Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures

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Lot 49 Manuscript, Encyclopedic Work – Autograph of Author, Rishon LeTzion Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Ayash – A Lost Work Now Recovered – Glosses of Rabbi Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour

Manuscript, an encyclopedic work of topics (arranged alphabetically), three parts – on Even HaEzer, Yoreh Deah and Choshen
Manuscript, an encyclopedic work of topics (arranged alphabetically), three parts – on Even HaEzer, Yoreh Deah and Choshen
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Manuscript, an encyclopedic work of topics (arranged alphabetically), three parts – on Even HaEzer, Yoreh Deah and Choshen Mishpat, handwritten by R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash – expansion and recension of a work by R. Yitzchak HaKohen Rappaport, author of Batei Kehunah, with additions by his disciple, the Shaar HaMelech. [Ca. 1780s-1800s].
The present manuscript is a full volume in the characteristic neat handwriting of
R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash. The volume includes three parts (on Even HaEzer, Yoreh Deah and Choshen Mishpat). Each part contains entries spanning the Hebrew alphabet, with pages of addenda at the end of each part.
At the beginning of the first two parts appear poetic introductions by R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash. These disclose that the present work is made of three layers: the basis for the work is an encyclopedia authored by R. Yitzchak HaKohen Rappaport, author of Batei Kehunah (this work is preserved in several manuscripts, usually under the name Rimzei Dinim). The work was later edited and expanded by the disciple of the Batei Kehunah, R. Yitzchak Nunez-Belmonte, author of Shaar HaMelech. The recension of the Shaar HaMelech reached R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash, who added many entries as well as glosses and other additions to the earlier entries, and copied it all neatly by hand. R. Ayash states in his introduction that some entries are marked with a hand, indicating an original entry. As R. Ayash's additions expanded the work significantly (more than doubling its size), the present work is effectively a large, original work of his.
In his original entries, R. Ayash refers to various sources, including manuscript works available to him, including references to manuscripts by R. Chaim ibn Attar (pp. 87a, 88a), R. Yehudah Briel (pp. 56b, 58a-b, 67a and many more places), Pachad Yitzchak (pp. 17a, 58b, 74a and more). In many places he signs his name with his initials (p. 33a, 59b, 55b), and refers to his own works and those of his father (pp. 49b, 80b). He often refers to the Chida, with a blessing for the living (for example p. 72b).
At the end of the volume (leaves 146-147, 166-169), R. Ayash copies formulas for ketubot and halachic documents, according to the customs of Jerusalem, Ferrara, Siena and Livorno.
At the beginning of the manuscript R. Ayash copies responsa by the Rosh not included in the printed Responsa of the Rosh, as quoted in Chazeh HaTenufah, as well as a summary of some of the printed responsa of the Rosh.
R. Ayash added various selections over several leaves throughout the volume. The last leaf (detached, may have originally been the first leaf of the volume) contains various inscriptions of sayings and poems, signed with his initials (deleted).
This manuscript eventually reached the possession of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour in Morocco (1822-1873, rabbi in Fez, a descendant of the Yaavetz; Malchei Rabanan, p. 116a), who added his glosses (some signed with his initials: pp. 93b, 95b, 96b, 118b, 121a, 126b) and several leaves in his own handwriting at the end of the volume (as well as an inscription in his handwriting on p. 91b). It isn't clear whether R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour identified the author of the present work. The manuscript was later purchased by Victor Klagsbald as part of the Abensour Family Collection, and its contents had not been determined until now.

