Esther Scroll Ze’ev Raban (Poland 1890–1970 Israel) Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem, 1927 Case: cast silver with applied silver balls and filigree, l. 4 1/8 x w. 15/16 x d. 7/8 in. Scroll: watercolor, pen and ink on parchment Inscriptions: Exterior: Hebrew and English above and below center decorative element: “Membership in Bezalel 1927”; stamped on scroll [...]
Shofar Central Europe, 19th century Ram’s horn, l. 26 ¼ x w. 6 ½ in. x h 5 ½ in. Gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz B’nai B’rith Klutnick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.263 A shofar is an instrument made from the horn of a ram or other kosher animal. It was used in [...]
Elijah Cup Robert Lipnick (b. 1958) Ceramic, h. 5 3/5 x w. 3 ½ in. United States, 1991 B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 1992.007 Passover, or Pesach, is a seven-day festival that marks the beginning of spring and recalls the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Passover seder, meaning order, retells [...]
Hanukkah Lamp Copper alloy, cast and engraved, h. 12 15/16 x w. 7 3/8 x d. 2 3/8 in. Morocco, 19th century B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection; gift of Olga Hirshhorn, 1994, 2015.17.361 Hanukkah is a post-biblical festival that recalls the deliverance of the Jews from the tyranny of the Syrian-Greek government in [...]
Hanukkah Menorah Babette Bloch (b. New Jersey 1956) Bronze, h. 15 ¼ x w. 13 ¼, limited edition of 250 United States, 1985 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Melzac, 1990 B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.356 Hanukkah is a post-biblical festival that recalls the deliverance of the Jews from the tyranny of [...]
Hanukkiyah (Hanukkah Lamp) Central Europe, early nineteenth century Silver appliqué, h. 30 x w. 24 in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Benjamin S. Katz, 27.74 Hanukkah is a postbiblical festival that recalls the deliverance of the Jews from the tyranny of the Syrian-Greek government in 165 BCE. This triumph is the first time in recorded [...]
Havdalah Compendium Rafi Landau (b. Israel 1954) Israel, 1992 Sterling silver, anodized aluminum, tray: diam. 8 in.; cup: h. 3 ½ in.; candle holder and spice container: h. (each) 2 ¾ in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum; gift of Rosa Hable Flegenheimer Schwartz and David Miller Schwartz, 28.12a–d Shabbat, or the Sabbath, is the most important weekly [...]
