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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
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Leaf fragments from an old binding, including a ketubah written in Tafilalt, Morocco, in 1838, and an endpaper with the name of the Baba Sali.
• Fragments of a decorated ketubah. Sijilmasa (Tafilalt, eastern Morocco), 24th Kislev 1838.
• Endpaper inscribed with the name of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali.
The binding which the ketubah fragments were found in may have been part of a book used by the Baba Sali.
Several leaves, mostly blank endpapers, with two ketubah fragments (lacking lower part of ketubah with signatures), and leaf with inscription of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira. Size varies. Fair condition. Stains. Open tears and worming.
• Fragments of a decorated ketubah. Sijilmasa (Tafilalt, eastern Morocco), 24th Kislev 1838.
• Endpaper inscribed with the name of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali.
The binding which the ketubah fragments were found in may have been part of a book used by the Baba Sali.
Several leaves, mostly blank endpapers, with two ketubah fragments (lacking lower part of ketubah with signatures), and leaf with inscription of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira. Size varies. Fair condition. Stains. Open tears and worming.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $15,000
Sold for: $18,750
Including buyer's premium
Lengthy letter, halachic responsum on the laws of inheritance, collaterals and the sale of land; handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov of Morocco.
Neat script. Calligraphic signature at the end of the responsum: "Yaakov Abuchatzeira".
The present responsum was never published, however Responsa Yoru Mishpatecha LeYaakov (section 136) contains a parallel responsum by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, with many textual variations, where he reaches similar conclusions.
R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira – the Abir Yaakov (1806-1880), rabbi of Tafilalt, outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, leading halachic authority in his generation. Renowned as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons – Baba Sali, Baba Chaki, Baba Meir, and many others – were prominent rabbis and wonder-workers.
[1] leaf. 29 cm. 46 autograph lines. Fair condition. Stains. Dark stain to center of leaf. Wear and open tears to folds and margins, affecting text.
Neat script. Calligraphic signature at the end of the responsum: "Yaakov Abuchatzeira".
The present responsum was never published, however Responsa Yoru Mishpatecha LeYaakov (section 136) contains a parallel responsum by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, with many textual variations, where he reaches similar conclusions.
R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira – the Abir Yaakov (1806-1880), rabbi of Tafilalt, outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, leading halachic authority in his generation. Renowned as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons – Baba Sali, Baba Chaki, Baba Meir, and many others – were prominent rabbis and wonder-workers.
[1] leaf. 29 cm. 46 autograph lines. Fair condition. Stains. Dark stain to center of leaf. Wear and open tears to folds and margins, affecting text.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $9,000
Sold for: $11,250
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov of Morocco. Nine autograph lines with his signature, in cursive Sephardic script.
Letter in Judeo-Arabic, addressed to his close friend R. Yosef. The letter concludes with the blessing: "…may peace be to you – Yaakov Abuchatzeira".
Name of recipient on verso handwritten by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira.
R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira – the Abir Yaakov (1806-1880), rabbi of Tafilalt, outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, leading halachic authority in his generation. Renowned as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons – Baba Sali, Baba Chaki, Baba Meir, and many others – were prominent rabbis and wonder-workers.
[1] leaf. 11 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains. Tears, repaired.
Letter in Judeo-Arabic, addressed to his close friend R. Yosef. The letter concludes with the blessing: "…may peace be to you – Yaakov Abuchatzeira".
Name of recipient on verso handwritten by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira.
R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira – the Abir Yaakov (1806-1880), rabbi of Tafilalt, outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, leading halachic authority in his generation. Renowned as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons – Baba Sali, Baba Chaki, Baba Meir, and many others – were prominent rabbis and wonder-workers.
[1] leaf. 11 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains. Tears, repaired.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $700
Sold for: $2,000
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Manuscript leaf, from the book Pri Etz Chaim by R. Chaim Vital, handwritten in 1933 by the holy kabbalist R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira – the Baba Sali, from which he regularly studied.
Enclosed are two reports confirming the authenticity of the manuscript. One is from his son R. Baruch Abuchatzeira (Baba Baruch), attesting that the composition was copied by his father "and it remained with him, and he would read it often, primarily on Shabbat".
The second report, from the expert R. Yosef Avivi, pertains to the entire manuscript. He quotes the colophon at the end of the manuscript (not included in this item), signed by Baba Sali, in which Baba Sali attests that he copied this holy book himself in 1933. R. Avivi notes that the style of writing changes over the course of the manuscript and that these variations are typical of original manuscripts by the Baba Sali.
[1] leaf. Written on one side, in Maghrebi Rashi script. 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Restored and mounted on tissue paper.
Enclosed are two reports confirming the authenticity of the manuscript. One is from his son R. Baruch Abuchatzeira (Baba Baruch), attesting that the composition was copied by his father "and it remained with him, and he would read it often, primarily on Shabbat".
The second report, from the expert R. Yosef Avivi, pertains to the entire manuscript. He quotes the colophon at the end of the manuscript (not included in this item), signed by Baba Sali, in which Baba Sali attests that he copied this holy book himself in 1933. R. Avivi notes that the style of writing changes over the course of the manuscript and that these variations are typical of original manuscripts by the Baba Sali.
