Manuscript, Siddur for Pesach, Shavuot and Tishah BeAv, with Pirkei Avot, Tafsir of the Ten Commandments, intercalations and Moladot, stories and more. [Yemen, ca. 1904].
Volume in large format. Neat Yemenite script in large letters, with decorations in purple for titles and initial panels.
Includes: Agadta DePischa (Passover Haggadah); Pirkei Avot; Shavuot prayers; Azharot by R. Shlomo ibn Gabirol; prayers for Tishah BeAv, with Eichah and Kinot; mourning service; Tafsir of the Ten Commandments by R. Saadia Gaon (in Judeo-Arabic); the passing of Aaron and Moses (in Judeo-Arabic); intercalations and Moladot; stories (of R. Yehoshua ben Levi, Daniel, Ukva bar Ida of Syria, Abraham). Some of the halachot and Moladot are in Judeo-Arabic.
On the endpapers are inscriptions in a later hand.

[89] leaves. One leaf in the Tishah BeAv service is bound out of sequence. One leaf missing between the mourning service and the Tafsir of the Ten Commandments. 34 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, slightly affecting text in a few places. Open tears and damage to several leaves, affecting text. Stamps and inscriptions. Decorated leather binding, damaged, with worming.

The Moladot table starts with 1904 (until 1997), hence the dating.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.098.

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Manuscript, Chemdat Yamim on the Five Books of the Torah, by R. Shalom Shabazi. [Yemen, ca. 19th century].
Neat Yemenite script. Decorated title page. The title page, page headers and initial panels are decorated in color.
An introduction by a scribe (erroneously labeled as by the author) is copied in place of the author's introduction.

The present item is a shorter version of the work (apparently from an earlier version by the author), differing from the version in printed editions. The present manuscript contains several glosses in "windows" and marginal glosses, some of which appear in the printed edition and some of which do not. The Tosefet Teamim sections added by the author in a later version do not appear in this version, despite a statement to the contrary on the title page.

The author, R. Shalom (Shalem) Shabazi (Rashash; 1619-after 1680), a leading Yemenite poet, Tzaddik, Torah scholar and Kabbalist, held in highest regard by Yemenite Jewry who recite his songs on Shabbat, festivals and other occasions, and tell wondrous stories about him.

[171] leaves. 24.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears and wear. Much worming, affecting text. Stamps. Inscriptions. New binding.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.105.

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Manuscript, Goralot of R. Saadia Gaon and R. Avraham ibn Ezra. [Yemen, 18th century.]
Neat Yemenite script (characteristic of Sanaa, ca. 18th century).

[37] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and small tears to margins of leaves. Paper wrapper, damaged.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.117.

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Manuscript, Shimushei Sarim – anthology of practical Kabbalah. [Yemen, 19th century].
Neat Yemenite script. Comprehensive anthology of practical Kabbalah, including Hashbaot, amulets and Segulot with kabbalistic symbols, diagrams and illustrations.
At the beginning of the manuscript is bound a title page that was made recently.

[1], 52 leaves. Approx. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.083.

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Manuscript, amulets, Segulot, cures, zodiacs and Goralot. [Yemen, ca. 19th century.]
Thick volume in unskilled Yemenite script. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
Amulets, Segulot and cures, zodiacs and Goralot. Leaves from other manuscripts are combined with this manuscript, including some pieces of paper with inscriptions of names to pray for, and more.

[278] leaves. 12 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including many dampstains and ink stains. Wear, small tears and open tears, affecting text to several leaves. Several leaves disconnected. Primitively-tanned leather binding, partially disconnected, with a cord for tying. Placed in a new case.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.033.

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