The Rishon LeTzion R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash (d. 1817), son of R. Yehudah Ayash, a leading posek of North Africa (author of Beit Yehudah, Lechem Yehudah, Bnei Yehudah, VeZot LiYehudah, Mateh Yehudah, Shevet Yehudah and Kol Yehudah). Immigrated with his father and his family to Eretz Israel, settling in Jerusalem, In 1779 he was dispatched as an emissary of Jerusalem to Algeria and Morocco, and from there he traveled to Livorno (where he printed his father's Mateh Yehudah) and stayed there for over thirty years, serving as a posek and teacher of Torah in Siena and Ferrara. His disciples from those days became distinguished Italian rabbis, including: R. Chananel Nepi, R. Yaakov Yisrael Karmi and others. After the passing of R. Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas (in 1806), he was summoned to succeed him as Rabbi of Jerusalem and Rishon LeTzion, a position he held until his passing. His only works to be printed are two prayer booklets (Derech Chaim, Livorno 1790; and order of Hakafot for Simchat Torah, Venice 1794), while the rest of his works either remain in manuscript or were lost (see below).
The Orach Chaim section of the present work:
An encyclopedic work on halachah and customs of Jerusalem, handwritten by R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash, was published in Min HaGenazim XI (Modiin Ilit: Ahavat Shalom, 2018, pp. 119-163), based on a manuscript in the Benayahu collection in Jerusalem. As the part printed is on Orach Chaim, it stands to reason that it was the first part of the present work (which comprises the other three parts of the Shulchan Aruch). This is further corroborated by cross-references between the present parts and the Orach Chaim part (and vice versa). However, further research is necessary to determine whether the Orach Chaim part is also originally based on a work by the Batei Kehunah.
The loss and rediscovery of the work:
R. Aryeh Leib Frumkin describes the works of R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash (Toldot Chachmei Yerushalayim, Jerusalem 1929, p. 189): "Few works by this rabbi remain, for alien hands took hold of them…". A bibliographical sketch by an unidentified rabbi of Jerusalem (published in the abovementioned issue of Min HaGenazim, pp. 119-122) states: "He authored a number of books, Shevut Ami, responsa; Derech Ami, homiletics and the like; and an encyclopedic work called Yabia Omer; but they were stolen…". The encyclopedic work here mentioned as one of the stolen works may be identified as the present manuscript, which somehow reached Morocco and was held in the Abensour family archives, until its present identification.

[170] leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Worming and tears, slightly affecting text in several places. Detached leaves. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 7.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, p. 28. The manuscript is described briefly, without identification of author or contents.
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Lot 50 Two Volumes – Copyings of Responsa by the Yaavetz and Others, Handwritten by Rabbi Refael Abensour the Last, Rabbi of Fez

Two volumes handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez: • Manuscript, copying of responsa by R. Yaakov A
Two volumes handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez: • Manuscript, copying of responsa by R. Yaakov A
Two volumes handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez: • Manuscript, copying of responsa by R. Yaakov A
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures Jul 15, 2025
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Two volumes handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez:
• Manuscript, copying of responsa by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz, and his contemporaries. Most of the responsa have been printed in the two-part Responsa Mishpat UTzedakah BeYaakov (Alexandria, 1893-1904), which was published with the participation of R. Refael Abensour, the copyist (the copyist himself usually notes this at the beginning of the responsum). Nonetheless, there are several responsa and passages in the present manuscript which are not published there, and appear to have never been printed.
148 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. New binding, with slipcase.

• Manuscript, containing several copyings: Leaves 22-31 – copying of a lengthy responsum by R. Yaakov Abensour (the second, son of R. Shlomo Shmuel), dated 1847. To the best of our knowledge, it has not been published. Leaves 50-56 – references to Emek HaMelech (Bacharach), with several additions. Leaves 61-65 – copying of a lengthy responsum by R. Refael Abensour (apparently the copyist himself); to the best of our knowledge, it has not been published. Several short inscriptions on leaves 11, 21 and 40. The remainder of the volume contains hundreds of blank leaves.
Approx. 24 written leaves (and many blank leaves). Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, nos. 34, 48.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 76, 105.
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Lot 51 Manuscript, Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, with Additions – Handwritten by Rabbi Refael Abensour the Last

Manuscript, Leshon Limudim by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last. [Fez, ca. 19th
Manuscript, Leshon Limudim by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last. [Fez, ca. 19th
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures Jul 15, 2025
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Manuscript, Leshon Limudim by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last. [Fez, ca. 19th century].
Neat copying, in the characteristic handwriting of R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez (1730-1817; Malchei Rabanan, p. 105b), edited and reordered from the autograph manuscript of his ancestor the Yaavetz (now JTS Ms. 3134; the letters are arranged topically: letters of consolation, fundraising, etc.), with further letters by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour (son of R. Yaakov son of R. Shlomo Shmuel grandson of the Yaavetz; d. 1873) and additional letters by other Moroccan rabbis.
On p. 121a: "Up to this point is what I found in the handwriting of my ancestor the Yaavetz". On p. 116a: "This is what I found handwritten by my uncle… R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour, who found it written in the handwriting of my ancestor… the Yaavetz". A similar caption is to be found on pp. 121a and 123b: "Up to this point is what I found handwritten by my uncle R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour". On p. 160b: "Up to this point is what I found handwritten by my abovementioned uncle". Below appear other letters, including letters addressed to R. Shlomo Abensour and other Torah scholars of the family, as well as letters addressed to other rabbis in Morocco (on the passing of the Torah scholars of the Serero family, and more).

