Precious Possessions:
Treasures from The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary

This exhibition catalog reflects the scope of The Library's vast holdings and presents a splendid overview of the riches and resources found in the collection, ranging from fragments from the Cairo Geniza, medieveal manuscripts, incunabula, scrolls, ketubbot, bookplates, music, postcards and prints. The pieces shown here are not merely artifacts; they are agents of Jewish identity that reflect human experience and progression while ensuring the perpetuation of Jewish spirit and knowledge.

Special holiday price: Hardcover $36; Paperback $18

New Cards for Sale

Beautiful cards adapted from an image in the Rothschild Mahzor (Florence, 1490). Each set contains ten cards and ten envelopes. Each card is blank inside and measures 5.5" x 3.5". $10 per set.

Ketubbot: Traditions in Judaic Ornamentation
Boxed Notecards

The decorated ketubbah (marriage contract) has been an integral part of Jewish marriages for over two millennia. A legal document bearing the signatures of two witnesses, it outlines the bridegroom’s obligations toward his bride, including a repeated commitment to “cherish, honor, support, and maintain” her. The laws regulating the relations between Jewish wives and husbands, and their commitments to each other—symbolically embodied in the ketubbah—have remained remarkably consistent.

Twenty assorted 5" x 7" blank note cards (five each of four styles) with envelopes and decorative box.

Special holiday price: $12 in The Library

Jewish Illuminations: The Rothschild Mahzor
Boxed Notecards

In 1966, Baron Edmond de Rothschild presented to The Library a massive, fifteenth-century illuminated Hebrew manuscript. This extraordinarily beautiful mahzor (prayer book)—commissioned by a wealthy Italian family—was written in Florence in 1490 by the scribe Abraham Judah of Camerino and illustrated by at least three different art workshops. The 477-folio volume includes the prayers and piyyutim (Hebrew liturgical poems) for the entire Jewish year, including festivals and special Sabbaths. Each of the notecards in this assortment reproduces a page from the Rothschild Mahzor.

Twenty 5" x 7" blank note cards (five each of four styles) with envelopes and decorative box.

Special holiday price: $12 in The Library