Sepher Chesed Ve’Emeth [customs of the Algiers community].

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(ALGERIA).

Elijah Guedj

Algiers

1888

First edition. Text in Hebrew with occasional Judeo-Arabic. Inspired by the spiritual legacy of the celebrated local Rabbi, Judah Ayyash.

Customs and traditions unique to Algerian Jewry especially those pertaining to death and burial.

pp. (2), 43, (5), 9, (1), 5, (1), 7, (1), 8. Browned. Modern boards. 8vo.