#ashkenaz

[koenji]

Jewish betrothal rings from Colmar, Erfurt, Weissenfels (14th c.), and later Italian or Eastern European examples (16th–19th c.) with intricate filigree gold work. Too large and heavy for daily wear, they were used once during the wedding ceremony (the groom placing it on the bride's finger) and afterward kept as a treasured heirloom. In place of a gemstone they include an architectural element, often with a hinged roof that opens to reveal the Hebrew words מזל טוב ("mazal tov," good luck) hidden inside. A nod both to the couple's future home and the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

[unsolicited-opinions]

Sephardic?

Me?

I really admire Sephardic everything, though.

I once spent a few weeks in Spain, and chasing down Sephardic history was most of what I did while there.

Visiting Cordoba while reading about Maimonides was my idea of an excellent vacation. (I also read Ghosts of Spain while travelling by train, which was fascinating and a bit alarming.)

[promptuarium]

TUISCO, who Moses called Ashkenaz, was the son of Gomer, the firstborn son of Japheth. He gave rise to the Sarmatians, who live next to Poland, and are now counted among the Germans; he taught them writing, and designed their laws. He gave the German Kingdom its beginning in the 1909th year of the world and the 2053rd year before the birth of Christ. He reigned for 150 years, died, and was taken up among the gods. From Gomer come the Cimbri, who, fleeing from Italy, dwelt in Dacia and the places in the North which we commonly call Denmark. See Berossus book 5.tu

[leahbasavraham]

from the Rothschild Pentateuch, 1296, made in France or Germany. Ink, gold, and tempera colors on parchment, 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum

[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

anyway here’s a quick sketch of my new boy he’s a lavaboy

[stigswayze]

[leahbasavraham]

An image from volume 2 of The Tripartite Maḥzor showing Ruth gleaning in the fields of Boʿaz; male figures have human heads, but women are once again given the heads of various animals, Germany, Lake Constance region, circa 1320

[numberstationmason]

Babylonian Talmudic practitioners