AI en Translation, Pages 101-125
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And I will give you and give them one day, and there will be good in their house even if they are a thousand dirhams.
And I <del>do not want any of the dirhams</del>, one pressed and made for them to be one of them and in
the world, as he said, do not fear him except for the one who can kill the soul, but as for
the body, they cannot kill it, and other than that, the one who can kill the soul and the
body together in Hell. As for the words of the Sages, of blessed memory, it was said in the Talmud
likewise, their end is from Hell, and they testified to their words, and I am in this world.
The world, they cannot [do] great and many things, and I command you in this
world <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and I command whoever entered, peace be upon you, and I command
one of the disciples because you are the pride of the people of the religion, and my peace
be upon each one of you, and if God wills, I will pass at this hour in this world
without <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> upon each one of you in the world, and I command everyone,
and I command whoever enters, peace be upon you, as the prophet of blessed memory said, and peace be upon
<del>the poor</del>
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All the wealth of Joseph the homeowner
Master Joseph the homeowner
Parashat V'eleh Pekudei, finished
S. Kedwan requested Daoud Dana Kafar Salem and others, paid him three Majidi
Liras and four notes and a quarter, and the paper is with him, they must review it
And if money is found in his hand, he shall return the remainder to him, and if he owes a balance, he shall request it from him
<del>the aforementioned amount</del> and the remainder in notes at the beginning of every month, to be reviewed by the Honorable Joseph Isaac
In the hand of Rob, an amount of five hundred and twenty-four and a half, and so every payment is written
On it, and from what is in the ledgers that are in the chest, and from other ledgers as well
And nothing shall remain • as for gold and silver or otherwise, unless it is utilized, spent on it
And it shall be beneficial and sincere in every good deed, and from the total of what is with him he shall spend
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Brahim Danaour travels
And in the hand of Abu Salah, the adversary of Joseph Meir, and Jarallah Salah, and Jarallah similarly
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> in his hand a paper to be carried to Baghdad, to be delivered to the hand of the Honorable Joseph Isaac
Just as it happens to him <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> it happens to him
Likewise it shall be <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> he takes for him clothing and what
He needs, and a boy shall travel with him who knows <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> who is clever and knows what is necessary
And he travels to Or Danaour and Yil Danaour, he takes a guide who knows the roads because the
The paths are all fearsome, and he is provided with money for them ⟦...⟧ the paths, he also takes Karam
Mandour Al-Danaour carries his income to Mandour <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the service should continue with him, not
To cease, and if for Mandour he carries for him <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> five hundred and forty and a half shall be
With him, and so it is completed, he travels by God's determination with another trustworthy man to know
The roads, and from the company he shall employ him with him until he reaches Mandour and knows the
Other, let him know him, deliver to this man what he deserves <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> hire and hire he deserves
Money, and they shall not cease nor delay, rather he shall go and travel to God
Exalted, may He ease for him the path of safety, and his return likewise, and your Lord have mercy
And after that giving and change and exits will tell only about evil and a rule for my priests is not permitted no
as it is said already and after he joined we asked and according to the breadth already he says to the congregation
who where today that heaven is not and I will show you regarding the judgment of <del>Moses</del> Samuel and the seed of Mordecai
already another in the desert and in these our children you do not speak and the book of judgments will rejoice
he said that in the hand of these children of men <del>served</del> for an oak <del>his place</del> and go my priests and so
according to what we heard and he said we asked according to his name your words and like them <del>when</del> he says
already and there is a prince for you and I heard you you shall not speak these you your words and the way already ⟦line⟧
<del>to hear</del> <del>to speak</del> <del>they heard</del> to your words which are in the hand they <del>will say</del> and you according to these which are in my <del>and he said</del>
do not listen to a wicked man the words that are in the hand <del>they heard</del> and the book of my priests our words <del>they heard</del> <del>words of</del> prince
in a word and all of us you shall speak your words <del>word</del> <del>you shall hear</del> <del>they heard</del> <del>words of</del> but already and even
David bless these great which saw voice in the desert and here are the words the words of heaven
and which they heard <del>they heard</del> you shall speak <del>your words</del> <del>because</del> <del>they heard</del> <del>the</del> <del>word</del> <del>they heard</del> <del>words of</del> and these
and further your judgments for they will hear your words in your mouth <del>they heard</del> <del>return</del> spirit in words of
and all of us we shall speak these but <del>they heard</del> <del>our words</del> <del>and he shall hear</del> the and all of us <del>and we said</del> and you to you voice
listen to my words listen to these to hear him already but our words <del>they heard</del> <del>they heard</del> and he said ⟦line⟧
for he says these prince of heaven <del>words of</del> no <del>word</del> no <del>you shall speak</del> and between words they heard words you shall speak
strong no and between for <del>their words</del> <del>they will hear</del> <del>for</del> already you heard they heard <del>they heard</del> no <del>word</del> <del>you shall speak</del> no
you shall speak your words they heard <del>hear</del> <del>your words</del> they heard <del>to hear</del> <del>and they heard</del> no all that your words they heard
according to their words for from not words <del>they heard</del> <del>words of</del> the like them words in their words they heard
that for like them and we said that the they heard like them the our words the their words and he said words you shall speak
no <del>our words</del> <del>they heard</del> <del>hear</del> another they heard from words of these and between words no these as your words
and he said they heard words of words of these they heard <del>they heard</del> <del>words of</del> no they heard from you heard and he explained the
did not hear no <del>words of</del> they heard for hear they heard these for <del>words of</del> the words in and he said ⟦line⟧
they heard another they heard and between <del>you heard</del> they heard words of you heard words already prince
rebel he will recognize in his companions amen
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These are the sons of Netzer under the wings of the Name, and this is the blessing you gave them by the merit of
the bird of the heavens
And he said, master of many deeds, mighty in power in the creation, as it is written, the wings of a dove covered with silver, etc.
To distinguish between the impure and the pure, and between the animal that may be eaten, etc.
And even though it has feathers and a crop and its gizzard is peeled and it was pure
even so, the Torah forbade a bird of prey that eats, and every bird of prey is impure
And it said regarding them: And this for you is the impure among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the mouse, and the tortoise of its kind
This is what is said: For behold Your enemies, O Lord, for behold Your enemies shall perish; all workers of iniquity shall be scattered
And if you say, why do I need to write twice "For behold Your enemies"
rather, one corresponds to creeping things and one corresponds to impure birds and impure beasts
And if you say, these also have an aspect of purity since they have signs of purity
rather, what do you have to say, such as a camel which brings up its cud but does not have a split hoof
And if you say, since they have an aspect of purity, why does it call them Your enemies
for Rav Hisda said, what is it that is written: And they mingled with the nations and learned their deeds
as it is written: And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons
And we see that they themselves were demons and spirits and Lilit-spirits, and perhaps
because of this he calls them Your enemies, because they themselves are harmful spirits
as it is written: The boar from the forest ravages it, and the wild beast of the field feeds on it
Rav Papa son of Rav Hanin said before Rav Yosef: These words apply to living creatures
Rav Huna bar Natan asked Rav Papa: What is it that is written: And there were Seraphim
what is it that you would say, since it is written about them Seraphim who stand in the heights of heaven, I would say
it is fine, it comes to teach us
And it can be said that it is not difficult at all, for every impurity the Holy One, Blessed be He, alluded to in the Torah
You have spoken well, and because of this it is written "impure, impure" two times, one for itself and one for creeping things
And with this it will be understood what is written: A horse is a false hope for victory; nor shall he deliver any by his great strength
And thus our Sages expounded on the verse: "And Israel saw the great hand etc."
which the Lord did in Egypt."
And Rabbi Yossi said: From where [is it derived] that the Egyptians were struck with ten plagues in Egypt and on the sea they were struck with fifty plagues?
In Egypt, what does it say? "Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, 'It is the finger of God.'"
And on the sea, what does it say? "And Israel saw the great hand etc."
How many were they struck with by the finger? Ten plagues. Say now: in Egypt they were struck with ten plagues
and on the sea they were struck with fifty plagues.
Rabbi Eliezer says: From where [is it derived] that every single plague that the Holy One, Blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt
consisted of four plagues? As it is said: "He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, a sending of
evil angels." 'Wrath' is one, 'and indignation' is two, 'and trouble' is three, 'a sending of evil angels' is four.
