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Lot #    17872
Auction End Date    4/24/2007 12:07:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Agreement concerning administration of funds
Title (Hebrew)    כתב ע'ד קופת רבי מאיר בעל הנס
Author    [Community - Ms.]
City    Safed
Publication Date    1872
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [1] p., 150:204 mm., light age staining, creased on folds, ink on paper, neat Ashkenazic script, signed, sealed, and dated.
          
Detailed
Description		    Agreement between the Ashkenazic and Sephardic administrators of Rebbe Meir Ba'al ha-Nes funds in Safed resolving disputes within the administration of the fund. Beginning with the 18th century a Rebbe Meir Ba'al ha-Nes box was found in almost every Jewish home, and housewives dropped small change into it just before kindling the Sabbath lights. Due to the miraculous deeds connected with the tomb of Rebbe Meir, it was customary to contribute money, candles, or oil for lighting as a specific protection against all kinds of ailments and dangers; it was also done in the hope of finding something lost, of having children, or of driving away evil thoughts. It is clear, however, that the box also symbolized the longing for Erez Israel where the money was distributed through several competative Kollels.
          
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Listing Classification
Period
19th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Israel:    Checked
  
Subject
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Characteristic
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
Letters:    Checked
  
Kind of Judaica