Shimon Blumenfeldt. Tena’im.

Parody of a “Marriage Contract” between God and the Jews, to be commemorated on Shavu’oth and Simchath Torah. The custom of such a text is exclusively found among Sephardic communities - surprising therefore to find this produced in Germany. Unknown to Davidson (Parody p. 211 no. 22) who records it only as a manuscript. It differs from Israel Nagara’s version, for here the Bride is referred to as “Madam Tushya” (a synonym for the Torah), the daughter of the ultimate highest of the high… Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The Groom is “Habachur Israel the son of Moshe Rabbeinu.” The witnesses are to be Heaven and Earth. The author (1770-1826) lived his entire life in Mitau, Courland and was a celebrated calligrapher in both Hebrew and Russian (JE).