Hades greek god painting vase1/20/2024 It is assuredly not a bill of sale the man does not purchase the bride. It is not a mutual agreement the wife agrees only to accept the husband’s proposal of marriage. It includes the husband’s guarantees to pay a certain sum in the event of divorce, and inheritance rights obligatory upon his heirs in case he dies before his wife. The ketubah restates the fundamental conditions that are imposed by the Torah upon the husband, such as providing his wife with food, clothing, and conjugal rights, which are inseparable from marriage. It is a statement of law that provides the framework of love. It is also not an affirmation of perpetual love. It is not an instrument of the privileged class, as in ancient societies, but one obligatory on every person. It makes no mention of the confirmation of G‑d or of society. That is why it is written in Aramaic, the technical legal language of Talmudic law, rather than in Hebrew, the language of the “ Song of Songs.” Neither is it a state document establishing the new relationship of man and woman. It is not a ceremonial document of scripture or prayer. The ketubah is a unilateral agreement drawn by witnesses in accordance with Jewish civil law, in which they testify that the husband guarantees to his wife that he will meet certain minimum human and financial conditions of marriage, “as Jewish husbands are wont to do.” Here’s a Jewish wedding dress from Morocco:Īnd a carriage devoted solely to carrying coffins (Hungarian, 19th century):Ī 19th-century Jewish marriage contract (“ketubah”). Could they be from Jews who decided to commit suicide rather than be captured as slaves by the Romans? We don’t know, and, as I’ve noted, the “mass suicide” story of Masada may be fictional.Ī big mosaic I photographed only part of it:Ī famous bit of cuneiform writing, which fascinates me: It doesn’t look very fierce! And it has hooves!Īn Egyptian statue of the cat-shaped god Bastet: There were at least a dozen of these eerie coffins:Īnd I loved these lions from the sixth century BC. The connecting tunnel at Terminal 1 at O’Hare in Chicago: But there are a few mosaics on the wall to distract you (click descriptions to enlarge) The entrance to the Museum Complex, which (save the Shrine of the Book) is in several interconnected buildings, is long and spooky, and reminds me of the underground connection between the two parts of Terminal 1 in O’Hare airport: I’ll include some labels with the object to avoid taking a lot of time simply to retype them. I’m surprised they don’t mention the Aleppo Codex, the oldest Hebrew Bible in existence (there are older versions in Greek), also a big draw to the Museum. It is one of the largest museums in the region. Its holdings include the world’s most comprehensive collections of the archaeology of the Holy Land, and Jewish art and life, as well as significant and extensive holdings in the fine arts, the latter encompassing eleven separate departments: Israeli Art, European Art, Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings, Photography, Design and Architecture, Asian Art, African Art, Oceanic Art, and Arts of the Americas.Īmong the unique objects on display are the Venus of Berekhat Ram, the interior of a 1736 Zedek ve Shalom synagogue from Suriname, necklaces worn by Jewish brides in Yemen, a mosaic Islamic prayer niche from 17th-century Persia, and a nail attesting to the practice of crucifixion in Jesus’ time. An urn-shaped building on the grounds of the museum, the Shrine of the Book, houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and artifacts discovered at Masada. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel’s largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world’s leading encyclopaedic museums. The Israel Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון ישראל, Muze’on Yisrael, Arabic: متحف إسرائيل) is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. There are four bits to peruse: archaeology (not just in Israel, but throughout the world), things reflecting Jewish life, art (including Impressionist and post-Impressionist painting), and, in a separate building (“The Shrine of the Book”), the Dead Sea Scrolls (only a bit of the original on display) and the Aleppo Codex (fully on display). On Wednesday I spent about four hours at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and even that wasn’t long enough to see all the interesting stuff.
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