Torah Wrapper, Rome

These are marginal illustrations found in a manuscript siddur from Italy according to the Romaniote rite, with prayers focused on marriage and birth rituals and customs, as well as the pidyon ha-ben…

This urn will be made of fired clay Of native soil, from Poland, my country In it are lodged the ashes of my parents My brothers, daughter, and wife. The urn will be simple, like a jug With a small…