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April 10, 2024

A Remarkable Collection of Antique and Modern Torah Pointers Finds a New Home

A hand and a memorial.

Thanks to its use in Isaiah 56:5, the Hebrew word yad, literally “hand,” has acquired the additional meaning of “memorial.” It is thus fitting that, after her husband’s untimely death 30 years ago, Clay Barr decided to memorialize him by starting a collection of Jewish ritual items that too are known as yads. Menachem Wecker explains:

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