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Cairo Genizah : Letter

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter, c. 1050 CE, written by Nathan ha-Kohen he-Ḥaver b. Isaiah, on behalf of the sick at Tiberias, to ʿEli he-Ḥaver ha-Meʿulle b. (with space left for father’s name, probably ʿAmram, to be inserted), in Fusṭāṭ, describing the ills of those who are seeking therapy at the hot springs, and requesting financial help for them. Karīm b. Nathan has been sent to collect a donation from the Jewish community in Fusṭāṭ, and the recipient is asked to give him 2 dinars. </p>

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