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101SABBATH AND FESTIVALS — <! > !shavuotfestival of the first fruitscelebrated in a kibbutz in israel with the presentation of first fruits. Shavuot festival of the first fruits celebrated in a kibbutz in Israel with the presentation of first fruits. In the Temple… …
102LIFE CYCLE — The Jewish cemetery in Prague, where some of the headstones date from the 14th century. Photo: Z. Radovan, Jerusalem. FOR A JEW THE STAGES OF LIFE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY VARIOUS RITUALS AND CEREMONIES, FROM BIRTH THROUGH EDUCATION AND BAR/BAT… …
103ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS — The solemn Tisha Be Av prayer. Men are sitting on the floor and women are standing in the women s section, while the rabbi is blowing the shofar. From the Rothschild Miscellany, northern Italy, c. 1470. Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.… …
104MEMORIALIZATION OF THE HOLOCAUST — The Hall of Names in the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, is the repository of the Pages of Testimony memorializing the victims of the Holocaust. Courtesy of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Photo: Yossi Ben David. AROUND THE WORLD… …
105ARCHAEOLOGY — A Corinthian capital, 4th–3rd century B.C.E., with the head of the god Dionysos, found at Bet She an. Photo: Hanan Isachar. THE LAND OF ISRAEL OFFERS A FASCINATING VARIETY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS THAT ILLUMINATE THE ATTACHMENT OF THE JEWISH… …
106ZIONISM — was established in 1936 at the foot of Mount Gilboa. It is known as the first Jewish settlement to be built in those years in the form of a Stockade and Watchtower outpost. Photo: ) Kibbutz Nir David (also known as Tel Amal) was established in… …
107KETUBBOT — Depictions of the Holy City and the Temple, Padua, Italy, 1732. Parchment, tempera, gold powder, pen and ink, 88.7 × 59 cm. Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. A DOCUMENT, IN ARAMAIC, RECORDING THE… …
108HOLY LAND IN MAPS — Heinrich Bunting, German, 1546–1606. The Whole World in a Clover Leaf. Woodcut, 1581. Gift of Tamar and Teddy Kollek, Jerusalem. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo: Z. Radovan, Jerusalem. THE HISTORY OF THE MAPPING OF THE HOLY LAND EPITOMIZES… …
109ARCHAEOLOGY — found at Kaerin in the Golan Heights. Photo: Z. Radovan, Jerusalem. ) Restored family houses from the talmudic era (3rd–5th centuries C.E.) found at Kaẓerin in the Golan Heights. Photo: Z. Radovan, Jerusalem. <! > !masadabackdrop of the …
110CEREMONIAL OBJECTS — Oil lamp, provenance unknown, 5th–6th century C.E. Bronze, 10.5 × 9.5 × 17.0 cm. 89.114/1. Schloessinger collection, Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, exhibited at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo © The Israel Museum …
