Verses, Zohar study and prayers for the shofar blower [Mantua, c. 1790].
Specifications: [1] leaf, paper. 28×18 cm. The text is within a frame. Other than the holy names, the text is not vowelized.
Unique features: At the top of the leaf: “On Rosh Hashana on the night before kaddish batra or when he is in his home prior to the rooster’s call, he should say this: and he will not want for food and necessities the entire year … ” At center of the leaf: prayer for the shofar blower: “Master of the World your children have placed their faces before you …” and in the margins: “Safed custom … when standing to blow the shofar, one should recite these verses out loud ….” The National Library only has a reproduction of this piece.
Condition: Moderate, fold marks, small tears along the fold lines affecting solitary letters. Minimal stains.