Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Collection of Kabbalistic Works - Teachings of the Vilna Gaon and His Disciples
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Six Kabbalistic books based on the teachings of the Vilna Gaon and his disciples. First editions.
1. Sefer Brit Olam, regarding the Kabbalistic wisdom of the Hebrew alphabet, by R. Yitzchak Ashkenazi of Iwye (brother of the renowned R. Moshe of Iwye). Vilna, [1819]. First edition. Bluish-green paper.
2. Sefer Margaliot Hatorah, commentary on Nevi'im, Ketuvim and Five Megillot, by R. Tzvi Hirsch of Semiatitz (Siemiatycze) "one of the greatest students of R. Eliyahu of Vilna". [Minkovtsy, 1803]. First edition. Greenish paper. Two leaves missing from Sefer Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah). Owner's signatures.
3. Sefer Heichalot HaZohar, on Bereshit and Pekudei, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. [Konigsberg, 1857]. "Gruber und Langrien" printing house. "Printed through the efforts of R. Yaakov Tzvi Yeshurun Mecklenburg, rabbi of Konigsberg". (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #672).
4. Sefer Tikunei Zohar with the commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1867. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #724).
5. Sefer Pitchei She'arim, explanations based on the kabbalah of the Ari and the Gra, by R. Yitzchak Isaac Chaver. Warsaw, 1888. First edition. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #711). Stamps from "The Chafetz Chaim Library, Warsaw".
6. Sefer Matzav Hayashar, first part on Sefer Bereshit, comparisons between the Zohar and the words of Talmudic sages in Midrash, and Jewish law, by R. Shneur Zalman Dovber Oshinsky, one of the great Torah scholars in Lithuania. He quotes many customs from the "kloiz" of the Vilna Gaon, and compares them to the Chassidic customs (see p. 34a and 36a). Vilna, [1881]. Only edition.
6 volumes. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
1. Sefer Brit Olam, regarding the Kabbalistic wisdom of the Hebrew alphabet, by R. Yitzchak Ashkenazi of Iwye (brother of the renowned R. Moshe of Iwye). Vilna, [1819]. First edition. Bluish-green paper.
2. Sefer Margaliot Hatorah, commentary on Nevi'im, Ketuvim and Five Megillot, by R. Tzvi Hirsch of Semiatitz (Siemiatycze) "one of the greatest students of R. Eliyahu of Vilna". [Minkovtsy, 1803]. First edition. Greenish paper. Two leaves missing from Sefer Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah). Owner's signatures.
3. Sefer Heichalot HaZohar, on Bereshit and Pekudei, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. [Konigsberg, 1857]. "Gruber und Langrien" printing house. "Printed through the efforts of R. Yaakov Tzvi Yeshurun Mecklenburg, rabbi of Konigsberg". (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #672).
4. Sefer Tikunei Zohar with the commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1867. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #724).
5. Sefer Pitchei She'arim, explanations based on the kabbalah of the Ari and the Gra, by R. Yitzchak Isaac Chaver. Warsaw, 1888. First edition. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #711). Stamps from "The Chafetz Chaim Library, Warsaw".
6. Sefer Matzav Hayashar, first part on Sefer Bereshit, comparisons between the Zohar and the words of Talmudic sages in Midrash, and Jewish law, by R. Shneur Zalman Dovber Oshinsky, one of the great Torah scholars in Lithuania. He quotes many customs from the "kloiz" of the Vilna Gaon, and compares them to the Chassidic customs (see p. 34a and 36a). Vilna, [1881]. Only edition.
6 volumes. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
The Vilna Gaon and his disciples
The Vilna Gaon and his disciples