Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, kabbalistic prayers for various occasions. [Italy, 18th/19th century].
Neat Italian cursive script. The manuscript contains dozens of kabbalistic prayers, with kavanot, combinations of Names and verses, for various occasions (for Erev Rosh Chodesh and Rosh Chodesh, for Erev Shabbat and Shabbat, and more). Most of these prayers appear in the book Chemdat Yamim (the manuscript may also contain original material; determining this will require thorough research).
[78] leaves (lacking several leaves). 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear, tears to several leaves. Old cardboard binding, with damage.
Neat Italian cursive script. The manuscript contains dozens of kabbalistic prayers, with kavanot, combinations of Names and verses, for various occasions (for Erev Rosh Chodesh and Rosh Chodesh, for Erev Shabbat and Shabbat, and more). Most of these prayers appear in the book Chemdat Yamim (the manuscript may also contain original material; determining this will require thorough research).
[78] leaves (lacking several leaves). 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear, tears to several leaves. Old cardboard binding, with damage.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Three books (in two volumes), printed for the use of the Shomrim LaBoker society in Mantua:
1-2. Ayelet HaShachar, Psalms, piyyutim, prayers and supplications recited by the members of the Shomrim LaBoker society in Mantua. Mantua: Eliezer d'Italia, [1612]. First edition. Bound with: Tikkun Bakashot Anshei Maamad, additions to Ayelet HaShachar - supplications to be recited after Maamadot, by R. Efraim of Fano (brought to print by R. Moshe Yoffe). Mantua: Judah Samuel of Perugia and sons, 1621.
The title page of Tikkun Bakashot Anshei Maamad states that these supplications were printed "To complete and be attached to the end of the Shomrim LaBoker siddur", as was done in this copy (regarding this copy, see: Simonsohn, Toldot HaYehudim BeDukasut Mantova, II, Jerusalem 1965, p. 403, note 145).
168; 10; 8 leaves. 14 cm. Condition varies, fair-good. Stains, dampstains and wear. Worming and tears to several leaves, slightly affecting text. Original cardboard cover, damaged.
3. Ayelet HaShachar, Psalms, prayers and supplications recited by the members of the Shomrim LaBoker society in Mantua. Mantua: Refael Chaim d'Italia, [1724]. Second edition, with additions. Signature on the title page: "Yisrael Elisha HaLevi". This copy contains glosses and additions in Italian script, on the front endpapers and in the book, documenting the customs of the society (for instance: "In 1784, the first day of Rosh Hashana fell on Shabbat, and they began reciting the supplications on Monday morning of that week…", "That year, Tzidkatecha was recited in the synagogue during Mincha of Shabbat"). On p. 171b, at the top of the prayer instituted for "plentiful rainfall", documentation of the years it was recited: "Recited here in Mantua from today, Sunday, 7th Kislev 1788", "Recited 28th Cheshvan 1792".
This copy is a variant comprising all 186 leaves (leaves 177-185 contain prayers recited in Ferrara. Leaf 186 is an errata leaf. Compare: Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000182665).
186 leaves. 18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Parchment binding, slightly damaged.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
1-2. Ayelet HaShachar, Psalms, piyyutim, prayers and supplications recited by the members of the Shomrim LaBoker society in Mantua. Mantua: Eliezer d'Italia, [1612]. First edition. Bound with: Tikkun Bakashot Anshei Maamad, additions to Ayelet HaShachar - supplications to be recited after Maamadot, by R. Efraim of Fano (brought to print by R. Moshe Yoffe). Mantua: Judah Samuel of Perugia and sons, 1621.
The title page of Tikkun Bakashot Anshei Maamad states that these supplications were printed "To complete and be attached to the end of the Shomrim LaBoker siddur", as was done in this copy (regarding this copy, see: Simonsohn, Toldot HaYehudim BeDukasut Mantova, II, Jerusalem 1965, p. 403, note 145).
168; 10; 8 leaves. 14 cm. Condition varies, fair-good. Stains, dampstains and wear. Worming and tears to several leaves, slightly affecting text. Original cardboard cover, damaged.
