“The great gaon and tzaddik, foundation of the world, Rabbi Betzalel ztz”l. I was uncertain as to whether I should send him mishloach manot to fulfill the mitzvah of the day; I was afraid of being called a colleague [ריע] of such a gadol hador ”
Machaneh Ephraim – fundamental work, scholarly composition on the Ramba”m’s Mishneh Torah by Rabbi Ephraim Navon. Sudylkiv, 1835. Copy that belonged to Rabbi Betzalel HaKohen, chief rabbi of Vilna and author of Mareh Kohen which is printed in Talmudic volumes.
Lengthy glosses appear on the sheets of this sefer [approximately 30 lines of glosses] handwritten by the gaon Rabbi Betzalel HaKohen of Vilna, one of the gedolei hador and one of the few rabbinic leaders whose commentary is printed inside the volumes of the Talmud. Whether these chiddushim have ever been printed has not been examined.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon Rabbi Betzalel HaKohen .
[2], 65, 67-68; 44 leaf, 37 cm. Bluish paper.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Worming marks. Simple binding.
* Bound with:
She’elot U’Teshuvot Chavat Ya’ir by Rabbi Yair Chaim Bachrach. Sudylkiv, 1834.
[2], 1-47, 49-52; 1-29, 29-52, 37 cm.