Hearth)
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There’s a fire in the hearth Warm and cozy as it gets The rebbe teaches children The Hebrew alphabet

Contributor:

Mark Varshavsky

Places:

Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1900

Subjects:

Education, Children, Torah study, Jewish identity, Exile, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry