The book of the Torah "Shmot" ("Exodus") in Hebrewwith the translation into Yiddish and with comments of Rabbi Shlomo Itzhaki (Rashi) and Orach Chaim. The book includes the text of 11 weekly portions and contains 401 pages. The cover of the book is made of brown leather with embossed ornament. On the last page of the book there is the order of the reading of weekly portions of the Torah. The front page is art-designed, has colored inscription of the title of the book and the city of its printing.
The book "Shemot" of the Torah
(Zhytomyr Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions)
The second book of the Torah "Shemot" ("Exodus") with Rashi's and Orach Chaim comments.
- Museum / institution
- Zhytomyr Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions
- Inventory number in the institution
- ЖКМ КП 32412 І кн/ст1340
- printing house of Shanirov brothers in Zhytomyr
- Production period
- CE
- Technique
- printing
- Religious holiday / lifecycle
- for religious use
- Religious holiday / lifecycle, comment
- The book tells about the exodus of the Jews from Egyptian slavery and getting the commandments of the Torah at Sinai. The book is intended for daily reading.
- Era
- middle of XIX - end of XIX
- Materials
- cardboard, paper, leather
- Dimensions, cm
- width: 23.50, height: 3.50, length: 28.50
- Preservation condition
- bad
- Description of the preservation condition
- Significant rubbing, yellowing of the paper, traces of damage by beetles, the handband is torn and glued with a new cloth. The block of the book is rickety, the leather on the cover is significantly damaged, torns on the edges of pages, splotches, spots.
- Restoration
- Restoration is recommended.
- Current location
- in storage