Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Manuscript, Yesod Ha’Ibur, rules and laws regarding Ibur Hashana, by Rabbi Yosef son of Rabbi Yehudah Hachazan of Troyes. [Ashkenaz, 16th century].
Fine semi-cursive Ashkenazi handwriting, typical of the period, with initials in red ink. Includes many tables for calculation of New moon. Title page at the beginning of the manuscript which was added during a later period.
Introduction at top of manuscript: “The foundation of the Ibur [declaring a leap year] which was established by the wise Rabbi Yosef son of Rabbi Yudah Hachazan of Troyes, is calculation of the New moon of any given month, and although I have already written regarding this matter I will not refrain from writing this excellent method of calculation through which many secrets have been revealed and many mysteries have been solved and which can be attained only by this method which was handed down by my forefathers”.
Rabbi Yosef son of Rabbi Yehudah Hachazan of Troyes, among scholars of France during period of the Rishonim (approximately 13th century). Several compositions written by him are known, among them Sefer Yedidot on the wisdom of grammar (which is cited in the Minchat Yehudah commentary on the Torah, by Rabbi Yehudah son of Elazar, one of the authors of the Tosfot) and several compositions on the wisdom of leap years, one of which is the composition in this manuscript.
Apparently, this is the only copy of this composition, that has not been printed.
Notations and ownership signatures. Last page contains listing of planets and signs of zodiac.
[1], [28] leaves + 4 blank leaves. 15 cm. Good condition, stains and slight wear.
Fine semi-cursive Ashkenazi handwriting, typical of the period, with initials in red ink. Includes many tables for calculation of New moon. Title page at the beginning of the manuscript which was added during a later period.
Introduction at top of manuscript: “The foundation of the Ibur [declaring a leap year] which was established by the wise Rabbi Yosef son of Rabbi Yudah Hachazan of Troyes, is calculation of the New moon of any given month, and although I have already written regarding this matter I will not refrain from writing this excellent method of calculation through which many secrets have been revealed and many mysteries have been solved and which can be attained only by this method which was handed down by my forefathers”.
Rabbi Yosef son of Rabbi Yehudah Hachazan of Troyes, among scholars of France during period of the Rishonim (approximately 13th century). Several compositions written by him are known, among them Sefer Yedidot on the wisdom of grammar (which is cited in the Minchat Yehudah commentary on the Torah, by Rabbi Yehudah son of Elazar, one of the authors of the Tosfot) and several compositions on the wisdom of leap years, one of which is the composition in this manuscript.
Apparently, this is the only copy of this composition, that has not been printed.
Notations and ownership signatures. Last page contains listing of planets and signs of zodiac.
[1], [28] leaves + 4 blank leaves. 15 cm. Good condition, stains and slight wear.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $5,000
Sold for: $6,250
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Manuscript on parchment, prayers and blessings recited during the reading of Torah. (Eiwanowitz, Moravia; presently: Ivanovice na Hane, Czecoslovakia), [first half of 18th century].
Square (scribe) writing and semi-cursive Ashkenazi writing (similar to Tzena Urena letters). At the head of paragraphs - ornamentations and illustrations of floral, bird and other designs.
On margins of page [9] colophon by the author: “written by Yosef son of our mentor and Rabbi Hillel Shm[uel?] scribe of holy congregation of Eiwanowitz”. On margin of page [4] ancient owner signature: “Yehudah Leib son of my beloved father Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik”. Manuscript includes prayers recited on Shabbat, after Torah reading in synagogue preceding Mussaf prayer. At head of manuscript (pages 1-2) two prayers - Yekum Purkan, and Mi Sheberach for the congregation which are recited afterwards, and following it Birkat Rosh Chodesh (concise version, without Yehi Ratzon which was added at a later time).
On page [3] Mi Sheberach prayer for those undertaking to fast on Monday and Thursday (unfamiliar version), and a special prayer for the praised Roman Caesar (Caralis)… “ [apparently in reference to Charles VI Holy Roman Emperor, who died in 1740].
