The Lion Stone Washing Cup

#W-72015, Jerusalem Stoneand Sterling silverHeight 12 cm., Diameter 10 cm.Limited addition Signed by the Artist "Speak unto all the congregation of Israel and say unto them: You shall be holyfor I the eternal your G-d am holy" (Leviticus 19:2).The purification of the hands before eating bread is not only a physical but alsoa spiritual purification. Hands symbolize all interaction with the physical world;water is symbolic of the Torah and wisdom. We pour water over our hands andthrough this action we ask the Lord to guide our hands towards wisdom.Michael Kupietzky has here created a unique washing cup made of JerusalemStone and Sterling Silver. The design was inspired by the cups used in the holytemple of Jerusalem and the lion of Judah. The association between Judah andthe lion can first be found in the blessing given by Jacob to Judah in the Book ofGenesis. In the ancient temple of Jerusalem the priest would take the holy bloodof the offerings with a soled stone cup and pour them on t