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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
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Proclamation to the Jewish community, on behalf of the "Assembly of Jewish Notables who live in France and Italy", in preparation of the assembly of the Grand Sanhedrin. Paris, October 6, 1806. Hebrew and Italian, one column facing the other.
Printed proclamation, applying to "Our brethren Adat Jeshurun", published on behalf of the assembly of Jewish community notables in France and Italy to encourage participation in the "Grand Sanhedrin". Signed at the end by hand (in Latin letters) by the president of the assembly, Abraham Furtado, and by the secretaries of the assembly Isaac Samuel Avigdor (who signed also in Hebrew) and Isaac Rodrigues. Under the signature is the stamp of the assembly.
This proclamation speaks in extravagant terms of the importance of the Sanhedrin and of the greatness of Napoleon, its imperial protector.
On May 30 1806, following a wave of anti-Semitism in the area of Alsace-Lorraine, Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France gathered an Assembly of Notables, rabbis and Jewish community leaders in France and in Italy, and presented them with 12 questions which were posed to assess their relations with the French empire and especially to see if Jewish law contradicts French laws. The answers he received expressed the connection of the Jewish people to the French state and satisfied Napoleon. Hence, he wished to convert the answers into decisions and make them the basis of the future status of the Jews. For this end, he convened another smaller assembly of rabbis and Jewish community notables which he called the Grand Sanhedrin of Paris. The Sanhedrin authorized the answers of the assembly, thereby allegedly giving them halachic authority.
Abraham Furtado (1756-1817), who signed the proclamation, was born in London and moved to France and earned his livelihood by selling land. He was elected president of the Assembly of Notables and later served as as speaker for the committee appointed to draw up the resolutions of the Sanhedrin. In 1815, he was elected as treasurer of the city of Bordeaux.
[4] pages (sheet folded in two), 36 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and other creases. Several stains and minor tears. The top half of the last page is slightly dark.
Printed proclamation, applying to "Our brethren Adat Jeshurun", published on behalf of the assembly of Jewish community notables in France and Italy to encourage participation in the "Grand Sanhedrin". Signed at the end by hand (in Latin letters) by the president of the assembly, Abraham Furtado, and by the secretaries of the assembly Isaac Samuel Avigdor (who signed also in Hebrew) and Isaac Rodrigues. Under the signature is the stamp of the assembly.
This proclamation speaks in extravagant terms of the importance of the Sanhedrin and of the greatness of Napoleon, its imperial protector.
On May 30 1806, following a wave of anti-Semitism in the area of Alsace-Lorraine, Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France gathered an Assembly of Notables, rabbis and Jewish community leaders in France and in Italy, and presented them with 12 questions which were posed to assess their relations with the French empire and especially to see if Jewish law contradicts French laws. The answers he received expressed the connection of the Jewish people to the French state and satisfied Napoleon. Hence, he wished to convert the answers into decisions and make them the basis of the future status of the Jews. For this end, he convened another smaller assembly of rabbis and Jewish community notables which he called the Grand Sanhedrin of Paris. The Sanhedrin authorized the answers of the assembly, thereby allegedly giving them halachic authority.
Abraham Furtado (1756-1817), who signed the proclamation, was born in London and moved to France and earned his livelihood by selling land. He was elected president of the Assembly of Notables and later served as as speaker for the committee appointed to draw up the resolutions of the Sanhedrin. In 1815, he was elected as treasurer of the city of Bordeaux.
[4] pages (sheet folded in two), 36 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and other creases. Several stains and minor tears. The top half of the last page is slightly dark.
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French Jewry
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
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Handwritten pamphlet, long halachic responsum regarding an Agunah. Wizajny (Lithuania), Tevet 1871.
Responsum regarding the agunah Chaya Sarah daughter of R. Shalom Lapidot from the city of Linovo near Wizajny, whose husband Yechezkel Wortelsky vanished in Paris on the second day of the Festival of Shavuot 1871 during the great tumult which befell the city at the time soldiers of the French Army faught in the streets of Paris.
