Name/Title
Two Torah pointersEntry/Object ID
K_0658Tags
storageDescription
Leafy, flower-shaped upper joint with apical ring. Handle with leaft ornaments in middle. Flat open hand with extended fingers, and cuff. Dedicatory Hebrew inscriptions on back (using customary abbreviations): 1. "Sanctified to the Almighty in honor of the Great Rabbi, Leaned in Miracles, Rabbi Yahia Lahlou, Righteous and Holy of Blessed Memory, may his virtue protect us, Amen." Rabbi Yahia Lahlou was among the most revered of the "tzadikim" (righteous rabbis) of Morocco, sent as aan emissary from the Land of Israel on a mission to raise funds from the Moroccan Jewish community on behalf of Torah institutions in the Land of Israel. His tomb in the city of Errachidia (Tafilalt Region, central Morocco) was regarded as a Jewish holy site and a destination of pilgrimages. 2. "This is the Torah Scroll, Sanctified unto the Lord, of Hanini Nizri, in memory of her late mother Esther Zano, may her soul rest in Eden."Made/Created
Place
Region
Tafilalt, North AfricaCountry
MoroccoContinent
AfricaNotes
Date made: early 20th centuryDimensions
Height
12.5 cmWidth
13.5 cmMaterial
Silver, cast and engraved
