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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHagadah shel Pesaḥ
הגדה של פסח | Sidra di-Pisḥa Title from spine of manuscript's housing; second title from first line of leaf [1]1a. Manuscript lacks colophon; Hebrew manuscript on parchment; Northern France or Germany; late 14th - early 15th century based on script; manuscript is partially vocalized; This manuscript consists of two texts: the Passover Haggadah according to the Ashkenazic rite, written in square Hebrew script, with glosses from various sources in semi-cursive…- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Dueren, Isaac Ben Meir
- Date: 13??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialSidur lel Kipur
סידור ליל כפור | Also know as: Prayers for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Manuscript written in Italian square and semi-cursive Hebrew scripts; includes marginalia. "The manuscript opens with the "Prayer for livelihood" to be recited on the nights of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 'as found in the Psalms printed in Livorno [1781 Livorno edition]'. The manuscript continues with Seder Tashlich, and a series of supplications authored by the Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Irgas. After that, the Hymns…- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Ergas, Joseph Ben Emanuel
- Date: 1791
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialMizmor shir ḥanukat ha-bayit / Naftali Tsevi Hirsh Hertsfeld Booklet of songs composed in honor of synagogue dedication.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1844
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialTheurgical formulary A collection of amulets as examplars to be written specifically for women as protective amulets. In Hebrew and Yiddish.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1700
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWall calendar- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1887
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialḤedvah ve-ditsah : poems in honor of the groom and bride
Chedvah veDitzah- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1778
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialMegilat Ester
מגילת אסתר | Esther Scroll | Scroll of Esther- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1300
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialMegilat Ester
מגילת אסתר | Esther Scroll | Also known as: Washington Scroll of Esther | Scroll of Esther | Also known as: Washington Megillah | Washington Megilah 18th century hand written and hand illustrated on parchment; scroll is 27 columns. Accompanied by a separate manuscript of blessings. Mentioned in "Books Like Sapphires" by Dr. Ann Brener, 2024, on pages 45-53. Mentioned in "From the Ends of the Earth" by Abraham Karp, 1991, on pages 90-92.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1700
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDiṿersi pinḳas : me-ḥetsi ḥodesh Siṿan shenat 542
דיווערסי פנקס : מחצי חדש סיון שנת קמ"ב- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Lutzki Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1782
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialḲol tsedeḳ
קול צדק / A document against the journal ha-Asif.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Lutzki Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialSheṭar tenaʼim
שטר תנאים | Tenaʼim Document for Rephael ben Joel Sachsich, Brode, 1793.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Lutzki Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1793
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialResponsa Responsa regardng the spelling of the name of the city "Wolkowysk" in Hebrew.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Lutzki Collection (Library of Congress) - Hayyim Dov of Wolkowysk
- Date: 1805
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialḲameʻa An amulet for a pregnant woman to have a healthy birth.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Lutzki Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1800
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialSegulah- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress) - Lutzki Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1800
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWall calendar- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1814
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Ancona, Italy Celebrating the wedding of Shemuʼel Mosheh ben Davịd, ha-Kohen and Diamantị bat Mosheh ben Refaeʼl, ha-Kohen in Ancona, Italy on 9 Kisleṿ 5483 (November 18, 1722).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1722
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Tétouan, Morocco Celebrating the wedding of Shemuʼel ben Avraham Bitton and Śimḥah bat Shelomoh ben Avraham Abecassis in Tétouan, Morocco on 22 Elul 5635 (September 22, 1875).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1875
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Book/Printed MaterialKetubah. Tunis, Tunisian Celebrating the wedding of Shalom Ḥai ben Shimʻon Ashli and Ḥanah bat Mosheh Naʻim in Tunis on 13 Siṿan 5692 (June 1, 1892). 13 of Sivan 5692 = June 1, 1892 This ketubbah was incorrectly labeled as 1890 Constantinople.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1892
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Mashhad, Iran Celebrating the wedding of Raḥamim ben Yiśraʼel and Malkah bet Yeḥezḳʼel in Mashhad, Iran on 4 Siṿan 5649 (June 3, 1889).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1889
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Bijar, Iran Celebrating the wedding of Musa Khalami ben Aziz and Zikher Khanom Bradarani bat Yaʼir Arabi in the Kurdistan province in the town of Bijar in Iran on 5 Tamuz 5696 (June 25, 1936). Iranian Kurdistan Ketubbah.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Ancona, Italy Celebrating the wedding of Aaron ben Hayim Cesana of Corfu and Sarah Rivka bat Mordecai d'Ovadia in Ancona, Italy on 15 Siṿan 5565 (June 12, 1805).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1805
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Istanbul, Turkey Celebrating the wedding of Shamah ben Yiśraʼel Ashkenazi and Mireleh bat Yaʻaḳov Ḳopol in the Galata neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 Ṭevet 5601 (January 10, 1841).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1841
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Corfu, Greece Celebrating the wedding of Yani ben Refaʼel di Ozmo, and Ester bat David di Mordo, in Corfu, Greece on 3 Ḥeshṿan 5573 (October 9, 1812).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1812
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah. Santa Maria Maddalena, Italy Celebrating the wedding of Davịd Ḥayim ben Daṿid Mosheh Nurtsi and Sṭilinah bat Yehudah Barukh Bialḳini in Santa Maria Maddalena, Italy on 13 Elul 5599 (August 23, 1839).- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1839
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKetubah (Samaritan). Nablus, West Bank Celebrating the wedding of Tamim ben Yiśraʼel ben Yishmaʼel Danafil and Puʼah bat Avraham ben Marhịb Safari in Shekhem in 1901. Written in Samaritan script.- Contributor: Hebrew Manuscripts (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1901