Bidspirit auction | Soid Hashem. Milah. With Manuscript

Soid Hashem. Milah. With Manuscript records of Circumcisions. Amsterdam 1745. - Important work pertaining to the laws and customs of circumcision, including prayers and Birchas Ha’Mazon, by R. Dovid of Lida. Published with blank pages at the beginning and end, for the Mohel to record the circumcisions he performed. This is a custom practiced by Mohalim for generations and often these ledgers provide a unique historical perspective of communal Jewish life. This book records over fifty Brissim for the years 1766-1783. Vinograd Amsterdam 1585. Shlomo Proops press. 30 pages. 15.5 cm. Very fine condition. Antique vellum binding. Opening bid $300