Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur - Prague, 1609 - Copy Belonging to Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Sefer Levush Malchut - Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur by R. Mordechai Yaffe. Prague: Moshe ben Yosef Bezalel Katz, 1609.
On the front endpaper is the inscription: "The holy rabbi, our leader Chaim Halberstam" (Hebrew), as well as the inscriptions "Chajem" and "Halbersztam" in Latin letters. This copy evidently belonged to R. Chaim Halberstam, first Rebbe of Sanz, (Nowy Sącz) author of "Divrei Chaim".
The final page contains a fragmented inscription from 1731: "…today, Sunday, 7 Tishrei 5492 [1731]… Yaakov Hirsh of Brody, who resides in the shadow of the holy one". It is possible that the signatory is R. Tzvi Yaakov of Brody, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, one of the renowned scholars of the Kloiz in Brody (see Encyclopedia LeChassidut, III, p. 623).
Several scholarly (trimmed) glosses in Ashkenazic handwriting (ca 18th century).
Many stamps of R. "Naftali Teitelbaum, rabbi of Nyirbator" [R. Naftali Teitelbaum, 1867-1938, was among the great Hungarian rabbis and heads of the Orthodox Office in Budapest. He was the son of R. Yisrael Yaakov Yekel of Vollove (Mizhhirya, Ukraine), and grandson of the "Yitav Lev". He was the son-in-law of R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhely. He served as rabbi of Nyirbator for 40 years, from 1898 until his passing in 1938].
Title page is detached, with cut margins. It is clear, however, that this is the original title page, since it contains the stamps of R. Naftali Teitelbaum that appear on other pages throughout the volume as well as the signature of "Elchanan Ashkenazi" that appears again on the last page. Signatures on the title page include: "Elchanan Ashkenazi of Furth", "Yosef ben Yehuda Leib of Nikolsburg", "the small Yitzchak ben R. Tzavi Hirsch Reich" "Eliyahu son of…"
Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, author of "Divrei Chaim" (1797-1876) was the founder of the Sanz Chassidic dynasty. He was the son-in-law of R. Baruch Frankel-Teomim, author of "Baruch Ta'am", and a disciple of Rebbe Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz (Ropczyce) and Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Zidichov (Zhydachiv). He was renowned not only as one of the great Chassidic masters of his times, but also as a noted Halachic decisor. His court attracted thousands of followers, among them many of the generation's great rabbis. He established contact with many of the great rabbis of the day, and was a strong influence on Galician and Eastern European Jewry. His descendants followed in his footstep of combining Chassidic leadership with Halachic erudition, and served both as Chassidic rebbes and city rabbis in Galicia, Hungary and Romania. His eldest son was R. Yechezkel Halberstam, Rabbi and Rebbe of Shineva (Sieniawa). The Sanz dynasty is continued today through the Chassidic courts of Bobov, Sanz-Klausenberg, Stropkov, Czchow, Zhmigrod, Gorlice, and others.
4, 6-247, leaves (missing leaf 5). 29 cm. Condition varies; good-fair. Title page is detached, with cut margins. Stains. Repaired tears to several pages, with damaged text. Original leather binding, worn and damaged, with worming.
On the front endpaper is the inscription: "The holy rabbi, our leader Chaim Halberstam" (Hebrew), as well as the inscriptions "Chajem" and "Halbersztam" in Latin letters. This copy evidently belonged to R. Chaim Halberstam, first Rebbe of Sanz, (Nowy Sącz) author of "Divrei Chaim".
The final page contains a fragmented inscription from 1731: "…today, Sunday, 7 Tishrei 5492 [1731]… Yaakov Hirsh of Brody, who resides in the shadow of the holy one". It is possible that the signatory is R. Tzvi Yaakov of Brody, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, one of the renowned scholars of the Kloiz in Brody (see Encyclopedia LeChassidut, III, p. 623).
Several scholarly (trimmed) glosses in Ashkenazic handwriting (ca 18th century).
Many stamps of R. "Naftali Teitelbaum, rabbi of Nyirbator" [R. Naftali Teitelbaum, 1867-1938, was among the great Hungarian rabbis and heads of the Orthodox Office in Budapest. He was the son of R. Yisrael Yaakov Yekel of Vollove (Mizhhirya, Ukraine), and grandson of the "Yitav Lev". He was the son-in-law of R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhely. He served as rabbi of Nyirbator for 40 years, from 1898 until his passing in 1938].
Title page is detached, with cut margins. It is clear, however, that this is the original title page, since it contains the stamps of R. Naftali Teitelbaum that appear on other pages throughout the volume as well as the signature of "Elchanan Ashkenazi" that appears again on the last page. Signatures on the title page include: "Elchanan Ashkenazi of Furth", "Yosef ben Yehuda Leib of Nikolsburg", "the small Yitzchak ben R. Tzavi Hirsch Reich" "Eliyahu son of…"
Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, author of "Divrei Chaim" (1797-1876) was the founder of the Sanz Chassidic dynasty. He was the son-in-law of R. Baruch Frankel-Teomim, author of "Baruch Ta'am", and a disciple of Rebbe Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz (Ropczyce) and Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Zidichov (Zhydachiv). He was renowned not only as one of the great Chassidic masters of his times, but also as a noted Halachic decisor. His court attracted thousands of followers, among them many of the generation's great rabbis. He established contact with many of the great rabbis of the day, and was a strong influence on Galician and Eastern European Jewry. His descendants followed in his footstep of combining Chassidic leadership with Halachic erudition, and served both as Chassidic rebbes and city rabbis in Galicia, Hungary and Romania. His eldest son was R. Yechezkel Halberstam, Rabbi and Rebbe of Shineva (Sieniawa). The Sanz dynasty is continued today through the Chassidic courts of Bobov, Sanz-Klausenberg, Stropkov, Czchow, Zhmigrod, Gorlice, and others.
4, 6-247, leaves (missing leaf 5). 29 cm. Condition varies; good-fair. Title page is detached, with cut margins. Stains. Repaired tears to several pages, with damaged text. Original leather binding, worn and damaged, with worming.
Signatures - Chassidism
Signatures - Chassidism