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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Eight books by the Chatam Sofer and his descendants (one bound with another book).
For list of books, see Hebrew description .
8 books (and an additional book). Size and condition Varies. Old bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Collection of books by R. Shlomo Kluger, most first editions printed during the author's lifetime, some with signatures, ownership inscriptions and glosses.
• Sefer HaChaim, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim. Zhovkva, 1825. First edition.
• Mei Nidah, halachic and aggadic novellae on Tractate Niddah. Zhovkva, 1834. First edition.
• Responsa Sheyarei Taharah, on laws of Niddah and Mikvaot. Zhovkva, 1854. Variant, with content and errata apparently not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
Stamps (blurred) and ownership inscription of R. Shmuel Zalman Weinberger (1863-1932), son and successor of R. Yehoshua Aharon Tzvi (Mahariatz; 1815-1892) as Rabbi of Marghita.
• Shenot Chaim and Sefer Stam. Lviv, 1855-1856. First edition. Two parts in two volumes. Many handwritten glosses to first volume.
On title page of first part, mounted red piece of paper with stamp of R. Eliezer Chaim Deutsch, Rabbi of Bonyhád, with his handwritten and signed ownership inscription (in pencil).
R. Eliezer Chaim Deutsch, Rabbi of Bonyhád (1850-1915), leading Hungarian posek, disciple of R. Yehudah (Mahari) Aszod and Maharam Ash.
• Kinat Sofrim, laws of Stam, Niddah, Mikvaot and Nedarim, and responsa on Yoreh Deah. Lviv, 1860. First edition. With six leaves of addenda. Handwritten learned glosses (slightly trimmed).
• Kesef Nivchar Leshon Tzaddik, ethical will of R. Shlomo Kluger and eulogy of his son R. Avraham Binyamin Kluger. Lviv, 1885 (Hebrew date given as 1884).
• Imrei Shefer, on the Torah. Lviv, 1903. Third edition.
Bound with: Magen Avot, Mahadura Kama, commentary on Tractate Avot. Piotrków, 1883. First edition.
Bound with: Mesilat Yesharim, by R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramchal). Vilna, 1895.
• Responsa HaElef Lecha Shlomo, on Shulchan Aruch, Parts II-IV. Bilgoraj, [1932-1933]. Second edition. Two volumes.
• Responsa Uvacharta BaChaim, responsa on Orach Chaim, Part I. Budapest, 1934. First edition.
11 volumes. Size and condition Varies. Old bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
The author,
R. Shlomo Kluger (1786-1869), leading Torah authority, served as chief dayan and maggid of Brody and had a great impact on all Jewish communities, both in the realm of halachic rulings and public leadership. In 1820, at the young age of 33, he was appointed chief dayan of Brody, which at that time was the largest Torah center in Galicia, at the initiative of R. Efraim Zalman Margolies – one of the foremost Torah scholars of the generation and prominent rabbi in Brody. R. Shlomo Kluger wrote more than 100 books on halachah and Talmudic topics, many of which were reprinted a number of times in later editions.
R. Shlomo Kluger (1786-1869), leading Torah authority, served as chief dayan and maggid of Brody and had a great impact on all Jewish communities, both in the realm of halachic rulings and public leadership. In 1820, at the young age of 33, he was appointed chief dayan of Brody, which at that time was the largest Torah center in Galicia, at the initiative of R. Efraim Zalman Margolies – one of the foremost Torah scholars of the generation and prominent rabbi in Brody. R. Shlomo Kluger wrote more than 100 books on halachah and Talmudic topics, many of which were reprinted a number of times in later editions.
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![Ginat Egoz, on kabbalah, by R. Yosef Gikatilla. Hanau: Eliezer son of Chaim and Eliyahu son of Seligman Ulma, [1614]. Firs](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale101/87.jpg "Ginat Egoz (Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla) – Hanau, 1614 – First Edition")
Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Ginat Egoz, on kabbalah, by R. Yosef Gikatilla. Hanau: Eliezer son of Chaim and Eliyahu son of Seligman Ulma, [1614]. First edition.
