Maḥzor selon le rite d'Alger — copié dans la yeshiva de R. Yoseph Duran ben Shelomo (1581)

Maḥzor according to the rite of Algiers for the Yamim Noraim and the festivals, copied at the end of the 16th century. Colophon: “Written by Nathan ben R. [name partially effaced] in the study house of R. Yoseph ben R. Shelomo Duran, completed on 17 Elul 5341 = 1581.” Yoseph ben Shelomo Duran is attested as head of a yeshiva in Algiers in 1581 — a direct descendant of the Rashbatz. The family perpetuated rabbinic teaching in Algiers across more than five generations. Provenance: 1 Copied by Nathan ben R. [name] in the bet midrash of R. Yoseph ben R. Shelomo Duran in Algiers, 1581 (colophon) 2 Environment of the Duran family in Algiers 3 John Selden collection (1584–1654), Bodleian Library, 1659 Codicological notice — origin Algiers, Regency of Algiers, Algeria; copyist: Nathan ben R. [name partially effaced]; script: Sephardic; folios: 412 folios; dimensions: octavo; early catalogues: Neubauer Catalogue 1886 · 1085; editorial status: Partial edition available. — Source: Mémoires des Manuscrits Juifs du Moyen-Âge Maghrébin (MMJMM), https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/bodleian-arch-seld-sup-108; manuscript held at the Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Sources & resources

• Neubauer, Adolf. Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1886, vol. I, n° 1085.
• Maḥzor selon le rite d'Alger. Édition de référence : Amsterdam, 1685.
• Fiche MMJMM : https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/bodleian-arch-seld-sup-108