Colophon: Tefilah le-Moshe (Prayer of Moses)
I set the Yiddish letters with my own hands.
Elle, daughter of the respected rabbi Moses from Holland.
I am not more than nine years old.
Among six children I am the only daughter.
Therefore, if you find any mistakes,
Remember that a small child was the setter.
Translated by Rebecca Wolpe.
Credits
Elle bat Moses ben Abraham Ger, “Colophon” in Tefilah le-Mosheh (Dessau: 1696).
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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