Auction 58 - Rare and Important Items
Ohel David - Vienna, 1822 - Handwritten Corrections and Glosses by the Author, Rabbi David Deutsch, Rabbi of Nowe Miasto (Ir Chadash)
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Ohel David, Talmudic novellae by David Deutsch, Rabbi of Nowe Miasto (Ir Chadash). Vienna, 1822. First edition.
The book contains dozens of corrections and glosses (several lengthy), handwritten by the author [several glosses are trimmed].
R. David Deutsch, rabbi of Nowe Miasto (Ir Chadash, 1757-1831, Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, p. 113), was the author of Ohel David. He was a renowned Torah scholar, disciple of the Nodah B'Yehuda in Prague and of the Maharam Barabi in Pressburg. He served as rabbi of Jamnitz, Frauenkirchen and Dunajská Streda. From 1810 until his death, he served as rabbi of Nowe Miasto. Some of his Talmudic novellae were printed in his Ohel David books. He exchanged a prolific halachic correspondence with the leading Torah figures of his times, such as the Nodah B'Yehuda, the Chatam Sofer and the author of Yismach Moshe. The Chatam Sofer wrote in an approbation to his book: "That tsaddik, holy Jew, genius… I have seen in it (the book) wonderful things… We are privileged to merit his words and his light… his merit should protect us from all harm".
R. Deutch attempted to publish all his Torah novellae, and would often annotate his published works by hand. For this reason, the annotations and glosses vary between editions. In the introduction to Sefer Ohel David (Bnei Brak, 2010, edited by R. Shmuel Shabtai Weiss), the editor states that R. Deutch would distribute copies with different glosses to various individuals depending on their level of erudition. "I heard from R. Yosef Naftali Stern that R. Deutch would discuss Torah thoughts with various scholars, and would then give them a carefully proofread copy of his book, or one with many annotations…".
The title page and following page contain the signatures of R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), rabbi of Safed. An additional signature on the title page reads, "The small Yitzchak Isaac Deutch, son of the rabbi of Kretshnif". Stamps of "Yitzchak Issac Deutch, Tiberias". Ownership inscriptions on the flyleaf: "This volume of Ohel David belongs to R. Yitzchak Isaac Deutch, son of the rabbi of Kretshnif" ["The rabbi of Kretshnif" refers to R. David Natan of Kretshnif, Rumania, author of Nefesh David, and grandfather of R. Avraham Yitzchak Kahn, founder of the Toldot Aharon chassidut. He may have been a descendant of R. David Deutch, author of this volume. The brother of R. Yitzchak Isaac Deutch listed here was married to the granddaughter of R. Shmuel Heller].
[3], 25 leaves. 23.5 cm. Condition varies; most leaves are in good condition. Stains. Worming to the title page and other pages. Original binding; damaged, with parts of the spine missing.
The book contains dozens of corrections and glosses (several lengthy), handwritten by the author [several glosses are trimmed].
R. David Deutsch, rabbi of Nowe Miasto (Ir Chadash, 1757-1831, Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, p. 113), was the author of Ohel David. He was a renowned Torah scholar, disciple of the Nodah B'Yehuda in Prague and of the Maharam Barabi in Pressburg. He served as rabbi of Jamnitz, Frauenkirchen and Dunajská Streda. From 1810 until his death, he served as rabbi of Nowe Miasto. Some of his Talmudic novellae were printed in his Ohel David books. He exchanged a prolific halachic correspondence with the leading Torah figures of his times, such as the Nodah B'Yehuda, the Chatam Sofer and the author of Yismach Moshe. The Chatam Sofer wrote in an approbation to his book: "That tsaddik, holy Jew, genius… I have seen in it (the book) wonderful things… We are privileged to merit his words and his light… his merit should protect us from all harm".
R. Deutch attempted to publish all his Torah novellae, and would often annotate his published works by hand. For this reason, the annotations and glosses vary between editions. In the introduction to Sefer Ohel David (Bnei Brak, 2010, edited by R. Shmuel Shabtai Weiss), the editor states that R. Deutch would distribute copies with different glosses to various individuals depending on their level of erudition. "I heard from R. Yosef Naftali Stern that R. Deutch would discuss Torah thoughts with various scholars, and would then give them a carefully proofread copy of his book, or one with many annotations…".
The title page and following page contain the signatures of R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), rabbi of Safed. An additional signature on the title page reads, "The small Yitzchak Isaac Deutch, son of the rabbi of Kretshnif". Stamps of "Yitzchak Issac Deutch, Tiberias". Ownership inscriptions on the flyleaf: "This volume of Ohel David belongs to R. Yitzchak Isaac Deutch, son of the rabbi of Kretshnif" ["The rabbi of Kretshnif" refers to R. David Natan of Kretshnif, Rumania, author of Nefesh David, and grandfather of R. Avraham Yitzchak Kahn, founder of the Toldot Aharon chassidut. He may have been a descendant of R. David Deutch, author of this volume. The brother of R. Yitzchak Isaac Deutch listed here was married to the granddaughter of R. Shmuel Heller].
[3], 25 leaves. 23.5 cm. Condition varies; most leaves are in good condition. Stains. Worming to the title page and other pages. Original binding; damaged, with parts of the spine missing.