Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,500
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Even HaEzel, on the Rambam, Parts 1-2. Nezikin. By Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, Av Beit Din and Rosh Metivta in Slutsk and head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Jerusalem 1935. First edition.
Before the title page is a handwritten dedication signed by his son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Kotler.
Rabbi Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Saba of Slabodka. Famous Torah prodigy of the yeshiva world. [At the time he was a young man, the Or Sameach foresaw that he would become the Rabbi Akiva Eiger of the next generation]. Son-in-law of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. Served as Rosh Metivta and as head of his father-in-law's yeshiva in Slutsk. During World War I, he fled with his disciples to Poland and established the yeshiva in Kletzk. He was close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer and to the Chafetz Chaim. One of the founders of Va'ad HaYeshivot and member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania. During the Holocaust, he was able to escape to the US and founded the yeshiva gedola in Lakewood, NJ. One of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in the US and of Mercaz Chinuch Atzma'I in Eretz Yisrael. After the death of his father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer in Kislev 1951, Rabbi Kotler was appointed his successor as head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva and he would commute from the US to Israel for a few weeks every year.
His father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman told a story about the match between his daughter and Rabbi Aharon which expresses the great love he had for his son-in-law: "At one of my visits to Slabodka, young men approached me to speak to me in learning. One of them was Aharon Sislevitsher who was about 17 years old at the time. When he began to speak to me in learning, I immediately decided to take him as my son-in-law for my daughter Chana Perel but I decided not to say anything to anyone since I was afraid a wealthy man would come and snatch him for his daughter. Afterward, I returned to Slutsk but I was on guard concerning this shidduch. After a while, I heard that his name began to spread and I rushed to Slabodka to conclude the shidduch lest someone else precede me" (Derech Etz Chaim Part 1 p. 157). Rabbi Aharon's father-in-law took loving care of him. He raised him and taught him, preparing him to become a rabbi and teacher. He revered and honored him and constantly praised him. In Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky's eulogy on R' Aharon Kotler, he said "This Sefer Torah called R' Aharon, was written by the Saba of Slabodka and proofread by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer…".
[2], 88 leaves; 72 leaves. 33 cm. Brittle paper. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Slight tears to margins. Torn detached binding.
Before the title page is a handwritten dedication signed by his son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Kotler.
Rabbi Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Saba of Slabodka. Famous Torah prodigy of the yeshiva world. [At the time he was a young man, the Or Sameach foresaw that he would become the Rabbi Akiva Eiger of the next generation]. Son-in-law of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. Served as Rosh Metivta and as head of his father-in-law's yeshiva in Slutsk. During World War I, he fled with his disciples to Poland and established the yeshiva in Kletzk. He was close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer and to the Chafetz Chaim. One of the founders of Va'ad HaYeshivot and member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania. During the Holocaust, he was able to escape to the US and founded the yeshiva gedola in Lakewood, NJ. One of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in the US and of Mercaz Chinuch Atzma'I in Eretz Yisrael. After the death of his father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer in Kislev 1951, Rabbi Kotler was appointed his successor as head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva and he would commute from the US to Israel for a few weeks every year.
His father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman told a story about the match between his daughter and Rabbi Aharon which expresses the great love he had for his son-in-law: "At one of my visits to Slabodka, young men approached me to speak to me in learning. One of them was Aharon Sislevitsher who was about 17 years old at the time. When he began to speak to me in learning, I immediately decided to take him as my son-in-law for my daughter Chana Perel but I decided not to say anything to anyone since I was afraid a wealthy man would come and snatch him for his daughter. Afterward, I returned to Slutsk but I was on guard concerning this shidduch. After a while, I heard that his name began to spread and I rushed to Slabodka to conclude the shidduch lest someone else precede me" (Derech Etz Chaim Part 1 p. 157). Rabbi Aharon's father-in-law took loving care of him. He raised him and taught him, preparing him to become a rabbi and teacher. He revered and honored him and constantly praised him. In Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky's eulogy on R' Aharon Kotler, he said "This Sefer Torah called R' Aharon, was written by the Saba of Slabodka and proofread by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer…".
