Prière du rabbin

Front Text - 683;Text on the back -Editeurs Lehnert & Landrock;Production period - 1905 - 1917;Front Period - 1905 - 1917;Category - Jewish types;Description - This vertical postcard depicts an old Rabbi praying 'Shacharit', the morning prayer in Judaism. He is standing and holds an open book's prayer in his hands. He wears a blue Turban on his head and is dressed with a blue 'bounous', which is a long cloak of coarse woolen fabric. Above his clothes, the Rabbi is enveloped with the 'Tallit' which is a prayer shawl in Judaism. He wears also the 'Tefillin' which are two black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with biblical verses. The arm-tefillin is worn on the upper arm (but this one is hidden in the painting), while the head-tefilin is placed above the forehead as we can see in the picture. It is a 'Mitzvah', a commandment for Jewish men to wear them every day, except on Shabbat and Jewish festivals. [S.H] &n;Post office marks Origin - Constantinople (City);Post office marks Languages Of Text - German