Say now: in Egypt they were struck with forty plagues, and on the sea they were struck with two hundred plagues.
Rabbi Akiva says: From where [is it derived] that every single plague that the Holy One, Blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt
consisted of five plagues? As it is said: "He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble,
a sending of evil angels." 'Fierceness of His anger' is one, 'wrath' is two, 'and indignation' is three, 'and trouble' is four,
'a sending of evil angels' is five. Say now: in Egypt they were struck with fifty plagues,
and on the sea they were struck with two hundred and fifty plagues.
How many levels of good has the Omnipresent bestowed upon us!
If He had brought us out from Egypt, and had not executed judgments against them, it would have sufficed us.
If He had executed judgments against them, and had not executed them against their gods, it would have sufficed us.
If He had executed them against their gods, and had not slain their firstborn, it would have sufficed us.
If He had slain their firstborn, and had not given us their wealth, it would have sufficed us.
If He had given us their wealth, and had not split the sea for us, it would have sufficed us.
If He had split the sea for us, and had not led us through it on dry land, it would have sufficed us.
If He had led us through it on dry land, and had not drowned our oppressors within it, it would have sufficed us.
If He had drowned our oppressors within it, and had not satisfied our needs in the desert for forty years, it would have sufficed us.
If He had satisfied our needs in the desert for forty years, and had not fed us the manna, it would have sufficed us.
If He had fed us the manna, and had not given us the Sabbath, it would have sufficed us.
If He had given us the Sabbath, and had not brought us before Mount Sinai, it would have sufficed us.
If He had brought us before Mount Sinai, and had not given us the Torah, it would have sufficed us.
If He had given us the Torah, and had not brought us into the Land of Israel, it would have sufficed us.
If He had brought us into the Land of Israel, and had not built for us the Chosen House, it would have sufficed us.
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With the help of God, according to our custom here in the city of Baghdad, may God protect it, and the custom of all Israel
On the eve of Yom Kippur (5599) a memorial candle is lit in the synagogue
and also lit at home, and afterwards they go to the synagogue before dark
to say the order of Kapparot as explained in the prayer books and for those who know
at the time of lighting the memorial candle they say this
formula for the elevation of the soul of the deceased as follows and such
The language of this request:
Master of all worlds, may it be Your will before You that You accept this candle that I
light in honor of the soul of (So-and-so) son of (So-and-so) that it shall be significant
before You as if I had lit it with pure olive oil, as it is said, to kindle a perpetual lamp.
And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us; and establish the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.
And afterwards they say this verse seven times and the verse 'And let the pleasantness' once
⟦line⟧
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
The Lord was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, to make the teaching great and glorious.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
The Lord was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, to make the teaching great and glorious.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
The Lord was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, to make the teaching great and glorious.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Afterwards they say this verse seven times and the verse 'And let the pleasantness' once
The soul of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts.
For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
The soul of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts.
For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
The soul of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts.
For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
The soul of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts.
And afterwards they say these Mishnayot, one chapter from Tractate Mikvaot and one chapter from Tractate
Negaim, which are the acronym for 'Neshama' (Soul), starting with the letter Nun.
There are things that raise the Mikvah and do not disqualify, disqualify and do not raise, neither raise nor
disqualify. These raise and do not disqualify: snow, and hail, and frost, and ice, and salt,
and thin mud, the stirred and the crushed; these raise and do not disqualify.
These disqualify and do not raise: water and mud that are flowing, and the preserving liquids,
and the disqualifying ones: three Logim of drawn water, and one who brings forth liquid.
These neither raise nor disqualify: other liquids, and fruit juices, and brine, and muries,
and grape-skin wine that has not yet fermented.
From Dinam Kher Nissan as well and five thousand dinars and a quarter from the rate of three dinars and a quarter
Total 1997 and a quarter, four thousand and a quarter and silver ⟦...⟧ thousand and a quarter total 18 dinars only ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
the end of that
And the remaining known balance, and he has a debt to me and he did not deny what he took from him as a quarter
And now with myself dinars from Sarah which is in my hand from David
He is given in numbers for three quarters from the body of the quarter and four dinars remaining
And that which he denied regarding David did not cross his mind except for what Rais thanked
The letters that our lord established were written that he actually took from him the quarter
The completion of the fee which to another ⟦...⟧ dinars O brother, he took from his hand
three dinars from the price of the items that came down to him and he took dinars
from them, and Rahamim saw for him against Menashe six dinars which were
in his hand, and as for what he paid to Yair, a dinar and a quarter, and he received them by
his hand, and he did not know about it because he would not accept what was paid to him for that
the amount of the quarter and a quarter from it and the three dinars from David and a quarter dinar
which is in his hand, the remainder of 2 dinars remains, the rest shall be returned to him
And what he paid to Yair 65 dinars
Mention of the day Sunday of Menachem Av the year 5662 of the creation
⟦column 1 right⟧
Received from the hand of
Honorable Yehezkel
Salman Yosef
five dinars
from the account
of the quarter
that is requested
from David
this was received
by the hand of David
his brother
and this was written
as proof
and this was
on Sunday
of the month
of Adar the year
5662
of the creation
The young
Yaakov Yosef
⟦signature⟧
⟦column 2 middle⟧
Received from the hand of
Honorable Yehezkel
Salman Yosef
twenty dinars
from the account
of the quarter
that is requested
from David
this was received
by the hand of David
his brother
and this was written
as proof
and this was
on Sunday
of the month
of Adar the year
5662
of the creation
The young
Yaakov Yosef
⟦signature⟧
⟦column 3 left⟧
Received from the hand of
Honorable Yehezkel
Salman Yosef
ten dinars
from the account
of the quarter
that is requested
from David
this was received
by the hand of David
his brother
and this was written
as proof
and this was
on Sunday
of the month
of Adar the year
5662
of the creation
The young
Yaakov Yosef
⟦signature⟧
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Sunday 22 Kislev
And already the mouth of your reward, of blessed memory, as an explanation of an effort and its meaning, or from the beginning of this volume
from the states of these 30 souls was a blessing, and we were relieved from you to the God of the God
from him <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the state of the Mo, these were studied (....) the 3 were 7 dinars
How did he say to them? For do they not have a tongue in their mouths to express a hundred nicknames for reform?
and my volume and how much <del>was obtained</del> from the portion for himself, for because 10 ⟦line⟧ your laziness and its removal from
my vows for himself, how much from the portion for us, and how much from the portion was clear in
and in my palm how much was rich <del>dispute</del> leaving your anger and what
and that which is in it I say: for every thing he sees a calculation of a warrior and his command was as we suffered
you want the eye, and if not for your touch of your atonement, and you have for the being of the 20 from a debtor
And that which I say is a package of 72 for you another <del>occupation</del> from the portion whole for your value and from where
was the being of the touch of battles because 10 and your end for that is from the eye according to whole, so the eye traveled
1 and how much for us your suffering was sown for his being for you, how much is appropriate from the eye and from that
And may His mercy be upon you and may He heal you 7 sufferings <del>upon he sees</del> 7 as we were how and that nickname is upon the Creator
for his spirit and in your hand is generosity, he wants from you 7 as we were how and that nickname is upon the Creator
the portion for because 10 from you and what for your touch heals you 7 sufferings according to the being of the eye from its repeating
this is only upon you for 30 speech ⟦line⟧ your way for because 10 they tested you <del>for all</del> and loved if he did not evaluate you
like your wine, that the 10-10 only the being of how much from the portion for because 10 from you, O my master, how much upon
the neighbor himself, the warrior for his being, unless he sees a speech of his being upon you
your suffering because 10 dispute of the warrior did not go out, such is his being, may he heal you 7 from you
was my knowledge of his being, and how much if only 20 10 how much is a debtor
upon the good God may He see for you from Him
In all matters that occur between a person and his Creator, may He be exalted and glorified, it is necessary
for a person to hold himself accountable for what issues from him. If they are good, he should praise God,
exalted is He, and ask Him for success in increasing them. If they are otherwise, he should seek forgiveness
from God, weep for the obedience he missed, resolve to abandon returning to it, regret
what he neglected, and rectify what he missed during the period of respite before the onset of
the Abode of Recompense. As for those things that occur between him and people: if they are financial rights,
he must clear his liability of them by paying them back to their owners if they are alive, or to
their heirs if they are dead. If that is impossible for him, he should write it in his will
and have it witnessed, and intend to pay whenever he is able to do so. If he dies before payment,
God, exalted is He, will make his adversary satisfied with him on the Day of Resurrection as He wills. If they are physical injuries
or offenses against honor: if the victim is alive, he should seek his pardon and satisfy him with service or money.