3. Ayelet HaShachar, Psalms, prayers and supplications recited by the members of the Shomrim LaBoker society in Mantua. Mantua: Refael Chaim d'Italia, [1724]. Second edition, with additions. Signature on the title page: "Yisrael Elisha HaLevi". This copy contains glosses and additions in Italian script, on the front endpapers and in the book, documenting the customs of the society (for instance: "In 1784, the first day of Rosh Hashana fell on Shabbat, and they began reciting the supplications on Monday morning of that week…", "That year, Tzidkatecha was recited in the synagogue during Mincha of Shabbat"). On p. 171b, at the top of the prayer instituted for "plentiful rainfall", documentation of the years it was recited: "Recited here in Mantua from today, Sunday, 7th Kislev 1788", "Recited 28th Cheshvan 1792".
This copy is a variant comprising all 186 leaves (leaves 177-185 contain prayers recited in Ferrara. Leaf 186 is an errata leaf. Compare: Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000182665).
186 leaves. 18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Parchment binding, slightly damaged.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Italian Jewry and Balkan Jewry - Manuscripts and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Collection of printed broadsides and booklets - prayers for the wellbeing of emperors of the House of Habsburg (who ruled over Italy in the 18th century) - Empress Maria Theresa, her son - Emperor Joseph II, and his successor (his nephew) - Emperor Francis II:
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the wars of Empress Maria Theresa. [Mantua, ca. 1750]. (Date given according to the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000314007).
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the wars of Empress Maria Theresa. Mantua, 1778.
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the armies of Francis II, in his battles against France. Mantua, [1797].
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the armies of Emperor Francis II, in his battle against France. Mantua, [1799].
• Booklet (8 pages), prayer for the success of the armies of Emperor Joseph II, in his battles against the Ottoman Empire, composed by the rabbi of Mantua - R. Yisrael Gedalia Cases. Mantua, 1788. Hebrew and Italian.
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the armies of Emperor Joseph II, in his battles against the Ottoman Empire. Mantua, 1788. (Same prayer as above, composed by R. Yisrael Gedalia Cases, in the format of a poster, without the Italian text).
• Booklet (4 pages, on bluish paper), special prayer for the recovery of Emperor Joseph II (d. 1790). Mantua, Nisan 1789. Hebrew and Italian.
7 items. Size and condition vary.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the wars of Empress Maria Theresa. [Mantua, ca. 1750]. (Date given according to the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000314007).
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the wars of Empress Maria Theresa. Mantua, 1778.
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the armies of Francis II, in his battles against France. Mantua, [1797].
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the armies of Emperor Francis II, in his battle against France. Mantua, [1799].
• Booklet (8 pages), prayer for the success of the armies of Emperor Joseph II, in his battles against the Ottoman Empire, composed by the rabbi of Mantua - R. Yisrael Gedalia Cases. Mantua, 1788. Hebrew and Italian.
• Broadside, prayer for the success of the armies of Emperor Joseph II, in his battles against the Ottoman Empire. Mantua, 1788. (Same prayer as above, composed by R. Yisrael Gedalia Cases, in the format of a poster, without the Italian text).
• Booklet (4 pages, on bluish paper), special prayer for the recovery of Emperor Joseph II (d. 1790). Mantua, Nisan 1789. Hebrew and Italian.
7 items. Size and condition vary.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Collection of prayer broadsides and leaves, against epidemics and disasters, and for various events, printed in Mantua, Italy, 18th century.
• Prayer against an increase in rainfall, to save the crops. [Mantua, 1729].
• Prayer against the outbreak of a disease in Mantua, which caused the death of young children. [Mantua, ca. 1730].
• Order of selichot to be recited in the morning of a fast, Italian rite. [Mantua, ca. 1730]. Two copies.
• Prayer due to the increase of ill people. [Mantua, ca. 1730-1740].
• Prayer against a drought [by R. Yehuda Moscato]. [Mantua, ca. 1740]. Two copies, one worn and one in good condition with wide margins.
• Prayer for peace. [Mantua, 1757].
• Order of verses to be recited at Ne'ila on Yom Kippur in Mantua. [Mantua, 1782].
• Prayer against an epidemic which broke out in Split (Spalato). [Mantua, 1783].
• Prayer for the Shofar blower. [Mantua, ca. 1790]. At the foot of the leaf: "Custom in Safed… when he is about to begin blowing, he should recite these verses…". Two copies.
• Prayer on behalf of their brethren who are in trouble. [Mantua, 1793].