[2], 88 leaves; 72 leaves. 33 cm. Brittle paper. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Slight tears to margins. Torn detached binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Collection of 15 books, with various rabbis' dedications and authors' dedications:
Dedication of the following rabbis:
Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Segal Av Beit Din of Raczki; Rabbi Avraham Avli Rappaport Av Beit Din of Kielce; Rabbi Aryeh Levine; Rabbi Gavriel Ze'ev Margoliot; Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lichtenstein Av Beit Din of Beclean; Rabbi Shalom Hadaya; the Erlau Rebbe Yochanan Sofer; Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg; Rabbi Ya'akov Yitzchak Neumanen; and others.
15 books. Size and condition vary. For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
Dedication of the following rabbis:
Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Segal Av Beit Din of Raczki; Rabbi Avraham Avli Rappaport Av Beit Din of Kielce; Rabbi Aryeh Levine; Rabbi Gavriel Ze'ev Margoliot; Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lichtenstein Av Beit Din of Beclean; Rabbi Shalom Hadaya; the Erlau Rebbe Yochanan Sofer; Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg; Rabbi Ya'akov Yitzchak Neumanen; and others.
15 books. Size and condition vary. For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Collection of siddurim and books from the library of Rabbi Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss Ga'avad of the Eda HaCharedit, and from the library of Rabbi Yeshaya Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em:
· Kol Bo L'Shavuot - Sha'ar Efraim, Tikun Lel Shavuot and machzor. Jerusalem, [c. 1980s]. Stamp of Rabbi "Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss - Rabbi and Av Beit Din of all the Ashkenazi communities of the Jerusalem". · Shevilei HaChaim, on the Torah. Jerusalem, 1988. Signature of Rabbi "Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss". · Siddur Tefillat Yeshara and Keter Nehora - Berdychiv. [Photocopy edition, Israel, c. 1970]. Signature of "Yeshaya Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em". Signs of heavy use. · Siddur Sha'ar HaShamayim, Nusach Sefarad. Stamp of "Rabbi Yeshaya Shneibalg Rabbi of the Belz Beit Midrash in Ramat Elchanan, Bnei Brak and member of the Kehal Machzikei HaDat of the Belz Chassidim in Eretz Yisrael. · The Zohar, Vol. 3 Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim. Jerusalem, 1955. Published by Pardess. Stamps and many inscriptions in the handwriting of Rabbi Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em (names for prayer, kabbalistic notes, etc.).
5 books, size and condition vary. Overall good condition, with signs of heavy use.
· Kol Bo L'Shavuot - Sha'ar Efraim, Tikun Lel Shavuot and machzor. Jerusalem, [c. 1980s]. Stamp of Rabbi "Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss - Rabbi and Av Beit Din of all the Ashkenazi communities of the Jerusalem". · Shevilei HaChaim, on the Torah. Jerusalem, 1988. Signature of Rabbi "Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss". · Siddur Tefillat Yeshara and Keter Nehora - Berdychiv. [Photocopy edition, Israel, c. 1970]. Signature of "Yeshaya Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em". Signs of heavy use. · Siddur Sha'ar HaShamayim, Nusach Sefarad. Stamp of "Rabbi Yeshaya Shneibalg Rabbi of the Belz Beit Midrash in Ramat Elchanan, Bnei Brak and member of the Kehal Machzikei HaDat of the Belz Chassidim in Eretz Yisrael. · The Zohar, Vol. 3 Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim. Jerusalem, 1955. Published by Pardess. Stamps and many inscriptions in the handwriting of Rabbi Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em (names for prayer, kabbalistic notes, etc.).
5 books, size and condition vary. Overall good condition, with signs of heavy use.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Four prayer books printed in Jerusalem, from the library of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund Ga'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. With various ownership stamps: "Moshe Aryeh Freund - Rabbi and Av Beit Din of all the Ashkenazi communities in Jerusalem". "Moshe Aryeh Freund son of R' Y. - Av Beit Din of Huedin - and at present Rabbi of Beit Yisrael and its surroundings, of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem".
· Tehillim, with the Sha'arei Parnassa Tova commentary. Jerusalem, 1965. · HaSiddur HaMeforash HaShalom. For weekdays, Shabbat and Festivals. Nusach Sepharad. Jerusalem, 1991. · Machzor Tefillat Yisrael. For Yom Kippur, nusach Sepharad. Published by Eshkol, Jerusalem [c. 1950s]. · Passover Haggadah, with Ma'amarei Shivchei E-l commentary. Jerusalem, 1973.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996), son of Rabbi Yisrael Freund Av Beit Din of Radna and Huedin (d. 1940), grandson of Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Freund of Nasaud (1855-1932, son of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund, community leader of Siget in the days of the Yitav Lev and the Kedushat Yom Tov). A loyal disciple of the Satmar Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, served as rabbinical authority in Satmar and as Av Beit Din of Nasaud from 1938. After the holocaust, he moved to Jerusalem and served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Satmar Yeshiva and as a rabbinical authority and eventually as Ra'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. After the death of the Minchat Yitzchak, he was promoted to Ga'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. For many years, he was renowned for his piety and for working miracles and many sought his blessings for salvation. The Rama Yeshiva and Talmud Torah in Jerusalem in Kiryat Rama and Beit-Shemesh are named after him.