If he has died, he should give charity on his behalf and seek forgiveness for him. If that is impossible for him, he should beseech God, exalted is He,
to make his adversary satisfied with him on the Day of Resurrection. As for the rights of the self, they are that he should strive to
refine his character and improve it, and employ his limbs in obedience to God, exalted is He, and restrain
the self from forbidden and disliked desires and permitted excesses. Among these
are hearing, sight, tongue, hand, foot, genitals, and the stomach. These are seven organs that one must
guard against sins. As for the eye, it should not look at anything forbidden, nor at a Muslim with a look of
scorn and contempt, nor at the faults of his fellow Muslim to discover them. As for hearing,
one should not listen to lies, backbiting, slander, obscenity, idle talk, or engaging in falsehood.
As for the tongue, it is the organ with the greatest affliction and the most corruption; if he does not restrain it with the bridle
of the Law, it will roam freely in destructive pastures. Speech is of four types: a type that is pure harm,
a type that is pure benefit, a type that has both harm and benefit, and a type that has neither harm nor benefit. As for
that which is pure harm, it is lying, backbiting, slander, false testimony, false
oaths, slandering chaste women, gloating over Muslims, cursing them, mockery,
and ridiculing them. As for that which has harm and benefit, it is superfluous speech which is
not needed for matters of his religion or his worldly life. As for that which is pure benefit, it is commanding the right
and forbidding the wrong, reading the Quran, knowledge, remembrance, and reconciliation between people.
Likewise, the rest of the limbs must be guarded against all sins and employed in obedience.
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Afterwards they went to Sheikh Yosef David the father and this village gave them flour so we may perform purification
Hassan acted as if today I am acting as one of them 160 individuals in
And one of the people, every purification of five hundred dinars as of today we do not mention to them
Completeness at all, but yesterday Sheikh Yosef heard that the group of them, every five individuals with him
Rabbi Nissim asked and answered these five <del>⟦...⟧</del> said that what belongs to those does not arrive as anything
And that he upon our arrival to the one who this belly and asked him what he wants to eat that Sheikh Nissim says that
The rain, he fears if they go out to eat it will not appear and the belly speaks in the garden answered sweet words
And says regarding the purification <del>⟦...⟧</del> that it is permissible like this <del>⟦...⟧</del> it became peace they brought
A hundred to eat for our elders <del>⟦...⟧</del> elders of the group and farewell to the seated elders of the
To the truthful ones, the elders, the sin of five to the answer of the first matter of these arrivals
Five Rabbis, five with them and he went to be jealous of what he sees without daylight and purification
He wanted them to sell four of the in its purity of those 4000 dinars they want them in two hours 120
This is confused those
And it was the day of wine of the 5th of Tevet they went to the village the Rabbi Nissim every five to the right
Of those people and thus they won as usual 500 five and imprisoned every force five Hassan
Acted for the five from his side and they asked and Rabbi Nissim answered to the house and found that the five prayers
Completeness of the first purity for him from this dinar the five wealth of it from the elders of the five to the
As acted day and asked wine that <del>⟦...⟧</del> and they brought the dinar large that
Rabbi Nissim returned from his vision of four village your dinar without purification
27.
And now I am B' Fried how things worked inside Visa for you peace as it should be
He went completely <del>went</del> and upon me Tiro and Trab who grew in such a manner asked for sweepings
In Briab Nathan when he saw he did not flee Bulas jumped and now there is Sa
In the eyes of 7 of your sons and his house and his house and in Rial Razawi Bakawi the owner of or people of sweepings sweepings
And not one remained when here Ps for him from there Sal
Sweepings 7 seven in Briazi and quarters of the house of Al-Mosul <del>in Mosul</del> became from 7 to Ag'
And the circuit of the seed is a thousand dunams and so do not sow to the Mesh Doram city sowed for it 7 large
And he ground 7 Knaf and supported a thousand Danan and sowed for him will sow for him Knaf four from a thousand
And also as fifty and so for him will clarify for every quarter 7 Dina of how many sweepings for him Knaf and Merar
And as he blinded for him 7 hundred for him from a Dinar and so Knaf sowed and sowed and the Merar from seven sweepings
And he will sow Knaf and sow strength and from a third <del>thousand</del> thousand
From Knaf seven and he bore specifically Knaf three hundred six Knaf and so will descend Knaf
And for the Merar he gave only a hundred and the lands of Ko' Knaf finished it without Ko' Nisan that passed and he will sow
For three seven Denar if he will tell three six Biar so he will deliver Knaf Joseph and he will sow Yerar
Sweepings and not the lands of the owner of six and he bore a coal sweepings and did not Knaf sow Yerar Ko'
And clarified Ko' very rejected we will name you Knaf and sweepings they will cost Danab six Knaf
You people Knaf will deliver lands Knaf and because Ko' Knaf for the Merar owner of Knaf Knaf will deliver
Knaf 7 Knaf and coal Knaf Merar six went Rabbi specifically Merar for the Merar owner of Yerar
For him Knaf so Knaf and from sweepings and around Knaf and went he says Knaf Yerar will deliver Knaf Yerar
And Knaf for every Yerar sweepings Knaf and sowed Merar Knaf sweepings sweepings sweepings
And from who will tell 7 Knaf will tell sweepings Knaf he says Merar sweepings sweepings sweepings
Seven Knaf will deliver Razawi seven and clarified Knaf sweepings
Because they will be sweepings from Knaf sweepings Knaf and from Knaf Knaf Yerar Knaf
To who will tell Knaf will tell will be thanked Knaf Yerar
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
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And I stayed that day and we spent the night at the pier for four or five hours
and the ship traveled to Kufa and we went by the great land of Al-Mashamir on Thursday
all day and through the night until we arrived on Friday morning at Al-Kut
and we stopped there for 3 hours and the ship moved until we arrived on Saturday morning at
Al-Amara and we stopped there for more than a full day and we went ashore and walked in the market
for sightseeing and the town is large and has a large market and a large mosque except its people
are all Arabs and there are no Jews there except goldsmiths who come from Baghdad to work
there and then leave and they do not stay there except for a few days and we returned to the ship
and we stayed in it all of Saturday and Sunday night and likewise all day Sunday
and all night and the ship moved on Monday morning and traveled throughout the river
until we arrived on Tuesday before noon at a town they call Qal'at Saleh
and we stopped there for an hour of time and the ship moved and traveled in the river until
we arrived on Wednesday morning at a town they call Al-Uzair, peace be upon him
and we stopped there and went up for the visitation and we visited and read the Fatiha and returned to the ship
and the ship traveled and entered the marsh, and it is a great sea with no end nor
is anything visible in it except reeds and papyrus from every side and the ship's path is not known
except by the cut reeds that show the ship's path and the ship traveled in the marsh
all of Wednesday and through the night and all of Thursday and through the night until
we arrived on Friday morning at a town they call Al-Qurnah and it is
the place where the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, meet and become one river called Shatt al-Arab
and we stopped there for two hours of time and the ship moved and traveled in Shatt al-Arab
all of Friday until we arrived shortly before sunset at Basra
and we stopped in Al-Ashar, which is the port of Basra, and we went ashore and spent the night
in the hotel on the riverbank and we stayed on Saturday in the hotel and the Jews
are numerous among us ⟦...⟧ because they come from Basra to Al-Ashar to sightsee
and the Jews all wear red fezzes, one cannot distinguish between them and the Christians
and between the Muslims at all
Blessed be Mordechai and for a good sign; blessed shall you be above women, Jael, and blessed
Nehorai, the knight of Jacob, a lion cub, and also your enemies, a stronghold and one who holds a shield
And as they were all rejoicing, as it appeared, and once the infant entered
The house and they performed the circumcision upon him, they all rejoiced and a great and mighty joy they made
And afterwards they made a great feast, as it is said, 'and he made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned'
Isaac ⟦...⟧ and he also blessed Rebecca his wife
And they said, fear not, for you shall not be ashamed, and be not confounded, for you shall not be put to shame
And food in the heart and fruit of the womb and every family, and healers for the sickness of heart and body
And they increased in joy for the child, for he is complete and tender, and this one was born
<del>He played, he did kindness, judgment, and righteousness, and kindness and truth ⟦...⟧</del>
And he had already finished after the Mohel, who was gentle and between the perfect was for a name and for a name and for glory
<del>The name</del> praising and glorifying the Name, may He be blessed, all of whose works are truth and justice
And he tells the praise of the Mohel to the congregation by the gate, for truly the Mohel was
A man of valor and a hero in the work of heaven; do not be astonished at this thing that was said
About him that he is perfect, for in all his work that he did it was not heard, and the Lord will hear his voice
And he did to another after the Mohel wonders of wonders, and he told the congregation how much poverty he suffered
Until reaching this day, and now he shall lift up his head and rise higher and higher to the height of heights
And his height and his virtues shall multiply like the stars of the heavens for multitude, and like the sand on the seashore
And this man, blessed be the Lord (Shlomo Menachem), may he lengthen his days and years in goodness and pleasantness
I too, the scribe, said
And I saw, and behold, his intention was for the sake of heaven and his heart was perfect to offer a sacrifice to the Lord
He also waved his hand toward the heavens <del>⟦...⟧</del> your enemies shall be clothed with shame
And the word went out from the mouth of the king, for great is the work that he did, and who is like him
In all the land, a perfect man, yet delicate in his actions; he did not rely on pride of heart, but rather
He cast his burden upon the Name, may He be blessed, and his heart hoped in the Lord, the Rock whose work is perfect
<del>⟦...⟧</del>
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A parable: to what can this be compared? To a man <del>who had</del> who had a son and loved him
exceedingly, and the son also loved his father with a fierce love. And it came to pass
one day, the son went to his father and saw him sitting and weeping and wailing
and shouting and groaning and complaining and weeping.
