(keter)
A crown-shaped adornment that fits over the upper staves of a Torah scroll.
In Italy, the Torah crown is referred to as “atarah.” In Venice, for the holiday of Tisha be’av, a wooden crown replaces the silver one. In Alsace (France), flower-shaped Torah crowns are made of paper and other material for the holiday of Simchat Torah.
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Kayser, Stephen S. “A Polish Torah Crown.” Hebrew Union College Annual, vol. 23, no. 2, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, 1950, pp. 493–501.
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Landsberger, Franz. “The Origin of European Torah Decorations.” Hebrew Union College Annual, vol. 24, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, 1952, pp. 133–50.
Weiser, Sharon, and Shalom Sabar, editors. And I Crowned You with Wreaths…The International Judaica Design Competition. Jerusalem: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996.
Seipel, Wilfried, editor. Thora und Krone. Kultgeräte der Jüdischen Diaspora in der Ukraine [Torah and Crown. Ceremonial Objects of the Jewish Diaspora in the Ukraine]. Vienna: Wien Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1993, pp. 61-108.
The Crown: Exhibition Catalog. Jerusalem: U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, 2020.
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