Incense

Ritual Objects

Incense (Ketoret) was offered daily on the Golden Altar in the Mishkan and Temple, and its ingredients are dictated in the Torah. There are also mystical properties associated with it, as seen from its use in protecting Jews from God's wrath in the desert (Num. 17).

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New Year Greeting Card with the writing: "Take my prayer as an offering of incense." (Psalms 141:2), The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, UC Berkeley.

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