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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	Remove from selection Add to selection Número del objetoM2010/095 DescripciónHavdalah spice container made of filigree silver for use in the havdalah ritual at the end of Shabbat. It consists of two fitting parts forming a spherical container in the middle to house the spices. A Star of David is on the apex. It is probably central European, date unknown, probably 1870s to 1890s. The donor received the item from her grandfather's sister in South Africa in the 1970s. It is believed that the object may have belonged originally to the donor's great grandfather, Hirsch Leib Gottlieb (1829 - 1930). He was a well-known Hungarian Jewish journalist, translator and publisher. The spice container shows signs of poor repair with a lead solder and has numerous dents. Havdalah (Hebrew for ‘separation’) is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week, symbolically separating the holy day from the mundane period that follows. The ritual involves lighting a special havdalah candle with several wicks, blessing a cup of wine and smelling aromatic spices. Shabbat (the Sabbath) ends on Saturday night after the appearance of three stars in the sky. Lugar de producciónEurope Fecha 1870 TemaHavdalah, Shabbat rituals Nombre del objetospice boxes Dimensiones height: 180.00 mm width: 40.00 mm Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Susanne Sarkardy

Número del objetoM2010/095

DescripciónHavdalah spice container made of filigree silver for use in the havdalah ritual at the end of Shabbat. It consists of two fitting parts forming a spherical container in the middle to house the spices. A Star of David is on the apex. It is probably central European, date unknown, probably 1870s to 1890s. The donor received the item from her grandfather's sister in South Africa in the 1970s. It is believed that the object may have belonged originally to the donor's great grandfather, Hirsch Leib Gottlieb (1829 - 1930). He was a well-known Hungarian Jewish journalist, translator and publisher. The spice container shows signs of poor repair with a lead solder and has numerous dents.

Havdalah (Hebrew for ‘separation’) is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week, symbolically separating the holy day from the mundane period that follows. The ritual involves lighting a special havdalah candle with several wicks, blessing a cup of wine and smelling aromatic spices. Shabbat (the Sabbath) ends on Saturday night after the appearance of three stars in the sky.

Lugar de producciónEurope

Fecha 1870

TemaHavdalah, Shabbat rituals

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Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Susanne Sarkardy

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