On 12 Sebat 5505 Moses de Abraham Pereira donated a Yad Hand, or Tora pointer to the Portuguese Jewish Community. The hand was made of gilded copper. The gift states that the Yad was to be used on Sabat nahamu, os dois dias de Rosasana, Kipur, Simha Tora, Sabath Beresit, Sabath besalah, e o sabath seguinte, The gift was duly recorded. City Archives Amsterdam, Portuguese Jewish Community, 164, page 258. .