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
Identifer: CJF.2013.001.007
Medium
Canvas
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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