Wimpel
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A wimpel is a long, linen sash used as a binding for the Sefer Torah by Jews of Germanic origin. It is made from the cloth used to swaddle a baby boy at his bris milah, uniting the communal world of t
A modern Wimpel with the name obscured
On display in the Jewish Museum in Worms, Germany: Wimpels which were damaged during Kristallnacht
Detail of Chuppah and Torah on an 1886 wimpel
Crown and lion on a 1902 wimpel
Torah ark
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A Torah ark is an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls.
Wimpel
…entering into a life of Torah. The synagogue typically receives many more wimpels than Torah scrolls. The wimpels are often stored in a drawer in the Ark. A boy's wimpel would then be placed on the Torah on other special occasions in his life, such as his Bar Mitzvah, Aufruf, and other important family…
Torah ark of the Dohány Street Synagogue, built in 1854
Portuguese Sephardic parochet covering a Torah ark, silk and metallic embroidery, c. 1760–1770.
Arks in the Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue in Old Jerusalem. The building was originally constructed in the 17th century.
Photograph of an aedicula (Torah Shrine) in the west wall of the synagogue at Dura-Europos (Salahiyeh) in Syria