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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B124
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [end of the 14th/first half of the 15th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This manuscript by Jacob ben Asher (son of the rabbi and codifier Asher ben Jehiel) contains one of the
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K40
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1795
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The text of this ketubah is centered under the arch supported by a pair of ornamental columns.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B251
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [14th/15th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Sefirot, the emanation of the Divine Being.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B45
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, before 1611
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Hebron (The Land of Israel), Solomon Adeni
    • of the Mishnah (the first major written redaction of the Oral Torah).
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B318
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    1728
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This thin little book with a gilt embossed leather binding contains the prayers for the celebration on
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B283
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    16th century, 1553-1555
    Language
    Italian
    • This collection of eleven documents in Italian concerning the condemnation and burning of the Talmud
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B104
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, [second half of the 18th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This manuscript contains one of the four autographs of Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, known as the Vilna
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B173
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1716
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The titel of this mohel book (circumcision book) from 1716 is Book of the Lord’s Mystery with the [commentary
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B119
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The importance of the Braginsky Pentateuch for the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible is comparable
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B253
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [around 1400]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In addition, it contains the entire text of the Haggadah, which at this time already tended to be copied
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K99
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1648
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The text in this document is divided in two sections, the ketubah proper at the right and the conditions
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B133
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1615
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The author of the text of this manuscript, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522-1570), was considered one
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K49
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1675
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In the 17th century, the Jewish community of Casale Monferrato had between 500 and 600 members.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B52
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1750
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The prophet Elijah, who will come in order to announce the advent of the Messiah, is considered to be
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B62
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1728
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In 1728 Meir Cohen Belinfante copied this decorated psalter from the 1670 printed edition by the Amsterdam
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B243 Vol. 3
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, 1491
    Language
    Hebrew
    • At the end of the last volume (Vol. 4) of this Hebrew Bible with Masoretic comments (textual criticism
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B67
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, [around 1720]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This codex contains prayers, blessings and poems for a wedding ceremony, following the custom of the
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B242
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, [17th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Joseph (Juspa), shammes of Worms (1604-1678), recorded the everyday life, the rites and the customs of
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K29
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1789
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This marriage contract was made in one of the most important Jewish communities of Italy, the Adriatic
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B28
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1795
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The "Counting of the Omer" is the ritual counting of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the Feast