Sepher Seder Nashim [“A Book for Women”]
AUCTION 33 |
Tuesday, June 20th,
2006 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Including Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters
Lot 207
(LITURGY)
Sepher Seder Nashim [“A Book for Women”]
Italy: 19th-century
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $4,250
Benedictions for Kindling Sabbath and Festival Lights; Prayers for Ritual Immersion, Conception, Pregnancy and Birth
According to the rabbis, the three essential commandments a woman must fulfill are: Family purity (nidah), separating the priest’s portion from the dough (chalah), and kindling the Sabbath lights (hadlakath ha-ner)