Family Photos From the Middle East
New Year Greeting Card
The New Year Greeting Card was sent in 1900 from the city of Jerusalem by the Great Yeshiva Torath Chaim rabbis to my great grandfather. The Yeshiva building in the old city of Jerusalem is shown in the upper part of the card and the old city of Jerusalem is shown below.
Above the main greeting, "LESHANA TOVA", there is a quote of blessing from Jerusalem and Zion. Another quote on the right and left sides is from the ancient Talmudic book called "Yerushalmi", since it was a compilation of thoughts, commentaries and philosophies on Jewish topics generated by the rabbis that remained in the Land of Israel after the destruction of the second Jewish Holy Temple, approximately 2000 years ago.
It was, and still is, customary to decorate "New Year" and other good wishes cards (for weddings, Bar Mitzvah etc.) with quotes about Jerusalem.
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