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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
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Letter from R. David Melamed and R. Yisrael HaKohen, Hebron emissaries, while in Italy. Livorno, February 24, 1725.
Letter of thanks, in Italian, upon receipt of donations from Ancona. The bottom of the letter contains signatures in Hebrew: "David Melamed" and "Yisrael HaKohen".
Avraham Yaari describes the adventures of these two emissaries at length (Shluchei Eretz Israel, pp. 488-491). They set out from Hebron in 1718, the first time two emissaries were sent together to Europe on behalf of the Hebron community. Until then, only one messenger would go at a time. Yaari writes: "It seems that the distress mounted then in Hebron to a point that its leaders felt it necessary to send out two of its finest scholars". Their expedition lasted at least seven years, until 1725. They first travelled around the various towns of Italy. In Pisa, they became friendly with the rabbi R. Refael Meldola, and their signatures appear on two occasions in his responsa work (Mayim Chaim, Orach Chaim, sections 27, 42). Their next stop was Germany, apparently followed by Holland and France. They then went around Silesia and Moravia, continuing on to Breslau and Nikolsburg (Mikulov). In Nikolsburg, they were imprisoned by the authorities on account of taking money out of the borders of the country. In Tishrei 1724, they returned to Italy, and at that time wrote an approbation for R. Yitzchak Lampronti's book Pachad Yitzchak (printed at the beginning of Vol. II, Venice 1753). Their responsa on the laws of Tefillin were later included in a different part of Pachad Yitzchak (Letter Tav, Tefillin entry), based on their correspondence with R. Yitzchak Lampronti. In one of their letters to him, dated Kislev 12, 1724, they wrote: "Early tomorrow we will make our way to Livorno". The letter here was written approximately three months later (for further details see Yaari, ibid).
Folded leaf, [1] written page. On the verso, short inscription in Italian with the following words in Hebrew: "Sages of Hebron" and "donation". 30 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
Letter of thanks, in Italian, upon receipt of donations from Ancona. The bottom of the letter contains signatures in Hebrew: "David Melamed" and "Yisrael HaKohen".
Avraham Yaari describes the adventures of these two emissaries at length (Shluchei Eretz Israel, pp. 488-491). They set out from Hebron in 1718, the first time two emissaries were sent together to Europe on behalf of the Hebron community. Until then, only one messenger would go at a time. Yaari writes: "It seems that the distress mounted then in Hebron to a point that its leaders felt it necessary to send out two of its finest scholars". Their expedition lasted at least seven years, until 1725. They first travelled around the various towns of Italy. In Pisa, they became friendly with the rabbi R. Refael Meldola, and their signatures appear on two occasions in his responsa work (Mayim Chaim, Orach Chaim, sections 27, 42). Their next stop was Germany, apparently followed by Holland and France. They then went around Silesia and Moravia, continuing on to Breslau and Nikolsburg (Mikulov). In Nikolsburg, they were imprisoned by the authorities on account of taking money out of the borders of the country. In Tishrei 1724, they returned to Italy, and at that time wrote an approbation for R. Yitzchak Lampronti's book Pachad Yitzchak (printed at the beginning of Vol. II, Venice 1753). Their responsa on the laws of Tefillin were later included in a different part of Pachad Yitzchak (Letter Tav, Tefillin entry), based on their correspondence with R. Yitzchak Lampronti. In one of their letters to him, dated Kislev 12, 1724, they wrote: "Early tomorrow we will make our way to Livorno". The letter here was written approximately three months later (for further details see Yaari, ibid).
Folded leaf, [1] written page. On the verso, short inscription in Italian with the following words in Hebrew: "Sages of Hebron" and "donation". 30 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
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Large handwritten leaf, a copying of the regulations limiting the number of Shochtim (ritual slaughterers) in Constantinople, from the years 1687 and 1696, with the signatures of R. Refael Avraham Hayun (emissary of Jerusalem and Hebron) and R. David HaKohen. [Constantinople, between 1770 and 1800].
Sephardic scribal script. A regulation from 1687, limiting the number of Shochtim in Constantinople to 11, was copied at the top of the page, with the copied signatures of the rabbis of the town (R. Matitya ibn Arviyo, R. Shmuel Ikshino, R. Chaim Egozi and R. Yosef Kassavi).
Another regulation, from 1696, was copied thereafter, strengthening the previous regulation and threatening anyone who breaches it, with the copied signatures of the rabbis of the town (R. Avraham Rosanes, Eliya Alfandari, Eliezer ibn Shangi, Shmuel Rosanes and Yehuda Refael Kimchi).