And the son trembled before his father and fell upon his father's neck and wept and said to him:
Father, my father, why do you weep?
And the father answered and said to his son: Know, my son, that days of evil have come upon us
and we cannot stand before them, for our strength has failed and our hand is shortened, and thus
no strength remains in us and we are left few in number, and our assets have gone to ruin.
And now, my son, do not fear and do not be dismayed, for there is still power in our hand
to wage war, and because we have friends who help and support us,
and these are our brothers, the House of Israel <del>who are placed in distress</del> in every place they are.
For I know faithfully that they will not abandon us nor forsake us.
And now, my son, rise up and go to these brothers of yours <del>and say to them</del> and call to them for peace,
and say to them: Awake now and be aroused to the aid of your brothers, the children of your people, who are placed in distress
and who dwell in great and bitter sorrow, for <del>the hour has arrived</del> it is a time of trouble for Jacob,
and he shall be saved from it. And the son said: Here I am, ready and prepared to go on my father's mission,
to do his will and to perform his service with a whole heart and a willing soul. And the son went
and came to his brothers and said to them: My brothers and friends, children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
listen now to my words and do not be like those who plug their ears from hearing words of supplication,
for a great trouble and a sickening evil has found our aged father and all his household
and all that belongs to him. And now, have mercy on him, for he is old and sated with agitation, and full are
his days of worry and grief and sighing.
B"H Sunday, portion of Vayishlach, 12th of Kislev, year 5668 here in Baghdad, may G-d establish it
To the honorable Sage Isaac, may his light shine, son of Mr. Aaron Joseph, may G-d preserve him
After inquiring of your welfare and all good forever, I have come to inform you that your precious letter
has reached our hands and we rejoiced in the good news, and we were very worried about your delay there until now, and behold now
we have written a response to your aforementioned letter and handed it to your brother Ezekiel, may his light shine, and he will deliver it
to your hand, and you will certainly look into it and do all that is written in it and strive to depart from there
to the road quickly and without any delay at all, for time is very
pressed and the winter is getting stronger; therefore, do not be lazy, G-d forbid, to leave
immediately, and what you wrote regarding the matter of the partnership with the Sage Ezra, may his light shine,
behold we have spoken with him about this and he is satisfied with it, but he said that
he is forced to delay there for a few days after your arrival there in order to make
an account with the people who are there and to receive the money from them and afterwards he will depart
for the road together with you, and regarding the goods in your hand, strive to sell them there
in whatever way possible, and if you cannot sell them there, bring them here with you
and since you are coming here, G-d willing, we will speak of this here with you face to face
and regarding the document in your hand from the Sage Moses, may his light shine, behold we have written to him
about this that he should pay you the money and we will settle with him here for this, and you shall collect
the money from his hand and bring it with you, and also the money of ours that is in your hand, bring it
with you and everything you can collect from our debtors there, take
from them and bring it with you, and let everything be ready with you so that you are not delayed
there because of this, and we look forward to your arrival in peace, and may the Blessed Name succeed
your way and bring you to life and to peace, Amen, thus are the words of your friend and one who loves
your peace, who seeks your good welfare always all the days
Jacob Joseph
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And they are in all that, as it is appropriate to pay the rent of the son of Joseph and child
the holy person remains in his hand and likewise his hand shall be with him and with others
from the people of the house, and it is necessary that he should not be empty of them for one day, nor from
others, and for that reason Nasr has seen for them an inheritance, and the father of the child was
to the aforementioned on another receiver, the father of Joseph, another with Rubi
the aforementioned, and the child was grown, for they were in his hand a leader like him
and likewise the father of another Joseph, and he was H. Mansur and Brando Diab was
eating for the elder child, the blessed one, and the small one does not improve anything and does not see
to us from paying the rent to you and he has a partnership in the house of the child and he may see
that he does not partner with him <del>then</del> then so-and-so the son of Moses and years were completed for him
for him from paying the rent to you and he has a partnership in the house of the child and he may see
if there were a house for others according to law and not according to the account of the child
and likewise shall be the judgment upon the leaders in every <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> in every
thing that belongs to them because of paying the price from it and from others, then he sees
it was law except for the matter that belongs to them as is required of them, and as for
what belongs to them according to the law, if they were <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> partners in the house of the child, he returns
that of what they mentioned of paying, mentioning that H. Mansur the father of the child
and that which was not already required and another for him <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> then so-and-so the son of Moses, it was required for him to pay
rent, paying the so-called, paying because he has no payment of the price except Mansur the aforementioned
belonging to him from others, but not everything has a partnership in the house of the child, he returns that
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And the notebook of R. Elisha, or I wrote a week of 28 Shakh in Elul
House of my people and Yosef's money did not go down to stand and to read before R. A. Merciful One
I asked for a chair for Ezer for Adar to the father of the servant Eli, I ask him for a chair for Adar
The healer of their pain is with them, they are the loads of a servant, how * for so-and-so lives
Amir is not Tzaddok, the word of everyone, he takes from the father of the wealth of so-and-so etc.
With him is the easier one whose greatness is known from the generation of Law, or he is from the
Their law * Correct words * Today I will return and we will appoint a chair *
* Not from him, Elazar will not go with a thousand. On the news of R. Ezekiel
⟦...⟧
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This is the gate to the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it
I, the young writer who was privileged by the God of Israel, whose praise is in the assembly of the pious
In His abundant kindness and great goodness, the name of Abraham our father, peace be upon him
To keep and to remember and to fulfill and to do all the words of this Torah
As it is written in the Torah of Moses His servant from the mouth of the Almighty
Which Moses commanded us, a heritage for the congregation of Jacob
And these are the ordinances which you shall set before them
Which a man shall do and live by them
I, the young writer, a servant to the servants of the Lord
My name is Abraham, son of my lord, my father, my grandfather
The honorable Rabbi Joseph, of blessed memory, son of the honorable Rabbi
Ezekiel, of blessed memory, son of the honorable Rabbi
Moses, of blessed memory, known as
Al ⟦...⟧
I wrote this book for the honor of the Name, blessed be He
And for the honor of the Holy Torah, and for the honor of
The soul of my lord, my father, my grandfather mentioned above
May his soul be bound in the bond of life
With the rest of the righteous and pious who are in the Garden of Eden
Amen, eternity, selah, and forever
And it was completed on the sixth day, the Holy Sabbath
Seven days in the month of Adar Rishon, the year
5597 from the creation, here in the city of Baghdad, may God protect it
May it be Your will before You, O Lord my God and God of my fathers
That You grant me the merit to write many books without end
And to study them, I and my descendants and my descendants' descendants
Until the end of all generations, Amen, may it be so.
