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Purim Charity Plate
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This Purim charity plate was made in Dordrecht in the Netherlands between 1590 and 1611. It was used by Jews living in The Hague.

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

Date:

1590–1611

Subjects:

Ritual object, Ritual & observance, Purim, Holidays, Charity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Silver dish decorated on the inside with figures and landscapes.
Ethical and Religious Laws
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You shall not tolerate a sorceress. Whoever lies with a beast shall be put to death. Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone shall be proscribed. You shall not wrong…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Ethics, Holidays, Justice system, Charity, Kashrut

Categories:

Law, Biblical Law
Die Pinchasgasse
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“What you spend in honor of the holy days, the Lord will richly reward!” says the Talmud, and pious Pinchas granted everything his wife demanded. Clothes for the children and ornaments for herself…

Contributor:

Leopold Weisel

Places:

Prague, Austrian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1847

Subjects:

Holidays, Passover, Piety, Charity, Government

Categories:

Literature, Folklore