Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book
Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book
March 19–July 24
After 1,300 years of untold travels along the Silk Road, 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 Road, and the multicultural cooperation that brought it first to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC.
The exhibit is open to the public during Library Hours, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Read about the Exhibit:
The world’s oldest Jewish book is on display in New York City (JTA)
‘An extraordinary rarity’: Exhibit of oldest Hebrew book opens at JTS library (JNS)
