Shabbes candlesticks. Slonim, Belarus, 19th c.
Museum label: “Jewish woman would light the Shabbes candles on Friday evening. They then recited a blessing and waved their hands over the candles, welcoming in the peace and sanctity of the Shabbes.”
Creator
Place in original spelling, transliterated if relevant
Slonim
Date
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Title in original spelling
Šabo žvakidės. Slanimas, Baltarusija, XIX a.
Publisher
Šeduva, Lithuania. Muziejus “Dingęs Štetlas”. The lost Shtetl museum
Type
Ritual object
Topics
- Family
- Gender
- Heritage
- Museum
- Religion
- Religious art
- Religious life
- Ritual object
- Shabbat
Languages
Lithuanian
Rights
Šeduva, Lithuania. Muziejus “Dingęs Štetlas”
Bibliography
Associated people
Associated places
Associated organizations
Web source
Place in universal spelling
Slonim, Slonimski rayon, Hrodzyenskaya voblasts', Belarus
Place in lacinka
Słonim
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