University of Pennsylvania, Halper 196

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS26082

Shelfmark:

Halper 196

Title:

Part of a prayer-book, Blessing of the moon

Prayer book

Place:

Orient

Date:

14th century-16th century?

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Material:

losses from center; verso is blank

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 folio : losses from center; verso is blank

Note:

Possibly the last folio from a prayer book, as the verso is empty, although the copy appears to have been interrupted in mid-sentence, which would indicate that this is a discarded draft.
The recto contains the end of the text (five lines, in large square characters) of the Blessing of the New Moon, under the heading ברכת הלבנה. The fragment contains the end of this sequence, starting אלמלא לא זכו to אמר אביי הילכך מעומד (Talmud, Sanhedrin 42a).
This is followed by eight lines in a Sephardic cursive hand with directions of actions prescribed during this blessing, and their Kabbalistic significance.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Texts

Early works

Cabala

Blessing of the moon

Prayer--Judaism

Satellites--Religious aspects--Judaism

Judaism--Liturgy

Moon

Judaism

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940418793503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3ws8j489/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania