* Divrei David . Responsa and piskei dinim by Rabbi David Meldola. Amsterdam, [1753]. First editon. Additonal rabbinic signatures. Rare.
[3] 2-24, 240 leaves. 18.5 cm. Part of the book discusses the polemic relating to the Torah reading on the Shabbat of a wedding according to the Sephardic custom. The debate was stirred by an incident in the Pisa community in 1736, and caused a stormy halachic polemic that spread to a number of countries. With a lengthy dedication in Portuguese, with all the leaves of approbations and many poems.
This book belonged to Rabbi Aharon David Deutsch, Rabbi of Balassa-Gyarmath and author of
Goren David , a disciple of the Chatam Sofer.
Refer to HaChatam Sofer V’Talmidav (p. 49), which mentions that the Chatam Sofer said that he relies on his prayers and testified that he was worthy of life in the World to Come. Written on the endpaper [in Hebrew]: belongs to ……Ahron David Deutsch.” Signatures of Rabbi Yosef Yisrael Deutsch, son of Rabbi Aharon David, rabbi of Balassa-Gyarmath and author of
Ben Geroni .
New binding. Aging stains. Fine condition.