Fine binding for book of Psalms of Rabbi Moshe Segal Brandeis (Rabbi Moshe Charif). [Mainz], [1750].
Silver binding illuminated with foliage. On the front, there is a gold piece shaped as a shield, with the engraving "Moshe Segal Brandeis, Rabbi of [Mainz] community". There is an identical shield on the back, with the word "Psalms" and the date engraved on it in Hebrew. Inside the binding there is an empty book with thick paper, to preserve the cover's shape.
Rabbi Moshe Brandeis was one of the great rabbis of Germany-Ashkenaz in his time. He was born in Prague, to family descended from the Maharal, and studied under Rabbi Avraham Broda. 1717-1733 – Rabbi in Bumsle, and from 1733 through his passing in 1767, he served as Mainz's Rabbi. He was known throughout the world as one of the Torah giants of his time, and was particularly known for his great sharpness, which earned him the name "R' Moshe Charif" (=the sharp one). His books were published from manuscript by Machon Yerushalayim as Chidushei Rabbi Moshe Charif, Jerusalem 1987, with a preface about his life (see enclosed material).
Height: 10 cm, width: 7 cm. Very good condition. Scrathes on the gold shield. Cover is slightly detached from one of the hinges. Missing ornament. Slightly stained by time.

Small memorial stone, with metal frame and leg (resembling picture, for placement on table). With engraving "in memory of my mother Chana Dvora Myarek, d. 1929".
Maximum dimensions: 12x22 cm. Stone is in very good condition, with few scratches. Frame is rusty.

A book with 15 cardboard cards with slits for putting small slips of paper with numbers. Under every slit there is a caption – Tzedaka, Bought, and ח"ק in Hebrew, and Torah Study, Visiting the Sick, Yeshiva, Jerusalem, and many others in Hungarian. The writing on all the cards is identical, but some of the cards are empty. Only the first four cards have slips of paper inside.
Enclosed is a cardboard card, which says "First" on one side, and "Cohen" on the other side.
Since the gabba'im are unable to write the pledges made by the congregants on Shabbat, many original alternatives to this have been found throughout history. This notebook is one example of such an alternative. [Regarding additional solutions, see Kedem catalogue, sale 2, items 212-213].
[15] cardboard cards, 24 cm. Cloth and wood cover, tied with three strings. Fair condition. Stains and signs of wear and use on the cards and cover.

An amulet for guarding from Demons, written for a woman.
Nice block style handwriting, Middle Eastern-Jerusalem-Baghdad.
70x7.5 Cm. Quality paper. Good Condition. Rolling marks.