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requirements of the Law; then of the various vital organs, especially 
the lungs. If they are found to be in any way tainted with disease, 
the animal is unfit to be eaten. The act of slaughtering is accom- 
panied by benedictions. Length, 25 inches. (Plate LX XVIII, fig. 3, 
Cat. No. 154619, U.S.N.M.) : 
Gift of Mr. David Sulzberger. 
147. Brass Tray, pewrrrep.—In the center is, in hammered work, 
a representation of the candlestick (menorah), with the inscription in 
-Hebrew: “ To kindle the light of Hanukah, of Sabbath and the fes- 
tivals of the entire year, 5580” (1820), surrounded by a floral de- 
sign. On the rim are the signs of the zodiac with their Hebrew 
names and those of the Hebrew months. Made in Russia. Diameter, 
148 inches. (Cat. No. 4828, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
148. Brass Piars, pewrerep.—In the center is, in hammered work, 
the representation of a building, with the inscription on the rim in 
Hebrew: ‘“‘ This is the home for the aged in the city of Prague, 5585” 
(1825). Made in Russia. Diameter, 8? inches. (Cat. No. 4829, 
U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
149. Brass Puarn, pewrerep.—In the center is, in hammered work, 
the representation of a synagogue, with the inscription in Hebrew 
on the rim: “Synagogue of Jerusalem, 5565” (1805). Made in Rus- 
sia. Diameter, 8% inches. (Cat. No. 4830, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
150. TRAY MADE OF LEAD, CopPERED.—Inscribed in Hebrew with the 
passages: “ The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich,’ and ‘ The 
righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the 
wicked shall want,” Proverbs x, 22; xii1, 25, and the name of Isaac 
Beruro. Diameter, 3 feet 34 inches. (Cat. No. 3717, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
151. Mizran.—Manuscript, inscribed with Psalm Ixvii arranged 
in the form of the candlestick (menorah), with the Decalogue, and 
other Biblical passages, and illuminated with the three crowns of the 
Law, priesthood and kingdom, the “shield of David,” and with 
flowers. Mizrah, that is, east, properly the place of the rising sun, 
is used to designate an ornamental picture, hung on the eastern wall 
of a house or in front of the praying desk in the synagogue, to indi- 
cate the direction of the face when at prayer, so as to be turned 
toward Jerusalem. The custom of facing east while at prayer, ob- 
served by the Jews living west of Palestine, is already mentioned, 
Daniel vi, 11. Compare I Kings vii, 38. East of Jerusalem the 
west direction would be chosen; north of Jerusalem the south. (See 
No. 157.) Height, 164 inches; width, 11 inches. (Plate C, Cat. No. 
3683, U.S.N.M.) | | 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