At the beginning of the pamphlet is a copy of letters testifying to the event, by French rabbis R. "Tzaddok son of R. Eliezer HaCohen Rabbi of Paris" and R. "Eliezer Ozider teacher in France", who write that apparently the missing person was shot down in the streets of Paris and was buried without identification.
That year, the Festival of Shavuot was on May 26-27, 1871, about two weeks after France surrendered in the Franco-Prussian War. May 21-28, 1871 are known in France as "La Semaine Sanglante" - "the Bloody Week". During the conquest of Paris by the French Army [of the Versailles government] from the revolutionists [the Paris commune], and during eight days of cruel street-combat, tens of thousands of revolutionists as well as unarmed innocent citizens were shot dead in Paris.
The writer of the responsum is apparently R. Shmuel Zvi HaLevi Wein - the Rabbi of Wizajny, (Otzar HaRabbanim 19623), son of the renowned Rabbi Moshe Aryeh HaLevi Av Beit Din of Eišiškės, Ponevezh and Jonava [a leading rabbi of his times who in 1872 wrote an approbation on the first edition of the book Chafetz Chaim, died in 1892]. Rabbi Shmuel Zvi served in the rabbinates of Ponevezh and Jonava and in ca. 1870, was appointed Rabbi of Wiżajny (near Kalvarija), and was renowned as a sharp, clever Torah genius. Afterwards, he traveled to the USA [before 1888] and for over 40 years held a rabbinical position. He was one of the greatest New York rabbis serving in the Borough Park rabbinate and heading the Great Beit Din which was established in opposition to Agudat HaKehillot. He died in the 1920s.
45 written pages. 19.5 cm. Neat writing with frames on all pages. Brittle paper. Fair-poor condition. Tears and heavy wear, slightly affecting text.
Responsum regarding the agunah Chaya Sarah daughter of R. Shalom Lapidot from the city of Linovo near Wizajny, whose husband Yechezkel Wortelsky vanished in Paris on the second day of the Festival of Shavuot 1871 during the great tumult which befell the city at the time soldiers of the French Army faught in the streets of Paris.
At the beginning of the pamphlet is a copy of letters testifying to the event, by French rabbis R. "Tzaddok son of R. Eliezer HaCohen Rabbi of Paris" and R. "Eliezer Ozider teacher in France", who write that apparently the missing person was shot down in the streets of Paris and was buried without identification.
That year, the Festival of Shavuot was on May 26-27, 1871, about two weeks after France surrendered in the Franco-Prussian War. May 21-28, 1871 are known in France as "La Semaine Sanglante" - "the Bloody Week". During the conquest of Paris by the French Army [of the Versailles government] from the revolutionists [the Paris commune], and during eight days of cruel street-combat, tens of thousands of revolutionists as well as unarmed innocent citizens were shot dead in Paris.
The writer of the responsum is apparently R. Shmuel Zvi HaLevi Wein - the Rabbi of Wizajny, (Otzar HaRabbanim 19623), son of the renowned Rabbi Moshe Aryeh HaLevi Av Beit Din of Eišiškės, Ponevezh and Jonava [a leading rabbi of his times who in 1872 wrote an approbation on the first edition of the book Chafetz Chaim, died in 1892]. Rabbi Shmuel Zvi served in the rabbinates of Ponevezh and Jonava and in ca. 1870, was appointed Rabbi of Wiżajny (near Kalvarija), and was renowned as a sharp, clever Torah genius. Afterwards, he traveled to the USA [before 1888] and for over 40 years held a rabbinical position. He was one of the greatest New York rabbis serving in the Borough Park rabbinate and heading the Great Beit Din which was established in opposition to Agudat HaKehillot. He died in the 1920s.
45 written pages. 19.5 cm. Neat writing with frames on all pages. Brittle paper. Fair-poor condition. Tears and heavy wear, slightly affecting text.
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French Jewry
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
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Large-format letter, in ornamented calligraphic writing, by R. Lipman Eliezer ben Aharon HaCohen Sofer of Amsterdam, and a letter by Shlomo Zalman Ullman, chief rabbi of France - to R. Michael Eliezer HaCohen Rabbi of Marseilles. Paris, [1856].
