Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
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Sold for: $375
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Leaf with lengthy responsum (4 columns), handwritten and signed by the Rishon LeTzion R. Avraham Ashkenazi, rabbi of Jerusalem. [Jerusalem, 19th century].
Halachic responsum regarding a testament disputed by the heirs and guardians. The responsum was published in Responsa of R. A. Ashkenazi, published by the Ahavat Shalom institute (Jerusalem, 1991, section 10).
R. Avraham Ashkenazi (1811-1880), prominent Torah scholar, Rishon LeTzion of Jerusalem. His opinion was conclusive on communal matters in Jerusalem and throughout the world.
[1] leaf (closely written on both sides, in four columns). Approx. 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tears to folds and worming, affecting text in several places.
Halachic responsum regarding a testament disputed by the heirs and guardians. The responsum was published in Responsa of R. A. Ashkenazi, published by the Ahavat Shalom institute (Jerusalem, 1991, section 10).
R. Avraham Ashkenazi (1811-1880), prominent Torah scholar, Rishon LeTzion of Jerusalem. His opinion was conclusive on communal matters in Jerusalem and throughout the world.
[1] leaf (closely written on both sides, in four columns). Approx. 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tears to folds and worming, affecting text in several places.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Emissary letter in neat calligraphic script, signed with the signature-stamps of R. Avraham Ashkenazi and R. Refael Meir Panigel, with the stamps of community institutions and of the trustees of Vaad Pekidei Kushta (body in Constantinople centralizing the financial assistance to the residents of Eretz Israel): R. Chaim Nissim Baruch, R. Shlomo Abulafia, and others. Jerusalem, [Adar II 1870].
Addressed to R. Yehuda Chermon (a rabbi of Oran, Algeria), regarding the routine mission of R. Asher Avraham HaLevi son of R. Yaakov HaLevi to benefit the destitute Jews of Jerusalem, who were in a difficult financial situation due to a drought and locust plague.
[1] leaf. 30 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains and wear. Worming, affecting text.
Emissary letter pasted on a printed leaf, galley proof from the book Ar'a DeRabbanan (Constantinople, 1745) with handwritten corrections.
Addressed to R. Yehuda Chermon (a rabbi of Oran, Algeria), regarding the routine mission of R. Asher Avraham HaLevi son of R. Yaakov HaLevi to benefit the destitute Jews of Jerusalem, who were in a difficult financial situation due to a drought and locust plague.
[1] leaf. 30 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains and wear. Worming, affecting text.
Emissary letter pasted on a printed leaf, galley proof from the book Ar'a DeRabbanan (Constantinople, 1745) with handwritten corrections.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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Ketubah recording the marriage of Yitzchak son of Yosef Havilio, to Sarah daughter of R. Nissim Ezra Mandil. 14th Tishrei 1889.
Large ketubah. Neat Oriental script. Decorated in colored ink, in the style of Jerusalemite ketubot.
Signatures of the groom and witnesses, including R. "Shlomo Moshe Suzin" (the second; Jerusalem Torah scholar, grandson of the Rishon LeTzion R. Shlomo Moshe Suzin).
The Havilio family was a veteran and prominent family in Eretz Israel. The father of the bride, R. Nissim Ezra Mandil, is a signatory on various halachic rulings alongside Jerusalem rabbis.
[1] leaf. Approx. 76X54 cm. Fair condition. Stains and dampness damage. Wear and large tears, affecting text. Old and new paper repairs.
Large ketubah. Neat Oriental script. Decorated in colored ink, in the style of Jerusalemite ketubot.
Signatures of the groom and witnesses, including R. "Shlomo Moshe Suzin" (the second; Jerusalem Torah scholar, grandson of the Rishon LeTzion R. Shlomo Moshe Suzin).
The Havilio family was a veteran and prominent family in Eretz Israel. The father of the bride, R. Nissim Ezra Mandil, is a signatory on various halachic rulings alongside Jerusalem rabbis.
[1] leaf. Approx. 76X54 cm. Fair condition. Stains and dampness damage. Wear and large tears, affecting text. Old and new paper repairs.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,750
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Customs of the Beit El yeshiva for kabbalists, handwritten by R. Yechezkel Ezra Rachamim – HaRav HaYaar. [Jerusalem? ca. 1900s].
Presumably transcribed from the book Divrei Shalom published by R. Avraham Gagin. With addresses of rabbis and booksellers from around the world.
R. Yechezkel Ezra Rachamim – HaRav HaYaar (1876-1908), prominent Iraqi and Jerusalemite Torah scholar. A close disciple of the Ben Ish Chai in Baghdad. He founded the Rechovot HaNahar yeshiva for kabbalists in Jerusalem.
[11] leaves (19 written pages). 14.5 cm. Good condition. Some wear and stains. Some detached leaves. Without binding.
Presumably transcribed from the book Divrei Shalom published by R. Avraham Gagin. With addresses of rabbis and booksellers from around the world.
