Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $9,000
Sold for: $11,250
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov of Morocco. Nine autograph lines with his signature, in cursive Sephardic script.
Letter in Judeo-Arabic, addressed to his close friend R. Yosef. The letter concludes with the blessing: "…may peace be to you – Yaakov Abuchatzeira".
Name of recipient on verso handwritten by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira.
R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira – the Abir Yaakov (1806-1880), rabbi of Tafilalt, outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, leading halachic authority in his generation. Renowned as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons – Baba Sali, Baba Chaki, Baba Meir, and many others – were prominent rabbis and wonder-workers.
[1] leaf. 11 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains. Tears, repaired.
Letter in Judeo-Arabic, addressed to his close friend R. Yosef. The letter concludes with the blessing: "…may peace be to you – Yaakov Abuchatzeira".
Name of recipient on verso handwritten by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira.
R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira – the Abir Yaakov (1806-1880), rabbi of Tafilalt, outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, leading halachic authority in his generation. Renowned as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons – Baba Sali, Baba Chaki, Baba Meir, and many others – were prominent rabbis and wonder-workers.
[1] leaf. 11 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains. Tears, repaired.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $700
Sold for: $2,000
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Manuscript leaf, from the book Pri Etz Chaim by R. Chaim Vital, handwritten in 1933 by the holy kabbalist R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira – the Baba Sali, from which he regularly studied.
Enclosed are two reports confirming the authenticity of the manuscript. One is from his son R. Baruch Abuchatzeira (Baba Baruch), attesting that the composition was copied by his father "and it remained with him, and he would read it often, primarily on Shabbat".
The second report, from the expert R. Yosef Avivi, pertains to the entire manuscript. He quotes the colophon at the end of the manuscript (not included in this item), signed by Baba Sali, in which Baba Sali attests that he copied this holy book himself in 1933. R. Avivi notes that the style of writing changes over the course of the manuscript and that these variations are typical of original manuscripts by the Baba Sali.
[1] leaf. Written on one side, in Maghrebi Rashi script. 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Restored and mounted on tissue paper.
Enclosed are two reports confirming the authenticity of the manuscript. One is from his son R. Baruch Abuchatzeira (Baba Baruch), attesting that the composition was copied by his father "and it remained with him, and he would read it often, primarily on Shabbat".
The second report, from the expert R. Yosef Avivi, pertains to the entire manuscript. He quotes the colophon at the end of the manuscript (not included in this item), signed by Baba Sali, in which Baba Sali attests that he copied this holy book himself in 1933. R. Avivi notes that the style of writing changes over the course of the manuscript and that these variations are typical of original manuscripts by the Baba Sali.
[1] leaf. Written on one side, in Maghrebi Rashi script. 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Restored and mounted on tissue paper.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $10,000
Sold for: $12,500
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Zechor LeAvraham, Part I, Sephardi rite machzor for the High Holidays. Livorno, 1951.
Copy of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali, with his stamps and signatures.
His full signature appears on the final page of the machzor: "Yisrael Abuchatzeira", alongside his stamp and a blessing in his handwriting and with his signature: "May they be written in the book of good life, sustenance and good livelihood". Additional signatures and stamps of the Baba Sali.
This machzor was apparently used by the Baba Sali during the Rosh Hashana meals.
[1], 3-316 pages. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Minor tears and repairs. Tears to title page, repaired. New leather binding (fragment of old binding pasted inside new binding).
Copy of R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali, with his stamps and signatures.
His full signature appears on the final page of the machzor: "Yisrael Abuchatzeira", alongside his stamp and a blessing in his handwriting and with his signature: "May they be written in the book of good life, sustenance and good livelihood". Additional signatures and stamps of the Baba Sali.
This machzor was apparently used by the Baba Sali during the Rosh Hashana meals.
[1], 3-316 pages. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Minor tears and repairs. Tears to title page, repaired. New leather binding (fragment of old binding pasted inside new binding).
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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Shaarei Teshuvah, on repentance and ethics, by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov of Morocco. Jerusalem, 1956. Published by his grandsons.
