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Lot 315 Collection of Books from the Library of Rabbi Efraim Samonov, Son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Berlin - Long Glosses

Collection of books from the library of R. Efraim Samonov, Rabbi of Ventspils (Windau), with his signatures and stamps. Conta
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art February 7, 2017
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Collection of books from the library of R. Efraim Samonov, Rabbi of Ventspils (Windau), with his signatures and stamps. Contains first editions. Some of the books have long handwritten glosses [by two writers].
Rabbi Efraim Samonov (1860-1932), disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin Yeshiva and his confidant, and prominent son-in-law of R. Chaim Berlin, Rabbi of Moscow. From 1890, he served in the Jakobstadt (Latvia) rabbinate, and from 1897, served in the Ventspils (Latvia) rabbinate. He was acclaimed as a leading Torah scholar in his times. In 1931, he printed his book HaCohen Gadol V'Hasgan.
Among the books in this collection: · Yad Yehuda, on the Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, by R. Yehuda Landau. Chernivtsi, 1885. Handwritten corrections and notes throughout the book. On the back endpapers are long scholarly inscriptions, many lines of close writing covering a page and a half. · Levush Mordechai, novellae and explanations on Tractate Bava Kama, by R. Moshe Mordechai Epstein. Vilna, 1901. Tear to title page. Several scholarly notations. · Dvar Avraham responsa, contains responsa and halachic novellae, by R. Avraham Dov Kahane Shapira. Warsaw, 1906. Several long scholarly notations. · Nachal Yitzchak, novellae and explanations on the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor. Vilna, 1884. · Oneg Yom Tov, homilies, by R. Refael Yom Tov Lipmann Halperin. Pietrykaŭ, 1906. · Shem Olam, Part 2, by R. Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radun. Warsaw, 1897. · Etc.
23 books in 21 volumes. Size and condition vary.
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Lot 316 "Proofread" Likutei Halachot - With a Gloss in the Handwriting of the Chafetz Chaim

Likutei Halachot, anthology of halachic conclusions of Talmudic treatises, by R. Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radun, author of the
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Likutei Halachot, anthology of halachic conclusions of Talmudic treatises, by R. Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radun, author of the Chafetz Chaim. Volume 2. Parts 4, 5 and 3. Pesachim and Chagiga; Yoma, Succah and Ta'anit; Tamid, Temura, Kritot and Bechorot. Petrykaw, 1909-1910. First edition.
In Tractate Yoma (Leaf 13-Page 23) is a gloss with a 3-word correction (in ink) in the handwriting of the author, the Chafetz Chaim. On the front endpapers are the inscriptions "proofread" (in pencil).
Likutei Halachot by the Chafetz Chaim is a summary of the laws which appear in the tractates of Seder Kodshim to complete the tractates and chapters which were not included in the book Hilchot Rav Alfas by the Rif. The Rif's composition only includes the topics which are relevant to our times and the Chafetz Chaim wrote this book to strengthen the study of Seder Kodshim and the laws which will apply after the coming of the Messiah.
82 pages; 66 pages; 32; 3-35; 3-38; 3-24 pages. 24 cm. Dry paper. Good condition. Contemporary binding, with damaged leather spine. Embossed with: "Likutei Halachot P.C.Y.S.T. [Initials of Pesachim, Chagiga, Yoma, Succah, Ta'anit].
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Lot 317 Chedveta D'Shema'teta / Shev Shema'teta - Two Books with Many Signed Glosses

Two books with many glosses, many of them signed:
 1. Chedveta D'Shema'teta, halachic topics. By R. Yekutiel Aryeh Kamelhar.
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Two books with many glosses, many of them signed:
1. Chedveta D'Shema'teta, halachic topics. By R. Yekutiel Aryeh Kamelhar. Two parts. Lvov, 1912-1913. Stamps of R. Ya'akov Gordon of Bournemouth. Many handwritten glosses, many of them signed "Ya'akov Gordon" - R. Ya'akov Gordon of Bournemouth, a wealthy English venerable Torah scholar who exchanged halachic correspondence with leading Hungarian and Lithuanian sages. Many teachings are cited in his name in books written by rabbis of his time.
[8] pages, 24 leaves; [4], 28 leaves. 24.5 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Tears and minor damages. New elaborate binding.
2. Shev Shema'teta, by R. Aryeh Leib HaCohen, author of Ketzot HaChoshen and of Avnei Milu'im. Warsaw, 1875. Several signatures of R. "Yosef Fucks of Dewhart". One signature from 1883 reads "Moreh Tzedek in Szadek" (Poland), and other signatures note that he is a Dayan in the Zdunska Wola community. Many Torah novellae in his handwriting on the inner sides of the binding and on the leaves of the book.
109, [1] leaves. 21 cm. Fair condition. Heavy wear and detached leaves. Worming. Worn, detached binding.
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Lot 318 Handwritten Glosses by the Steipler on his Well-known Letter about the "Holiness of the Home"

