Maharil Responsa. Solobkovtsy, 1807. Ownership notation on title page stating that book “belongs to Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer”. Two brief handwritten glosses (one severely damaged). Signatures in handwriting of Kabbalistic Ga’on Rabbi “Shalom Yitzchak Mizrachi”. Censorship stamps from 1837 along with his handwritten signature.
Ga’on Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer (1837-1907), Av Beit Din of Petersburg, prominent disciple of Rabbi Yisrael of Salant who was active in the Musar movement and introduced it to Yeshivot throughout Lithuania. Immigrated to Jerusalem in 1904 and resided in “Strauss Garden” together with leading personalities of the Musar movement who immigrated to Jerusalem.
Ga’on Rabbi Shalom Yitzchak Mizrachi (1921-1995), author of Divrei Shalom responsa was born in Aram Zova (Aleppo) to his father who was chief rabbi of Aram Zova. At the age of one year he immigrated with his mother to Eretz Israel, however after approximately half a year his mother passed away and the child was raised in home of his grandfather, Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Hedaya. Was among most prominent students of Rabbi Ezra Attia in Porat Yosef Yeshiva where he taught. In 1967 was appointed to rabbinate of Tel Aviv and between 1973-1985 served as Dayan in Supreme Rabbinical Court.
4, 7-53 leaves. 20.5 cm. Greenish paper, fair condition, wear and moth damage. Original worn binding.
Only 4 Hebrew titles were printed in town of Solobkovtsy in region of Podolia (where disciples of the Ba’al Shem Tov resided) before printer relocated his printing press to Mogilev (on Dniester river).