Manuscript – Complete Composition, Homiletics on the Torah and on the Festivals – Unknown Author, 1793-1794

Manuscript, complete composition of 50 homiletics on the Torah and festivals, Ashkenazi handwriting, 1793-1794.
Original writing of the author, apparently written according to the order in which they were delivered each Shabbat and festival. The composition begins with Drush 141 on Parshat Shelach and continues according to the order of the weekly portions and the festivals until the end of the Book of Devarim. Drush 161 is a homiletic for Simchat Torah and for Parshat Zot HaBeracha. Drush 165 is the second on Parshat Noach [the first part of the composition has another homiletic for Parshat Noach, delivered the previous year]. The composition ends with Drush 191 for the seventh day of Pesach, and at the end of that homiletic (Leaf 133/b) the author writes: "I have concluded this composition after Pesach 1774). At the end of the volume are Likutim and additions to the previous homiletics.
We have not been able to identify the author of this manuscript and he does not quote later generations, only early works (Rishonim) and the Alshich. Nonetheless, we assume that the writer was appointed to his position in 1792 and beginning with Parshat Noach 1793, he began a new cycle of homiletics as he notes in "Drush Bet of Parshat Noach", "Drush Bet of Parshat Lech Lecha".
124, [2] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition, wear and worm damages, many leaves are restored with old paper.