Lot 366
Ge'ulat Hashem – Dedication from the Author Rabbi Eliyahu Lavi / Pi HaMedaber – Dedication
Two haggadot by Libya and Tunisian scholars – with dedications:
• Geulat Hashem, haggadah with commentaries and laws, by Rabbi Eliyahu Lavi. Livorno, 1864. On the title page and on its reverse side are handwritten dedication and signature of the author Rabbi "Eliyahu Lavi" [renowned Libyan Torah scholar, Rabbi of the city of Bengazi, 1820-1881]. In Petach Tov (at the beginning of the book), the author mentions the blood libel which the gentiles of his native city of Bengazi alleged; how they slandered his son Rabbi David and three of his friends and the tale of the travails which they experienced.
[7], 2-173 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. New binding. Ya'ari 907; Otzar HaHagadot 1222.
• Pi HaMedaber, Passover Haggadah with the commentary of Rabbi Yosef Jig. Livorno, 1954. On the title page appears a handwritten dedication by the publisher, the author's son Rabbi Eliyahu Jig.
12, 86 leaves. 25 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear. New binding.
Ya'ari 730, 586; Otzar HaHagadot 991.
From the collection of Moshe Ya’ari.