Approbation by R. Yeshayah Horowitz (the Shlah).
Illustrated title page. Some words on title page printed in red ink. Kabbalistic tables and diagrams in the form of a circle.
Several handwritten glosses and inscriptions.
44, 43-58, 58-75 leaves. Misfoliation. 29 cm. Fair condition. Many leaves very dark in text area. Stains (including dampstains) and wear. Tears, including large open tears to title page and last leaf, affecting illustrated title frame in many places and text, repaired with paper filling. Worming in many places on title page and other leaves, affecting illustrations on title page and text, partially repaired with paper filling. New leather binding.
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Two books by R. Yosef Gikatilla, bound in one volume, with many glosses with kabbalistic content:
1. Ginat Egoz, on kabbalah, by R. Yosef Gikatilla. Zhovkva, [1773]. "Amsterdam" emphasized on title page.
2. Bound with: Shaar Orah [Shaarei Orah], by R. Yosef Gikatilla, with commentary of R. Matityah Delacrut. Zhovkva, [1771]. "Amsterdam" emphasized on title page.
Lengthy ownership inscriptions on title page of Shaarei Orah: "I thank and praise G-d… This is the divine Gate that I had with the commentary of R. Matityah, and I sold it in a pressing time, and now I reacquired it… Mordechai [son of] Yaakov Mordechai"; "Holy to G-d, will not be sold or redeemed from M[ordechai] s[on of] Yaa[kov], but rather my sons and friends like me will study it…".
His ownership inscriptions also appear on the title page of Ginat Egoz: "Here, Herat. Which G-d granted to His servant… M[ordechai] s[on of] Yaa[kov], [1885], may it be G-d's will for me and my offspring to read from it…".
Throughout both books are tens of original glosses, some lengthy, with kabbalistic content, handwritten by this R. Mordechai (such as on leaf 22 of Shaarei Orah).
We do not know the biographical details of R. Mordechai son of Yaakov. The ownership inscription in the present book attests that he stayed in Herat (Afghanistan), and was apparently a rabbi of Hamadan, as he copied a book (Ben Zvi Institute Ms. 4617) for a friend in Hamadan and signed letters of the Hamadan community. The present glosses demonstrate that he was an expert in Torah and kabbalah. His glosses appear in other books previously sold by Kedem (see Kedem, Auction 27, Lot 377; Auction 34, Lot 104; Auction 49, Part I, Lot 120).
Ginat Egoz: 95, [1] leaf. Shaarei Orah: 10, [2], 14-83 leaves. Misfoliation. Leaves 74-75 misordered. 21 cm. Condition Varies; first and last leaves of volume in fair condition, most leaves in good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and creases. Tears, including open tears to title page of Ginat Egoz, affecting title frame. Worming, affecting text, mainly to first and last leaves. Stamps. Old leather binding, with damage.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Two foundational works of the Vilna Gaon and his disciple R. Chaim of Volozhin. First editions, bound together:
1. Sifra DiTzniuta, with commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna and Grodno: Menachem Mann son of Baruch and Simchah Simmel son of Menachem Nachum, [1820]. First edition of the commentary of the Vilna Gaon on Sifra DiTzniuta. This is one of the fundamental books for studying and understanding the approach of the Vilna Gaon to kabbalah.
The work was published by R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson and disciple of the Vilna Gaon (son of R. Avraham son of the Vilna Gaon). Lengthy foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin at the beginning of the book – the last foreword written by R. Chaim to a book of the Vilna Gaon (he passed away a year after this book was published, in 1821). Following R. Chaim's foreword is another foreword by the publisher R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim. Both are important sources documenting the Vilna Gaon's life and Torah greatness.
2. "Yirat Hashem LeChaim – Nefesh HaChaim", by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna and Grodno: Menachem Mann son of Baruch and Simchah Simmel son of Menachem Nachum, 1824. First edition.