13 printed leaves. Size and condition vary.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
• Prayer against an increase in rainfall, to save the crops. [Mantua, 1729].
• Prayer against the outbreak of a disease in Mantua, which caused the death of young children. [Mantua, ca. 1730].
• Order of selichot to be recited in the morning of a fast, Italian rite. [Mantua, ca. 1730]. Two copies.
• Prayer due to the increase of ill people. [Mantua, ca. 1730-1740].
• Prayer against a drought [by R. Yehuda Moscato]. [Mantua, ca. 1740]. Two copies, one worn and one in good condition with wide margins.
• Prayer for peace. [Mantua, 1757].
• Order of verses to be recited at Ne'ila on Yom Kippur in Mantua. [Mantua, 1782].
• Prayer against an epidemic which broke out in Split (Spalato). [Mantua, 1783].
• Prayer for the Shofar blower. [Mantua, ca. 1790]. At the foot of the leaf: "Custom in Safed… when he is about to begin blowing, he should recite these verses…". Two copies.
• Prayer on behalf of their brethren who are in trouble. [Mantua, 1793].
13 printed leaves. Size and condition vary.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $800
Unsold
Manuscript, "My Chazania for Yom Kippur, I, the writer Binyamin Chai Cantoni" - Cantor's machzor, for Yom Kippur, according to the rite of the Corfu community. [Corfu, Greece], 1813/1814.
Square, vocalized script on thick, high-quality paper. The manuscript begins with a "title page" stating the name of the writer - R. Binyamin Chai Cantoni.
On p. 5b, Prayer for the Monarch, containing one line in Italian: E dia sempre Gloria & Vittoria (and always give glory and victory - the name of the king is not indicated).
On p. 41, a longer version of Baruch SheAmar. This unique version was printed by R. Shem Tov Gaguine in his book Keter Shem Tov, under the heading: "The text of Baruch SheAmar which I found in a manuscript siddur for the Three Festivals, according to an early Corfu rite.
40, [2], 41-108 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. High-quality, thick paper. Stains. Several detached leaves. Original leather binding, with tears and damage.
There are several extant manuscripts by R. Binyamin Chai Cantoni: JTS MS 4341 - Chazania for Yom Kippur, according to Corfu rite, 1816; NLI MS 9211 - Machzor for the Three Festivals, Corfu rite, 1820; Jewish community of Ferrara, MS 86 - Prayers for the nights of the festivals, Romaniote rite, 1820.
Square, vocalized script on thick, high-quality paper. The manuscript begins with a "title page" stating the name of the writer - R. Binyamin Chai Cantoni.
On p. 5b, Prayer for the Monarch, containing one line in Italian: E dia sempre Gloria & Vittoria (and always give glory and victory - the name of the king is not indicated).
On p. 41, a longer version of Baruch SheAmar. This unique version was printed by R. Shem Tov Gaguine in his book Keter Shem Tov, under the heading: "The text of Baruch SheAmar which I found in a manuscript siddur for the Three Festivals, according to an early Corfu rite.
40, [2], 41-108 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. High-quality, thick paper. Stains. Several detached leaves. Original leather binding, with tears and damage.
There are several extant manuscripts by R. Binyamin Chai Cantoni: JTS MS 4341 - Chazania for Yom Kippur, according to Corfu rite, 1816; NLI MS 9211 - Machzor for the Three Festivals, Corfu rite, 1820; Jewish community of Ferrara, MS 86 - Prayers for the nights of the festivals, Romaniote rite, 1820.
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Italian Jewry and Balkan Jewry - Manuscripts and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript on fabric, ledger of the Ruse community, for recording the sale of the synagogue honors on Shabbat and festivals. "Rusçuk" (Ruse, in Bulgarian: Pyce), [ca. early 20th century].
This ledger was prepared specially for the auctioning of honors (opening the ark, being called up for the Torah reading, and more) in the synagogue, on Shabbat and festivals, when writing is prohibited. The leaves of the ledger are made from fabric, and numerous tabs, which can be folded, were cut into them. The tabs feature the names of the members of the community, and various sums of money, in Solitreo (semi-cursive) script, typical of Balkan Jewry. The page headings consist of the names of the various honors, in Ladino.
