[Responsa]

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Six responsa, of which the first two are in one hand and the remainder in another. The responsa deal with the writing of the Holy Scrolls, Ḥalitsah, Yibum, lawfulness of cutting the body of a deceased pregnant woman in order to remove the child, and the ban promulgated by the Rabbis of Hamburg against the use of any language other then Hebrew in the services and against playing the organ in the synagogues. There are numerous authrities cited in these responsa, like: ha-Ramaʻ, Mahar.i Elgazi, Bet Yosef, ha-Reʼem, ha-Ḥida and others. The first five leaves contain all sorts of Kabalistic remedies and incantations represented in diverse figures.