Oct 22, 2024
The symbol of the Hands of the Kohanim, or Priestly Blessing (I never know for sure what name to use for this) probably don't need introduction.
The kohanite hands or blessing hands represents the movement by which the priest that once served in the temple of Jerusalem blessed the people of Israel, and by which kohanim bless members of the community in the synagogue to this day. The presence of blessing hands on the grave is a clear sign that the deceased was of kohen.
These blessing hands appeared on a very eroded tombstone in the Worms Jewish cemetery. The stone is inscribed exclusively in German, which is a clear sign of the emancipation process of that time. The tombstone belongs to Isaac Mayer who lived from 1841 to 1884.
