Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Manuscript ("bichel"), written by various copyists – copyings of Chassidic discourses delivered and recorded by rebbes of Chabad: Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Baal HaTanya; Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Tzemach Tzedek; Rebbe Shmuel Schneersohn – the Maharash; Rebbe Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn of Liadi; and Rebbe Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn – the Magen Avot of Kopust. [Russia, ca. 1870s-1890s].
Many of the discourses in this "bichel" are from the Tzemach Tzedek, and were later published in Derech Mitzvotecha. Others are from Rebbe Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn of Kopust (1830-1900), the Magen Avot, recorded by one of his listeners. To the best of our knowledge, some of these discourses were not published in the seven parts of Magen Avot, and some were published there in different wording.
Some of the discourses are incomplete (lacking leaves).
[184] leaves. Size varies. Condition varies, good to fair condition. Stains, wear and open tears, some affecting text. Detached leaves. Old binding, damaged.
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Handwritten booklet (twenty pages) – Torah Tzivah discourse for Simchat Torah night of 5654 (1893), by Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch.
The handwriting in this manuscript is very similar to that of Rebbe Rayatz; some of the letters are typical of his hand, but some are different from his known handwriting. This manuscript was possibly handwritten by the Rayatz in his youth (in 1893, at the time this discourse was delivered by his father the Rashab, he was 13 years old). There are no known examples of the Rayatz's handwriting from his teenage years.
Published in Sefer HaMaamarim 5654. The present manuscript contains an incomplete copying of the discourse (9 out of 11 printed pages).
[10] leaves (twenty written pages), and blank leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains.Dark stains to several leaves (slightly affecting some letters).
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Letter by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, signed. Brooklyn, NY, 3rd Tevet 1949. Yiddish.
Typewritten on the official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his full signature: "Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson", and with a number of words added in his handwriting.
Sent to the public activist and philanthropist Elchanan Glazer, regarding the special convention convened by the Joint and chaired by Mr. Glazer, concerning the situation of the refugees in Europe. The Rayatz sent his representative, R. Binyamin Gorodetsky to the convention to report on the situation of the Jewish refugees in Europe after the Holocaust.
Mr. Glazer assisted the Rebbe Rayatz in a number of his activities. He helped the Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in Shanghai during WWII and contributed generously to various Chabad causes and institutions, earning the gratitude and love of the Rebbe Rayatz.
This letter was not printed in Igrot Kodesh of the Rayatz.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor marginal stains.
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Letter of New Year wishes from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson – the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn (NY), Elul 1953.
Typewritten on official stationery and hand-signed by the Rebbe. The Rebbe wishes the addressee "kesivah vachasimah tovah for a good and sweet year in both material and spiritual matters"; at the end of the letter he added, in handwriting: "success in study of revealed Torah and Chabad teachings".
[1] leaf. Official stationery. 21 cm. Thin paper. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Shem Tov son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi, rabbi of Sarai (Sarajevo, Bosnia), addressed to R. Avraham David son of R. Shmuel Shemayah Papo Rabbi of Ragusa. [Sarajevo, Nissan 1730].
The writer of this letter is R. Shem Tov Tzvi, whom according to Prof. Meir Benayahu was the grandson of the false Messiah Sabbatai Zevi. According to Benayahu, his father, R. Yitzchak Tzvi, was the son of Sabbatai Zevi, born to him after he converted to Islam and originally named Yishmael. He went to study in the yeshivot of Salonika, became a Torah scholar, and changed his name to Yitzchak. Both R. Yitzchak Tzvi and his son R. Shem Tov served as rabbis in Sarajevo, were known as halachic authorities and were held in high esteem by the rabbis of their region.
In the letter, R. Shem Tov Tzvi humbly apologizes to R. Avraham David Papo (it is not clear what led him to apologize, and it seems that he himself was unaware what caused R. Papo's anger). At the foot of the letter, R. Shem Tov Tzvi writes about the custom of buying an etrog from the communal fund, and describes what occurred the past Sukkot.
Recipient's address on verso, with the wax seal of R. "Shem Tov son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi".
[1] double leaf. 29 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Large open tears, affecting text. Folding marks and wear.
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Halachic responsum handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Moshe Amarillo, author of Devar Moshe and Halachah LeMoshe. [Constantinople? first half of the 18th century].
Brief responsum regarding a Torah scholar who was required to pay taxes upon relocating (the query is written at the top of the page). R. Chaim Moshe responds that it is clearly not fitting to demand taxes from a Torah scholar whose sole occupation is the study of Torah, and decrees that this should not be done. He concludes with a blessing for those who assist in supporting Torah study.
To the best of our knowledge, this responsum was never printed.
R. Chaim Moshe Amarillo (1696-1748) was a leading Torah scholar in Turkey. At the young age of 18, he already wrote Torah rulings. In the early 1740s, he was appointed rabbi of Constantinople, alongside his brother-in-law R. Yosef HaKohen ibn Ardut, and became a renowned posek and yeshiva dean.
[1] double leaf. 23 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains.
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Amram, author of MiTaam HaMelech. [Mid-18th century / early 19th century].
Addressed to his dear friend Yitzchak. Written alternately in Hebrew and Ladino. The letter concerns monetary matters; R. Amram reproaches his friend for spending assets without the owner's knowledge.
