Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
Bnei Yissaschar, Chassidic and Kabbalistic essays on the festivals and months of the year, Part I – Shabbat and the months of Nissan-Elul, by Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro Rabbi of Dinov. Zhovkva: Saul Meyerhoffer, 1850. First edition.
Part I only, on the months of Nissan-Elul, with Maamarei HaShabbatot. Part II, with essays on the months of Tishrei-Adar, was printed in Lviv that year, and is not included here (the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book presumes that part II was printed separately, since the typeface is different and there is a blank page at the end of part I).
Reputedly, the author would experience exceptional holiness and elevation during Chanukah. He once wished to question his prime teacher the Chozeh of Lublin as to the cause of this phenomenon, and even before he had a chance to ask, his teacher explained: You originate from the tribe of Yissachar, and in your earlier incarnation you were a member of the Beit Din of the Chashmonaim, which is why you experience extra holiness during Chanukah. He therefore named his book Bnei Yissaschar. It is recorded that the Divrei Chaim of Sanz once closeted himself in his room on Rosh Hashanah before the shofar blowing, studying the book Bnei Yissaschar for several hours with great intensity, as a preparation for the shofar blowing (foreword to Yod'ei Binah, by R. Elazar Tzvi Shapiro, son of the Bnei Yissachar; Beit Shlomo, New York 2005 edition, p. 15; Shai Agnon, Sefer Sofer VeSipur, p. 457).
Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Langsam-Shapiro (1783-1841), a most prominent Chassidic leader, close disciple of R. Mendele of Rimanov and disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin, as well as of the Rebbe of Apta and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. From a young age, he served as rabbi of various Galician towns, yet is primarily renowned as rabbi of Dinov (Dynów), where he was later appointed rebbe in 1815. He also served as rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo). He authored dozens of compositions on halachah and aggadah, Chassidut and Kabbalah. His magnum opus is the book Bnei Yissaschar. His descendants branched out into many dynasties of rabbis and rebbes: Dinov, Munkacs, Bikovsk and more.
[1], 24; 72 leaves. Without part II on Tishrei-Nissan. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears and open tears to title page and following leaf, affecting text and title page border, repaired with paper. Tears to a few others leaves. Worming, affecting text, mostly repaired with paper. Margins trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 91.
Part I only, on the months of Nissan-Elul, with Maamarei HaShabbatot. Part II, with essays on the months of Tishrei-Adar, was printed in Lviv that year, and is not included here (the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book presumes that part II was printed separately, since the typeface is different and there is a blank page at the end of part I).
Reputedly, the author would experience exceptional holiness and elevation during Chanukah. He once wished to question his prime teacher the Chozeh of Lublin as to the cause of this phenomenon, and even before he had a chance to ask, his teacher explained: You originate from the tribe of Yissachar, and in your earlier incarnation you were a member of the Beit Din of the Chashmonaim, which is why you experience extra holiness during Chanukah. He therefore named his book Bnei Yissaschar. It is recorded that the Divrei Chaim of Sanz once closeted himself in his room on Rosh Hashanah before the shofar blowing, studying the book Bnei Yissaschar for several hours with great intensity, as a preparation for the shofar blowing (foreword to Yod'ei Binah, by R. Elazar Tzvi Shapiro, son of the Bnei Yissachar; Beit Shlomo, New York 2005 edition, p. 15; Shai Agnon, Sefer Sofer VeSipur, p. 457).
Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Langsam-Shapiro (1783-1841), a most prominent Chassidic leader, close disciple of R. Mendele of Rimanov and disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin, as well as of the Rebbe of Apta and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. From a young age, he served as rabbi of various Galician towns, yet is primarily renowned as rabbi of Dinov (Dynów), where he was later appointed rebbe in 1815. He also served as rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo). He authored dozens of compositions on halachah and aggadah, Chassidut and Kabbalah. His magnum opus is the book Bnei Yissaschar. His descendants branched out into many dynasties of rabbis and rebbes: Dinov, Munkacs, Bikovsk and more.
[1], 24; 72 leaves. Without part II on Tishrei-Nissan. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears and open tears to title page and following leaf, affecting text and title page border, repaired with paper. Tears to a few others leaves. Worming, affecting text, mostly repaired with paper. Margins trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 91.
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
Six Orders of the Mishnah, with the commentaries of R. Ovadia of Bartenura and Tosafot Yom Tov, and with the Maaseh Oreg, Pnei Zaken and Atzei Eden commentaries, by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin, rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno. Lviv: Tzvi Hirsh Sperling and Berish Luria, 1862. First edition, second printing.
