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LOT 239:
A Wimpel for a Torah Scroll. Germany [?], 1850
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A Wimpel for a Torah Scroll. Germany [?], 1850
A wimpel [belt] for a Torah scroll made the from the diaper worn by a baby at his circumcision, according to the custom of German Jews.
Linen cloth with pictures of a Torah scroll and a marriage canopy, and writing decorated with pleasant calligraphic writing filled in in color in several shades: [baby's name]: " Baruch son of Mordechai born on Shabbat 11Tevet 1850, may God bring him up to Torah, Chuppah and good deeds, Amen".
According to the custom, on the child's first visit to the synagogue at the age of one or three, a short ceremony is held in which the diaper is given to the synagogue as a gift. When the child celebrates his Bar Mitzva at the age of 13, he is called to read from the Torah scroll tied with his diaper. The custom was first mentioned in the book Mingahei Maharil in 1545 and was prevalent in Germany, in the areas of Bohemia and Moravia, Switzerland and Denmark until the 19th century.
Length: 320 cm. Width: 15 cm.
A few stains, a piece of cloth was sewn onto the rear side to reinforce the original cloth at a later date.
Fine condition.