R. Yechezkel Ezra Rachamim – HaRav HaYaar (1876-1908), prominent Iraqi and Jerusalemite Torah scholar. A close disciple of the Ben Ish Chai in Baghdad. He founded the Rechovot HaNahar yeshiva for kabbalists in Jerusalem.
[11] leaves (19 written pages). 14.5 cm. Good condition. Some wear and stains. Some detached leaves. Without binding.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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Large collection of dozens of letters, letter drafts, printed booklets and printers' sheets – extensive correspondence between R. Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer of Jerusalem (researcher who publicized the Cairo Genizah and Yemenite manuscripts, and author of dozens of books) and members of the Sassoon and Ezra families in London. Includes illustrated Shana Tova letters in color lithographic print. Jerusalem, 1924-1935.
The letters include interesting correspondence, discussions and studies regarding early manuscripts, sponsoring of book publications, and more. The collection includes over 24 letters handwritten and signed by R. "Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer". Most of the letters are addressed to Mrs. Farha (Flora) Sassoon and her son R. David Sassoon (most letters are in Rashi script, two are in English).
• 9 letters and letter drafts from Mrs. Flora Sassoon and her son David Sassson, addressed to R. Wertheimer (some are signed). • Typewritten letter with a transcript of a Beit Din ruling from the Chassidic Beit Din in Jerusalem, and transcript of a letter from R. Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer, describing the development of the institutions of the various communities in Jerusalem. • Printers' sheets sent by R. Wertheimer during the printing process. • Printed booklets by R. Wertheimer. • Paper items related to R. Wertheimer – broadside announcing eulogies upon his passing, booklet in his memory, printed portraits and more.
Approx. 60 items, including some 30 letters. Size and condition vary. Includes 3 color lithographs (pieces cut out of two of them).
Provenance: Sassoon Family Collection.
The letters include interesting correspondence, discussions and studies regarding early manuscripts, sponsoring of book publications, and more. The collection includes over 24 letters handwritten and signed by R. "Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer". Most of the letters are addressed to Mrs. Farha (Flora) Sassoon and her son R. David Sassoon (most letters are in Rashi script, two are in English).
• 9 letters and letter drafts from Mrs. Flora Sassoon and her son David Sassson, addressed to R. Wertheimer (some are signed). • Typewritten letter with a transcript of a Beit Din ruling from the Chassidic Beit Din in Jerusalem, and transcript of a letter from R. Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer, describing the development of the institutions of the various communities in Jerusalem. • Printers' sheets sent by R. Wertheimer during the printing process. • Printed booklets by R. Wertheimer. • Paper items related to R. Wertheimer – broadside announcing eulogies upon his passing, booklet in his memory, printed portraits and more.
Approx. 60 items, including some 30 letters. Size and condition vary. Includes 3 color lithographs (pieces cut out of two of them).
Provenance: Sassoon Family Collection.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $575
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Letter handwritten, stamped and signed by R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, from the early years of his tenure as rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Cheshvan 1922.
Letter of blessings and support for the establishment of Orthodox agricultural colonies in the Jerusalem area, in compliance of all the laws pertaining to the land. Written by a scribe, with two lines handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Chaim: "With wholehearted blessings for those who endeavor on behalf of the settlement of Eretz Israel and the fulfilment of its commandments, Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Marginal wear and open tears (not affecting text). Folding marks.
Letter of blessings and support for the establishment of Orthodox agricultural colonies in the Jerusalem area, in compliance of all the laws pertaining to the land. Written by a scribe, with two lines handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Chaim: "With wholehearted blessings for those who endeavor on behalf of the settlement of Eretz Israel and the fulfilment of its commandments, Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Marginal wear and open tears (not affecting text). Folding marks.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Blau leader of Agudath Israel in Jerusalem. Bad Reichenhall, 23rd Av [1923].
Written during R. Moshe Blau's trip at the head of the Jerusalem delegation to the first Knessiah Gedolah of Agudath Israel, which took place in Vienna. In this letter, presumably addressed to Central Agudath Israel in Jerusalem, R. Moshe informs them that R. Ben Tzion Yadler travelled to Carlsbad to attend the 13th Zionist Congress, at the initiative of R. Rubin (head of the Jerusalem Beit Din), and promises to explain their motives in a future letter.
R. Ben Tzion Yadler describes this trip in his memoirs, relating that he was sent to the Zionist Congress to try to alert the innocent delegates and participants of the destruction wrought by Zionists to Torah observance in Eretz Israel.
[1] leaf. 14X9.5 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains (dampstains), tears and wear, affecting text. Filing holes.
Written during R. Moshe Blau's trip at the head of the Jerusalem delegation to the first Knessiah Gedolah of Agudath Israel, which took place in Vienna. In this letter, presumably addressed to Central Agudath Israel in Jerusalem, R. Moshe informs them that R. Ben Tzion Yadler travelled to Carlsbad to attend the 13th Zionist Congress, at the initiative of R. Rubin (head of the Jerusalem Beit Din), and promises to explain their motives in a future letter.