Two typewritten leaves with letters regarding the holy conduct of a Jewish home - "Letter from the Chazon Ish" and
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Two typewritten leaves with letters regarding the holy conduct of a Jewish home - "Letter from the Chazon Ish" and "Letter by Y.Y. Kanievsky". With glosses and revisions in the handwriting of R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler. [c. 1960s].
These letters have been printed in 1968 by R. Shmuel Huminer in the booklet Igeret Kodesh. The letter by R. Yisrael Kanievsky was printed anonymously, hinting that it was written by "one of the leaders of our generation".
After this booklet aroused a public polemic from a Chassidic circle which were offended by the content, the Steipler wrote a letter to R. Shmuel Huminer with the request to bury the booklet (in geniza) or censor it, because people were affronted by its content. This letter appeared in the Kedem catalog of Auction 44, Lot 424: "…We have now found out that there are Chassidim who conduct themselves in holiness for many generations that are very offended by this pamphlet. They say that it will G-d forbid, affect the peace in their homes…if you do not plan to bury it, in any case tear out the leaf with the introduction and at the top of page 7, erase the words 'letter by one of the leaders of our generation', so that it will not be at all apparent that it was written by another person, but it will seem as if the publisher wrote this letter…".
[2] leaves. 27.5 cm. Good condition.
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Lot 319 Kehillot Ya'akov Nedarim - Handwritten Glosses of the Author - The Steipler

Kehillot Ya'akov, on Tractate Nedarim. By R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (the Steipler). Bnei Brak, [1978]. "New edition w
Kehillot Ya'akov, on Tractate Nedarim. By R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (the Steipler). Bnei Brak, [1978]. "New edition w
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Kehillot Ya'akov, on Tractate Nedarim. By R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (the Steipler). Bnei Brak, [1978]. "New edition with additions".
About eight marginalia of additions and revision in the author's handwriting, including five long glosses.
R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), toiled over the preparation and proofreading of his books and repeatedly enhanced the content and style of his writings so as not to leave any sentence or topic unclear. These are comments written on his book at the time he was 80 years old, and in spite of his age and frailty, he cherished his writings and repeatedly labored to revise and add in his own handwriting.
88 pages. 23 cm. Good condition. Contemporary worn binding.
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Lot 320 Leaf from the "Binding Geniza" - Masechet Hechalot and Pirkei Merkava - Spain, 14th/15th Century

Leaf removed from "Binding Geniza", section of Masechat Hechalot and Pirkei Merkava. [Spain? c. 14th/15th century].
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Leaf removed from "Binding Geniza", section of Masechat Hechalot and Pirkei Merkava. [Spain? c. 14th/15th century].
Ancient semi-cursive Sephardic script. Leaf with four written pages. On the first and second pages are sections from Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 of Masechet Hechalot. On Pages 3 and 4 are Seder HaMerkava (list of combinations of the Holy Names) and Pirkei Merkava.
[4] pages. 19 cm. Various damages sustained from the binding process. Open tears, stains and faded ink. The leaf is restored with a transparent net fabric glued to both sides of the leaf.
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Lot 321 Two Ancient Leaf Fragments - Unidentified Compositions in Judeo-Arabic

Two handwritten leaf fragments removed from the "Binding Geniza". Ancient Oriental script.
 · Leaf fragment
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Two handwritten leaf fragments removed from the "Binding Geniza". Ancient Oriental script.
· Leaf fragment of a composition, exegesis on Bereshit 29 (Parshat Vayetze). Judeo-Arabic incorporating Hebrew verses [13th/14th century?]. · Fragment of an unidentified Judeo-Arabic composition [incorporating Hebrew words].
2 leaves, size and condition vary.
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Lot 322 Fragments of Ancient Leaves Removed from the "Binding Geniza" - 14th and 15th Centuries