Special title page for Order Kodashim, printed in black and gold.
Complete set in six volumes.
The Rebbe of Komarno composed three commentaries on the Mishnayot: Atzei Eden covers nearly the entire Mishnah (ending in the middle of Ohalot) and comprises a short summary of the classic commentaries on the Mishnah (divided into two parts: Etz HaChaim and the Kabbalistic Etz HaDaat); two other commentaries on Order Zera'im and Order Taharot – Maaseh Oreg on the Jerusalem Talmud and the Tosefta pertaining to the Mishnah, and Pnei Zaken which contains the halachic conclusions according to the Rambam.
The author's prefaces were printed at the beginning of Part I (Zera'im) and Part VI (Taharot). At the end of the preface to Taharot, the author writes: "I will copy the Tosefta… and explain it according to the foundations of the Rambam, in the works named Maaseh Oreg and Pnei Zaken. Afterward, I will explain the Mishnah according to the Rambam and based on the books of the Gaon of Vilna… I have arranged the Tosefta according to the order of the Gaon of Vilna…" (referring to the book Taharat HaKodesh, Zhovkva 1804, containing the commentaries and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna).
Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno (1806-1874), a G-dly kabbalist and leading transmitter of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, a nephew and close disciple of the Sar Beit HaZohar, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He was cherished by foremost Chassidic leaders – the Chozeh of Lublin (who served as his matchmaker), the Rebbe of Apta, R. Moshe Tzvi of Savran, his uncle R. Moshe of Sambor, R. Yisrael of Ruzhin, and others. He authored many books on Chassidut and Kabbalah, including the Heichal HaBerachah commentary to the Five Books of the Torah, based on the teachings of the Arizal and the Baal Shem Tov. The Heichal HaBerachah Chumashim are considered fundamental books in Chassidic thought and Kabbalah. They were especially cherished by rebbes of various dynasties (the Zidichov dynasty, the Divrei Chaim and his descendants, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, and others), who extolled the exceptional holiness of the kabbalistic teachings contained in his commentaries.
6 volumes. Zera'im: [5], 97; 26; 92, [1] leaves. Mo'ed: [1], 59, 61-142, [1] leaves. Nashim: [1], 129, [1] leaves. Nezikin: [1], 4, 7-14, 17-171, [1], 172-184 leaves. Extra copy of leaf 171, with typographic differences. Kodashim: [1], 94; 43 leaves. Taharot: [1], 296 leaves (leaf 100 bound before leaf 99 and leaf 210 bound before leaf 209). Misfoliation. Approx. 28 cm. Condition varies, good-fair. Stains, including dampstains and mold. Vols. I-II with worming affecting text. Open tears to some title pages and other leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Vol. V – tears with singeing. Inscriptions. Signatures and stamps. New bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 367.
There were two printings of the first edition. The first printing was published in 1861, with the printer's device on the title pages. The second printing was published in 1862, using copies of the first printing, with new title pages which do not feature the printer's device.
Special title page for Order Kodashim, printed in black and gold.
Complete set in six volumes.
The Rebbe of Komarno composed three commentaries on the Mishnayot: Atzei Eden covers nearly the entire Mishnah (ending in the middle of Ohalot) and comprises a short summary of the classic commentaries on the Mishnah (divided into two parts: Etz HaChaim and the Kabbalistic Etz HaDaat); two other commentaries on Order Zera'im and Order Taharot – Maaseh Oreg on the Jerusalem Talmud and the Tosefta pertaining to the Mishnah, and Pnei Zaken which contains the halachic conclusions according to the Rambam.
The author's prefaces were printed at the beginning of Part I (Zera'im) and Part VI (Taharot). At the end of the preface to Taharot, the author writes: "I will copy the Tosefta… and explain it according to the foundations of the Rambam, in the works named Maaseh Oreg and Pnei Zaken. Afterward, I will explain the Mishnah according to the Rambam and based on the books of the Gaon of Vilna… I have arranged the Tosefta according to the order of the Gaon of Vilna…" (referring to the book Taharat HaKodesh, Zhovkva 1804, containing the commentaries and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna).
Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno (1806-1874), a G-dly kabbalist and leading transmitter of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, a nephew and close disciple of the Sar Beit HaZohar, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He was cherished by foremost Chassidic leaders – the Chozeh of Lublin (who served as his matchmaker), the Rebbe of Apta, R. Moshe Tzvi of Savran, his uncle R. Moshe of Sambor, R. Yisrael of Ruzhin, and others. He authored many books on Chassidut and Kabbalah, including the Heichal HaBerachah commentary to the Five Books of the Torah, based on the teachings of the Arizal and the Baal Shem Tov. The Heichal HaBerachah Chumashim are considered fundamental books in Chassidic thought and Kabbalah. They were especially cherished by rebbes of various dynasties (the Zidichov dynasty, the Divrei Chaim and his descendants, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, and others), who extolled the exceptional holiness of the kabbalistic teachings contained in his commentaries.
6 volumes. Zera'im: [5], 97; 26; 92, [1] leaves. Mo'ed: [1], 59, 61-142, [1] leaves. Nashim: [1], 129, [1] leaves. Nezikin: [1], 4, 7-14, 17-171, [1], 172-184 leaves. Extra copy of leaf 171, with typographic differences. Kodashim: [1], 94; 43 leaves. Taharot: [1], 296 leaves (leaf 100 bound before leaf 99 and leaf 210 bound before leaf 209). Misfoliation. Approx. 28 cm. Condition varies, good-fair. Stains, including dampstains and mold. Vols. I-II with worming affecting text. Open tears to some title pages and other leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Vol. V – tears with singeing. Inscriptions. Signatures and stamps. New bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 367.
There were two printings of the first edition. The first printing was published in 1861, with the printer's device on the title pages. The second printing was published in 1862, using copies of the first printing, with new title pages which do not feature the printer's device.
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Chassidic Books
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $4,250
Including buyer's premium
Complete set of the book Yismach Moshe on the Torah – Chassidic and Kabbalistic homiletics, following the order of the weekly Torah portions, by R. Moshe Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Parts I-V, on the Books of Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim. Lviv: Franz Galinski, 1848-1861. First edition of all five parts, with a separate title page for each part. Five volumes.
The Yismach Moshe series was prepared for print by the author's grandson and close disciple, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, rabbi of Sighet, author of Yitav Lev; his glosses and additions, introduced with the words "so said the editor", are included in several places.
A brief foreword by the Yitav Lev was printed at the beginning of the Bereshit volume. Approbations by the Divrei Chaim and the Yitav Lev were printed at the beginning of the Bamidbar and Devarim volumes.
The author, R. Moshe Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), was the progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar dynasties, as well as other prominent Chassidic dynasties. Renowned already in his youth as an outstanding Torah scholar, he had the merit of studying in the Beit Midrash of the Vilna Gaon, and holding Torah discussions with him (see: HaGaon HaKadosh Baal Yismach Moshe, by R. Yosef Moshe Sofer, Brooklyn, 1984, pp. 25-26). He served as rabbi of Shinova (Sieniawa) and Ujhel. He embraced Chassidut in his later years, and became a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. In 1808, he was appointed rabbi of Ujhel and began disseminating Chassidut in Hungary. He was renowned in his times as rebbe and wonder-worker and frequently gave out amulets. His books include: Responsa Heshiv Moshe on halachah, Yismach Moshe on the Torah and Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim.
Title page of Book of Shemot printed in gold and black. Signature on said title page: "Betzalel Wein---".
Five volumes. Bereshit: [1], 117 leaves; Shemot: 90 leaves; Vayikra: 42 leaves; Bamidbar: [1], 49 leaves; Devarim: 72, [1] leaves. Approx. 24 cm. Condition varies, good to fair-good. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Minor marginal tears. Signature on title page of first volume (scraped off, with minor damage to text). Erased stamp and signature on title page of vol. II. Vol. III – leaves trimmed close to text in several places. Worming, affecting text, repaired with strips of tape. Vol. IV – open tears to title page, not affecting text, repaired with tape, and open tear to leaf 44, affecting text. Vol. V – worming to title page, not affecting text, and open tear to leaf 2, not affecting text (title page of vol. V may have been supplied from a different copy). New, elegant leather bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, nos. 239, 240.
The Yismach Moshe series was prepared for print by the author's grandson and close disciple, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, rabbi of Sighet, author of Yitav Lev; his glosses and additions, introduced with the words "so said the editor", are included in several places.
A brief foreword by the Yitav Lev was printed at the beginning of the Bereshit volume. Approbations by the Divrei Chaim and the Yitav Lev were printed at the beginning of the Bamidbar and Devarim volumes.