A classic book of the teachings of the Vilna Gaon and his disciples, concerning manners of conduct and service of G-d according to both the revealed and hidden realms of the Torah (many parts of the book were written as a response to the Chassidic school of thought, following the philosophy of the Vilna Gaon and his disciples).
On title pages and other leaves of both books, stamps in Hebrew and Latin script of R. Shemaryahu Zuckerman of Mohyliv, father-in-law and teacher of R. David Friedman, Rabbi of Karlin.
On front and back endpaper, ownership inscriptions of "Yosef Melamed Chassid" of Vilna and other inscriptions.
Two books in one volume. Sifra DiTzniuta: [6], 59, [3] leaves. Nefesh HaChaim: [6], 17; 10; 8, [1]; 4; 17 leaves. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Many stains, including dark stains, affecting text. Wear and creases. Tears and open tears, including tear slightly affecting text of one leaf, repaired with paper. Worming in a few places. Stamps and handwritten ownership inscriptions. Early binding, damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, No. 696; 1417.
Sifra DiTzniuta with the Commentary of the Vilna Gaon – The Segulah Qualities of the First Edition
The following stories are told about the holiness and segulah of this edition: R. Shemaryahu Greineman told the following story in the name of the Chazon Ish: A dybbuk was once brought before one of the tzaddikim of the previous generation, in the presence of all the townspeople. The tzaddik declared: "Let me show you a wondrous thing!" He presented the dybbuk with two copies of a book (either Sifra DeTzniuta or Sefer Yetzirah), one printed in the previous generation and the second printed in his times. The books were both wrapped in paper, and thus outwardly undistinguishable. The dybbuk took one book and embraced it lovingly; however, he recoiled from the other book saying that he is unable to touch it. The tzaddik explained the reason for this: the impure dybbuk was unable to touch the book published in the previous generation since it was printed by G-d-fearing Jews, unlike the second book, which was printed in a printing press which employed Jews who were lured by the Haskalah movement (Maaseh Ish, V, p. 122, in the name of R. Shemaryahu Greineman who heard the story from the Chazon Ish).
A similar story was told by R. Shmuel David HaKohen Munk (rabbi of the Orthodox community in Haifa), in the name of a Sephardic Jerusalem kabbalist: A person with a dybbuk was brought before the kabbalist, who placed the second edition of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on Sifra DeTzniuta on the man to no avail. He then used the first edition and the man was cured (Zechor LeDavid, II, p. 159). R. Munk also quotes R. Eliezer Gordon of Telz, who reported that when a volume of the first edition was placed in the hands of a dybbuk, he shook and screamed in terror: "The Vilner! The Vilner!", but did not show the same agitation upon similar exposure to a second edition (ibid).
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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LeZecher Yisrael, on Pirkei Avot and Talmudic novellae, by R. Yechiel Michel of Minsk. Vilna and Grodno: Menachem Man son of Baruch and Simchah Simmel son of Menachem Nachum, 1833.
The author was a disciple of the R. Chaim of Volozhin, and was a founder of the Volozhin yeshiva (and is described as such in the letter by R. Chaim of Volozhin's son-in-law, R. Hillel of Grodno – see below), where he served as a lecturer for some seven years. He later established a yeshiva in Minsk, which is described in the introduction to the present book.
The present copy contains four rare leaves that were only added to some copies, with statutes of the Minsk yeshiva, correspondence of Minsk rabbis with R. Itzele of Volozhin about the Minsk yeshiva, and a letter of R. Hillel of Grodno son-in-law of R. Chaim of Volozhin writing that the Volozhin yeshiva was founded by him. The other three leaves contain a lengthy list of donors from cities in Lithuania.
Signatures of R. Yehoshua son of R. Yekutiel Sidersky of Grodno; stamps: "A. Sidersky – Grodno". R. Aharon Sidersky of Grodno (1841-1921), son-in-law of R. Yisrael Salanter and son of R. Yehoshua Sidersky, and an exceptional Torah scholar.