Curly calligraphic Ashkenazi script, with titles and emphasized words in square letters. Written on large-format leaves. At the beginning of the first leaf is an arched title: "Shiviti Hashem L'negdi Tamid". The content of the letter: request for an approbation for the book Orchot Yashar by the writer, who writes at length with abundant flowery expressions. On margins of the second leaf are several handwritten lines - a letter of recommendation signed by R. Shlomo Zalman Ullman [Chief Rabbi of France].
The writer, R. Lipman Eliezer Sofer of Amsterdam authored and published the book Gan Raveh, an anthology for students on Torah and mitzvoth in French (Paris, 1850). Apparently, the book discussed in the letter was never printed.
The recipient is R. Michael Eliezer HaCohen, Rabbi of Marseilles, author of the book Sechiyot HaChemda (Mainz, 1877).
[2] leaves (3 written pages). 38 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Folding creases. Tears, most restored with Sellotape. Bound.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection. Ohel David, p. 404, no. 764c.
Curly calligraphic Ashkenazi script, with titles and emphasized words in square letters. Written on large-format leaves. At the beginning of the first leaf is an arched title: "Shiviti Hashem L'negdi Tamid". The content of the letter: request for an approbation for the book Orchot Yashar by the writer, who writes at length with abundant flowery expressions. On margins of the second leaf are several handwritten lines - a letter of recommendation signed by R. Shlomo Zalman Ullman [Chief Rabbi of France].
The writer, R. Lipman Eliezer Sofer of Amsterdam authored and published the book Gan Raveh, an anthology for students on Torah and mitzvoth in French (Paris, 1850). Apparently, the book discussed in the letter was never printed.
The recipient is R. Michael Eliezer HaCohen, Rabbi of Marseilles, author of the book Sechiyot HaChemda (Mainz, 1877).
[2] leaves (3 written pages). 38 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Folding creases. Tears, most restored with Sellotape. Bound.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection. Ohel David, p. 404, no. 764c.
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French Jewry
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
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Erech Hatephiloth, ou rituel de toutes les grandes fetes, a l'usage des Israelites du rite allemande. Set of machzorim - Prayers for all the festivals, Ashkenazi tradition, Paris, 1865-1868.
Hebrew and French translation, on facing pages.
Complete set of 10 volumes, with elaborate original bindings. At the beginning of each volume, before the title page, is a leaf with a lithograph illustration (each depicting a different Biblical scene).
10 volumes. 21 cm. Very good condition. Few stains. Gilt edges. Colored endpapers. Minor wear to bindings.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
Hebrew and French translation, on facing pages.
Complete set of 10 volumes, with elaborate original bindings. At the beginning of each volume, before the title page, is a leaf with a lithograph illustration (each depicting a different Biblical scene).
10 volumes. 21 cm. Very good condition. Few stains. Gilt edges. Colored endpapers. Minor wear to bindings.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
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French Jewry
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $1,200
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Handwritten leaf, document of testimony on behalf of the administrators of the Ancona Jewish community, regarding the sale of a plot in the Ancona cemetery, to the Chida and to his son R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai. Ancona (Italy), 1797.
Hebrew, in cursive Italian script. With Italian signatures of eight administrators; among them: Sanson Consolo, Aaron [?] Seppili, D. Morpurgo (probably David Morpurgo, a prominent member of Jewish community), Samuel Moise Coen Cagli, Isach Seb. Costantini. On the margins of the second page is an official authorization in Italian.
The documents states that two Jews from Ancona, "Señor Shabtai Mondolofi" and "Señor Avraham Tirani" have in their possession a sum of money "which a person dedicated from his possessions" for establishing a fund to benefit "The great Rabbi, wonder of our generation, R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai and to his son R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai". With this money, the community sold the Chida and his son "six cubits of property in the city cemetery". Also written is that the community rented the aforementioned property from the Chida and from his son and paid rental fees for two months.