On pages [4-6]: order of change of name for sick [Metzalin Anachnu and Yehi Ratzon recited after change of name]. Mi Sheberach blessing for sick [He who blessed Avraham Yitzchak and Yaakov… and first righteous people and He who cured Miriam the Prophetess from her leprosy and sweetened the waters of Mara through Moshe Rabbeinu and healed the waters of Jericho and healed Chizkiah King of Yehudah of his illness and the righteous Binyamin of his illness…” – similar version brought from Gramiza pamphlet , by Frumkin, in Seder Rav Amram Ga’on, Jerusalem 1911. See attached material]; blessing for woman in confinement [unfamiliar version, similar in style to that of Frumkin].
On page [7]: prayer “of our mentor and rabbi Rabbi Leib of Prague for Monday and Thursday” – prayer for protection from informers, “May he… uproot and eradicate… the informers who injure the Jewish people with their tongues and destroy the status of the congregations and distress their brothers to bring about their defeat…”. [This prayer is cited in the book of regulations of the state of Mehrin named after the Maharal of Prague, and was preserved, with changes, in the synagogue registry in the congregation of Krezmir. It was customary to recite it in the congregations of Eisenstadt, where it was attributed to author of the Panim Me’irot. See attached material].
On page [8]: prayers Yehi Ratzon Milifnei Avinu Shebashamayim for Monday and Thursday, and prayer Acheinu Kol Beit Yisrael, and on page [9] Av Harachaman prayer for martyrs. Addition on last page [10]: wording for Eiruv Tavshilin, apparently by different writer (with first word in decorative writing).
5 parchment leaves, 10 written pages. 27 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear, several tears. New binding.
Enclosed; A letter by Prof. Gershom Scholem (in English) regarding prayer for downfall of informers included in this manuscript.
Square (scribe) writing and semi-cursive Ashkenazi writing (similar to Tzena Urena letters). At the head of paragraphs - ornamentations and illustrations of floral, bird and other designs.
On margins of page [9] colophon by the author: “written by Yosef son of our mentor and Rabbi Hillel Shm[uel?] scribe of holy congregation of Eiwanowitz”. On margin of page [4] ancient owner signature: “Yehudah Leib son of my beloved father Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik”. Manuscript includes prayers recited on Shabbat, after Torah reading in synagogue preceding Mussaf prayer. At head of manuscript (pages 1-2) two prayers - Yekum Purkan, and Mi Sheberach for the congregation which are recited afterwards, and following it Birkat Rosh Chodesh (concise version, without Yehi Ratzon which was added at a later time).
On page [3] Mi Sheberach prayer for those undertaking to fast on Monday and Thursday (unfamiliar version), and a special prayer for the praised Roman Caesar (Caralis)… “ [apparently in reference to Charles VI Holy Roman Emperor, who died in 1740].
On pages [4-6]: order of change of name for sick [Metzalin Anachnu and Yehi Ratzon recited after change of name]. Mi Sheberach blessing for sick [He who blessed Avraham Yitzchak and Yaakov… and first righteous people and He who cured Miriam the Prophetess from her leprosy and sweetened the waters of Mara through Moshe Rabbeinu and healed the waters of Jericho and healed Chizkiah King of Yehudah of his illness and the righteous Binyamin of his illness…” – similar version brought from Gramiza pamphlet , by Frumkin, in Seder Rav Amram Ga’on, Jerusalem 1911. See attached material]; blessing for woman in confinement [unfamiliar version, similar in style to that of Frumkin].
On page [7]: prayer “of our mentor and rabbi Rabbi Leib of Prague for Monday and Thursday” – prayer for protection from informers, “May he… uproot and eradicate… the informers who injure the Jewish people with their tongues and destroy the status of the congregations and distress their brothers to bring about their defeat…”. [This prayer is cited in the book of regulations of the state of Mehrin named after the Maharal of Prague, and was preserved, with changes, in the synagogue registry in the congregation of Krezmir. It was customary to recite it in the congregations of Eisenstadt, where it was attributed to author of the Panim Me’irot. See attached material].
