Indian Jewish manuscript displayed in Israel

The National Library of Israel has acquired a manuscript used originally by the India’s Bene Israel Jewish community. The 180-year-old book contains 94 pages of prayers in Urdu, from circumcision through to burial, transliterated into Hebrew script and then translated into Hebrew.

http://www.israelhayom.com/2019/01/31/national-library-acquires-rare-indian-jewish-manuscript/

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