With the calligraphic signature of R. Chaim Amram.
R. Chaim Amram (ca. 1759-1825), born in Safed, was raised in Damascus, where he became a leading Torah scholar, teaching many and serving on the Beit Din. In 1805, he settled in Safed. In his final years, he moved to Alexandria, Egypt, where he passed away. He is renowned for his many compositions, some of which remained in manuscript: MiTaam HaMelech (7 parts), Responsa Torei Zahav, Devar HaMelech on the Torah, Nora Tehillim on Tehillim, several Talmudic works, and more.
[1] leaf. 19 cm. Good condition. Some stains.
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"Order of Havdalah according to the custom of my father" – prayers, reading passages and songs for Motza'ei Shabbat. [Corfu], 1811.
Oriental script, square and semi-cursive. Illustrated title page, reading: "Order of Havdalah according to the custom of my father. I, the writer, Aviad Sar Shalom son of R. Moshe Eliyahu, 9th Iyar 1811".
The manuscript comprises various texts to be recited on Motza'ei Shabbat, including segulot for various matters. Instructions and kabbalistic kavanot appear in semi-cursive script, in smaller letters.
Illustrations of a LaMenatze'ach menorah and an Ana B'Koach menorah, with Holy Names.
[20] leaves (and several blank leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains (browned leaves). Tears and extensive worming, affecting text. Several detached leaves. Original binding, with leather spine, damaged.
Enclosed: a handwritten note stating that the manuscript was purchased "with several other manuscripts, all from Corfu".
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Collection of printed leaves – title pages and leaves from various books, with signatures, dedicatory inscriptions and glosses, from the 17th-19th centuries.
The collection includes: • Two title pages with the signatures of R. Chaim Palachi. • Leaves from Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Sefer HaMada (Venice, 1574). Signature: "Avraham de Avila". Glosses in Sephardic script, by several writers (a lengthy gloss on p. 32b). • Title page with the signature of "Wolf Eger" (presumably the signature of R. Akiva Eger's uncle and teacher). • Title pages with signatures of R. Yedidya Shlomo Yisrael, R. Shmuel Shalem (rabbi of Salonika, author of Melech Shalem), R. Yehuda Bonomo, R. Avraham Krispin, and other rabbis (some unidentified signatures). • Title page of Kemach Solet (Salonika, 1798), inscribed by the author R. Yehuda ben Moshe Ali to R. Eliyahu Ventura. • Several leaves with glosses. • Lengthy note – Torah thoughts handwritten by R. Rachamim Chaim Yehuda Yisrael, rabbi of Rhodes and author of Ben Yamin. • And more.
34 items. Size and condition vary.
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Four leaves (8 pages) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad], 1865.
Notes for homilies, written by Ben Ish Chai on the verses of the Haftarah of Parashat Masei. The sections are complete. Four of the sections conclude with the Ben Ish Chai's blessing: "May G-d come to our assistance, guard us and help us always". One section also begins with his blessing: "May His glory be restored, and His kingdom revealed upon us imminently".
[4] leaves (eight pages; over 150 autograph lines). 13.5 cm. Bluish paper. Good condition. Some stains. Tiny marginal tears.
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Three manuscripts – segulot, amulets, goralot and mazalot. Sephardic lands, 20th century.
• Manuscript, amulets, segulot and mazalot. [Egypt?, 1941?]. Writer's signatures: "Shabtai son of R. Meir".
At the end of the manuscript: "… in 1941, the price of wheat will be very high… and many young men will die… There will be hunger in the West… and Hitler will conquer the entire world!… May G-d save the Jewish People…".
[29] leaves. 12.5 cm.
• Manuscript, amulets and goralot. [Sephardic lands, 20th century].
Contains kabbalistic illustrations and "angelic script", segulot for various problems and texts of amulets. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
[23] leaves. 22 cm.
• Manuscript, amulets, tekufot and mazalot, and more. [Yemen, 20th century].
Contains amulet for protection of the newborn and mother, and several illustrations. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
[23] leaves. 20 cm.
3 manuscripts. Condition varies (overall good-fair condition).
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Collection of items from the archive of Alberto Hemsi, composer and musicologist (1898-1975), choir conductor in the Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue in Alexandria – sheet music booklets, photographs and other items. [Egypt and France, ca. 1920s-1970s]. Hebrew, Arabic and French.
• Sheet music booklets by Alberto Hemsi, with sheet music for dozens of melodies and piyyutim – Egypt and France, 1930s-1970s.
• Group photograph of the choir members of the Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue in Alexandria, with the conductor Alberto Hemsi and his assistant. [Egypt, 1939].
• Three photographs, presumably portraying the members and directors of the Egyptian Federation of Scouts in Alexandria.
• Eight copies of photographs portraying Jews in Egypt.
• Three manuscripts: two manuscripts of supplications and piyyutim [Oriental script, 20th century]; manuscript of Megillat Shir HaShirim, with Targum and Rashi [Yemen, 19th/20th century].
• Other leaves and items.
The collection also includes various items related to Dr. Rudolf Sachs, staff member in the Cairo Jewish hospital, including a certificate granted to Dr. Rudolf Sachs by the Ashkenazi community in Cairo, in appreciation for his contribution to the reconstruction of their synagogue. Cairo, 1944.
Over 30 items. Size and condition vary.
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