Winner's Auctions No. 111
Important Historic Documents, Haskalah, Einstein, Seforim, Manuscripts and Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
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Medrash B'Chodesh, a commentary on the Passover Haggadah by Rabbi Eliezer Nachman Foa. Venice, 1641. First edition.
With the haggadah text, printed with unvowelized letters. The author, Rabbi Eliezer Nachman Foa, was a rabbi, chassid and kabbalist, a disciple of the Rema of Fano and a teacher of Rabbi Moshe Zakut. He had a holy group of students in Reggio, called the "Chevrat Ha'Aluvim." He lists their names at the end of his introduction. The last page features a special prayer, 'התנצלות לפושעי ישראל' composed by the author.
Leaf 2 bears the owner's signature: Rabbi Shlomo Eliyahu ibn Tzur, a Fez sage [1822-1873], grandson of the Yaavetz, Rabbi Yaakov ibn Tzur. He wrote glosses and comments on his uncle's work - Pnei Shlomo, as well as other works. He signed "שאב"ץ." He also authored responsa and halachic decisions. Rare haggadah.
36 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Otzar Haggadot 58.
Moderate condition. Part of the title page is completed with a professional copy, as well as leaves 29-32. Usage stains. New semi-leather binding.
Chiddushei Dinim MeHilchot Pesach and customs from Jerusalem relevant to the Seder night, in alphabetical order, authored by the sages of Jerusalem. Copied and expanded upon and brought to our country by the adjudicator from Jerusalem, Rabbi Yitzchak David son of Refael son of Yehudah. Mezhirov, 1803.
The pages are headed: Chiddushei Dinim MiYerushalayim. In his foreword, the printer writes that he found the text of this work in manuscript in Jerusalem and he copied and expanded on it. Now, as he is fundraising in Poland, he decided to print the book. Leaves 19-24: The order and customs of Passover night in Jerusalem. Rare book, particularly in such fine condition. Owner's signature on the first leaf.
[2], 24 leaves. 14 cm. Light blue paper.
Very fine condition. New binding.
Seder Haggadah shel Pesach im HaPitaron B'Lashon Sepharadi [Ladino] ... U'Vetocho Yasim ... Demut Tzurot HaRomzot al kol HaOtot V'HaMoftim B'Otiyot Metzuyarot ... Livorno, 1822.
Haggadah with Ladino translation and with many woodcut pictures. Among the first illustrated Haggadahs printed in Livorno.
40 leaves, 20 cm. Yaari 446, Otzar HaHaggadot 626.
Fine condition. Stains. Old cardboard binding.
Passover Haggadah (with English translation), called Ginzei Knesset Yisrael, by Dovber Speiers and Eliezer Grojewsky. London, Distillatar press, 1877. First edition.
Important Passover Haggadah, copied from Rabbi Shabtai Sofer's well-known punctilious manuscript. Includes numerous additional commentaries, some of which were manuscripts found in the library of the Knesset Yisrael congregation in London. With English translation. This is the first edition of the haggadah, considered a masterpiece of the Jewish community in London.
VII, 48 pages, approximately 24 cm. Additional English title page. Otzar HaHaggadot 1483. Hebrew and English in facing columns.
Moderate condition. Loose pages and stains.
Passover haggadah with the Korban Pesach commentary by Rabbi Gedaliah [Silverstone]. Washington, published by the Hebrew Publishing Co. New York. 1910. First edition.
At the end of Hallel, there is a scene of Moshe Rabbeinu hitting the rock. In the commentary, the author writes about the Jewish society in America, and explains that the disdain of parents regarding mitzvah observance causes the disconnection of the children from any flicker of Judaism.
The author Rabbi Gedaliah Silverstone [1871-1944] was born in Poland and studied in the yeshivahs of Lithuania, lived in Liverpool and was then rabbi in Belfast. In 1905 he moved to the United States and was the first Orthodox rabbi in Washington. In his final years he lived in Jerusalem. He authored many books.
[32] leaves. 20 cm. Otzar HaHaggadot 2472. Goldman 162. Dinard, Kehillat America 224. Fine condition. Acidic paper. New paper binding.
Service for the First Nights of Passover. Edited by Joseph Loewy and Joseph Guens. Budapest, c. 1930.
Rare Haggadah with English translation, facsimiles of ancient illuminated haggadahs, and with musical notes. This haggadah is not listed by Yaari.
77 [3] pages, 24 cm. Wiener 274a, Ben Menachem 127a. Otzar HaHaggadot 3360.
Excellent condition. Never used. Original green velvet binding with gold embossed text and decorations.