On page [8]: prayers Yehi Ratzon Milifnei Avinu Shebashamayim for Monday and Thursday, and prayer Acheinu Kol Beit Yisrael, and on page [9] Av Harachaman prayer for martyrs. Addition on last page [10]: wording for Eiruv Tavshilin, apparently by different writer (with first word in decorative writing).
5 parchment leaves, 10 written pages. 27 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear, several tears. New binding.
Enclosed; A letter by Prof. Gershom Scholem (in English) regarding prayer for downfall of informers included in this manuscript.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Sold for: $575
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Manuscript on vellum, prayers and blessings for Teki'at Shofar. [Europe, 18th / 19th century].
Three page booklet. Square writing with vowels, with Yiddish instructions in cursive Ashkenazi writing.
Contains the Seder Teki'at Shofar, with the blessings, prayers and Kavanot to be said at the time the shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah.
[3] pages. 17 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks.
Three page booklet. Square writing with vowels, with Yiddish instructions in cursive Ashkenazi writing.
Contains the Seder Teki'at Shofar, with the blessings, prayers and Kavanot to be said at the time the shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah.
[3] pages. 17 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Manuscript, Ma'ase Shimon HaLevi, historical chronicle from the time of the Expulsion of the Jews from Prague. [Vienna?, 1748]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
Long composition composed of the personal testimony of Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Kava, a wealthy and influential Jew in Prague, regarding the events of that time and the pogroms that preceded the expulsion of the Jews from the city of Prague in 1745. This composition was written according to the words of Rabbi Shimon in 1748 by the scribe Rabbi Shlomo Zalman ben Rabbi Hirsh Segal, who adds his own introduction to the beginning of the composition.
The manuscript contains the story of the pogroms, the killings and plunder of the Jews at the time of the conquest of Prague from Austrian hands by the Prussian army, and during the return of the Austrian army. Rabbi Shimon describes the sights he himself encountered, summarizes the developments of the events and mentions the dead and injured by name. He relates that in the midst of the pogroms, several Jews in the city came to him and said, "For the sake of Heaven, Rabbi Shimon Kava, save our community because you have strong influence and your words are heard by the armed forces and they will heed you…". Rabbi Shimon details his activities at the time of the pogrom, which included lobbying on behalf of the Jews before the Prussian conquerors that led to his imprisonment after the city was returned to Austrian hands and the efforts for his release. At the end of the composition are letters of support and recommendation received by Rabbi Shimon a dayan in Prague and from the Av Beit Din of Bohemia.
The description of the events was written in Hebrew interlaced with passages in ancient German-Yiddish (primarily quotes of conversations and dialogs between people in the story).
The title on the title page: “Ma’ase Shimon HaLevi” [with bold letters of the year of 1745 in which the events occurred]. Written on the title page: “First written in the capital city of Vienna” (Vienna is stressed in large letters). [Some of the letters of the word U’Varishona have vowels, (different from the marking of years in other places), and it is not clear if the author intended to note another year, an acronym or a different hint. We are also not sure if this is the first copy of the composition written by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Shpitz or an additional copy].As part of the “War of the Austrian Succession”, the soldiers of Frederick the Great King of Prussia, conquered Prague from the House of Habsburg governed by Empress Maria Theresa. During the first days, with the retreat of the Empress’ forces and the Prussian invasion of the city, local mobs led pogroms against the Jewish population claiming that the Jews supported the Prussians during the conquest of the city. About 20 Jews were massacred and more than 100 injured and most of the community’s population was harmed, whether bodily or monetarily. Not long after, the city was recaptured by Maria Theresa’s army and the Jews once more became the target of assault and pogroms due to alleged disloyalty and treason during the war. These accusations were the official grounds that triggered Maria Theresa’s signature of the royal warrant ordering immediate expulsion of all Jews from the city of Prague in January 1745, in the midst of the fierce winter cold. They were permitted to return only three years later in 1748.
Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Kava (died in Cheshvan 1773), a prominent Prague figure and among the most wealthy of its residents was one the men who signed the appointment of Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, author of Nodah B’Yehuda to the rabbinate. He established an impressive Beit Midrash in Prague and allocated part of his capital to support those who study there. Written on his tombstone: “And in the winter, he benefited all the community and this caused him to be imprisoned and experience terrible suffering, and the merit of the congregation saved him, elevated him and seated him among influential people”. A lengthy description of his imprisonment is recounted in this manuscript. As far as we know, this composition was never printed and contains unknown historical details.
10 leaves (20 written pages). 25 cm. Good condition. High-quality paper. Stains. Ancient leather binding, with decorative impressions.
Long composition composed of the personal testimony of Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Kava, a wealthy and influential Jew in Prague, regarding the events of that time and the pogroms that preceded the expulsion of the Jews from the city of Prague in 1745. This composition was written according to the words of Rabbi Shimon in 1748 by the scribe Rabbi Shlomo Zalman ben Rabbi Hirsh Segal, who adds his own introduction to the beginning of the composition.
The manuscript contains the story of the pogroms, the killings and plunder of the Jews at the time of the conquest of Prague from Austrian hands by the Prussian army, and during the return of the Austrian army. Rabbi Shimon describes the sights he himself encountered, summarizes the developments of the events and mentions the dead and injured by name. He relates that in the midst of the pogroms, several Jews in the city came to him and said, "For the sake of Heaven, Rabbi Shimon Kava, save our community because you have strong influence and your words are heard by the armed forces and they will heed you…". Rabbi Shimon details his activities at the time of the pogrom, which included lobbying on behalf of the Jews before the Prussian conquerors that led to his imprisonment after the city was returned to Austrian hands and the efforts for his release. At the end of the composition are letters of support and recommendation received by Rabbi Shimon a dayan in Prague and from the Av Beit Din of Bohemia.
The description of the events was written in Hebrew interlaced with passages in ancient German-Yiddish (primarily quotes of conversations and dialogs between people in the story).
The title on the title page: “Ma’ase Shimon HaLevi” [with bold letters of the year of 1745 in which the events occurred]. Written on the title page: “First written in the capital city of Vienna” (Vienna is stressed in large letters). [Some of the letters of the word U’Varishona have vowels, (different from the marking of years in other places), and it is not clear if the author intended to note another year, an acronym or a different hint. We are also not sure if this is the first copy of the composition written by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Shpitz or an additional copy].As part of the “War of the Austrian Succession”, the soldiers of Frederick the Great King of Prussia, conquered Prague from the House of Habsburg governed by Empress Maria Theresa. During the first days, with the retreat of the Empress’ forces and the Prussian invasion of the city, local mobs led pogroms against the Jewish population claiming that the Jews supported the Prussians during the conquest of the city. About 20 Jews were massacred and more than 100 injured and most of the community’s population was harmed, whether bodily or monetarily. Not long after, the city was recaptured by Maria Theresa’s army and the Jews once more became the target of assault and pogroms due to alleged disloyalty and treason during the war. These accusations were the official grounds that triggered Maria Theresa’s signature of the royal warrant ordering immediate expulsion of all Jews from the city of Prague in January 1745, in the midst of the fierce winter cold. They were permitted to return only three years later in 1748.
Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Kava (died in Cheshvan 1773), a prominent Prague figure and among the most wealthy of its residents was one the men who signed the appointment of Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, author of Nodah B’Yehuda to the rabbinate. He established an impressive Beit Midrash in Prague and allocated part of his capital to support those who study there. Written on his tombstone: “And in the winter, he benefited all the community and this caused him to be imprisoned and experience terrible suffering, and the merit of the congregation saved him, elevated him and seated him among influential people”. A lengthy description of his imprisonment is recounted in this manuscript. As far as we know, this composition was never printed and contains unknown historical details.
