Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

II Upland Market Town - II-8 Merchant's House from Mád

11-8 ignated Jewish homes from the oldest times. It continuously reminds the inhabitants of the presence of God and the importance of observing the regulations of the Torah. In the vaulted room the mizrach board painted on glass hangs above the fathers bed, the significant direction of East is shown at the end of the prayer The table standing in the back room is laid for the Sabbath. Saturday was a holiday when work was strictty prohibited. Sabbath actually began on Friday evening, when the family gathered for a festive dinner and the greeting of Saturday. On the white tablecloth the special headwear (the head must be • Kosher kitchen At the back wall of the kitchen there are two stands with separate pots for dairy and meat dishes. One of the most important rules of Jewish cooking is the observance of kosher regulations. A significant element of it is the separation of dairy and meat dishes during storage, preparation and serving. covered in respect for God] and the chalice filled with wine required for the blessing are placed. At the other end of the table the housewife has lit two Sabbath candles. The striped prayer scarf worn by men in the synagogue is placed on the sofa. The menora and the spice-box can be found on the chest of drawers. The second dwelling quarter is occupied by the owners, a local Catholic artisan family. The interior furnishings of the two families are very similar in quality and modernity.