Manuscript, bar mitzvah discourse. [Turkey], Elul 1796.
Semi-cursive and cursive Oriental script. The manuscript begins with the heading: "Homily which I composed for the bar mitzvah of my son Yedidi[a?] Yosef Ananou(?), Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Elul 1796, on the day he reached the age of 13 years and one day".
The manuscript contains a lengthy homily in Halacha and Aggadah, including pilpul involving the teachings of Rishonim and Acharonim. On p. [4a], the writer quotes the words of R. Shmuel Modiliano, author of Ne'eman Shmuel and Aruchat Tamid, opening with the following words: "Or one can say according to what the rabbi A.A. (=Adoni Avi? my master and father?) HaRosh wrote in Aruchat Tamid…". He further writes: "And A.A. also wrote there…". The writer's relationship with the author of Aruchat Tamid (who passed away already in 1704) is unclear.
[5] leaves (10 written pages). 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Detached leaves.