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Synagogue where a rabbi reads from a Torah scroll
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Synagogue where a rabbi reads from a Torah scroll

Jan Luyken · 1702 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a synagogue a rabbi stands on the pulpit (bima). He reads from a Torah scroll, which he holds before him. Some listeners hold their right hand up. Probably the Jewish feast Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law).

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Credit lineSynagoge waar een rabijn een wetrol voorleest. 1702. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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