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Dressing the Sacred Text: Mappòt, Me’Ilim and Parochyot in the Synagogues of Rome

The blessing of the women who dress the sacred text is the idea at the heart of the Rome Lab, the philological trace of a tradition that ties Roman Jews to Antiquity. Eight women are said to have worked in the Temple of Solomon to weave the parochet, the curtain that shielded the sacred Ark. The connection between the dressing of the text and the women who made the fabric is sealed in the Roman liturgy. Alessandra Di Castro (Jewish Museum of Rome), Serena Di Nepi (University of Rome La Sapienza) and Rav Amedeo Spagnoletto (Collegio Rabbinico Italiano) will discuss this tradition that challenges historical methods and Jewish law.











When: Sun., Nov. 12, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Where: Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th St.
212-294-8301
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The blessing of the women who dress the sacred text is the idea at the heart of the Rome Lab, the philological trace of a tradition that ties Roman Jews to Antiquity. Eight women are said to have worked in the Temple of Solomon to weave the parochet, the curtain that shielded the sacred Ark. The connection between the dressing of the text and the women who made the fabric is sealed in the Roman liturgy. Alessandra Di Castro (Jewish Museum of Rome), Serena Di Nepi (University of Rome La Sapienza) and Rav Amedeo Spagnoletto (Collegio Rabbinico Italiano) will discuss this tradition that challenges historical methods and Jewish law.

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