At that time, the Chida resided in Livorno, however he had a strong influence on the Ancona community as well (see for example: Benayahu, R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai, p. 66). In 1785, after R. Avraham Yisrael, Rabbi of Ancona died, the leaders of the community applied to the Chida requesting that he serve as rabbi of their city. The Chida refused, but hinted that his son R. Refael Yeshaya is suited for the position. R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai served as Rabbi of Ancona from 1787 until his death in 1826.
Leaf, [2] written pages. 26 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears from ink erosion. Folding marks.
Hebrew, in cursive Italian script. With Italian signatures of eight administrators; among them: Sanson Consolo, Aaron [?] Seppili, D. Morpurgo (probably David Morpurgo, a prominent member of Jewish community), Samuel Moise Coen Cagli, Isach Seb. Costantini. On the margins of the second page is an official authorization in Italian.
The documents states that two Jews from Ancona, "Señor Shabtai Mondolofi" and "Señor Avraham Tirani" have in their possession a sum of money "which a person dedicated from his possessions" for establishing a fund to benefit "The great Rabbi, wonder of our generation, R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai and to his son R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai". With this money, the community sold the Chida and his son "six cubits of property in the city cemetery". Also written is that the community rented the aforementioned property from the Chida and from his son and paid rental fees for two months.
At that time, the Chida resided in Livorno, however he had a strong influence on the Ancona community as well (see for example: Benayahu, R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai, p. 66). In 1785, after R. Avraham Yisrael, Rabbi of Ancona died, the leaders of the community applied to the Chida requesting that he serve as rabbi of their city. The Chida refused, but hinted that his son R. Refael Yeshaya is suited for the position. R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai served as Rabbi of Ancona from 1787 until his death in 1826.
Leaf, [2] written pages. 26 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears from ink erosion. Folding marks.
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Lot 20 Autograph Letter of Responsum Signed by Rabbi Yishmael HaCohen of Modena, Author of Zera Emet
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $3,250
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Halachic responsum, handwritten and signed by R. Yishmael HaCohen. Modena (Italy), 1804.
Interesting responsum on the laws of vows and honoring parents, printed in his book of responsa Zera Emet, Part 3 (Livorno, 1812), Siman 121.
R. Yishmael HaCohen, Rabbi of Modena (1724-1810), leading Italian rabbi and prominent posek. In 1782, he succeeded his brother R. David HaCohen as Rabbi of Modena - a notable Torah center in Italy in the 18th century. R. Yishmael held the position of Rabbi and leader of Modena for decades, reaching out to all Italian Jewish populaces. During this period, his rulings were conclusive in all matters affecting the Italian Jewish population. "His rulings were unequivocally accepted and he was famous as a halachic erudite genius and the most significant opinion" (Shevach Pesach, Jerusalem, 1997).
[2] written pages, 27.5 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains.
Interesting responsum on the laws of vows and honoring parents, printed in his book of responsa Zera Emet, Part 3 (Livorno, 1812), Siman 121.
R. Yishmael HaCohen, Rabbi of Modena (1724-1810), leading Italian rabbi and prominent posek. In 1782, he succeeded his brother R. David HaCohen as Rabbi of Modena - a notable Torah center in Italy in the 18th century. R. Yishmael held the position of Rabbi and leader of Modena for decades, reaching out to all Italian Jewish populaces. During this period, his rulings were conclusive in all matters affecting the Italian Jewish population. "His rulings were unequivocally accepted and he was famous as a halachic erudite genius and the most significant opinion" (Shevach Pesach, Jerusalem, 1997).
[2] written pages, 27.5 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains.
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $625
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Letter of Torah thoughts by Rabbi "Yisrael Modena", to "My lofty uncle". Brescello (near Parma, Italy), Nissan 1644.
Concerning the laws of ritual handwashing. On the verso, is an inscription with the name of the recipient (in Italian): Joseph Modena.
20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, wear and tears (primarily to margins), folding creases.
Concerning the laws of ritual handwashing. On the verso, is an inscription with the name of the recipient (in Italian): Joseph Modena.
20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, wear and tears (primarily to margins), folding creases.