A copying of the confirmation appears next, testifying that "this document was copied from the original verbatim…", with the copied signatures of R. Menachem HaLevi and R. Yehuda Sivilio, followed by an additional passage confirming that this is an accurate copying of the copying. Two (calligraphic) autographic signatures appear at the end of the last section, of "the young David HaKohen" and "the young Refael Avraham Hayun".
The second signee is possibly R. Avraham Hayun, a scholar from Eretz Israel, who travelled around Turkey as emissary of Jerusalem and Hebron in 1790 and 1800 (and then passed away in Izmir), he published the books Shalmei Tzibur and Shalmei Chagiga by R. Yaakov Yisrael Algazi, with his own additions and notes (see: Yaari, Shluchei Eretz Israel, pp. 558-559 and 604).
Large leaf (folded), 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear to the margins. Folding marks. A few tears at the folds.
Sephardic scribal script. A regulation from 1687, limiting the number of Shochtim in Constantinople to 11, was copied at the top of the page, with the copied signatures of the rabbis of the town (R. Matitya ibn Arviyo, R. Shmuel Ikshino, R. Chaim Egozi and R. Yosef Kassavi).
Another regulation, from 1696, was copied thereafter, strengthening the previous regulation and threatening anyone who breaches it, with the copied signatures of the rabbis of the town (R. Avraham Rosanes, Eliya Alfandari, Eliezer ibn Shangi, Shmuel Rosanes and Yehuda Refael Kimchi).
A copying of the confirmation appears next, testifying that "this document was copied from the original verbatim…", with the copied signatures of R. Menachem HaLevi and R. Yehuda Sivilio, followed by an additional passage confirming that this is an accurate copying of the copying. Two (calligraphic) autographic signatures appear at the end of the last section, of "the young David HaKohen" and "the young Refael Avraham Hayun".
The second signee is possibly R. Avraham Hayun, a scholar from Eretz Israel, who travelled around Turkey as emissary of Jerusalem and Hebron in 1790 and 1800 (and then passed away in Izmir), he published the books Shalmei Tzibur and Shalmei Chagiga by R. Yaakov Yisrael Algazi, with his own additions and notes (see: Yaari, Shluchei Eretz Israel, pp. 558-559 and 604).
Large leaf (folded), 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear to the margins. Folding marks. A few tears at the folds.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,375
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Printed leaf, appeal by the rabbis of Hebron to Western European Jewry, requesting their help in redeeming captives and saving lives. Livorno, 1775.
Background of the appeal: In 1775, the son of the local sheikh was found dead in a cesspit near the Jewish neighborhood of Hebron. Enraged, the ruler captured ten hostages from the Jewish community and threatened to execute them if the community doesn't come forth with a ransom of 5000 groschen. The members of the community therefore pawned their homes, synagogues, books and possessions, remaining utterly penniless. Consequently, the rabbis of the community issued an appeal, outlining the story of the libel and requesting assistance in rescuing them from their plight. The letter was sent to the Chida, at the time in Italy as an emissary for the Hebron community, who had it printed in Livorno to spread it and encourage people to donate to this cause. The name of the Chida as representative of the town and address for donations appears in the center of the letter: "We appeal to you to rescue us and pour blessing into the hand of our esteemed representative R. Chaim Yosef David [the Chida]…" (see A. Yaari, Shluchei Eretz Israel, pp. 574-575, 593-594).
Folded leaf, [2] printed pages. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
Background of the appeal: In 1775, the son of the local sheikh was found dead in a cesspit near the Jewish neighborhood of Hebron. Enraged, the ruler captured ten hostages from the Jewish community and threatened to execute them if the community doesn't come forth with a ransom of 5000 groschen. The members of the community therefore pawned their homes, synagogues, books and possessions, remaining utterly penniless. Consequently, the rabbis of the community issued an appeal, outlining the story of the libel and requesting assistance in rescuing them from their plight. The letter was sent to the Chida, at the time in Italy as an emissary for the Hebron community, who had it printed in Livorno to spread it and encourage people to donate to this cause. The name of the Chida as representative of the town and address for donations appears in the center of the letter: "We appeal to you to rescue us and pour blessing into the hand of our esteemed representative R. Chaim Yosef David [the Chida]…" (see A. Yaari, Shluchei Eretz Israel, pp. 574-575, 593-594).
Folded leaf, [2] printed pages. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $600
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Letter of greetings from the emissary of Tiberias R. Chaim Shlomo Abulafia, to the community leaders of Alessandria, Italy, while he was residing in the home of R. Moshe Zacuto HaLevi of Casale. Casale (Casale Monferrato), 25th day of the Omer 1819.