The (original) binding bears a paper label (damaged and partially lacking), with a Ladino inscription, stating that the ledger belongs to the Rusçuk community, for recording bidding on Shabbat and festivals.
Inside the front cover, a printed paper label of a binder in Ruse.
Jewish settlement in Ruse, Bulgaria, is documented from the 17th century. The community reached its peak in the early 20th century, when it numbered over 4000 members and was one of the largest and most important Jewish communities in Bulgaria.
[38] leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Original binding, damaged. Open tear to label on binding.
This ledger was prepared specially for the auctioning of honors (opening the ark, being called up for the Torah reading, and more) in the synagogue, on Shabbat and festivals, when writing is prohibited. The leaves of the ledger are made from fabric, and numerous tabs, which can be folded, were cut into them. The tabs feature the names of the members of the community, and various sums of money, in Solitreo (semi-cursive) script, typical of Balkan Jewry. The page headings consist of the names of the various honors, in Ladino.
The (original) binding bears a paper label (damaged and partially lacking), with a Ladino inscription, stating that the ledger belongs to the Rusçuk community, for recording bidding on Shabbat and festivals.
Inside the front cover, a printed paper label of a binder in Ruse.
Jewish settlement in Ruse, Bulgaria, is documented from the 17th century. The community reached its peak in the early 20th century, when it numbered over 4000 members and was one of the largest and most important Jewish communities in Bulgaria.
[38] leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Original binding, damaged. Open tear to label on binding.
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Italian Jewry and Balkan Jewry - Manuscripts and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $600
Unsold
Large and assorted collection of handwritten leaves, booklets, fragments of compositions, leaf and letter fragments from a "bindings genizah" and other items, all in Ladino. [The Balkan, various periods].
Handwritten leaves from various writers, including many leaves from a "bindings genizah", in Ladino: Records, accounts, protocols, Torah novellae and homilies, fragments of letters, signatures and ownership inscriptions. Including several printed leaves.
Over 100 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary.
Handwritten leaves from various writers, including many leaves from a "bindings genizah", in Ladino: Records, accounts, protocols, Torah novellae and homilies, fragments of letters, signatures and ownership inscriptions. Including several printed leaves.
Over 100 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary.
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Italian Jewry and Balkan Jewry - Manuscripts and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
An assorted collection of handwritten leaves and various documents from Sofia and other Balkan communities.
The collection includes: • Parchment manuscript - Memorial prayers for various figures, including: "Chief rabbi Avraham Sid", "His brother the distinguished R. Yehuda Sid", "Chief rabbi Moshe HaLevi", and others. • Postcards, leaves and documents from the Karnobat, Lom and Ruse communities in Bulgaria. • Two photographic postcards showing religious articles from Bulgaria (one of them is a photograph of the Torah scroll mantle dedicated to King Ferdinand I, from "the Jewish communities in Bulgaria"). • Fragment of a ketubah written in Sofia, 1789. • Fragment of a ketubah written in Vidin (Bulgaria), 1875. • Document signed in Sofia, 1830. • Divorce contract given in Sofia, 1939. • Leaf, official stationery of "Histadrut HaMizrachi BeBulgaria", Sofia. With Ladino inscriptions. • Handwritten and printed leaves in various languages, including Hebrew, Bulgarian and Ladino.
The collection was not thoroughly examined.
Approx. 40 items. Size and condition vary.
The collection includes: • Parchment manuscript - Memorial prayers for various figures, including: "Chief rabbi Avraham Sid", "His brother the distinguished R. Yehuda Sid", "Chief rabbi Moshe HaLevi", and others. • Postcards, leaves and documents from the Karnobat, Lom and Ruse communities in Bulgaria. • Two photographic postcards showing religious articles from Bulgaria (one of them is a photograph of the Torah scroll mantle dedicated to King Ferdinand I, from "the Jewish communities in Bulgaria"). • Fragment of a ketubah written in Sofia, 1789. • Fragment of a ketubah written in Vidin (Bulgaria), 1875. • Document signed in Sofia, 1830. • Divorce contract given in Sofia, 1939. • Leaf, official stationery of "Histadrut HaMizrachi BeBulgaria", Sofia. With Ladino inscriptions. • Handwritten and printed leaves in various languages, including Hebrew, Bulgarian and Ladino.
The collection was not thoroughly examined.