10 leaves (20 written pages). 25 cm. Good condition. High-quality paper. Stains. Ancient leather binding, with decorative impressions.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
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Manuscript, laws of person on death bed, order of prayers for departure of soul and laws of purification. [Central or Western Europe, c. 18th century]. Ashkenazi calligraphic writing, alternately black and red ink. A frame on each page in red ink. Includes laws and instructions in Yiddish-Deutsch, majority written in Tzena Urena letters.
Three additional leaves are bound at the end of the manuscript, in different writing, square and vowelized, with prayer for purifiers of deceased.
2-6, [3] leaves (title page possibly missing). Thick leaves, written on one side. 19 cm. Good condition, stains, slight wear. New binding.
Three additional leaves are bound at the end of the manuscript, in different writing, square and vowelized, with prayer for purifiers of deceased.
2-6, [3] leaves (title page possibly missing). Thick leaves, written on one side. 19 cm. Good condition, stains, slight wear. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Sold for: $1,625
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Manuscript, complete composition by an unidentified author, on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, (Simanim 39-125). [Attractive Ashkenasi writing, characteristic to the Galicia-Poland area in the mid-19th century, c. 1860-1870].
Manuscript copied by a scribe with corrections and additions by another writer [apparently the author himself]. Novellae, explanations and corrections on the words of the Shach and the Sma. The author also quotes things from other books, primarily for Mishpat HaUrima in the book Netivot HaMishpat [first printed in 1809], and from the book Ma'ayan Ganim.
The back cover of the notebook is torn, and on the remnant is an inscription in another handwriting: "This book Machatzit HaShekel belong to… David Leibush".
Various authors wrote compositions which dealt with explaining the words of the poskim accompanying the Shulchan Aruch, similar to the commentary by the author of the Machatzit HaShekel, Rabbi Shmuel Kalin (1724-1806), who authored a special composition to explain the brilliant hints of the author of Magen Avraham on Orach Chaim. A similar composition on Choshen Mishpat was written by Rabbi Yisrael Matityahu Auerbach in his book Alfei Yisrael (Lvov, 1870) who describes his work on the title page of the book: "A new explanation and commentary revealing hidden… the kavanot of the words of our rabbis… the Sma and the Shach… similar to the book Machatzit HaShekel on the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim". According to our examination, the content of his composition is different from this manuscript. A similar composition was also written on Even HaEzer, by Rabbi Moshe Ya'agid of Bibrka (1840-1917) titled Machatzit HaShekel (Lemberg, 1873), "To clarify and illuminate the words of the Chelkat Mechokek and the Beit Shmuel… similar to the way of the Machatzit HaShekel".
40 leaves (80 written leaves). 23 cm. Good-fair
condition, stains and wear. Unbound.
Manuscript copied by a scribe with corrections and additions by another writer [apparently the author himself]. Novellae, explanations and corrections on the words of the Shach and the Sma. The author also quotes things from other books, primarily for Mishpat HaUrima in the book Netivot HaMishpat [first printed in 1809], and from the book Ma'ayan Ganim.
The back cover of the notebook is torn, and on the remnant is an inscription in another handwriting: "This book Machatzit HaShekel belong to… David Leibush".
Various authors wrote compositions which dealt with explaining the words of the poskim accompanying the Shulchan Aruch, similar to the commentary by the author of the Machatzit HaShekel, Rabbi Shmuel Kalin (1724-1806), who authored a special composition to explain the brilliant hints of the author of Magen Avraham on Orach Chaim. A similar composition on Choshen Mishpat was written by Rabbi Yisrael Matityahu Auerbach in his book Alfei Yisrael (Lvov, 1870) who describes his work on the title page of the book: "A new explanation and commentary revealing hidden… the kavanot of the words of our rabbis… the Sma and the Shach… similar to the book Machatzit HaShekel on the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim". According to our examination, the content of his composition is different from this manuscript. A similar composition was also written on Even HaEzer, by Rabbi Moshe Ya'agid of Bibrka (1840-1917) titled Machatzit HaShekel (Lemberg, 1873), "To clarify and illuminate the words of the Chelkat Mechokek and the Beit Shmuel… similar to the way of the Machatzit HaShekel".
