Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Or Yisrael, ethical essays by R. Yisrael of Salant and his disciple R. Yitzchak (R. Itzele) Blazer. Vilna, 1900. First edition.
The book is comprised of four parts. The main part, Or Yisrael, contains "a collection of letters and various essays to enthuse hearts to the fear of G-d and the study of ethics", by R. Yisrael of Salant. The other parts named Shaarei Or, Netivot Or and Kochvei Or, were composed by his close disciple R. Yitzchak Blazer.
The front endpaper bears a stamp: "Yitzchak Blazer, previously rabbi of the capital city of Petersburg, Kovno".
R. Yitzchak Blazer, known as R. Itzele Peterburger (1837-1907), was a prominent disciple of R. Yisrael of Salant, disseminator of the Musar Movement in Lithuanian yeshivas. Served as rabbi of St. Petersburg from 1862-1878 and later moved to Kovno (Kaunas). He delivered musar discourses to his companions of the Musar Movement and at the Knesset Yisrael Yeshiva in Slabodka (Vilijampolė). In 1904, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Batei Strauss, Jerusalem, joining other leading figures of the Musar Movement who had previously immigrated to Jerusalem. He authored Responsa Pri Yitzchak in two parts.
184 pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Bookplate of R. Sigmund Seligman. Original binding, with minor damage.
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Tur, Choshen Mishpat, part II, sections 175-426, with the Beit Chadash and Perisha UDerisha commentaries. Frankfurt am Main, [1716].
Inscription on the title page handwritten and signed by R. Binyamin Wolf Löw, author of Shaarei Torah, attesting that he was gifted the book by his uncle "…may G-d grant me the merit of studying His holy Torah for the sake of Heaven, so says B. Wolf".
R. Binyamin Wolf Löw (1777-1851), author of Shaarei Torah, rabbi of Vrbové (Hungary) and other cities. A prominent Torah scholar in the times of the Chatam Sofer and R. Akiva Eger. Composed many works on all parts of the Torah, published as the Shaarei Torah series. His first composition, published at the age of 26, received enthusiastic approbations by the leading Torah scholars of his generation, including R. Akiva Eger, the Chatam Sofer, and others.
[1], 120; 187 leaves. 32 cm. Good condition. Stains (including dampstains) and wear. Tears to title page, slightly affecting border. Tears to several other leaves. Stamps. New leather binding.
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Sefer HaTerumah, halachic rulings on various topics, by R. Baruch of Worms. Zhovkva, 1811.
Copy of the Malbim. His stamp (slightly blurred) appears on the title page: "Meir Leibush Malbim Rabbi of Bucharest and the region".
Signatures and stamps, including that of R. Naftali Hirsh Bleichrode (rabbi of Kórnik, disciple of R. Akiva Eger) and R. Tzvi Hirsh Plato (rabbi in Cologne).
[1], 4, 9-19; 102 leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions on endpaper and title page. Worming to title page. New leather binding.
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Chok Yosef on Shulchan Aruch Hilchot Pesach (with the text of the Shulchan Aruch), by R. Yosef of Breslau. Amsterdam: Moses Frankfurt, [1730]. Only edition.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page, including that of R. Yaakov Chaim Sofer, author of Kaf HaChaim.
Additional inscription on the title page from Chaim Madpis (presumably R. Chaim Madpis of Fürth, possibly one of the print workers who participated in the printing of this book).
Another handwritten inscription (trimmed) in margin of title page.
[1], 33, 38-49, 34-37, 50-52, [1] leaves. Leaves 34-37 bound out of sequence. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Stamps. New binding.
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9 books from the 17th-19th centuries, with signatures, ownership inscription and glosses.
• Knesset HaGedolah, on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Chaim Benveniste. Fürth, [1692]. Second edition. Ownership inscriptions on last leaf: "This book belongs to… Naftali Hertz…"; "R. Nachman Halperin Dobrovitz".
• Torat Moshe, novellae on the Torah, by R. Moshe Alshech. Amsterdam, [1710]. Stamps: "Shlomo Kornberg – SK".
• Sheyarei Knesset HaGedolah, novellae on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Chaim Benveniste. Salonika, [1729]. Signature on title page: "Yitzchak Moshe Abulafia" [R. Yitzchak Abulafia, Torah scholar of Tiberias and Damascus, author of Pnei Yitzchak]. Long inscription on inside binding. Several glosses.
• Parashat Derachim, 26 homilies, and Derech Mitzvotecha on the 613 commandments, by R. Yehuda Rosanes, author of Mishne LaMelech. Venice, 1743. Second edition. Inscriptions on endpapers. Glosses on pp. 9a, 26a and 32b.
• Minchat Yaakov – Torat Chatat, on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, by R. Yaakov Reisher. Fürth, [1763]. Inscriptions on endpaper.
• Sefer HaAruch MiShach, Part I on Tur Yoreh De'ah, by R. Shabtai Katz, the Shach. Berlin, [1767]. Ownership inscriptions, including: "Chaim son of… of Ravitch…"; "Eliezer Lipman of Mezeritch…". Signed gloss on p. 33a: "I have written in my novellae… Chaim of Ravitch".
• Responsa Maharam Lublin. Metz, [1769]. Signature on title page: "Meir Shneur Zalman". Ownership inscription on second leaf: "…Avraham Ash of Poznań…" [R. Avraham Ash, author of Mareh Esh]. Russian stamps of Sh.B. Schneerson of Sirotino. Open tears to title page.
• Yad Yosef and Yad Shaul – Yadot Nedarim, on the laws of nedarim and shevuot, by R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn. Lviv, 1851. Signature on title page (partially deleted).
• Responsa Bar Sheshet – Responsa HaRivash. Vilna, 1878. Signatures on title page of Rabbi "Menachem Mendel… Kofeld of Warta".
9 books. Size and condition vary.
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Tehillim HaMeforash – Kavanat HaLev, with Shir HaShirim, Perek Shira and prayers. Petach Tikvah, 2014.
On the front flyleaf, a blessing handwritten and signed by R. Shimon Galai: "May he who prays from this book of Tehillim be blessed by the Almighty, may He fulfill all his wishes, spiritual and material, may his enterprises be successful and may he merit good health. Shimon Galai".
R. Shimon Galai, a rabbi in Bnei Brak, is known as a holy wonder-worker with thousands of followers who benefit from his blessings and good counsel.
R. Shimon Galai was born in 1949, to R. Shalom – a close disciple of the Chafetz Chaim. He studied at the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Petach Tikvah and later studied and taught at the Beit Meir yeshiva. In his youth, he was a Chassid of Rebbe Yechiel Yehoshua of Biala. Member of the Beit Din of R. Nissim Karelitz and rabbi in Bnei Brak.
512 pages. 23.5 cm. New condition. Leather binding. Placed in card slipcase.
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