4 books. Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition, heavily worn.
· Tehillim, with the Sha'arei Parnassa Tova commentary. Jerusalem, 1965. · HaSiddur HaMeforash HaShalom. For weekdays, Shabbat and Festivals. Nusach Sepharad. Jerusalem, 1991. · Machzor Tefillat Yisrael. For Yom Kippur, nusach Sepharad. Published by Eshkol, Jerusalem [c. 1950s]. · Passover Haggadah, with Ma'amarei Shivchei E-l commentary. Jerusalem, 1973.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996), son of Rabbi Yisrael Freund Av Beit Din of Radna and Huedin (d. 1940), grandson of Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Freund of Nasaud (1855-1932, son of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund, community leader of Siget in the days of the Yitav Lev and the Kedushat Yom Tov). A loyal disciple of the Satmar Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, served as rabbinical authority in Satmar and as Av Beit Din of Nasaud from 1938. After the holocaust, he moved to Jerusalem and served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Satmar Yeshiva and as a rabbinical authority and eventually as Ra'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. After the death of the Minchat Yitzchak, he was promoted to Ga'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. For many years, he was renowned for his piety and for working miracles and many sought his blessings for salvation. The Rama Yeshiva and Talmud Torah in Jerusalem in Kiryat Rama and Beit-Shemesh are named after him.
4 books. Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition, heavily worn.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,000
Including buyer's premium
Large varied collection of about 60 books from the library of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund - books of responsa and Halacha, Kabbalah and Chassidism, Musar and books of commentary on the Torah. Most were printed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Some of the books have signatures, glosses and inscriptions in his handwriting. Almost all the books have various stamps of Rabbi M. A. Freund. Stamps from the time he served as "Ra'avad of Satmar" and others from Jerusalem: "Moshe Aryeh Freund son of R' Y. - Av Beit Din of Huedin - now Rabbi of Beit Yisrael and its surroundings, from the Eda HaCharedit of Jerusalem". Some of the books have signatures, inscriptions and stamps of his father, Rabbi "Yisrael Freund" and of his brothers Rabbi "Yitzchak Freund" and Rabbi "Baruch Freund - Hořice and its region". Several books have inscriptions and glosses, signatures and stamps of previous owners: Rabbi Eliyahu Leichtag a Satmarrabbi [perished in the Holocaust], and others.
For a partial list of the books, see Hebrew description.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996), served as Dayan and Moreh Zedek in Satmar and as Av Beit Din of Nasaud. After the holocaust, he moved to Jerusalem and served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Satmar Yeshiva and eventually as Ra'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. See previous item.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh was the eldest son of Rabbi Yisrael Freund Av Beit Din of Radna and of Huedin [died 1940, son of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Freund of Năsăud, 1855-1932]. His brother Rabbi Baruch Freund served as dayan and Moreh Tzedek in Huedin.
About 60 books in 55 volumes. Size and condition vary. Most are complete, some with tears and lacking leaves.
Some of the books have signatures, glosses and inscriptions in his handwriting. Almost all the books have various stamps of Rabbi M. A. Freund. Stamps from the time he served as "Ra'avad of Satmar" and others from Jerusalem: "Moshe Aryeh Freund son of R' Y. - Av Beit Din of Huedin - now Rabbi of Beit Yisrael and its surroundings, from the Eda HaCharedit of Jerusalem". Some of the books have signatures, inscriptions and stamps of his father, Rabbi "Yisrael Freund" and of his brothers Rabbi "Yitzchak Freund" and Rabbi "Baruch Freund - Hořice and its region". Several books have inscriptions and glosses, signatures and stamps of previous owners: Rabbi Eliyahu Leichtag a Satmarrabbi [perished in the Holocaust], and others.
