Library Exhibits

Current Exhibit

Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book

March 19–July 17

After 1,300 years of untold travels along the Silk Roads, the oldest Hebrew book reveals its remarkable story. In Sacred Words, guests will behold the oldest-known Hebrew book, containing Sabbath-morning prayers, liturgical poems, and the world’s oldest Haggadah, which was mysteriously written upside down. Learn about the book’s content, its origins on the Silk Roads, and the multicultural cooperation that brought it first to Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC.

An opening event will be held on Tuesday, March 18 from 6:00–7:30 p.m. ET. The evening will include speakers, tours, and special guests, who will discuss this unique, extremely rare work.

The exhibit is open to the public during Library Hours.

Group tours are available. Please contact Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, for more information.