Collection of ancient manuscript leaves, on parchment and on paper, removed from the "Binding Geniza". [14th and 15
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Collection of ancient manuscript leaves, on parchment and on paper, removed from the "Binding Geniza". [14th and 15th centuries].
· Two fragments of manuscript leaves, an unidentified Hebrew philosophical-scientific work. Sephardi script. · Fragments of a manuscript leaf on parchment. Rav Alfas, on Tractate Berachot (end of Chapter 7 and beginning of Chapter 8). Italian Hebrew script. · Three fragments of a manuscript on parchment, Ibn Ezra commentary on the Torah (Bamidbar and Devarim). Oriental script. · Fragments of a manuscript leaf on parchment, Sefer HaShorashim by the Radak. Italian Hebrew script.
6 fragments, varied size and damages caused by the binding process.
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Lot 323 Fragments of Ancient Handwritten Leaves Removed from the "Binding Geniza" - Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot / Ramban Commentary - Gittin / Rabbeinu Yerucham

Fragments of ancient manuscript leaves removed from the "Binding Geniza". Sephardi script. [15th century?].
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Fragments of ancient manuscript leaves removed from the "Binding Geniza". Sephardi script. [15th century?].
· Fragment of manuscript leaf, Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot - leaf 54. (Only Talmud version, without commentaries). · Fragment of manuscript leaf, Ramban commentary on Tractate Gittin, pages 19b-20a. · Five manuscript fragments, Sefer Mesharim by Rabbeinu Yerucham, Netiv 24.
7 leaf fragments. Varying size and condition of damages caused by the process of binding.
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Lot 324 Collection of Ancient Parchment Manuscript Leaves Removed from the "Binding Geniza" - Yemen, 15th and 16th Centuries

Collection of ancient parchment leaves, remnants of several Bible manuscripts with Aramaic and Arabic translations, removed f
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Collection of ancient parchment leaves, remnants of several Bible manuscripts with Aramaic and Arabic translations, removed from the "Binding Geniza". [Yemen, c. 15th and 16th centuries].
· Section of Bereshit (Chapter 24, verses 27-32). Scripture and translations in Aramaic and Arabic. · Section of Bamidbar (Chapter 22, verse 37- chapter 23, verse 5). Scripture and Aramaic translation. · Two sections of Shemot (Chapter 36, verses 6-37). Scripture and Aramaic translation. · Section from the end of Bamidbar and the beginning of Devarim (Bamidbar 36,1 to Devarim 1,1). Scripture and Aramaic translation. · Section of Devarim (Chapter 4, verses 7-23). Scripture and Aramaic translation. · Section of Devarim (Chapter 31, verses 6-13). Scripture and Aramaic and Arabic translations. · Section of Melachim I (Kings) (Chapter 22, verses 30-38). Scripture and Aramaic translation. · Section of Shmuel I (Chapter 15), with a section of Yechezkel (Chapter 45). Scripture and Aramaic translation.
9 parchment leaves. Varying size and condition of damages caused by the process of binding.
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Lot 325 Fragments of Ancient Handwritten Leaves Removed from the "Bindings Geniza" - Rashi Commentary on Bereshit and Radak Commentary on Yirmiyahu

Fragments of ancient handwritten leaves removed from the "Bindings Geniza". Sephardic script [15th/16th century?].
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Fragments of ancient handwritten leaves removed from the "Bindings Geniza". Sephardic script [15th/16th century?].
· Fragment of a manuscript leaf, Rashi commentary on Bereshit, Chapter 46. · Fragment of a manuscript leaf, Rashi commentary on Bereshit, Chapter 48. · Two manuscript fragments, Radak commentary on Yirmiyahu, Chapter 7.
4 leaf fragments. Varying size and condition of damages caused by the process of binding.
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Lot 326 Manuscript - Pituchei Chotam on Talmudic Tractates - About Half of it Consists of Previously Unprinted Novellae - Handwritten and Signed by the Author Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo and Glosses Signed by Rabbi Yehuda Birdugo

