Important Judaica

Important Judaica

Important Judaica

Important Judaica

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Mishneh Torah, Introduction and Sefer ha-Madda (Book of Knowledge), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th century]

1 Mishneh Torah, Introduction and Sefer ha-Madda (Book of Knowledge), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th century]

Mishneh Torah, Sefer Zemannim (Laws of Festivals), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th century]

2 Mishneh Torah, Sefer Zemannim (Laws of Festivals), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th century]

Mishneh Torah, Sefer Nashim (Family Law) and Sefer Kedushah (Book of Sanctity), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th-15th century]

3 Mishneh Torah, Sefer Nashim (Family Law) and Sefer Kedushah (Book of Sanctity), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th-15th century]

Mishneh Torah, Sefer Shofetim (Judicial Law), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 15th-16th century]

4 Mishneh Torah, Sefer Shofetim (Judicial Law), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 15th-16th century]

Moreh ha-Nevukhim (The Guide for the Perplexed) in Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew Translation, Rabbis Moses Maimonides and Samuel Ibn Tibbon, [Middle East,  15th-16th century]

5 Moreh ha-Nevukhim (The Guide for the Perplexed) in Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew Translation, Rabbis Moses Maimonides and Samuel Ibn Tibbon, [Middle East, 15th-16th century]

Al-Murshid al-Kafi (Hebrew-Arabic Lexicon of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah), Rabbi Tanhum ben Joseph ha-Yerushalmi, [Middle East, late 13th-early 14th century]

6 Al-Murshid al-Kafi (Hebrew-Arabic Lexicon of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah), Rabbi Tanhum ben Joseph ha-Yerushalmi, [Middle East, late 13th-early 14th century]

Sefer he-Arukh (Talmudic Dictionary), Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome, [Middle East, 14th century]

7 Sefer he-Arukh (Talmudic Dictionary), Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome, [Middle East, 14th century]

Sefer ha-Halakhot (Legal Code) on Berakhot, Seder Mo‘ed, and Halakhot Ketannot, Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi, Scribe: Amram ben Saadiah Ibn Abud, [Middle East or North Africa], 1510

8 Sefer ha-Halakhot (Legal Code) on Berakhot, Seder Mo‘ed, and Halakhot Ketannot, Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi, Scribe: Amram ben Saadiah Ibn Abud, [Middle East or North Africa], 1510

Taj (Yemenite Pentateuch) with Mahberet ha-Tijan (Grammatical Treatise), [Yemen, 15th century]

9 Taj (Yemenite Pentateuch) with Mahberet ha-Tijan (Grammatical Treatise), [Yemen, 15th century]

Midrash ha-Hefets (Aggadic Compilation on the Pentateuch), Rabbi Zechariah ben Solomon ha-Rofe, [Yemen, 15th-16th century]

10 Midrash ha-Hefets (Aggadic Compilation on the Pentateuch), Rabbi Zechariah ben Solomon ha-Rofe, [Yemen, 15th-16th century]

Commentary on the Pentateuch, Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac (Rashi), [Yemen, 15th-17th century]

11 Commentary on the Pentateuch, Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac (Rashi), [Yemen, 15th-17th century]

Pentateuch with the Commentary of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher, Scribe: Moses ben Saadiah ben Judah ben David al-Qati‘i, Madhab (Yemen), 1679

12 Pentateuch with the Commentary of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher, Scribe: Moses ben Saadiah ben Judah ben David al-Qati‘i, Madhab (Yemen), 1679

Midrash Hemdat Yamim on Genesis and Exodus, Autograph of Rabbi Shalem ben Joseph Shabazi, [Yemen, ca. 1650]

13 Midrash Hemdat Yamim on Genesis and Exodus, Autograph of Rabbi Shalem ben Joseph Shabazi, [Yemen, ca. 1650]

Sefer ha-Kaneh, Attributed to Rabbi Nehunya ben ha-Kaneh, [Ottoman Empire, ca. 1600]

