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Les Pretres descendans d'Aron donnant la Benediction au Peuple [et] maniere d'Exposer la Loy au Peuple avant que de commancer à la Lire

Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
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A pair of engravings depicting a kohen (priest descended directly from Aaron) reciting prayers in the synagogue (top) and a rabbi lifting the Torah scroll for the gathered worshipers to see (bottom). The top engraving shows the kohen on the right with worshipers gathered around wearing tallitot and is labeled as "Synagogue des Juifs Portugais a la Haye" (the Synagogue of the Portuguese Jews in the Hague). The bottom engraving shows a gathering of Jewish worhipers, most wearing tallitot, looking on as a rabbi raises the Torah scroll.

Date Issued or Published
1741
Subject - Topic/Names
Jews
Synagogues
Rites and ceremonies
Prayers
Torah scrolls
Cohanim
Priests
Rabbis
Tallitot (Jewish liturgical objects)
Subject - Time Period
Eighteenth century
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Title
Les Pretres descendans d'Aron donnant la Benediction au Peuple [et] maniere d'Exposer la Loy au Peuple avant que de commancer à la Lire
Date Issued or Published
1741
Description
A pair of engravings depicting a kohen (priest descended directly from Aaron) reciting prayers in the synagogue (top) and a rabbi lifting the Torah scroll for the gathered worshipers to see (bottom). The top engraving shows the kohen on the right with worshipers gathered around wearing tallitot and is labeled as "Synagogue des Juifs Portugais a la Haye" (the Synagogue of the Portuguese Jews in the Hague). The bottom engraving shows a gathering of Jewish worhipers, most wearing tallitot, looking on as a rabbi raises the Torah scroll.
Creator
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
Publisher
Rollin, fils
Place of Publication
Paris (France)
Contributor
Banier, M. l'abbé (Antoine), 1673-1741
Primary Language
French
Subject - Topic/Names
Jews
Synagogues
Rites and ceremonies
Prayers
Torah scrolls
Cohanim
Priests
Rabbis
Tallitot (Jewish liturgical objects)
Subject - Time Period
Eighteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
45 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Source
Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde: Volume 1
Local Call Number
1741 BANI V.1
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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