Manuscript, ink on paper. Large amulet including kabbalistic symbols, diagrams, and texts. In the center is a crude human figure. Framing the amulet on three sides is a border of crisscrossing diagonal lines with a single letter written in each opening. There are circular grids in the top two corners and square grids in the bottom corners.

Manuscript, ink on paper. Large amulet including a portrait of a bearded man, as well as kabbalistic symbols, diagrams, texts, and four circles. Framing the amulet is a border of crisscrossing diagonal lines with a single letter written in each opening.

Hebrew amulet, calligraphy on paper. According to the vendor, this plaque was used in the synagogue on Rosh Hodesh to designate a particular Holy Name for each month. The Tetragrammaton is written in large calligraphed letters in the center of the plaque. The Hebrew months are listed, each followed by a unique permutation of the letters YHVH, a biblical phrase with those initial letters, and another permutation of the letters AHYH [ehyeh=I am].

Hebrew amulet, calligraphy on paper, meant for the protection of a mother and newborn. The top border contains the priestly blessing from Numbers 6:24-26. The side and bottom borders contain biblical verses alluding to protection, prayers for the newborn son of Elia Eliasaf Batino, and the date, Tuesday, 16 Elul 5636 (September 5, 1876). Within the borders are three sections. At the top are circles and partial circles containing kabbalistic abbreviations and names of Elijah the Prophet, angels and God. Beneath that is a paragraph containing the Shema and verses from Genesis referring to the blessing of Ephraim and Menasseh. At the bottom is Psalm 67 written in the shape of a seven-branched candelabrum with the names of Adam and Eve, the patriarchs and matriarchs, and Moses and Tsiporah on either side. Next to the menorah's base are additional circles like the ones at the top.

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 22nd of Ḥeshṿan 5654 (1893) at Kerman. Text surrounded by floral border. The upper register of the decoration has two lions with a rising suns behind them and in the center a stylized cypress tree. Below the main text of the ketubah, is a statement in Judeo-Persian, written in Hebrew cursive characters, which may concern additional gifts given by the groom. Below this statement there are signatures of many witnesses. Additional signatures are written in two of the cartouches that line the bottom of the border.

Manuscript, ink on paper, dated 693 (1932 or 1933). The traditional shiviti statement, Psalm 16:8, "I have set (shiviti) the Lord always before me" is written at the top of the document. In the center of the document is a large seven-branched candelabrum formed from the text of Psalm 67. At the very bottom of the menorah is a statement that this shiviti was made by Mosheh ben Yitsḥaḳ Mizraḥi. On either side there are two circles which contain the date and the place, the holy city of Jerusalem. The frame around the document consists of abbreviations, with the exhortation, "Know before Whom you stand" at the top. In the two upper corners and the center there are floral designs.

Manuscript, ink on vellum. The traditional shiviti quotation is written at the top of the document. In the center is Psalm 67 written in the shape of a seven-branched candelabrum.

Wedding blessing, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated Januarie 1910. The plaque depicts an elaborately decorated structure with ornate pillars and towers. In the space in the middle rhymes in honor of the groom, Heinrich Tillman, and the bride, Anuţa Ipcar, are written in German on the left and Hebrew on the right. "King of the Universe, please look from the celestial throne / And bless Heinrich and Anuţa with longevity ...Save [the couple] from harm, disaster and desolation / and may they be met with good blessings from the land of Romania..." At the base, the blessing is signed by J.M.Feldblau, rabbi and professor of theology, Focșani.

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 10th of Marḥeshṿan 5600 (1839) at Sḳandiʼano. The text is surrounded by a border of Biblical quotations in honor of the bride and groom written in square Hebrew characters. In each corner is one of the four words for joy in the wedding blessings surrounded by micrographic passages with good wishes.

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated the 3rd of Kisleṿ 5654 (1893) at Elkahra. Around the text is an elaborate archway drawn (or printed?) in gold ink. At the top of the archway are lush foliage and a crown, with vine- and drapery-embellished pillars on either side. "No. 128" is written in the top left corner of the page and two holes are punched on the left side of the page.

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 19th of Adar 5615 (1855) at No Amon. The top of the ketubah is cut in the shape of a scalloped arch. Within the border is a vine of colorful leaves.

Manuscript, purple and orange ink on paper. Amulet including kabbalistic diagrams and texts. In the center is a large circular grid with two smaller circles above it on either side. Framing the amulet on three sides is a border of crisscrossing diagonal lines with a single letter written in each opening.

Manuscript, ink and gouache on paper. Description from catalogue: This plaque was created in celebration of Birkat ha-Hammah, a special Jewish prayer recited once every twenty-eight years. According to the Babylonian Talmud (Tractate Berakhot 59b), every 28 years the sun returns to its celestial position at the time of the Creation. The Sages used this opportunity to institute a special prayer acknowledging God’s might and his creation of the world. The last time this blessing was recited was in April of 2009. The present lot was written and illustrated to commemorate the Blessing of the Sun that took place on Wednesday, April 8, 1925. Inscribed on the center of the panel is the blessing "Blessed are you, our God, King of the universe, who effects the work of creation." In addition, the plaque contains verses from Psalms that are recited as part of the ceremony including Psalm 148 (inscribed in roundels around the blessing), Psalm 19 (bottom left) and Psalm 121 (bottom right). The artist has further embellished the plaque with images of the zodiac, the sun and the moon, and two rampant lions which flank the blessing at center.

Large plaque, designed to be hung on the eastern wall of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction for prayer. The plaque includes the traditional verse, "From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof the Lord’s name is to be praised" (Psalm 113:3), as well as a gold, round background image at the top center representing the sun. At the four corners are images of the four animals from the Mishnah, "Yehudah ben Tema said: Be bold as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and strong as a lion to carry out the will of your Father in Heaven" (Pirke Avot 5:23). In the middle of the plaque are three drawings of sites from the Holy Land: the Tomb of Rachel, the Wailing Wall and the Tower of David. The inscription indicates that this Mizrah was a gift from Yehoshia ben Yehudah Hillel Biber of Petroseni to his son-in-law Meshulam ben Yosef Rubinstein of Karlsburg. The Mizrah is signed by the artist and dated a few days before Purim; perhaps it was given as a Purim gift. Hand calligraphed and illuminated by Marton (Mordekhai) Kaufman

Signed and numbered woodcuts by Siegmund Forst. Forst was born in Vienna and studied there in the Academy of Arts. He came to the United States in 1939.

Sketches by the noted artist Issachar Ber Ryback (1897-1935).

The prints in the Genesis-Portfolio represent landscapes of various sites in Israel. Each one symbolizes a component of the emotional journey the artist experienced while creating it. He also composed a poem to accompany each image.