ENGLISH EMBROIDERED VELVET TEFILLIN BAG
Central eagle (Ger: Adler) surrounded by Hebrew saying: “Kether ...

ENGLISH EMBROIDERED VELVET TEFILLIN BAG



Central eagle (Ger: Adler) surrounded by Hebrew saying: “Kether Shem Tov, Kether Torah, Kether Kehunah” (Ethics of the Fathers, Chap. 4, Mishnah 17). And: “A Keepsake to the Greater Kohen, from the Minor Kohen.” Drawstring closure. 8.5 x 9.5 inches.

1886

Provenance: Gift from Chief Rabbi Herman Adler, to his father, Chief Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler of Great Britain. The Adler’s were a family of Kohanim (priests).
Provenance: Gift from Chief Rabbi Herman Adler, to his father, Chief Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler of Great Britain. The Adler’s were a family of Kohanim (priests).