Lot 190
Pages of Handwritten Glosses - on Books Printed in Salonika
Collection of pages from books printed in Salonika and Constantinople, with glosses in Sephardic handwriting (typical of Greece and the Balkans, ca. 18th-early 19th centuries). Some of the glosses are written by R. Avraham Alkalai, author of "Zechor LeAvraham", while others have not been identified.
R. Avraham Alkalai (1749-1811) was born in Salonika, where he became the disciple of R. Yosef Ibn Yaish. In 1780 he became dayan in Dubnitsa, Bulgaria, where he later succeeded the previous rabbi, R. Avraham Said, as rabbi of the community. He was known for his diligence and vast Torah knowledge. In 1810 he moved to Eretz Israel and settled in Safed. His works include: Responsa Chessed LeAvraham and Zechor LeAvraham, which has become a basic text for the study of Jewish law and is widely quoted in rabbinic responsa.
* Leaf 77 from Sefer Kol Shemuel by R. Shmuel Konforti. Salonika, 1787. Three handwritten glosses; two by R. Avraham Alkalai, which begin with the abbreviation A.A. ("Amar Avraham"; Avraham said).
* Two leaves (57-58) from the book Beit Haroeh by R. Shmuel Florentin. [Salonika, 1758]. Page 58b contains a long gloss in handwriting identical to that of R. Avraham Alkalai.
* Two leaves (90-91) from Sefer Zechor LeAvraham, Orach Chaim Hilchot Pesach, by R. Avrham Alkalai. [Salonika, 1818]. Page 91a contains a long handwritten gloss.
* Two final leaves (35-36) from Ar'ah DeRabanan by R. Yaakov Yisrael Algazi. [Constantinople, 1845]. Page 36a contains two glosses. Page 36b contains a long handwritten responsum (26 lines), signed "Yaakov----S.T.".
* Seven leaves (40-46) from Chayei Olam by R. Refael Moshe Bula. [Constantinople, 1752]. Many long handwritten glosses (trimmed).
* Leaf 21 from Petach Beit David, Even HaEzer, by R. Yosef David Shabetai. [Salonika, 1746]. Handwritten gloss.
6 items, 15 pages. Size and condition vary.