R. Ben Tzion Yadler describes this trip in his memoirs, relating that he was sent to the Zionist Congress to try to alert the innocent delegates and participants of the destruction wrought by Zionists to Torah observance in Eretz Israel.
[1] leaf. 14X9.5 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains (dampstains), tears and wear, affecting text. Filing holes.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
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Leaf from the ledger of one of the charity funds in Jerusalem, with handwritten confirmation of the receipt of funds, signed by elder Tzaddikim and Chassidim in Jerusalem, including: R. Zelig'l of Kelm (brother-in-law of the Alter of Novardok), the kabbalist R. Meir Schwartz Rabbi of Podhaitz, R. Yehuda Moshe Thieberg (later Rebbe of Alexander) and others. Jerusalem, 1937.
With list of recipients and the sum they each received.
R. Meir Schwartz (1859-1953), disciple of R. Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov and the Imrei Yosef of Spinka. Rabbi of Podhaitz (Pidhaitsi, Galicia) until his immigration to Jerusalem in 1927. A prominent kabbalist and wonder-worker. His manuscript works were lost after the fall of the Old city in the War of Independence.
Rebbe Yehuda Moshe Thieberg-Danziger of Alexander (1893-1973), author of Emunat Moshe. Immigrated to Eretz Israel before the Holocaust. After WWII, he was appointed by the remaining Chassidim as rebbe of Alexander.
R. Yehoshua Zelig HaLevi Tarshish – "R. Zelig'l Kelemer" (1862-1939), renowned Tzaddik and wonder-worker in Lithuania. Rabbi of Kurtuvenai, and later lecturer in the yeshiva of his brother-in-law R. Yozel Horowitz Alter of Novardok in Berditchev. He later left this position and devoted his life to prayer and Torah study. Settled in Jerusalem in his final years, and published the Ein Tarshish series on the Talmud.
[1] leaf. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears.
With list of recipients and the sum they each received.
R. Meir Schwartz (1859-1953), disciple of R. Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov and the Imrei Yosef of Spinka. Rabbi of Podhaitz (Pidhaitsi, Galicia) until his immigration to Jerusalem in 1927. A prominent kabbalist and wonder-worker. His manuscript works were lost after the fall of the Old city in the War of Independence.
Rebbe Yehuda Moshe Thieberg-Danziger of Alexander (1893-1973), author of Emunat Moshe. Immigrated to Eretz Israel before the Holocaust. After WWII, he was appointed by the remaining Chassidim as rebbe of Alexander.
R. Yehoshua Zelig HaLevi Tarshish – "R. Zelig'l Kelemer" (1862-1939), renowned Tzaddik and wonder-worker in Lithuania. Rabbi of Kurtuvenai, and later lecturer in the yeshiva of his brother-in-law R. Yozel Horowitz Alter of Novardok in Berditchev. He later left this position and devoted his life to prayer and Torah study. Settled in Jerusalem in his final years, and published the Ein Tarshish series on the Talmud.
[1] leaf. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
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Pinkas of the Otzar HaChessed – Keren Shmuel society, with a letter signed by the gabbaim and rabbis. Jerusalem, Cheshvan 1935.
Pinkas in calligraphic script, with color title page, written for the society's emissary. The society's objectives are listed on the second leaf. The following pages contain an authorization for R. Yehuda Strizover to raise funds on behalf of the society, signed by three gabbaim of the society: "Tuviah Solomon, Zalman HaLevi Soloveitchik, Dov Wishnatsky"; letter of confirmation from the chief rabbinate, signed by R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and the secretary R. Shmuel Aharon Weber. The rest of the pinkas is blank (apart from one page with a list of names).
The Otzar HaChessed society was founded in 1906 with the objectives of providing interest free loans to the needy and for the building of houses and neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Kiryat Shmuel was one of the Jerusalem neighborhoods built by the society.
The emissary is most probably R. Yehuda Leibush Strizover (d. 1952), a Sanz chassid.
[7] written pages, + many more blank leaves. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Old binding, worn.
Pinkas in calligraphic script, with color title page, written for the society's emissary. The society's objectives are listed on the second leaf. The following pages contain an authorization for R. Yehuda Strizover to raise funds on behalf of the society, signed by three gabbaim of the society: "Tuviah Solomon, Zalman HaLevi Soloveitchik, Dov Wishnatsky"; letter of confirmation from the chief rabbinate, signed by R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and the secretary R. Shmuel Aharon Weber. The rest of the pinkas is blank (apart from one page with a list of names).
The Otzar HaChessed society was founded in 1906 with the objectives of providing interest free loans to the needy and for the building of houses and neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Kiryat Shmuel was one of the Jerusalem neighborhoods built by the society.
The emissary is most probably R. Yehuda Leibush Strizover (d. 1952), a Sanz chassid.
[7] written pages, + many more blank leaves. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Old binding, worn.
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