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\u00a0Etz Chaim<\/h4>\n
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Etz Chaim from Beechwood<\/h2>\n

Silver-plated handwork<\/h2>\n

For parchment sizes 48, 50, 56 cm<\/h2>\n

“Zeh Eli v’Anvehu” \u2013 Hiddur Etz Chaim for the Sefer Torah<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the Book of Exodus, after the splitting of the Red Sea, the Children of Israel sang: “Zeh Eli v’Anvehu”<\/strong> (This is my G-d and I will exalt Him) \u2013 the Sages expound (Shabbat 133b): “Beautify yourself before Him with Mitzvot \u2013 make before Him a beautiful Sukkah, a beautiful Lulav, a beautiful Shofar, beautiful Tzitzit, a beautiful Sefer Torah \u2013 with beautiful ink, with a beautiful quill, with a beautiful Sofer, and with beautiful Etz Chaim<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/h2>\n

From here the Sages learned that there is a Mitzvah of Hiddur to invest not only in the essence of the Mitzvah \u2013 but also in its external form, for honor and glory before G-d. And when we speak of the Sefer Torah \u2013 the soul of our lives and the crown of our Torah \u2013 there is nothing more natural than to beautify also the rods upon which it rolls.<\/h2>\n
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Etz Chaim \u2013 not merely a technical function<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Etz Chaim, those wooden rods upon which the Sefer Torah is rolled, are the body<\/em> that carries the soul<\/em> \u2013 the written parchment. Beyond the function of holding and carrying, they have symbolic value: the rods are called “Etz Chaim”<\/strong> (Trees of Life) \u2013 akin to the verse “It is a tree of life to those who grasp it.” They carry the Torah and give it form, height, and design.<\/h2>\n

The more mehudar the rods are \u2013 the more the synagogue and community express their respect for the Sefer Torah, their investment and love for the Mitzvot, and their connection to the heritage of Israel at the highest level.<\/h2>\n
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Aspects of Hiddur<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. \n

    Quality of wood<\/strong> \u2013 mehudar Etz Chaim are made from strong, durable, and valuable woods (such as walnut, mahogany, olive wood, beechwood) that last many years and impart a sense of splendor.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Handwork<\/strong> \u2013 rods hand-carved, with decorations, engravings, and sacred inscriptions (such as “Crown of Torah,” “Hear O Israel,” and others), giving a sense of grandeur and prestige.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n

    Silver and gold<\/strong> \u2013 there are rods that incorporate silver or shiny metal pieces at the top of the rod (the “Rimonim”) \u2013 continuing the tradition of Ashkenazi silver Rimonim or the crown jewelry of Sephardic Torah.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n

    Community adaptation<\/strong> \u2013 many communities create rods adapted to their style: Yemenite, Babylonian, Jerusalemite, or Ashkenazi, and sometimes even bear symbols of the city, community, or donor.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Hiddur expresses love<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    When a person invests in mehudar Etz Chaim, he expresses that the Sefer Torah is precious in his eyes. He does not settle for a mere dry fulfillment of the Mitzvah \u2013 but rather seeks to “beautify the sacred”<\/strong>. The Sages say: “Whoever beautifies the Mitzvah \u2013 the Holy One, Blessed be He, beautifies him”<\/em>. Hiddur is not pride or extravagance \u2013 but rather love of G-d<\/strong>, just as we beautify a table for Shabbat or dress a child for a holiday.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32361,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[518],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-34537","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-etz-chaim","desktop-align-center","tablet-align-center","mobile-align-center","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nEtz Chaim<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stj.co.il\/en\/product\/etz-chaim-for-48-56-cm-parchment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Etz Chaim\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Etz Chaim from Beechwood Silver-plated handwork For parchment sizes 48, 50, 56 cm "Zeh Eli v'Anvehu" \u2013 Hiddur Etz Chaim for the Sefer Torah In the Book of Exodus, after the splitting of the Red Sea, the Children of Israel sang: "Zeh Eli v'Anvehu" (This is my G-d and I will exalt Him) \u2013 the Sages expound (Shabbat 133b): "Beautify yourself before Him with Mitzvot \u2013 make before Him a beautiful Sukkah, a beautiful Lulav, a beautiful Shofar, beautiful Tzitzit, a beautiful Sefer Torah \u2013 with beautiful ink, with a beautiful quill, with a beautiful Sofer, and with beautiful Etz Chaim." 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