Mikra Kodesh, Supplications for the Early Morning. Aleppo, 1873, with Sha'ar Hashir (Gate of Song) Introduction by Rabbi Mordechai Abadi. Bound together with Divrei Mordechai, by Rabbi Mordechai Abadi, Aleppo, 1873. Liturgical poems (piyutim) with known oriental tunes.
Signature on title-page of Shaul Matuk Katzin ben Avraham, and ink-stamp of Shlomo Katzin – Jerusalem. On leaf 19 there is a long owner's inscription – Avraham ben Bechor Yehuda Katzin…
On the leaf before the title-page, there is a handwritten index of all of the piyutim. Throughout the book there are handwritten markings for the poets. On leaf 24 of Divrei Mordechai, there is another piyut added in handwriting.
Rabbi Avraham ben Rabbi Bechor Yehuda Katzin was born n Aleppo in 1811, came to live in Jerusalem in 1890, and died in 1897 (see Lak'doshim Asher Ba'aretz, Jerusalem 1980. Letter 471). His son Rabbi Shaul Katzin, author of Kelilat Shaul was born in 1864, came to Jerusalem in 1891, served as shaliach tzibbur in the kabalist Rechovot Hanahar Yeshiva, were the Rav Hasadeh was Rabbi. Died in 1917. His sons are Rabbi Shlomo Katzin, dayan in Tel Aviv, Rabbi Avraham Katzin of Mexico, and Rabbi Ya'akov Katzin of the Shaarei Tzion community in the USA. (See: Lakdoshim Asher Ba'aretz, Letter 483).
12, 60 leaves, 28 leaves, 14 cm. Good-fair condition, slightly worn and torn. Original binding with a leather spine.