Booklet handwritten by R. Mazal Tov Modena, index of responsa and halachic rulings of his teacher, R. Yishmael HaKohen of Modena, author of Zera Emet. [Modena, second half of 18th century or early 19th century].

Contains 87 sections, some including the conclusion of the halachic ruling.
Some of the halachic rulings documented here were printed in the three parts of Responsa Zera Emet, but others were apparently never printed, such as: section 27 (eulogizing a gentile king in the synagogue and using sacred objects), section 33 (that a widower marrying a widow should be particular to marry at the full moon), section 75 (a Torah scroll missing a dot) and sections 86-87 (a communal decision not to allow anyone but the posek to offer halachic rulings, intending to exclude a particular individual).

R. Mazal Tov Modena, disciple of R. Yishmael HaKohen, author of Zera Emet, and his successor as Rabbi of Modena. Leading Italian rabbi ca. 1770s-1830s, invited to Napoleon's Sanhedrin.

[4] leaves (5 written pages), bound in paper wrapper. 18 cm. Good condition. Light wear and creases. Inscriptions and tears to paper wrapper.

Manuscript, haftarot for Pesach and Shavuot, with a journal of family inscriptions and miraculous events, made by Shlomo son of Yitzchak Bianchini. Ferrara, first half of the 19th century.

The first part of the manuscript contains the text of the haftarot for Pesach and Shavuot, with the Aramaic Targum (verse by verse) and blessings over the Haftarah. Square and semi-cursive script, mostly vocalized. The Haftarah text includes cantillation. Floral decorations in several places.
In the second part of the manuscript, the scribe and owner, Shlomo Bianchini (Bianchino), documents family events, marriages and births, as well as miracles that occurred to him and members of his family between 1823-1838. Among other events, there is documentation of: his son Moshe's recovery from a fall from the bed in 1827; a collapse of part of the stairs of his house without affecting any family member in 1825; his marriage to Rivkah daughter of Nachum Neppi in 1823; the birth and circumcision of his son Shmuel Aviad Sar Shalom in 1824; the birth and circumcision of his son Moshe in 1825; the birth of his three daughters in 1827-1831 (including a dream seen by his wife); his daughter Stella's recovery from a fall in 1828; the passing of his father Yitzchak Chizkiyah Bianchini in 1833, and the birth of another son named after his father a year later; inscriptions on additional births; and more. The last leaves contain inscriptions in Italian from later years.

[34] leaves. 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Partially detached leaves. Original binding, damaged.

Manuscript, prayers and piyyutim for high holidays and festivals. [Pitigliano, Italy, 1865].
Title page decorated with colorful frame. Square Italian script.
See Hebrew description for contents of manuscript.

[65] leaves. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains (food stains on Rosh Hashanah nighttime meal service). Two detached leaves. Old binding, with light damage.

Provenance: Collection of R. Menachem Emanuel Hartom, Ms. 8.

Patient diary, handwritten by the kabbalist R. Yitzchak Kaduri. [Jerusalem, ca. 1960s].
Notebook with dozens of leaves, containing 282 entries, in which R. Kaduri documented in detail in his own handwriting the various requests of people who came to him for blessing, advice and pidyon nefesh, with questions about engagements, marital issues, cures for sicknesses and more. R. Kaduri documented the questions he was asked and the answers, advice or amulets he gave, usually based on Goralot he performed and astrology.

R. Yitzchak Kaduri (ca. 1899-2006), born in the late 19th century in Iraq, studied Torah and kabbalah under Torah scholars of Iraq and Jerusalem, to which he immigrated in 1922. In his early years in Jerusalem he made a living binding books and manuscripts, and he studied in the Beit El and Porat Yosef yeshivas. Over the years he became renowned as a foremost expert in all areas of kabbalah. Many flocked to him for his blessings, advice and amulets, as he was considered one of the only individuals in his times proficient in producing kabbalistic amulets. He passed away over 100 years old, and hundreds of thousands of people attended his funeral.

[43] leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Some stains and wear. Detached leaves. Bound in an early leather binding, damaged.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EI.011.019.