Asher Barchu Hashem: Long Manuscript on the Chamisha Chumshei Torah with Original Approbations, Egypt 1899
Handwritten explanations on the Chamisha Chumshei Torah by Rabbi Bechor Asher Koriat, Av Beis Din of No-Amon, Alexandria with original approbations from rabbis.
There is a long introduction from Rabbi Bechor Asher at the start of the sefer which he signs off with: "These are the words of a small young man burdened with hardship: I copied, organized, and finished its writing in the month of Adar, 1900
There are two approbations dated 1900 – 1901 pasted into the beginning of the manuscript. The first is from Rabbi Eliyahu Chazzan, Av Beis Din of Alexandria and author of Responsa Ta'alumas Lev, and the second is from Rabbi Machlof HaCohen, rabbinic messenger of Tiveria, written while passing through Egypt.
Three large parts | 472 pages | 20 x 32 cm | Green leather binding | Rings and many colorful ornaments
