{"id":5553,"date":"2025-12-26T06:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2025-12-26T06:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:51:02","slug":"ketubah-from-siena-jewish-museum-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/en\/2025\/12\/26\/ketubah-from-siena-jewish-museum-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketubah from Siena, Jewish Museum, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1700<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vayigash (\u05d5\u05d9\u05d2\u05e9 \u2013 He Approached)<\/strong>
Genesis 44:18\u201347:27 \u2013 Ezekiel 37:15\u201328<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judah offers his life to save Benjamin. Moved, Joseph reveals his true identity and reunites the brothers. Jacob migrates to Egypt, bringing together all his descendants. In the haftarah, the prophet Ezekiel foretells the reunification of the two kingdoms, Judah and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ezekiel 37:17<\/strong>
\u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3, \u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8\u2013\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3<\/strong>
Bring these pieces close to one another, so that they become a single piece.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written in 1700, the Siena Ketubah<\/strong> [1]<\/sup>, a masterpiece of Tuscan Baroque<\/strong> [2]<\/sup>, is one of the most remarkable examples of 18th\u2011century Italian Jewish art. It is preserved in the ketubot collection of the Jewish Museum in New York<\/strong> [3]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within its lavish decoration, we find at the top of the frame an iconographic representation of the Jewish people [4]<\/sup>, featuring a lion holding a censer. Below appear the figures of Fame and Profit [5]<\/sup>, symbols of renown and prosperity. Next comes a complete zodiac <\/strong>[6]<\/sup>. Medallions depicting biblical scenes, surrounded by carefully chosen verses <\/strong>[7]<\/sup>, frame the ketubah text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[1]<\/sup> Ink, gouache, and gold leaf on parchment, 83 \u00d7 58.3 cm. Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman. Inventory number: F 2407.<\/em>
[2] <\/sup>Tuscan Baroque <\/strong>is characterized by abundant ornamentation, dynamic compositions, and allegorical figures.<\/em>
[3]<\/sup> The Jewish Museum in New York<\/strong> holds one of the world\u2019s most important ketubah collections. The Siena ketubah is considered an exceptional model for its refinement and iconography.<\/em>
[4] <\/sup>The lion <\/strong>evokes the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:9), royalty, and power. It represents spiritual strength and divine protection. The censer <\/strong>refers to Temple worship and priestly function.<\/em>
[5]<\/sup> Fame <\/strong>(an angel blowing a trumpet) is a classical Greco\u2011Roman allegory of renown and glory. Profit <\/strong>(a man sowing seeds), an allegorical figure from the humanist tradition, embodies prosperity and fertility.<\/em>
[6] <\/sup>The presence of a complete zodiac <\/strong>(<\/em>\u05de\u05b7\u05d6\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea, mazalot) symbolizes the cycle of time, cosmic order, and divine blessing upon married life. It also evokes providence and good fortune (\u05de\u05b7\u05d6\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1<\/strong> \u2013 <\/em><\/em>mazal tov), wished upon the couple.<\/em>
[7]<\/sup> Biblical verses <\/strong>on the ketubah: Genesis 27:28 \u201cMay God give you the dew of heaven\u2026\u201d, Proverbs 18:22 \u201cHe who finds a wife finds happiness\u2026\u201d, Proverbs 5:18 \u201cMay your fountain be blessed\u2026\u201d, along with a long passage from Isaiah 61:10\u201362:4, evoking nuptial joy and the restoration of Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vayigash (\u05d5\u05d9\u05d2\u05e9 \u2013 He Approached)Genesis 44:18\u201347:27 \u2013 Ezekiel 37:15\u201328 Judah offers his life to save Benjamin. Moved, Joseph reveals his true identity and reunites the brothers. Jacob migrates to Egypt, bringing together all his descendants. In the haftarah, the prophet Ezekiel foretells the reunification of the two kingdoms, Judah and Israel. Ezekiel 37:17\u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3 … Continuer la lecture de Ketubah from Siena, Jewish Museum, New York<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2677],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5553"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5562,"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5553\/revisions\/5562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdosyna.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}