Manuscript, homiletics and novellae on aggada by unidentified author. [London, c. 1810].
Stamps of "Chevrat Ein Ya'akov and Chevrat Tehillim London the Capitol".
Novellae on Tractate Berachot and homiletics for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Apparently, the author served as preacher in London. At the end of the manuscript are letter drafts [signed: Yeshaya Deinwitz?]. English inscriptions.
Notebook, approximately 20 written pages. 23 cm. Fair condition, tears, detached leaves. Worn binding.

Manuscript, “Sermon for proper dressing of students in honor of Shabbat HaGadol [Shabbat preceding Pesach], 10 Nisan, 1922, Thessaloniki”. Lengthy sermon (14 pages) concerning value of giving charity, recited in honor of special custom, as written in introduction of sermon: “Ancient and holy custom throughout Sephardic communities, to dress students of the poor in expensive and graceful clothing on Shabbat HaGadol which precedes Pesach; and this festive dress is accompanied by sermon of rabbi of community”.
Sermon written upon official leaves of Rabbi Uziel as “chief rabbi of Jaffa and Tel Aviv community”, which he apparently brought along with him when he traveled to Thessaloniki to serve as rabbi.
Rabbi Ben-Tzion Chai Uziel (1881-1953), born in Jerusalem to Rabbi Yosef Raphael of an established rabbinical family of Jerusalem and descendant of the Chikrei Lev. At age 20 was appointed as rabbi of Tiferet Yerushalayim Yeshiva. In 1910 was appointed as chief rabbi of Sephardic community of Jaffa. In 1921 embarked to Thessaloniki (Greece) to serve as chief rabbi, and in 1923 returned to serve as chief rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In 1939 was emissary and representative of community in London, and in same year was appointed chief rabbi of Eretz Israel. Composed: Mishpetei Uziel, Michmanei Uziel, HaShofet VeHaMishpat and more.
7 leaves, written on both sides. 26 cm. Very good condition. Filing holes.

Manuscript, tales and Midrashim, collection on matters of Kabbalah, riddles and poems. Rabbi Ya’akov son of Rabbi Shalom Rabinowitz. Caucasia, 1883-1889.
Oriental writing. Stamps and signatures of writer Rabbi “Ya’akov son of Rabbi Shalom Rabinowitz”, who signs many times at end of passages. In one instance he signed: “Ya’akov son of Rabbi. S. Rabinowitz Mizrachi from region of Caucasia”. The manuscript was written over the course of several years; dates mentioned in signatures are between 1883-1889.
Diverse collection: “Tikkunei Shabbat” by the Ari, Kabbalistic commentary on “Lecha Dodi” and on Shabbat songs [by Rabbi Yisrael Sarug and others]; Sefer Ben Sira; “these are the questions which Queen of Sheba asked Shlomo”; “song to Rabbi Ovadia” – Kabbalistic song on the spheres; Midrashim on destruction of the Temple; “commentary on Ya’ale Ve’Yavo by Ga’on Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilnius”, and more.
A large portion of the manuscript contains tales from various sources: “story about Rabbi Shlomo ben Gavriel…”, “story in Jerusalem in ancient times…”, “story of Chassid Rabbi Pinchas”, “story of priest, enemy of Jews”, “story of woman whose upper half of body is in form of animal”, “story of two youths who are faithful to each other”, “story of Rabbi Netanel”, “story of orchardist”, “story of the Rambam”, and more.
Approx. 500 written pages. 18 cm. Majority of leaves in good condition, stains and slight wear. Several leaves in fair-poor condition. Old binding.

Manscript, Sefer Matamei Binyamin, sermons in Jewish-Persian, on Haftarot of Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim, [Kashan?, Persia, 1849].
At end of Sefer Vayikra, lengthy colophon by author “son of Babai son of Rabbi Avraham – disciple of Rabbi Yehoshua… Mordechai”, in 1849. Additional colophon at end of Sefer Bamidbar with detailed genealogy of family of author.
Approx. 400 leaves, 20 cm. Quality shiny paper, fair condition, usage stains, wear damage. Mildew. Paper cutting damaging text. New binding.
Additional known manuscripts of book Matamei Binyamin appear in Lewinger list, "HaTzofeh LeChochmat Yisrael", 13, Budapest 1929, pp. 187-188, no. 8, which mentions an additional manuscript of Matamei Binyamin on Adler's list: Cat. Of. Hebr. Ms. In the Collection of Elkan Adler, p. 17 no. 173. [For additional information see Kedem Catalogue Auction 27 Item 463 and Auction 30 Item 211].