On leaf 31, lengthy handwritten gloss citing an interpretation of R. Yisrael Salanter regarding a "dispute for the sake of heaven". The gloss is hard to read; apparently R. Yisrael Salanter draws a connection between two different disputes of Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel.
[4], [4], 10; 36 leaves. 10 leaves with Talmudic novellae bound before 36 leaves of novellae on Tractate Avot. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains (many stains to several leaves). Some worming. Small open tear to last leaf. Inscriptions and stamps. Old binding.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Mishnah Berurah, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim by R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, the Chafetz Chaim. Warsaw-Piotrków, 1891-1907. Four of six volumes, some first editions and some reprints.
• Part II, censor's authorization dated 1896.
• Part III, censor's authorization dated 1891.
• Part IV, censor's authorization dated 1898.
• Part VI, date of printing 1907.
Each of the volumes has two "proofread" inscriptions (in pencil), inside front board and on endpapers.
The Chafetz Chaim, author of the work, used to examine every book for printing errors and misordered pages, and he would mark every book he had personally examined as "proofread".
Four volumes. Volume II: 154 leaves. Volume III: [2], 2-195 leaves. Volume IV: [1], 196-290 leaves. Volume VI: 164 leaves. Approx. 23 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair to fair condition. Stains. Tears and open tears. Worming, affecting text. Original fabric bindings, with leather spines, some lacking or detached. Heavy wear, damage and worming to bindings.
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Meshech Chochmah, on the Torah, by R. Meir Simchah Kohen of Dvinsk. Riga: Eli Levin, 1927.
First edition, published by R. Menachem Mendel Dov Ber Zak, Rabbi of Riga, who received the manuscript from the author before the latter passed away in Riga on 4th Elul 1926
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The author,
R. Meir Simchah HaKohen of Dvinsk (1843-1926), an exceptional Torah scholar and tzaddik, was one of the most eminent leaders of Eastern European Jewry before the Holocaust. He served 40 years as Rabbi of Dvinsk (Daugavpils, Latvia), together with R. Yosef Rosen, the Rogatchover Gaon (who served as rabbi of the city's Chassidic community). During his rabbinical tenure in Dvinsk, he began printing his monumental Or Sameach on the Rambam. three volumes of which were published in his lifetime, while the last volume was printed in Riga by R. Menachem Mendel, Rabbi of Riga, who also edited and published R. Meir Simchah’s Meshech Chochmah on the Torah. The book became popular throughout the entire Jewish world and eventually became known as one of the most important commentaries on the Torah. A well-known comment in his Meshech Chochmah on the end of Parashat Bechukotai foretold the impending destruction of European Jewry.
R. Meir Simchah HaKohen of Dvinsk (1843-1926), an exceptional Torah scholar and tzaddik, was one of the most eminent leaders of Eastern European Jewry before the Holocaust. He served 40 years as Rabbi of Dvinsk (Daugavpils, Latvia), together with R. Yosef Rosen, the Rogatchover Gaon (who served as rabbi of the city's Chassidic community). During his rabbinical tenure in Dvinsk, he began printing his monumental Or Sameach on the Rambam. three volumes of which were published in his lifetime, while the last volume was printed in Riga by R. Menachem Mendel, Rabbi of Riga, who also edited and published R. Meir Simchah’s Meshech Chochmah on the Torah. The book became popular throughout the entire Jewish world and eventually became known as one of the most important commentaries on the Torah. A well-known comment in his Meshech Chochmah on the end of Parashat Bechukotai foretold the impending destruction of European Jewry.
434 pages. 25.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Many leaves and gatherings loose and detached. Marginal tears to some leaves. Original binding, worn, with attached non-original spine.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Collection of books of Even HaAzel on the Rambam, by R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, most in first editions.
Even HaAzel, novellae and commentary on Mishneh Torah by the Rambam. Parts I-V. Jerusalem, 1935-1978.
