Derashot (sermons) by Rabbi Ya'akov Antebi, which were delivered by him in Damascus before a large audience, halachic responsum, halachic novellae and novellae on the Shas and separate Torah novellae on the books of the Poskim. A manuscript that has never been printed. A historical and religious discovery! Includes biographic information which was unknown so far. 264 leaves written on both their sides. A large, thick volume. 16x23 cm. The manuscript and the background for its writing Rabbi Ya'akov Antebi started writing the manuscript in Damascus and completed it after immigrating to Jerusalem. When he was still in Damascus, he wrote his sermons and responsum, including ”the version of the Prozbul that I had done here in 1820 the year of the Shemitah in Damascus”. After the ”Damascus Affair” of 1840, he left Damascus and immigrated to Jerusalem. He took the manuscript with him as well as some other separate leaves with sermons he had written. In Jerusalem, he organized the Sermons he had delivered in Damascus and wrote them down. In addition, he added to the manuscript halachic responsum he had written in Damascus and Jerusalem, Halachic novellae, novellae on the Tur and the Shulchan Aruch and novellae on the Poskim, Rishonim and Achronim, novellae on the Shas, Aggadah and Midrash, different Segulot and more. The content of the manuscript Forty one long sermons that he had delivered in Damascus In some of the sermons for Sabbath, in several places, Rabbi Ya'akov notes were the sermon was delivered and that ”a large audience” was present. Long sermons, some of them of 20 pp. some contain a poetic preface with the topic of the sermon. Some of them are dated. His handwritten signatures appear at the end of some of the sermons and responsum. On esignature is in the initials ”Y.A.K”. on leaf [49] his handwritten signature with a calligraphic curl. Sermons for Shabbat Ha'Gadol: 1815, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1829. Sermons for the Sabbath before Rosh Ha'Shana: 1828, 1829, 1831. Sermons for Shabbat Teshuvah: undated, 1826, 1828. Sermons for Shabbat Zachor: 1822, 1827 (about 30 pp.), 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1834. Sermons for weddings. Sermons about respect for one's parents. Sermons for eulogies: the anniversary of Ezra's death, the anniversary of Menachem Farkhi's death (on the virtue of those who suppert learners of the Torah), sermon about the day of death and the importance of repentance, sermon about the death of the pious which granst atonement, eulogy for his father a month after his death, eulogy for his father a year after his death, eulogy for Rabbi Bechor Laniado (1817), eulogy for his mother a month after her deat, sermon about the virues of the elderly. Twelve long halachic responsum Among them: a responsum about the holiness of writing God's name, a halachic responsum regarding the Cultural Mandate, a polemic responsum regarding a Yevamah who came to him and the Rishon Le'Zion Rabbi Moshe Suzin – in his responsum, the rabbi recalls his dispute with the Rishon Le'Zion, responsum regarding an apartment Rabbi Ya'akov had rented in Jerusalem – a polemic responsum with his biography and his adjustment to Jerusalem and more. In addition: dozens of halachic and Aggadic novellae, novellae on the Shas and many other matters. A full description of the content of the manuscript, leaf by leaf, will be given upon request. A special historical discovery! The Torah of Rabbi Antebi that appears in this manuscript has never been printed! The quill pen and the script In the manuscript, we find changes in the quill pen and times of writing. Sometimes, the script is small and dense and sometimes it is spaced. Throughout the manuscript, there are erasures and corrections, footnotes and various additions (as detailed in the attached list), which clearly indicate that all that was written is in the author's handwriting (except for single pages, as detailed hereinafter). Th ewriting of the manuscript was done during the years 1815-1846. On leaf [8] to leaf [9] on the lower third of the page, stylish script that differs from Rabbi Ya'akov's handwriting. It is most likely the script of a scribe or the handwriting of his son. In several places in the manuscript, there is different script (see leaves [18] first page, [21] second page and onwards and the title on page [26]), most likely, his son's handwriting. The importance of the manuscript We can learn many important things from the manuscript, things which so far had been unknown regarding his personality and doctrine. We will note two of them here: Personal and historical information The manuscript contains personal and historical information. For example, on the inner side of the binding: ”year 5602 to the creation [1842], I have left Damascus for a good life and peace … and I have come, me and the members of my household … to the holy city of Jerusalem on the 25th of Sivan 5602. - Derashot (sermons) by Rabbi Ya'akov Antebi,