Chamisha Chumshei Torah
Precisely Edited by the
‘Minchas Shai’
Mantua 1742
The most precise edition of the Torah.
Chamisha Chumshei Torah, the five Megillos, and the haftoros according to the custom of the Sephardic, Ashkenazic and Italian Communities. Haftoras Tisha Bav includes translation and a long commentary in the Ladino language.
The Chumash was edited by Rabbi Yedidia Shlomo Noorzi, the author of the Minchas Shai, who is considered one of the greatest authorities in the matter of the exact wording and precise spelling of the Tanac”h its vowelizations and cantillations.
The ‘Chasam Sofer‘ wrote about him (Shu”t Chasam Sofer Yoreh Deah Ch. 75.) “Sefer Minchas Shai is the one that all my Rabbis trusted and it is certified and famous among the sages of Spain”
The book opens with a rare and beautiful illustrated page, depicting the ladder in the dream of Yaakov Avinu with the angels ascending and descending on it.
Mantua, 1742. First edition of Chamisha Chumshei Torah with Hafotros edited by the Minchas Shai (A separate edition of the complete Tanach with comments and additions from the Minchas Shai was also printed in 1742).
Page count: [2], 96, 38 leaves.
Size: 25.4 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains, tear and wrinkle on the illustrated page without a flaw, one page has a small hole, few small adhesions. Slight edge wear. New binding.
Provenance: William Gross Collection, #B.903.
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