Seven parts in six volumes, and two additional volumes with another copy of Part VII, and another edition of Part II on the Book of Nezikin, printed in New York: HaMadpis, "in the author's lifetime" (date not indicated; facsimile of 1935 edition – this edition is not documented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and the NLI library).
Part IX on the Books of Nashim and Kedushah was published posthumously in 1978.
All of the volumes come from the library of R. Tzvi Yehudah Meltzer, Rabbi of Rechovot, the author's son. His stamp appears on the endpaper of Part III: "Tzvi Yehudah Meltzer, Rabbi of Rechovot, Eretz Israel". His signature appears on the endpaper of Part VII: "Refael Tzvi Yehudah Meltzer".
Eight volumes. Parts I-II (Nezikin, both parts): [2], 86, [1]; 72 leaves. Part III (Kinyan): [2], 110, [15] leaves. Part IV (Mishpatim, Part I): [2], 93, 12, [2] leaves. Part V (Kodashim, Part I): [2], 90, 14 leaves. Part VII (Mishpatim, Part II, and Shoftim): [1], 85, 12 leaves. Two copies, one lacking leaves 43-46, with leaves 35-38 bound instead, out of order. Part IX (Nashim, Kedushah): [2], 108, [1], 37 leaves. Part II of Nezikin, in facsimile edition: [2], 72 leaves. 32.5-34 cm. Dry paper in some volumes. Inside of books in overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Original bindings, partly detached and damaged, some volumes repaired with paper.
The author,
R. Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953), author of Even HaAzel. A leading Torah scholar of Lithuania and Jerusalem, he was born in Mir and studied in the Volozhin yeshiva under the Netziv and R. Chaim of Brisk, who esteemed him highly. After his marriage he served as the first yeshiva dean of the Knesset Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka along with R. Moshe Mordechai Epstein, and later moved to Slutsk where he established a large yeshiva and subsequently succeeded the Ridvaz as Rabbi of the city. He immigrated to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva. He was also a leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, and father-in-law of R. Aharon Kotler, dean of Kletsk and Lakewood yeshivas.
R. Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953), author of Even HaAzel. A leading Torah scholar of Lithuania and Jerusalem, he was born in Mir and studied in the Volozhin yeshiva under the Netziv and R. Chaim of Brisk, who esteemed him highly. After his marriage he served as the first yeshiva dean of the Knesset Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka along with R. Moshe Mordechai Epstein, and later moved to Slutsk where he established a large yeshiva and subsequently succeeded the Ridvaz as Rabbi of the city. He immigrated to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva. He was also a leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, and father-in-law of R. Aharon Kotler, dean of Kletsk and Lakewood yeshivas.
His son,
R. Tzvi Yehudah Meltzer (1899-1969), son of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer and disciple of the Alter of Novardok. He was appointed Rabbi of Pardes Channa, where he established the Kletsk yeshiva, which formed the basis for Midrashiat Noam. In 1947 he was appointed Rabbi of Rechovot, succeeding his father-in-law R. Tzvi Steinman, and established Yeshivat HaDarom. In 1951 he retired from his position as Rabbi of the city, appointing R. Elimelech Bar Shaul as his successor, while he continued to serve as head of the city's Beit Din and dean of Yeshivat HaDarom.
R. Tzvi Yehudah Meltzer (1899-1969), son of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer and disciple of the Alter of Novardok. He was appointed Rabbi of Pardes Channa, where he established the Kletsk yeshiva, which formed the basis for Midrashiat Noam. In 1947 he was appointed Rabbi of Rechovot, succeeding his father-in-law R. Tzvi Steinman, and established Yeshivat HaDarom. In 1951 he retired from his position as Rabbi of the city, appointing R. Elimelech Bar Shaul as his successor, while he continued to serve as head of the city's Beit Din and dean of Yeshivat HaDarom.
