EditorialA critical history of the doctrine of a future life in Israel, in Judaism , and in Christianity : or, Hebrew, Jewish, and Christian eschatology from pre-prophetic times till the close of the New Testament canon, being Jowett lectures for 1898-99 : Char...
EditorialA critical history of the doctrine of a future life in Israel, in Judaism , and in Christianity : or, Hebrew, Jewish, and Christian eschatology from pre-prophetic times till the close of the New Testament canon, being Jowett lectures for 1898-99 : Char...
EditorialFrance. Pari_s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. Synagogue. AllegorycaI statue depicted with his eyes covered, her crown falling on the floor, the tables of the law reversed, falling from his hand, and holds a banner of Judaism, which is brok...
EditorialPen Box, late 11th?early 12th century, From Italy, Amalfi, Ivory; carved; copper alloy mounts, L. 9 3/4 in. (24 cm), Ivories and Bone, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism exalted the written word, and this elegant box, created to house writing tools, woul...
EditorialCzech Republic. Prague. Old Jewish Cemetery. Was in use from early 15th century until 1787. Tomb of Ludah Lower ben Bezalel, Lower (1520-1609). Scholar of Judaism as the Mahral of Prague. Important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher.
EditorialFrance. Pari_s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. Synagogue. AllegorycaI statue depicted with his eyes covered, her crown falling on the floor, the tables of the law reversed, falling from his hand, and holds a banner of Judaism, which is brok...
EditorialThe caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947. Qumran was the center of the Essenes, a break-away sect from Judaism, who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.
EditorialPen Box, late 11th?early 12th century, From Italy, Amalfi, Ivory; carved; copper alloy mounts, L. 9 3/4 in. (24 cm), Ivories and Bone, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism exalted the written word, and this elegant box, created to house writing tools, woul...
EditorialDesign for window, late 19th?early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Gouache, watercolor and graphite on transparent paper mounted on board in original mat., Overall: 26 1/4 x 10 9/16 in. (66.7 x 26.8 cm), Drawings, Tiffany Studi...
EditorialJudaism. Synagogue of Kadavumbagam in the town of Cochin, India. The synagogue interior was purchased for the Israel Museum and brought to Jerusalem for restoration and reconstruction. Israel Museum. Jerusalem.
EditorialJudaism. Velvet-covered Torah scroll case and finials. Georgia, 20th century. Case: wood, velvet, gilt metal ribbon, nails. Scroll case: Gift of the Kulashi synagogue, Georgia. 20th century. Israel Museum. Jerusalem.
EditorialJudaism. Torah scroll case wrapped in black. Libya, 1889. Carved wood and cotton. Case: Gift of the Moshav movement, through Rabbi Menahem Hacohen and Bracha Yaniv, Survey of Synagogues, The Center for Jewish Art, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Wr...
EditorialCzech Republic. Prague. Old Jewish Cemetery. Was in use from early 15th century until 1787. Tomb of Ludah Lower ben Bezalel, Lower (1520-1609). Scholar of Judaism as the Mahral of Prague. Important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher.
EditorialJudaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Often consisted of scrolls written in Hebrew and the texts were combined with motifs geome_tircos or magical figures. It hung in the body or on the wall of the houses. Jewish Museum Berlin. Germany.
EditorialFrance. Pari_s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. Synagogue. AllegorycaI statue depicted with his eyes covered, her crown falling on the floor, the tables of the law reversed, falling from his hand, and holds a banner of Judaism, which is brok...
EditorialThe caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947. Qumran was the center of the Essenes, a break-away sect from Judaism, who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.
EditorialFluted silver bowl from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. Decorated with a chased leaf pattern on the flat panels. The centre of the bowl has geometric decoration in the form of an interwoven six-pointed star. This motif, like other ...