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Bifolium from a gabbai book, between 1872 and 1873.
קטע מספר של הגבאי
Library at the Katz Center - Archives Room Manuscript Karp OS BI.8
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Tzuf Dvash Synagogue (Old City, Jerusalem).
- Language:
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Cabala.
- Jews.
- History.
- Gabba'im.
- Gibraltar.
- Ben Shimʻon, Daṿid, 1824-1879.
- Ben Shimʻon, Daṿid.
- Elmalih family.
- Gabba'im--Jerusalem--19th century.
- Jews--Gibraltar--19th century--History--Sources.
- Jaffa (Tel Aviv, Israel)--History--Sources.
- Jaffa (Tel Aviv, Israel).
- Cabala--Customs and practices.
- Local Subjects:
- Elmalih family.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- church records
- benedictions (literary genre)
- Penn Provenance:
- Formerly owned by a member of the Elmalih family (pencil inscription by RHE, recto), indicating family members mentioned in manuscript entries.
- Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 278 x 421 mm
- Other Title:
- תקון כרת.
- Place of Publication:
- between 1872 and 1873.
- בין 1872-1873.
- Language Note:
- In Hebrew; various words in Aramaic.
- Summary:
- This is a manuscript of a bifolium originally from a codex used by a gabbai for the Tzuf Dvash Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem (then Ottoman Palestine); this bifolium was used to inscribe the names of the children born to members, as well as rabbis, dignitaries, and the Jewish communities of Gibraltar and Jaffa (verso). Births in the Elmalih family (אלמליח; originally Moroccan, prominent in 19th and 20th century Jerusalem) mentioned; other prominent names include ibn Attar, Aflalu, and Adhan. A prayer for Rabbi Daṿid ben Shimʻon (1824-1879) is followed by the communal Tiḳun karet (specific remedial procedure for one in violation of a sin deserving spiritual extirpation; a cabalistic process often used by one uncertain if they committed sin), which included fasting and praying at the Western Wall. Written in a Moroccan cursive script on blue onionskin paper; lower portion of paper damaged.
- Cited as:
- UPenn Karp OS BI.8.
- Contains:
- Tiḳun karet.
- תקון כרת.
- OCLC:
- 1288336908
- Access Restriction:
- Access to this item is subject to staff review.
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