Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Manuscript of Rabbi Yosef Adahan of Tétouan – Kabbalistic Prayers, "One Who Recites Them in Order Will Merit the World to Come" – Tétouan, 18th/19th Century

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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 The source of these prayers is the unpublished composition Shaarei Yerushalayim by R. Mordechai HaKohen of Jerusalem.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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North African Jewry – Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria – Manuscript, Letters and Printed Matter
North African Jewry – Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria – Manuscript, Letters and Printed Matter