An Early Certificate of Kashrut for Etrogim. Genoa, 1853. With the

“I hereby declare, I, the undersigned, that the etrogim placed in the boxes have all been carefully inspected, sealed in my presence and before my eyes, and stamped with my seal… I faithfully attest that they are kosher, without any doubt of prohibition… and that they have not been mixed with other varieties that might raise a question of hybridization. Thus, the entire congregation of Israel may fulfill the obligation of taking the fruit of a beautiful tree during the seven days of the Festival of Sukkot. In testimony to this, I have affixed my signature and seal here in Genoa today, the 23rd day of the month of Menachem [Av], 1853…” With the signature and certification of Rabbi Yochanan Moshe Cohen Pavia, Av Beit Din of Genoa, (passed away in 1855) book

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