A wimpel (Yiddish: ווימפל, from German, "cloth," derived from Old German, bewimfen, meaning "to cover up" or "conceal") [1] is a long, linen sash used as a binding for the Sefer Torah by Jews of Germanic (Yekke) origin.

With so many Jews of Central and Eastern Europe having been wiped out in the Holocaust, and the subsequent assimilation of Jews in the Americas and elsewhere in the world, many traditions are disappearing. The custom-made personalized wimpel is one of them.

Oct 19, 2022 · Wimpels have been used as ritual objects by German-speaking Jews for centuries, but these days in the U.S., the Torah binders have become part of new traditions in a wide variety of Jewish...

In some Jewish communities in Germany and Eastern Europe, Torah binders were made from the linen or cotton cloth used to cover new-born males during the Circumcision ceremony (brit milah). This kind of Torah binder, also known as wimpel, would be used to bind a Torah scroll once the child became bar mitzvah, and later again on the occasion of ...

Jul 6, 2011 · Wimpel (pronounced “vimpel”) is indeed German for “pennant” or “banner,” and the Wimpel was a ritual object unique to German Jewry and to Jewish communities that were under its influence.

A cloth band that holds the rolled Torah scroll together when it is not being read. The Torah binder differs according to local tradition. In Rhineland communities (Germany, Alsace, and Switzerland) it can be called a wimple (Wimpel), and it is made from the cloth used to swaddle a baby boy at his circumcision.

The wimple was used to wrap the Torah at the child's consecration and at his bar mitzvah, and was included in the fabric to make the wedding chuppah. Almost extinguished during the Shoah, the tradition of the wimple has been revived in contemporary Jewish culture.

Mar 11, 2024 · A wimple, also known as a vail, is an article of clothing worn over the head and face by Orthodox Jewish women. It is traditionally part of a woman’s shawl and is usually made from sheer, lightweight fabric. The wimple provides modesty for a woman and is usually worn at a synagogue service or when visiting a holy place.

Oct 18, 2007 · The Wimple is a a special type of Torah binder used by German Jews. Around 1600, in the German-speaking parts of Europe, it became the custom to inscribe a child's name and birthday on strips of cloth torn from blankets used to swaddle a male infant after the bris or ritual circumcision was performed.

Mar 5, 2010 · Wimpels were material representations of a family's hopes and dreams for their child, the new life they have brought into the world, a life bound to the study of Torah, ethical behavior, and the continuation of the Jewish community.