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The entries selection comes from the book “Dictionary of Judaica” (2005), which was written by a group of authors led by Eva Kosáková . Entries were further processed by Jaroslav Kuntoš, Dana Veselská, Olga Sixtová, Michaela Scheibová and Lenka Uličná. The book can be purchased at our e-shop.

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Spice box

A container used at the close of the Shabbat during the ceremony known as the Havdalah (Heb., separation) which separates the festive day from the following workday. It holds fragrant spices (Heb. besamim), usually cloves. As spice boxes have no prescribed form, they occur in various shapes depending on local preferences and the user’s taste and wealth. One of the most popular spice boxes has the shape of a little tower on a stem, which is made using the filigree technique; spice boxes in the form of various fruits are also frequent. Spice boxes are usually made of silver, less frequently of silver-plated coloured metal. The height of most tower-like spice boxes ranges from 15 to 30 centimetres.

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