AI English Translation, Pages 301-325
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
BAGHDAD
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
Baghdad 24 January 1929 Baghdad
Notes | Monthly Expenses | Total Annual Expenses
Arabic teacher for the first and second grades | 50 | 600
English teacher = = | 50 | 600
Teacher of correspondence | 50 | 600
and Hebrew language composition = = | |
Teacher of various sciences for the two grades (such as arithmetic | 30 | 360
geometry and geography) | |
Talmud teachers for the second grade | 85 | 1020
Orphan teacher for the first grade | 50 | 600
Collector and property supervisor | 100 | 1200
Clerk | 15 | 180
Books and stationery for students | 15 | 180
| | 5340
Salaries for 8 students of the first grade | 370 | 4440
Salaries for ten students of the second grade | 100 | 1200
| 915 | 10980
Net property income | | 2000
Estimated subscriptions from generous donors which | | 2000
cannot be relied upon for continuity | |
Allocations from your esteemed council | | 5000
| | 9000
Budget for the Tomkhe Tora Society for the year 1929 - 1930
⟦Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad⟧
⟦Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad⟧
⟦TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY - BAGHDAD⟧
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
Tomkhe Tora Society
Tomkhe Tora Society
BAGHDAD
Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad 3 December 1929 Baghdad
Number 21
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Reference to your letter No. 128 JS in 929 and dated April 12, 1929, regarding our society's accounts
We state that due to the preoccupation of its honorary accountant, the society was delayed in submitting the accounts requested by your
esteemed council, and therefore requests forgiveness.
Enclosed is a detailed account of our society's books, from which the degree of its treasury's distress will be clear. Therefore,
since your esteemed council, as we believe, ⟦our society⟧ desires to continue supporting it to manage this important project,
we hope that you will order the payment of its accumulated allocations so that it can continue this vital project
which has gained approval from your esteemed council.
In conclusion, please accept its supreme thanks, and may you remain well.
President of the Tomkhe Tora Society
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY BAGHDAD
Tomkhe Tora Society Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society Baghdad
1344 - 1926
Administration of the Lay Council -- Baghdad:
Number: 555 / W / 929
Date: 22 / 12 / 29
File Number:
⟦illegible⟧
To the Council
⟦illegible⟧
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
BAGHDAD
Baghdad, 23 December ⟦1929⟧
Statement of the account of the Tomkhe Tora Society from its inception in 1926 to the end of November
1929
Anna | Rupee | Anna | Rupee |
0 | 0 | 0 | 8785 | Rents of the Society's properties
11 | 27858 | 0 | 0 | Values of the Society's properties
0 | 0 | 0 | 3066 | Rents of shares in properties shared with others
13 | 9952 | 0 | 0 | Value of shares in properties shared with others
0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | Note receivable
0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | At Eastern Bank
6 | 1493 | 0 | 0 | Claims for property rents
0 | 0 | 6 | 1340 | Subscription and donation account
0 | 0 | 14 | 49776 | Revenue account
⟦8⟧ | 416 | 0 | 0 | Cash account
⟦13⟧ | 22846 | 0 | 0 | Expenses account
4 | 62968 | 4 | 62968 |
Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad
Year 5686
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad - 1344
1926
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY, BAGHDAD
522 / JS / 930
February 11, 1930
Regarding the accounts of Tomchei Torah
His Eminence, the President of the Tomchei Torah Association, Respected
Reference to your letter dated December 23, 1929, numbered 21
It was stated in your aforementioned letter that you are submitting herewith the account books of your association
in detail, while the attached schedule does not fulfill the requirement because it is summarized and contains
totals of figures, which keeps our council far from all the information it requires
in this ⟦line⟧ matter
Therefore, we hope you take note that when we wish to review the details of
the account, it means that we wish to review every large and small detail of the account,
which you did not provide us with in your aforementioned letter.
Accordingly, we see it necessary to submit the account books of your committee to the Office of the Presidency
of the Lay Council for auditing and to present the situation to the Council to decide on this matter.