For a partial list of the books, see Hebrew description.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996), served as Dayan and Moreh Zedek in Satmar and as Av Beit Din of Nasaud. After the holocaust, he moved to Jerusalem and served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Satmar Yeshiva and eventually as Ra'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. See previous item.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh was the eldest son of Rabbi Yisrael Freund Av Beit Din of Radna and of Huedin [died 1940, son of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Freund of Năsăud, 1855-1932]. His brother Rabbi Baruch Freund served as dayan and Moreh Tzedek in Huedin.
About 60 books in 55 volumes. Size and condition vary. Most are complete, some with tears and lacking leaves.
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![Manuscript, medical compositions. [Persia, 17th/18th century].
Charming semi-cursive Oriental script (similar to the Baghdad](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/168_1.jpg "Manuscript - Medical Compositions - Persia, 17th/18th Century")
![Manuscript, medical compositions. [Persia, 17th/18th century].
Charming semi-cursive Oriental script (similar to the Baghdad](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/168_2.jpg "Manuscript - Medical Compositions - Persia, 17th/18th Century")
Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Manuscript, medical compositions. [Persia, 17th/18th century].
Charming semi-cursive Oriental script (similar to the Baghdad script). Compilation of medical compositions in Judeo-Persian and in Hebrew. Incomplete.
Title at the beginning of the manuscript: "Kitab Kifaya Mansuri" - medical composition in Judeo-Persian [also called "Kifaya-yi Mujahidiya"]. This composition is missing the second half and is followed by a Hebrew medical composition starting someplace in the middle of the work, with the titles: The Nature of Foods, The Nature of Herbs, The Nature of the Composites, and more.
Long marginalia on some leaves in Judeo-Persian [in Judeo-Persian writing, from a later time]. Judeo-Persian inscriptions and sketches appear on the blank leaves at the end of the manuscript.
The manuscript is lacking in a few places. Pagination: 1-17, 33-57, 61, 64-89, 11-14. Total of 75 written leaves. Approximately 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Coarse tears to several leaves. Detached leaves. Without binding.
The original binding was separated and disassembled. Ancient handwritten leaves were found "hidden" inside (from the 17th century Baghdad and Hamadan communities and more), see next item.
Charming semi-cursive Oriental script (similar to the Baghdad script). Compilation of medical compositions in Judeo-Persian and in Hebrew. Incomplete.
Title at the beginning of the manuscript: "Kitab Kifaya Mansuri" - medical composition in Judeo-Persian [also called "Kifaya-yi Mujahidiya"]. This composition is missing the second half and is followed by a Hebrew medical composition starting someplace in the middle of the work, with the titles: The Nature of Foods, The Nature of Herbs, The Nature of the Composites, and more.
Long marginalia on some leaves in Judeo-Persian [in Judeo-Persian writing, from a later time]. Judeo-Persian inscriptions and sketches appear on the blank leaves at the end of the manuscript.
The manuscript is lacking in a few places. Pagination: 1-17, 33-57, 61, 64-89, 11-14. Total of 75 written leaves. Approximately 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Coarse tears to several leaves. Detached leaves. Without binding.
The original binding was separated and disassembled. Ancient handwritten leaves were found "hidden" inside (from the 17th century Baghdad and Hamadan communities and more), see next item.
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Iranian and Iraqi Jewry - Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Bundle of ancient handwritten leaves removed from the "Binding Geniza".
Among the leaves:
· Part of a missive in [curly] ancient cursive Sephardic script. [17th century]. Later, this leaf was used for a letter [in Judeo-Arabic], which partly survived, featuring a cutoff signature: "Ya'akov Bacha---". The recipient is mentioned on the reverse side of the leaf: "It should arrive and be pleasing as a sacrifice before the glorious sage and dayan my brother and teacher R' Shimon Mizrachi…from Hamadan to Baghdad…". [Apparently, the recipient is Rabbi Shimon son of R' Yonah Mizrachi, a Baghdad scholar and Rabbi. In 1696, he authored his work "Kanfei Yonah" on the Hebrew calendar. Possibly, the writer is his brother Rabbi Ya'akov who in 1687 wrote his book Kehillat Ya'akov on the calendar. See enclosed material].
· Letter of recommendation for "[Avraham]? Son of R' Kamal Etzfhani", by Baghdad Rabbis who sign "Here in the holy community of Baghdad…1680". The first signature belongs to Rabbi Shimon Mizrachi, author of Kanfei Yonah. Folded leaf. The second part contains about two pages from his composition of homilies on the Torah [in the author's handwriting].
· Bill of sale of a house. Mandali [Babylonia], 1678. On the verso, the blessing of Erusin and Nisiu'in.
· Part of a composition of homilies [on the Midrash "And Ya'akov arrived complete"].
· Parts of ancient compositions in Judeo-Persian. [Moreh Nevuchim, piyyutim, etc.].
· More leaves.
· Enclosed is part of the binding, upon which more leaves are glued.
In the 18th century, Baghdad was stricken by severe epidemics that claimed many lives and heavily affected the local Jewish population. The epidemic in 1742 claimed the lives of most of the local sages and the Baghdad community was forced to apply to the Aleppo community to send them a Rabbi (Rabbi Zedakah Hozin was sent to Baghdad and served in its rabbinate for 30 years). These leaves are a very rare documentation of the 17th century - preceding the epidemics which annihilated a large part of the community and its rabbis. Very few of such documents survived and much information can be extracted from them regarding the history of Babylonian Jewry. For example, the letter sent from Hamadan to Baghdad portrays the connection between the Jewish communities of Babylonia and Persia (see previous item).
More than 15 leaf fragments, size varies, various levels of damage.
All the leaves were removed from one binding, which initially bound the manuscript featured in this catalog, see previous item.
Among the leaves:
· Part of a missive in [curly] ancient cursive Sephardic script. [17th century]. Later, this leaf was used for a letter [in Judeo-Arabic], which partly survived, featuring a cutoff signature: "Ya'akov Bacha---". The recipient is mentioned on the reverse side of the leaf: "It should arrive and be pleasing as a sacrifice before the glorious sage and dayan my brother and teacher R' Shimon Mizrachi…from Hamadan to Baghdad…". [Apparently, the recipient is Rabbi Shimon son of R' Yonah Mizrachi, a Baghdad scholar and Rabbi. In 1696, he authored his work "Kanfei Yonah" on the Hebrew calendar. Possibly, the writer is his brother Rabbi Ya'akov who in 1687 wrote his book Kehillat Ya'akov on the calendar. See enclosed material].
· Letter of recommendation for "[Avraham]? Son of R' Kamal Etzfhani", by Baghdad Rabbis who sign "Here in the holy community of Baghdad…1680". The first signature belongs to Rabbi Shimon Mizrachi, author of Kanfei Yonah. Folded leaf. The second part contains about two pages from his composition of homilies on the Torah [in the author's handwriting].
· Bill of sale of a house. Mandali [Babylonia], 1678. On the verso, the blessing of Erusin and Nisiu'in.
· Part of a composition of homilies [on the Midrash "And Ya'akov arrived complete"].
· Parts of ancient compositions in Judeo-Persian. [Moreh Nevuchim, piyyutim, etc.].
· More leaves.
· Enclosed is part of the binding, upon which more leaves are glued.
In the 18th century, Baghdad was stricken by severe epidemics that claimed many lives and heavily affected the local Jewish population. The epidemic in 1742 claimed the lives of most of the local sages and the Baghdad community was forced to apply to the Aleppo community to send them a Rabbi (Rabbi Zedakah Hozin was sent to Baghdad and served in its rabbinate for 30 years). These leaves are a very rare documentation of the 17th century - preceding the epidemics which annihilated a large part of the community and its rabbis. Very few of such documents survived and much information can be extracted from them regarding the history of Babylonian Jewry. For example, the letter sent from Hamadan to Baghdad portrays the connection between the Jewish communities of Babylonia and Persia (see previous item).
More than 15 leaf fragments, size varies, various levels of damage.
All the leaves were removed from one binding, which initially bound the manuscript featured in this catalog, see previous item.
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![Manuscript, Haftarot. [Oriental countries; Iran-Iraq or Bukhara?], [c. 16th century].
Exquisite ancient Oriental script, vow](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/170.jpg "Manuscript, Haftarot - Oriental Countries, 16th Century")
Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
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Manuscript, Haftarot. [Oriental countries; Iran-Iraq or Bukhara?], [c. 16th century].
Exquisite ancient Oriental script, vowelized. Titles with enlarged letters.
Including the Haftarot of Shemot, Vayikra and Bamidbar and most of the Haftarot of Devarim; Haftarot for Parshiot Shekalim, Zachor and Parah, for Pesach, Shavuot and Rosh Hashanah.