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
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Interesting letter of recommendation in flowery language, with the calligraphic signature of R. Yisrael Moshe Chazan. Rome, Adar Bet 1848.
Recommendation for arranging provisions of matzot and food for Passover for Jewish soldiers in the army of Pope Pius IX, during the war for the freedom and unification of Italy at the period of the Spring of Nations. The young man Yehuda son of Moshe Livoli is mentioned In the letter, stating that he is a soldier "among the war ranks… against all those who rise against Italy which lovingly supports our mighty compassionate king His Majesty Pope Pius IX".
In 1848, nationalist revolutionary uprisings spread throughout Europe. This period is known as the Spring of Nations. Italy at that time was divided into many states and several movements aspired to unite Italy under their leadership - a Catholic movement which desired to unite Italy under the leadership of Pope Pius IX, a Democratic movement led by Giuseppe Mazzini, and a monarchist movement aspiring to unify Italy under the House of Savoy. After the defeat of the Italians in North-Italy by Austrian forces, Mazzini supporters declared a republic in Rome and in Venice and the Pope was forced to exile.
R. Yisrael Moshe Chazan (1808-1863), grandson of the Chikrei Lev was born in Izmir and in 1811, at the age of 3, moved to Jerusalem with his father R. Eliezer Chazan. At a young age he became a dayan in Jerusalem; in 1848 - Rabbi of Rome and in 1852 - Rabbi of Corfu. In 1857, he moved to Alexandria in Egypt and in 1862 returned to Jerusalem. He was accustomed to sign his glosses with the Hebrew acronym "Mashiach". He was an exceptional Torah scholar and authored many books including: Nachalah L'Yisrael, Kin'at Zion, Kedushat Yom Tov - about the polemic of the second day of festivals in the Diaspora. His important book Kerach shel Rome, contains responsa from the time he served in the rabbinate of Rome.
Leaf, 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Open tears (not affecting text).
Recommendation for arranging provisions of matzot and food for Passover for Jewish soldiers in the army of Pope Pius IX, during the war for the freedom and unification of Italy at the period of the Spring of Nations. The young man Yehuda son of Moshe Livoli is mentioned In the letter, stating that he is a soldier "among the war ranks… against all those who rise against Italy which lovingly supports our mighty compassionate king His Majesty Pope Pius IX".
In 1848, nationalist revolutionary uprisings spread throughout Europe. This period is known as the Spring of Nations. Italy at that time was divided into many states and several movements aspired to unite Italy under their leadership - a Catholic movement which desired to unite Italy under the leadership of Pope Pius IX, a Democratic movement led by Giuseppe Mazzini, and a monarchist movement aspiring to unify Italy under the House of Savoy. After the defeat of the Italians in North-Italy by Austrian forces, Mazzini supporters declared a republic in Rome and in Venice and the Pope was forced to exile.
R. Yisrael Moshe Chazan (1808-1863), grandson of the Chikrei Lev was born in Izmir and in 1811, at the age of 3, moved to Jerusalem with his father R. Eliezer Chazan. At a young age he became a dayan in Jerusalem; in 1848 - Rabbi of Rome and in 1852 - Rabbi of Corfu. In 1857, he moved to Alexandria in Egypt and in 1862 returned to Jerusalem. He was accustomed to sign his glosses with the Hebrew acronym "Mashiach". He was an exceptional Torah scholar and authored many books including: Nachalah L'Yisrael, Kin'at Zion, Kedushat Yom Tov - about the polemic of the second day of festivals in the Diaspora. His important book Kerach shel Rome, contains responsa from the time he served in the rabbinate of Rome.
Leaf, 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Open tears (not affecting text).
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
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Twenty-seven pieces of illustrated broadsides from synagogues and yeshivas. Italy, late 18th-early 19th century, ca. 1789-1811.
