RARE TORAH SCROLL BIBLE JEWISH 

FROM TURKEY 400-500 YRS OLD 

complete Book of Deuteronomy

Came from the Jewish community in Urfa (אורפא) "Urfalim"

On a brown deer parchment.

You are bidding on a rare complete Book of Deuteronomy Bible Scroll (Out of 5 books by Moshe).  ancient Manuscript hand-written Torah Scroll Fragment in the Original Hebrew Language on Deer Parchment. This hand-written fragment is approximately 400-500 years old and made from Deer skin. This Scroll came from Turkey from the Jewish community in Urfa (אורפא) "Urfalim", it is prized for its beauty of its soft deer parchment and its beautiful writing. The parchment holds its ink well and the letters remain black and easy to read. The scroll has a beautiful Brown deep color like scrolls that come from early Turkey origins. This deep color is due to the process used in making the scroll, this process ages to a deeper Brown  color over the centuries. Torah Fragments like these are extremely rare and seldom seen in synagogues or available due to their age. The section of Torah Scroll considering its age is He was saved and survived the period, but has signs of time damage from fire and moisture On the fringes . With proper preservation and treatment, it will be well preserved and carefully preserved for centuries. The Torah was written by one writer except for one piece of 3 pages written by another writer from that period and his parchment is a little darker.

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This is a section of an ancient Manuscript. This Torah Scroll Fragment is written in the Authentic  Hebrew Language on Deer Skin Parchment, This portion is one of a kind with style that was used in Turkey Approx.400-500 years ago, there are strange looking Hebrew letters and style that dates it for approx. 400+  years.

See the letters 'ל at the beginning of the pages, the letter 'ל is higher than usual and there is one letter 'ל decorated it is very rare. I have not seen in ancient Torah scrolls this special style.

Amazing collectible item !!

Behind page number 10 There is documentation on the back of the Torah in original handwriting in ink corresponding to the period the Torah was written that attributes the Torah scroll to its source in Urfa (Urfa) "Urfalim" is very rare. 

"קדש לקהילת קודש אורפא יראה זרע יאריך ימים אמן"

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The nickname of the Jewish community in Urfa (אורפא) "Urfalim"

Urfalim:

Urfalim (Hebrew: אוּרְפָלִים) or Urfan Jews, also related as Urfan Levites, are a Jewish (predominantly Levite) community originating from Urfa, in south-eastern Anatolia, in modern Turkey. Jews from the Anatolian villages of Suruç and Çermik (named Surucalim and Cermikalim) are also included within the Urfalim definition, due to the geographic proximity among those communities, and due to marriage relations between the three. The community fled Urfa in 1896, eventually relocating to Jerusalem and Tiberias.

History:

According to several traditions, Urfa is the Biblical Ur Kaśdim (Ur of the Chaldees, or City of the Chaldees), though most archaeologists establish the location of Ur Kaśdim as being identical with Ur in modern-day Iraq. When Alexander the Great conquered Urfa, he renamed it Ruha. During a significant period of history the city was called in its Greek variation as Edessa. Tradition of the Urfalim tells, the community was quite small, and had grown over 500 years by influx of Mizrahi Jews from Iraq and Aleppo. During the 19th century, the community included about 1,000 people.

Religious style:

The prayer style of the community is missing some prayers, added through the Second Temple Period or after it. Thus, it is assumed, the community predates the Second Temple in Jerusalem (1st century BCE), and had probably resided in Urfa for some 2,500 years, suggesting Urfalim are descendants to the expelled Israelites of the First Temple period. Many of the Urfalim are named Levi (descendants of the Levi tribe). In order to make a distinction between many Levi families, a nickname had been added, such as: "Levi Abud", "Levi Aslan", "Levi Hamami", "Levi Urfali" etc. Other family names of Urfalim include Ba'sher, Gila (Gil), Yagen, Gazoli and simply Urfali.

Migration:

Most of the Urfalim community migrated to Ottoman Syria in December 1896, fleeing the Hamidian massacres of Armenians, instigated by Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The massacres marked the end of the multicultural period, which had characterized Urfa and Anatolia in general for millennia. On their way to the Land of Israel, some Urfalim settled in Aleppo, whereas most moved on, settling in Tiberias (Beirut Vilayet) and mostly Jerusalem (Mutesarrifiyyet of Jerusalem). Some later moved from Jerusalem to Rishon LeZion to work in orchards. In 1947, with the eruption of the Aleppo pogrom, most of the Jews of Aleppo fled the city, relocating to Israel as well.

The scroll is approx. 55 cm height / around 6.50 meter long.

34 Page / 43 lines

The scroll contains 

The complete Book of Deuteronomy

The book of Deuteronomy contains 11 episodes portions

Contents according to Judaism's weekly Torah portions

* Devarim- on Deuteronomy 1–3: Chiefs, scouts, Edom, Ammonites, Sihon, Og, land for two and a half tribes

* Va'etchanan- on Deuteronomy 3–7: Cities of refuge, Ten Commandments, exhortation, conquest instructions

* Eikev- on Deuteronomy 7–11: Obedience, taking the land, golden calf, Aaron's death, Levites’ duties

* Re'eh- on Deuteronomy 11–16: Centralized worship, diet, tithes, sabbatical year, pilgrim festivals

* Shofetim- on Deuteronomy 16–21: Basic societal structure for the Israelites

* Ki Teitzei- on Deuteronomy 21–25: Miscellaneous laws on civil and domestic life

* Ki Tavo- on Deuteronomy 26–29: First fruits, tithes, blessings and curses, exhortation

* Nitzavim- on Deuteronomy 29–30: covenant, violation, choose blessing and curse

* Vayelech- on Deuteronomy 31: Encouragement, reading and writing the law

* Haazinu- on Deuteronomy 32: Punishment, punishment restrained, parting words

* V'Zot HaBerachah- on Deuteronomy 33–34: Farewell blessing and death of Moses

This is a section of an ancient Manuscript. This Torah Scroll Fragment is written in the Authentic  Hebrew Language on Deer Skin Parchment, This portion is one of a kind with style that was used in Turkey Approx.400-500 years ago, there are strange looking Hebrew letters and style that dates it for approx. 400+  years.

*heavy and thick vellum - WILD DEER VELLUM GOLD BROWN COLOR

* Rarity: Extremely rare

THIS FRAGMENT CAME WITH JEWISH IMMIGRANTS 

A REAL RARITY MANUSCRIPT

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