The ''Jewish House'' (Casa del JudÃo) is located in the heart of the
Jewish quarter of
Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
, in
Castile-La Mancha,
Spain. It was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. The two areas of main interest are the courtyard, which retains a multitude of ''
yeseria''s (carved plasterwork), and above all, the basement that was possibly a Jewish liturgical
bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
or
mikveh
Mikveh or mikvah (, ''mikva'ot'', ''mikvoth'', ''mikvot'', or (Yiddish) ''mikves'', lit., "a collection") is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
Most forms of ritual impurity can be purif ...
, whose function was spiritual purification and preparation for some important event in the life of a Jew. During restorations of adjacent rooms, Almagra style hydraulic plastering has been uncovered, as well as a cistern, all of which support the theory about its use.
Another element of great relevance for its archaeological study is a piece of wood used as a lintel for access to the basement, where it can observe the work of carving with floral motifs, based on tympanums and scrolls, accompanying an epigraphic repertoire whose transcription says: "''Thanks I give you, because you have answered my prayers''";
Text related to verses 21 of
Psalm 18
Psalm 18 is the 18th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I love you, O LORD, my strength.". In the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, it is psalm 17 in a slightly different numbering system, known a ...
: "''Here is the door of Yahveh, through which the righteous come in.''" 21 "''thanks I give you, because you have answered my prayers, and it has been my salvation''", which welcomes all those who are faithful and pure at the interior of the house.
References
External links
The Jewish House in toledo-turismo.com(in English)
Jewish communities
Jews and Judaism in Toledo, Spain
Buildings and structures completed in the 15th century
Buildings and structures in Toledo, Spain
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