1906 Central Cantor’s Reading Table from Bet Tefillah Synagogue (Cincinnati, OH)

1906

caption:
From Bet Tefillah Synagogue (later known as Shachne’s Shul), Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cantor’s stand was dedicated by the Torah study group of the congregation to allow for Orthodox services in what had been a Reform Temple.  These furnishings were set upon a raised platform floor of 48 cm, so that worshippers would “ascend” to the reading of the Torah.  Hillel also has two pieces of the raised flooring, and two wooden benches which stood together to form an enclosure around the cantor’s reading table.

  • 1906 Central Cantor’s Reading Table from Bet Tefillah Synagogue (Cincinnati, OH)
  • 1906 Central Cantor’s Reading Table from Bet Tefillah Synagogue (Cincinnati, OH)
  • 1906 Central Cantor’s Reading Table from Bet Tefillah Synagogue (Cincinnati, OH)

Identifer: CJF.2009.001.134

Medium
Wood

Topics
Beth Tefillah Synagogue (aka Shachne Isaacs Synagogue or Shul); Ritual and Decorative Objects

Collection
University of Cincinnati Hillel Collection

Description
Carved wooden stand with surface veneer.  Gothic style carvings with Stars of David.  Hebrew Dedication

Related Objects
Bench Railing from the Beth Tefillah Synagogue, Cincinnati, Ohio Bench Railing from the Beth Tefillah Synagogue (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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