„The Holy Scriptures“ english-hebrew, „Sinai“ Pubishing, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1969, 14,3x11x7cm, binding metal, semi-precious stone.
Title page and endpaper (2nd leaf not visible)
Fotos: Karl-Heinz Stadtler
The Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible, the collection of sacred writings of Judaism. It consists of the main parts Torah, Prophets (Neviʾim), and Writings (Ketuvim). The acronym “Tanakh” is derived from the first letters of the Hebrew words.
The publishing house ‘Sinai’ Publishing, Tel Aviv, Israel, is a publishing house from Vienna and Bratislava, founded there in 1853 by Joseph Schlesinger. It moved its headquarters to Tel Aviv in 1939.
Other books on Judaism in the museum:
Books found outside the Geniza
Geniza
Passover-book
Siddur (EN)
Zohar (EN)