Satirical Maseches Purim
Maseches Purim, Haggadah & Selichos for Purim
Lemberg, 1848
Satirical Maseches Purim from the “Talmud Shikorim, ” Haggadah for Leil Shikorim (Night of Drunkards) and “Selichos” for Purim.
A parody tractate from “Talmud Shikorim” (Talmud of Drunkards) styled after the Gemara, surrounded by a pseudo-Rashi, Tosfos and Maharshah. The present edition included the first “Hagahos v’Tosfos Chadashim” (new comments and additions).
There is a longtime custom on Purim for shrewd and witty students to weave brilliant, complex and convoluted–yet meaningless–divrei Torah. For this purpose, congregations would appoint a Purim Rav who would amuse his listeners with humorous and comical foolishness disguised as brilliant teachings to bring laughter to the audience on purim.
Gedolei Yisrael starting from the 17th century condemned compositions such as Maseches Shikorim, in its various versions regarding it as a sacrilegious and irreverent mockery of the Gemara.
See Haberman, Areshes Hashem pps. 136-144 regarding Maseches Shikorim.
Lemberg, 1848. 24 leaves.
Page size: 19 cm. Minor damage to margins. Good condition. New binding.
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