Bidspirit auction | (MIZRACH). Shevithi. Large seven-branched Menorah


(MIZRACH). Shevithi. Large seven-branched Menorah set on four-legged table, within an ornamental border. Printed broadside for the eastern wall of the synagogue. Dense Hebrew text. Edges chipped, heavy folds, small loss at extreme lower edge, taped on verso. 18 x 26 inches. Vilna: 1914 Rare. Contains uncommon material not found in standard Mizrach plaques. Apart from the striking design, what makes this Shevithi unusual is that it contains within each Menorah branch the text of recommended daily Torah and Talmud study as set out by the 17th century pietist work Shnei Luchot HaBrith by the Shela’h. Rare. Contains uncommon material not found in standard Mizrach plaques. Apart from the striking design, what makes this Shevithi unusual is that it contains within each Menorah branch the text of recommended daily Torah and Talmud study as set out by the 17th century pietist work Shnei Luchot HaBrith by the Shela’h.