40 leaves (80 written leaves). 23 cm. Good-fair
condition, stains and wear. Unbound.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,750
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Autographic manuscript of Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried author of Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.
Leaf in his handwriting containing novellae on Tractate Bava Batra, Leaf 154. These novellae were not printed together with his novellae on Bava Batra which he himself printed in Zolkva in 1846, but they were integrated into the new edition published by Machon Yerushalayim.
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried (1804-1886), a leading Torah authority in his times. Disciple of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Heller [R. Hirshle Charif] author of Tiv Gittin [he was raised in Rabbi Heller's home after he was orphaned as a child]. Rabbi Ganzfried's first book, “Keset HaSofer”, on laws of the practice of scribal writing of books of Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot, was published in 1834 in the city of Ofen. The book has the Chatam Sofer’s approbation and his glosses. He states there that no scribe should be ordained until he is proficient in this book. Rabbi Ganzfried served as head of theBet Din of Ungvar from 1850 until his passing in 1886. He headed the Orthodox rabbinate in Hungary.
He authored dozens of important books however he is best known for his Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, an easy summary of the Shulchan Aruch, printed in many editions since its first publishing in 1864, in Ungvar. [“Otzar Yisrael”, New York 1909, notes that half a million copies had already been published. According to Dr. Yitzchak Rivkind, a million copies had been published until 1960].
[1] leaf, written on both sides, 36 cm. Good condition. In a fine leather binding.
Leaf in his handwriting containing novellae on Tractate Bava Batra, Leaf 154. These novellae were not printed together with his novellae on Bava Batra which he himself printed in Zolkva in 1846, but they were integrated into the new edition published by Machon Yerushalayim.
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried (1804-1886), a leading Torah authority in his times. Disciple of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Heller [R. Hirshle Charif] author of Tiv Gittin [he was raised in Rabbi Heller's home after he was orphaned as a child]. Rabbi Ganzfried's first book, “Keset HaSofer”, on laws of the practice of scribal writing of books of Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot, was published in 1834 in the city of Ofen. The book has the Chatam Sofer’s approbation and his glosses. He states there that no scribe should be ordained until he is proficient in this book. Rabbi Ganzfried served as head of theBet Din of Ungvar from 1850 until his passing in 1886. He headed the Orthodox rabbinate in Hungary.
He authored dozens of important books however he is best known for his Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, an easy summary of the Shulchan Aruch, printed in many editions since its first publishing in 1864, in Ungvar. [“Otzar Yisrael”, New York 1909, notes that half a million copies had already been published. According to Dr. Yitzchak Rivkind, a million copies had been published until 1960].
[1] leaf, written on both sides, 36 cm. Good condition. In a fine leather binding.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $800
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Manuscript, “Sermon which I have delivered in Uhely”, by Ga’on Rabbi Yirmiyahu Loewe. Ujhely (Hungary), Sermon for the 7th of Adar 1863. Author’s handwriting, typical of his other writings.
The renowned Ga’on Rabbi Yirmiyahu Loewe (1811-1874), son of the “Sha’arei Torah”, a leading Torah giant in Hungary in the times of the Ktav Sofer, served in the rabbinate of Werboy and Ujhely. Authored Divrei Yirmiyahu on the Rambam and the Talmud and Chiddushei Sugiyot V'Drashot. This sermon was not printed in the book of sermons (Satmar, 1934).
6 leaves, 12 written pages. High-quality paper, good condition, fabric binding.
The renowned Ga’on Rabbi Yirmiyahu Loewe (1811-1874), son of the “Sha’arei Torah”, a leading Torah giant in Hungary in the times of the Ktav Sofer, served in the rabbinate of Werboy and Ujhely. Authored Divrei Yirmiyahu on the Rambam and the Talmud and Chiddushei Sugiyot V'Drashot. This sermon was not printed in the book of sermons (Satmar, 1934).