Approx. 40 items. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Machzor according to the rite of the Ashkenazi community (in Italy), with the Hadrat Kodesh commentary, Part II, Selichot and prayers for the High Holidays and the festivals of Tishrei. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara for Zuan Bragadin, [1600].
Hundreds of glosses (some trimmed) in Sephardic script, including many lengthy ones. The glosses consist of commentaries to the machzor, often relating to the words of the commentator printed in the machzor (most begin with "VeLi Nireh" - and it appears to me). Some also pertain to kavanot and Kabbalah, and many of them contain instructions for the cantor (such as customs and tunes), documenting the customs of the Ashkenazi community in Sofia (Bulgaria); or corrections to the text (for instance, in the HaYom TeAmetzenu piyyut, the addition of a new passage: "Today, you will avenge the spilt blood of you servant" - pp. 87b and 233b).
The author of these glosses is R. Menachem HaLevi Burla, a Torah scholar of Sofia. Some of the glosses bear his signature: "Menachem Burla". The glosses document many customs observed in the writer's community. For instance: on p. [306a], a lengthy gloss regarding the number of Shofar sounds blown on Rosh Hashana, and at which points one should blow during the prayer service: "The custom of the Ashkenazi community here in Sofia regarding the Shofar blowing of the repetition of Musaf… and following the prayer service, we are accustomed here in this community to blow sixty sounds, but I did not find a reason for this…"; on p. 7a (and 6b) - at the beginning of the Selichot for the days preceding Rosh Hashanah: "And the custom here in the Ashkenazi community is to recite the Psalms and Kamti BeAshmoret like the Sephardim, followed by Ashrei"; on p. 49a: "It says in the customs… and so I saw written [---] our custom"; p. 155a - Yom Kippur night: "On Shabbat we do not recite Avinu Malkenu, only in Ne'ila, here in Sofia".
A deleted signature on the title page: "Kalonymus Yosef…" (R. Yosef Kalonymus HaLevi, a dayan of Sofia at the end of the 17th century, his signature appears on a testimony from the Sofia Beit Din in 1679, printed in Responsa Chacham Tzvi section 95).
315 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Extensive wear to some leaves. Many tears affecting text, repaired with paper. Much damage. Title page trimmed, affecting border. Several leaves trimmed close to text, affecting page headings. Old binding.
Hundreds of glosses (some trimmed) in Sephardic script, including many lengthy ones. The glosses consist of commentaries to the machzor, often relating to the words of the commentator printed in the machzor (most begin with "VeLi Nireh" - and it appears to me). Some also pertain to kavanot and Kabbalah, and many of them contain instructions for the cantor (such as customs and tunes), documenting the customs of the Ashkenazi community in Sofia (Bulgaria); or corrections to the text (for instance, in the HaYom TeAmetzenu piyyut, the addition of a new passage: "Today, you will avenge the spilt blood of you servant" - pp. 87b and 233b).
The author of these glosses is R. Menachem HaLevi Burla, a Torah scholar of Sofia. Some of the glosses bear his signature: "Menachem Burla". The glosses document many customs observed in the writer's community. For instance: on p. [306a], a lengthy gloss regarding the number of Shofar sounds blown on Rosh Hashana, and at which points one should blow during the prayer service: "The custom of the Ashkenazi community here in Sofia regarding the Shofar blowing of the repetition of Musaf… and following the prayer service, we are accustomed here in this community to blow sixty sounds, but I did not find a reason for this…"; on p. 7a (and 6b) - at the beginning of the Selichot for the days preceding Rosh Hashanah: "And the custom here in the Ashkenazi community is to recite the Psalms and Kamti BeAshmoret like the Sephardim, followed by Ashrei"; on p. 49a: "It says in the customs… and so I saw written [---] our custom"; p. 155a - Yom Kippur night: "On Shabbat we do not recite Avinu Malkenu, only in Ne'ila, here in Sofia".
A deleted signature on the title page: "Kalonymus Yosef…" (R. Yosef Kalonymus HaLevi, a dayan of Sofia at the end of the 17th century, his signature appears on a testimony from the Sofia Beit Din in 1679, printed in Responsa Chacham Tzvi section 95).
315 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Extensive wear to some leaves. Many tears affecting text, repaired with paper. Much damage. Title page trimmed, affecting border. Several leaves trimmed close to text, affecting page headings. Old binding.