⟦illegible⟧
Vice President of the Lay Council
N. M.
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
BAGHDAD
Baghdad, May 30, 1930
Number
27
His Eminence the Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad, Respected
After greetings and respect
Please be so kind as to send a certified copy from your respected office of the two decisions
mentioned below:-
1- The decision of the Financial Committee of the previous Lay Council regarding the granting of allocations to our society
from the community fund.
2- The decision of the previous Lay Council regarding the determination of the aforementioned allocations.
With highest respect to your Eminence.
President of Tomkhe Tora Society
Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Laniado
⟦signature⟧
Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad
Year 5666
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad - 1344
1926
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY, BAGHDAD
Office of the Chief Rabbi - Baghdad
Number 509
Date 4 / 6 / 1930
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
BAGHDAD
Baghdad on May 14, 1930
To the Honorable President of the Tomchei Torah Association
After greetings:-
Since my time does not allow me to undertake the work of
your association in addition to my private business, I am forced to submit my resignation
to your Excellency, and I request that this resignation be considered effective upon the arrival of this letter
to your hand. May you remain in peace.
Your servant
⟦signature⟧
Yosef Hakham Isaac
Member of the aforementioned association
Copy to:-
To His Eminence the Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad for information
Office of ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
Number 489
Date 14 / 5 / 930
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
BAGHDAD
June 1930
His Eminence, President of the Tomchei Torah Society, the Respected
Enclosed you will find a true copy of the report submitted by the Education Committee
on March 15, 927 to the former Lay Council, which is the only one
our department was able to find in its files - Sincerely yours;
⟦...⟧ the Head Abraham ⟦...⟧
Acting
Hakham Bashi
Aslan Yehuda
Baghdad
ACTING HAKHAM BASHI
RABBI ABR. ASLAN
BAGHDAD
Baghdad, May God Protect It
Tomchei Torah
N. M.
2/1168
June 5, 1930
His Eminence, President of the Tomchei Torah Society, Respected
1) This department did not find in its files any decision by the Finance Committee
regarding this matter.
2) The former Lay Council did not take a decision in this regard,
but rather approved the allocations for your committee within the 1927-1928 budget directly,
and considered the implementation of this budget starting from December 1927.
Acting Hakham Bashi
⟦illegible stamp with Hebrew and Arabic text⟧
Rishon LeZion
Baghdad
⟦illegible Arabic text⟧
N. M.
Tomkhe Tora Society | Tomkhe Tora Society | TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
Baghdad | Baghdad | BAGHDAD
Baghdad, 8 June 1930, Baghdad
To the Honorable Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad
Number
28
After greetings and respect
With reference to your letter No. 1168/H dated 5 June 1930
Our society had requested the allocation of funds for it according to its letter dated ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And as far as we know, this request was referred to the Education Committee, and after this committee studied the case
It presented its findings, and the matter of allocating funds was referred to the Budget Committee, which in turn requested
the allocation of funds and signed a report containing the aforementioned request, and the Council has included in its budget
allocations for our society. There is no doubt that the report of the Budget Committee is kept in the files of the Lay Council
or attached to the budget ledger. Therefore, we request the order to investigate and provide us with the required copies, and to your Eminence
respect ⟦line⟧
President of the Tomkhe Tora Society
Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Aniadu
Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
Office of the Chief Rabbi - Baghdad:
Number: 519
Date: 9 / 6 / 1930
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI: BAGHDAD
895
1/5/1931
Reduction of your association's allocations
Respected Tomchei Torah Association
Due to the distress prevailing over the community fund, our council decided in its session held
on January 4, 1931, to reduce the amount of one hundred and twenty-five rupees (125) per month from
the allocations of your respected association, starting from the first of January 1931.
