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Tag: karaite
319 records found
Non-Geniza. Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Shelomo, in Chufut-Kale, to Simḥa b. Shelomo, in Istanbul. Dating: Second half of the 18th century.r Regarding monetary and legal issues.
List of approvals
A letter to the community of Troki from Vilna
Letter sent from Jerusalem to Egypt/Cairo. In Hebrew. Asking for support for the poor and the scholars of the community of Jerusalem. The sender describes his journey to Jerusalem by way of Gaza. He describes the difficult state of the community in Jerusalem, including allegations that they owe money to the government. Mentions people in Egypt/Cairo such as Yiṣḥaq Reʾuven and Avraham Luria. Mentions people in Qaṭya such as Moshe Skandari and Barukh Saragosi. Also mentions the sage of Jerusalem ʿAzarya (Zeʾevi). (Information from NLI catalogue.)
A letter to the community of Vilna
A letter from Vilna
Non-Geniza. Two men had arrived to Troki from Brisk to settle ther, without asking the permission of the community pf Troki. They now taking upon themselves not to settle there.
A letter from Yosef Shlomo b. Moshe Luzki to his son Avraham
Non-Geniza. A letter from the community of Chufut Kale to Istanbul regarding monetary matters.
Non-Geniza. An appeal to the leaders of the community of Vilna from Ponibez (Panevėžys in Lithuania)
A letter to Mordechai b. Shmuel
A long letter dealing with book printing in Lvov, sent to David b. Mordechai Kokizov from Nisan b. Mordhechai
A letter. On recto about the appointment of a teacher in the Bet Midrash signed by Shemuel b. Avraham. On verso discussion on some Karaite halkhic matters such as the observing of the moon
Letter of condolence to Binyamin Dayon in Qal'a
Enactment of the Karaite community of Lithuania concerning the protection of the businesses.
A letter asking to support the printing of a book by David b. Mordechai Kokizov sent to Simha b. Shelomo. The fragment also contains a printed sample of the book.
A 'thank you' letter to Ezra the Karaite
A long letter from Yosef b. Moshe
A letter to Yosef b. Shmuel
On various ethical issues
