Da’at Kedoshim – sermons on halachah and aggadah by the famous gaon Rabbi Rephael Ziskind HaKohen Katz, known by the moniker ‘Rabbi Rephael Hamburger’ – one of leading rabbis of his generation and rabbi of the AH”U communities (Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbek). First edition printed by the author. Altona, 1797.
Self-dedication on the flyleaf: “This book was given to me as a gift by the great gaon, the great light of the Jewish people, wonder of the generation, priest of G-d, Av Beit Din and leader of the three AH”U communities, Rabbi Rephael Cohen, [signed by] the youth Mordechai Jaffe of Furth.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Rephael Ziskind HaKohen Katz .
[2] 82 leaves, 19 cm. High-quality paper.
Fine condition. Additional owner’s signatures. Aging stains. Worming perforations. Blemish in the bottom margins of the first 5 leaves, far from the text. Original embossed leather binding. Blemished at the edges.