Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Three Manuscripts - Laws and Customs of Shechita and Terefot - Marrakesh

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Three manuscripts, customs of shechita (ritual slaughter) and terefot (ritually non-kosher animals) in Marrakesh, Morocco.
* Manuscript, "I will begin to write the laws and customs of shechita with G-d's help in Marrakesh". [Morocco, 19th-20th century]. The volume is comprised of several manuscripts (different handwritings) from different time periods. Most of the manuscripts deal with the laws of shechita, but also include "Seder Pidyon Nefesh", laws of Tefillin, "melitza LaTefillin", piyyutim, "Ta'amim shel Pesach", commentary to the Passover Hagadda, and more. Several signatures. Approximately 100 leaves.
* Manuscript, "The explanations of shechita and treifa from the rabbis of Marrakesh…" [Morocco, 20th century]. Elegant scribal writing. 16 leaves.
* Manuscript, "Notebook of the customs of shechita and treifa of Marrakesh, by the young Yosef Halevi". [Marrakesh, 1936]. 19 leaves.
Three manuscripts. Size and condition vary.
Morrocan and North-African Jewry
Morrocan and North-African Jewry