Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Manuscript, various kabbalistic prayers, handwritten by R. Yosef Adahan, author of Shufreh DeYosef. [Tétouan, Morocco, 18th/19th century].
Cursive and square Western script. The manuscript opens with the following statement: "Prayers from Shaarei Yerushalayim, I reworded them Yosef son of Machlouf ben Adahan, whoever recites them in order will merit the World to Come".
Kabbalistic prayers for the days of the week, with kabbalistic combinations and Holy names, attributed to various Torah scholars. The source of these prayers is the unpublished composition Shaarei Yerushalayim by R. Mordechai HaKohen of Jerusalem.
R. Yosef Adahan, leading Maghrebi and Moroccan Torah scholar in the 18th-19th centuries. In his old age, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, where he passed away in ca. 1846. He left behind many manuscript compositions, of which only Shufreh DeYosef was published.
[15] leaves. 15.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains (including dark ink stains to one page) and wear. Tears to several leaves affecting text, repaired with paper. New binding.
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Manuscript, novellae on Tractates Avodah Zara and Horayot, by an unidentified author. [Morocco, 18th/19th century]. Hitherto unprinted work.
Neat Western script. The manuscript includes novellae on Tractate Avodah Zara (up to fol. 6a; the copying ends in the middle of a section), followed by novellae on Tractate Horayot (up to fol. 8b). The heading "my master's soul" heads the last eight leaves of the novellae on Tractate Avodah Zara.
This is a copying of a composition by an unidentified author, with additions by "the writer" (supposedly the copier, also unidentified). In several places, the author mentions his own homilies and those of his father.
The novellae on Tractate Horayot contain many teachings in the name of the Marbitz (R. Mordechai Birdugo). Apparently, the author had access to his manuscript novellae. The author also cites students in his yeshiva. The novellae cited in the name of the Marbitz have been compiled from this manuscript and printed in the book Torat HaMarbitz (Ahavat Shalom, Jerusalem 2017), however, this work has not been printed in its entirety.
[50] leaves. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Worming. Tears to a number of leaves. Open tears affecting text to last leaf. New binding.
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Manuscript, Emek Yehoshua on the Torah, with Asefat Chachamim, written by R. Yaakov son of Moshe Shabbat. Tagadirt, Akka (Morocco), [1821-1823].
Illustrated title page and colophon (at the end of Emek Yehoshua), with stylized signatures of the scribe.
The manuscript is composed of two parts: Part I comprises selected passages from the book Emek Yehoshua on the Torah. The book was printed in Frankfurt an der Oder, 1699. Some of the passages were reworded. Part II, titled Asefat Chachamim, is a collection of Torah novellae. It was presumably copied from an Ashkenazi manuscript, since it includes novellae of R. Avraham Broda, R. David Oppenheim, R. Yitzchak Rabbi of Lissa, R. Meir Frenkel, R. Naftali Hertz Rabbi of Lviv, R. Avraham Rabbi of Zhovkva and others. Possibly, these novellae or some of them were never printed.
Novellae by another hand were added to the final leaves, some signed: "Avraham son of Moshe Shabbat". Several novellae appear on the leaf following the title page, with the (calligraphic) signatures of R. Yaakov son of Moshe Shabbat.
Later ownership inscriptions of "Avraham Chaim Eliyahu Alfasi".
[2], 1-10, 15-85, [24] leaves. Lacking leaves 11-14. 16 cm. Stains. Wear and tears. Tears to title page repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text (primarily to the final leaves). Worn, damaged, old binding.
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Notebook of contracts of R. Rafael Ibn Tzur – rental contracts and loan agreements drawn up in Fez in 1864-1867, with the signatures of rabbis and prominent members of the Fez community.
Handwritten notebook of contracts, including rental contracts for various property owned by R. Rafael Ibn Tzur, and promissory notes for money which R. Rafael Ibn Tzur lent to various people.
The contracts bear the calligraphic signatures of over thirty witnesses, who were rabbis and prominent members of the Fez community. Most of the contracts bear the signature of R. Aharon HaKohen, scribe in Fez who presumably wrote most of these contracts. For full list of signatories, see Hebrew description.
R. Rafael son of R. Shlomo ibn Tzur (1830-1917), rabbi of Fez, Torah scholar and author. He was also a wealthy property owner, as arises from the present notebook.
[53] leaves, including 45 written leaves. 12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Tears. Original leather binding, torn and damaged.
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Manuscript, songs for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, verses for the Shofar blowing, and more. [Fez, Morocco, 19th century].
Manuscript by R. Shlomo Ibn Tzur (1805-1843), a Fez Torah scholar, son of R. Rafael Ibn Tzur and grandson of R. Yaakov Ibn Tzur – the Yaavetz.
The manuscript contains various songs to be recited at different times on Rosh Hashanah, as well as verses to be recited before the shofar blowing, verses for Yom Kippur night, and various confessions for Yom Kippur.
Inscription on p. 9b: "I will begin writing the [Yom Kippur] Avodah service... corrected from the manuscript of my grandfather the Yaavetz".
[16] leaves (and two additional blank leaves). 15.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Card binding, damaged, lacking back board.
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Manuscript, piyyutim for Shabbat, festivals and various occasions. [Morocco, ca. 19th century].
Complete manuscript, compilation of various piyyutim, mostly from Moroccan rabbis (including: R. Yaakov Berdugo, R. Shalom ibn Tzur, R. David Ben Hassin, R. Moshe Attia, R. Shlomo Haliwa, R. Amram Elbaz, and others). Most the piyyutim are in Hebrew, a few are in Judeo-Arabic.
Colophon of the writer, Yehoshua Elkoubi, on final page.
[78] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to two leaves, slightly affecting text. New binding.
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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.
For detailed list see Hebrew description.
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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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