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Blue head covering with yellow leaf embroidery
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Kippah

Find out about Jewish head coverings and Jewish communities from around the world.

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Brick steps leading down into a pool of water
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Mikveh

Find out about one of the oldest objects in our collection, a ritual bath found under the City of London.

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Black and white yellowed page with picture of skull and crossbones with picture of people around a coffin below.
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Chevra Kadisha

Find out more about the Chevra Kadisha, the Holy Society, who prepare deceased Jewish people for burial.

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Silver Dreidl, Hebrew writing engraved
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Silver Dreidl

Find out more about how a Dreidl is used during the festival of Hanukah

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silver box with engraved scenes
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Silver Etrog Box

Learn more about the importance of the etrog in the Festival of Sukkot.

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chasidic boy in tallit and holding the four kinds of sukkot
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The Four Species of Sukkot

Learn more about the four plants used during the Festival of Sukkot.

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Illustration of a man blowing a Shofar
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Blowing of the Shofar

Learn more about observing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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Painting of synagogue burning. Red flames
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Intern’s Choice: Kristallnacht Painting

Explore this painting by Hans Jackson to find out more about Kristallnacht.

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Gold plates and cup
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Intern’s Choice: Adeni Jews’ Coffee Set

Discover the traditions of the Adeni Jews.

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