Lot 308
Sefer HaYashar by Rabbeinu Tam - Vienna, 1811 - Copy of Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda Rappaport of Prague (Son-in-law of the Author of Ketzot HaChoshen), with his Glosses
Sefer HaYashar, by Rabbeinu Tam. Vienna, [1811]. First printed edition.
This copy belonged to the renowned sage R. Shlomo Yehuda Rappaport - the Shir. Dozens of marginalia in his handwriting.
This copy was passed on from the Prague community to R. Shraga Feish Rosenthal who printed Sefer HaYashar (the part with responsa) from a manuscript, and integrated some of these marginalia by the Shir into his edition [see enclosed material].
Rabbi Shlomo Yehudah (Solomon Judah) Rappaport (Shir; 1790-1867, Otzar Ha-Rabanim 18841), a prominent rabbi and scholar, son in law of the author of Ketzot HaChoshen, one of the first members of the moderate Haskalah movement in Galicia and one of the founders of the Chochmat Yisrael movement. He wrote many compositions and essays about Jewish figures and the study of Judaism. In his senior years, he served as Rabbi of Prague opposing the Reform movement and its ways.
[2], 87 leaves. 37 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Library stamps. New binding.