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![Manuscript, Torah novellae handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Berdugo. [Morocco, ca. first half of the 19th century]. These](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/46_1.jpg "Manuscript, Torah Novellae Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Yaakov Berd")
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,500
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Manuscript, Torah novellae handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Berdugo. [Morocco, ca. first half of the 19th century].
These leaves were handwritten by R. Yaakov Berdugo, head of the Meknes Beit Din. They contain two halachic treatises: 1. Property claimed against an unpaid debt. R. Yaakov's signature appears at the end of the responsum, on p. [7b]: "Tolaat Yaakov", with his distinctive flourish. 2. Shtar Hatava (a deed giving the right to buy back sold property). This part contains many interlinear and marginal deletions, additions and emendations. He mentions the dayanim R. Yosef Ashriki and R. Aharon Monsonego. R. Yaakov writes: "In regard to this topic of Hatava, I see a troop of scholars debating in Halacha, one building and the other one destroying, one obligating and the other one exempting… and I was requested to express my opinion, according to which opinion Halacha should be established, even though I am unintelligent…".
R. Yaakov Berdugo (1786-1843), leading Meknes Torah scholar, served as head of the Meknes Beit Din. He was the son of R. Yekutiel Berdugo (eldest brother of HaMalach Refael Berdugo). "He was renowned throughout the Maghreb for his wisdom and holiness" (Malchei Rabbanan, p. 70). He was known in his times as "L'Haham" (=the Chacham), a title which expressed the veneration for him, and wondrous stories are retold about him (see article). He authored Shufreih DeYaakov, Kol Yaakov and other books.
[9] leaves (18 written pages). 19 cm. Fair condition. Worming and dampness damage, traces of mold, affecting text. Leaves professionally restored.
These leaves were handwritten by R. Yaakov Berdugo, head of the Meknes Beit Din. They contain two halachic treatises: 1. Property claimed against an unpaid debt. R. Yaakov's signature appears at the end of the responsum, on p. [7b]: "Tolaat Yaakov", with his distinctive flourish. 2. Shtar Hatava (a deed giving the right to buy back sold property). This part contains many interlinear and marginal deletions, additions and emendations. He mentions the dayanim R. Yosef Ashriki and R. Aharon Monsonego. R. Yaakov writes: "In regard to this topic of Hatava, I see a troop of scholars debating in Halacha, one building and the other one destroying, one obligating and the other one exempting… and I was requested to express my opinion, according to which opinion Halacha should be established, even though I am unintelligent…".
R. Yaakov Berdugo (1786-1843), leading Meknes Torah scholar, served as head of the Meknes Beit Din. He was the son of R. Yekutiel Berdugo (eldest brother of HaMalach Refael Berdugo). "He was renowned throughout the Maghreb for his wisdom and holiness" (Malchei Rabbanan, p. 70). He was known in his times as "L'Haham" (=the Chacham), a title which expressed the veneration for him, and wondrous stories are retold about him (see article). He authored Shufreih DeYaakov, Kol Yaakov and other books.
[9] leaves (18 written pages). 19 cm. Fair condition. Worming and dampness damage, traces of mold, affecting text. Leaves professionally restored.
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North African Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Collection of handwritten leaves found in the binding of a book - fragments of various compositions; signatures of rabbis of Ghris, Morocco (today: Goulmima). [Morocco, first half of the 19th century].
All the leaves were found in the binding of one book. The leaves include: • Leaves with lists of names of people. • Many leaves handwritten by R. Moshe Abikhzer. Some bear his calligraphic signature. One leaf states: "My writing… Moshe son of Yosef… Abikhzer". One leaf (double leaf, 3 pages) opens with: "A person must set times to study Torah especially at night…". Signed at the end of the page: "Moshe Abikhzer". The second page contains another passage with a personal testimony of his study schedule: "And this is the Torah learning schedule I established, I… whose signature appears below…", with an additional signature; the third page features another passage, also signed (the third signature and part of the text were damaged from worming). The leaf is dated 1819. This may be his will. • A fragment of a contract from 1818, with the calligraphic signatures of the rabbis of Ghris: R. Sa'id son of Moshe Illouz, R. Yaakov son of Yitzchak Simchon and R. Moshe Bensoussan. • A contract from 1780, signed by R. Machlouf son of Yosef Andam and R. Ya'ish son of Yosef Attia. • Fragment of a calendar of Tekufot, for 1740-1762. • Leaf with illustrations of the Menorah and Temple utensils. • Leaf with a passage from a commentary to the Thirteen principles of Faith of the Rambam. • Fragment of a decorated ketubah. • Fragments of other compositions.