Apparently, the tradition of the Haftarot in this manuscript is a combination of several traditions with which we are familiar today, but this has not been thoroughly researched.
The manuscript in placed in an ancient leather pouch, with floral decorations and geometric frames.
[73] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Detached leaves. Unbound. Damages to leather pouch.
Exquisite ancient Oriental script, vowelized. Titles with enlarged letters.
Including the Haftarot of Shemot, Vayikra and Bamidbar and most of the Haftarot of Devarim; Haftarot for Parshiot Shekalim, Zachor and Parah, for Pesach, Shavuot and Rosh Hashanah.
Apparently, the tradition of the Haftarot in this manuscript is a combination of several traditions with which we are familiar today, but this has not been thoroughly researched.
The manuscript in placed in an ancient leather pouch, with floral decorations and geometric frames.
[73] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Detached leaves. Unbound. Damages to leather pouch.
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![Three illustrated manuscripts. [Persia, 19th century]:
1. Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation [verse and tra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/171_1.jpg "Three Illustrated Manuscripts - Persia, 19th Century")
![Three illustrated manuscripts. [Persia, 19th century]:
1. Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation [verse and tra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/171_2.jpg "Three Illustrated Manuscripts - Persia, 19th Century")
![Three illustrated manuscripts. [Persia, 19th century]:
1. Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation [verse and tra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/171_3.jpg "Three Illustrated Manuscripts - Persia, 19th Century")
Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Three illustrated manuscripts. [Persia, 19th century]:
1. Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation [verse and translation, one following another]. Title page illustrated in various colors. Colorful decoration on Leaf [2]. On Leaf [18], a colorful "carpet" frames the verse "I am sleeping and my Beloved is awake…". Colophon on last page: "…Ta'anit Esther the 11th of Adar Rishon…Azarya son of R' Chacham Yitzchak". [Written on the new binding: 1861]. [31] leaves.
2. Manuscript, Megillat Ruth, with Aramaic and Persian translation [verse per verse]. Title page illustrated with various colors. Illustrated frames in the beginning of chapters. Colophon on last page: "I have written this for the dear and lofty…1875". [18] leaves.
3. Manuscript, "Gather and listen, sons of Ya'akov, to the religion of your Creator" - Azharot for Pesach by Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, with Persian translation. Title page illustrated in various colors, apparently never completed. Later, the version of Petach Eliyahu and other inscriptions were written on blank leaves. [Written on the new binding: 1868]. [9] leaves.
3 manuscripts. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears. Some leaves have erasures or damages to text. New bindings.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
1. Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation [verse and translation, one following another]. Title page illustrated in various colors. Colorful decoration on Leaf [2]. On Leaf [18], a colorful "carpet" frames the verse "I am sleeping and my Beloved is awake…". Colophon on last page: "…Ta'anit Esther the 11th of Adar Rishon…Azarya son of R' Chacham Yitzchak". [Written on the new binding: 1861]. [31] leaves.
2. Manuscript, Megillat Ruth, with Aramaic and Persian translation [verse per verse]. Title page illustrated with various colors. Illustrated frames in the beginning of chapters. Colophon on last page: "I have written this for the dear and lofty…1875". [18] leaves.
3. Manuscript, "Gather and listen, sons of Ya'akov, to the religion of your Creator" - Azharot for Pesach by Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, with Persian translation. Title page illustrated in various colors, apparently never completed. Later, the version of Petach Eliyahu and other inscriptions were written on blank leaves. [Written on the new binding: 1868]. [9] leaves.
3 manuscripts. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears. Some leaves have erasures or damages to text. New bindings.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Category
Iranian and Iraqi Jewry - Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $300
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Handwritten notebook, Passover Haggadah, Judeo-Persian piyyutim and poems. [Persia, c. 19th century].
Piyyutim and poems. Charming square script and folk Oriental-Persian script. Folk ornamentation and calligraphy in the shape of the lines of some pages. Writer's signature: "Avraham Cohen son of Mirza HaCohen".
52 leaves, 9X16 cm. High-quality paper. Fair condition, many stains, wear and detached leaves. Ancient green leather binding, with ornamentations. Open tears to binding.
Piyyutim and poems. Charming square script and folk Oriental-Persian script. Folk ornamentation and calligraphy in the shape of the lines of some pages. Writer's signature: "Avraham Cohen son of Mirza HaCohen".
