Printed notepad for listing the sale of Mitzvot and Aliyot LaTorah from the Yagel Ya’akov synagogue in Jerusalem. [C. 1940].
A special leaf is allocated for each congregation member in which a chart of the Mitzvot and Tzedakot is listed: opening of Shacharit and opening of Mincha, Mashlim and Maftir, Nedavot [contributions] etc .The notepad has assigned perforations to mark the amount of the contributions on Shabbat and Chagim, when it is prohibited to write.
Among the members of the synagogue well-known names of old-time Jerusalemite Sephardic families, including Rabbi Shabtai Chizkiyah, [who served as chief rabbi of Jerusalem].
Since the Gabba’im are unable to note the pledges made by the congregants on Shabbat, many original alternatives to this have been found throughout history. This notebook is one example of such an alternative.
[100] leaves, 35 cm. Fine bluish paper, good condition, slight creases, binding repaired with fabric glue.