Manuscript, machzor for Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, according to the rite of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, southern France. [16th/17th century].

Square script, mostly vocalized. Does not contain Amidah prayers. Contains piyyutim for Sukkot and Hoshana piyyutim (lacking at beginning; starts from end of first day), piyyutim and psalms for Hoshana Rabba night and day, piyyutim for night of Shmini Atzeret, Shacharit prayer for rain, piyyutim for the night and day of Simchat Torah.

Colophon on last page: "The Sukkot service is completed, praise be to G-d, creator of the world".

The present machzor contains the verses recited the night of Simchat Torah before taking out the Torah scroll, beginning "Torat Hashem Temimah…". These verses are unique to the L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue rite, as opposed to other southern French rites, and they appear in a dedicated three-leaf appendix in some copies of the Carpentras rite festival machzor, Amsterdam 1762, where they are labeled as belonging to the L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue rite, as opposed to the verses given in the main text of the machzor which were customarily recited in the rite of Carpentras and the other communities.

On leaves 86-87, prayer for the pope (ruler of the southern French Jewish communities at the time): "We pray… for the life of the father of a multitude, our master the pope of Rome…", followed by the prayer HaNoten Teshuah for the pope. Afterwards, on leaf 88, is an instruction to recite Mi Sheberach prayers for the legates of Avignon and Cavaillon and the vicar general of Carpentras.

[88] leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains, dark stains and wax stains (mainly on the Hoshana Rabba night leaves). Open tears to several leaves, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper filling. New binding, with laces for fastening.