Object Name: Kiddush cup
Subject: Goblets and various cups
Several biblical scenes decorated epulent golden cup: Jacob’s struggle with the angel, Jacob’s dream, and the binding of Isaac. The goblet was used for Kiddush (a ritual sanctification of the Sabbath over wine) in the home of the Speyer a wealthy family in the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt. It belonged to Michael Isaac Speyer, one of the leaders of the local Jewish community, who bequeathed it to the synagogue upon his death in 1764.
Hebrew inscription mentioning the donor of this Kiddush cup, Michael, son of Rabbi I. Speyer; a verse from Exodus [28:29]; and the date of the donation
