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Papercut with Blessings for Foods
Eastern European
19th century
Medium/Technique
Pen and ink on cut paper
Dimensions
H: 50 cm
Credit Line
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection
Accession Number2013.994
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ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionThis work contains Hebrew prayers recited after drinking wine and consuming special foods, including baked goods from 5 grains (excluding bread) and specific fruits (dates, pomegranates, figs).
InscriptionsBlessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the universe, for
The sustenance and for the nourishment, (and for) the vine and for the fruit of the vine, (and for) the tree and the fruit of the tree,
For the produce of the field, and for the precious, good, and spacious land which You have graciously given as a heritage to our ancestors, to eat of its fruit and to be satiated with its goodness. Have mercy, L-rd our G‑d, on Israel Your people, on Jerusalem Your city, on Zion the abode of Your glory, on Your altar, and on Your Temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily in our days, and bring us up to it and make us rejoice in it, and we will bless You in holiness and purity.
The sustenance and for the nourishment, (and for) the vine and for the fruit of the vine, (and for) the tree and the fruit of the tree,
For the produce of the field, and for the precious, good, and spacious land which You have graciously given as a heritage to our ancestors, to eat of its fruit and to be satiated with its goodness. Have mercy, L-rd our G‑d, on Israel Your people, on Jerusalem Your city, on Zion the abode of Your glory, on Your altar, and on Your Temple. Rebuild Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily in our days, and bring us up to it and make us rejoice in it, and we will bless You in holiness and purity.
ProvenanceOctober 12, 1995, anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, lot 219, to Charles and Lynn Schusterman, Tulsa; 2013, gift of Lynn Schusterman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)