Auction No. 114
Golden coins, Seforim, Chabad, Eretz Yisrael and Zionism, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Holocaust and refugees.
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Hashlamah L'Likutei Halachot HaRishonim, by Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen, the Baal Chafetz Chaim. Rare.
The Chafetz Chaim was known for his anticipation of the redemption, and in this framework he encouraged Kohanim and others to study the laws of the sacrifices and Seder Kadshim. To this end, he composed the series Likutei Halachot between 1900 and 1910. The book before us, as its name indicates, is the completion and conclusion of the five volumes of Likutei Halachot. It was published in the same format about 15 years after the publication of the first five volumes. (Does not appear in the Winograd listing).
32 leaves. 22 cm.
Fine condition. Partly detached binding with wear to spine.
She'elot U'Teshuvot HaBa"Ch by Rabbi Yosel Sirkis, Av Beit Din of Krakow and author of the important commentary Bayit Chadash on Arba Turim. Johann Wovesht Press. Frankfurt am Main, [1697]. First edition.
The page following the title page bears a handwritten dedication in a clear Ashkenazic hand. The book was dedicated in memory of the youth Aryeh Yehudah who passed away when he was only 24 years old, on the 13th of Kislev 1735. His father dedicated this book to the holy community of Rikla "and these books should be used to learn and to teach, to preserve and to fulfill everything written within them ..."
Rabbi Yoel Sirkis [1561-1640] was among the greatest and most prominent halachic adjudicators of all generations. He authored the Bayit Chadash (Ba"ch) commentary on the Arba Turim, and is known as 'the Ba"ch' after the title of his book. He was a disciple of Rabbi Leibush of Lublin, who was the author of the Shla"h's teacher. He served as rabbi in Pozna (presently Poznań, Poland) and other cities, including Lubmala, Mezhibuzh, Belz, Brisk and then Krakow and environs, where he served until his passing. Aside from his greatness in Torah, he was also admired by Chassidic leaders. It is told among them that before the Ba"ch's passing, Gehinnom was cooled for 40 days in his honor so that he could remove the souls of the evildoers from there. Among the Belz Chassidim, he is referred to with reverence due to his service as Av Beit Din in the city of Belz: the first Admor of Belz is referred to as simply, "The first Admor," without the addition of "of Belz" so as not to impinge on the Ba"ch's honor, as he was rabbi of Belz even earlier.
106 [2] leaves. 30 cm. Fine-very fine condition. Very few stains. New binding.
* Tractate Zevachim, 1800. First Masoret HaSha"s edition.
* Tractate Rosh HaShanah, 1817. 2 copies.
* Tractate Baba Batra, 1817. 2 copies.
* Tractate Pesachim, 1817.
* Tractate Baba Kamma, 1816.
* Tractate Niddah, 1819.
Overall fine condition.
"The book Aruch LaNer is a decorative first-fruit," novellae and elucidations on Tractate Sukkah by the gaon Rabbi Yaakov Ettlinger. Owner's stamp: Rabbi "Nachman Shlomo Grynszpan, Warsaw." Additional owners' stamp: "Shlomo Yisrael Freshwater, London."
The gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yukab Ettlinger [1798-1872] was Av Beit Din of Altona and among the leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Germany. He studied kabbalah in secret, but despite his secrecy, he became known as a kabbalist and tremendous expert on the Zohar. He composed the series Aruch LaNer on the Babylonian Talmud, books that became invaluable assets to yeshivahs. Rabbi Yaakov Ettlinger passed away on the first night of Chanukah, and the number of books in the series Aruch LaNer is eight, like the number of days of Chanukah [including the one on Tractate Pesachim which has not yet been printed]. His soul perceived that he should call his series of books Aruch LaNer because it was on that day that his soul was transferred to the yeshivah on high and the light of his corporeal body was extinguished in this world.
The gaon Rabbi Nachman Shlomo Grynszpan [1880-1961], was a native of Lithuania, a disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk and the Avnei Nezer of Sochatchov. He was the rabbi of Leeds and rosh yeshivah of Etz Chaim in London together with Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian.
Rabbi Shlomo Yisrael Freshwater, rabbi of the Sassov study hall and rosh yeshivah of Chayei Olam in London. He is a billionaire, one of the wealthiest people in England, and one of the wealthiest Jews in the world. He is a Torah scholar and a tremendous philanthropist while he himself lives modestly. He owns one of the most beautiful historic buildings in central London, named for the family, Freshwater House, which is on the Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre Street, between Leicester Square and Soho, one of the most expensive areas of the city. Freshwater is the son of Yehoshua Freshwater, the one for whom the Ma'ayanei HaYeshua hospital in Bnei Brak is named.
111 leaves. 28 cm.
Fine condition.
Descripti
Ateret Tiferet, two parts. Novellae and in-depth studies on tractate Brachot and seder Zeraim by Rabbi Levi son of Rabbi David Av Beit Din of Kodni, Lithuania.
