Rina Shel Torah . Song of Songs with Rashi’s commentary and two more commentaries, Metiv Shir, and the Shaar Yisrael article by Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin [the Netziv]. Warsaw, 1866. First edition. Contains a dedication by the author’s son, Rabbi Chaim Berlin on the title page: ‘From me, the author’s son, Chaim Berlin of Volozhin.’
First edition of the Netziv’s commentary on Shir HaShirim, with the essay, Shaar Yisrael, on antisemitism from a Jewish viewpoint.
Rabbi Chaim Berlin [1832-1913], son of the Netzi”v, was among the illustrious rabbis of his generation. He served as Moscow’s rabbi, and rosh yeshiva of Volozhin for a short duration. Subsequently, he became Kobryń’s rabbi, until his immigration to Jerusalem in 1906. In Jerusalem, following the passing of Rabbi Shmuel Salant in 1909, he served as de facto chief rabbi of the Ashkenazi communities.
134 [1] pages, 21. Additional title page on the binding.
Detached title page, with tears in the margins and in the dedication. Detached front binding. Brown leaves. Moderate-fine condition.