Lot 282
Manuscript – Halachic Responsum – Signatures of R. Avraham Gatigno Author of Elef Kesef, R. Yosef Ibn Yaish and R. Chaim Chanoch Pipano, Rabbis of Salonika – Salonika, 1790s
Manuscript booklet, halachic responsum by R. Avraham Gatigno author of Elef HaKesef, with his signature; approbation by R. Yosef Ibn Yaish and R. Chaim Chanoch Pipano, with their signatures. Salonika, [1790s].
Lengthy responsum on the fulfillment of the wedding date oath. The example given is of a wedding due to take place in summer 1796. The responsum concludes with the calligraphic signature of R. Avraham Gatigno, and is followed by a letter of approbation to the ruling, with the calligraphic signatures of R. Yosef Ibn Yaish and R. Chaim Chanoch Pipano.
This responsum, with the letter of approbation, was published in Elef Kesef by R. Avraham Gatigno, printed in the book Matzref LaKesef (by his grandson R. Benveniste Mercado), Salonika 1867.
R. Avraham son of R. Benveniste Gatigno author of Elef Kesef (d. 1809), prominent Salonika rabbi alongside the chief rabbi – R. Chaim Yosef HaKohen Ibn Ardut. R. Chaim Chanoch Pipano (d. 1819) was also a prominent rabbi in Salonika, and served for a time as assistant to the chief rabbi.
[7] leaves (13 written pages). 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Minor tears to several leaves, slightly affecting text. Tear to final leaf, slightly affecting signature of R. Avraham Gatigno. New binding.
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