The letter is written in large calligraphic square script and is addressed to the leaders of the Alessandria community and its rabbi – R. Matitya HaLevi son of R. Moshe Zacuto HaLevi of Casale. The letter consists of his greetings and a request to support the community of Tiberias with their generous donations. He recounts that he is currently staying in the home of the great luminary R. Moshe [Zacuto HaLevi of Casale].
At the foot of the letter, he inserted an additional line in Sephardic script with a calligraphic signature: "So are the words of the messenger of G-d… who signs here in Casale, the young Chaim Shlomo Abulafia".
R. Chaim Shlomo Abulafia was one of the scholars of Tiberias and a grandson of R. Chaim Abulafia, author of Etz Chaim. In 1817, he left for Italy as representative of the Tiberias community. During this expedition, he published R. Yaakov Beirav's book Zimrat HaAretz in Livorno. In 1829, he travelled again to Italy and to Tunis, and earned the epithet "the miracle worker". During his first stay in Italy, he first boarded in the home of R. Moshe Zacuto in Casale, and from there continued on to Alessandria and other communities. Areshet (Vol. 6, Avraham Yitzchak Katz, "R. Chaim Shlomo Abulafia's Mission in Italy", pp. 137-153) contains 12 letters from this period, mostly from 1819, including several letters addressed to R. Moshe Zacuto and his son R. Matitya HaLevi who hosted him in Casale and Alessandria respectively. This letter is also printed there (section 4), as well as the recommendation R. Moshe Zacuto wrote for him when he was staying in his house: "This pious one came to my guesthouse and did not budge from my study hall, he is occupied with Torah and mitzvot all day, blessed is G-d who merited me to enjoy the splendor of his honor and his Torah. From here he travelled to Alessandria, my birthplace… where my son R. Matitya is currently the rabbi and head of the community…".
R. Moshe Zacuto HaLevi was the son of R. Eliyahu HaLevi Rabbi of Alessandria. After his father's passing in 1792, he succeeded him as rabbi of Alessandria, a position he held for over 20 years, until he was elected in 1818 as rabbi of Casale Monferrato by the Jewish consistory established by Napoleon. When he moved to Casale, he bequeathed the rabbinate of Alessandria to his son – R. Matitya HaLevi, who served in the rabbinate until 1835, when he was tragically killed together with his wife and dozens more people, in a building which collapsed during a wedding.
[1] folded leaf. 25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
The letter is written in large calligraphic square script and is addressed to the leaders of the Alessandria community and its rabbi – R. Matitya HaLevi son of R. Moshe Zacuto HaLevi of Casale. The letter consists of his greetings and a request to support the community of Tiberias with their generous donations. He recounts that he is currently staying in the home of the great luminary R. Moshe [Zacuto HaLevi of Casale].
At the foot of the letter, he inserted an additional line in Sephardic script with a calligraphic signature: "So are the words of the messenger of G-d… who signs here in Casale, the young Chaim Shlomo Abulafia".
R. Chaim Shlomo Abulafia was one of the scholars of Tiberias and a grandson of R. Chaim Abulafia, author of Etz Chaim. In 1817, he left for Italy as representative of the Tiberias community. During this expedition, he published R. Yaakov Beirav's book Zimrat HaAretz in Livorno. In 1829, he travelled again to Italy and to Tunis, and earned the epithet "the miracle worker". During his first stay in Italy, he first boarded in the home of R. Moshe Zacuto in Casale, and from there continued on to Alessandria and other communities. Areshet (Vol. 6, Avraham Yitzchak Katz, "R. Chaim Shlomo Abulafia's Mission in Italy", pp. 137-153) contains 12 letters from this period, mostly from 1819, including several letters addressed to R. Moshe Zacuto and his son R. Matitya HaLevi who hosted him in Casale and Alessandria respectively. This letter is also printed there (section 4), as well as the recommendation R. Moshe Zacuto wrote for him when he was staying in his house: "This pious one came to my guesthouse and did not budge from my study hall, he is occupied with Torah and mitzvot all day, blessed is G-d who merited me to enjoy the splendor of his honor and his Torah. From here he travelled to Alessandria, my birthplace… where my son R. Matitya is currently the rabbi and head of the community…".
R. Moshe Zacuto HaLevi was the son of R. Eliyahu HaLevi Rabbi of Alessandria. After his father's passing in 1792, he succeeded him as rabbi of Alessandria, a position he held for over 20 years, until he was elected in 1818 as rabbi of Casale Monferrato by the Jewish consistory established by Napoleon. When he moved to Casale, he bequeathed the rabbinate of Alessandria to his son – R. Matitya HaLevi, who served in the rabbinate until 1835, when he was tragically killed together with his wife and dozens more people, in a building which collapsed during a wedding.
