Lot 370
Halacha Berura – Wilhermsdorf, 1717 – Glosses by "Ezov" – Rabbi Wolf Boskovitz Author of “Seder Mishna”
Halacha Berura – Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, with commentary “Halacha Berura” by Rabbi Pinchas Auerbach. Wilhermsdorf, 1717. Only edition.
On the book sheets are dozens of glosses [some slightly cutoff] in the handwriting of Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Wolf Boskovitz, who signs some of the glosses with his famous signature "Ezov". Some of the glosses relate to Shulchan Aruch. [Signature on title page: "Belongs to R' Bendit, son of Av Beit Din].
The renowned Torah genius Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Wolf HaLevi Boskovitz (1740-1818), a prominent Hungarian rabbi, son and disciple of Rabbi Shmuel of Kolin author of “Machatzit HaShekel”. Served in the rabbinate and taught Torah in the communities of Aszód, Prostejov [the name of a city which is very fondly connected to Rabbi Moshe Sofer, author of Chatam Sofer, see Personalities in Responsa of the Chatam Sofer, Entry 113], Pest, Kolin, Balassgyarmat and Bonyhád. His genius and sharpness were famous and greatly esteemed by the leading rabbis of his generation such as the author of the “Nodah B'Yehuda”, Rabbi Betzalel Renshburg, Rabbi Mordechai Bennet, the Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger etc. Among his printed works and manuscripts, the book “Seder Mishnah” encompassing all parts of the Rambam's Yad HaChazakah is outstanding and has not yet been completely printed. He was accustomed to signing his glosses with the acronym: EZOV [I, Ze'ev Wolf Boskovitz], and therefore, his glosses on the Talmud were named “Agudat Ezov” [printed in the Vienna editions 1830-1833, and were privileged with a special approbation by the Chatam Sofer]. See attached material.
[1], 186 leaves [without two leaves of "List of mistakes" at the end]. 31 cm. Good condition, stains, moth marks. Worn binding.
