The Hadas Spice Box

#H-21997, Spice Box: sterling silver and stone.Height 16cm, Width 7cm.Casing: sterling silver and bevelled glass with wood base.Height: 27cm., Width: 17cm.Limited edition, signed and numbered by the artist. The greatest tool we have for appreciation is the ability to distinguish anddifferentiate. Thus the Havdalah ceremony heightens one’s appreciation of theSabbath as it distinguishes between Sabbath and the rest of the week. It is inthis ceremony that one blesses the fragrance of the spice “Borei minei vesamim,”(creator of various kinds of spice). Rabbi Shimon Ben Lakish said, “On the eveof the Sabbath, the Holy One, blessed be He, gives everyone an additional soul,and on the termination of the Sabbath, withdraws it from him” (Talmud Bavli ).The spices, whose fragrance we inhale, serves as a source of comfort at the lossof the additional soul. Therefore, it is customary for each person to inhale thefragrance.With this concept in mind, the artist created a unique spice container. A ste