Books
מחזור לראש השנה
IJA Number: 431 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for the Jewish New Year printed in Vienna. It is for Sephardic communities.
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סדור מנחת ירושלם
IJA Number: 412 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.
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Books
[Book Section - Book of Genesis]
IJA Number: 1818 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of the book of Genesis with Rabbinic commentaries. There is no publication information.
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ספר ויבחר משה
IJA Number: 405 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a book of Jewish Ethics printed in Baghdad. There are several copies in the collection.
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[Book Section - Commentary on Mishnah]
IJA Number: 1427 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is from a commentary on the tractate of the Mishnah, Masekhet Yoma that discusses the laws of Yom Kipur. There is no publication information.
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ספר הדרת זקנים
IJA Number: 399 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a Ḳabbalistic work printed in Livorno, including the Idra Rabba and the Idra Zuta (other early Ḳabbalistic texts).
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משניות סדר נשים
IJA Number: 1603 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a tractate of the Mishnah, Nashim. The title page is damaged and no publication information can be found.
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שפת אמת דברים
IJA Number: 396 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is an edition of Deuteronomy including commentary and the Aramaic translation. There is an ink stamp, likely from a school in Baghdad.
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ספר אהל יעקב על חמשה חומשי תורה ספר במדבר
IJA Number: 395 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the book of Numbers that includes sermons by Jacob Kranz. It is part of a set of all the books of the Torah.
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אדרא רבא עם פי׳ יין הרקח
IJA Number: 390 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a book about Ḳabalah printed in Baghdad.
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ספר תורת ה' ספר שמות
IJA Number: 389 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is volume 2 of a 5 volume set of commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. This is commentary on the book of Exodus.
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ספר הלולא רבא
IJA Number: 400 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a book about the Jewish festival, Lag Ba-Omer.
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Books
[Torah]
IJA Number: 1580 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is the five books of the Torah - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. There is no publication information.
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[Book - Book of Writings]
IJA Number: 1578 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is likely part of series of the books of the Hebrew Bible. Included are all the books in the biblical Books of Writings. There is no publication information.
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[Book Section - Shulḥan ʻArukh Yoreh Deʻah]
IJA Number: 1606 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is from the code of Jewish law, the Shulḥan ʻArukh, including commentaries. There is no publication information.
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ספר תורת ה' ספר במדבר
IJA Number: 388 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is volume 4 of a 5 volume set of commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. This is commentary on the book of Numbers.
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[Collection of Judeo-Arabic Books]
IJA Number: 1570 ·
Language: Judeo-Arabic
This is a collection of seven books and pamphlets, almost all in Judeo-Arabic. Included are texts with songs, poetry, part of קאנון אל נסא Ḳanun al Nisa (laws for women) by Joseph Ḥayyim ben Elijah al-Ḥakam, the famous Baghdadi Rabbi know as the Ben Ish Ḥai, and prayers for a house of mourning. One of the books has a title page: קצת יוסף הצדיק עליו השלום Ḳitsat Yosef ha-Tsadiḳ, ʻAlaṿ ha-Shalom published in Baghdad by Al-Waṭaniyah al-Yiśraʼiliyah in 5682 (1922 or 1923). The other books and pamphlets have no publication information and most are incomplete.
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[Book Section - Prayer Book]
IJA Number: 3449 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is part of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kipur. There is no publication information.
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ספר שלחן קטן
IJA Number: 373 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary to the Shulḥan ʻArukh and includes views on Jewish law.
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ספר אוהב ישראל
IJA Number: 380 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a commentary on the Torah printed in Warsaw.
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ספר ציצים ופרחים
IJA Number: 3685 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a section of a book which is commentary on the Torah. There are several copies in the collection.
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מסכת סנהרין מן תלמוד בבלי
IJA Number: 367 ·
Language: Aramaic
This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud printed in Lemberg. It discusses Jewish legal issues.
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Archival Materials
Correspondence between President of Baghdadi Jewish Community and Iraqi Government
IJA Number: 1546 ·
Language: Arabic
These documents contain correspondence between the Iraqi government and the President of the Jewish community regarding individuals within the Baghdadi Jewish community. There is also internal government correspondence between departments. Contents include: verification of religion, citizenship, addresses, death, student attendance, names of heirs, and physical exam forms. This item also contains correspondence between the Iraqi Jewish community and the Iraqi government concerning the maintenance of properties owned by the community. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.
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[Book Section - Jewish Law]
IJA Number: 1540 ·
Language: Hebrew
This is a table of contents or index for a book about Jewish law. There is no publication information.
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