Broadside parts, illustrated with decorations in floral and colorful fruit motifs, emphasized titles and other decorations. Most of the broadsides include name lists of community members, including parts with the names of the "Hevrat Kevarim" members, the "Mekaimei Torah" yeshiva, the "Bikur Cholim" society, a "tavlita" (plaque) from the "Rachamim Yeshiva" and more. Some of the items are dated to the Jewish years 5549, 5550, 5551, 5553, 5555 and 5571 (1789, 1790, 1791, 1793, 1795 and 1811). Most of the leaves seem to have been removed from the Binding Gniza. Enclosed: handwritten leaf from Amsterdam and part of a ketubah from Cochin.
Size and condition vary.
Broadside parts, illustrated with decorations in floral and colorful fruit motifs, emphasized titles and other decorations. Most of the broadsides include name lists of community members, including parts with the names of the "Hevrat Kevarim" members, the "Mekaimei Torah" yeshiva, the "Bikur Cholim" society, a "tavlita" (plaque) from the "Rachamim Yeshiva" and more. Some of the items are dated to the Jewish years 5549, 5550, 5551, 5553, 5555 and 5571 (1789, 1790, 1791, 1793, 1795 and 1811). Most of the leaves seem to have been removed from the Binding Gniza. Enclosed: handwritten leaf from Amsterdam and part of a ketubah from Cochin.
Size and condition vary.
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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![Manuscript in large vowelized calligraphic letters, VeYiten Lecha prayer. [Italy, c. 19th century].
There is an ancient cust](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/24.jpg "Manuscript, VeYiten Lecha Prayer for Motzei Shabbat - Segula for Livel")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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Manuscript in large vowelized calligraphic letters, VeYiten Lecha prayer. [Italy, c. 19th century].
There is an ancient custom to recite the verses of VeYiten Lecha and other verses containing blessings on Motzei Shabbat (after the Arvit prayer or after Havdalah), as a segula for livelihood and success for the incoming week.
10-leaf pamphlet: 13 pages of verses, the rest with various inscriptions and childish illustrations of figures. 26.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Fair condition. Stains and fungus marks. Worming to margins. Ancient, worn cardboard binding.
There is an ancient custom to recite the verses of VeYiten Lecha and other verses containing blessings on Motzei Shabbat (after the Arvit prayer or after Havdalah), as a segula for livelihood and success for the incoming week.
10-leaf pamphlet: 13 pages of verses, the rest with various inscriptions and childish illustrations of figures. 26.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Fair condition. Stains and fungus marks. Worming to margins. Ancient, worn cardboard binding.
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
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Manuscript, "Hatarat Kelalot (removal of curses)…recited on Erev Rosh Hashanah and on Erev Yom Kippur in the Trieste community". Including Tashlich for Rosh Hashanah. [Trieste, Italy], 1842.
Fine calligraphic writing, square vowelized script. On the title page is the scribe's colophon "Refael Pinso" written "by the desire of the wealthy…R. Ya'akov son of R. Eliezer HaLevi".
Sephardic version of Seder Hatarat HaKelalot recited on Erev Rosh Hashanah and on Erev Yom Kippur with the addition "and charity should be given to modest poor people". Seder Mesirat Moda'a and Seder Tashlich.
[32] written pages. 20 cm. Good condition. Damaged contemporary binding, with leather spine.
Fine calligraphic writing, square vowelized script. On the title page is the scribe's colophon "Refael Pinso" written "by the desire of the wealthy…R. Ya'akov son of R. Eliezer HaLevi".
Sephardic version of Seder Hatarat HaKelalot recited on Erev Rosh Hashanah and on Erev Yom Kippur with the addition "and charity should be given to modest poor people". Seder Mesirat Moda'a and Seder Tashlich.
[32] written pages. 20 cm. Good condition. Damaged contemporary binding, with leather spine.
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Italian Jewry - Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $15,000
Sold for: $15,000
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Two handwritten volumes, Pituchei Chotam, a full composition on the Talmud, novellae on Tractates Berachot, Betza, Ta'anit, Chulin, Ketubot, Horayot, Bava Metzi'a, Nidah, Succah, Megillah and Chagiga. By R. Petachya Mordechai Birdugo. Meknes (Morocco). 1793-1799.