[1] folded leaf. 25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
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Four letters sent by the rabbis of Hebron, in 1853-1859, to R. David Avraham Chai Vivanti of Ancona, concerning raising charity funds for the community of Hebron, and the controversy surrounding R. Moshe Kimchi and his faction. The calligraphic signatures of the leading rabbis of Hebron at the time appear at the bottom of the letters.
· Letter from Hebron rabbis on various matters connected to the emissaries of the Hebron community and the charity funds from Italy, signed by R. Moshe Ferreira, R. Refael Yisrael Elyakim, R. Moshe son of R. David Kimchi, R. Chaim Nissim Meir Kushti, R. Chaim Yehuda Melamed and R. Yaakov Yosef Turjeman. [Hebron, 1853]. The bottom of the leaf contains a responsum on the topic of a woman who yielded to adultery and subsequently became pregnant, signed by R. Moshe Ferreira.
· Letter from Hebron rabbis concerning the charity funds of the Zera Yitzchak Gallico Yeshiva and additional matters, signed by R. Moshe Ferreira, R. Avraham Yitzchak Carigal (signature partially torn), R. Chaim Nissim Meir Kushti, R. Yaakov Yosef Turjeman, R. Yitzchak Aryeh and R. David Polychron Hasson. [Hebron], 1857.
· Letter from the Hebron rabbis during their exile in Jerusalem, following the dispute which erupted between them and the Hebron emissaries R. Moshe Kimchi and R. Yisrael Elyakim; signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak Shaul Carigal, R. Yaakov Yosef Turjeman, R. David Polychron Hasson, R. Yitzchak Chaim David Ezra, R. Nissim Capeluto and R. Rachamim Refael Turjeman. [Jerusalem, 1859]. The Hebron rabbis write how they are exiled and wandering in Jerusalem in the wake of the fierce dispute which erupted with R. Moshe Kimchi, who succeeded in exciting the people to support him, while all he wishes is to rule over the Jews and consume their money.
· Particularly lengthy letter, concerning the dispute and controversy in the Hebron community, signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak Shaul Carigal, R. Yosef Abboud, R. Nissim Capeluto, R. David son of R. Chaim Conforte, R. Rachamim Refael Turjeman, R. Yitzchak Chaim David Ezra, and another signee. [Hebron, 1859]. The Hebron rabbis, "insulted and wronged", write that following the dispute with R. Moshe Kimchi and his followers, they were removed from the list of beneficiaries of the distribution, and they fail to receive charity funds. The letter contains many details about the controversy.
To the best of our knowledge, these letters were never published, and contain many hitherto unknown details.
4 letters. 18-26 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Folding marks (the letters were folded for sending, two of them have an address on the verso). Tears in several places (caused by opening of letter), slightly affecting the text; a tear to one of the letters partially affecting one of the signatures.
· Letter from Hebron rabbis on various matters connected to the emissaries of the Hebron community and the charity funds from Italy, signed by R. Moshe Ferreira, R. Refael Yisrael Elyakim, R. Moshe son of R. David Kimchi, R. Chaim Nissim Meir Kushti, R. Chaim Yehuda Melamed and R. Yaakov Yosef Turjeman. [Hebron, 1853]. The bottom of the leaf contains a responsum on the topic of a woman who yielded to adultery and subsequently became pregnant, signed by R. Moshe Ferreira.
· Letter from Hebron rabbis concerning the charity funds of the Zera Yitzchak Gallico Yeshiva and additional matters, signed by R. Moshe Ferreira, R. Avraham Yitzchak Carigal (signature partially torn), R. Chaim Nissim Meir Kushti, R. Yaakov Yosef Turjeman, R. Yitzchak Aryeh and R. David Polychron Hasson. [Hebron], 1857.
· Letter from the Hebron rabbis during their exile in Jerusalem, following the dispute which erupted between them and the Hebron emissaries R. Moshe Kimchi and R. Yisrael Elyakim; signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak Shaul Carigal, R. Yaakov Yosef Turjeman, R. David Polychron Hasson, R. Yitzchak Chaim David Ezra, R. Nissim Capeluto and R. Rachamim Refael Turjeman. [Jerusalem, 1859]. The Hebron rabbis write how they are exiled and wandering in Jerusalem in the wake of the fierce dispute which erupted with R. Moshe Kimchi, who succeeded in exciting the people to support him, while all he wishes is to rule over the Jews and consume their money.
