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Hon ‘ashir (The Wealth of a Rich Man)
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Commentaries and novellae on the six orders of the Mishnah; a detailed analysis of the halakhah, as well as allusions to the golden bells of agadot (legends) and gentle chimes of esoteric wisdom. Also…

Contributor:

Raphael Immanuel Ricchi, Solomon Proops

Places:

Gorizia, Holy Roman Empire (Gorizia, Italy)

Date:

1731

Subjects:

Theology, Talmud, Oral Torah, Halakhah

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Rabbinic commentary
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Responsum: On Printed Megilot (Scrolls of) Esther
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Question: . . . When Rabbi Joseph Ottolenghi was visiting this land, he told me that he printed sixteen megillot on parchment prepared for this purpose [i.e., to be used for the scrolls—Ed.]. When I…

Contributor:

Moses Provenzali

Places:

Mantua, Holy Roman Empire (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1560

Subjects:

Print, Scribal culture, Halakhah, Holidays, Purim, Law, Responsa

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Beginning of scroll with Hebrew text arranged in columned archways and decorated figures above and beside each column.