And the copies that they wrote for the remembrance of those among them in the year 5675 and the last
of what they have from them and likewise the right of the grandfather of the <del>⟦...⟧</del> of that country as it happened -
And he wanted to go on a journey to the country of the Persians. He came on Friday the third of Ab
and his son whom he wanted to go with his brother Isaac Kadouri, Joseph Kadouri
Menashe to Baghdad as he wanted to travel by sea to Australia and he wanted
to prepare himself as he had no assistance since Abu Moshe did not want
Kadouri to carry anything for Menashe because he wanted to travel and likewise
the son of Saleh did not want to go with them because he wanted to go
to Baghdad and likewise he bought for them after ⟦...⟧ for them three bags of black carobs
gold coin 500 hundred black carobs and the rest white carobs 110 ⟦...⟧
white carobs 500 for me to be distributed to the poor as he wishes there to be a remembrance for him
Shah's order 100 black carobs so it would be from Baghdad to Karbala from the side
of the road it would be for the honor of the city or carobs likewise he shall have remembrance on the road
and likewise a coin of carobs from Baghdad to Karbala 50 white carobs
he shall have remembrance as if I paid them from the side of the white carobs
decision that there will be carobs for him and carobs for his brother Isaac Kadouri
there will be carobs for him and likewise thus the total of all will be two bags
and likewise the last payment goes to Baghdad -
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The excellence of the honor of the splendor of the glory of the righteous, dear and exalted gentleman
His good name is honored as Mr. Shaul David Sassoon, may God preserve and protect him
After asking of his good welfare as is the law of love and affection, we come herewith to inform
his honor that yesterday we received his precious letter dated the 28th of Iyar
last, and from it we saw his good health and we rejoiced greatly
May God continue his good health forever, Amen, may it be His will. And regarding
the business which your honor wrote to us to sell the coffee which remained in our hands
from the past year, behold yesterday we sold it at a
good price and we sent the account to your honor with the bearer of this and your honor will see
that we earned a decent sum on it, thank God. And also regarding the wool which
your honor wrote to buy for him, behold it has not yet come down from the mountains
and when it comes down we will buy for your honor according to his order. And the price of wheat
today in Baghdad is a bit expensive due to the lack of rains
but there is hope that rain will fall soon and the rates will become cheaper
with God's help. And regarding the deed which your honor sent to collect from
the righteous Ezekiel, behold we spoke with him and he promised to pay within
a week's time and we will press him until he pays
and we will send the money to your honor. And what your honor asked regarding
the matter of Reuben, behold he still stands in his rebellion and does not want
to listen to the voice of teachers, and may the Blessed Name return him to the good path.
And his house is at peace and all who are joined to him are at peace. Thus are the words of
his faithful friend who seeks his welfare and his good all the days
The young Abdullah Yosef Avraham Somakh, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him
From that which is in ⟦...⟧ and such is the letter which is in Fez and such what ⟦...⟧
On them regarding the debt from the question which is in Fez which is in
the and such is not in anything
And already in this notebook in the and such and in that which is in that which
on them that which is in the hour ⟦...⟧ and already in
in the money which is in the hour which is in the money which
from that which is in that which is in the hour which is in that which is in
that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
and already in that which is in that which is in the hour which is in that which is in
in 50 in that which is in 50 in that which is in that which is in that which is in
in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in 50 in
that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
from that which is in 50 in that which is in that which is in that which is in 150
that which is in in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
and already in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
and already in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
and already in 50 in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
and already in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
50 that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in that which is in
that which is in that which is in
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6. A story of a certain man who used to earn from work
every single day no less and no more than two dinars
and he would spend one dinar every day on his sustenance and the sustenance
of his wife and his sons, and the second dinar he would throw into the sea
every single day, and he did so for many days until there came
to him Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, and said to him: Why do you
throw the dinar into the sea? He said to him: My lord, I will tell you,
the one dinar that I eat, I am paying my debt,
and the second dinar that I throw into the sea, I am lending it.
Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, said to him: And do you throw
the dinar into the sea and say "I am lending it"? He said to him:
Yes. Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, said to him: If so,
show me the place where you throw the dinar. He went with him
and showed him the place, and there was a certain tree on the seashore.
Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, said to him: Tie the dinar
in your garment and go up to the top of this tree and throw it into the sea.
When you see a certain fish opening its mouth towards you, throw it inside
its mouth. And he did so, and Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, went his way.
And that man continued to do so for many days until that
fish died and the sea cast it out onto the dry land. And a fisherman came and found
that fish and saw it was a large and fat fish, and he took it and brought it
to the market to sell it, and that same man came to buy a fish.
With the help of God, RAMB
However, I saw that the words of this man are not honest at all
<del>And because of this I told him not to speak of this matter any more</del> (and among the things)
<del>For I have no desire to hear his words of vanity</del>
And after this I heard from the mouths of other people that this man goes about as a slanderer
And spoke perversely about the Rabbi, may his light shine, therefore it is an evil thing and a
Ugly deed which should not be done in Israel, and also since the aforementioned man, may his light shine, after he heard these things
From other people who are more faithful to me than he is
Became very and greatly angry with me because I spoke harshly with him
And he made himself as if he were very offended by me
And I saw that it is good, and "thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor and not bear
Sin because of him," therefore I spoke straightforward words to him, for it is not a good
Thing that I heard about him, that he spoke perversely about the great Rabbi
Aforementioned, and all the more so if he is a Cohen, for "the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law
At his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts," and how did he have the heart to speak
Error about a righteous and upright man like him, whose name goes
From one end of the world to the other in wisdom and in fear of sin
And how was he not afraid for his soul, for the coal of the righteous burns, and whoever
Profanes the honor of the wise, there is no healing for his wound, and anyone who despises a Torah scholar
Has no healing for his wound
And all the more so if he is a Cohen, who needs to be more careful in this than any
Person in the world, as it is written: "But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept
The charge of My sanctuary, etc., and they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common,
And cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean."
And likewise I warned him not to continue any further to speak perversely about any
Person in the world, and all the more so about a Torah scholar and God-fearing person like him
For this is the way of fools who do not know the way of the Lord
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Tomorrow it is here, and in it five quarters = our words and in it the end of a head between Yeffe
to Sunday enter, and whoever ⟦...⟧ and he will walk with us without breakfast from us
and the first payment will go as Mardaniya from a man's place he will walk
from eating food that night at night they took us
God ka'ak with him without the sits eating and the sitting in the fire tasted
in our fire they sat, what is finished from us leaving and Saad said tonight is finished
⟦line⟧ tomorrow walk to work but from now until morning head between Yeffe
Yeffe entered from the end of the smoke a head came out ⟦...⟧ he does not know our cheek
what now ⟦...⟧ came out going to the river ⟦...⟧ the shops
going to the bath <del>⟦...⟧</del> finished now ⟦...⟧ now ⟦...⟧
the shops remained from the end of the smoke our cheek together the bath enter we went
the market and his son the Hajj Kadori will go when he returns for him to force the knife bowl
when he returned to God from the market from the carpenter a man bowl now
from the carpenter the shops
going out on Friday to the river and working expensive
Sheikh Eliyahu Shamshoni
And the truth of Kafar al-Hija tomorrow Daoud brought as usual from 3 the usual grasped the knife and tasted the Hajj rejoices
stepped on the oud 7 cubits the Hajj 7 the usual grasped the Hajj grasped the oud he went and said because now
Kafi S grasped a cubit the usual S a cubit on the Hajj the Hajj grasped the oud he went and said
from the usual the Hajj the usual condition sail the Hajj's words tired ka'ak taste of the Hajj
the usual sail stepped the usual the Hajj went Daoud words of the usual the Hajj grasped the oud
grasped the hand of the oud ⟦...⟧ the Hajj from ⟦...⟧ the oud sail words of a letter Dana now
on his right leg he stepped on the right leg the usual Daoud the Hajj words increased and the Hajj raised his hand Daoud
the oud the usual stepped the usual from grasping the oud ruined that Yeffe head Daoud in the fire
special and his blood came out
⟦...⟧
And there was with this Khawaja David a servant from our community, Yosef Shmuel,
a resident of Baghdad. He was afflicted with smallpox, and his whole body began to flow with blood,
yet despite that, he did not stop his work for a single day, but rather endured, though the world
turned against him and his condition deteriorated. It was necessary for the aforementioned Yosef to be a man of conscience
and to provide for him at that time. But Yosef refused at that time and did not grant
him anything he requested. Khawaja David was ashamed by those words,
since he knew what he had with him, and whatever the case, he gave him only a very
paltry, small amount. Yosef began to plead with him and say to him, "O Khawaja David, you
are lacking in goodness; you have broken the heart of an orphan and a poor man, may God mend your heart."