160; 36 leaves (new pencil pagination). Manuscript incomplete at end. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Browning of paper and ink erosion to some leaves. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 29.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 62-64.
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Lot 52 Manuscript, Et Sofer and Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, Handwritten by Rabbi Machluf Abitbul – Fez, 19th Century – Copy of Rabbi Saadiah Alhabuz, With His Additions and Signatures – Illustrated Title Page

Manuscript, Et Sofer and Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Machluf Abitbul. [Fez, 19th century]. Wester
Manuscript, Et Sofer and Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Machluf Abitbul. [Fez, 19th century]. Wester
Manuscript, Et Sofer and Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Machluf Abitbul. [Fez, 19th century]. Wester
Manuscript, Et Sofer and Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Machluf Abitbul. [Fez, 19th century]. Wester
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures Jul 15, 2025
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Manuscript, Et Sofer and Leshon Limudim by the Yaavetz, handwritten by R. Machluf Abitbul. [Fez, 19th century].
Western cursive script. Illustrated title page.
Comprises two works by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz: Et Sofer – formulas for halachic documents (leaves 1-49) and Leshon Limudim – letters and commonplaces. The present manuscript is a copying of the recension by R. Refael Oved Abensour (son of the Yaavetz) of the two works with his own additions. At the beginning of Et Sofer appears the short introduction of R. Refael Abensour, and at the beginning of Leshon Limudim the scribe writes: "Leshon Limudim, copied from the handwriting of… R. Refael Oved Abensour" (this recension in the handwriting of R. Refael Oved Abensour is found in the Klagsbald collection, Morocco no. 11. See: Kedem, Auction 102, part I – Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor Klagsbald Collection, Lot 58). The scribe of this manuscript is R. Machluf Abitbul of Fez, who signs in a colophon at the end of Et Sofer (p. 49a): "Et Sofer is completed, praise G-d, servant of G-d, Machluf Abitbul". Inside the title frame is an ownership inscription: "We bought this Et Sofer, we servants of G-d, Saadiah son of Masud Alhabuz and Yom Tov son of Amor Saadon, for 15 silver uqiyyahs, from… Machluf Butbul of Fez, signed Saadiah Alhabuz". Additional signatures of R. Saadiah Alhabuz on leaf before title page and last leaf.
R. Saadiah Alhabuz was a rabbi of Taza in the first half of the 19th century (for more information on him see: Malchei Rabanan, p. 101b).
At the beginning of the manuscript, in the blank pages after the title page and before the first work, writing in several hands, including index of names, copyings of documents of empowerment made by R. Masud son of Saadiah Alhabuz to divorce his wife Shazbona daughter of Avraham Shraga. The documents are from Fez, 7th Tamuz 1853; and more. On leaf after title page, signature of R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez.

90 leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Wear and tears to margins. Worming. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 9.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 29-34.
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Lot 53 Manuscript – Complete Work on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah – By Rabbi Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour, Handwritten by Rabbi Refael Abensour the Last, Rabbi of Fez

Manuscript, Likutei Dinim, novellae and halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abens
Manuscript, Likutei Dinim, novellae and halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abens
Manuscript, Likutei Dinim, novellae and halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abens
Manuscript, Likutei Dinim, novellae and halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abens
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Manuscript, Likutei Dinim, novellae and halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour, handwritten and edited by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez. [Morocco, ca. second half of 19th century].
Thick volume. Characteristic handwriting of R. Refael Abensour the last, in two columns. The work includes selections from halachic literature, with many quotations from manuscripts of rabbis of the Abensour family (such as R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz; his grandson R. Shlomo Shmuel Abensour, grandfather of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour; R. Yaakov Abensour father of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour; his brother R. Refael Abensour, uncle of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour) and other Moroccan rabbis. Also includes the author's own novellae, and testimonies to the customs of Fez and specific Fez synagogues. The present manuscript is an important halachic work, edited and well-organized, containing much information on the halachic rulings and customs of Morocco. To the best of our knowledge, it has not been published.
The original work was written between 1841 (this year is mentioned on p. 136b) and 1850 (the date of the passing of R. Yaakov Abensour, father of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour, who is mentioned with a blessing for the living). The author's stamp appears in several places in the copying (pp. 77b, 61a and more).
The contents appear to indicate that the copyist, R. Refael Abensour the last, also edited and supplemented it, including additional passages written by the author R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour which he found in his manuscripts and elsewhere (for example, p. 11b).
The work contains many citations from R. Yaakov Abensour (the Yaavetz); R. Shlomo Shmuel Abensour, grandson of the Yaavetz, and his son R. Yaakov Abensour the second, father of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour; R. Refael Abensour, uncle of R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour; other Moroccan rabbis, including R. Refael Aharon Monsonego, R. Yedidiah Monsonego, and others. The author also includes his own novellae, and records customs of Fez and specific synagogues of Fez (see Hebrew description for a list of references).

