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Region: Monde juif
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The art of Jewish ritual objects encompasses a wide variety of pieces intended for worship and religious life: hanukkiot, Torah ornaments (rimonim, crowns, plaques), reading pointers (yad), mezuzot, Kiddush cups, Shabbat lamps, and illuminated haggadot. Produced by goldsmiths, embroiderers, and scribes, these objects reflect the regional styles and techniques of the societies within which communities lived. They respond to the principle of hiddur mitzvah, the beautification of the commandment, which invites the fulfillment of precepts with beautiful and carefully crafted objects. Preserved in synagogues, families, and museums, they constitute an artistic heritage that is often little known. Their study illuminates both the history of Jewish art and that of cultural exchanges with surrounding milieus.
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