Two patient diaries, handwritten by the kabbalist R. Yitzchak Kaduri. [Jerusalem, ca. 1950s.]

Notebook with dozens of leaves and an additional notebook with seven leaves, in which R. Kaduri documented the requests of people who came to him for blessing, advice and pidyon, with questions about engagements, marital issues, cures for sicknesses and more. R. Kaduri documents the questions he was asked and the answers, advice or amulets he gave, usually based on Goralot he performed and astrology.

R. Yitzchak Kaduri (ca. 1899-2006), renowned as a foremost expert in all areas of kabbalah. Many flocked to him for his blessings, advice and amulets, and he was one of the only individuals in his times proficient in producing kabbalistic amulets.

[60] leaves + [7] leaves. Approx. 13-15 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Original fabric binding and cardboard binding, with minor damage.
Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EI.011.022.

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Four leaves in manuscript, extracted from a "bindings genizah" – commentary on Kohelet. [Sephardic lands, ca. 14th century].
Semi-cursive Oriental script. Commentary after each verse. The verses are marked with vowelization and cantillation notes.

The commentary has not been identified, and is apparently unknown.
Marginal signature on p. 2b. The last leaf contains marginal inscriptions in a later hand.

[4] leaves. 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains and dark stains. Wear, damage, tears and open tears, affecting text in several places.

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Manuscript, work on palm reading. [Sephardic lands, ca. 19th century].

Square script. Annotated illustration of palms.
On p. 9a: Sefer HaPirkus by R. Hai Gaon. The copying is interrupted in the middle of the work.

[12] leaves (8 written leaves). Approx. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large, dark dampstains. Wear. New binding.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, OT.011.023.

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Manuscript, anthology on astrology – includes Seder Mishpetei HaMazalot by R. Avraham Ibn Ezra, and Klalei Mishpetei Chochmat HaTechunah BeKitzur by R. Chaim Vital. [Sephardic lands, 19th century].

Cursive Oriental script, with titles in square script. Includes diagrams and tables.
A manuscript from the same scribe containing an anthology on geomancy, dated 1884, was sold at Kedem, Auction 93-I, item no. 94 (manuscript from the Gross Family Collection, OT.011.018).

[39] leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Some stains. A few tears. One leaf is detached. Pencil inscriptions. New binding.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, OT.011.015.

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Manuscript, Sefer HaBal'i, commentary on ten Sefirot, Mazalot, Goralot and Tekufot. [Persia], Kislev 1793.

In notebook format (narrow and long). Oriental-Persian script. With illustrations.
At the beginning of the manuscript is a copying of Sefer HaBal'i, ending with a colophon of the scribe. In the middle of the copying of Sefer HaBal'I appears a page of Goralot. After it appears a commentary on the ten Sefirot, followed by an illustrated work on Mazalot and a work on Tekufot. On the last page is a section in Judeo-Persian.

[22] leaves. Height of page: 17 cm; width of page: 11 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains and dark stains to all leaves. Worming, wear and damage, slightly affecting text in several places. New binding.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, KU.011.009.

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