Approx. 200 written leaves (original foliation: 276 leaves, including many blank leaves throughout the volume; as well as unnumbered leaves at beginning and end of volume). 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains in several places. Partly on light paper and partly on darkened paper. Tears and wear to some leaves. Detached leaves. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 19.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 46-47.
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Lot 54 Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries

Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, n
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Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries Manuscript Volume – Halachic Rulings, Sermons, Piyyutim, Prayers, Kabbalah, Amulets and More – Handwritten by Abensour Rabbinic Family and Other Moroccan Rabbis – 17th-19th Centuries
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures Jul 15, 2025
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Volume with large collection of leaves and gatherings by many writers – letters, halachic rulings and responsa, sermons, novellae, piyyutim, prayers, kabbalah, cures, Segulot, amulets and more. [Morocco, ca. 17th-19th centuries].
Thick volume, with leaves and gatherings on various topics and by different writers collected and bound together, including autographs of generations of the Abensour rabbinic family and other Moroccan rabbis (some handwritings have not been identified, and the manuscript is in need of basic research).
The contents of the manuscript include:
Leaves 1-4: Halachic ruling by R. Baruch Toledano to Fez.
P. 8b: Sermon for Shabbat HaChodesh mentioning Yaakov Adahan.
P. 9b: Shabbat sermon for passing of R. Shaul son of Matitiah Serero (the third; here his death is dated 23rd Cheshvan 1804; according to Malchei Rabanan leaf 111 he passed away in 1806).
P. 112a: Sermon for the passing of R. Masud ibn Nachmias "my teacher who taught me the Written Torah" (he was eulogized by R. Eliyahu HaTzarfati; see: Naar Bocheh, Jerusalem 2000, sermon 39).
P. 125a: "In the year 5343 from Creation [1583] they shortened the month of October and made it 28 days… and in 5460 from Creation [1600] they removed one day from February…".
P. 129a: Copying of a letter from R. Immanuel Mansano copied from a letter of R. Shimon ibn Saadon.
P. 148a: Sermon for the passing of Yosef ibn Saadon, Cheshvan 1815.
P. 150b: Sermon for passing of Shimon ibn Saadon and his father R. Yosef who passed away within 15 days of each other.
P. 168a: A miracle that occurred in Elul 1578. At end of gathering, colophon of writer (p. 170a): "Shlomo Abensour".
P. 188a: Letter to R. Moshe Kadosh, by R. Shmuel Abensour, 1815.
P. 197a: Letter to R. Refael Abensour, signed by R. Petachiah Berdugo.
P. 220a: Citation of emissary R. Shlomo Amar of Tiberias.
P. 230b: Inscription handwritten and signed by R. Shlomo Eliyahu Abensour, in his youth, during the lifetime of his father.
P. 231b: Letter signed by R. Yehudah ibn Attar (the second) and R. Chaim David [Serero], to R. Refael Berdugo.
P. 236b: Signed by R. Yaakov Abensour the second.

1-29, 48-239 leaves (late pencil foliation). Approx. 16 cm (includes leaves of various sizes). Good-fair condition. Stains, wear, tears and worming, affecting text of several leaves. Detached leaves and gatherings. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 30.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 64-66.
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Lot 55 Manuscript Gatherings and Leaves – Handwritten by Rabbi Shlomo Abensour, His Son Rabbi Refael Abensour and Others – Morocco, 19th Century

Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and othe
Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and othe
Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and othe
Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and othe
Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and othe
Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and othe
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Collection of manuscript gatherings and leaves, handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour and his son R. Refael Abensour, and other rabbis. [Morocco, 19th century].
Includes: Approx. five leaves handwritten by R. Shlomo Abensour, with novellae and various selections; a notebook handwritten by R. Refael Abensour, with novellae ordered alphabetically, copyings of letters, and more; and several leaves by other writers.
R. Shlomo Abensour (1805-1843, Malchei Rabanan, p. 116a), a rabbi of Fez, author of Pnei Shlomo – selections and novellae on the Shulchan Aruch, Zivchei Ratzon – on the laws of shechitah, and more.
His son,
R. Refael Abensour the last (1830-1917; Malchei Rabanan, p. 105b), succeeded his ancestors as Rabbi of Fez, author of responsa and novellae, and editor of his forefathers' writings.