52 leaves, 9X16 cm. High-quality paper. Fair condition, many stains, wear and detached leaves. Ancient green leather binding, with ornamentations. Open tears to binding.
Category
Iranian and Iraqi Jewry - Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Illustrated manuscript, piyyutim and hymns. [Persia, 19th century].
Narrow long format. Oriental-Persian writing, by two writers [additions by a third writer on several leaves]. The first part has black ink illustrations and ornamentation [vases, flowers and branches, peacocks, birds and fish]. In two places the initial words are decorated in several colors. On Leaf [10b] is an illustration of a tree encompassing the beginning of the piyyut "Ilan Yafe (=Beautiful Tree)…". Part 2 [beginning on the second side of the manuscript] is written in a later Persian writing, inside colorful frames illustrated with flowers and leaves.
Piyyutim and hymns by various poets, most noted their names in the titles, sometimes adding the occasion for the piyyut: for grooms, for Passover, Purim, etc. Among the titles: "To Rabbi Evyatar", "Passover songs...by Rabbi Pinchas Chariri". "By R' Zevulun Katan Chazak", "Abdullah son of Katzir", "Mordechai son of R' Azarya", etc.
Colophon on one leaf: "I wrote this…Sassoon son of Shlomo". On another leaf: "I wrote this by the desire of my beloved and dear…the young man…my brother Aharon…".
[45] leaves. Width: 7.5 cm. Height: 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ancient leather binding, half missing.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Narrow long format. Oriental-Persian writing, by two writers [additions by a third writer on several leaves]. The first part has black ink illustrations and ornamentation [vases, flowers and branches, peacocks, birds and fish]. In two places the initial words are decorated in several colors. On Leaf [10b] is an illustration of a tree encompassing the beginning of the piyyut "Ilan Yafe (=Beautiful Tree)…". Part 2 [beginning on the second side of the manuscript] is written in a later Persian writing, inside colorful frames illustrated with flowers and leaves.
Piyyutim and hymns by various poets, most noted their names in the titles, sometimes adding the occasion for the piyyut: for grooms, for Passover, Purim, etc. Among the titles: "To Rabbi Evyatar", "Passover songs...by Rabbi Pinchas Chariri". "By R' Zevulun Katan Chazak", "Abdullah son of Katzir", "Mordechai son of R' Azarya", etc.
Colophon on one leaf: "I wrote this…Sassoon son of Shlomo". On another leaf: "I wrote this by the desire of my beloved and dear…the young man…my brother Aharon…".
[45] leaves. Width: 7.5 cm. Height: 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ancient leather binding, half missing.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Category
Iranian and Iraqi Jewry - Manuscripts and Documents
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![Three manuscripts in Judeo-Persian. [Persia, late 19th century].
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $400
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Three manuscripts in Judeo-Persian. [Persia, late 19th century].
1. Manuscript, MiChlal Yofi Shel Torah Nevi'im Ketuvim, commentaries and explanations on the Bible. The author signed his name in a colophon: "Raphael Melamed Cohen ben Rabbi Netanel Katz… 1900".
2. Manuscript, Judeo-Arabic commentary on the six Sidrei Mishna, "Explained by…Shlomo…". The copier: "Raphael Melamed ben Rabbi Netanel HaCohen'. 1900.
3. Manuscript, Pitron Chalomot. Kabalistic matters, reading faces and palms. Colophon: "Monday, 28th of Iyar… 1896". Hebrew and Judeo-Persian.
Three volumes, approximately 17 cm. Overall good-fair condition. New bindings.
1. Manuscript, MiChlal Yofi Shel Torah Nevi'im Ketuvim, commentaries and explanations on the Bible. The author signed his name in a colophon: "Raphael Melamed Cohen ben Rabbi Netanel Katz… 1900".
2. Manuscript, Judeo-Arabic commentary on the six Sidrei Mishna, "Explained by…Shlomo…". The copier: "Raphael Melamed ben Rabbi Netanel HaCohen'. 1900.
3. Manuscript, Pitron Chalomot. Kabalistic matters, reading faces and palms. Colophon: "Monday, 28th of Iyar… 1896". Hebrew and Judeo-Persian.
Three volumes, approximately 17 cm. Overall good-fair condition. New bindings.
Category
Iranian and Iraqi Jewry - Manuscripts and Documents
Catalogue