Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah – Ashlei Ravrevei , at the press of the Admo”r, Rabbi Moshe Shapira of Slavuta, 1822. This copy belonged to Rabbi Ze’ev Nachum of Biala, author of Shu”t Agudat Azov and father of the author of Avnei Nezer . (A famous story is told that the Bialer Rebbe, in the merit of being the only one in the world to study Torah on Purim, merited his son, the ‘Avnei Nezer, ‘ who illuminated the entire world.) Signatures and glosses in his hand that have not been printed, as well as the Avnei Nezer’s signatures.
The Bialer Rebbe’s signature appears at the top of the leaf: ‘Ze’ev Nachum bmhr”a z”l.’ His signature appears in other places as well: “Ze’ev Nachum.” There is an additional signature on the title page, that of his son, the Admo”r Rabbi Avraham Borinstein of Sochachov, author of Avnei Nezer : “[א]ב[ר]הם ב… אמ”ו זאב נחום בארינשטיין” and there are remnants of another of the Avnei Nezer’s signatures.
There are many glosses and comments in the Bialer Rebbe’s hand among the leaves of the book. The glosses are on leaves 145b, 201a, 206a, 209b, 213a, 258a, 265a, 266b, 294a, 368a, 337a, 340a, 349a.
The Rebbe Rabbi Ze’ev Nachum Borinstein [1820-1884] was the renowned rabbi of the town of Biala, and led the yeshivah there, where many of the rabbinic leaders of Poland studied. His famous disciples include the author of Chelkat Yoav . The Bialer Rebbe was a Chassid of the Saraf of Kotzk, who was also his in-law.
There is a famous saying from the Kotzker Rebbe that Rabbi Ze’ev Nachum merited his son, the gaon, the author of Avnei Nezer and Eglei Tal , as a result of his toil in Torah study on Purim, at a time when the whole world is desolate of Torah study. It was decided in the heavenly court, measure for measure, that he would merit a son who would illuminate the entire world with his Torah.
352 [1] leaves, 37 cm. Greenish paper.
Poor-moderate condition. worming blemishes. The signatures are faded and blemished, and some are on period repair stickers. New binding.