Published 12 days ago • loading... • Updated 9 days ago

The World’s Oldest Jewish Book Is on Display in New York City

Summary by VINnews

NEW YORK (JTA) – The Afghan Liturgical Quire, believed to be the oldest Jewish book in the world, is now on view in New York City. The medieval manuscript, which dates to approximately the year 700 CE, is on display at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library in Morningside Heights as part of an exhibit, “Sacred […]

6 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Jewish News Syndicate

Lean Right

An extraordinary rarity Exhibit of oldest Hebrew book opens at JTS library

“There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered,” David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library told JNS. The post An extraordinary rarity Exhibit of oldest Hebrew book opens at JTS library appeared first on Jerusalem World News.

11 days ago·Jerusalem, Israel

Read Full Article

VINnews

Center

The World’s Oldest Jewish Book Is on Display in New York City

12 days ago

Read Full Article

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Center

The world's oldest Jewish book is on display in New York City - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, "Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book."

12 days ago

Read Full Article

UWI

‘An Extraordinary Rarity’: Exhibit of Oldest Hebrew Book Opens at JTS Library

Discovered in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan along the Silk Road, the manuscript passed through the hands of Afghan rulers, private collectors and scholars before being identified as the oldest known Hebrew book.

11 days ago

Read Full Article