Lot 378
Manuscript of the Aderet - Collection of Notes on Sefer Charedim
Manuscript, notes on R. Elazar Azikri's Sefer Charedim, handwritten by the Aderet - R. Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Teomim. [Written between 1873-1905].
Manuscript containing commentaries, comments, novellae and thoughts, concerning the descriptions of the mitzvot in Sefer Charedim by R. Elazar Azikri. The manuscript is a part of his book Machshirei Mitzva, which consists of novellae and commentaries regarding the 613 commandments, and comments on the enumeration of the mitzvot. In this manuscript, he refers several times to his eminent book Cheshbonot shel Mitzva (Jerusalem, 2005).
The Aderet, when quoting in this manuscript the views of Rabbenu Yona and the Charedim, who maintain that there is a commandment to honor one's uncles and aunts, applies to them the proverb: "Whoever loves mitzvot will not be sated with mitzvot" - "and this author, in his great piety and his love for 'new' mitzvot, didn't remember...".
R. Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Teomim - the Aderet (1845-1905), was the rabbi of Ponevezh (Panevėžys), Mir and Jerusalem. He was renowned from his childhood for his love of Torah and diligent Torah study, for his righteousness and refined character traits. At a young age, he was already recognized as an exceptional Torah scholar, with knowledge of the entire Torah, and produced brilliant Torah novellae. He was appointed rabbi of Ponevezh as a young man, and held the post for twenty years, after which he became rabbi of Mir. In 1902, he accepted the summons of R. Shmuel Salant, the aged rabbi of Jerusalem, to assist and succeed him as rabbi of Jerusalem. In 1905, approximately two and a half years after immigrating to Jerusalem, the Aderet passed away at the age of 60, during the lifetime of R. Shmuel Salant (who passed away in 1909 at the age of almost 100). He left behind more than 100 manuscripts, most of which were never printed.
His son-in-law was R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, chief rabbi of Eretz Israel. Following his father-in-law's passing, R. Kook composed Eder HaYakar which includes a biography of his illustrious father-in-law. In this book, R. Kook defines the various kinds of works his father-in-law composed, which range from lengthy treatises to brief comments and ideas.
[11] leaves (21 written pages). 21.5 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears, not affecting text.
This manuscript was published in the Torah anthology Mikavtze'el (issue 33, Jerusalem 2008, p. 73 onwards). This manuscript is a part of his large composition Machshirei Mitzvah, which is still in manuscript form.
