Lot 137
Chupat Chatanim – Livorno, 1797 – With Prayer for Appropriate Marriage – Dedication for a Wedding from Rabbi Aryeh Levin, The Tzaddik of Jerusalem
Chupat Chatanim, laws and instructions for a bridegroom regarding matchmaking, marriage, prayers and more by R. Refael Meldola. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and R. Refael Meldola (the author), [1797]. First edition of this book, which was reprinted in many editions. This edition was published extravagantly, each page decorated with a frame.
R. Refael Meldola (1754-1828), dayan in Livorno, where he was ordained by his teacher the Chida, and later Rabbi of London and leader of the British Sephardic-Portuguese community.
On the front endpaper is a lengthy dedication by the Tzaddik of Jerusalem, R. Aryeh Levin, with warm, heartfelt blessings to the bridegroom R. Nisan Aharon Tukaczinsky, for his wedding in Kislev 1939.
The Tzaddik of Jerusalem, R. Aryeh Levin (1885-1969), great in Torah and good deeds. He served as the spiritual director and supervisor of the Etz Chaim Torah school. Renowned for his dedication to acts of benevolence, he offered a listening ear and true love to one and all.
[19], 88, 88-111 leaves. Approx. 15.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor tears. Marginal worming to last leaves. Stamps. Fabric binding (not original).
