Wimpel

A Mappa (Pl. Mappot ) or Torawimpel is a fabric belt that is wrapped around the Torah scroll.

History

In some regions of Ashkenazi Jewry, the Mappa is made from a clipping cloth are mentioned in an inscription on the most important stages of Jewish life. This goes back to the Rabbi Jacob ben Moses Halevi Molin. He used as the inspiration for a circumcision, the winding ribbon of a Torah scroll as a clipping diaper because the parents could not afford a diaper out of poverty. After cleaning, the fabric was used again as Mappa.

Since then, the Torawimpel were embroidered with the blessings that contains the most important stages in the life of an adolescent Jews and the pennant is then passed solemn and ceremonial of the boy at the age of about three years at the synagogue.

Functions

As one of the oldest Toraschmuckstücke the Mappa are intended for multiple uses.

In the Talmud it is determined that the sacred scrolls are to be covered with sumptuous silk. The Torawimpel serves as wrapping tape for the Torah. The tape is passed from adolescent Jewish boys at the age of three years during his first visit to the synagogue. The handover of the Mappa stands for the " self- integrate " into the church and the " self- tie " to the Torah.

The Mappa later in ceremonies of other festivals in the life of young Jews play a role. Thus, the Torah of his Bar Mitzvah is enveloped with the pennant, and at his wedding the pennant is required by adorning the Torah, is in the read on the Sabbath before the wedding, wrapped or chuppah, the wedding canopy.