14 Sefer ha-Kaneh, Attributed to Rabbi Nehunya ben ha-Kaneh, [Ottoman Empire, ca. 1600]

Sefer Ets Hayyim, Rabbi Hayyim Vital, [18th century]

15 Sefer Ets Hayyim, Rabbi Hayyim Vital, [18th century]

Seder ha-Ashmorot (Penitential Prayers) According to the Rite of Avignon, Scribe: Immanuel bar Gad de Milhaud, [Provence], 1690

16 Seder ha-Ashmorot (Penitential Prayers) According to the Rite of Avignon, Scribe: Immanuel bar Gad de Milhaud, [Provence], 1690

Massekhet Shikkorim ve-Sefer Havakbuk ha-Navi u-Massekhet Purim (Purim Parodies), Scribe: Eliezer Hayyim bar Mordechai Mella of Reggio, [Italy], 1715

17 Massekhet Shikkorim ve-Sefer Havakbuk ha-Navi u-Massekhet Purim (Purim Parodies), Scribe: Eliezer Hayyim bar Mordechai Mella of Reggio, [Italy], 1715

Providencia de Dios con Ysrael (God’s Providence toward Israel), Rabbi Saul Levi Morteira, [Amsterdam, 18th century]

18 Providencia de Dios con Ysrael (God’s Providence toward Israel), Rabbi Saul Levi Morteira, [Amsterdam, 18th century]

Personal Letters and Documents of Communal Interest, Rabbi Noah Haltrecht of Lissa, Scribe: Benjamin Hayyim, [Poland, 19th century]

19 Personal Letters and Documents of Communal Interest, Rabbi Noah Haltrecht of Lissa, Scribe: Benjamin Hayyim, [Poland, 19th century]

A Decorated Song of Songs with Aramaic and Arabic Translations, Scribe: Mordechai ben Baruch ben David ben Moses ben Benjamin, [Baghdad], 1835

20 A Decorated Song of Songs with Aramaic and Arabic Translations, Scribe: Mordechai ben Baruch ben David ben Moses ben Benjamin, [Baghdad], 1835

A Charmingly Decorated Book of Psalms, Baghdad, 1882

21 A Charmingly Decorated Book of Psalms, Baghdad, 1882

Scroll Read at the Grave of the Prophet Ezekiel, [Al-Kifl (Iraq), ca. 1869]

22 Scroll Read at the Grave of the Prophet Ezekiel, [Al-Kifl (Iraq), ca. 1869]

The Story of Hannah and the Seven Children in Judeo-Arabic, Scribe: Menasseh ben Jacob ben Elijah Sofer, [Baghdad, 19th century]

23 The Story of Hannah and the Seven Children in Judeo-Arabic, Scribe: Menasseh ben Jacob ben Elijah Sofer, [Baghdad, 19th century]

Two Judeo-Arabic Tales, Scribe: Hannah Sassoon, Bombay, 1857

24 Two Judeo-Arabic Tales, Scribe: Hannah Sassoon, Bombay, 1857

Pizmonim (Liturgical Songs), Scribe: Flora Sassoon, [Bombay], 1875

25 Pizmonim (Liturgical Songs), Scribe: Flora Sassoon, [Bombay], 1875

An Illustrated Esther Scroll Belonging to Flora Sassoon

26 An Illustrated Esther Scroll Belonging to Flora Sassoon

An Esther Scroll Presented by the Ben Ish Hai to David Solomon Sassoon, [Baghdad, 1893]

27 An Esther Scroll Presented by the Ben Ish Hai to David Solomon Sassoon, [Baghdad, 1893]

Scroll of Saragossa (Recounting the Salvation of the Jews of Syracuse, Sicily), [Jerusalem, ca. 1922]

28 Scroll of Saragossa (Recounting the Salvation of the Jews of Syracuse, Sicily), [Jerusalem, ca. 1922]

Ilan Amulet, [Jerusalem, ca. 1922]

29 Ilan Amulet, [Jerusalem, ca. 1922]

The Book of Job, Ze’ev Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh, Jerusalem, 1942