[1] leaf. Written on one side, in Maghrebi Rashi script. 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Restored and mounted on tissue paper.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $10,000
Sold for: $12,500
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Zechor LeAvraham, Part I, Sephardi rite machzor for the High Holidays. Livorno, 1951.
Copy of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali, with his stamps and signatures.
His full signature appears on the final page of the machzor: "Yisrael Abuchatzeira", alongside his stamp and a blessing in his handwriting and with his signature: "May they be written in the book of good life, sustenance and good livelihood". Additional signatures and stamps of the Baba Sali.
This machzor was apparently used by the Baba Sali during the Rosh Hashana meals.
[1], 3-316 pages. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Minor tears and repairs. Tears to title page, repaired. New leather binding (fragment of old binding pasted inside new binding).
Copy of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali, with his stamps and signatures.
His full signature appears on the final page of the machzor: "Yisrael Abuchatzeira", alongside his stamp and a blessing in his handwriting and with his signature: "May they be written in the book of good life, sustenance and good livelihood". Additional signatures and stamps of the Baba Sali.
This machzor was apparently used by the Baba Sali during the Rosh Hashana meals.
[1], 3-316 pages. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Minor tears and repairs. Tears to title page, repaired. New leather binding (fragment of old binding pasted inside new binding).
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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Shaarei Teshuvah, on repentance and ethics, by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov of Morocco. Jerusalem, 1956. Published by his grandsons.
On verso of title page: dedication handwritten by the Baba Sali, who published the book together with his brother R. Yitzchak – Baba Chaki. The dedication was written in Morocco in 1957. The titles of honor printed on this page near the name of Baba Sali were humbly deleted, in the same pen used to write the dedication.
176 pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ownership inscriptions and stamps. Elaborate leather binding.
On verso of title page: dedication handwritten by the Baba Sali, who published the book together with his brother R. Yitzchak – Baba Chaki. The dedication was written in Morocco in 1957. The titles of honor printed on this page near the name of Baba Sali were humbly deleted, in the same pen used to write the dedication.
176 pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ownership inscriptions and stamps. Elaborate leather binding.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
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Manuscript, Goralot (lots) and amulets. [North-Africa, ca. 19th century]. Judeo-Arabic.
The composition includes Goral HaChol (geomancy), kabbalistic combinations of Holy Names, names of angels, Angelic script and kabbalistic diagrams.
[85] leaves (missing leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Marginal wear and tears. Tears affecting text with loss to several leaves. Some leaves and gatherings detached. Without binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
The composition includes Goral HaChol (geomancy), kabbalistic combinations of Holy Names, names of angels, Angelic script and kabbalistic diagrams.
[85] leaves (missing leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Marginal wear and tears. Tears affecting text with loss to several leaves. Some leaves and gatherings detached. Without binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Manuscript, Tikkun Karet – prayer to be recited at daybreak and study order from the books of the Rambam, on the laws of sins and repentance. [Morocco], 1902.
Semi-cursive Sephardic script. Decorated title page, with name of owner and date of writing.
[1], 2-26, 25-29, [30-50] leaves (complete). 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Traces of past dampness. Ink faded on some leaves. Many detached leaves. Old binding, worn and damaged, with leather spine.
Semi-cursive Sephardic script. Decorated title page, with name of owner and date of writing.
[1], 2-26, 25-29, [30-50] leaves (complete). 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Traces of past dampness. Ink faded on some leaves. Many detached leaves. Old binding, worn and damaged, with leather spine.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
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Six Jewish publications printed in Portugal, mostly in the 1920s.
• Azharot (for Shavuot) – Notas sôbre as Azharot ou Exortações. Coimbra, 1922. Portuguese, with some Hebrew.
• Revista de Estudos Hebraicos (Journal of Hebrew studies), vol. I. Lisbon, 1928.
• A Escola Israelita, palavras proferidas na sessão inauguração da Escola Israelita de Lisboa (Jewish fables, in honor of the inauguration of the Jewish school in Lisbon). Coimbra, 1923.
• La observancia de la divina ley de Mosseh (study of an early manuscript). Coimbra, 1925.
• Portuguese Hebrew grammars and grammarians. Lisbon, 1928.
• Estudios dedicatos A Menendez Pidal, Desinencias Adjetivates Romances En La Onomastica De Nuestros Judios, Part I, by J.M. Millas Vallicrosa. Madrid, 1956.
The first five books were written or edited by Moses Bensabat Amzalak.
6 books and booklets. Size and condition vary.
• Azharot (for Shavuot) – Notas sôbre as Azharot ou Exortações. Coimbra, 1922. Portuguese, with some Hebrew.
• Revista de Estudos Hebraicos (Journal of Hebrew studies), vol. I. Lisbon, 1928.
• A Escola Israelita, palavras proferidas na sessão inauguração da Escola Israelita de Lisboa (Jewish fables, in honor of the inauguration of the Jewish school in Lisbon). Coimbra, 1923.
• La observancia de la divina ley de Mosseh (study of an early manuscript). Coimbra, 1925.
• Portuguese Hebrew grammars and grammarians. Lisbon, 1928.
• Estudios dedicatos A Menendez Pidal, Desinencias Adjetivates Romances En La Onomastica De Nuestros Judios, Part I, by J.M. Millas Vallicrosa. Madrid, 1956.
The first five books were written or edited by Moses Bensabat Amzalak.
6 books and booklets. Size and condition vary.
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