Manuscript, Arrangement for Shabbat Meals - With Sections of the Zohar - Kokand, Uzbekistan - 1966

Manuscript, Arrangement for Shabbat Meals - With Sections of the Zohar - Kokand, Uzbekistan - 1966
Manuscript, arrangement for Shabbat meals, with the rendition of the Kiddush, sections of the Zohar for reciting at each meal and Shabbat songs. Kokand [Uzbekistan], 1966.
Wide format notebook. Folk-writing on thick chromo paper. Owner's inscription on first page: "Ari Davidovizh Chaimoff son of Malka of Kokand 1966".
The manuscript contains: Piyyut Bar Yochai; Kiddush for Shabbat night and day; version of L'shem Yichud for each of the meals (including Melave Malka); sections of the Zohar to be recited at mealtime; Havdalah prayer for Motzei Shabbat; Petach Eliyahu, and the following songs: D'ror Yikra, Y-a Ribon, etc.
Some sections bear titles in the Uzbek language (in Hebrew letters).
According to tradition, the roots of the Jewish community in Uzbekistan can be traced to the Babylonian exile. Kokand was a large and important city in the area. In the early 20th century, several Jewish families dwelled there and were dubbed "Kings of the cotton" due to their involvement in the cotton-processing industry. The Davidov family was among them. This manuscript was written at the time Uzbekistan was part of the USSR. During those years, all religious and Jewish activities were banned and no Hebrew press existed.
37 written pages. Thick chromo paper. Height: 14.5 cm. Width: 20 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains. Contemporary cardboard and leather binding, (new) colored strips of paper were pasted on its exterior.