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Fragment of a mappa (Torah wimpel), Weisenau Synagogue, 1823, Linen, with coloured embroidery, © GDKE, Landesmuseum Mainz
GDKE, Landesmuseum Mainz
Fragment of a mappa (Torah wimpel)
In around 1400, the Rabbi MaHaRIL, one of the most significant scholars in Mainz, first mentioned the custom of later using the swaddling clothes of a circumcised newborn to bind a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). This fragment from Weisenau displays features such as the year and the congratulatory phrase “Mazel tov!”.
Rabbi
Rabbi A scholar and teacher in Judaism who is also an adviser and judge for religious and social issues within the community.
Torah
Torah The five Books of Moses at the beginning of the Bible, which are read in the synagogue (Sacred Jewish building for gatherings, services and social and cultural events within the Jewish community.) over the period of a year. The term also refers to the scroll that is stored in the Torah ark.
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