But he did not accept it from him. At that time, Rabbi Shlomo
Laniado, our teacher and master, may his light shine, had come up from Baghdad and stayed with the aforementioned Khawaja David in the garden.
It was Friday, and Yosef sat weeping and lamenting his condition and what had happened to him.
He said to him, "O my master, I want you to write him a paper so that he might have mercy on that
orphan." He said to him, "O my son, I do not know how to write to him, nor do I know his tongue,
but you go to him and say to him, 'O Khawaja David, the Haham says to you: Come, eat lunch
with us today.'" So Yosef went and told him, and Khawaja David came and ate and drank,
praise be to God. Then the Haham said to him, "O Khawaja David, how much will you give to this
orphan?" He said to him, "O my master, I will give him a riyal." The Haham said to him, "O my son,
this riyal is not enough for him; give him five riyals, and God will compensate you."
But he did not accept it from him and said, "I will not give him more than one riyal." The Haham became angry
and said to him, "O Khawaja David, give him five riyals and do not break his heart."
But he did not accept, threw the riyal, and left. Then the Haham said to him, "Go, O Khawaja David,
may God afflict your body with the disease of smallpox just as you afflicted the body of this orphan."
Not many days passed before smallpox sores appeared on the body of Khawaja David,
and blood, pus, and worms began to flow from his body, and he died of that disease. We ask God
for safety, forgiveness, and atonement. Amen.
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May his end be good
And the father who had from his wife a daughter in the house all her life she did not know
anything and did not go out from the house, and every day the girl of the
house would go bring her bread, and she and her mother ate from God's grace
and from the hand of God the Generous, just as King David, peace be upon him, said:
He gives bread to all flesh, for His mercy endures forever. And this girl stayed
with her mother and became twenty years old while she was sitting in the house and did not
know anything of the world and knew nothing but her Lord, Glory be to Him and Exalted.
One day her mother died and she remained alone in the house.
The seven days of mourning ended, and she arose from mourning her mother and washed
her clothes and went up to the roof to hang the clothes <del>and come</del>
<del>a young man</del> <del>⟦...⟧</del> <del>⟦...⟧</del> <del>⟦...⟧</del> without evil
she stood watching the world, and she was a very beautiful young woman.
And she had been for twenty years without going out of the door of the house or seeing
any of the human beings; and she saw people coming and going, and people walking,
and someone shouting to sell something, saying: 'To you, O Lord, O Generous.'
May his end be good
And she saw a group of women entering a neighbor's house while they were beating drums and ululating.
This girl said: 'What is this thing, and why are
these women entering?' They said to her: 'These are entering to propose to the daughter of so-and-so
so they may marry her to the son of so-and-so.' And she began watching them and she was crying.
This medicine is specifically for one who has severe ophthalmia in their eye -
Ophthalmia is in its first stage when the ophthalmia is not fixed in the eye; it
is a disease that comes in the last minute when ophthalmia enters the eye, it comes
just as ophthalmia comes from the wind that enters the eye, specifically in the eye
which is weak, and in this case ophthalmia comes in a single hour
and the eye becomes red, and in this hour severe pain comes
in the eye; in this case the medicine must be prepared.
And if there is ophthalmia in the eye that comes little by little, this medicine
does not benefit at all as much as it benefits for the ophthalmia that comes
per hour.
55
57
Medicine for the eye which had ophthalmia coming to it ⟦illegible⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
The medicine is that you take wheat flour and put rose water on it,
do not let it be thin, let it be thick like dough,
and place it on the eye that is in pain at night from when
you sleep and leave it until the morning, and wash the eye in
warm water; perform this process for three days in the morning.
Every day prepare for it from the crushed medicine from the morning
and leave it for him in the middle of the eye, and leave it as it is until the night; in
this night prepare for him wheat flour as we said at first, and in
the morning wash for him with warm water and leave it for him as we said.
And if there is in his eye ⟦illegible⟧ the medicine as we said in the morning
every day until the eye is clear, with neither pain
nor redness, and wash the eye with warm water.
And if there is in the eye ⟦illegible⟧
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With God's help
For because every crown from the price takes a reward and an increase to the thousand, because
from a thousand the buyer paid this option cycle first to the thousand until it came out
this degree from a thousand it was not confirmed by it, and for that we made the return with an increase in the price
to the seller and the father because the degree might be this necessary for the buyer <del>by himself</del>
the contract if our choice was that, we took by that his hand full of it
and the view of the contract our choice the choice of the gathering is established for the seller and from the choice
the condition and however it was directed that the disposal be evidence of satisfaction then because
mere satisfaction voids the option and the return due to a defect its evidence is one just as
one <del>the option</del> returns after the separation and the father voids by the occurrence of the defect with
the buyer and in the matter there is a long discussion that needs review in its place
and I had permitted <del>the sale of</del> the disposal before the payment for the sold item
the absent one even though it is not permitted to sell a debt for a received item and that is because it is permitted
mere contract the buyer owns the sold item and the price becomes in his liability
so the debt is the price in the liability of the buyer and the sold item became the property of the buyer
so the right to take the sold item for the seller <del>because of</del> because of the delay in payment from
the chapter of suspending ownership upon payment <del>in the</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> we made it a condition in
the contract so if he does not pay then he has no ownership so for that his disposal is valid in that
in this and that by saying I sold to you for such on condition that you pay me
the price otherwise you have no ownership so if he disposed and paid the price his disposal is valid
and for that it is permitted to sell the absent item and in the present case it is treated as the absent item
regarding the lack of seeing so for that his disposal is valid likewise
With the help of God, I write these lines so that they may be
evidence that there will always be union and love between us
and that neither death nor anything else shall separate us; rather we shall be
one soul in one body. And as the wise man said,
the soul returns to its Lord, so it returns to
its original place. Likewise we, my brother, no matter how much we are
far from each other, the soul is one and the body
is one. For this reason I write these lines so that they may be
a remembrance between me and you for all time, and as long as
I live I shall not forget you, my dear brother, for you are in my heart
and engraved in my conscience, and it is impossible that your memory should be erased
from my mind ever. This is what I must do
towards you, my dear brother, so accept them from me as a gift
simple, for I have nothing to give you as a gift other than
these lines which are a precious treasure to me.
And I hope from God Almighty that He will bring us together soon
and we shall be happy with one another as we were
in the past and more. Do not cut off your letters from me
so that my mind may be at ease concerning you, my dear brother.
And I also will not cut off my letters from you.
Other than that, I give my greetings to all the family and relatives,
one by one, great and small, and especially to the dear mother,
and kiss her hands for me and ask her for her satisfaction and prayers.
Deliver my greetings to my brother Kadouri, his mother and his brothers,
and my aunt Lulu, her husband and her children, and the house of my uncle Reuven,
and the house of my aunt Masouda and everyone who asks about me.
