E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Order of the Passover Seder by Rosa A.

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Libraries recently received a treasure trove of magnificent modern manuscripts, a generous gift donated by Mr. Jack A. Belz and his late wife Marilyn, ob”m.  Mr. Belz is a member of the Board of Trustees of E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine, a E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Benefactor, and the Philip and Sara Belz School of Jewish Music, which he generously supports,  is named in honor of his parents.

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Crossing the Sea by Shlomo ben Levy

A patron of the arts, Mr. Belz collected a group of hand-created codices and scrolls  which are a veritable visual feast. The illuminations, the inks used to draw the illustrations, the parchment pages, the braiding on the edges of the pages, as well as the bindings and cases and the materials used to create these manuscripts are of the most beautiful, elegant, and richest quality and artistry. These are late twentieth century and early twenty-first century works, nonetheless they create the impression of medieval manuscripts, which have been perfectly preserved and housed.

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Libraries. Belz Manuscript Collection. Ve-Higadeta by Y. Dickman

The contemporary artists and scribes who produced these masterpieces are steeped in historic traditions of calligraphy and illumination; they ingeniously revived and reinvented these arts to produce these glorious works. The illustrations, bindings, and cases are the perfect partners to accompany and enhance the traditional Biblical and Jewish texts in the collection: Haggadot, Megilot, Pirke Avot, Birkat Ha-Mazon, and others. They bring scenes in these age-old texts to life and are a form of modern commentary and interpretation.

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Libraries. Belz Manuscript Collection. Fourth Son by Y. Dickman

Here are a few highlights from the extraordinary riches of  the Haggadot in the Belz Manuscript Collection in honor of Passover:

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Haggadah title page by Lina

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Seder plate by Lina

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Haggadah cover by A Senoir

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Baruch - Blessing - by Ira

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Baking Matzah by Ira

E7S2X CENTRE - Durable/Robuste Norma Whitetail 65 CM 140gr (20 cartouches), JHP pour la chasse au cerf Directement de l’usine Library. Belz Manuscript Collection. Ha lachma by Shlomo ben Levy

 Posted by Shulamith Z. Berger