Two handwritten volumes, Pituchei Chotam, a full composition on the Talmud, novellae on Tractates Berachot, Betza, Ta'anit, C
Two handwritten volumes, Pituchei Chotam, a full composition on the Talmud, novellae on Tractates Berachot, Betza, Ta'anit, C
Two handwritten volumes, Pituchei Chotam, a full composition on the Talmud, novellae on Tractates Berachot, Betza, Ta'anit, C
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Manuscript - Pituchei Chotam on Talmudic Tractates - About Half of it Consists of Previously Unprinted Novellae - Handwritten and Signed by the Author Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo and Glosses Signed by Rabbi Yehuda Birdugo Manuscript - Pituchei Chotam on Talmudic Tractates - About Half of it Consists of Previously Unprinted Novellae - Handwritten and Signed by the Author Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo and Glosses Signed by Rabbi Yehuda Birdugo Manuscript - Pituchei Chotam on Talmudic Tractates - About Half of it Consists of Previously Unprinted Novellae - Handwritten and Signed by the Author Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo and Glosses Signed by Rabbi Yehuda Birdugo
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Two handwritten volumes, Pituchei Chotam, a full composition on the Talmud, novellae on Tractates Berachot, Betza, Ta'anit, Chulin, Ketubot, Horayot, Bava Metzi'a, Nidah, Succah, Megillah and Chagiga. By R. Petachya Mordechai Birdugo. Meknes (Morocco). 1793-1799.
Illustrated title page. Written by both the author and his scribe [Rabbi Shaul Shmuel Toledano, Meknes sage at that time], with many glosses and additions by the author. Many glosses written by his brother signed "Ya'akov", "Ya'akov S"T" [Ya'akov Birdugo]. In a note on page 25/b, Rabbi Petachya cites his father [Rabbi Yekutiel Birdugo] "And Father, my teacher explained…".
The tractates and chapters end with flowery phrases and rhymes, signatures (Petachya Mordechai son of R. Yekutiel Birdugo), documentation of events and of the yeshiva study itinerary with dates of beginning and end of the study of the tractates and notes of his precise age.
A colophon appears at the end of Tractate Chulin (page 88/a) thanking the scribe who copied many parts of the manuscript: "To my friend, the copier…the wise and clever R. Shmuel Toledano", "The perfect sage R. Shaul Shmuel Toledano".
At the end of Tractate Megillah (page 199/b) is a colophon dated Adar Aleph 1796 noting that in the month of Adar 1796, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai became 32 years old.
At the end of Tractate Succah is a long poignant colophon from 1798-1799, documenting the events which took place at that time and the dedication to Torah study in spite of the perils of drought, locust plagues and epidemics and Moslem persecution, including accusations of collaborating with Napoleon's French army: "…Due to our many sins, troubles have multiplied and the news is frightening. An epidemic has spread in Fez which is the worst our fathers have seen for the past 50 years, and food and living expenses have risen considerably. Rain is very scarce and very heavy locust swarms are destroying the land… The French are progressively conquering the Ishmaelite governments, Egypt and all its surroundings and Eretz Israel and the entire region. This urged me to hurry and study this Talmud... I have begun it on the 17th of the month of Cheshvan 1798 and I have completed it with G-d's help on the 28th of Adar Rishon of the same year".
Various signatures and signed ownership inscriptions in several places by Rabbi "Yitzchak Birdugo" son of Rabbi Yekutiel, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai's brother, "Avraham Toledano", "Avraham Birdugo", "Yosef Birdugo", "Ya'akov Birdugo".
The author, Rabbi Petachya Mordechai Birdugo (1764-1820), Dayan and head of yeshiva in Meknes, wrote Pituchei Chotam and Nofet Tzufim. His son, Rabbi Meir was murdered together with his wife, and Rabbi Petachya Mordechai's progeny was continued by his daughters' sons. The illustrious Birdugo family, one of the most eminent families in Morocco, arrived in the country following the Spanish expulsion in 1492 and his descendants concentrated in the city of Meknes. According to a family tradition, the Birdugos descended from King David which some say is the origin of the name Birdugo - Ben David (Dugo is a diminutive of David), but others say that the name originates from the Portuguese Bara dogua which means the golden scepter. From the 18th century, the Birdugo family has produced rabbis, heads of yeshivas and community leaders for many generations until today.
R. Petachya Mordechai is the son of R. Yekutiel Birdugo (died in 1802, brother and teacher of R Refael Birdugo, author of Mishpatim Yesharim, known as "Malach Refael"). His brother R. Ya'akov Birdugo (1786-1843), author of Shufrei D'Ya'akov was also a leading Meknes sage. Another brother, Rabbi Yitzchak Birdugo (1768-1820), who was also a rabbi and sage in Meknes, writes and signs an inscription on this manuscript with love and esteem lauding this composition written by his brother Rabbi Petachya Mordechai.
Two volumes: Vol. 1: [1], 113 leaves. Vol. 2: 122-199 leaves. Condition varies among the leaves, good-fair; several leaves are in fair-poor condition. Wear and many tears affecting text, stains and worming. Detached leaves. New bindings.
This composition was only partially printed in the book Pituchei Chotam (Jerusalem, 1980), without the novellae on Tractates Chulin, Bava Metzi'a and Nidah. Inspection of the author's notations and the notations of his brother Rabbi Ya'akov, author of Shufrei D'Ya'akov which appear in the margins has revealed that not all the notes have been printed [possibly this book was printed from a partial copy, copied before the author finished proofreading and editing the work, whereas this is the original draft of the author].
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