Approx. 40 leaves. Varying size. Good-fair condition. Stains, tears and wear.
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Lot 56 Manuscript – Documents and Accounts of Rabbi Refael Abensour the Last – Fez, 1866-1872 – Many Signatures

Manuscript, ledger of documents and accounts of R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez. Fez, 1866-1872. Over 50 doc
Manuscript, ledger of documents and accounts of R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez. Fez, 1866-1872. Over 50 doc
Manuscript, ledger of documents and accounts of R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez. Fez, 1866-1872. Over 50 doc
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Manuscript, ledger of documents and accounts of R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez. Fez, 1866-1872.
Over 50 documents relating to lease of houses and shops, written for R. Refael Abensour, owner of the ledger. Each document is signed – calligraphically – by two witnesses, from among the rabbis and scribes of Fez: R. Moshe Elbaz, R. Moshe Attiya, R. Aharon HaKohen, R. Chaim Avraham HaLevi, R. Yehudah Monsonego, R. Yitzchak ibn Naim, R. Mordechai ibn Shimol, R. Moshe Aharon ibn Sason, R. Reuven Assulin, R. Shalom Azawi, R. Abba Attiya, R. Refael Yehoshua Tzion Serero, R. Walad ibn Sultan, R. David Gigi, R. Yaakov ibn Attar, R. Moshe Abitbul, R. Mordechai Azulai, R. Avraham Chamo, R. Amor Assulin, R. Yeshuah Serero, R. David Abitbul, R. Mordechai Abitbul, R. Shlomo Adahan, R. Abba Serero, R. Eliyahu Monsonego, R. Refael Aharon HaKohen Skali, R. Menachem Malka, R. Shlomo Amozig, R. Avraham ibn Rimoch, R. Moshe Abitbul, and others.
A list of monthly payments and other accounts usually appears on the back page of each document, handwritten by R. Refael.

[59] leaves. 14.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears on each leaf to annul the document, in most cases slightly affecting text. On several leaves, large open tears affecting text. Several leaves detached from ledger. Original leather binding, with minor defects.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 18.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 45-46.
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Lot 57 Manuscript – Responsa Chok UMishpat by Rabbi Chaim Toledano, Handwritten by Rabbi Refael Abensour the Last, Rabbi of Fez, With His Glosses

Manuscript, halachic responsa by R. Chaim Toledano (Maharchat), Rabbi of Meknes, and his contemporaries. [Fez, ca. second
Manuscript, halachic responsa by R. Chaim Toledano (Maharchat), Rabbi of Meknes, and his contemporaries. [Fez, ca. second
Manuscript, halachic responsa by R. Chaim Toledano (Maharchat), Rabbi of Meknes, and his contemporaries. [Fez, ca. second
Manuscript, halachic responsa by R. Chaim Toledano (Maharchat), Rabbi of Meknes, and his contemporaries. [Fez, ca. second
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Manuscript, halachic responsa by R. Chaim Toledano (Maharchat), Rabbi of Meknes, and his contemporaries. [Fez, ca. second half of 19th century].
Thick volume, mostly handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez, who added his own notes (signed with his initials) in several places, and also added references (apparently at a later date) to where the responsa were printed in Responsa Mishpat UTzedakah BeYaakov by his ancestor the Yaavetz (Alexandria, 1893-1903).
Most of the responsa in the manuscript were published in Chok UMishpat, Fez 1931. The ordering of the present manuscript is different from the printed version. It may be that some of the present responsa were not printed; this requires further research.

