MICHAEL ELKAYAM."SHIVITI" LIMITED EDITION serigraph ARTIST signed and numbered MEASURES 16"X12" IMAGE SIZE13""x16" PLUS BORDER. This has never been framed, LIMITED EDITION #722/995.This is a holy Hebrew prayer and should be treated with respect...........Shiviti in Hebrew, also: Shivisi, in the Ashkenazic pronunciation) are meditative representations of a candlestick used in some Jewish communities for contemplation over God's name. They are usually placed over the Amud - the podium from which the prayer service is led by the Hazzan. A decorated Parochet or Mizrach tapestry, or a special illustrated page in the Siddur with similar imagery may also serve the same function.The Shiviti displays the Divine Name of God (the Tetragrammaton) followed by a representation of the Temple seven-branched candlelabrum, or more accurately, lamp-stand (since oil rather than wax was used) as described in Exodus 25:31.

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