Book Title: Philologus Hebraeo-mixtus : unà cum spicilegio philologico, continente decem quaestionum & positionum praecipuè philologico-Hebraicarum & Judaicarum centurias / auctore Johanne Leusden ...

Author: Leusden, Johannes, 1624-1699.

Image Title: Jewish Rituals

Description: This page illustrates four religious rituals of the Jewish faith. In the upper left corner is a depiction of LUCES SABBATHINAE, or “Sabbath candles,” and the ritual associated with them. In the same room where the Sabbath meal is eaten, a veiled woman lights suspended candles from a pre-existing flame of another candle. The simple decor of the room includes a wooden chair, bench, table, and decorative plates lining the walls. The Passover meal is laid out on a white tablecloth. The upper left register depicts a MATRIMONIUM JUDAICUM, or “Jewish marriage” ceremony. In the forefront of the crowd standing underneath the marriage canopy (CHUPPAH), the bride and groom (CHATAN and KALLAH) hold hands as the rabbi recites either the betrothal blessing or Seven Blessings over a cup of wine. Directly below is the illustration of PRAEPARATIO ET COCTIO AZYMORUM, or the “preparing and baking of bread.” Men and women sit at a table kneading the dough and rolling it flat, while a man uses a wooden peel to retrieve the unleavened product out of the brick oven. The baked loaves or MATZA are placed in a large basket beside the preparation table. The bottom left register shows two women in the process of PURGATIO VASORUM ANTE PASCHA, cleaning vessels or dishes before the Passover meal. One woman scrubs a plate underneath a running faucet, and another fills a pot of boiling water. A man carries in a stack of plates for washing, and several vessels lay on the ground in queue.

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