Manuscript, ink on paper, dated 693 Kisleṿ (1932). The traditional shiviti statement, Psalm 16:8, "I have set (shiviti) the Lord always before me" is written at the top of the document. In the center of the document is a large seven-branched candelabrum formed from the text of Psalm 67. At the very bottom of the menorah is a statement that this shiviti was made by Mosheh ben Yitsḥaḳ Mizraḥi. On either side there are two circles which contain the date and the place, the holy city of Jerusalem. The frame around the document consists of abbreviations, with the exhortation, "Know before Whom you stand" at the top. In the two upper corners and the center there are floral designs. At the bottom of the document is the name Yokheved bat ḥakham ʻAmram Mizraḥi.
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs