Mahzor for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur Eve
Manuscript ID:
MS 357
Place:
Carpentras(?), Provence, France
Date:
1733
Description:
ink on paper; 155 leaves (20.9 x 14.7 cm.); Provençal cursive Hebrew script
Copyist:
Eliyahu Karmi
Former Owner:
Abraham Hayim of Meyrargues
Subject:
Liturgy
English Text:
The Jews of the Comtat Venaissin were distinctive for using a liturgy based on the old Provençal rite. This liturgical manuscript from the Capentras rite not only covers Rosh haShanah, but also includes “Ashmoret ‘erev ha-tsom” with an introduction and commentary by the copyist Eliyahu Karmi (possibly Crémieux?) and Rabbi Joseph of Monteux. In addition the last five leaves contain Karmi’s commentary titled “Sheyare tohorah.”
Manuscript Link:
https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/959598987