During a ceremony, a young Jewish boy who has reached the age of three brings to the synagogue the mappah that his parents have made or have had made for him. The mappah (plural: mappot) is a long, decorative cloth used to wrap and secure the Torah scroll to protect it. It is made from the swaddling cloth on which the child sat during his circumcision. This tradition is still in use in Alsace, where artists (painters and/or embroiderers) create beautiful mappot on demand.

Illustrated ketubot are decorated Jewish marriage contracts combining legal text, calligraphy and ornamental art. Produced by skilled scribes and artists, they reflect regional styles and communal identity. Transmitted across generations, the craft integrates textual precision and visual symbolism within a living ritual tradition.

The custom of erecting a matzebah (Jewish tombstone) is a central element of Jewish burial practice and collective memory in Eastern Europe.