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[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is part of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kippur. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 20.00 cm × 14.10 cm. 3 page(s).

Lampronti, Isaac Ḥizqîyȧh ben Samuel. Paḥad Yiṣḥaq. Encyclopédie talmudique

למפרונטי, יצחק בן שמואל. פחד יצחק

מלאכי קדש עם פירוש מהבעש"ט – ירושלים תרכ"ב

מלאכי קדש עם פירוש מהבעש"ט – ירושלים תרכ"ב

ספר מלאכי קודש, פיוטים ותחנות, תוכחת מוסר ופירוש מהבעש"ט על פרק ק"ז בתהלים "הודו לה'... יאמרו גאולי...". ירושלים, תרכ"ב 1862. דפוס רבי ישראל ב"ק. בשער הספר מוזכר על תולדות "שיר היחוד": "אשר תקנו בני משה [רבינו] ע"ה, מעבר לנהר סמבטיון, ומשם הובא לארץ ספרד ע"י סוחר אחד לידי הרב... מהור"ר משה הי"ו בעל המחבר פרחי שושנים". כ, [2], כה-כח דף. 17 ס"מ. נייר איכותי, מצב טוב-בינוני, פגעי עש. חתימות בעלים. כריכה חדשה. ש' הלוי, מס' 66.

Dragon's Blood

Fantasy novel for young people by Jane Yolen, first volume of the Pit Dragon cycle.

Lampronti, Isaac Ḥizqîyȧh ben Samuel. Paḥad Yiṣḥaq. Encyclopédie talmudique

למפרונטי, יצחק בן שמואל. פחד יצחק

Lampronti, Isaac Ḥizqîyȧh ben Samuel. Paḥad Yiṣḥaq. Encyclopédie talmudique

למפרונטי, יצחק בן שמואל. פחד יצחק

Shmuel Ben-David – Jerusalem

Shmuel Ben-David (1884-1927), Jerusalem – View of the Old City. Ink on paper. Not signed. 12.5X29 cm. Good condition. A sketch of a bird, in pencil, appears on the reverse.

Euclide

Greek geometer; flourished in the fourth century before the Common Era. He is mentioned, perhaps for the first time in Hebrew literature, by Rabbi Abraham bar Ḥiyya (d. 1136). Jacob ben Nissim also speaks…

Risala (Epistle to the community of Fez)

Bible. A.T. Pentateuque (lacunaire)

Ardashir-nameh (The Book of Ardashir / Esther)

Ezra-nameh (The Book of Ezra)

Ma'aseh Books

Books written in Judeo-German in Hebrew characters and containing stories, legends and tales ("ma'asim") on various subjects, most of which concern Jews and Judaism. They originate from the early fifteenth century, when Jews lived in the…

[Book of Genesis]

This is the book of Genesis with the Aramaic translation and commentaries and also includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Sabbath. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 13.20 cm × 9.70 cm. 4 page(s).

La Vie de Disraeli

Biography of British statesman Benjamin Disraeli by André Maurois.

ספר הדרת זקנים

ספר הדרת זקנים

This is part of a Ḳabbalistic text that includes the Idra Rabba and the Idra Zuta (other early Ḳabbalistic texts). There is no publication information. Dimensions: 19.90 cm × 12.80 cm. 2 page(s).

Minchat Avraham

מנחת אברהם

Minchat Avraham — work by Avraham Shapira.

Hen Yeshallah

al-Mushtamil ʿalā al-uṣūl

al-Mushtamil ʿalā al-uṣūl — work by Aaron of Jerusalem (Abū al-Faraj Hārūn).

Bible. A.T. Pentateuque (hébreu). Hébreu 69

The Marcel Marceau Alphabet Book

The Marcel Marceau Alphabet Book — work by Marcel Marceau.

[Book Section - Genesis]

This is part of an edition of the biblical book of Genesis, including the Aramaic translation and rabbinic commentaries. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 17.00 cm × 12.00 cm. 2 page(s).

النبات و الماء: اوراق عمل

This is a textbook published in Arabic titled "Plants and Water: The Making of Leaves." There is very little publication information. Dimensions: 23.10 cm × 16.50 cm. Publisher: Ministry of Knowledge and Information. 3 page(s).

[Commentary on Mishnah]

This is a commentary on the first tractate of the Mishnah, Berakhot. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 31.80 cm × 19.80 cm. 2 page(s).