Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
Manuscript – Allusions and Poems for Purim – Congregation of Marranos of Mashhad
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Manuscript, sermons and poems for Purim. [Mashhad?], [early 20th century].
Contains sermons, allusions and Gematriot [assignation of numeric values to Hebrew letters], on Megillat Esther; contains many poems in Jewish-Persian for Purim.
Written in honor of the scholar Rabbi Mordechai Ackler [1850-1936, rabbi of congregation of Marranos of Mashhad in Persia and Eretz Yisrael] and in honor of his sons, as mentioned several times throughout the manuscript: “…in honor of the esteemed great Rabbi Mordechai…”, “in honor of… sons of the perfect rabbi… Scholar Mordechai Ackler…”.
[201] pages. 17 cm. Good condition, stains.
Contains sermons, allusions and Gematriot [assignation of numeric values to Hebrew letters], on Megillat Esther; contains many poems in Jewish-Persian for Purim.
Written in honor of the scholar Rabbi Mordechai Ackler [1850-1936, rabbi of congregation of Marranos of Mashhad in Persia and Eretz Yisrael] and in honor of his sons, as mentioned several times throughout the manuscript: “…in honor of the esteemed great Rabbi Mordechai…”, “in honor of… sons of the perfect rabbi… Scholar Mordechai Ackler…”.
[201] pages. 17 cm. Good condition, stains.
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