Description of University of Pennsylvania CAJS Rar Ms 747: Sermons and Halakhic customs : University of Pennsylvania 2026-01-28 2026-01-28 These images and the content of Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies CAJS Rar Ms 747: Sermons and Halakhic customs : are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2026 University of Pennsylvania Libraries and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title supplied by cataloger. 1. f.1r-5r: Derush la-nifṭar [part 1] -- 2. f. 5r-7r: [Aggadah on deceased, and medical calendar] -- 3. f. 7v-20v: [Cabalistic commentary on the Rosh ha-Shanah liturgy]. 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3703 University of Pennsylvania Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies CAJS Rar Ms 747 9978087222703681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1468102750 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1229047 Manuscript miscellany recording sermon material for funerals, cabalistic remedies, and writing relating to Rosh ha-Shanah, written in a scribal Sephardic semi-cursive script; the Halakhic portion is written in a similar style to Sofer, Yaʻaḳov Ḥayim. Kaf ha-Ḥayim, to Shulḥan ʻarukh Oraḥ Ḥayim 586, and the manuscript likely originated in the sphere of Sofer and Yosef Hayyim (1835-1909, known as Ben Ish ḥai), based upon the script, style, and content. Hebrew; lines on the final folio in Aramaic (f. 20v) Sermons and Halakhic customs : דרושים, הלכות ומנהגים 1r Derush la-nifṭar [part 1] 5r [Aggadah on deceased, and medical calendar] 7v [Cabalistic commentary on the Rosh ha-Shanah liturgy]

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 20 leaves : 19 x 12 cm 1875?-1899? Baghdad, Iraq? Sold by Refaeli Auctions (Jerusalem), 2022. Jewish sermons, Hebrew--19th century Rosh ha-Shanah Manuscripts, Hebrew--Iraq--Baghdad--19th century--Specimens Manuscripts, Aramaic--Iraq--Baghdad--19th century--Specimens codices (bound manuscripts)