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Manara

Yad

A canopy built to hold the Torah scrolls for Simchat Torah.

Notes

A tradition from the Jews in Cochin, India.

Translations

  • Hebrewמנרה
  • GermanManara
  • RussianМанара
  • FrenchManara
  • DutchManara
  • ItalianManara
  • CzechManara
  • HungarianManara
  • SpanishManara
  • GreekΜανάρα
  • PolishManara
  • Arabicمظلة طقسية
  • Yiddishמאַנאַראַ
  • LadinoManara

Bibliography

Shkalim, Esther. A Mosaic of Israel’s Traditions: Unity Through Diversity. Ed. Diana Schweitz and Frieda Horwitz, Jerusalem & New York: Devora Publishing, 2006, pp. 107-8.

Slapak, Orpa, and Anna Barber, eds. The Jews of India: A Story of Three Communities. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1995, pp. 61, 63, 67n.

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