Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Manuscript, Sermons of Rabbi Aharon Bichler (Suditz) Son-in-Law of Rabbi Yehuda Aszód – Hungary, 19th Century

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Sold for: $750
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Manuscript, sermons delivered in the Jászberény community, handwritten by R. Aharon Bichler (Suditz). [Hungary, 19th century].
The title page states: "Religious sermons delivered in the synagogue of the Jászberény community". The sermons are written in Yiddish, and are arranged in several cycles of Shabbatot and special occasions: Shabbat Nachamu, Shabbat Shuvah, Shabbat Chanukah, 7th Adar, Shabbat HaGadol.
Writer's signature on the endpaper "Aharon Suditz". Signatures on the front and back endpapers, in Latin characters: "A. Bichler".
R. Aharon Bichler (Suditz) (ca. 1840-1914), disciple of R. Yehuda Aszód and later his son-in-law (in his second marriage). Disciple of the Ktav Sofer. Rabbi of Jászberény. He corresponded extensively with R. Yehuda Aszód, and many of the latter's letters to him were preserved.
Inscription in Hungarian on the front endpaper, mentioning Rabbi Dr. Leopold Löw, Neolog rabbi of Szeged.
[1] leaf, 155, 166-192, [1] pages. 25 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Marginal closed and open tears. Original binding, damaged.


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