Pictures for Religious Studies 002

Images from Judaism

13th c. French decpiction of David and Goliath.
David & Goliath
14th c. German illuminated Haggadah for Passover.
Passover Haggadah
Havdalah Service (to mark the end of the Sabbath). 14th c. Spain.
Havdalah Service
Jewish wedding, 15th c. Germany.
Wedding
15th c. Italian depiction of synagogue interior.
Synagogue
15th c. depiction of Jewish ritual slaughter of animals for consumption.
Schect
Lighting the Hanukah Lamp. 15th c. Italy.
Hanukah Lamp
Hanukah Lamp, 18th c. Galicia (Poland)
Hanukah Lamp
Marriage Contract (Ketubah). Ancona, 1765.
Ketuba
Circumcision utensils, 18th c.
Circumcision Toolkit
Sukkah (for the festival of Tabernacles [Sukkot]), early 19th c. Germany.
Sukkah
Spice Holders (for havdalah service), 19th c. Italy.
Spice Holders
Torah mantle and crown, 19th c. Italy.
Torah Mantle
Yemenite and Iranian Torah Scrolls, 19th-20th c.
Torah Scrolls
Hebrew Illuminated Pentateuch: Deuteronomy I.
Pentateuch
Hanukah Lamp, 20th c. Italian (Padova: private collection).
Modern Hanukah Lamp


Last Modified Oct. 1, 1997