A copy of it to the accountant for information
N. M.
The President
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
Tomkhe Tora Society
Tomkhe Tora Society
BAGHDAD
Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad, ⟦line⟧ Baghdad
18 Shevat 5691 ⟦line⟧ 5 February 1931
To the honor of the Rabbis, the Manager, and the Inspector of the Talmud Torah
in the Holy City
In response to your letter from the Inspector of the Talmud Torah from the day 5 February 1931
From the heavens we have read the receipt of the letter of the Inspector of the Talmud Torah in which it was written previously to
Peace to the Rabbis, the Manager, and the Inspector of the Talmud Torah, and so Amen may He bless.
Regarding this that there was not for the Inspector of the Talmud Torah and the Manager of the Talmud Torah
previously from the Manager, it is correct from the Manager of the Talmud Torah we have read from the letter
Manager of the Talmud Torah and Inspector of the Talmud Torah and Manager and Inspector of the Talmud Torah
of the Talmud Torah and Inspector of the Talmud Torah of the Manager:
And regarding this letter from the Manager of the Talmud Torah that was for the Manager
and Manager from the Manager of the Talmud Torah who wrote that it is correct for the Manager and Manager
that it is correct for the Manager of the Talmud Torah that was for the Manager and Manager that it is correct Manager
Rabbis and Manager and Inspector of the Talmud Torah
⟦illegible⟧
Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad
S. T. Y. Y.
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad - 1344
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY, BAGHDAD
Administration of the Physical Council - Baghdad
Number 852
Date 22 / 1 / 931
File Number ⟦line⟧
Tomkhe Tora
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Lay Council * Baghdad
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
No. 1341
Date: 18 / 9 / 1931
Subject: Circular to all community institutions
Tomchei Torah Association
In view of the financial distress, our council decided in its session held on 17
September 1931 to reduce the salaries and allowances of all employees of the Jewish community
as follows:-
1) 10% reduction from the first fifty rupees of the salary
2) " " 20% from " " second " " "
3) " " 25% from " " third " " "
4) " " 30% from " " fourth and above
The reduction shown above applies to the salaries of the clergy and the Shochtim as well
As for those whose salaries were reduced among these during the current year, the reduction
above shall be applied to the salaries they were receiving before the first reduction took effect
President of the Lay Council
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY | TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY | TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
BAGHDAD | BAGHDAD | BAGHDAD
Baghdad, 18 November 1931
No.: 22
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected
Greetings and respect.
With reference to your letter numbered 1534 and dated 16/11/31
The general order notified to us on 18/9/31 under number 1341 included the reduction
on the salaries that the society was receiving before the first reduction was applied, and based on the financial distress
overtaking the community's fund, our society accepted this reduction rate with all welcome, even though it is very insolvent
in its revenues due to the scarcity of its income; however, reducing these allocations to 220 rupees, unlike a manager of an institution or
an employee, puts us in severe hardship that necessitates the termination of this vital project which was cared for in its establishment.
No doubt your esteemed council appreciates the importance of this project and its immense benefits; therefore, please reconsider the decision
mentioned above to restore the allocations according to the general order to facilitate the continuation of this project. With much
respect.
President of Tomkhe Tora Society
Hakham Shlomo Moshe Shaul Laniado
Tomkhe Tora Society - Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad - 1344
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY, BAGHDAD
⟦illegible signature⟧
1572
13/12/1931
Tomchei Torah Society
Reference to your letter No. 32 dated November 18, 1931
Our council decided on 8/12/1931 that the allocation for your society
shall be two hundred and eighty rupees per month starting from October 1931
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The President
1649
23/2/1932
Tomchei Torah Society
Our council, in its session held on 22/2/1932,
decided to deduct an amount of seventy rupees from your society's allocations and pay it to Rabbi
Moshe son of Rabbi Heskel Saleh within the salaries of the Yeshivot rabbis, from the salary he
used to receive from your society, given that the aforementioned rabbi has joined the ranks of the Yeshivot
rabbis and there is no longer any reason for him to receive his salary from your society, effective from January
of the year 1932.
