Central European genizot, protected and closed spaces, usually in a synagogue attic, were for centuries used by local communities as a storage area for worn-out ritual objects, especially textual relics. However, beside the expected objects requiring genizah according to halakhah, genizot also conta...

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1. Verfasser:	Uličná, Lenka 1979- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2023
Schlagworte:	Schuh Genisa
Zusammenfassung:	Central European genizot, protected and closed spaces, usually in a synagogue attic, were for centuries used by local communities as a storage area for worn-out ritual objects, especially textual relics. However, beside the expected objects requiring genizah according to halakhah, genizot also contain objects that have no obvious connection to religion. Most remarkable is the abundance of shoes of various types and materials. These may have belonged to the deceased and as such, according to Jewish custom, should not be worn by anyone else. The practice of setting aside shoes, however, may have been influenced by non-Jewish customs.
Beschreibung:	Illustrationen
ISSN:	1565-6721