Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Five North African manuscripts of piyyutim. [19th/20th century].
The manuscripts comprise piyyutim for Jewish holidays and special occasions, piyyutim by Torah scholars of the Abuchatzeira family and other North African Torah scholars, many piyyutim in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (including a Judeo-Arabic translation of Bar Yochai), and more.
5 manuscripts. Size and condition vary.
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Manuscript, piyyutim, novellae on the Torah and various selections. [Morocco, 19th century].
The manuscript comprises many piyyutim, including piyyutim composed by R. Yisrael Najara and by Moroccan Torah scholars (such as R. Yaakov Abuhatzeira, R. David ben Chasin, R. Avraham Koriyat, R. Yaakov Birdugo, and others).
The manuscript also includes novellae, two homilies, and other selections. The first leaf bears the signature of "Yaakov Ben Zaken".
[172] leaves. 15 cm. Fair condition. Several leaves are in poor condition. Stains. Dampstains. Wear. Mold to some leaves. Approx. 20 leaves at the end are in poor condition, with large open tears, affecting text, extensive damp damage and mold. Old, damaged binding.
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Manuscript, piyyutim, segulot, amulets, and more. [Morocco, 19th century].
The manuscript comprises: segulot and texts of amulets with Kabbalistic illustrations, piyyutim for various occasions, homilies and novellae, Judeo-Arabic poems – Qissat Yosef, Qissat Chana, and more, including Qissat Lalla Solika (the story of the martyr Solika, the pious Moroccan Jewish girl who was executed for refusing to convert to Islam), Shvilei Emunah (on mazalot) and more.
Many signatures (some calligraphic) of the writer, Shlomo Wakrat. Other signatures: "Nissim Ohayon", "Nissim son of Refael Wakrat".
More than 150 leaves (some leaves incomplete). 16 cm. Overall fair condition, some leaves in poor condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and tears. Detached leaves. Open tears to some leaves, affecting text. Leather binding, detached and damaged.
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"Yahrzeit of our master R. Chaim Pinto" – printed leaf in Judeo-Arabic, by R. Moshe Pinto. Mogador (Essaouira, Morocco): Albert Benoualid, [ca. 1950s].
On verso, a letter in Judeo-Arabic handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Pinto, addressed to Yaish Elmaliach, personally inviting him to participate in a dinner in honor of the yahrzeit of R. Chaim Pinto.
The printed leaf contains an invitation to participate in the yahrzeit of R. Chaim Pinto (the first), which would take place on 26th Elul. R. Moshe Pinto writes of the great power and merit of Tzaddikim, and in particular of exalted soul of R. Chaim Pinto, which had the capacity to bring redemption. He mentions the famous story of the rescue of the Prague community from the blood libel, with the birth of the Maharal on Seder night. He writes wondrous things about his son Chaim Shimon Pinto, who was also born on 15th Nissan, stating that the child was a spark of the soul of R. Chaim Pinto, whose yahrzeit they would be celebrating.
R. Moshe Aharon Pinto of Mogador (ca. 1910 – Elul 1985), son of R. Chaim Pinto (the second, d. 1938), a renowned wonder-worker. At a young age, his father commanded him to remain enclosed in his ancestral home in the Mogador mellah, and for forty years, he never stepped out of his door, always available to extend blessings and encouragement to those seeking his advice. He later moved to Casablanca, eventually immigrating to Eretz Israel and settling in Ashdod, where many flocked to his home to receive his blessings.
[1] leaf. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tears to margins and folds, affecting text. Handwritten letter indistinct and partially faded.
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Eight printed leaves, some completed by hand. North Africa, 19th and 20th century.
The leaves include a printed letter completed and signed by hand, from R. Michael Ben Said, rabbi of Oran, who writes about his work as mohel and his book on the laws of Milah. Oran (Algeria), [1894].
8 leaves. Size and condition vary.
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Chessed Leumim. [Livorno, 1807].
A rhymed work describing the calamity which befell the Jews of Algiers in the early 19th century, following the murder of Naphtali Busnash, muqqadam (leader) of the Jewish community in Algiers, on 10th Tammuz 1805, and the ensuing disputes in the community. The work was written by friends of the Busnash family, against those appointed to succeed the murdered muqqadam.
Handwritten inscription on the back endpaper, attesting that the book belongs to R. Nathan Freider (1803-1857), dayan and later rabbi of Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz, Hungary, presently Austria), author of Tzemach HaSadeh, who exchanged halachic correspondence with the Chatam Sofer.
16 leaves. Approx. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tears to title page, slightly affecting border, repaired with paper. Minor marginal open tears to final four leaves. Handwritten inscriptions on title page. New binding.
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Manuscript, Midrash Chemdat Yamim on the Torah by R. Shalom Shabazi, on Bereshit and Shemot. Dar (Yemen), [1695].
