Elya Rabba . Commentary on the mishnahs in seder Taharot, by Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna [The GR”A]. Brunn, 1802. First edition.
Specifications: [2] 42 leaves, 23 cm. Winograd, Sifrei HaGR”A , 241.
Background: The commentary was written by the GR”A’s disciple, Rabbi Meir of Vilna, who served his master five years. Among the approbations, Rabbi Meir printed a letter from the GR”A and from the GR”A’s brother in which they wrote that he sat in the GR”A’s house five years, and studied the mishnahs of Taharot with him for a number of years. However, the GR”A’s sons questioned the reliability of this commentary. With Rabbi Mordechai Bennett’s and Rabbi Elazar Fleklesh’s approbations.
Condition: Fine. Some worming holes in the white margins. Blemishes in the corners of the leaves.