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The book "Kav Hayashar, i. e. Moral reasoning"

(Mykolaiv Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions)

The book "Kav Hayashar, i. e. Moral reasoning" is the tractate of philosophical and religious content.

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In the book "Kav Hayashar, i. e. Moral reasoning" the principles of Jewish ethics (musar) interwoven with kabbalistic studies are uncovered. The author of this book is Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover, and this book was likely written in 1705. The book is written in Hebrew (lashon hakodesh). The book has 320 pages and is the second edition of the same book, published in 1887. The book was published in Lublin in the printing house of M. Shneidermesser and N.Gershengor. The title page of the book is traditionally decorated with floral ornaments. The cover of the book made of calico, there is the black leather spine with deep embossing in the place of book name inscription.

Museum / institution
Mykolaiv Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions
Inventory number in the institution
КП -40 421 Д-19 934
History, source, type and date of acquisition
From a Jewish family. Transferred by V. Pastushenko from the city of Mykolaiv, 1990.
Production period
CE
Technique
printing
Religious holiday / lifecycle
for religious use
Religious holiday / lifecycle, comment
The book is intended for the study of Jewish religious traditions, the principles of Jewish behavior and ethics. The book contains a collection of stories of the ethical and kabbalistic character, moral guidance, information on Jewish customs and traditions and simultaneously kabbalistic aspects of Jewish law.
Era
end of XIX - end of XIX
Materials
buckram, paper, leather
Dimensions, cm
width: 14.50, height: 2.00, length: 23.00
Preservation condition
bad
Description of the preservation condition
Yellowed and torn paper,worn cover, torn spine of the cover.
Restoration
Requires immediate restoration.
Current location
on display
Since when displayed (year and month, the name of the exhibition or exposure)
2007, The exhibition "200 years together."