The Roi Granot Bar Mitzvah Book

Archie Granot created this book for his son Roi on the occasion of his bar mitzvah in October 1989.  The manuscript was executed on sheets of 200gm hand made, Fabriano paper and was hand bound in leather. The first page is a colored and multilayered papercut, encapsulated by two texts in Hebrew, with the name Roi at its center. The central element of the front page papercut is repeated on the front cover with inlaid in cut leathers

All remaining pages in the book follow the design of the first page and contain the haftarah, (the supplementary portion from the prophets), chanted by the bar mitzvah boy in the synagogue. This text has been enhanced by a decorative border incorporating excerpts from a piyyut, a lyrical composition, for the Shabbat eve, that was composed during the second half of the 16th century by the Italian philosopher and kabbalist, Rabbi Mordechai ben Judah Dato.

The final page of the book also contains a colophon, signed by the artist, that reads: "I hereby give this haftarah book to my son, Roi, in the holy city of Jerusalem as he accepts responsibility for observing the sacred commandments. I completed the book on the eve of Rosh Hashana, 5750."

The book is 15.25" high; 11.5" wide and 2" deep.

Leather Binding - Front Cover Inlaid "papercut" in Colored Leathers	The unique double binding compensates for differing paper heights	Front End Pages
Front Page	Font Page - Detail	1st Text Page
2nd Text Page	3rd Text Page	4th Text Page
5th Text Page	6th Text Page	7th Text Page
8th Text Page	9th Text Page	10th Text Page
11th Text Page with Colophon	Leather Binding - Back Cover	Double Binding
	Protective Box