6 leaves, 12 written pages. High-quality paper, good condition, fabric binding.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $400
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Collection of Torah manuscripts by varied writers:
• Manuscript of responsa on topics of Even HaEzer, handwritten by Rabbi Baruch Asher Perles (disciple of the Chatam Sofer. Dayan in Baja, Hungary), includes a copy of a letter of responsum concerning an Agunah which Rabbi Baruch Asher received in 1854 from Rabbi "Mordechai Ze'ev Segal Ettinger author of Mefarshei HaYam and Magen Giborim and the Ma'amar Mordechai Responsa" of Lvov. (Approximately 5 written pages). • Copy of a letter of responsum on the topic of Terefot, "Manuscript of Rabbi Reuven, Av Bet Din of Deneburg (Dvinsk)" (5 written pages, printed with slight variations in his book Rosh Le'Reuveni, pp. 87-89). • Manuscript of Torah novellae by Rabbi Nissan Ovadya Rosinson, Rabbi in Kovne, On a binding leaf, with the stamp of his son Rabbi "Yisrael Shlomo ben Rabbi Nissan Ovadya Rosinson Rabbi of Kovne". • Manuscript of Torah novellae, on a binding leaf with the stamp of Rabbi "Elazar ben Rabbi Meir Sefal Lazeros, rabbi of the Memel community and its environs".
4 items, varied size, good to good-fair condition.
• Manuscript of responsa on topics of Even HaEzer, handwritten by Rabbi Baruch Asher Perles (disciple of the Chatam Sofer. Dayan in Baja, Hungary), includes a copy of a letter of responsum concerning an Agunah which Rabbi Baruch Asher received in 1854 from Rabbi "Mordechai Ze'ev Segal Ettinger author of Mefarshei HaYam and Magen Giborim and the Ma'amar Mordechai Responsa" of Lvov. (Approximately 5 written pages). • Copy of a letter of responsum on the topic of Terefot, "Manuscript of Rabbi Reuven, Av Bet Din of Deneburg (Dvinsk)" (5 written pages, printed with slight variations in his book Rosh Le'Reuveni, pp. 87-89). • Manuscript of Torah novellae by Rabbi Nissan Ovadya Rosinson, Rabbi in Kovne, On a binding leaf, with the stamp of his son Rabbi "Yisrael Shlomo ben Rabbi Nissan Ovadya Rosinson Rabbi of Kovne". • Manuscript of Torah novellae, on a binding leaf with the stamp of Rabbi "Elazar ben Rabbi Meir Sefal Lazeros, rabbi of the Memel community and its environs".
4 items, varied size, good to good-fair condition.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Sold for: $750
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Manuscript, pamphlet of Chazal sayings of homiletics and explanations on Parshat Chayei Sarah. Ashkenazi handwriting [Lithuania-Poland?, early 19th century].
The author is unidentified but the content with his original thinking clearly portrays that he was a deep-thinking Torah scholar.
24 closely written pages. 18 cm. Thick greenish paper. Fair condition, the ink is faded on most leaves [legible]. Wear and stains, damages and minor tears.
The author is unidentified but the content with his original thinking clearly portrays that he was a deep-thinking Torah scholar.
24 closely written pages. 18 cm. Thick greenish paper. Fair condition, the ink is faded on most leaves [legible]. Wear and stains, damages and minor tears.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $2,500
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Six leaves in the holy handwriting of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. German.
Articles (for month of Kislev and Chanukah), written by Rabbi Hirsch (autographic writing, with erasures and corrections), for publication in the Orthodox periodical Jeschurun which he established and published in the years 1854-1888, and which served as the main literary forum in which he published his articles in German.
