This porcelain Mazel Tov plate from the Jewish Museum is a reproduction of a Delft faience 18th Century plate. The Hebrew inscription of Mazel Tov means that good luck has already found you. The original was probably given as a congratulatory gift on the occasion of a marriage. The Museum's Mazel Tov plate is porcelain with hand-applied decals. Dishwasher safe.

Mazel tov or mazal tov (good luck [has occurred]"). The phrase is used to express "congratulations" for a happy and significant occasion or event. While the words mazal (or mazel in Yiddish; "luck" or "fortune") and tov ("good") are Hebrew in origin, the phrase is of Yiddish origin, and was later incorporated into Modern Hebrew. The phrase is recorded as entering into English from Yiddish in 1862 as "mazel tov" The expression comes from the Mishnaic Hebrew mazz?l, meaning "constellation" or "destiny." This in turn is thought to have derived from the Akkadian language manzaltu, mazzaztum. Although mazel tov literally translates to "good luck" the phrase is not used in the way that the expression "good luck" is used in English (typically as "I wish you good luck"). It rather means "good luck has occurred" or "your fortune has been good" and is an acknowledgement of this. The phrase "mazel tov!" parallels the use of the phrase "congratulations!" and conveys roughly that "I am pleased this good thing has happened to you!" In the diaspora, "mazel tov!" is a common Jewish phrase, such as after a bar or bat mitzvah or a wedding, the congregation may be inclined to shout "Mazel Tov!"