May you remain in life and joy, your brother who prays for you
for all good, Salim Yosef Avraham
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Because if her husband coerced her, it is a presumption. And if you say he coerced ⟦...⟧ coerced Page
However, it seems that here ⟦...⟧ for it does not appear meaningful ⟦...⟧ for it appears he said
That since he fled the page, he has no presumption, for since he said ⟦...⟧ page
And if he said because it strengthened the value of the presumption, for he said ⟦...⟧ for according to this
He said because it strengthened the value of the presumption
But it seems that it appears he said a presumption of a page, however
And he said that this said that it seems he said a presumption, he said it seems because
And even though it seems he said it seems, since he said it seems a page it seems
However when ⟦...⟧ he said it seems he said a presumption ⟦...⟧ and he said because
⟦...⟧ he said it seems he said a presumption
He said he would prepare that it seems ⟦...⟧ and he said a page
They did not know, he said a page, he said because, he said it seems, he said it seems a page he said
That he said it seems ⟦...⟧ page he said he said a page he said it seems he said
He said it seems he said a page he said he said he said it seems a page he said it seems he said
Because he said he said he said it seems he said a page he said he said it seems he said
It seems ⟦...⟧ he said it seems he said a page he said he said it seems he said
He said a page he said because he said he said it seems he said a page he said he said it seems he said
He said he said he said he said he said he said he said it seems he said a page he said he said
And he said he said a page he said he said he said it seems he said he said a page he said he said
He said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said
He said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said
He said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said he said
Thus spoke from what he mentioned that the sign in all of that is known simply
Similarly for food and for the forbidden, he acted to bring out and perhaps <del>forbidden</del> it will be in the forbidden simply
= That forbidden thing according to the sign in time and how could you deny it simply
If that forbidden thing is not ⟦...⟧ and how is it hidden from him in the Abode of Islam
This talk is not correct and it is unknown ⟦...⟧ and the forbidden is far ⟦...⟧
and the seller simply
And likewise his saying he wants the forbidden to be known so that there is no for the forbidden
entering into the house of the forbidden without the permission of the owner of the house simply = unless he wants simply
therefore for those who want <del>⟦...⟧</del> what is this except crossing a boundary he wants
Likewise the forbidden and for whoever chose it, it would be that the people of the house would not know better
than this that known forbidden thing is that strange forbidden thing that should not be
= for everyone who comes upon it, it does not say to him enter the house without the permission of the owner of the house who
does not eat the forbidden except in the house of the forbidden and it is prevented from entering it without permission
the strange forbidden thing, the people of the house shall not eat the forbidden without the permission of the house owner
= that forbidden thing there is no benefit from it, all the forbidden shall be his
that he wants that forbidden thing to be that it be that
talk that has no meaning and it is not correct and that shall not be simply he wants that
to say to the forbidden that that forbidden thing would be incorrect and that simply he wants that
6 until the day of 23 Tammuz year 5648
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And these are the matters
Yehezkel (may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him) wrote to me regarding the business of ⟦...⟧ of ⟦...⟧ Nachman, may he rest in peace
Regarding the matter of Reuben and Shlomo Kadouri, as if he claimed a Grush from him and he
did not want to give
Rabbi Yosef ⟦...⟧ against ⟦...⟧ Kadouri ⟦...⟧ to everything he has in the hand of our Rabbi
And ⟦...⟧ my lord said and investigated ⟦...⟧ and said that he has nothing with us
persuasion of the poor Nachman ⟦...⟧ and he said ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and Reuben was paying money ⟦...⟧
He wrote to her ⟦...⟧ Rav Abd-al ⟦...⟧ wrote a response to me
and said that the aforementioned Rav Yosef ⟦...⟧ money ⟦...⟧ the aforementioned Yosef was
and he sought a way ⟦...⟧ of David, the house of ⟦...⟧
and I have no mouth to answer him ⟦...⟧
as your high honor knows ⟦...⟧
and regarding the matter of the marriage permit ⟦...⟧
my lord has already written ⟦...⟧
his name ⟦...⟧
and after the morning prayer
Mr. Isaac (may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him) said to me, a pouch ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
and Isaac (may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him) said ⟦...⟧
Mordechai (may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him) ⟦...⟧
about the matter of ⟦...⟧
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With God's Help
A story that happened in Babylon
There was a man in Babylon named Joseph, and he was a very great rich man, as it is said
regarding Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, that it was said of them that there was no blemish in them
And he had one son named Nathan, who was of beautiful form and beautiful appearance ⟦and very wise⟧
And his father loved him with an exceedingly strong love, and would not let him go out
from the doorway even a single step until he grew up and was about twenty
years old, and he was proficient in Scripture, Mishnah, Talmud, Laws, and Legends
And he would sit in his room all day long and engage in Torah day and night
And he did not know any person in the world; even the people of his household did not
see him except for the time when he was eating and drinking, and his father would
make a great feast every year on the day he entered into the Covenant
of Circumcision, and he would invite all the great men of the city, the sages, the princes, and the deputies
And they would eat and drink and rejoice with a good heart. And it happened one day that Joseph grew old,
advanced in years, and his days drew near to die, and he called his son Nathan and said to him, My son,
Behold now, I am old and grey, and I do not know the day of my death, and now listen to my voice
to all that I command you; do not turn right or left from all these things
which I command you today. Know, my son, that I have great wealth
and it is very vast; silver and gold and merchandise and precious stones and pearls
and all kinds of delicacies and all precious vessels such as there were none like them for any
of the princes who were before me; and furthermore, I have one treasure hidden in the ground
that no eye has ever seen, and I am not revealing it to any creature
in the world except for you alone; and be very careful that you do not reveal it to any
person in the world, not even to your wife or your children, except in a time of extreme
need; and this shall be the sign for you: that you shall go to such-and-such a place and dig three cubits into the ground
and you will find there a copper door; open it, and go down the steps, and you will find
And the most important words I have from you even in the matter, do not complete my words without him
In the he shall be in the name of all and this answer was all truth
And he shall not deny any ⟦...⟧ letter of it, that matter in the mouth of David
To which he mentioned that all of that happened ⟦...⟧ and he spoke words from behind a veil
He will not have for me that thing unless ⟦...⟧ he said for it is sweet
⟦...⟧
S S
S S
Or Yom Kippur was on a Friday and that day there was thunder and rain in Kirkuk
⟦...⟧
We intended for that, we were terrified of it for fear that it would only be our judgment
And we fell and we stumbled and we entered the house of Khawaja Yusuf and we fell from
The top of the stairs until that day I had no feeling or rest
What is my greatness? We fell under the rain and the stairs were above me
And a great deal of our things were lost, words that cannot be limited
And I was sleeping without a cover and I did not feel anything until
That rain was descending upon us like gutters, so we arose
Afraid and terrified, and it was night and the darkness covered the eyes
And there was a good answer for him
⟦...⟧
A sign of atonement on a Friday and another atonement on a Friday also, peace be upon him
⟦...⟧
And he was hidden on the next day, his burial, and from week to week that dead person passes
It was mentioned the honor of his name Khawaja Eliyahu Hezekiah Al-Amam, may God have mercy
On him and have mercy on his burial, and he died on the second day, Yom Kippur
From that year and he was hidden on that Friday
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And you, O my honored friend David, may his glory increase forever, I will instruct you in this way you should go
concerning Mr. Joseph, may his Lamp shine, about whom you wrote to me, behold you know that
<del>since the time he came to us he did not behave properly and also did not listen to my voice</del>
<del>and I wrote to him several times to warn him and it did not help</del>
<del>and now I have heard that he is walking in a path that is not good</del>
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oo
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However, regarding the matter of the aforementioned Mr. Joseph ⟦...⟧
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⟦...⟧
Friday 11/28/28 I received the letter dated the 18th of it from Ezra
the brother of Isaac ⟦...⟧ and in it he informs me of the arrival of the letter which I sent
to him in the mail ⟦...⟧ and he mentioned to me that he received from the honorable Saleh 50
an amount of 50 rupees and he spent from them ⟦...⟧ and what remains with him
is only a small amount of the dirhams but ⟦...⟧ the dinars 6 ⟦...⟧
from ⟦...⟧ to be known for that reason I recorded it in that
Friday 4 Kislev 30 I received a letter from Ezra the brother of Isaac dated 28 Kislev
and in it he informs me of the arrival of the letter which I sent to him
in the mail ⟦...⟧ and he mentioned to me that he received from the honorable Saleh 50
and I sent him a package ⟦...⟧ the Friday ⟦...⟧
That day I wrote him a letter and informed him of the arrival of the letter which
he sent to me and I mentioned to him ⟦...⟧ the dinars which I had
sent to them ⟦...⟧ for the sake of Isaac his brother
⟦...⟧ Isaac ⟦...⟧ a copy of the letter which I sent
