UncategorizedContemporary Eraכת"י תולדות ישראל אור-י'ה, חיבור לא ידועכת"י תולדות ישראל אור-י'ה, חיבור לא ידוע"Toldot Yisrael Or Yah" — manuscript, novellae on the Torah in the manner of allusion and Kabbalah, concerning the mystery of creation and the foundation of the world. Rabbi Yisrael Uriah son of Rabbi Aharon ha-Levi. [Late 19th century]. Unique style of Ashkenazi Rashi script with added vowel points (somewhat inconsistent). At the end of the author's introduction, he tells of the reason for the book's name: "on account of my having no son, with whom my help would be, when the time comes for me to dwell in the grave, and then I shall make a voice like the roaring of the sea, but the generations of my Torah novellae with which was my labor, and I have lost sleep on their account, they shall be to me like sons and male children, and they shall calm my tempest in the days of my latter end, and in them I shall find healing for my forgiveness: also, perhaps the Lord will have mercy and give me a grandson and descendant a male child as I desire, and fulfill the whole of the Torah wholly". 112 written leaves. 20.5 cm. Condition: fair, dry paper, loose and worn leaves, torn and loose binding.Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary Era[Book - Talmud]This is two tractates of the Babylonian Talmud: Sanhedrin and ʻArakhin. Sanhedrin discusses legal issues; ʻArakhin discusses laws relating to the Temple in Jerusalem. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 18.90 cm × 13.40 cm. 6 page(s).Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary Era[Book Section - Prayer Book]This is a prayer book for sabbath services. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 15.60 cm × 11.50 cm. 2 page(s).Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary Eraمتطلبات العمل الاستخباري لمحلة الثمانيناتThis is a report published in Arabic by the Iraqi Revolutionary Leadership Council titled "CIA: Secret Service Requirements of Intelligence Operations in the Eighties" translated by Imān 'Abdulfanī 'Askar. Dimensions : 24.10 cm × 17.10 cm. Publisher : Revolutionary Leadership Council, Secret Service. Place of publication : Baghdad, Iraq. 4 page(s).Read — History
UncategorizedLévitiqueBiblical data : Illuminated page of Leviticus. (From a manuscript formerly in the possession of the Duke of Sussex.) The English name is derived from the Latin « Liber Leviticus », which comes from the Greek (το) Λενιτικόν…Read — History
Uncategorized'orlah'ORLAH ("Foreskin" [of trees]) Name of a tractate of the Mishnah, the Tosefta and the Yerushalmi, devoted to examination of the law found in Lev. xix. 23-25, which ordains that the fruit of a newly planted tree be considered as "'orlah" (A. V. "uncircumcised")…Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary Eraשלוש מגילות אסתר - מרוקו, עיראק, רוסיה-פוליןשלוש מגילות אסתר - מרוקו, עיראק, רוסיה-פולין* Scroll of Esther, on brown parchment (thick and soft leather). [Morocco, 18th/19th century]. Parchment height: 25 cm. Condition: fair to good. Wear and erasures. Some leaves in different handwriting. * Scroll of Esther written on parchment, in eleven-line script. [Babylonian-Jerusalem writing, Iraq? 20th century]. Rare to find an eleven-line Scroll of Esther in Sephardic script. Parchment height: 14 cm. Condition: fair to good. Stains, tear on first leaf. * Scroll of Esther, beautiful Ashkenazi "Bet Yosef" script. Decorated with first line of each leaf. [Russia-Poland, 19th century?]. Parchment height: 29 cm. Forty-one lines. Condition: good, faded letters.Read — History
UncategorizedLe Jewish LedgerWeekly journal; founded in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 4, 1895, by A. Steeg, who is still its publisher (1904). Its first editor was Alexander Harris, who was replaced by Maurice Switzer, subsequently editor of "The Owl" (absorbed by the "…Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary EraPhotographs of Sculptures by Jacques Lifshitz – SignedTen photographs of sculptures by the artist Jacques Lifshitz (1891-1973), created during the first half of the 1940s. All of the photographs are annotated in detail on the reverse and signed, probably in Lifshitz's handwriting, in French. Size varies, 25.5x20.5 cm or 24.5x14.5 cm. Very good condition.Read — History
UncategorizedZekhut Avot (commentary on Pirkei Avot)זכות אבותAuthor: Abraham ben Mordecai GalanteRead — History
UncategorizedContemporary EraBotany Exam BookletThis is a student's exam booklet for botany. It contains drawings of cellular structures and long essay answers; it appears to have been marked by a teacher. 9 page(s).Read — History
UncategorizedPerush Shir ha-Shirim (Commentary on the Song of Songs)פירוש שיר השיריםAuthor: Ezra ben Salomon de GéroneRead — History
UncategorizedContemporary Eraספר טירת כסףספר טירת כסףDate: 1735-1736 · 5496This is a book of sermons and commentary on the biblical books of Genesis and Exodus. It was printed in Thessalonikē (also known as Salonika), Greece. Dimensions: 31.50 cm × 21.20 cm. Publisher: Nidpas bi-Defus shel Ḥ.T. Yaʻa. Place of publication: Thessalonikē, Greece. 4 page(s).Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary Eraבחינות בגרות: בצרוף פתרונות מלאיםבחינות בגרות: בצרוף פתרונות מלאיםThis is an Israeli text book for the final examinations for secondary school certificate exam in mathematics. Dimensions : 24.20 cm × 16.60 cm. Publisher : A. Armoni. Place of publication : Tel Aviv, Israel. 5 page(s).Read — History
UncategorizedContemporary EraKofiko – Original Illustrations by Aryeh MoscowitzFive original illustrations (ink, watercolor and acrylic on paper) of Kofiko, by Aryeh Moscowitz (M. Aryeh, born 1930). [Apparently, end of 50s or 60s]. Kofiko ping-pong game; Kofiko life guard at swimming pool; Kofiko frying omelets; Kofiko knitting; Kofiko churning butter. Signed once, at bottom of leaf: "M. Aryeh". Illustrations 5.2x3.5 cm. on leaf 26x6 cm. Good condition.Read — History
UncategorizedLos monopolios y su represión en el derecho comercial modernoAuthor: Marcos SatanowskyRead — History