422 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Browning of paper to some leaves. Tears from ink erosion in several places, slightly affecting text. Several leaves detached. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 36.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, p. 77.
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Lot 58 Manuscript, Responsa and Halachic Novellae by Rabbi Refael Berdugo (HaMalach Refael), His Son Rabbi Maimon Berdugo and His Grandson Rabbi Yaakov Berdugo – Unpublished Material

Manuscript, enactments, responsa and halachic novellae, by R. Refael Berdugo ("HaMalach Refael"), his son R. Mai
Manuscript, enactments, responsa and halachic novellae, by R. Refael Berdugo ("HaMalach Refael"), his son R. Mai
Manuscript, enactments, responsa and halachic novellae, by R. Refael Berdugo ("HaMalach Refael"), his son R. Mai
Manuscript, enactments, responsa and halachic novellae, by R. Refael Berdugo ("HaMalach Refael"), his son R. Mai
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Manuscript, enactments, responsa and halachic novellae, by R. Refael Berdugo ("HaMalach Refael"), his son R. Maimon Berdugo and his grandson R. Yaakov Berdugo. [Meknes, Morocco, 19th century].
Neat copying in Western script. Some of the present material, with variations in wording and order, has been printed in Torot Emet (Meknes 1939), Lev Mevin and Pnei Mevim (Meknes 1941); some of the present material appears not to have been published, but further research is required.
On leaf 79: "Some halachic novellae by R. Yaakov Berdugo, grandson of the author". On leaf 84: "Abridgment of enactments and halachic novellae… by… HaMalach Refael Berdugo". On leaf 91: "Responsa by R. Maimon Berdugo".
Enclosed are several leaves at the beginning of the manuscript, with halachic novellae on the laws of shechitah.

178 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Many tears and wear. On several leaves, tears, affecting text. Detached leaves. Original leather binding, with defects, partially detached.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 16.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, p. 44.
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Lot 59 Manuscript, Takanot, Responsa and Halachic Rulings by Moroccan Rabbis – Morocco, 19th Century

Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century]. Western sc
Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century]. Western sc
Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century]. Western sc
Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century]. Western sc
Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century]. Western sc
Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century]. Western sc
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Manuscript, Takanot – enactments, halachic responsa and rulings. [Morocco, ca. first half of 19th century].
Western script, by several writers. The present anthology includes passages from Sefer HaTakanot – enactments by North African rabbis, parts of Leshon Limudim by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz, and formulas for documents, and concludes with several leaves from Taamei Halachot on the laws of shechitah and terefot. It is unclear whether all halachic rulings and responsa in the present anthology appear in other sources; this requires extensive study.
Sefer HaTakanot went through several recensions by North African rabbis. It was first edited by R. Yaakov Abensour – the Yaavetz, and was later edited with added enactments by other Moroccan rabbis including R. Refael Berdugo, R. Eliyahu HaTzarfati, and others; one recension of the work is printed in Kerem Chemer by R. Avraham Ankawa, II, Livorno 1871; on the manuscripts and recensions of Sefer HaTakanot, see preface to Takanot Chachmei Fez, I, Paris 2013, pp. 109 ff.).

[147] leaves. Lacking at beginning and end. Approx. 20 cm. Overall fair condition (several leaves in poor condition). Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Wear and tears. Open tears to several leaves, affecting text. Worming, affecting text in some places. Some leaves detached. New binding, with slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 26.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 58-60.
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Lot 60 Two Manuscripts – Morocco

Two manuscripts from Morocco: • Manuscript comprising copying of two books. Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, 1711. Wes
Two manuscripts from Morocco: • Manuscript comprising copying of two books. Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, 1711. Wes
Two manuscripts from Morocco: • Manuscript comprising copying of two books. Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, 1711. Wes
Two manuscripts from Morocco: • Manuscript comprising copying of two books. Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, 1711. Wes
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Two manuscripts from Morocco:

• Manuscript comprising copying of two books. Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, 1711.
Western script. Copying of two printed works. On pp. 1a-143b: Sefer HaMusar by R. Yehudah Alkhalatz (first printed in Constantinople, 1537, and thereafter in Mantua 1561 and Cracow 1598). On pp. 144a-157a: Part of first page of Amudeha Shivah by R. Betzalel Shlomo of Kobryn (first printed in Lublin, 1666, and thereafter in Prague 1674 and Dyhernfurth 1693). On last page, colophon of writer: "…I copied it in 1711 here in Ksar [el]-Kebir…".
157 leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and tears. Worming, affecting text on several leaves.

• Manuscript, kinot by the Yaavetz and other Moroccan rabbis. [Morocco, 18th/19th century]. Comprised of gatherings written by several scribes. Also includes Qissat Hannah, haftarah for Tishah BeAv (with Judeo-Arabic translation) and more.
61 leaves (incomplete). Approx. 15 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of mold. Wear and tears, affecting text of some leaves.
Both manuscripts are bound together, with a slipcase.

Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, nos. 22, 23.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 49-51.
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