Life Cycle
Among the foundations of the Jewish religion, the commandment of circumcision recalls God's covenant with Abraham: "As for you, you and your seed after you throughout the generations shall keep My covenant. Such shall be the covenant between Me and you and your seed to follow which you shall keep: every male among you shall be circumcised. More
21 item(s)
Torah binder (wimpel)
Germany 1777 |
Circumcision knife with depiction of the Binding of Isaac
Italy 17th century |
Double beaker for circumcision
Hall, Tirol, Austria 1827 |
Pair of goblets for circumcision
Vienna, Austria 1707 |
Circumcision knife
Germany 17th century |
Circumcision knife
Germany 18th century |
Pidyon HaBen (the Redemption of the First-Born) plate, with depictions of the Binding of Isaac, and the zodiac signs
Bochnie, Galicia, Austria-Hungary 1838 |
Phylactery (Tefillin) case (one of a pair), decorated with lions, gazelle, and eagles
Poland Late 18th century |
Pair of Phylactery (tefillin) cases decorated with foliate decoration and checkered pattern
Central Europe 18th-19th century |
Marriage contract (ketubbah)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1617 |
Marriage contract (ketubbah) decorated with biblical scenes
Rome, Italy 1734 |
Marriage Contract (ketubbah), decorated with biblical scenes of Adam and Eve, and Jonah and the whale, seasons of the year, family emblems and the zodiac signs
Livorno, Italy 1746 |
Marriage contract (Ketubbah) decorated with depictions of the utensils of the Tabernacle, Jacob's dream, family emblem, and zodiac signs
Venice, Italy 1740 |
Marriage contract (ketubbah) decorated with the zodiac signs and the four seasons with allegorical figures
Lugo, Italy 1754 |
Marriage contract (ketubbah)
Corfu, Greece 1819 |
Wedding ring surmounted by a symbolic house
Northern Italy 15th century |
Wedding ring surmounted by a symbolic house
Germany 17th century |
Wedding ring surmounted by a symbolic house
Italy 17th century |
Wedding ring surmounted by a symbolic house
Italy 17th century |
Wedding ring decorated with filigree knops
Italy 17th century |
Flask and knife, part of a circumcision set
Prague, Bohemia 1681 |