Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Halachah Acharonah, Kuntress HaRe'ayot and Sefer HaPardes – Königsberg, 1759-1762 – Book with Approbation by the Gaon of Vilna
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Halachah Acharonah and Kuntress HaRe'ayot, with Sefer HaPardes, by R. Aryeh Leib Epstein. Königsberg, [1759-1762]. Approbation by the Gaon of Vilna.
On leaf 9 of the first sequence, approbation by the Gaon of Vilna, with the heading: " Approbation by… R. Eli. son of R. Shlomo Zalman, who sits in the assembly of the wise in the Beit Midrash of Vilna". This is one of the only two approbations ever given by the Gaon of Vilna.
R. Aryeh Leib Epstein published his works in parts (individual booklets) over the years 1759-1762, interrupting the printing every now and then due to lack of funding or other difficulties, as he writes in several places in this book. Some of his works were not completed in print. The works he managed to print were bound together in different ways, creating various variants of this book (R. Aryeh Leib concurrently printed a parallel edition in smaller format). See Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
The works in this book deal with various topics: laws and kavanot of the 613 mitzvot, halachic novellae, sermons and eulogies delivered by R. Aryeh Leib (1729-1734), and more.
The present book has two title pages. The first title page states: "This is the book Halachah Acharonah and Kuntress HaRe'ayot". The first three leaves contain a preface, approbations and a sample of Sefer HaPardes. Leaves 9-14: additional approbations, including the approbation by the Gaon of Vilna, preface to the book Or HaShanim – Mahadura Batra, and a sample of the book. Leave 15-42: Kuntress HaRe'ayot. This is followed by a second title page, for "Sefer HaPardes… followed by Sefer HaDerushim, followed by Sefer Hespedim, including Sefer Yalkut Sachar VeOnesh".
Leaf 8 of Sefer HaPardes features a letter of responsum from R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. In his introduction to the letter, the author mentions the polemic between R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz and R. Yaakov Emden.
Signatures and stamps of the Moses family of Biala on the first title page: signatures of "Moshe Moses"; "Yudel Moses"; stamp of "Yudel son of R. A.Z. Moses of Biala" (the Moses family of Biala was a wealthy family of community leaders, including R. Alexander Ziskind Moses and his son R. Yudel, who were followers and disciples of the Seraf of Kotsk. See enclosed material).
[1], 3, 9-42 leaves; [1], 2-9; 1-23; 1-22; 81-86, 127-144 leaves. 20.5 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Open tears and worming, affecting text. Margins trimmed close to headings on some leaves. Most leaves professionally restored with paper and remargined. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 989.
On leaf 9 of the first sequence, approbation by the Gaon of Vilna, with the heading: " Approbation by… R. Eli. son of R. Shlomo Zalman, who sits in the assembly of the wise in the Beit Midrash of Vilna". This is one of the only two approbations ever given by the Gaon of Vilna.
R. Aryeh Leib Epstein published his works in parts (individual booklets) over the years 1759-1762, interrupting the printing every now and then due to lack of funding or other difficulties, as he writes in several places in this book. Some of his works were not completed in print. The works he managed to print were bound together in different ways, creating various variants of this book (R. Aryeh Leib concurrently printed a parallel edition in smaller format). See Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
The works in this book deal with various topics: laws and kavanot of the 613 mitzvot, halachic novellae, sermons and eulogies delivered by R. Aryeh Leib (1729-1734), and more.
The present book has two title pages. The first title page states: "This is the book Halachah Acharonah and Kuntress HaRe'ayot". The first three leaves contain a preface, approbations and a sample of Sefer HaPardes. Leaves 9-14: additional approbations, including the approbation by the Gaon of Vilna, preface to the book Or HaShanim – Mahadura Batra, and a sample of the book. Leave 15-42: Kuntress HaRe'ayot. This is followed by a second title page, for "Sefer HaPardes… followed by Sefer HaDerushim, followed by Sefer Hespedim, including Sefer Yalkut Sachar VeOnesh".
Leaf 8 of Sefer HaPardes features a letter of responsum from R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. In his introduction to the letter, the author mentions the polemic between R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz and R. Yaakov Emden.
Signatures and stamps of the Moses family of Biala on the first title page: signatures of "Moshe Moses"; "Yudel Moses"; stamp of "Yudel son of R. A.Z. Moses of Biala" (the Moses family of Biala was a wealthy family of community leaders, including R. Alexander Ziskind Moses and his son R. Yudel, who were followers and disciples of the Seraf of Kotsk. See enclosed material).
[1], 3, 9-42 leaves; [1], 2-9; 1-23; 1-22; 81-86, 127-144 leaves. 20.5 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Open tears and worming, affecting text. Margins trimmed close to headings on some leaves. Most leaves professionally restored with paper and remargined. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 989.
Books with Approbations by the Gaon of Vilna
and Books Quoting His Teachings in His Lifetime
Books with Approbations by the Gaon of Vilna
and Books Quoting His Teachings in His Lifetime