Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sod Hashem – Amsterdam, 1745 – With Handwritten Mohel Ledger – Groningen and the Region, Northern Netherlands, 1841-1849
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Sod Hashem with Sharvit HaZahav, prayers, halachot and customs of circumcision, by R. David of Lida, with additions. Amsterdam: sons of Shlomo Proops, 1745.
After the printed book appears a handwritten mohel ledger (on the blank leaves originally bound with the book to that end). Documents 29 circumcisions performed by the mohel between 1841-1849. He notes at the beginning of the ledger that he performed circumcision for the first time on 26th Tishrei 1841.
Each circumcision written in both Hebrew and Dutch. Most circumcisions took place in Groningen (the Netherlands), while others were in nearby cities and villages.
Signature of mohel on title page of Sod Hashem: "Moshe Bendit son of the community leader R. Anshel Levi Hart".
Accounting inscriptions in Dutch on front endpaper.
Sod Hashem: 30 leaves. Mohel ledger: [4] leaves (and many blank leaves). 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some wear. Original binding, leather-coated wood, with tears and defects.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Mohel Ledgers
Mohel Ledgers