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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B28
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1795
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The "Counting of the Omer" is the ritual counting of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the Feast
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B235
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1730
    Language
    Yiddish, Hebrew
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    • The fast day Yom Kippur Katan has its origin in the holiday of Rosh Hodesh, which in biblical times marked
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B274
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    13th century, 1288
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This is the earliest known manuscript of Moses of Coucy's classic legal code and also the earliest dated
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B103
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, [before 1646]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The manuscript contains the homiletical commentary on the Pentateuch written by the greatest Yemenite
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B344
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This miniature prayer book is the result of a unique collaboration of two of the most eminent Viennese
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K91
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1695
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Abraham Enriques Da Costa, were members of a families of religious refugees from Spain and Portugal in the
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B125
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, [around 1470]
    Language
    Hebrew, Yiddish
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    • This manuscript contains the seven chapters of the aphorisms of Hippocrates in the Hebrew translation
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B250
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, [late 13th or early 14th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The text is divided into 12 sections of a total of 372 paragraphs; its content addresses the rules concerning
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B26
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, [last quarter of the fifteenth century]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This manuscript contains the full text of the Pentateuch and haftarot (weekly readings from the Prophets
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K29
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1789
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This marriage contract was made in one of the most important Jewish communities of Italy, the Adriatic
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B253
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [around 1400]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • 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, S24
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, around 1750
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • was created in Lower Saxony and exemplifies a type of folk art decoration and color palette found in other
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B284
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew, Yiddish
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    • The title page depicts Moses and Aaron on either side of the title.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B247
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, ca. 1670-1671
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This manuscript contains an Evronot ("Rules for Calculation of the Calendar").
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B328
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This miniature book contains the Grace after Meals with the usual supplements for Hanukkah and Purim
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S12
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, around 1775
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This megillah is embellished with hand-painted, repeated architectural designs.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S8
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 18th century, Scroll: Italy, 18th century / Case: Venice or Rome, 17th century
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • are exceptionally rare since synagogue and personal Judaica objects were usually made of silver or other
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K99
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1648
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The lavish decoration of this printed and hand-painted ketubah attests to the high esteem in which this
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S7
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, second half of the 18th century
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The Esther story in this megillah (pl. megillot) isn't presented as an historic drama, but rather as
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S2
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 19th century, scroll: Venice?, mid 18th century / case: Ioannina, Greece, second half of the 19th century
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This mid-eighteen century Italian Esther scroll was most likely printed and hand-colored in Venice.