The collection includes the binding from which these leaves were removed; enclosed are photographs from the process of disassembling the binding, and the separation of the leaves.
R. Moshe son of R. Yosef Abikhzer, a foremost Torah scholar in the Tafilalt region of Morocco in the 19th century. He was a close friend of R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira - the Abir Yaakov, and their signatures appear together on halachic rulings. He lived in the village of Ghris, "and all the neighboring villages subjected themselves to his authority. He was a great scholar and collected many books from distant countries at great personal effort. Eventually, he established a library, and all the books scattered throughout the villages of Tafilalt were left by him" (Malchei Rabbanan, in his entry). Two questions he addressed to R. Yaakov Berdugo were published in the latter's book Shufreih DeYaakov.
Approx. 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary (various degrees of damage due to use as binding and worming).
All the leaves were found in the binding of one book. The leaves include: • Leaves with lists of names of people. • Many leaves handwritten by R. Moshe Abikhzer. Some bear his calligraphic signature. One leaf states: "My writing… Moshe son of Yosef… Abikhzer". One leaf (double leaf, 3 pages) opens with: "A person must set times to study Torah especially at night…". Signed at the end of the page: "Moshe Abikhzer". The second page contains another passage with a personal testimony of his study schedule: "And this is the Torah learning schedule I established, I… whose signature appears below…", with an additional signature; the third page features another passage, also signed (the third signature and part of the text were damaged from worming). The leaf is dated 1819. This may be his will. • A fragment of a contract from 1818, with the calligraphic signatures of the rabbis of Ghris: R. Sa'id son of Moshe Illouz, R. Yaakov son of Yitzchak Simchon and R. Moshe Bensoussan. • A contract from 1780, signed by R. Machlouf son of Yosef Andam and R. Ya'ish son of Yosef Attia. • Fragment of a calendar of Tekufot, for 1740-1762. • Leaf with illustrations of the Menorah and Temple utensils. • Leaf with a passage from a commentary to the Thirteen principles of Faith of the Rambam. • Fragment of a decorated ketubah. • Fragments of other compositions.
The collection includes the binding from which these leaves were removed; enclosed are photographs from the process of disassembling the binding, and the separation of the leaves.
R. Moshe son of R. Yosef Abikhzer, a foremost Torah scholar in the Tafilalt region of Morocco in the 19th century. He was a close friend of R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira - the Abir Yaakov, and their signatures appear together on halachic rulings. He lived in the village of Ghris, "and all the neighboring villages subjected themselves to his authority. He was a great scholar and collected many books from distant countries at great personal effort. Eventually, he established a library, and all the books scattered throughout the villages of Tafilalt were left by him" (Malchei Rabbanan, in his entry). Two questions he addressed to R. Yaakov Berdugo were published in the latter's book Shufreih DeYaakov.
Approx. 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary (various degrees of damage due to use as binding and worming).
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North African Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $750
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Signed letter, containing a copying of the letter sent from the Tunis Beit Din to the Livorno community, Italy, documenting the expulsion of the kabbalist R. Avraham Lulu from Tunis, for his use of Holy Names and practical Kabbalah. [Tunis], Cheshvan 1804.
This letter is an official copying of the letter from 1804 which the Tunis Torah scholars sent to Livorno. This copy, (also sent to Livorno), is signed by two Tunis Torah scholars: R. Shlomo Kohen and R. Mordechai Darmon. A countersign in Italian dated February 1805 was added at the foot of the letter, written and signed by R. Yaakov Nunez Vais, rabbi of Livorno, with the signature of R. Avraham Vita (Chaim) Tapia. The letter was written following an inquiry from the Livorno Torah scholars as to "how the verdict regarding R. Avraham Lulu was reached". The Tunis Torah scholars responded that they investigated the claims on R. Avraham Lulu, examined the books he used and found their contents to be even worse than what had been reported, and they therefore buried them. Afraid that he would cause them harm by turning to the authorities, they decided to banish him from Tunis.
