. Jewish ceremonial institutions and customs. laced over it. Robes are of different colors,mostly corresponding to the color of the cur-tain suspended in front of the ark, and arebeautifully embroidered in gold. Some of 32 The Synagogue the inscriptions embroidered on the robesare: no*Dn mm mm The law of the Lord isis perfect. ma mm mvo The commandment of theLord is clear. mm D»pnv |»id The support of the right-eous is the Lord. nD meaning nun ina The crown of thelaw. Sometimes we find only the double tri-angle, the so-called shield of David. In addition to the robe many a scrollis handsomely
. Jewish ceremonial institutions and customs. laced over it. Robes are of different colors,mostly corresponding to the color of the cur-tain suspended in front of the ark, and arebeautifully embroidered in gold. Some of 32 The Synagogue the inscriptions embroidered on the robesare: no*Dn mm mm The law of the Lord isis perfect. ma mm mvo The commandment of theLord is clear. mm D»pnv |»id The support of the right-eous is the Lord. nD meaning nun ina The crown of thelaw. Sometimes we find only the double tri-angle, the so-called shield of David. In addition to the robe many a scrollis handsomely decorated with trimmings,known as KHip ^3 holy vessels made ofmetal. These vessels are in most instancesof silver. Over the upper rollers are placedartistically worked top pieces with the robe an elaborate breast plate issuspended by a chain. And over the breastplate a pointer extends, terminating in thefigure of a hand, and hence called yad (hand), with which the reader points to thetext while reciting the Pentateuchal Torah with Robe and Ornaments
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