Illustrated title page. Written by both the author and his scribe [Rabbi Shaul Shmuel Toledano, Meknes sage at that time], with many glosses and additions by the author. Many glosses written by his brother signed "Ya'akov", "Ya'akov S"T" [Ya'akov Birdugo]. In a note on page 25/b, Rabbi Petachya cites his father [Rabbi Yekutiel Birdugo] "And Father, my teacher explained…".
The tractates and chapters end with flowery phrases and rhymes, signatures (Petachya Mordechai son of R. Yekutiel Birdugo), documentation of events and of the yeshiva study itinerary with dates of beginning and end of the study of the tractates and notes of his precise age.
A colophon appears at the end of Tractate Chulin (page 88/a) thanking the scribe who copied many parts of the manuscript: "To my friend, the copier…the wise and clever R. Shmuel Toledano", "The perfect sage R. Shaul Shmuel Toledano".
At the end of Tractate Megillah (page 199/b) is a colophon dated Adar Aleph 1796 noting that in the month of Adar 1796, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai became 32 years old.
At the end of Tractate Succah is a long poignant colophon from 1798-1799, documenting the events which took place at that time and the dedication to Torah study in spite of the perils of drought, locust plagues and epidemics and Moslem persecution, including accusations of collaborating with Napoleon's French army: "…Due to our many sins, troubles have multiplied and the news is frightening. An epidemic has spread in Fez which is the worst our fathers have seen for the past 50 years, and food and living expenses have risen considerably. Rain is very scarce and very heavy locust swarms are destroying the land… The French are progressively conquering the Ishmaelite governments, Egypt and all its surroundings and Eretz Israel and the entire region. This urged me to hurry and study this Talmud... I have begun it on the 17th of the month of Cheshvan 1798 and I have completed it with G-d's help on the 28th of Adar Rishon of the same year".
Various signatures and signed ownership inscriptions in several places by Rabbi "Yitzchak Birdugo" son of Rabbi Yekutiel, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai's brother, "Avraham Toledano", "Avraham Birdugo", "Yosef Birdugo", "Ya'akov Birdugo".
The author, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo (1764-1820), Dayan and head of yeshiva in Meknes, wrote Pituchei Chotam and Nofet Tzufim. His son, Rabbi Meir was murdered together with his wife, and Rabbi Petachya Mordechai's progeny was continued by his daughters' sons. The illustrious Birdugo family, one of the most eminent families in Morocco, arrived in the country following the Spanish expulsion in 1492 and his descendants concentrated in the city of Meknes. According to a family tradition, the Birdugos descended from King David which some say is the origin of the name Birdugo - Ben David (Dugo is a diminutive of David), but others say that the name originates from the Portuguese Bara dogua which means the golden scepter. From the 18th century, the Birdugo family has produced rabbis, heads of yeshivas and community leaders for many generations until today.
R. Petachya Mordechai is the son of R. Yekutiel Birdugo (died in 1802, brother and teacher of R Refael Birdugo, author of Mishpatim Yesharim, known as "Malach Refael"). His brother R. Ya'akov Birdugo (1786-1843), author of Shufrei D'Ya'akov was also a leading Meknes sage. Another brother, Rabbi Yitzchak Birdugo (1768-1820), who was also a rabbi and sage in Meknes, writes and signs an inscription on this manuscript with love and esteem lauding this composition written by his brother Rabbi Petachya Mordechai.
Two volumes: Vol. 1: [1], 113 leaves. Vol. 2: 122-199 leaves. Condition varies among the leaves, good-fair; several leaves are in fair-poor condition. Wear and many tears affecting text, stains and worming. Detached leaves. New bindings.
This composition was only partially printed in the book Pituchei Chotam (Jerusalem, 1980), without the novellae on Tractates Chulin, Bava Metzi'a and Nidah. Inspection of the author's notations and the notations of his brother Rabbi Ya'akov, author of Shufrei D'Ya'akov which appear in the margins has revealed that not all the notes have been printed [possibly this book was printed from a partial copy, copied before the author finished proofreading and editing the work, whereas this is the original draft of the author].
