Glossary

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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Circumcision chair

A chair used in the synagogue during the circumcision of a newly born boy. It is usually in the form of a double chair, with one place for the godfather who holds the child in his lap and another, symbolically, for the prophet Elijah. It can also take a simple form, with another, richly decorated, chair, set aside for Elijah. The circumcision chair is usually made of wood with intricate carving, polychrome and, sometimes, upholstery.

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