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Bifolium from a gabbai book, between 1872 and 1873. Part number of the gabbai

Title	Bifolium from a gabbai book, between 1872 and 1873. Part number of the gabbai
Author	Karp, Abraham J., former owner., Abraham J. and Deborah Karp Collection of Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Publication Date:	1872
Publication Place	between 1872 and 1873., between 1872-1873. -
Subject	Cabala., Jews., History., Gabba'im., Gibraltar., Ben Shimʻon, Daṿid, 1824-1879., Elmalih family., Gabba'im--Jerusalem--19th century., Jews--Gibraltar--19th century--History-Source, Avice, Jaffa. Israel)--History--Sources., Cabala--Customs and practices.
Type	Document
Language	ara,heb
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 278 x 421 mm
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	1288336908
Record ID	9978071923003681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1872
Notes	In Hebrew; various words in Aramaic. \| Formerly owned by a member of the Elmalih family (pencil inscription by RHE, recto), indicating family members mentioned in manuscript entries., Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp. \| Access to this item is subject to staff review.
Sample Text	This is a manuscript of a bifolium originally from a codex used by a gabbai for the Tzuf Dvash Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem (then Ottoman Palestine); this bifolium was used to inscribe the names of the children born to members, as well as rabbis, dignitaries, and the Jewish communities of Gibraltar and Jaffa (verso). Births in the Elmalih family (אלמליח; originally Moroccan, prominent in 19th and 20th century Jerusalem) mentioned; other prominent names include ibn Attar, Aflalu, and Adhan. A prayer for Rabbi Daṿid ben Shimʻon (1824-1879) is followed by the communal Tiḳun karet (specific remedial procedure for one in violation of a sin deserving spiritual extirpation; a cabalistic process often used by one uncertain if they committed sin), which included fasting and praying at the Western Wall. Written in a Moroccan cursive script on blue onionskin paper; lower portion of paper damaged.
Atıf Şekli	UPenn Karp OS BI.8.
İçerik	Tiḳun karet., תקון כרת.
Tür	Sources., church records, benedictions (literary genre)

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Bifolium from a gabbai book, between 1872 and 1873. Part number of the gabbai

Author Karp, Abraham J., former owner., Abraham J. and Deborah Karp Collection of Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Publication Date 1872

Publication Place between 1872 and 1873., between 1872-1873. -

Subject Cabala., Jews., History., Gabba'im., Gibraltar., Ben Shimʻon, Daṿid, 1824-1879., Elmalih family., Gabba'im--Jerusalem--19th century., Jews--Gibraltar--19th century--History-Source, Avice, Jaffa. Israel)--History--Sources., Cabala--Customs and practices.

Type Document

Language ara,heb

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 278 x 421 mm

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 1288336908

Record ID 9978071923003681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1872

Notes In Hebrew; various words in Aramaic. | Formerly owned by a member of the Elmalih family (pencil inscription by RHE, recto), indicating family members mentioned in manuscript entries., Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp. | Access to this item is subject to staff review.

Sample Text This is a manuscript of a bifolium originally from a codex used by a gabbai for the Tzuf Dvash Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem (then Ottoman Palestine); this bifolium was used to inscribe the names of the children born to members, as well as rabbis, dignitaries, and the Jewish communities of Gibraltar and Jaffa (verso). Births in the Elmalih family (אלמליח; originally Moroccan, prominent in 19th and 20th century Jerusalem) mentioned; other prominent names include ibn Attar, Aflalu, and Adhan. A prayer for Rabbi Daṿid ben Shimʻon (1824-1879) is followed by the communal Tiḳun karet (specific remedial procedure for one in violation of a sin deserving spiritual extirpation; a cabalistic process often used by one uncertain if they committed sin), which included fasting and praying at the Western Wall. Written in a Moroccan cursive script on blue onionskin paper; lower portion of paper damaged.

Atıf Şekli UPenn Karp OS BI.8.

İçerik Tiḳun karet., תקון כרת.

Tür Sources., church records, benedictions (literary genre)