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"Inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates (Deuteronomy 6:9)."
The mezuzah affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes is a parchment scroll written by a Sofer-Stam (authorized scribe of Torah scrolls, phylacteries and mezuzot) with Biblical excerpts from Deuteronomy 6:4-15: "Hear, O Israel (Shma Israel);" and Deuteronomy 11:13-21: "If, then, you obey the commandments."
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Mezuzah case carved in high relief with crowend Star of David and eagle
Slovakia 19th century |
Mezuzah case decorated with a lion, unicorn, and eagles
Poland 18th century |
Mizrah, to be hung on the eastern wall in the house, facing Jerusalem
Poland 1824 |
Cup for ritual hand-washing (netilat yadayim)
Germany 1882(?) |
“Token of love” cup and saucer
Berlin, Germany 1837 |
Cup and saucer inscribed with ode to youth
Berlin, Germany 1837-44 |
Cup and saucer with dedication inscriptions
Braunschweig, Germany 1835 |
Figurine representing Shylock the Jew in Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice''
England 19th century |
Figurine representing a Jew in Sabbath or festival attire
Holitz, Slovakia 18th century |
Basin for ritual hand-washing (apparently part of a set)
Frankfurt, Germany 18th century |
Plate adorned with hands raised for the Priestly Benediction
China 18th century |
Plate adorned with the scene of Eve offering the apple to Adam
Germany 1523 |
Sconce with one bracket candlestick
Poland Late 19th century |
Two small cups with Hebrew inscriptions
Germany or France 19th century |