Aleppo Rare Book Tour

Works included (in chronological order):

  1. Maḥzor Aram Ṣoba (Oxford Manuscript)

    Date: 1276 - 1500

    Location: Ms. Oxford Marsh. Or. 90 (Neubauer, no. 1146), Bodleian Library, Oxford

    Digital Version via Digital Bodleian

  2. Maḥzor Aram Ṣoba (Cincinnati Manuscript)

    Date: c. 1409

    Location: Ms. Cincinnati Cin 407, Hebrew Union College Klau Library, Cincinnati

  3. (1527) מחזור : כפי מנהג ק"ק של ארם צובה

    Maḥzor Kefi q"q shel Aram Ṣoba (Prayerbook According to the Tradition of the Holy Congregation of Aleppo), vol. 1

    Date: 1527

    Published: Daniel Bomberg Press, Venice

    Digital version via the National Library of Israel

  4. (1560) מחזור : כפי מנהג ק"ק של ארם צובה

    Maḥzor Kefi q"q shel Aram Ṣoba (Prayerbook According to the Tradition of the Holy Congregation of Aleppo), vol. 2

    Date: 1560

    Published: (Be-vet) Giovanni Griffio, Venice

    Digital version via the National Library of Israel

  5. שער הפסוקים

    Sha`ar ha-pesukim (The Gate of Verses)

    Date: 1600-1700s

    Creator: Ḥayyim ben Joseph Vital

    Digital version available via JTS

  6. סידור עם כוונות תפילה על דרך הארי

    Sidur 'Im Kavanot 'Al Derekh Ha-Ari (Prayerbook with Kavanot According to the Ari (R. Isaac Luria))

    Date: 1700-1750?
    Digital version available via JTS

  7. פיוטים

    Piyyutim (Liturgical Poems)

    Date: 1700s
    Digital version available via JTS

  8. ספר הפזמונים

    Sefer Pizmonim (Book of Extra-liturgical Poems)

    Date: 1700s

    Creator: Ezra 'Attiyyah
    Digital version available via JTS

  9. שאלות

    She'elot (Questions [i.e, Responsa])

    Date: 1746-1800

    Creator: Israel Sason

  10. פנקס אלזיג' אלג'דיד

    Pinkas / Alzayj Aljadid (Jewish Community Ledger / “The New Astronomical Handbook”)

    Date: 1800s

    Creator: Ibn Alshater, Ali ben Ibrahim; Abraham ben Samuel Zacuto

  11. כתובה

    Ketubah

    For: Sarah, daughter of Isaac [damaged], bride. Moses [?], son of [damaged], groom.
    (שרה, בת כמ"ר יצחק [?], כלה; משה [?], כמ"ר [?], חתן)

    Date: 1862 or 1872

    Location: Aleppo

    Digital version available via JTS

  12. ספר שערי קדושה : מוסר קב ונקי לישר האדם לעבו' בוראו

    Sefer Sha'are Qedusha: Musar Qav Venaqi Leyasher Ha'adam La'avod Bor-o
    (A Modest and Pure Instruction to Guide a Person to Uprightly Serve Their Creator)

    Date: 1865

    Creator: Ḥayyim ben Joseph Vital

    Publisher: Eliyahu Hai (Ben Avraham) Sasson Press, Aleppo