Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem

caption:
The Hebrew text is from Zechariah 14:4: 

And on that day His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives

  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
  • Bag of Earth from Mount of Olives from Jerusalem

Identifer: CJF.2013.001.007

Medium
Canvas

Topics
Jerusalem; Death

Collection
Golf Manor Synagogue

Description
Soil from the Mount of Olives is customarily used in the burials of religious Jews who have died in the Diaspora. While preparing the body for burial, soil is sprinkled in the coffin and on the corpse while the following verse is recited: “His land will atone for His people.” (Deut. 32:43). 

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