· Particularly lengthy letter, concerning the dispute and controversy in the Hebron community, signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak Shaul Carigal, R. Yosef Abboud, R. Nissim Capeluto, R. David son of R. Chaim Conforte, R. Rachamim Refael Turjeman, R. Yitzchak Chaim David Ezra, and another signee. [Hebron, 1859]. The Hebron rabbis, "insulted and wronged", write that following the dispute with R. Moshe Kimchi and his followers, they were removed from the list of beneficiaries of the distribution, and they fail to receive charity funds. The letter contains many details about the controversy.
To the best of our knowledge, these letters were never published, and contain many hitherto unknown details.
4 letters. 18-26 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Folding marks (the letters were folded for sending, two of them have an address on the verso). Tears in several places (caused by opening of letter), slightly affecting the text; a tear to one of the letters partially affecting one of the signatures.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Letter signed by the scholars and rabbis of Hebron – letter of thanks upon receipt of donations for the Zera Yitzchak Gallico Yeshiva. Hebron, [1864].
The letter also mentions the rabbi of Ancona – R. David Avraham Chai Vivanti, who regularly helped the Hebron community by raising funds for them in his community.
Signees: the rabbi of the town – R. Moshe Ferreira (signature and stamp), R. Moshe son of R. David Kimchi (signature and stamp), R. David Polychron Hasson (signature and stamp) and R. Nissim Cappellotto (signature).
[1] leaf. 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
The letter also mentions the rabbi of Ancona – R. David Avraham Chai Vivanti, who regularly helped the Hebron community by raising funds for them in his community.
Signees: the rabbi of the town – R. Moshe Ferreira (signature and stamp), R. Moshe son of R. David Kimchi (signature and stamp), R. David Polychron Hasson (signature and stamp) and R. Nissim Cappellotto (signature).
[1] leaf. 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Printed leaf, concerning a financial dispute between the people of Hebron. Vienna, 1863.
Polemic proclamation sent by the rabbis of Hebron to "all our Jewish brethren in the Diaspora" – the donors from Western Europe, containing the contentions and accusations of a financial dispute between two parties and emissaries of the Sephardi Kollel, surrounding the collection and distribution of funds sent from Western European towns. At the foot of the proclamation, they request that henceforth, funds intended for Hebron be sent to "Chevrat Kol Yisrael" (the Alliance) in Paris and to its director R. Avraham HaKohen. The signatures of 34 of Hebron's rabbis and activists are printed at the end of the proclamation. (The booklet Shever Poshim, Jerusalem 1862, was printed concerning this dispute, describing at length the details of the affair).
[1] leaf. 45 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tear to the fold, not affecting text.
Polemic proclamation sent by the rabbis of Hebron to "all our Jewish brethren in the Diaspora" – the donors from Western Europe, containing the contentions and accusations of a financial dispute between two parties and emissaries of the Sephardi Kollel, surrounding the collection and distribution of funds sent from Western European towns. At the foot of the proclamation, they request that henceforth, funds intended for Hebron be sent to "Chevrat Kol Yisrael" (the Alliance) in Paris and to its director R. Avraham HaKohen. The signatures of 34 of Hebron's rabbis and activists are printed at the end of the proclamation. (The booklet Shever Poshim, Jerusalem 1862, was printed concerning this dispute, describing at length the details of the affair).
[1] leaf. 45 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tear to the fold, not affecting text.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Emissary letter, lithograph, issued by the Hebron community for R. Suleiman Menachem Mani, Rabbi of the town, as he set out on a mission to India and China. With signatures of the rabbis of Hebron. [Hebron, ca. 1910].
"Blessings of peace like the sand of the seas… our brethren, our saviors, citizens of India and China…".
The document makes mention of the decree to draft young Jewish men into the Ottoman army, leaving behind young wives and infants, left wandering the streets in search of a slice of bread. The Hebron community request financial support to assist families of draftees, as well as funds for the hospital they were establishing in the town.
Here are two copies of the emissary letter. Each copy is comprised of two leaves. Each leaf contains two facing columns, in Hebrew and English. Both copies bear the handwritten signatures and stamps of the rabbis of Hebron, at the bottom of the second leaf: R. "Rabbenu Meir Franko", R. "Rabbenu Chanoch Hasson", R. Meir Shaul Castille and R. Nissim Chaim Kario.
R. Suleiman Menachem Mani (1850-1924) was born in Baghdad to the great Torah scholar R. Eliyahu Mani, author of Siach Yitzchak. He was the son-in-law of R. Moshe Ferreira (rabbi of Hebron). From 1869, he served as head of the Hebron Beit Din and close attendant of the Sdei Chemed. After the passing of the Sdei Chemed, he succeeded him as rabbi of Hebron and headed the Maase Nissim Yeshiva. He left for the Far East ca. 1910 to raise funds for the Hebron community, and these leaves were printed and signed for the purpose of his trip. He succeeded in soliciting large donations from the community of Iraqi Jews in India, and in particular from the Sassoon family, enabling the completion of the building of the Jewish hospital Chessed L'Avraham.
