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Coffee with a Codex: Illuminated Maḥazor

On September 17, curator Dot Porter will be joined by Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Louis Meiselman, who will show us an illuminated maḥazor (a Hebrew prayer book)

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September 17, 2026, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
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Hosted by: SIMS and Kislak Center

Photo of a manuscript page, written in Hebrew in large letters, with a very large illuminated initial header

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

On September 17, curator Dot Porter will be joined by Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Louis Meiselman, who will show us an illuminated maḥazor (a Hebrew prayer book) written in the Rhineland in the late 13th or early 14th century.

Note that the Zoom links for Coffee With a Codex are reusable - register once and attend every Thursday at 12pm EST / 5pm GMT.

See the full schedule for Coffee with a Codex.

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