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Kitzur Shnei Luchot HaBrit, summary of R. Yeshayah HaLevi Horowitz's Shnei Luchot HaBrit (Shlah), with Mahadura Batra, by R. Yechiel Michel Segal Epstein. Zhitomir: R. Aryeh Leib Shapiro, grandson of the Rabbi of Slavita, 1854.
Bound at end: Sefer HaYashar, attributed to Rabbeinu Tam. Lviv: Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Drocker, 1869.
Kitzur Shnei Luchot HaBrit: 152 pages. Sefer HaYashar: [25] leaves. 20 cm. Greenish paper. Title page of Kitzur Shnei Luchut HaBrit and several other leaves in fair condition, most leaves in good-fair condition. Stains. Wear. Tears and open tears, on title page and other leaves, affecting title frame and slightly affecting text on several leaves, repaired with paper to title page. Close trimming, slightly affecting text. Stamps. Last leaf of second book detached. Old binding, damaged.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book records an incomplete copy ending on p. 148 (the copy in the NLI catalog is also lacking several leaves). The present book is a complete copy.
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Or Zarua, halachic rulings according to the order of the Talmud, Parts I-II, by R. Yitzchak son of R. Moshe of Vienna. First edition, printed from a 600-year-old manuscript. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavita, 1862. Both parts in one volume.
Title page partly printed in red ink.
Fine copy, with wide margins, in original leather binding, with gilt decorations.
[4], [2], 5-232; 4, 184 pages. 41.5 cm. Fine, wide margins. Most leaves in good condition. Stains (many leaves to title page of Part I and several other leaves). Original leather binding, with gilt decorations. Wear, worming and damage to binding (front side of binding and spine mostly detached).
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Siach HaSadeh, homiletics on the Torah, by R. Eliezer HaLevi, the Maggid of Pinsk. Shklow: Sarah daughter of Moshe Segal, [1787]. Only edition.
On p. 2b, poem by author with his name in acrostic. On last leaves, sermon for Sukkot, eulogy for R. Aharon HaLevi head of the Cracow Beit Din, sermon for a drought, sermon for children's plague.
The author,
R. Eliezer son of R. Meir HaLevi, the Maggid of Pinsk (d. after 1795), Rabbi of Chomsk and later rabbi of a Kloiz in Pinsk, where he also served as posek and maggid (not to be confused with R. Eliezer HaLevi, Rabbi of Pinsk). Grandfather of the Yesod HaAvodah, first Rebbe of Slonim.
R. Eliezer son of R. Meir HaLevi, the Maggid of Pinsk (d. after 1795), Rabbi of Chomsk and later rabbi of a Kloiz in Pinsk, where he also served as posek and maggid (not to be confused with R. Eliezer HaLevi, Rabbi of Pinsk). Grandfather of the Yesod HaAvodah, first Rebbe of Slonim.
The book includes an approbation by R. Avigdor Rabbi of Pinsk, infamous as a leading adversary of Chassidut in Lithuania and Belarus. R. Avigdor served as Rabbi of Pinsk between 1785-1793, succeeding R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, who was dismissed in 1785 by the mitnagdim. In 1800, R. Avigdor was among the informers to the Russian government against Chassidut and against the Baal HaTanya, causing his second imprisonment at the end of that year.
The author of this book is the only rabbi of his generation who requested an approbation from R. Avigdor. His second book, Reiach HaSadeh (Shklow, 1795), also included an approbation by R. Avigdor.
On title page and inside boards, stamps of R. "Shmuel Yitzchak Hillman, residing in Byerazino". R. Shmuel Yitzchak Hillman, author of Or Yashar (1868-1953), a rabbi of Lithuania, England and Jerusalem, Chief Rabbi of Glasgow and head of the London Beit Din, father-in-law of Chief Rabbi of Israel R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog.
132; 29 leaves. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including major dampstains. Wear (heavy wear to first leaves). Worming, affecting text. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves, affecting text on one leaf, and marginal tears on title page, repaired with paper (over parts of the title frame and text inside the frame). Old binding, worn, with worming.
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