Owner's stamps and handwritten signature by the gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, Av Beit Din of Shamloy, and his son and successor, the gaon Rabbi Yehoshua Ehrenreich.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich [1863-1944] was the renowned rabbi of Shamloy and one of the rabbinical leaders of Hungary-Transylvania before the Holocaust. He served as rabbi of Tshabe and then as rabbi of of Shamloy for 40 years until being murdered in the Holocaust in Sivan, 1944. Among other accomplishments, he established the yeshivah for excellent young men and authored many books, including Shu"t Lechem Shlomo in four parts. Some of his letters were lost during the Holocaust. Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfurt said of him that in his generation, there was no halachic responder like the rabbi of Shamloy. When the decree of stunning cattle before their slaughter came up in Poland, and rabbinical leaders gathered to consult against this decree, the Chafetz Chaim said that the question should be put before the "mighty genius" of Shamloy (who was not present at said rabbinic assembly), because he can clarify the matter properly. His son Rabbi Yehoshua succeeded his father in the Shamloy rabbinate.
65, 18, 24 leaves. 26 cm.
Fine condition. Tear in the leaf before the title page. Leather-covered wood binding, with lack in the spine.
"Talmud Bavli, including the six orders of mishnah. Printed according to the first edition by Daniel Bomberg in Venice ... with alternate versions and text changes of books of the Talmud which were proofread ... with translation into German by Eliezer (Lazarus) Goldschmidt."
Lazarus Goldschmidt 1871-1950 was a Jewish-Lithuanian scholar and Orientalist, expert mainly in the Ge'ez language. He studied in a number of universities and in his final days was an independent researcher. In his youth he studied in the Knesset Yisrael yeshivah in Slobodka. He translated many books into German.
Goldschmidt started the German translation project in 1896. Rabbi D. Tz. Hoffman wrote a harsh criticism of his translation of seder Zera'im and Goldschmidt responded in his composition, "The Criticism of Rabbi D. Hoffman to my Edition of the Talmud in Light of the Truth." He finished his translation project in 1909. A new, corrected version was published in 1925. Later, a small edition of only the translation was published.
The volumes in this lot include:
Volume 1, 1906 - Berachot, Shabbat
Volume 2 is missing
Volume 3, without a year - Yoma, Sukkah, Beitzah, Rosh HaShanah
Volume 4, without a year - Ta'anit, Megillah, Moed Katan, Chagigah
Volume 5, 1925 - Yevamot, Ketubot
Volume 6, 1912 - Nedarim, Nazir, Sotah
Volume 7, without a year - Gittin, Kiddushin
Volume 8, 1906, Baba Kamma, Baba Metzia
Volume 9, without a year - Baba Batra, Avodah Zarah, Horiyot
Volume 10, without a year - Sanhedrin, Makkot, Shevuot
Volume 11, 1909 - Zevachim, Menachot
Volume 12, without a year - Chulin
Overall fine condition. Stains.
Beit Paga sermons for Shabbats and Festivals by Rabbi Shimon Ziwitz of Petersburg.
In the introduction, the author writes about religious life in the United States. With the approbation of Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Teomin the Adere"t.
Rabbi Shimon Ziwitz [1855-1936] was a disciple of Rabbi Eliezer Gordon of Telz and of other rabbinic leaders of Lithuania. He served as a rabbi in Pikeln, but following the advice of Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spector, he immigrated to the United States in 1886, and was joined by his family two years later. He was among the prominent rabbis of the United States and active in the Rabbinical Council of the United States and Canada. He authored a number of books, and is known for his book HaMaShbYa"Ch - commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud.
[7], 193, [1] page. 22 cm. With small pictures of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel's tomb. The frame of the title page is purple.
Fine condition except for three leaves [89-92] which are lacking.
Chagurat Shmuel - composition on Yoreh Deah from the book Levush (by Rabbi Mordechai Jaffe), by Rabbi Azriel Melnetzberg.
Rabbinic owners' signatures and a Yiddish-Deutch inscription from the time of the printing.
[2], 70 leaves. 31 cm.
Fine condition. Minimal worming perforations and stains. New binding.
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Minchat Shai - Chamishah Chumshei Torah and the meggilahs. Primary, foundational composition regarding text version, vowelization and cantillation by Rabbi Yedidyah Shlomo Nortzi.
The author of the Chatam Sofer writes: "The book Minchat Shai is the one which all my rabbis relied upon and it is authorized and well-known among the Sephardic sages."
Breathtakingly beautiful illustrated title page made by an engraving technique, depicting biblical scenes: Moses giving the Decalogue; David playing the lyre; the Song at the Sea; Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus; the Valley of Dried Bones; Solomon's Trial; Daniel in the Lion's Den; and Joshua stopping the sun in Givon. First edition. Printed by the printing house of Raphael Chaim D'Italia, the physician of Mantua.
[3], 136, 141-142 leaves. 24 cm. Long gloss in Oriental script from the time of printing. Between leaves 120-121, an additional unknown leaf is bound: 'Luach Kri'at Parashiyot HaMoadim,' in a different size.