⟦illegible⟧
The President ⟦line⟧
A copy of it to the accountant for information
The Israeli Lay Council
Baghdad
Number 2496
Date July 4, 1945
His Eminence the President of the Tomchei Torah Association, Respected
After greetings
Since the goal of your association is to raise and educate spiritual men, and due to the Council's desire to study
this subject and establish sound foundations to reach this goal, our Council is ready to cooperate
closely with your association in this field. In view of the approaching organization of the new budget, our
Council decided in its meeting held on the 3rd of this month to request your Eminence to provide it with the
following information:
1- What are your suggestions derived from your experiences over the past many years to reach
an improvement of the current situation regarding the refinement and education of clergymen for the future
2- Give a general idea of the work of your association, its accounts, and its endowments so that the Council is provided with the
necessary information when discussing the project
3- A detailed statement of revenues and expenditures for the last year
4- A statement of the names of the graduated students and the names of the students studying under your association at
the present time and the names of their teachers
5- The study curriculum followed by you in detail
We are in firm hope that your association will take interest in this movement and benefit from it to expand and organize
its efforts, and our hope is that your answer arrives before the end of the current month so that the Council can take
the necessary measures in a timely manner, and it pains me to be forced to say that the Council
in the event that your answer is not received on time, may be forced to strike your association's allocations from the budget
to decide on spending them in the manner it deems more guaranteed to achieve the public interest
And stay well
⟦illegible⟧
President of the Council
A copy of it to His Excellency the President of the Israeli Community, Respected, for information
2189
27 February 939
To the Vice President of the Dorshei Torah Society, Baghdad
After greetings,
Reference to your letter dated 15 January 939
We have not received the details of your society's accounts until now, and this is a cause for surprise. Therefore,
it is necessary to emphasize to you the need to submit the required details to us with all speed, as per our letter No.
3164 dated 23 December 938. If there is no one to extract the accounts
from the ledgers, we request that you submit them immediately so that our council's accountant can extract the required information
from them;
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
12/7 PM
363 on the night of 76
In it mentioned ⟦twenty-four⟧ quintals of wool, old merchandise
Value of the wool
363 Austrian Riyals for the 51 mentioned sacks, Riyals in 151
The white sacks 17 Riyals, the total is confiscated for him from 17 Rubiteh and its correction for his son is one Rubiteh in it
⟦Due⟧ to the Zion Company ⟦...⟧ Riyals because it is older for the account, Riyals for so-and-so ⟦...⟧ Riyals according to the attached list
Those names ⟦...⟧ Riyals in receipt ⟦...⟧ Riyals in ⟦...⟧ Riyals 863 Riyals in fellowship 66 in liter 3216
The value of the sacks he did not deliver ⟦...⟧ you did not receive it from him due to non-fulfillment, as he has ⟦...⟧ from ⟦...⟧ in that merchandise
In the ship
⟦...⟧
And the servant confirmed it for him
2168
8 January 939
The Honorable Mr. Shua Sassoon
Vice President of the Dorshei Torah Society, Respected
Further to our letter No. 3164 dated 23 December 938
We have not yet received a reply to our aforementioned letter, and the Council regrets being forced to confirm its letter to you
a second time, awaiting your reply as soon as possible,
⟦illegible⟧
Vice President
2164
23 December 1938
The Honorable Mr. Shua Sassoon
Vice President of the Dorshei Torah Society, Respected
After greetings and respect,
We request that you provide us as quickly as possible with the details of the income and expenditure account of the society
for the last year and a copy of the ledger balance at the end of the year, including a statement and details of the sources
of all income, and the type, number, and location of each property belonging to your society, along with the amount of yield
from each of them.
Also, a detailed statement of the names of the persons who receive salaries from the society and the amount
of the salary that each of them receives.
