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Historic Ledger of the Fez-Morocco Beis Din from 1888 – 1899 Including

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Historic Ledger of the Fez-Morocco Beis Din from 1888 – 1899 Including Hundreds of Signatures from Rabbis and Dayanim

Ledger of the Beis Din in Fez detailing the documents and rulings received by the Beis Din, written by the Beis Din’s scribes and signed by the Beis Din rabbis, dayanim and witnesses.

Each page contains its own Beis Din document. This ledger served the Beis Din over the course of eleven years, between 1888-1899, and includes 149 separate documents in total.

This historic ledger serves as a vital source in the research of the Fez-Moroccan Jewish History.

Some of those signed:

Rabbi Raphael Monsonego, Rabbi Aaron Monsonego, Rabbi Raphael Yaakov ibn Attar, Rabbi Shem Tov ibn Attar, Rabbi Maimon ibn Dinan, Rabbi Yitzchak ben Naim, Rabbi Yosef HaLevi ibn Yuli, Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi ibn Yuli, Rabbi Abba Attiah, Rabbi Yissachar ben Saadon, Rabbi Yuda Moshe Aflalo, Yosef ben Sussan, Rabbi Reuven Gigi, Rabbi Mordechai Butbul, Rabbi Aharon Butbul, Rabbi Shlomo Sasson, Rabbi Yaakov Assayag, Rabbi Refael Moshe Mimran, Rabbi Reuven Assulin, Rabbi David Eliyahu Haruch, Rabbi Menachem Monsano.

[149] leaves | 11 x 17 cm | New leather binding | Partially restored holes, tears on a few pages

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