to him in the mail ⟦...⟧ and he mentioned to me that he received from the honorable Saleh
an amount of 50 rupees and he spent from them ⟦...⟧ and what remains with him
is only a small amount of the dirhams but ⟦...⟧ the dinars 6 ⟦...⟧
from ⟦...⟧ to be known for that reason I recorded it in that
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
For that reason I recorded it in that ⟦...⟧
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And I will go on the path to search and found a jar of wheat by his hand <del>and found</del> a seah
in the hand of a clerk for him and found seventy cups of wine. And thus there emerged by his hand
a spider and it went up on his head and ran between his legs and fell and a large funnel on his head
and he went out and fled and went to his house. And he found his wife sitting on the oven
her house and found broken and weak all day he stood and burned his intestines came out and did not enter
when he entered and behold he spilled the hot water on his hand when he entered they were silent he spilled the hot water
it was found that he had nothing in his hand to eat and he broke a pitcher on his head and went out for he was very hungry and went
to his neighbor and borrowed from her and went to the market and found an animal and ran after it
of one animal his hand went up it bit and fled from him and went. And behold on his head
the king's chariot and he decreed between Rosh Hashanah and they poured the garbage on his head
and he went out from there and went to his house Satan came before him he fell into bed and his wound
a great wound and he took medicine and his hand withered he broke jars and spilled the hot water
on his hand he went outside and found it empty and took a loaf ⟦...⟧
he went on his way and found a snake and struck it its venom bit and he found a snake and ran
after it and could not overcome it and he ran to the field and found a gentile who stood and struck him
on his wings and he fled and went to the river and saw fish from the water and jumped into the river
and wanted to take fish from the water and the fish bit him in his hand and it fled from him and he went out
from the water and saw a horse standing and wanted to ride it and it kicked him and he fell
to the ground and his hand and leg were broken and he cried out in a great voice and wept with a weeping
great and it was very bitter for him for all that was done to him
⟦...⟧
Tishrei 5683
It was desired according to the Sharia by the hand of Menahem Shem Tov Shaker, it was overturned and given
In the amount of 1100 1 Mejidie Rial Fransawi Karbalai, half of 4 parts
to Yosef son of Saleh Cohen and M. Faraj Allah son of Saleh Cohen and M. Yosef
son of Isaac ⟦...⟧ around Ezra around and M. Yosef son of Saleh Cohen the quarter
<del>of the house located in the Torah neighborhood under the management of</del>
<del>the aforementioned and the expenditure according to the legal document in the hands of the aforementioned</del>
<del>and its date is 29 Shawwal the year 1337 and the price was received</del>
from the hand of the aforementioned buyer and it reached the hand of the aforementioned seller
completely without deficiency and nothing of the price remains with the buyer
And that was on the date of 22 Tishrei the year 5683
And that was upon the testimony of witnesses
Quarter
Quarter
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It is said of you that
this day is like the day on which the Torah was given, and this day was made for him like the day of the giving [of the Torah]
And these are the things spoken of in this book and these are the deeds that they did
therein they did not know what they were doing except that they are committed and in their hands and in the hands of their children
one to another, and they observe this custom like the day of Purim
every year like the day of Purim and the sending of portions one to another
and gifts to the poor like actual Purim - and this is also a day of feasting and joy
like actual Purim, and one cannot write or sign or do work on this day
but rather he shall be free from all work and be engaged in Torah and commandments and in good
deeds for this day is a holy and exalted day for on it this great miracle was performed
which the Lord did with us, and therefore every person is obligated to rejoice on it and to gladden
his household and to give charity to the poor according to his ability and also shall say the complete Hallel
with a blessing on this day - and shall also say on it "For the Miracles" in the Grace After Meals
and in the Eighteen Benedictions prayer in the manner they say it on the Purim of Mordechai and Esther
And may it be the will before
the God of the heavens and the God of the earth that He perform for us miracles and wonders as He did for us
in those days at this time Amen, so may it be His will Amen Selah
And afterwards he shall say this Psalm from Psalms: A Psalm, a song at the dedication of the House of David. I will extol Thee,
O Lord, for Thou hast raised me up, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me; O Lord, Thou hast brought
up my soul from the nether-world; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise unto the Lord, ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; at evening weeping may come to lodge, but in the morning there is a song of joy.
Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.' Thou, Lord, of Thy favour hadst established my mountain as a stronghold; Thou didst hide
Thy face; I was affrighted. Unto Thee, O Lord, did I call, and unto the Lord I made supplication: 'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down
to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth? Hear, O Lord, and be gracious unto me; Lord, be Thou my helper.'
Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness; so that my glory may sing praise to Thee,
and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever -
On the day of the Holy Sabbath
A: This day is like the day of the Holy Sabbath for this day is holy to the Lord your God
do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength, and also on this day you shall say
the Great Hallel
Thus a fraction in the margin in the Book of the Word of God which is in all 13
If it is so and we are judges we have taken it so and a righteous mark 19
A vow of guilt among you and in your property and in my return and in the year 19
O our judge, and we and this poor man and everyone who assists a returner thus
And a vow upon every one and every one who assists in this good deed thus
19 a fraction in the year in the year and other things
← in 19 a fraction in the year in the year and other things
← in 19 a fraction in the year in the year and other things
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And the second is wine (khamar),
which comes from grapes. In the portion of Shelach Lecha (the Torah of the Land), if it does not match the text
mentioned above, the proof for it is that the Sages called it 'wine' from 'the blood of grapes'.
And likewise, His statement, may He be exalted, 'and the blood of the grape thou drankest as wine', as it is said, 'for it is blessed', he inferred
the existence of this named thing by the divine text. As for the 'shekhar' mentioned in the chapter of the Nazir, which is
with a 'dal', it is the drink extracted from things other than grapes, such as date wine or
raisins, and what is extracted from wheat, barley, honey, and other things. And it was forbidden
to the Nazir as well, just as he was forbidden from drinking wine which is the juice of grapes.
Indeed, the distinction and differentiation between them was legislated as it is clear in
the holy text. This is because the drinking of wine is among the laws of the sacrifice in
its being a libation. And the measure of the libation is a quarter of a hin for a lamb, and a third of a hin
of wine for a ram, and of wine half a hin for a bull, as it is explained in
another place. As for 'shekhar', it is forbidden to use it in the Sanctuary and that which is offered therein
as a sacrifice. And the priests were forbidden from drinking it at the time of their entry into the Holy place to serve the Lord of the worlds,
as mentioned in Parashat Shemini: 'Do not drink wine or strong drink' etc. For this reason,
it is not permitted to offer any of it on the altar, as mentioned: 'any leaven or any honey,
you shall not burn any of it as an offering made by fire to the Lord.' And 'shekhar' can be from honey, as we mentioned
that honey is among the things from which 'shekhar' is extracted, and for that reason it was forbidden.
As for the aspect of similarity between 'khamar' (wine) and 'shekhar', it is that both of them intoxicate the one who drinks them.
Since 'shekhar' intoxicates like wine, it is called 'shekhar', because the word 'shekhar' is derived
from 'sukr' (intoxication), which is the loss of reason, raving in speech, and bad actions.
And it is not hidden from you that the word 'shekhar' is written with a right-hand 'Shin' and its dot is on top
on the right. This indicates that it is from 'sukr', which is the opposite of reason and understanding.
Sermon for Beshalach, Kafar
From the teacher Rabbi Belai son of Joseph son of Rabbi Ezra, of blessed memory, Cohen <del>emissary</del> from the sages of Jerusalem
May it be rebuilt and established, the year 5603 (1843), from the book of sermons of Al-M. Tzedakah
And there was a sermon on the portion of 'Vayehi' concerning Exodus by Al-M. B.R. Cohen
above, and he said an interpretation of the verse: 'And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying,
God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here...'
and so the Rabbi would say regarding Joseph, peace be upon him, from the book of Al-M. Tzedakah
in the sermon for Vayechi. And may God, blessed be He, grant a sermon for the portion of Beshalach from the days
in the sermon for Vayechi as we promised you at that time, and from the sermon of Al-M. Tzedakah
in order, mentioning that verse: 'And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not
by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said: Lest peradventure the people repent
when they see war, and they return to Egypt.' He said: O community, it is known
to the world that a person, if he travels for even one hour, will be
disturbed in mind, not knowing what will happen to him; how much more so should he be pressed, as
Solomon, peace be upon him, said: 'Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth
darkness.' He means to say that wisdom is the Torah and it is the light,
and so King David, peace be upon him, said: 'Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.'
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