The author, R. Moshe Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), was the progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar dynasties, as well as other prominent Chassidic dynasties. Renowned already in his youth as an outstanding Torah scholar, he had the merit of studying in the Beit Midrash of the Vilna Gaon, and holding Torah discussions with him (see: HaGaon HaKadosh Baal Yismach Moshe, by R. Yosef Moshe Sofer, Brooklyn, 1984, pp. 25-26). He served as rabbi of Shinova (Sieniawa) and Ujhel. He embraced Chassidut in his later years, and became a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. In 1808, he was appointed rabbi of Ujhel and began disseminating Chassidut in Hungary. He was renowned in his times as rebbe and wonder-worker and frequently gave out amulets. His books include: Responsa Heshiv Moshe on halachah, Yismach Moshe on the Torah and Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim.
Title page of Book of Shemot printed in gold and black. Signature on said title page: "Betzalel Wein---".
Five volumes. Bereshit: [1], 117 leaves; Shemot: 90 leaves; Vayikra: 42 leaves; Bamidbar: [1], 49 leaves; Devarim: 72, [1] leaves. Approx. 24 cm. Condition varies, good to fair-good. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Minor marginal tears. Signature on title page of first volume (scraped off, with minor damage to text). Erased stamp and signature on title page of vol. II. Vol. III – leaves trimmed close to text in several places. Worming, affecting text, repaired with strips of tape. Vol. IV – open tears to title page, not affecting text, repaired with tape, and open tear to leaf 44, affecting text. Vol. V – worming to title page, not affecting text, and open tear to leaf 2, not affecting text (title page of vol. V may have been supplied from a different copy). New, elegant leather bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, nos. 239, 240.
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Chassidic Books
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Zera Kodesh, Chassidic homiletics. Part I on the Torah and Part II on the Festivals, by Rebbe Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (Ropczyce). Lviv (Lemberg): Uri Ze'ev Wolf Salat, 1868. First edition.
Two parts in one volume.
Interesting approbation at the beginning of part I, by a close disciple of the author – Rebbe Chaim of Sanz. He writes that in the past he did not agree to print the holy teachings of R. Naftali of Ropshitz, "because I knew that the holy author himself did not approve of printing his Torah novellae. However, on second thought, I decided that it was good that the printers published these writings. It is known that R. Chaim Vital also refrained from publishing his novellae and the teachings he received from his teacher, the Ari, and did not allow his disciples to write them; nevertheless, the righteous of the generation made efforts to copy, write and publish them, and the world shone…". On the verso of the approbation leaf is a notice by the person who brought the book to press: "I have called the book Or HaNer, however the holy rebbe of Sanz called it Zera Kodesh… and I have nullified my will before his holy will".
Two parts in one volume: [2], 124; 120 leaves. Lacking title page of part I. Title page of part II bound instead at beginning of part I (piece of paper pasted over the word "Second" in "Second Part", reading "First"). 23 cm. Overall good-fair condition, several leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Tears, including open tears affecting text, repaired with paper (with photocopy text replacement on two leaves). Worming to inner margins of some leaves, slightly affecting text. Damage to title page border due to binding. Several handwritten inscriptions. Stamp. Non-original binding.
Two parts in one volume.
Interesting approbation at the beginning of part I, by a close disciple of the author – Rebbe Chaim of Sanz. He writes that in the past he did not agree to print the holy teachings of R. Naftali of Ropshitz, "because I knew that the holy author himself did not approve of printing his Torah novellae. However, on second thought, I decided that it was good that the printers published these writings. It is known that R. Chaim Vital also refrained from publishing his novellae and the teachings he received from his teacher, the Ari, and did not allow his disciples to write them; nevertheless, the righteous of the generation made efforts to copy, write and publish them, and the world shone…". On the verso of the approbation leaf is a notice by the person who brought the book to press: "I have called the book Or HaNer, however the holy rebbe of Sanz called it Zera Kodesh… and I have nullified my will before his holy will".
Two parts in one volume: [2], 124; 120 leaves. Lacking title page of part I. Title page of part II bound instead at beginning of part I (piece of paper pasted over the word "Second" in "Second Part", reading "First"). 23 cm. Overall good-fair condition, several leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Tears, including open tears affecting text, repaired with paper (with photocopy text replacement on two leaves). Worming to inner margins of some leaves, slightly affecting text. Damage to title page border due to binding. Several handwritten inscriptions. Stamp. Non-original binding.
