Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Talmud Tractates Rosh Hashanah-Yuma – Volume the Chafetz Chaim Studied from – With Notes in His Handwriting
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Volume of Talmud, Tractates Rosh Hashanah-Yuma. Berlin, 1864. With notes handwritten by R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, the Chafetz Chaim.
The volume of Talmud the Chafetz Chaim learnt from and annotated in his own handwriting. 9 notes, most lengthy, appear in the margins of the book, in a handwriting identical to that of the Chafetz Chaim.
The contents of the notes were found equivalent to writings in his books.
He concludes a note in Tractate Yuma p. 83a with the following: "And so I found in the HaMagid journal, year 8, issue 10, see there". An interesting discovery emerges here – this note indicates that the Chafetz Chaim perused the HaMagid periodical!
The title pages and endpapers contain stamps (in Hebrew and English) of R. Chaim Shmuel Niman, a dean of the Chafetz Chaim yeshiva in New York.
R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin (1837-1933) was an outstanding Torah scholar and leader of the Jewish people, known by the name of his first book Chafetz Chaim. He was the dean of the Radin yeshiva and author of many halachic and ethic books, including Mishna Berura, Shemirat HaLashon, Ahavat Chessed and dozens more.
[1], 36; 13; 2; 8 leaves; 110; 12; 5; 16 leaves. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Original binding, damaged and partly detached.
Written according to the report of R. Yitzchak Yeshaya Weiss (enclosed).
The volume of Talmud the Chafetz Chaim learnt from and annotated in his own handwriting. 9 notes, most lengthy, appear in the margins of the book, in a handwriting identical to that of the Chafetz Chaim.
The contents of the notes were found equivalent to writings in his books.
He concludes a note in Tractate Yuma p. 83a with the following: "And so I found in the HaMagid journal, year 8, issue 10, see there". An interesting discovery emerges here – this note indicates that the Chafetz Chaim perused the HaMagid periodical!
The title pages and endpapers contain stamps (in Hebrew and English) of R. Chaim Shmuel Niman, a dean of the Chafetz Chaim yeshiva in New York.
R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin (1837-1933) was an outstanding Torah scholar and leader of the Jewish people, known by the name of his first book Chafetz Chaim. He was the dean of the Radin yeshiva and author of many halachic and ethic books, including Mishna Berura, Shemirat HaLashon, Ahavat Chessed and dozens more.
[1], 36; 13; 2; 8 leaves; 110; 12; 5; 16 leaves. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Original binding, damaged and partly detached.
Written according to the report of R. Yitzchak Yeshaya Weiss (enclosed).
Books with Handwritten Notes, Signatures
and Dedications - Ashkenazi Rabbis
Books with Handwritten Notes, Signatures
and Dedications - Ashkenazi Rabbis