Moderate-fine condition. Aging stains. Worming perforations. Taped reinforcement to the margins of the first leaves. The second title page and 4 leaves (137-140) are lacking. Original semi-leather binding.
Incomplete Sets.
* Ein Ya'akov Part III. Amsterdam, 1722. Bears early owners' signatures.
* Ein Ya'akov, Parts II and III. Koenigsberg, 1828.
* Ein Ya'akov Parts II and III, Koenigsberg 1845.
Overall fine condition.
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* Rov Berachot, one of the first books authored by the Ben Ish Chai. Baghdad, 1868. Anthology of novellae and responsa on various Talmudic and halachic topics. The title page is artistically photographed.
* Pirkei Avot translated into Arabic by Rabbi David HaNaggid son of Rabbi Avraham son the Ramba"m. Na-Amun. Egypt, 1901. With an illustrated portrait of the Ramba"m z"l. Owners' stamps and several handwritten comments on the title page.
* Chamishah Chumshei Torah translated into Ladino, impressive binding. Constantinople, 1905.
* Yalkut M'Am Loez on Megillat Ester translated into Ladino. Constantinople, 1909. Second section. The first section, title page and another 4 leaves are missing.
* Gedulat Mordechai, Teheran-Iran, 1934. Printed without a title page and with a picture of the author, which was omitted from most editions. The entire book is in Jewish-Persian.
* Marpeh L'Nefesh, Constantinople, 1860. Sefer Chemdat HaYamim to be read every Sabbath, added at the end of the book, Mussar Marganitz D'Rabbi Meir and Rabbeinu Zerachya, Moda'ah Rabbah in Ladino.
* Yemalet Nafsho, Kolkata, 1884. Photocopied title page.
Description
* Sefer Ben Ish Chai, Halachic decisions according to weekly Torah portions. Baghdad, 1912.
* Leket Shichechah, two sections, Part I - Egypt, 1916, with a sticker in memory of the youth Yom Tov Binyamin, the author's son. Part II - Egypt, 1918.
Overall fine condition.
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* Books by the gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger - First print editions with glosses, from the library of Rabbi Moshe Finkel, son of the "Alter of Slobodka."
1. Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger al HaSha"s. Berlin, 1858. First printing. With Rabbi Moshe Finkel's signature and stamp. There is a lengthy handwritten gloss on Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger. [2], 28, 15, 29, leaves.
2. Hagahot Rabbi Akiva Eiger al Choshen Mishpat V'Even HaEzer. Teheran, 1869. First printing. Bound with Chiddushim al Hilchot Yom Tov by Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschütz. Lemberg, 1886. With Rabbi Moshe Finkel's signature. [2], 38, [3], 108, [1] leaf.
3. Teshuvot Rabbi Akiva Eiger Tayana. Wein, 1889. First printing. With Rabbi Moshe Finkel's signature and stamp. Stamp of Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan HaKohen Flatkon, Av Beit Din of Krozh, author of Siach Yitzchak on Shir HaShirim and more. [1], 74 leaves.
The gaon Rabbi Moshe Finkel (1883-1926) was the son of Rabbi Natan Tzvi Finkel, the "Alter" of Slobodka; one of the rabbis of the Slobodka and Chevron yeshivahs. In his youth, he studied under Rabbi Baruch Elya Kamai, Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik and with the Chafetz Chaim. He was Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein's son-in-law. He was a lecturer in Slobodka, Kovno, and even Chevron, where he passed away suddenly at the age of 43.
* Sefer Toldot Adam, Talmudic novellae by the Ramba"n, z"l, Hamburg, 1740. With many signatures from the time of its printing, starting with "The youth Yosef Kustat," "This book belongs to head officer Yadla Fingel," etc.
* Sefer Atzamot Yosef, Furth 1767. Handwritten signature with the name Rephael, and more.
* Sefer Shechitot U'Bedikot by Rabbi Ya'akov Weil with "Hagahot Gvul Binyamin," Vienna, 1810. With many signatures from the time of its printing: Tzvi Hirsch Segal, Yehudah Leib Safra, Yehudah son of Tzvi Hirsch, and more.
* First edition of the book Tiv Kedoshim by the Mahara"l Tzintz on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, Warsaw 1856. With the gaon Rabbi Moshe Finkel ztz"l's handwritten signature, and another antique signature.
* First edition of Chiddushei Marara"l Tzintz al Hilchot Treifot, Warsaw 1859. Signed and proofread by the gaon Rabbi Abba Baruchov, author of Chevel Ya'akov. Green leaves.
* Ohr Chadash on tractate Kiddushin by Rabbi Eliezer Kalir, Lemberg 1898. With the stamp of the Belz study hall in Tel Aviv, the first established in the Holy Land by the Admor Rabbi Aharon of Belz, ztz"l.
* Eglei Tal Part I on the halachahs of Shabbat, Pietrkov, 1931.
Overall moderate-fine condition.