Wondrous stories of miracles performed through Holy Names and practical Kabbalah circulated in those times regarding the kabbalist R. Avraham Lulu, whom this letter discusses. Perach Shoshan by R. Shushan HaKohen (Jerusalem 1977) quotes several such stories. Reputedly, he would go to study with his friends at night in the courtyard of the king's palace, miraculously producing donkeys for them to ride on, cause the palace walls to open up, and bring them into the courtyard with no resistance. It is also retold that R. Avraham Lulu succeeded in restoring a wealthy man's entire fortune which had been stolen. Maaseh Tzaddikm by R. Avraham Khalfon (Telamim 2009) quotes "The tale of the wind with R. Avraham Lulu" (see enclosed material).
R. Avraham Lulu, was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, and later wandered to Tunis and Livorno (in the final years of the Chida). This letter reveals that he left Tunis following the opposition of the Tunis rabbis to his actions. He is described by R. Yosef HaKohen Tangi in Toldot Chachmei Tunis: "He was renowned in Tunis as exceptionally proficient in Practical Kabbalah, and could extract wine from a wall, as is retold about the Baal Shem". A lengthy halachic letter from R. Avraham Lulu was printed in the book Pekudat HaMelech by R. Yisrael Nachman Drohobyczer (Livorno 1804). The Pekudat HaMelech met R. Avraham Lulu while passing through Livorno, and printed the latter's words together with his response (this indicates that R. Avraham Lulu was already residing in Livorno in 1804). It is interesting to note that there is an extant manuscript on Practical Kabbalah previously owned by R. Avraham Lulu (National Library of France, MS Hebr. 1380).
[1] double leaf. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears. Folding marks.
This letter is an official copying of the letter from 1804 which the Tunis Torah scholars sent to Livorno. This copy, (also sent to Livorno), is signed by two Tunis Torah scholars: R. Shlomo Kohen and R. Mordechai Darmon. A countersign in Italian dated February 1805 was added at the foot of the letter, written and signed by R. Yaakov Nunez Vais, rabbi of Livorno, with the signature of R. Avraham Vita (Chaim) Tapia. The letter was written following an inquiry from the Livorno Torah scholars as to "how the verdict regarding R. Avraham Lulu was reached". The Tunis Torah scholars responded that they investigated the claims on R. Avraham Lulu, examined the books he used and found their contents to be even worse than what had been reported, and they therefore buried them. Afraid that he would cause them harm by turning to the authorities, they decided to banish him from Tunis.
Wondrous stories of miracles performed through Holy Names and practical Kabbalah circulated in those times regarding the kabbalist R. Avraham Lulu, whom this letter discusses. Perach Shoshan by R. Shushan HaKohen (Jerusalem 1977) quotes several such stories. Reputedly, he would go to study with his friends at night in the courtyard of the king's palace, miraculously producing donkeys for them to ride on, cause the palace walls to open up, and bring them into the courtyard with no resistance. It is also retold that R. Avraham Lulu succeeded in restoring a wealthy man's entire fortune which had been stolen. Maaseh Tzaddikm by R. Avraham Khalfon (Telamim 2009) quotes "The tale of the wind with R. Avraham Lulu" (see enclosed material).
R. Avraham Lulu, was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, and later wandered to Tunis and Livorno (in the final years of the Chida). This letter reveals that he left Tunis following the opposition of the Tunis rabbis to his actions. He is described by R. Yosef HaKohen Tangi in Toldot Chachmei Tunis: "He was renowned in Tunis as exceptionally proficient in Practical Kabbalah, and could extract wine from a wall, as is retold about the Baal Shem". A lengthy halachic letter from R. Avraham Lulu was printed in the book Pekudat HaMelech by R. Yisrael Nachman Drohobyczer (Livorno 1804). The Pekudat HaMelech met R. Avraham Lulu while passing through Livorno, and printed the latter's words together with his response (this indicates that R. Avraham Lulu was already residing in Livorno in 1804). It is interesting to note that there is an extant manuscript on Practical Kabbalah previously owned by R. Avraham Lulu (National Library of France, MS Hebr. 1380).
[1] double leaf. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears. Folding marks.
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