The verso of these leaves contain many financial lists, expenditure and income, in contemporary Oriental script.
[4] leaves. 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, folding marks and wear.
"Blessings of peace like the sand of the seas… our brethren, our saviors, citizens of India and China…".
The document makes mention of the decree to draft young Jewish men into the Ottoman army, leaving behind young wives and infants, left wandering the streets in search of a slice of bread. The Hebron community request financial support to assist families of draftees, as well as funds for the hospital they were establishing in the town.
Here are two copies of the emissary letter. Each copy is comprised of two leaves. Each leaf contains two facing columns, in Hebrew and English. Both copies bear the handwritten signatures and stamps of the rabbis of Hebron, at the bottom of the second leaf: R. "Rabbenu Meir Franko", R. "Rabbenu Chanoch Hasson", R. Meir Shaul Castille and R. Nissim Chaim Kario.
R. Suleiman Menachem Mani (1850-1924) was born in Baghdad to the great Torah scholar R. Eliyahu Mani, author of Siach Yitzchak. He was the son-in-law of R. Moshe Ferreira (rabbi of Hebron). From 1869, he served as head of the Hebron Beit Din and close attendant of the Sdei Chemed. After the passing of the Sdei Chemed, he succeeded him as rabbi of Hebron and headed the Maase Nissim Yeshiva. He left for the Far East ca. 1910 to raise funds for the Hebron community, and these leaves were printed and signed for the purpose of his trip. He succeeded in soliciting large donations from the community of Iraqi Jews in India, and in particular from the Sassoon family, enabling the completion of the building of the Jewish hospital Chessed L'Avraham.
The verso of these leaves contain many financial lists, expenditure and income, in contemporary Oriental script.
[4] leaves. 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, folding marks and wear.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
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Printed leaf, compromise contract between the emissaries of the Sephardi community and Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem. Amsterdam: Proops, [1822].
Printed leaf (2 pages) containing a compromise agreement between the Ashkenazi emissary of Jerusalem (Kollel Prushim), R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman (Tzoref), and the Sephardi emissary of Jerusalem, R. Yosef David Ayash, concerning the division of the donations received from Western Europe. At the end of the agreement, the (printed) signatures of the two emissaries appear, as well as the signatures of the "Pekidim and Amarkalim" headed by R. Tzvi Hirsh Lehren of Amsterdam. The agreement is followed by the printed approval of three Ashkenazi rabbis in Holland: R. Shmuel (Bernstein) Rabbi of Amsterdam, R. Yosef Asher Lemel Rabbi of The Hague, R. Eliyahu Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Rotterdam (see more about this polemic: A. Morgenstern, First Agreement Made Between the Sephardim and the Prushim in Jerusalem, Asufot, 6, p. 211 onwards).
[1] leaf, [2] pages. 36 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
Printed leaf (2 pages) containing a compromise agreement between the Ashkenazi emissary of Jerusalem (Kollel Prushim), R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman (Tzoref), and the Sephardi emissary of Jerusalem, R. Yosef David Ayash, concerning the division of the donations received from Western Europe. At the end of the agreement, the (printed) signatures of the two emissaries appear, as well as the signatures of the "Pekidim and Amarkalim" headed by R. Tzvi Hirsh Lehren of Amsterdam. The agreement is followed by the printed approval of three Ashkenazi rabbis in Holland: R. Shmuel (Bernstein) Rabbi of Amsterdam, R. Yosef Asher Lemel Rabbi of The Hague, R. Eliyahu Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Rotterdam (see more about this polemic: A. Morgenstern, First Agreement Made Between the Sephardim and the Prushim in Jerusalem, Asufot, 6, p. 211 onwards).
[1] leaf, [2] pages. 36 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $800
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Printed booklet, "Letter sent from the Ashkenazi rabbis in Eretz Israel, to the Sons of Moshe Rabbeinu and the Ten Tribes", by R. Yisrael of Shklow, head of the Ashkenazi community in Safed. [Amsterdam, Cheshvan 1830].
