tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post3202926208108378436..comments2023-10-30T13:24:29.258+01:00Comments on YK's Sofer Blog - Jewish Scribe - לבלר סופר: Purim of SaragossaYKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778564250634479028noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-72367137406512079992020-11-01T16:47:38.960+01:002020-11-01T16:47:38.960+01:00Hard proof that "Saragossa" here refers ...Hard proof that "Saragossa" here refers to Syracuse in Sicily:<br /><br />https://www.academia.edu/5117800/Il_Purim_di_Siracusa_alla_luce_dei_testimoni_manoscritti<br /><br />Purim Katan Siracusa was a special custom maintained by Sicilian Jews in diaspora after the 1492/1493 expulsion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-64568671764312137752013-01-27T22:45:59.232+01:002013-01-27T22:45:59.232+01:00About the city where the story takes place, it'...About the city where the story takes place, it's undoubtely Zaragoza or Saragossa, s o z doesn't matter in old "judeoespañol" or ladino. That's becouse the adjetive for the king (Saragosano) and becouse Alfono V (first image down on the right) is an aragonese ruler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-67563667608211207562010-01-11T10:36:09.022+01:002010-01-11T10:36:09.022+01:00Chicagoan,
My source is the website below and the...Chicagoan,<br /><br />My source is the website below and they might be able to tell you where is this Megilla now. <br />http://www.sephardicstudies.org/ps.html<br /><br />Regarding the Sotheby's Torah, I tried to find out but in their website you can only see the prices, but not the buyers. But you can try to contact them too.<br /><br />YKYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778564250634479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-46633992740833584422009-12-30T14:57:25.279+01:002009-12-30T14:57:25.279+01:00Re: the Saragossa Megillah you show, where does it...Re: the Saragossa Megillah you show, where does it reside now?<br />Also, is it known who purchased the $600k megillah at the Sotheby auction?Chicagoannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-24603810370196130002009-12-30T06:27:27.960+01:002009-12-30T06:27:27.960+01:00Andrea,
Thanks for stopping by and I'm happy ...Andrea,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and I'm happy you find the info here useful. This blog is quite recent and I keep my posts concise, so I think it will be easy for you to catch up.<br /><br />I will research that Szyk Megilla, I'm not aware of it.<br /><br />Chicagoan, <br /><br />The Megilla featured in this post is a special account of the event that took place in Saragossa. Only the very first two words coincide with the first words of Megillat Esther but the rest is different. <br /><br />YKYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778564250634479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-74132247053170619422009-12-29T23:22:07.325+01:002009-12-29T23:22:07.325+01:00I am not sure I understand. Is the scroll shown ...I am not sure I understand. Is the scroll shown here (Purim of Saragossa) a megillat Esther, or is it a scroll describing the events of the Purim of Saragossa?Chicagoannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-65826290254478359092009-12-29T23:11:41.279+01:002009-12-29T23:11:41.279+01:00I just found your blog, and love it, I have alread...I just found your blog, and love it, I have already learned so much. I am learning about art of Esther scrolls, and you are the best source. <br /> You should consider a post about Arthur Szyk's Megillah, where Haman wears a swastika.<br /><br /> Andrea RappAndreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-57439795373052787582009-03-15T12:56:00.000+01:002009-03-15T12:56:00.000+01:00I now understand your question better.It's true th...I now understand your question better.<BR/><BR/>It's true that the Gaon introduced the Nach in Klaf, I see that every Shabbos in the Gra Synagogue (founded by the Gra's followers a long time ago) in Rechavia, Jerusalem. Next time you come to Israel you can check it out, it's really cool and fun to read from (although it's much harder - no Taamim). If my memory serves me well it's written in 42 lines, but I'm not sure if all are written in the same way.<BR/><BR/>The Gaon had a different, less reliable Tikkun - not Aleppo nor Leningrad codices - and these scrolls are copied from it. I have with me this Tikkun and it includes Shir Hashirim, Kohelet, Kohelet and Eicha. I can email it to you if you want, I think it will partially answer your question about the Minhaguim. In this Tikkun, all the Megillot are written in 42 lines, like a Sefer Torah.