Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Notebook of Sale of Mitzvot of the Synagogue – Italy

Opening: $500
Unsold
A notebook of listing the sale of mitzvoth and aliyot l'Torah in one of the Italian communities. Each of the community members has a leaf on which is written a table of mitzvot and charities: Opening of the Torah ark, Sefer Torah, Sefer Sheni, reading from the Torah on Mondays and Shabbat, putting the crown on the Torah scroll, raising the Torah scroll, haftara, lighting, charity, putting the cloak on the Torah scroll, lighting candles and Kaddish D'Rabbanan. [18th century?].
A list of letters and holes appears next to each of the mitzvot, to mark the amount of the contribution on Shabbat and chagim, when it is prohibited to write. [About other methods for listing contributions, see Catalogue Kedem Auction 2, Items 212-213; Auction 6 Item 7].
The following families are mentioned: Cohen, Sengviniti, Pano, Leve, Nachmani, Pavia, Bolonezi, Deina, Pinzi, Rabba, Yechiya, Moskato, Malach, Vigivani, Mantobani; a separate list for guests (a small bookmark separates the sections of the booklet), families: Ravina, Polyesi, Nachmani, Sengviniti and Orbino.
[43] Leaves, 32.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and tears on leaf margins. Unbound (remnants of old binding).
Objects and single pages
Objects and single pages