Wimpel for Sefer Torah – France 1953.
Colorfully painted Wimpel, with decorations of birds, leaves and flowers, Sefer Torah, and a Huppah. In the center of the wimpel is the flag of France. The inscription that appears along its length: “Yoel ben Baruch was born on the 23rd day, Tevet 5714, the Hashem will raise him up to the Torah for the chuppah and for good deeds Amen Sela.”
According to custom, the first time a child entered the synagogue at the age of one or three years, a short ceremony was held in which the garment in which it was wrapped at birth was donated as a gift to the synagogue. When the Bar Mitzvah celebration arrives, upon ascending to the Torah, the child will be honored to read the Torah from the Torah scroll that was tied in his garment. The custom was first mentioned in the book Minhagei Maharil in 1545 and was actually practiced in Germany, the regions of Bohemia and Moravia, Switzerland and Denmark, until the 19th century. ((See: The Stieglitz Collection Masterpieces in Jewish Art by Chaya Benjamin, Israel Museum Publishing. p. 203).
Approximately 2.77 meters length. and about 21 cm wide. Minor stains. Good condition.