On verso of title page: dedication handwritten by the Baba Sali, who published the book together with his brother R. Yitzchak – Baba Chaki. The dedication was written in Morocco in 1957. The titles of honor printed on this page near the name of Baba Sali were humbly deleted, in the same pen used to write the dedication.
176 pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ownership inscriptions and stamps. Elaborate leather binding.
On verso of title page: dedication handwritten by the Baba Sali, who published the book together with his brother R. Yitzchak – Baba Chaki. The dedication was written in Morocco in 1957. The titles of honor printed on this page near the name of Baba Sali were humbly deleted, in the same pen used to write the dedication.
176 pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ownership inscriptions and stamps. Elaborate leather binding.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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![Manuscript, Goralot (lots) and amulets. [North-Africa, ca. 19th century]. Judeo-Arabic. The composition includes Goral HaChol](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/371_1.jpg "Manuscript – Goralot and Amulets in Judeo-Arabic")
![Manuscript, Goralot (lots) and amulets. [North-Africa, ca. 19th century]. Judeo-Arabic. The composition includes Goral HaChol](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/371_2.jpg "Manuscript – Goralot and Amulets in Judeo-Arabic")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Manuscript, Goralot (lots) and amulets. [North-Africa, ca. 19th century]. Judeo-Arabic.
The composition includes Goral HaChol (geomancy), kabbalistic combinations of Holy Names, names of angels, Angelic script and kabbalistic diagrams.
[85] leaves (missing leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Marginal wear and tears. Tears affecting text with loss to several leaves. Some leaves and gatherings detached. Without binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
The composition includes Goral HaChol (geomancy), kabbalistic combinations of Holy Names, names of angels, Angelic script and kabbalistic diagrams.
[85] leaves (missing leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Marginal wear and tears. Tears affecting text with loss to several leaves. Some leaves and gatherings detached. Without binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Manuscript, Tikkun Karet – prayer to be recited at daybreak and study order from the books of the Rambam, on the laws of sins and repentance. [Morocco], 1902.
Semi-cursive Sephardic script. Decorated title page, with name of owner and date of writing.
[1], 2-26, 25-29, [30-50] leaves (complete). 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Traces of past dampness. Ink faded on some leaves. Many detached leaves. Old binding, worn and damaged, with leather spine.
Semi-cursive Sephardic script. Decorated title page, with name of owner and date of writing.
[1], 2-26, 25-29, [30-50] leaves (complete). 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Traces of past dampness. Ink faded on some leaves. Many detached leaves. Old binding, worn and damaged, with leather spine.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Six Jewish publications printed in Portugal, mostly in the 1920s.
• Azharot (for Shavuot) – Notas sôbre as Azharot ou Exortações. Coimbra, 1922. Portuguese, with some Hebrew.
• Revista de Estudos Hebraicos (Journal of Hebrew studies), vol. I. Lisbon, 1928.
• A Escola Israelita, palavras proferidas na sessão inauguração da Escola Israelita de Lisboa (Jewish fables, in honor of the inauguration of the Jewish school in Lisbon). Coimbra, 1923.
• La observancia de la divina ley de Mosseh (study of an early manuscript). Coimbra, 1925.
• Portuguese Hebrew grammars and grammarians. Lisbon, 1928.
• Estudios dedicatos A Menendez Pidal, Desinencias Adjetivates Romances En La Onomastica De Nuestros Judios, Part I, by J.M. Millas Vallicrosa. Madrid, 1956.
The first five books were written or edited by Moses Bensabat Amzalak.
6 books and booklets. Size and condition vary.
• Azharot (for Shavuot) – Notas sôbre as Azharot ou Exortações. Coimbra, 1922. Portuguese, with some Hebrew.
• Revista de Estudos Hebraicos (Journal of Hebrew studies), vol. I. Lisbon, 1928.
• A Escola Israelita, palavras proferidas na sessão inauguração da Escola Israelita de Lisboa (Jewish fables, in honor of the inauguration of the Jewish school in Lisbon). Coimbra, 1923.
• La observancia de la divina ley de Mosseh (study of an early manuscript). Coimbra, 1925.