In 1830, R. Baruch son of R. Shmuel was sent as the emissary of the Prushim community of Safed. Apart from raising funds, he was given another mission – to find the ten lost tribes in the desert on the border of Yemen. He was therefore provided with a special letter from R. Yisrael of Shklow, leader of the Prushim in Safed, signed also by the other leaders of the Prushim and Chassidim in Jerusalem and Safed. The letter depicts the state of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel, and cites information received about the ten tribes in various periods. The letter then portrays the situation of the Jews in the Diaspora, and describes the evolution of the Oral Law, from the Mishna until the Vilna Gaon. The letter concludes with several requests from the ten tribes.
A copy of the letter was sent to the "Pekidim and Amarkalim", heads of the center for fundraising for Eretz Israel in Amsterdam, where, having made a great impact, the letter was printed and distributed.
R. Baruch son of R. Shmuel reached Sanaa in Av 1833, about two years after he left, but after being accused of espionage he was murdered by the Imam Al-Mahdi in Av 1834.
4 leaves. Printed without title page. 19 cm. Good condition. Original marbled wrappers.
Regarding this historic letter, see: A. Yaari, Shlichim M'Eretz Israel L'Aseret HaShevatim – Sinai, 6, 1940, pp. 348-352.
In 1830, R. Baruch son of R. Shmuel was sent as the emissary of the Prushim community of Safed. Apart from raising funds, he was given another mission – to find the ten lost tribes in the desert on the border of Yemen. He was therefore provided with a special letter from R. Yisrael of Shklow, leader of the Prushim in Safed, signed also by the other leaders of the Prushim and Chassidim in Jerusalem and Safed. The letter depicts the state of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel, and cites information received about the ten tribes in various periods. The letter then portrays the situation of the Jews in the Diaspora, and describes the evolution of the Oral Law, from the Mishna until the Vilna Gaon. The letter concludes with several requests from the ten tribes.
A copy of the letter was sent to the "Pekidim and Amarkalim", heads of the center for fundraising for Eretz Israel in Amsterdam, where, having made a great impact, the letter was printed and distributed.
R. Baruch son of R. Shmuel reached Sanaa in Av 1833, about two years after he left, but after being accused of espionage he was murdered by the Imam Al-Mahdi in Av 1834.
4 leaves. Printed without title page. 19 cm. Good condition. Original marbled wrappers.
Regarding this historic letter, see: A. Yaari, Shlichim M'Eretz Israel L'Aseret HaShevatim – Sinai, 6, 1940, pp. 348-352.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $2,000
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Handwritten letter containing a request to support the settlements of the Vilna Gaon's disciples in Safed and Jerusalem. Signed by the Vilna Gaon's disciple R. Yisrael of Shklow and by other leading disciples. Jerusalem and Safed, Kislev 1830.
Written as a personal request given to the emissary R. Zvi Hirsh son of R. Yehuda, with a blank space for filling the name of the donor by the emissary.
Signatures of "Chaim Cohen former Rabbi of Pinsk and its region" [held a 20-year tenure in the Pinsk rabbinate, accepted also by the Chassidic population, ascended to Safed in 1826 and served in its rabbinate until his death in 1831]; "Yisrael, author of the book Taklin Chadetin from Safed" [R. Yisrael of Shklow disciple of the Vilna Gaon]; "Natan Neta son of …R. Mendel of Jerusalem" [called R. Neta HaGadol, a leader of the first aliya of the Vilna Gaon's disciples in 1809, his father, R. Mendel of Shklow immigrated one year previously and prepared the way for the 1809 aliya. He died in Tishrei 1847]; "Natan Neta son of … R. Sa'adya of Jerusalem" [tsaddik and Chassid, Natan Neta merited to serve the Vilna Gaon and recited mishnayot by heart before him. His father, R. Sa'adya was the head of the Gaon's disciples who ascended to Jerusalem. Died in 1849]; "Aryeh Leib son of R. Yosef Leon" [a head of the Ashkenazi settlement in Safed]; "Aryeh son of R. Yerachmiel trustee of the Jerusalem Kollel" [R. Aryeh Leib son of R. Yerachmiel of Kėdainiai (1800-1877), trustee of the Kollel HaPerushim in Jerusalem and a founder of the Hurva Synagogue]; "Shlomo Zalman son of R. Z. Wolf HaCohen" [Eretz Israel emissary, father-in-law of R. Ya'akov Sapir, died in Calcutta, India in 1947].
[1] leaf, 24 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Light stains and glue marks to margins.
Written as a personal request given to the emissary R. Zvi Hirsh son of R. Yehuda, with a blank space for filling the name of the donor by the emissary.
