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New York Wood Carving of Rabbi Wearing Yarmulke and Holding a Shofar (Full View)

New York Wood Carving of Rabbi Wearing Yarmulke and Holding a Shofar (Full View)

Hand made and painted wood carving a rabbi holding a shofar. He is wearing a long black coat, and has a long beard and payots (long sideburns or curls). The rabbi is wearing a yarmulke (small skull cap) on his head. It symbolizes piety and reminds Jews that the Divine Presence is over his head. Rabbis also wear a tzitzit, with tassels that hang down from a garment. A shofar is a musical instrument, usually made of a ram's horn. The shofar is blown as a part of services in the synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The figure is 6 inches (15 cm) tall.

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Galleries: Elderly, Judaism, Musical Instrument, North America, Occupation or Action, Wood
Keywords: All_New_York, Jewish, New York, USA, beard, coat, hand carved, horn, male, man, musical instrument, painted, payots, rabbi, rabbi, ram, shofar, skull cap, tassels, tzitzit, worship, yarmulke
Photo Location: FCIT Photo Studio, Tampa, FL
Photographer: Dr. Ann E. Barron
Date of Photo: 05/30/2013
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.04
F Number: 18
Original Dimensions: 3520×5376
Picture Orientation: Portrait
GPS Coordinates: 28°3'40.85"N 82°24'36.26"W
Picture Number: 23421