We are back at home

Approx. 900,000 Jews were kicked out (with no right of return) of Muslim/Arabs countries all across the middle east and North Africa last century, these 900,000 Jews now represent approx half of Israel's population. Jews from the Middle Eastern and North African were thrown out of countries like Algeria, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Eden, etc.. often suffering violent pogroms like the Farhud (Arabic: الفرهود‎) that was a pogrom or "violent dispossession" carried out against the Jewish population of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 1–2, 1941. Please note: 900,000 is only the number from the first few years of the existence of the State of Israel and does not count the thousands kicked out after 1967 until present day, including the 3500 smuggled out of Syria by Judy Feld Carr. It also does not include the Jews of Iran. When these numbers are included, Jews expelled amounts to approximately twice of the original number.

1907 Vilna 5 huge books RIF on Talmud

HUGE, VERY IMPRESSIVE

SET OF 5 BOOKS OF THE RIF

1907 RAM PRESS OF VILNA

A VERY BIG, TALL, AND WIDE SET OF THE RIF COMMENTARY ON THE TALMUD, PRINTED BY THE FAMOUS RAM PRESS OF VILNA, FROM 1907 AND ON OVER SEVERAL YEARS. MOSTLY IN GOOD CONDITION, FROM THE LIBRARY OF RABBI LIPSCHITZ, THE RABBI OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETS.

Gold Parochet Sefaradi

This is a wonderfully unique and rare white Parochet, Torah ark curtain cover, made in Israel, in Jerusalem. It was made sometime in the past 30 years. It contains the golden Menorah, Candelabra used in the Holy Temple, and a crown representing the crown of the Torah.

The dedication was made by a Sefardi family.

Dimension: 4.5 x 6.5 feet!

Prayers for the day of atonement

PRAYERS FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT - According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews.

This is a 344-page hardback edited and translated by David De Sola Pool and published by the Union of Sephardic Congregations - New York. The complete title is PRAYERS FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT - According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews. This is a second edition. The book is in both Hebrew and English.

5704-1943

Haggada shel pesah (Judeo-Arab)

"Haggada shel Pesah"
Printed by Manzur (Mansour)
Baghdad Iraqi custom
in 1947 Palestine- Jerusalem
Yudlov 4044 Yari 2338

Judeo? Arab translation passage after passage.
Some ancient Livorno title illuminations.
With Pessah law and pleads according to Hacham Yosef Haim of Baghdad Iraq A"H
2 Piutim in pages 66-67.

Haggadah Abudarham

Haggadah Abudarham Com & Mystic Responsa Halakha

"Hagada shel Pesah"
Commentary by Abudraham
Sefer shelot utshuvot min hashamaim"
By rabbi Yacov Levi
No printing date
Estimated late 50th, Jerusalem

Rabbinical commentary as printed in Livorno by Abudarham.
With some Piyutims according to oriental Jews.

Special edition of 70 rabbinate religious law asked by the spiritual power
of very limited use in Judaism. The last question inquires about the date of Geulah's redemption.
To this quest was no answer….
So page dealing with this rabbi and his period.

Cover title tapped on a renewed tight hardcover
Some scribes on the title page.

Spanish and Portuguese Siddur

Nusach ha-Sephardim

The Book of Prayers (De Sola Pool) has been used for 60 years by the community in the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in New York. This is the congregation founded in 1654, however, most of the community today is Ashkenazi. For more call 212-873-0300. It is based fundamentally on the Spanish Portuguese rite of London and Amsterdam. Almost every synagogue in America has a few copies of the "De Sola Pool" on the shelves.

Portugal – Secret Revealed After 500 Years

Interesting development in small Portuguese town of Belmont, where descendants of Marranos are returning to Judaism after 500 (!) years of practicing their Jewish traditions in secret.

Belmont is a small, remote town north-east of Lisbon, but despite its remoteness, and contrary to most towns in the area, Belmont is growing and enjoying a revival, thanks to the interest of Jewish tourists who visit the place – reports R. Meln of the magazine Forward.

During the last decade, Belmont has been able to establish its own modern hotel, museum and other tourist services – as a result of the discovery of Jewish life which has existed in this area since the Expulsion from Spain. Even in their new home, the Jews were forced to hide as Marranos and practice their Jewish religion in secret, appearing externally as good Christians.
300 Jews who escaped from the Spanish Inquisition settled in Belmont, and deliberately hid their Judaism until less than twenty years ago.

Jewish tourism is not limited to visits and observation of the past. The commercial scene here is enhanced by shops providing practical articles of Judaica, such as special cappels, picturesque maps sold in the museum shop, and so forth. “Here we have Jewish tourists, as well as tourists who come to see the Jews”, explains one of the salesmen.

Among other things, the Shul has recently been reopened and is used regularly for prayers, mostly by the Jewish tourists who visit the place.
Since the opening of the museum in 5765 (2005), 14,000 visitors have been registered. The majority of the tourists come from the USA or Israel, mostly of Portuguese origin, but also some from Mozambique, Montenegro and even from Japan.

The first record of Jewish life in Belmont is in 1297, i.e. over 700 years ago. In 1492 the king ordered the Jews to convert, but many managed to escape, while others preferred to appear to comply, while continuing to practice their Jewish religion in strict secrecy.

A local historian, David Kento, states that the Inquisition ended officially in 1821. Nevertheless, for the last 200 years many of Marranos’ descendants continue to guard their Judaism in strict secrecy. The secrecy of their Judaism continued as a matter of tradition, this was their method of survival – claims another researcher.

Only in the last decade has the situation begun to alter, as a result of the administrative reforms following the change to a democratic government. Now they can strengthen their ties with other Jewish communities.

They also invited Orthodox Rabbis who had already visited the place, who try to strengthen the contact with the Marranos’ descendants, some of whom are still set in their old habits, and find it difficult to abandon their secrecy and adapt to an open Jewish life.

http://www.rce.eu.com/articlePage.asp?pageID=110&pageTable=2&lang=english

Ladino Bible 1905

PART 1 OF A LADINO BIBLE 1905

THE TORAH TILL THE END OF THE BOOK OF KINGS II

תנ"ך בלדינו. 1905

חלק א'

קונסטאנטינופולי.

תורה ונביאים עם העתקה ספרדית.

תורה עד סוף מלאכים ב'

כאן במכירה רק חלק א'

תורה עד מלאכים ב'!!!

ר"פ עמודים X 2=560 ע"מ

22 X 14 ס"מ

כריכה עליונה ותחתונה לא מחוברת.

מצב כללי טוב מאד

(צריך כריכה מחדש)

Livorno Judeo Arabic Haggadah

"Sefer Erev Pesah"

Prayers before and after Pessah



Segulah spelling according to kabbalah connected with Passover

Haggadah translation to Judeo Arab language

Commentary "Zeher Pessah"

Published by Belforte –in Livorno Leghorn Italy.

No publishing date.

Machzor for Rosh Hashanah

Machzor for Rosh Hashanah

According to Constantinople and Italian Jewry

Printed in Wien

By 1890

With ladino comments.

And commentary for benedictions and halakha.

Addition of law customs and kabbalah