Large collection of letters, pamphlets of Torah novellae, signed halachic rulings, letters of responsa and novellae, testaments and marriage contracts, conversion certificates, and more – from the archive of Rabbi Yemin Cohen, Tangier, [c. 1920-1970]. The collection contains many letters sent from various rabbis and persons, Batei Din and communities – from Jerusalem, Tiberias, Tangier, Morocco, Marrakesh, Djerba, Lisbon, Gibraltar, New York, Brazil, etc. Among the items: · A long halachic responsum (6 large pages) on the laws of Gittin, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Raphael Ankawa Av Beit Din of Salé ("the Angel Rafael"), to Rabbi Mordechai ben Jo, Rabbi of Tangier. Salé, [c. 1900-1910]. · Pamphlets of Torah novellae. (Some in an earlier handwriting than the rest of the documents in the archive). · Letters by Rabbi Pinchas Cohen, Marrakesh, 1940. · Bundle of conversion certificates signed by the Beit Din in Kenitra, Morocco. · Recommendation for a shochet, signed by Rabbi Mashash. 1966. · Letter by Rabbi E. Avuravia, 1948. · Many Beit Din documents with signatures of Tangier rabbis and of rabbis of various cities in Morocco and in North Africa. More. Approximately 85 items. More than 100 leaves. Size and condition vary.

Two Judeo-Persian manuscripts, poetry and Shahin, Persia, 19th century. · Manuscript, Shahin [rhyming poem of Torah Midrashim], on Bereshit. Handsome writing in black and red ink. [Persia, 19th century]. Bound with another manuscript, Persian in Hebrew letters, by the Persian poet Atar. 2-99 leaves; 2, 4-107, [7] leaves. 21.5 cm. Varying condition. The Shahin is in good condition, on high-quality paper. The second manuscript is on paper of lesser quality, lacking Leaf 1 and Leaf 3, stains and tears, sometimes with damaged and lacking text. Simple, non-contemporary binding. · Complete manuscript, anthologies of Jewish songs, rhyming poems about the history and praise of the Holy Tana'im. [Persia], 1849. On the last leaf is the scribe's colophon: "Binyamin Ze'ev ben E. Eliyahu", who wrote it in the month of Tamuz, 1849, for the "pleasant student… Aharon ben A. Avraham". [129] leaves, 22 cm. High-quality paper, good condition. Stains and wear. Several leaves restored with paper strips. Semi-leather binding.

Four books with signatures, ancient stamps, glosses and owners' inscriptions of rabbis descending from Or Shraga family of Yazd (Persia): · Kol Shmuel commentary on the Torah, by Rabbi Shmuel Conforti. Salonika, [1787]. Single edition. · Brit Ya'akov, homiletics; Yagel Ya'akov on Shita Mekubetzet, by Rabbi Ya'akov Feitusi. Livorno, [1800]. First edition. Added to the end of the book are 4 leaves, from an ancient book of homiletics. · Zechut Avot, commentary on Pirkei Avot, by Rabbi Ya'akov Pintzi. Belgrad, [1878]. Single edition. (Includes cover title page). · Tikunei HaZohar. Livorno, [1854]. On the pages of the book and on the endpapers: Many glosses (Kabbalistic content), signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions of rabbis of the dynasty of Or Shraga family of Yazd, descendants of the Kabbalist "Mula Or Shraga", a prominent Persian rabbi. Among the signatures: "Moshe son of Rebbe Refael Shraga", "Yitzchak son of R' Moshe…R' Or Shraga…", "…R' Moshe son of Yitzchak grandson of R' Or Shraga", etc. Stamps of Rabbi Moshe son of Rabbi Or Shraga, and his son Rabbi Yitzchak son of Rabbi Moshe son of Rabbi Or Shraga. The illustrious Torah sage Mula [Rabbi] Or Shraga (died in 1794), rabbi and luminary of the Jews of Yazd, Persia, served for decades in the rabbinate and his reinforcement of Torah study and mitzvah adherence preserved Jewish observance among Yazd Jewry in spite of their remoteness from Jewish centers. Mula Or Shraga and his descendants led the local community for about two hundred years. According to hearsay, two hundred and fifty years previously, Rabbi Or Shraga reached Yazd from the city of Isfahan in which the king decreed to kill ten great Torah scholars; seven died sanctifying G-d’s Name and three managed to flee and escape the decree. One of those three was Mula Or Shraga who reached Yazd. His move affected much growth among the city’s Jewry and transformed it into a Torah center. Yazd Jews were among the first to emigrate from Persia to Jerusalem and there they established the famous Yazdim community. The signatures of Rabbi Or Shraga’s grandson Rabbi Yitzchak son of R’ Moshe Or Shraga can be found on bills (shtarot) from 1839-1865, and his son Rabbi Moshe son of R’ Yitzchak Or Shraga served in the rabbinate from 1890-1900. On the title page of the book Brit Ya’akov are more signatures: “Ezra Attie”; “I have acquired it to serve my Creator Sasson Barazani”. 4 books. Size and condition vary, good condition.

Manuscript, Passover Haggadah, with Arabic translation and Piyyutim. [Baghdad? Beginning of the 20th century]. Framed pages. Square cursive writing, unvowelized. At the beginning of the manuscript is the Seder Bedikat Chametz and the laws of Erev Pesach, and the Pesach Arvit prayer. The original and the Arabic translation - paragraph following paragraph. Avadim Hayinu appears directly after Ha Lachma Anya [without Ma Nishtana]. [50] leaves, 15 cm. Fair condition, stains and wear, tears with damage to text in several places. New binding.

"Regulations of Yeshivat Magen Avraham in Jerusalem….". 1913. Ink on paper; colorful stickers. Regulations leaf of Yeshivat Magen Avraham in Jerusalem, for the Bukharin and Uzbek congregations, founded by Yonah, Pinchas, Meir, Hizkiya and Shimon Abrahmof, sons of Yitzchak Abrahmof. Verses written in the shape of an arch on top of the leaf, with two colorful stickers with flowers. 43.5X38 cm. Fair-poor condition. Folding marks. Numerous tears, with damage to text, restored. Stains and creases.