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Drawing of kneeling figure with hands raised to shoulder height.

Guide

Ancient Israelite Prayer

Biblical Period

Page with Hebrew text of illustrations of men in turbans on either side of the text; cherub, vines, and birds at top of page; and six men in prayer shawls walking to building at bottom of page.

Guide

Psalms

Biblical Period

Bronze bull figurine.

Guide

Other Biblical Prayers

Biblical Period

Page of printed Hebrew text with word set in decorated border on top.

Guide

Jewish Printing and Book Culture

1500–1750

Two-panel drawing, the top of many people in interior room, some seated on right side under canopy, and the bottom of many people outside with a central figure with veil.

Guide

Early Modern Religious Practices

1500–1750

Manuscript page with Hebrew text and illustration of person with hands clasped in left margin, and people eating at a table in bottom margin.

Source

Haggadah (Ferrara)

Abraham Farissol

1515

Manuscript page with Hebrew text set in an arched building with two lions on the roof and floral motifs on bottom section.

Source

Maḥzor

Moses Bili ben Judah

1614

Manuscript page of Hebrew text.

Source

Likute Yosef (The Compilation of Joseph)

Yuspa Shamash

17th Century

Print engraving of large group of people in room with vaulted ceiling, raised platform on left side, open Torah ark, and balcony.

Source

Synagogue Service for the New Year

Paul Christian Kirchner | Johann Georg Puschner | Sebastian Jugendres

1724

Manuscript page with Hebrew text above illustration of man on horse and man blowing horn walking into a city gate with flowers and two smaller figures below.

Source

Maḥzor

Simeon ben Naphtali

1662

Facing-page book with Hebrew writing and images of figures on left side and lions on right side.

Source

Siddur (Vienna)

Aryeh Judah Leib of Trebitsch

1713

Print portrait of man holding book and framed by Hebrew text in a circle and Hebrew text below.

Source

Portrait of R. Aryeh Judah Leib ben David Calischer

Jacob Folkema

1709