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Chassidic Books
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Minchat Chinuch, "A wide-ranging commentary to Sefer HaChinuch, with tremendous pilpul and wondrous, wide-ranging erudition", Parts I-III. Lemberg (Lviv): R. Uri Ze'ev Wolf Salat, [1869]. Three title pages.
First edition of the book, published anonymously in the lifetime of the author – R. Yosef Babad Rabbi of Tarnopol, as stated on the title page: "Composed by one of the greatest Torah scholars of our times, who is holy and pure, and published it anonymously out of his exceptional modesty… was published through the efforts of R. Reuven Kohen Rappaport". Only in the second edition, printed in Lviv 1889, approx. 15 years after the passing of the author, did the publisher reveal the name of the author. Over the years, Minchat Chinuch became a basic book in the world of scholarly and in-depth study, in all study halls, in Galicia and Poland, Lithuania or Hungary, and throughout the Jewish world until this day. To date, hundreds of thousands of copies have been printed in dozens of different editions, apart from dozens of books discussing his teachings and questions.
The author, R. Yosef Babad (1801-1879), Rabbi of Tarnopol, was a leading Torah scholar of his times. He was also known for his holiness, and was close to a number of Chassidic luminaries. He considered Rebbe Naftali of Ropshitz as his mentor.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions on endpaper: "My acquisition, Shlomo Bernstein"; "This Minchat Chinuch belongs to R. Shlomo Bernstein"; "Moshe son of R. Shlomo Bernstein". Inscription handwritten by R. Shlomo Bernstein in the center of the title page: "Composed by the kabbalist R. Yosef Babad Rabbi of Tarnopol".
All three parts in one volume: [2], 116 leaves; [1], 1-91, 148 leaves; [2], 1-54, 57-73, [1], 74-92, 95-105, 4, [3] leaves. 37 cm. Partly printed on dark, brittle paper, and partly on high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Worming. Open tear to title page, and tears to other leaves, not affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
First edition of the book, published anonymously in the lifetime of the author – R. Yosef Babad Rabbi of Tarnopol, as stated on the title page: "Composed by one of the greatest Torah scholars of our times, who is holy and pure, and published it anonymously out of his exceptional modesty… was published through the efforts of R. Reuven Kohen Rappaport". Only in the second edition, printed in Lviv 1889, approx. 15 years after the passing of the author, did the publisher reveal the name of the author. Over the years, Minchat Chinuch became a basic book in the world of scholarly and in-depth study, in all study halls, in Galicia and Poland, Lithuania or Hungary, and throughout the Jewish world until this day. To date, hundreds of thousands of copies have been printed in dozens of different editions, apart from dozens of books discussing his teachings and questions.
The author, R. Yosef Babad (1801-1879), Rabbi of Tarnopol, was a leading Torah scholar of his times. He was also known for his holiness, and was close to a number of Chassidic luminaries. He considered Rebbe Naftali of Ropshitz as his mentor.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions on endpaper: "My acquisition, Shlomo Bernstein"; "This Minchat Chinuch belongs to R. Shlomo Bernstein"; "Moshe son of R. Shlomo Bernstein". Inscription handwritten by R. Shlomo Bernstein in the center of the title page: "Composed by the kabbalist R. Yosef Babad Rabbi of Tarnopol".
All three parts in one volume: [2], 116 leaves; [1], 1-91, 148 leaves; [2], 1-54, 57-73, [1], 74-92, 95-105, 4, [3] leaves. 37 cm. Partly printed on dark, brittle paper, and partly on high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Worming. Open tear to title page, and tears to other leaves, not affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
Category
Chassidic Books
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Three polemic books by maskilim against Chassidut, printed by the maskil Joseph Perl of Tarnopol and his colleagues. First editions:
1. Megaleh Temirin, a satirical parody on Chassidut and its leaders, [by Joseph Perl]. Vienna: Anton Strauss, 1819.
An epistolary parody of Chassidic tales and the Chassidic style of speech. The book is comprised of 151 fictitious letters, exchanged between Chassidim, in effort to prevent the distribution of an anti-Chassidic book. Megaleh Temirin ridicules the Chassidic doctrine, the Chassidic leaders and the faith of the masses in the tzaddikim. It primarily imitates the style of Shivchei HaBaal Shem Tov and Sipurei Maasiyot.
