Manuscript Summary:This manuscript by Jacob ben Asher (son of the rabbi and codifier Asher ben Jehiel) contains one of the oldest copies of the Jewish code Arba’ah Turim. The entire work treats all rules of Jewish law concerning prayers and the synagog. This manuscript contains only the first of four parts. The main text is surrounded by many glosses and commentaries; noteworthy is an autograph note by the influential 15th century German rabbi Jacob Weil in Slavic. The manuscript offers variant readings to the standard editions and contains some otherwise unknown Responsa ("rabbinic answers") by the important Rabbi Israel Isserlin (1390-1460).(red)
Online Since: 03/19/2015
Zürich, Braginsky Collection, B124
Parchment · 162 + 1 ff. · 27.8 x 20.2 cm · [Ashkenaz] · [end of the 14th/first half of the 15th century]
Jacob ben Asher, <i>Tur Orah Hayyim</i> ("Row: Way of Life")
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Zürich, Braginsky Collection, B124, f. 117v – Jacob ben Asher, <i>Tur Orah Hayyim</i> ("Row: Way of Life") (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bc/b-0124)
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