Dear all, I am posting this on behalf of my friend Idan Perez. An excellent publication. >>
After almost 3 years of research, Dr. Idan Pérez, director of the Department of Rare Books at the National Library of Israel, has edited and published the *Sidur Catalunya*. The *Sidur* is based on six manuscripts from the 14th-16th centuries and constitutes the recovery of the ancient *Nussach Catalunya*, the *nussach* of the *Tefillah* used by the Jews in Catalonia, Valencia and Mallorca during the Middle Ages (at the time known as the *Rishonim* period). The *Sidur* also includes commentaries, *halachot* and *minhaguim* that were compiled by a disciple of *Rabbenu Yona Girondi* at the *Bet Midrash* of Barcelona. In a vast introduction, the author tells us about the origin of the *Sidur* and the evolution of the different *nussachim* known today. The author also details the research carried out including the description of the manuscripts used as the basis of the *Sidur *as well as a list of characteristics that define the *Nussach Catalunya* and a list of the *piyuttim* included in the *Sidur*. One of the chapters of the introduction deals with the graphic representation of the Name of God, which is represented in the *Sidur Catalunya* by a special symbol, as represented in the medieval manuscripts. It also includes a list of *chachamim* that are mentioned in the commentary, including *Gueonim* from Sura, Pumbedita, Qairouan, *chahmei Catalunya*, France, Provence and *Sefarad*. The author concludes the introduction with a historical study of the Jews of Catalonia that goes from their arrival to the Iberian Peninsula, the flourishing of the *Torah* centers of Barcelona and Girona, and following the footprints of the different diasporas of the Jewish communities who fled Catalonia after the 1391 riots and the expulsion of 1492. The study focuses mainly on the Catalan Jewish communities of Italy, the Ottoman Empire and North Africa (Algeria). Photographs of the manuscripts and different editions of the *Machzor le-Yamim Noraim* that were published in Saloniki under the name *"Machzor le-nussach Barcelona minhag Catalunya"* are included; a map of the Catalan Countries is also included. Description of the *Sidur*: The *Sidur* includes the prayers for the common days, *Shabbat*, festivities, Passover *Haggadah*, *Azharot* for *Shavuot*, *Hoshaanot* for *Sukkot* and *Yom Aravah* (*Hoshaanah Rabbah*), fasts, *Yamim Noraim*, *tefillot* and *berachot* for different events in the life of the person, *baqashot* and *halachot* for the festivities, etc. Of great importance are a series of *baqashot* composed by *chachmei Catalunya*, published for the first time, including one by *Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Ramban)*, one by *Rabbi Shlomo ben Adret (Rashba)* and one by *Rabbenu Zerachya ha-Levi*. Page Numbers: 850 Publication Date: 2019 Publication Name: סידור קטלוניא: כמנהג ק”ק קטלוניא ISBN: 978-965-572-685-5 To purchase the *Sidur*: http://sidurcatalunya.com/product/sidur-catalunya/ To view a few sample pages <http://sidurcatalunya.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%95%D7%92%D7%9E%D7%94-2.pdf> For more information: http://sidurcatalunya.com/ -- *Neil M. Frau-Cortes, Ph.D. *(he, him, his) Judaica, Hebraica and Metadata Cataloger University of Maryland 4109 McKeldin Library College Park, MD 20742 Phone (301) 405-9337 [email protected] ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-1405
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