• Portuguese Hebrew grammars and grammarians. Lisbon, 1928.
• Estudios dedicatos A Menendez Pidal, Desinencias Adjetivates Romances En La Onomastica De Nuestros Judios, Part I, by J.M. Millas Vallicrosa. Madrid, 1956.
The first five books were written or edited by Moses Bensabat Amzalak.
6 books and booklets. Size and condition vary.
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Morrocan and North-African Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Zot Zikaron – Avnei Zikaron on the laws of Shechitah and Terefot, by R. Shmuel Barzani (Adoni). Harir, Iraqi Kurdistan, [ca. 1660]. Title page of part II within decorative, colored frame.
Part I – Zot Zikaron, laws of Shechitah; Part II – Avnei Zikaron, laws of Terefot.
Neatly transcribed by R. Pinchas Hariri (ca. 1640 – ca. 1711), a prominent Kurdish rabbi. His signature appears on the title page of part II and in the colophon on the final leaf.
The author, R. Shmuel Adoni-Barzani (d. 1633), was a leading Kurdish rabbi. Prominent Torah scholar and kabbalist, renowned as a wonder-worker. He established a large yeshiva in Mosul. Some of his compositions, including Avnei Zikaron, were first published based on manuscripts in 2003.
The present transcript of the work is almost complete, presumably lacking only the first title page and preface to the laws of Shechitah.
[44] leaves. Approx. 14 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains, wear and open tears, affecting text. Old paper repairs. New card binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
Part I – Zot Zikaron, laws of Shechitah; Part II – Avnei Zikaron, laws of Terefot.
Neatly transcribed by R. Pinchas Hariri (ca. 1640 – ca. 1711), a prominent Kurdish rabbi. His signature appears on the title page of part II and in the colophon on the final leaf.
The author, R. Shmuel Adoni-Barzani (d. 1633), was a leading Kurdish rabbi. Prominent Torah scholar and kabbalist, renowned as a wonder-worker. He established a large yeshiva in Mosul. Some of his compositions, including Avnei Zikaron, were first published based on manuscripts in 2003.
The present transcript of the work is almost complete, presumably lacking only the first title page and preface to the laws of Shechitah.
[44] leaves. Approx. 14 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains, wear and open tears, affecting text. Old paper repairs. New card binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
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Manuscript, Michlal HaMishnah – comprehensive Judeo-Persian lexicon of words of the Mishnah, covering the Six Orders of the Mishnah, by R. Shlomo Ababa son of Nuriel. [Persia], 1874.
Complete manuscript, covering all Six Orders of the Mishnah. Neat Persian script, with vocalization to the words of the Mishnah. The manuscript opens with an interesting preface by the author, mentioning the date of writing this manuscript: "And the writing of this book began on Sunday, 26th Adar, 1874…".
[5], 165 leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Marginal wear and tears. Ownership inscriptions. Original leather binding, slightly damaged.
Complete manuscript, covering all Six Orders of the Mishnah. Neat Persian script, with vocalization to the words of the Mishnah. The manuscript opens with an interesting preface by the author, mentioning the date of writing this manuscript: "And the writing of this book began on Sunday, 26th Adar, 1874…".
[5], 165 leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Marginal wear and tears. Ownership inscriptions. Original leather binding, slightly damaged.
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![Manuscript, diwan – piyyutim and supplications. [Persia, 19th/20th century]. Tall, narrow format. Oriental script. Decorative](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/376_1.jpg "Manuscript – Illustrated Diwan – Persia")
![Manuscript, diwan – piyyutim and supplications. [Persia, 19th/20th century]. Tall, narrow format. Oriental script. Decorative](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/376_2.jpg "Manuscript – Illustrated Diwan – Persia")
![Manuscript, diwan – piyyutim and supplications. [Persia, 19th/20th century]. Tall, narrow format. Oriental script. Decorative](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/376_3.jpg "Manuscript – Illustrated Diwan – Persia")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
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Manuscript, diwan – piyyutim and supplications. [Persia, 19th/20th century].
Tall, narrow format. Oriental script. Decorative frames, floral motifs, birds and peacocks.
