Vimpel

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(Yiddish. ‘Wimpel’) Fabric strip used to bind the *Torah scroll. Frequently the vimpel is made from swaddling clothes which are subsequently remade, embroidered and given to the *synagogue. (See *TORAH ORNAMENTS).

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