Birkat Kohanim Shoe Horn

#X-92010, wood & silver plated brassWidth 3.5cm Length 19cmsigned by the artist   The Birkat Kohanim (priestly blessing) is a prayer recited by Kohanim (priests)during certain synagogue services. Based on a Biblical verse, “They shall placeMy name upon the children of Israel, and I Myself shall bless them,” the blessingconsists of the following verses:May God bless you and guard you,May God make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you,May God lift up His countenance upon you and grant you peace (Numbers 6:24-26).At the beginning of the ceremony, the Levites in the congregation wash the handsof the Kohanim, and then the Kohanim remove their shoes. (If they are unable toremove their shoes without using their hands, the shoes are removed prior to thewashing.) At the conclusion of the blessing, the Kohanim put their shoes back on.The artist designed a shoe horn to facilitate this ceremony. A carved piece of rarewood was used, in the center of which a mirror adorned with the Birk