[9] leaves. Height: 15 cm. Width: 10.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears. Inscriptions. Stamp. Damage and loss to text on final page. Old binding, with damage.
Tall, narrow format. Oriental script. Decorative frames, floral motifs, birds and peacocks.
[9] leaves. Height: 15 cm. Width: 10.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears. Inscriptions. Stamp. Damage and loss to text on final page. Old binding, with damage.
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![Booklet (16 written pages) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad, ca. 1900].
Section from a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/377_1.jpg "Booklet Handwritten by the Ben Ish Chai – With a Prayer for Protection")
![Booklet (16 written pages) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad, ca. 1900].
Section from a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/377_2.jpg "Booklet Handwritten by the Ben Ish Chai – With a Prayer for Protection")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $3,500
Sold for: $4,375
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Booklet (16 written pages) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad, ca. 1900].
Section from a composition of homilies for Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance. Handwritten by the author, the Ben Ish Chai, with deletions, emendations and interlinear additions. The contents of this manuscript were published, after being edited, in his book Ben Ish Chayil. The present manuscript presumably contains the preliminary version of the homilies, recorded while preparing his sermons. The Ben Ish Chai added a prayer for protection at the end of one section: "May G-d come to our assistance, protect us and help us always, Amen".
The booklet includes two tales which the Ben Ish Chai uses as allegories to arouse repentance.
[8] leaves, written on both sides. 13.5 cm. Good condition. Some tears and wear. New leather binding. Placed in elegant slipcase.
Section from a composition of homilies for Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance. Handwritten by the author, the Ben Ish Chai, with deletions, emendations and interlinear additions. The contents of this manuscript were published, after being edited, in his book Ben Ish Chayil. The present manuscript presumably contains the preliminary version of the homilies, recorded while preparing his sermons. The Ben Ish Chai added a prayer for protection at the end of one section: "May G-d come to our assistance, protect us and help us always, Amen".
The booklet includes two tales which the Ben Ish Chai uses as allegories to arouse repentance.
[8] leaves, written on both sides. 13.5 cm. Good condition. Some tears and wear. New leather binding. Placed in elegant slipcase.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $2,375
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Transcript of a responsum letter from the rabbis of Baghdad, with four letters of approbation handwritten and signed by rabbis of Jerusalem – R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, R. Eliyahu Kletzkin and the Rishon LeTzion R. Yaakov Meir. Baghdad, Adar 1925 – Jerusalem, Adar 1926.
The responsum letter from the rabbis of Baghdad discusses a proposal to destroy old synagogues and Batei Midrash in Baghdad, and build a new synagogue on that plot. The rabbis of Baghdad write that they gathered to discuss this matter, and reached the conclusion that this is prohibited. The letter is signed by 22 rabbis and yeshiva deans of Iraq (the signatures were transcribed on the present leaf).
This transcript of the responsum was sent to Jerusalem, where four prominent Jerusalem rabbis added their handwritten approbation to the ruling of the rabbis of Baghdad: two lines handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, approbation signed by R. Yaakov Meir (written by a scribe), approbation handwritten and signed by R. Kook, and approbation signed by R. Eliyahu Kletzkin (written by a scribe).
[1] double leaf (4 written pages). 22 cm. Good condition. Many stains. Some wear. Folding marks.
The responsum letter from the rabbis of Baghdad discusses a proposal to destroy old synagogues and Batei Midrash in Baghdad, and build a new synagogue on that plot. The rabbis of Baghdad write that they gathered to discuss this matter, and reached the conclusion that this is prohibited. The letter is signed by 22 rabbis and yeshiva deans of Iraq (the signatures were transcribed on the present leaf).
This transcript of the responsum was sent to Jerusalem, where four prominent Jerusalem rabbis added their handwritten approbation to the ruling of the rabbis of Baghdad: two lines handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, approbation signed by R. Yaakov Meir (written by a scribe), approbation handwritten and signed by R. Kook, and approbation signed by R. Eliyahu Kletzkin (written by a scribe).
[1] double leaf (4 written pages). 22 cm. Good condition. Many stains. Some wear. Folding marks.
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