[2], 55 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Signatures on the title page, one scraped off resulting in small hole. Original binding, damaged. Placed in a new box.
2. Divrei Tzadikim, "to show the way to the light… and discussion amongst Chassidim… about the book Megaleh Temirim". Isaac Baer Levinsohn. Vienna: Anton Schmid, 1830.
Parody on Chassidim following the style of Megaleh Temirim. The book was edited by Joseph Perl, and some attribute the entire book to him (see Joseph Klausner, Historiah shel HaSifrut HaIvrit HaChadasha, II, 1952, pp. 312-313; III, Jerusalem 1953, pp. 40-41, 67).
16 pages. 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to inner margins, repaired with paper. Inscriptions and stamp. New cloth binding.
3. Bochen Tzadik, "various views on the book Megaleh Temirin", by Joseph Perl. Vienna: M.I. Landau, 1838. Sequel to Megaleh Temirin.
120, [4] pages. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears to title page; open tear at top of leaf, repaired with paper. Signatures and stamps. New binding.
The author, Joseph Perl of Tarnopol (1773-1839), one of the leaders of Galician Haskalah. He dedicated his life to leading an intensive battle against the Chassidim of Galicia, printing anti-Chassidic satires in Hebrew and in Yiddish, denouncing Chassidim to the authorities and harassing them. His actions affected prominent rebbes in Galicia, including R. Yisrael of Ruzhin and R. Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov.
One of the personalities mocked by Joseph Perl in Megaleh Temirin (p. 39b) is Tamerl Bergson, a Jewish businesswoman and philanthropist, who was the patroness of Chassidic courts in Poland. According to Chassidic lore, the Chozeh of Lublin dubbed her "R. Tamerl". Reputedly, Tamerl, in attempt to eradicate this composition, declared (and had announced in her name in the synagogues of Warsaw) that she would pay three gold coins to whoever would bring her a copy of the book Megaleh Temirim. She then burned all the copies which were brought to her.
1. Megaleh Temirin, a satirical parody on Chassidut and its leaders, [by Joseph Perl]. Vienna: Anton Strauss, 1819.
An epistolary parody of Chassidic tales and the Chassidic style of speech. The book is comprised of 151 fictitious letters, exchanged between Chassidim, in effort to prevent the distribution of an anti-Chassidic book. Megaleh Temirin ridicules the Chassidic doctrine, the Chassidic leaders and the faith of the masses in the tzaddikim. It primarily imitates the style of Shivchei HaBaal Shem Tov and Sipurei Maasiyot.
[2], 55 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Signatures on the title page, one scraped off resulting in small hole. Original binding, damaged. Placed in a new box.
2. Divrei Tzadikim, "to show the way to the light… and discussion amongst Chassidim… about the book Megaleh Temirim". Isaac Baer Levinsohn. Vienna: Anton Schmid, 1830.
Parody on Chassidim following the style of Megaleh Temirim. The book was edited by Joseph Perl, and some attribute the entire book to him (see Joseph Klausner, Historiah shel HaSifrut HaIvrit HaChadasha, II, 1952, pp. 312-313; III, Jerusalem 1953, pp. 40-41, 67).
16 pages. 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to inner margins, repaired with paper. Inscriptions and stamp. New cloth binding.
3. Bochen Tzadik, "various views on the book Megaleh Temirin", by Joseph Perl. Vienna: M.I. Landau, 1838. Sequel to Megaleh Temirin.
120, [4] pages. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears to title page; open tear at top of leaf, repaired with paper. Signatures and stamps. New binding.
The author, Joseph Perl of Tarnopol (1773-1839), one of the leaders of Galician Haskalah. He dedicated his life to leading an intensive battle against the Chassidim of Galicia, printing anti-Chassidic satires in Hebrew and in Yiddish, denouncing Chassidim to the authorities and harassing them. His actions affected prominent rebbes in Galicia, including R. Yisrael of Ruzhin and R. Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov.
One of the personalities mocked by Joseph Perl in Megaleh Temirin (p. 39b) is Tamerl Bergson, a Jewish businesswoman and philanthropist, who was the patroness of Chassidic courts in Poland. According to Chassidic lore, the Chozeh of Lublin dubbed her "R. Tamerl". Reputedly, Tamerl, in attempt to eradicate this composition, declared (and had announced in her name in the synagogues of Warsaw) that she would pay three gold coins to whoever would bring her a copy of the book Megaleh Temirim. She then burned all the copies which were brought to her.
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