{"id":66164,"date":"2020-01-28T14:18:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T12:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=66164"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:33:24","slug":"kehilot-moshe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/kehilot-moshe\/","title":{"rendered":"Kehilot Moshe: The Discovery of a Rare Illustrated Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s nothing like discovering a rare, hidden masterpiece, right under your nose\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>publication of 1724 was a celebrated achievement in its day. These days, any remaining volumes and complete sets of this <em>mikraot gedolot, <\/em>or rabbinic bible, are considered rare treasures in the world of biblical intellectual history and Jewish printmaking. Of all the remaining copies, <em>The Twin Sets of Kehilot Moshe <\/em>represent a special category as pre-ordered special runs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66178\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-898x600.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe<\/em> (Book of Kings 1). Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike the other copies with woodblock title initials, the <em>Twin Sets<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em> title registers were left blank. The folios were removed from the press, and passed along to artists for illustration. The unprinted areas in the <em>Twin Sets <\/em>were completed as a special project, probably a commission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66181\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66181\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-1-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-1-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-1-734x600.jpg 734w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8-1.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>(Book of Kings 1). Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select title initials include hand drawn text and decorative illustrations with figurative narrative bible scenes. Most works are delicately illustrated with ink gouache paint. Some are illuminated in gold.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66184\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66184\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-763x600.jpg 763w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002.jpg 1369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>(Book of Samuel 1). Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These figurative miniatures depict Jews as historical characters from the bible in classical costume, as well as characters in modern eighteenth century Dutch fashion. The bible characters include nude Adam and Eve, Moses, Pharaoh&#8217;s Daughter, Miriam, King David, a collection of putti, soldiers and many other figures. While representations of Dutch Jews of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries can be found in a myriad of different artworks and styles, these bible miniatures are of the few rare examples of Jewish self-representation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66187\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66187\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-1-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-1-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-1-814x600.jpg 814w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-1.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>(Book of <em>Mishlei &#8211;<\/em>Proverbs<b>)<\/b>. Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first set of illustrated <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>is on long-term loan from Richard and Debra Parkoff to Yeshiva University\u2019s Mendel Gottesman Library where it is being cared for by Shulamith Berger, Curator of Special Collections and Hebraica-Judaica at Yeshiva University Library. The second set of illustrated <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>was a more serendipitous finding. The special run of <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>was modestly hiding in an unmarked collection of three standard eighteenth century sets in the National Library of Israel\u2019s Department of Manuscripts in Jerusalem. The National Library&#8217;s magnificent illustrated <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>includes seventeen miniatures of bible scenes. It is unknown who the artists were. Another unknown is who the <em>Twin Sets&#8217; <\/em>original owners and patrons were. It was most likely a commissioned project, but there is no existing documentation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What Can the Twin Sets of Kehilot Moshe Teach us?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Twin Sets are eye opening in their richness of Jewish art history, in what they can tell us about the early modern publishing industry and about the city of Amsterdam during this period. There are two especially valuable lessons to be learned here:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66193\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.26-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66193\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.26-1-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.26-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.26-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.26-1-851x600.jpg 851w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.26-1.jpg 888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe<\/em> (Book of <em>Devarim<\/em> &#8211; Deuteronomy). Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firstly, the <em>Kehilot Moshe, <\/em>created by Moshe Frankfurter, the Amsterdam a<em>v beit din <\/em>(rabbinic court judge) and master book printer, was a project of the Ashkenazi Dutch intellectual rabbinic elite. The figural depictions in a Jewish bible teach us to reexamine the preconception that traditional Judaism disparages representational art. Like other iconoclastic faith practices, this book represents a diversity of opinions and artistic traditions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66196\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66196\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00001-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00001-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00001-768x1233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00001-374x600.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>(Song of Songs). Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secondly, limited resources in book cataloguing limit our knowledge of the remaining <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>in libraries and private collections. Diminishing funds to the arts, and a diminishing focus on art works on paper and rare books makes it more difficult to know which of the remaining books may be illustrated. The <em>Twin Sets <\/em>remind us of the relevance of physical books, the necessity to continue to care for old books, and the vibrancy that collectors and libraries bring to cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where Can You See the Twin Sets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since my visit in August 2019, Dr. Yoel Finkelman, Curator of the National Library of Israel&#8217;s Judaica Collection has sent the books for conservation treatment and evaluation. Meanwhile, the images will be digitally recorded thanks to his immediate recognition of this hidden treasure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66190\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66190\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24-833x600.jpg 833w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-21-at-09.18.24.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe<\/em> (Book of Job).\u00a0Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Images from the two editions that make up the <em>Twin Sets <\/em>will be featured together in Yeshiva University\u2019s upcoming exhibition on <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>at Amsterdam Printing on Amsterdam Avenue in winter 2021 as part of a discussion on Jewish artistic traditions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66199\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66199\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-1-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-1-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-1-768x1231.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/00002-1-374x600.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Library&#8217;s illustrated copy of <em>Kehilot Moshe<\/em> (Book of Samuel 1). Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Underfunding in book cataloguing limits our knowledge of the quantity and quality of the remaining <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>in libraries and private collections. It is probable other illustrated sets of <em>Kehilot Moshe <\/em>are hidden in library stacks and private collections where they are waiting to be found. Perhaps there are even triple or quadruple sets waiting to be reunited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this article, try these:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/djm_chad-gadya-melody\/\">The Chad Gadya Melody That Survived the Holocaust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/djm_400_manuscript\/\">Saving a 400 Year-Old Manuscript<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/rabbi-reines\/\">Shedding New Light on Rabbi Reines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Twin Sets of Kehilot Moshe contain wonderful and unique illustrations, which feature rare examples of Jewish 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