Signatures of "Chaim Cohen former Rabbi of Pinsk and its region" [held a 20-year tenure in the Pinsk rabbinate, accepted also by the Chassidic population, ascended to Safed in 1826 and served in its rabbinate until his death in 1831]; "Yisrael, author of the book Taklin Chadetin from Safed" [R. Yisrael of Shklow disciple of the Vilna Gaon]; "Natan Neta son of …R. Mendel of Jerusalem" [called R. Neta HaGadol, a leader of the first aliya of the Vilna Gaon's disciples in 1809, his father, R. Mendel of Shklow immigrated one year previously and prepared the way for the 1809 aliya. He died in Tishrei 1847]; "Natan Neta son of … R. Sa'adya of Jerusalem" [tsaddik and Chassid, Natan Neta merited to serve the Vilna Gaon and recited mishnayot by heart before him. His father, R. Sa'adya was the head of the Gaon's disciples who ascended to Jerusalem. Died in 1849]; "Aryeh Leib son of R. Yosef Leon" [a head of the Ashkenazi settlement in Safed]; "Aryeh son of R. Yerachmiel trustee of the Jerusalem Kollel" [R. Aryeh Leib son of R. Yerachmiel of Kėdainiai (1800-1877), trustee of the Kollel HaPerushim in Jerusalem and a founder of the Hurva Synagogue]; "Shlomo Zalman son of R. Z. Wolf HaCohen" [Eretz Israel emissary, father-in-law of R. Ya'akov Sapir, died in Calcutta, India in 1947].
[1] leaf, 24 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Light stains and glue marks to margins.
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![Printed leaflet [4 pages], containing letters describing the tragedy and damage caused by the earthquake which struck the Gal](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale62-public/312.jpg "Printed Leaflet – Letter of Rabbi Yisrael of Shklow and Other Letters,")
Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
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Printed leaflet [4 pages], containing letters describing the tragedy and damage caused by the earthquake which struck the Galilee in 1837, with an appeal, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, R. Aryeh "trustee of Kollel Prushim" in Jerusalem, R. Refael Yitzchak Alfandari of Beirut, and the heads of the "Pekidim and Amarkalim" in Amsterdam. [Amsterdam, 1837].
The leaflet contains four letters: the first letter is from R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Vilna Gaon, who was the overseer of the Kollel Prushim in Safed, dated Shevat 14, 1837; the second letter is from R. Aryeh son of R. Yerachmiel, director of Kollel Prushim in Jerusalem, dated Shevat 21, 1837; the third letter is from R. Refael Yitzchak Alfandari of Beirut, dated Adar I 25, 1837; and the fourth letter is from the heads of the "Pekidim and Amarkalim of the Holy Cities" in Amsterdam, led by R. Tzvi Hirsh Lehren, dated Nissan 11, 1837. The first three letters were received in Amsterdam and printed by the "Pekidim and Amarkalim", with the appendage of the letter of R. Tzvi Hirsh Lehren and his colleagues.
These letters include touching and vivid descriptions of the horrors of the tragedy which struck the Galilee with the earthquake of Tevet 24, 1837, detailing the extensive damage it caused the Jewish settlement in the Galilee. This leaflet was printed as an appeal to raise the funds needed to reestablish the community of Safed, requesting to send the donations via the "Pekidim and Amarkalim" in Amsterdam. On p. [3], following the letter of R. Refael Yitzchak Alfandari, the list of rabbis of Safed and Tiberias killed in the earthquake appears, followed by a list of the villages destroyed by the earthquake.
[2] leaves, [4] pages. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
The leaflet contains four letters: the first letter is from R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Vilna Gaon, who was the overseer of the Kollel Prushim in Safed, dated Shevat 14, 1837; the second letter is from R. Aryeh son of R. Yerachmiel, director of Kollel Prushim in Jerusalem, dated Shevat 21, 1837; the third letter is from R. Refael Yitzchak Alfandari of Beirut, dated Adar I 25, 1837; and the fourth letter is from the heads of the "Pekidim and Amarkalim of the Holy Cities" in Amsterdam, led by R. Tzvi Hirsh Lehren, dated Nissan 11, 1837. The first three letters were received in Amsterdam and printed by the "Pekidim and Amarkalim", with the appendage of the letter of R. Tzvi Hirsh Lehren and his colleagues.
These letters include touching and vivid descriptions of the horrors of the tragedy which struck the Galilee with the earthquake of Tevet 24, 1837, detailing the extensive damage it caused the Jewish settlement in the Galilee. This leaflet was printed as an appeal to raise the funds needed to reestablish the community of Safed, requesting to send the donations via the "Pekidim and Amarkalim" in Amsterdam. On p. [3], following the letter of R. Refael Yitzchak Alfandari, the list of rabbis of Safed and Tiberias killed in the earthquake appears, followed by a list of the villages destroyed by the earthquake.
[2] leaves, [4] pages. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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