<BR/><BR/>YKYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778564250634479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-12204029216775644852009-03-15T08:02:00.000+01:002009-03-15T08:02:00.000+01:00"final tweaking in the hebrew u. edition"i meant h..."final tweaking in the hebrew u. edition"<BR/><BR/>i meant horev ed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-44816822453275490052009-03-15T07:47:00.000+01:002009-03-15T07:47:00.000+01:00but rav breuer was confident that he had replicate...but rav breuer was confident that he had replicated the massoretically-correct petuhot/setumot for nach (final tweaking in the hebrew u. edition)<BR/><BR/>i myself have only seen a nach klaf used once (last year for shir ha-shirim), but there a are people who use them. i've been told by numerous people that this is not uncommon in yeshivish shuls (as well as in YU).<BR/><BR/>according to one poster to the Yahoo mahpach group, the gra was responsible for reintroducing leining nach from klaf. (the poster also wrote that according to the gra, berakhot on megillot are to be recited even if not reading from klaf.)<BR/><BR/>anyway, i'm interested in different minhagim (if they exist) for writing megillot, such the number of lines, etc. (someone at a local judaica store told me that rut and shir ha-shirim are always written in 4 columns, but the salespeople here didn't really seem to be knowdgeable.)<BR/><BR/>i will email you what i have regarding mordechai from a hotmail accountLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-68626579028439937532009-03-13T12:17:00.000+01:002009-03-13T12:17:00.000+01:00Well, I checked you blog and i see you're very kno...Well, I checked you blog and i see you're very knowledgeable on these things, so I will be more specific. <BR/><BR/>There's no Mesorah on the Na"ch (which includes the other megillot) for the Ashkenazim. In fact, there's little use for Nach parchement scrolls. Most shuls just read it from a regular Chumash, so the main Minhaguim concern Megillat Esther only, since this one has always been a top seller (a result of the Miztva of reading it on Purim).<BR/><BR/>For this reason, Rabbi Breuer said that he saw ten manuscripts of the Nach in Jerusalem area and all of them were different, specially when it came to Setumot and Petuchot. So it's not a surprise that the Keset doesn't talks about this - no one used to have Nach scrolls nor non-Esther Megillot. <BR/><BR/>While we do read the other Megillot in Shavuot, Tisha Beav etc, most communities do not read it from parchement nor recite a Bracha before the reading, unlike Megillat Esther. <BR/><BR/>So basically, no one really paid attention to the other Megillot or more generally, to the Nach.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps you,<BR/><BR/>YKYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778564250634479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-36627554019914911892009-03-12T23:08:00.000+01:002009-03-12T23:08:00.000+01:00dear liontks so much for the compliment. I started...dear lion<BR/><BR/>tks so much for the compliment. I started this blog not so long ago so you will not have trouble catching up the older posts. <BR/><BR/>About the Megillat Esther post, I've only seen this debate regarding this Megilla indeed. The other Megillot are more rare and few people actually have them in klaf, so there's much less debate going on.<BR/><BR/>But I will soon write a very interesting post about this topic - not exactly about the lines but about the various different versions of the actual text and layout of the other Megillot. That will explain why the keset hasofer never spoke about the other megillot.<BR/><BR/>Stay tuned and of course, spread the word!<BR/><BR/>YKYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778564250634479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293749640163975885.post-56684012534043429252009-03-12T19:24:00.000+01:002009-03-12T19:24:00.000+01:00this is a great blog. i will have to find time and...this is a great blog. i will have to find time and go back to read the older posts and i look forward to new ones.<BR/><BR/>in particular i learned a lot from the post about different minhagim for writing megillat ester. i've been asking around for information about minhagim concerning non-Ester megillot, but have not found anything. (keset ha-sofer is silent.) maybe you could do some posts on this?Lion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.com