Manuscript, anthology of midrashim and ideas (te'amim) on various topics from the Torah, the Book of Esther, the Passover Haggadah, etc. [Yazd (Persia), 18th/19th century]. Oriental-Persian writing on blue paper. Titles in enlarged script (hollow letters in several places), scant ornamentation. The manuscript includes a large collection of "te'amim" - collected works and ideas (primarily through "remez") from midrashim and various other sources, including homilies on the Torah, the Book of Esther, the holidays of Sukkot and Pesach, etc. Folk tales are included as well, such as "The Tale of Gadiel the Lad", "Ta'am R. Yisrael Nag'ara", and others. Among the te'amim addressed: "Yoav ben Zruya and the wiping out of Amalek", "Revelation of the Messiah", "When a man dies he is either righteous or evil...", and others. Leaf [87] contains remazim on the mnemonic symbols of the Torah portions. ["I am writing this tersely, and the wise man will delve into these and will know them"]. Leaves [99-101] contain exegesis and remez on the symbols Kadesh and Urchatz of the Passover Haggadah. The author is Mula Yitzchak son of R. Moshe Or Shraga; his signature appears in many places throughout the manuscript, while in one instance (p. [39b]) his full attribution appears: "the humble servant ... Yitzchak ... son of Or Shraga". The title on the first page indicates: "I am penning this book for R. Shmuel my teacher, my rabbi and my friend"; alongside this are two different signatures in curly writing. On p. [50a] at the head of "A Collection of Midrashim on A Woman of Valor..." he wrote: "I wrote this book for the light of my eyes, the crown on my head... my teacher R. Shmuel son of the honorable R. Yosef..". On p. [61a] he blesses the owner of the book: "May G-d grant the owner of this book long life and wealth... No harm will befall him by virtue of Shmuel from Ramah". On p. [95a] he quotes from his father R. Yitzchak Moshe Or Shraga: "And what the Rabbi - my father and teacher - stated...". At the head of pp. [91a] and [102a] are [trimmed] titles: "Parshat Zachor, I delivered this sermon in the year 55-[?] and with good fortune in 55-[?]". Several glosses in the margins, signed "Nissan son of Eliyahu". The sage (Mula) R. Yitzchak son of Moshe Or Shraga, was the grandson of the renown kabbalist Mula Or Shraga, and one of the sages of Yazd. Little is known about him. He was mentioned in various writings between 1839 and 1865, and was known to have written a composition on the Torah (Y. Shraga, from Yazd to the Holy Land, p. 149). Before us is a full work handwritten by him. R. Or Shraga and his descendants led the Yazdi community as rabbis and leaders for 200 years. His descendants continue to lead the Yazdi Jewish community in Israel today. [104] leaves. 20.5 cm. Good overall condition, some pages in fair condition. Stains, wear and tears, some restoration in the margins. Rough tears on a small number of pages, repaired with paper. Binding slightly damaged.
Manuscript, anthology of midrashim and ideas (te'amim) on various topics from the Torah, the Book of Esther, the Passover Haggadah, etc. [Yazd (Persia), 18th/19th century]. Oriental-Persian writing on blue paper. Titles in enlarged script (hollow letters in several places), scant ornamentation. The manuscript includes a large collection of "te'amim" - collected works and ideas (primarily through "remez") from midrashim and various other sources, including homilies on the Torah, the Book of Esther, the holidays of Sukkot and Pesach, etc. Folk tales are included as well, such as "The Tale of Gadiel the Lad", "Ta'am R. Yisrael Nag'ara", and others. Among the te'amim addressed: "Yoav ben Zruya and the wiping out of Amalek", "Revelation of the Messiah", "When a man dies he is either righteous or evil...", and others. Leaf [87] contains remazim on the mnemonic symbols of the Torah portions. ["I am writing this tersely, and the wise man will delve into these and will know them"]. Leaves [99-101] contain exegesis and remez on the symbols Kadesh and Urchatz of the Passover Haggadah. The author is Mula Yitzchak son of R. Moshe Or Shraga; his signature appears in many places throughout the manuscript, while in one instance (p. [39b]) his full attribution appears: "the humble servant ... Yitzchak ... son of Or Shraga". The title on the first page indicates: "I am penning this book for R. Shmuel my teacher, my rabbi and my friend"; alongside this are two different signatures in curly writing. On p. [50a] at the head of "A Collection of Midrashim on A Woman of Valor..." he wrote: "I wrote this book for the light of my eyes, the crown on my head... my teacher R. Shmuel son of the honorable R. Yosef..". On p. [61a] he blesses the owner of the book: "May G-d grant the owner of this book long life and wealth... No harm will befall him by virtue of Shmuel from Ramah". On p. [95a] he quotes from his father R. Yitzchak Moshe Or Shraga: "And what the Rabbi - my father and teacher - stated...". At the head of pp. [91a] and [102a] are [trimmed] titles: "Parshat Zachor, I delivered this sermon in the year 55-[?] and with good fortune in 55-[?]". Several glosses in the margins, signed "Nissan son of Eliyahu". The sage (Mula) R. Yitzchak son of Moshe Or Shraga, was the grandson of the renown kabbalist Mula Or Shraga, and one of the sages of Yazd. Little is known about him. He was mentioned in various writings between 1839 and 1865, and was known to have written a composition on the Torah (Y. Shraga, from Yazd to the Holy Land, p. 149). Before us is a full work handwritten by him. R. Or Shraga and his descendants led the Yazdi community as rabbis and leaders for 200 years. His descendants continue to lead the Yazdi Jewish community in Israel today. [104] leaves. 20.5 cm. Good overall condition, some pages in fair condition. Stains, wear and tears, some restoration in the margins. Rough tears on a small number of pages, repaired with paper. Binding slightly damaged.
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