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Aryeh Judah Leib ben David (d. 1709), known as Leib Calisch, or Kalischer, was rabbi in the communities of Kremsier (now Kroměříž, Czech Republic); Łobżenica (in modern-day Poland); and Kalisz, Poland…
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Jacob Folkema
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1709
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This magnificent maḥzor (holiday prayer book) was copied—and most likely decorated—by the scribe Isaac bar Mordechai ha-Kohen (Isaac Lankosh of Kraków). (In several places, the name “Isaac” has…
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Isaac Lankosh of Kraków
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
1560
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This page of selichot (penitential prayers) is from a Dutch translation of penitential Prayers and Psalms made for Sarah de la Farra in Amsterdam.
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David de Aron Uziel Cardoso
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1714
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This decorated manuscript of the prayers for a circumcision ceremony was owned by one Joseph ben Samuel. On its title page (not shown) is an unidentified coat of arms decorated with the Order of the…
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Uri Fayvesh Segal
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark (Altona, Germany)
Date:
1750
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Moses Cordovero was a revered scholar and teacher in the kabbalistic center of Safed, which stressed the importance of mystical prayer and kavanah (mystical intention). Tefilah le-Moshe contains kavan…
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Moses Cordovero, Artist Unknown
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Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Modena, Italy)
Date:
1615
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Likute Yosef (The Compilation of Joseph), a commentary on prayers, is an important source of information about the Jewish religious culture of Worms, Germany, one of the oldest and most important…
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Yuspa Shamash
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Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
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17th Century
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This Haggadah was created by Abraham Farissol in Ferrara, Italy, for his friend Joseph ben Mordecai Judah Norsa. It has twelve illustrations in ink, accented with watercolor. Pictured here (bottom) is…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
1515
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This prayer book for the Rosh Hashanah festival from Crete is elaborately decorated inside with drawings of animals and people and has a colorful title page. Greek (Romaniote/Byzantine) Jews had lived…
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Moses Bili ben Judah
Places:
Candia, Republic of Venice (Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1614
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This maḥzor (holiday prayer book) contains the festival prayers for the whole year, according to the rite of Carpentras, and was copied in Provence. The Jews of the former papal territory of Comtat…
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Artist Unknown
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Carpentras, Papal States (Carpentras, France)
Date:
1540/1
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This Haggadah was commissioned by Nathan ben Isaac Oppenheim of Vienna, a member of a prominent family of Court Jews. Its title page features a miniature of the sacrifice of Isaac being prevented by…
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Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna
Places:
Polná, Holy Roman Empire (Polná, Czech Republic)
Date:
1719