Illustrated title page. Written by both the author and his scribe [Rabbi Shaul Shmuel Toledano, Meknes sage at that time], with many glosses and additions by the author. Many glosses written by his brother signed "Ya'akov", "Ya'akov S"T" [Ya'akov Birdugo]. In a note on page 25/b, Rabbi Petachya cites his father [Rabbi Yekutiel Birdugo] "And Father, my teacher explained…".
The tractates and chapters end with flowery phrases and rhymes, signatures (Petachya Mordechai son of R. Yekutiel Birdugo), documentation of events and of the yeshiva study itinerary with dates of beginning and end of the study of the tractates and notes of his precise age.
A colophon appears at the end of Tractate Chulin (page 88/a) thanking the scribe who copied many parts of the manuscript: "To my friend, the copier…the wise and clever R. Shmuel Toledano", "The perfect sage R. Shaul Shmuel Toledano".
At the end of Tractate Megillah (page 199/b) is a colophon dated Adar Aleph 1796 noting that in the month of Adar 1796, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai became 32 years old.
At the end of Tractate Succah is a long poignant colophon from 1798-1799, documenting the events which took place at that time and the dedication to Torah study in spite of the perils of drought, locust plagues and epidemics and Moslem persecution, including accusations of collaborating with Napoleon's French army: "…Due to our many sins, troubles have multiplied and the news is frightening. An epidemic has spread in Fez which is the worst our fathers have seen for the past 50 years, and food and living expenses have risen considerably. Rain is very scarce and very heavy locust swarms are destroying the land… The French are progressively conquering the Ishmaelite governments, Egypt and all its surroundings and Eretz Israel and the entire region. This urged me to hurry and study this Talmud... I have begun it on the 17th of the month of Cheshvan 1798 and I have completed it with G-d's help on the 28th of Adar Rishon of the same year".
Various signatures and signed ownership inscriptions in several places by Rabbi "Yitzchak Birdugo" son of Rabbi Yekutiel, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai's brother, "Avraham Toledano", "Avraham Birdugo", "Yosef Birdugo", "Ya'akov Birdugo".
The author, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo (1764-1820), Dayan and head of yeshiva in Meknes, wrote Pituchei Chotam and Nofet Tzufim. His son, Rabbi Meir was murdered together with his wife, and Rabbi Petachya Mordechai's progeny was continued by his daughters' sons. The illustrious Birdugo family, one of the most eminent families in Morocco, arrived in the country following the Spanish expulsion in 1492 and his descendants concentrated in the city of Meknes. According to a family tradition, the Birdugos descended from King David which some say is the origin of the name Birdugo - Ben David (Dugo is a diminutive of David), but others say that the name originates from the Portuguese Bara dogua which means the golden scepter. From the 18th century, the Birdugo family has produced rabbis, heads of yeshivas and community leaders for many generations until today.
R. Petachya Mordechai is the son of R. Yekutiel Birdugo (died in 1802, brother and teacher of R Refael Birdugo, author of Mishpatim Yesharim, known as "Malach Refael"). His brother R. Ya'akov Birdugo (1786-1843), author of Shufrei D'Ya'akov was also a leading Meknes sage. Another brother, Rabbi Yitzchak Birdugo (1768-1820), who was also a rabbi and sage in Meknes, writes and signs an inscription on this manuscript with love and esteem lauding this composition written by his brother Rabbi Petachya Mordechai.
Two volumes: Vol. 1: [1], 113 leaves. Vol. 2: 122-199 leaves. Condition varies among the leaves, good-fair; several leaves are in fair-poor condition. Wear and many tears affecting text, stains and worming. Detached leaves. New bindings.
This composition was only partially printed in the book Pituchei Chotam (Jerusalem, 1980), without the novellae on Tractates Chulin, Bava Metzi'a and Nidah. Inspection of the author's notations and the notations of his brother Rabbi Ya'akov, author of Shufrei D'Ya'akov which appear in the margins has revealed that not all the notes have been printed [possibly this book was printed from a partial copy, copied before the author finished proofreading and editing the work, whereas this is the original draft of the author].
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