For your information, we remind you that it is necessary to provide the Lay Council with these accounts
and information based on its responsibility specified in the laws and regulations of the community;
⟦illegible⟧
Vice President
The Chief Rabbi of the community of
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number: 748
Date: 26 / Safar / 99
Respected and grand, the honored, the virtuous, the noble, the respected
Honor of the respected
The virtuous Hakham, victorious by God, the Sheikh / ⟦2156⟧ the Sheikh / 28/11/29
That the presence of the great constitution, the respected, the high Diwan, established with us that
The virtuous Hakham, victorious by God, the Sheikh . Abood al-Sayyigh :
He is the virtuous Hakham, victorious by God, the Sheikh . mentioned in our register and he is from the Hakham
The Hakham, victorious by God, the Sheikh
Benjamin H. M.
⟦signature⟧
2256
29 November 938
The Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
The Honorable His Eminence the Chief Rabbi
After greetings and respect
There is a society by the name of Dorshei Torah Society that collects subscription amounts and donations from members of
the community, and since the Lay Council, according to Article 21 of the Community Regulation No.
36 of the year 1931, is tasked with supervising the income and expenditure accounts of such societies,
we request that you provide us as quickly as possible with the following:
1) The names of the president and members of the aforementioned society so that the Council can contact them directly
2) The names of the persons who receive salaries from the income of this society;
Vice President
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
Number :: 5268
Date :: 4 January 938
Subject ::
His Excellency the Respected President of the Lay Council
Reference to your postscript on the letter of His Eminence the President of the Spiritual Council No. 696 dated
29 Adar (A) 5698 regarding the Zakhut Harim allocations
The intent of the expression (legally) mentioned in the letter is that cutting these allocations is not
permissible religiously, and it is clear that as long as this fatwa is issued by the Spiritual Council, there is
no doubt that it is based on Jewish Law,
LF
⟦illegible⟧
President of the Community
The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Congregation
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Spiritual Council
in Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 696
Date: 9/ ⟦illegible⟧ / 98
Respected Daham L. Warzam L. Rafiq L. Sahayik
After greetings,
A study was obtained here regarding the office that you sent on 28/ ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
And a response to you L. Warzam L. Rahman and you said that it should be in the office and the office said
L. Rida in the office that you arrived in and said in them L. Warzam with L. Al-Sayyid
who wrote in the office and who said in them in the office who said in the office
likewise L. Murad and I am in the office of the office of the office L. Hamran
After greetings,
⟦illegible⟧
The Respected
Referred to His Excellency the Head of the Community to kindly express his opinion on the intended meaning
of the word (Shari'a-wise) mentioned in this book and whether there is in the Law
Islamic [law] that which prohibits the cutting of allocations ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Vice President
2 - The Council has reviewed the course of correspondence that took place between it and the Tomchei Torah Association
which included a copy of the accounts of the aforementioned association and a copy of its annual budget, expenditures, and revenues
as stated in the letter received from the President of the Association No. 70 dated January 26, 1939
The Council noted from Table No. 4 attached to the aforementioned letter that there are only seven rabbis
receiving salaries from the aforementioned association, so it was not known whether the aforementioned were students or teachers
A question was directed to the aforementioned association under No. 3179 dated January 25, 1939, inquiring
whether the aforementioned were teachers, then who are the students of the association, and if these were the students
then who are the teachers? The association replied under No. 71 and dated January 27, 1939, that the seven
aforementioned rabbis are constantly persevering in expanding their religious knowledge in the Yeshiva of
the late Meir Eliyahu. From this, it became clear to the Council that the association spends all of its revenues
on this number of rabbis only, a matter which, in the Council's view, does not warrant continuing to
pay the allocations earmarked for the association in the budget, amounting to one hundred and seventy dinars and one hundred fils
in addition to its revenues, especially in view of the financial situation <del>that</del> which the community fund is going through
Therefore, it has decided to reduce the aforementioned allocations to eighty-five dinars per year only, to be spent
for the association in the budget year 38 / 939 currently presented for approval before the General Council
provided that the General Council submits this decision to it for approval and amendment of the budget accordingly after
deliberation on the subject.
⟦Correct⟧