This manuscript was written in the lifetime of the author, R. Shalom Shabazi, or not long after his passing (the year of his passing is unknown).
Decorated title page. The manuscript was written by two scribes. The first scribe wrote up to leaf [90] (in neat script), the second scribe continued until leaf [257] (in unskilled script). The last part (from leaf [258], until the end of Shemot) was written by the first scribe, who signed at the end: "Shlomo son of Saadya son of R. Maimon… known as al-Harazi… written in al-Dar… completed on Thursday, 5th Sivan 1695".
The colophon of the second scribe appears at the end of the book of Bereshit, dated Thursday, 19th Tevet 1695.
R. Shlomo son of Saadya son of R. Maimon Harazi was a leading 17th century Yemenite Torah scholar, a poet and scribe; author of Beit Tefillah on the Amidah prayer. He lived in South Yemen and in the village Dar in Central Yemen.
Additions by the author (titled: "Tosefet Te'amim") appear alongside the main text (in smaller script), on some pages ending with text arranged in lattice patterns.
[309] leaves (leaves[202]-[210] are bound out of sequence). 21 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dark dampstains. Tears, including open tears, and extensive wear, primarily to margins. Some detached leaves. Damaged, old binding.
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Manuscript, Midrash Chemdat Yamim on the Torah by R. Shalom Shabazi, on Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim. [Yemen, 1791].
Yemenite script. Additions by the author (titled: "Tosefer Te'amim") appear alongside the main text (in smaller script).
Scribe's colophon on final leaf, dating the completion of the copying to 1791. The scribe is R. Shalom ben Yichye (using his pen name, Baruch Aboab). Presumably, he wrote this manuscript in one of the villages of South Yemen.
[232] leaves. Lacking several leaves in middle. 22.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Wear. Worming. Tears, including open tears, affecting text on some leaves. Several detached leaves. Inscriptions. Damaged, old binding.
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Monetary contract signed by the dayanim of the Sanaa Beit Din in the 18th century – R. Yichye Tzalach (the Maharitz), head of the Beit Din; and the dayanim R. Shlomo son of Yeshua and R. Shalom son of Saadia HaKohen. Bir al-Azab (Sanaa, Yemen), Shevat 1781.
Monetary contract in Judeo-Arabic, pertaining to Yichye son of Suleiman Elgamal (Gamliel) and Yichye son of Sa'id Elgamal. With the signatures of the dayanim at the foot of the contract, and the calligraphic signature of the Maharitz, head of the Sanaa Beit Din.
R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach – the Maharitz (1715-1805), foremost Yemenite rabbi in the 18th century, and a leading halachic authority. He compiled the Tiklal siddur with the Etz Chaim commentary, and many halachic works.
Mori Shlomo son of Yeshua Elgamal (Gamliel; ca. 1720-1795), a dayan in Sanaa. Succeeded the dayan Mori Pinchas son of Shlomo. He served as dayan alongside the Maharitz until his passing.
Mori Shalom son of Saadia HaKohen (1710-1785). A yeshiva dean in Sanaa, he served as third dayan alongside the Maharitz and R. Shlomo son of Yeshua Gamliel.
[1] leaf. 10.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Several tears (not affecting text). Folding marks and creases.
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Manuscript, Orchot Tzaddikim. Ṣa'dah (Yemen), [1830]. Two title pages (on both sides of the first leaf), text within decorative borders.
Complete manuscript. Neat copying of the Fürth 1725 edition. Writer's colophon on the first title page, in addition to the original title page text. The second title page contains a foreword by the copyist.
121 leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and dampstains, affecting text. Extensive worming. New binding.
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Manuscript, Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Chullin, leaves from chapters four and eight, and entire chapter nine. [Yemen, 19th century].
Neat copying in Yemenite script of the text of the Talmud with Rashi, Tosafot, Masoret HaShas and Ein Mishpat, following the traditional layout of the printed Talmud.
Includes Tractate Chullin, folios 69-72, 117-129.
Marginal emendations (in a different hand) in several places.
Yemenite copyings of the Talmud are very rare.
69-72, 117-129 leaves (altogether 17 leaves). 26 cm. Good condition. Stains. A few tears. Worming, slightly affecting text. Some leaves detached. Without binding.
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Three manuscripts – amulets, segulot and mazalot. [Yemen, ca. 19th century].
• A volume comprising several manuscripts. Contains segulot for various matters and texts of amulets, kabbalistic illustrations and "angelic script", mazalot and tekufot, piyyutim, and more. [75] leaves.
• Manuscript, mazalot and tekufot (in Judeo-Arabic), segulot and texts of amulets. Kabbalistic illustrations and "angelic script". 40 leaves.
• Manuscript, mazalot – Judeo-Arabic. Lacking beginning and end. [12] leaves.
3 manuscripts. Approx. 11-12 cm. Condition varies (overall good-fair condition).
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