This gallery examines the foundations of Judaism – the enduring religious beliefs and traditions that have bound us together for 4,000 years.
Structured like a synagogue with the bimah or alter facing towards Jerusalem, it brings to life Jewish rituals from birth to death and everything in between.
Take a virtual tour of the Belief and Ritual gallery here.
c. 1939, Poland
Parchment, ink, wool and silk
Scroll (rolled) 36.5 x 15 cm, mantle 27 x 18 cm, binder 110 x 3.5 cm
Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 1480
Parchment, leather, lacquer
2.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 1204.6
Germany, date unknown
cotton
Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 11069
Leah Teschendorff, gold and silversmith
Victoria, 1999
Steel and silver, 9.5 x 6 x 6 cm
Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 9004
1910
Silver, 1 x 10 x 13.5 cm
Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 154