30 The Book of Job, Ze’ev Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh, Jerusalem, 1942

An Italian Silver Book Binding, Venice, late 18th century, with mark of Assay Master Zuan Piero Grappiglia

31 An Italian Silver Book Binding, Venice, late 18th century, with mark of Assay Master Zuan Piero Grappiglia

Pentateuch (Genesis 1:16-32:10), [Yemen, 15th century]

32 Pentateuch (Genesis 1:16-32:10), [Yemen, 15th century]

Midrash ha-Gadol on Leviticus and Numbers, David Adani, [Yemen, 1594]

33 Midrash ha-Gadol on Leviticus and Numbers, David Adani, [Yemen, 1594]

Targum (Aramaic Translation) of the Prophets and Writings, [Italy or North Africa], 1486

34 Targum (Aramaic Translation) of the Prophets and Writings, [Italy or North Africa], 1486

Abraham Ibn Ezra's Commentary on the Pentateuch, [Ottoman Empire, 15th century]

35 Abraham Ibn Ezra's Commentary on the Pentateuch, [Ottoman Empire, 15th century]

Commentary on the Pentateuch, Jacob ben Asher, [France or Germany, 15th century]

36 Commentary on the Pentateuch, Jacob ben Asher, [France or Germany, 15th century]

Commentary on the Pentateuch, Nissim ben Reuben Gerondi, [15th century]

37 Commentary on the Pentateuch, Nissim ben Reuben Gerondi, [15th century]

Commentary on Pentateuch, Levi ben Gerson (Gersonides), [Provence?, 15th century]

38 Commentary on Pentateuch, Levi ben Gerson (Gersonides), [Provence?, 15th century]

Commentary on the Haftarot and Commentary on the Books of Ruth, Song of Songs, and Lamentations, Scribe: Shabbetai ha-Levi ben Judah ha-Levi, [Ascoli, 1426]

39 Commentary on the Haftarot and Commentary on the Books of Ruth, Song of Songs, and Lamentations, Scribe: Shabbetai ha-Levi ben Judah ha-Levi, [Ascoli, 1426]

Bible Commentaries and Letters and Sermons, Obadiah Sforno, [Italy, 16th century]

40 Bible Commentaries and Letters and Sermons, Obadiah Sforno, [Italy, 16th century]

Nora Tehillot, Joel Ibn Shuaib, [16th century]

41 Nora Tehillot, Joel Ibn Shuaib, [16th century]

Commentary on Esther, Bahya ben Asher,  [18th century]

42 Commentary on Esther, Bahya ben Asher, [18th century]

Commentary on Esther, Zechariah Saruk, 1585

43 Commentary on Esther, Zechariah Saruk, 1585

Supercommentary on Rashi on the Pentateuch, Abraham Hayyim Rodrigues, [Italy], 1726

44 Supercommentary on Rashi on the Pentateuch, Abraham Hayyim Rodrigues, [Italy], 1726

Tosefot ha-Rosh on Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Niddah, Asher ben Jehiel (Rosh), Scribe: Nissim ben Abraham Molikha, [16th century]

45 Tosefot ha-Rosh on Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Niddah, Asher ben Jehiel (Rosh), Scribe: Nissim ben Abraham Molikha, [16th century]

Sefer Mikhtam, David ben Levi, Scribe: Moses ben Shem Tov Ibn Habib, Jativa (Spain), 1480-1481

46 Sefer Mikhtam, David ben Levi, Scribe: Moses ben Shem Tov Ibn Habib, Jativa (Spain), 1480-1481

Piskei ha-Rosh or Asheri, Asher ben Jehiel (Rosh), Scribe: Eliezer, [15th century]

47 Piskei ha-Rosh or Asheri, Asher ben Jehiel (Rosh), Scribe: Eliezer, [15th century]

Commentary on the Legends of the Talmud, Solomon ben Abraham Ibn Adret (Rashba), [15th century]

48 Commentary on the Legends of the Talmud, Solomon ben Abraham Ibn Adret (Rashba), [15th century]