Sefer Eshkol HaKofer, by Karaite Yehuda Hadassi. Yevpatoriya (Ukraine), 1836. Printing press of merchant Mordechai Tirishken son of Yitzchak HaZaken Kefli.
“Explaining the commandments… written in the Torah… as far as the human intellect is capable of comprehending…”
Yehuda son of Eliyahu Hadassi, famous and wise Karaite of the 12th century. Resided and operated in Constantinople. His book, Eshkol HaKofer, arranged according to the Ten Commandments and in alphabetical order, written in poetic Hebrew, consists of the fundamentals of the Karaite faith and includes a harsh attack against rabbinical Judaism and its rabbis.
[2], 155 leaves. 37 cm. Good condition, stains. Wide margins. Slight wear on binding.