Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Mishnat Chachamim - By Rabbi Meshulam Feivish of Kremenets, Father-in-Law of Rabbi Avraham the Malach, and Great-Grandfather of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin - First Edition, Ostroh, 1796
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Mishnat Chachamim, novellae on the Six Orders of the Mishnah, Parts I-VI, by R. Meshulam Feivish HaLevi Horowitz of Kremenets. Ostroh, [1796]. First edition. Separate title pages for Moed and Nashim.
Approbations by the Noda BiYehuda, the Haflaa and many other leading rabbis of the generation.
The author, R. Meshulam Feivish HaLevi Horowitz (ca. 1710 - Kislev, between 1786 and 1791) was born in Kremenets (Eastern Galicia), and lived there his entire life teaching Torah. From his youth, he was known for his holiness, as R. Eliezer Kalir attests in his approbation, praising him also for his exceptional good name and Torah study. The Noda BiYehuda in his approbation uncharacteristically extolled his virtues, comparing him to the Torah scholars of early generations.
Ownership inscriptions of R. Baruch Hirsh Teitelmon of Warsaw and signature of "Shalom… Zilber of Kutno".
[3], 33; [1], 15; [1], 22 leaves; 20 leaves; 24 leaves; 46 leaves. 21 cm. Greenish paper. Good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves, not affecting text. Tear to leaf 6 of Order Taharot, slightly affecting text, repaired. Ownership inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
Approbations by the Noda BiYehuda, the Haflaa and many other leading rabbis of the generation.
The author, R. Meshulam Feivish HaLevi Horowitz (ca. 1710 - Kislev, between 1786 and 1791) was born in Kremenets (Eastern Galicia), and lived there his entire life teaching Torah. From his youth, he was known for his holiness, as R. Eliezer Kalir attests in his approbation, praising him also for his exceptional good name and Torah study. The Noda BiYehuda in his approbation uncharacteristically extolled his virtues, comparing him to the Torah scholars of early generations.
Ownership inscriptions of R. Baruch Hirsh Teitelmon of Warsaw and signature of "Shalom… Zilber of Kutno".
[3], 33; [1], 15; [1], 22 leaves; 20 leaves; 24 leaves; 46 leaves. 21 cm. Greenish paper. Good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves, not affecting text. Tear to leaf 6 of Order Taharot, slightly affecting text, repaired. Ownership inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
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