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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Shabbat cover

A small rectangular, oval or circular cover of white linen decorated with multicoloured embroidery, which is placed over Shabbat bread (Heb. hallah, also barkhes) on the Shabbat. Often it is provided with an embroidered text of the blessing over bread. Sometimes, other attributes (e.g., candelabra and wine cup) appear in its ornamentation.

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