Auction 19

A Manuscript, Festival Prayer Book – Yemen, 1938

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A manuscript, a Yemenite festival prayer book, with prayers for the entire yearly cycle, including prayers unique to the Yemenite liturgy. The manuscript includes: Tikun for Purim, prayers for the evening and morning of Pesach (it is interesting to note that the psalm "HoduL’Hashemki tov" which the chassidim recite on Friday nights as instituted by the Ba’al Shem Tov, appears in the liturgy before us as being recited on the evening of Pesach). Pesach haggadah, azharot, Seder Tisha B’Av, ashmurot, prayers for the High Holy Days, prayers for the entire festival of Succot, tractate Yoma, order of betrothal and marriage, sedershtarot, divorce, chalitza, ketermalchut, a chart of the years according to the minyan hashtarot and more. With laws and customs. | Written in scribal handwriting in ink, on thick, high-quality paper. The text is in Rashi script, titles in block script. Yemen, 1938. | New binding. A few stains and worming damage. | [144] leaves. 16×10 cm. Overall condition: Fair – Good.