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888), great leader of Orthodox Jewry in Germany and founder of the secessionist Orthodox community, disciple of the Chacham Bernays of Hamburg, and Rabbi Yaakov Etlinger author of Aruch La’ner of Altona. From age 22 served in rabbinates of Oldenburg, Emden and Nikolsburg. In 1850 the eleven Orthodox families residing in Frankfurt am Main requested that he lead the new Orthodox Adat Jeschurun congregation. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch was the first who attempted to prevent the rapid spiritual decline of the German Jews and single-handedly reestablished Jewish Orthodoxy in Germany. His authority in Halacha and Torah imbued him the indisputable position of leader of Orthodox Jewry in Western Europe. He was active in establishing congregations in various cities throughout Germany and educated an entire generation in Torah and Mitzvot via the books and articles which he published (Igrot Tzafon, Chorev and more). Upon his initiative Rabbi Meyer Lehmann, rabbi of Mainz, established the orthodox newspaper Der Israelit, to which the periodical Jeschurun, in which Rabbi Samson Raphael published his articles was attached.
6 leaves; four of them: 32 cm + 2 snippets of paper of a different size. Approx. 8 written pages. Tears with missing pieces at heads of pages, restored with paper. Elaborate new leather binding, with gilt embossment.
Articles (for month of Kislev and Chanukah), written by Rabbi Hirsch (autographic writing, with erasures and corrections), for publication in the Orthodox periodical Jeschurun which he established and published in the years 1854-1888, and which served as the main literary forum in which he published his articles in German.
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888), great leader of Orthodox Jewry in Germany and founder of the secessionist Orthodox community, disciple of the Chacham Bernays of Hamburg, and Rabbi Yaakov Etlinger author of Aruch La’ner of Altona. From age 22 served in rabbinates of Oldenburg, Emden and Nikolsburg. In 1850 the eleven Orthodox families residing in Frankfurt am Main requested that he lead the new Orthodox Adat Jeschurun congregation. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch was the first who attempted to prevent the rapid spiritual decline of the German Jews and single-handedly reestablished Jewish Orthodoxy in Germany. His authority in Halacha and Torah imbued him the indisputable position of leader of Orthodox Jewry in Western Europe. He was active in establishing congregations in various cities throughout Germany and educated an entire generation in Torah and Mitzvot via the books and articles which he published (Igrot Tzafon, Chorev and more). Upon his initiative Rabbi Meyer Lehmann, rabbi of Mainz, established the orthodox newspaper Der Israelit, to which the periodical Jeschurun, in which Rabbi Samson Raphael published his articles was attached.
6 leaves; four of them: 32 cm + 2 snippets of paper of a different size. Approx. 8 written pages. Tears with missing pieces at heads of pages, restored with paper. Elaborate new leather binding, with gilt embossment.
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Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $300
Sold for: $425
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Manuscript, preparation for printing of a new Ivri-teitch (Yiddish) translation for Vayikra. With translations of Rashi and other commentaries, parables from the book Ohel Ya'akov by the Magid of Dubna and from other books, and many other additions [c, 1810s].
The manuscript was written in black ink, with thousands of content and language corrections edited in red ink. Evidently, the manuscript is a preparation for a new edition with updated Yiddish according to Yiddish grammar of the beginning of the 20th century. Upon comparing this manuscript to the Beit Yehuda chumashim, many translations correspond to those written in black ink but none correspond to the corrections in red ink. Apparently, they were done in preparation for a new edition.
302 pages, 21 cm. Very-good condition. Several notebooks, bound in a new fabric binding.
The manuscript was written in black ink, with thousands of content and language corrections edited in red ink. Evidently, the manuscript is a preparation for a new edition with updated Yiddish according to Yiddish grammar of the beginning of the 20th century. Upon comparing this manuscript to the Beit Yehuda chumashim, many translations correspond to those written in black ink but none correspond to the corrections in red ink. Apparently, they were done in preparation for a new edition.
302 pages, 21 cm. Very-good condition. Several notebooks, bound in a new fabric binding.
Category
Manuscripts - Ashkenaz
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