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Complete handwritten volume of Torat HaAretz Part 2, full composition arranged for printing, handwritten by the author, Rabbi Moshe Klirs. [Tiberias, c. 1920s-1930s].
Rabbi Moshe Klirs (1874-1934), Rabbi of Tiberias and head of the Or Torah yeshiva, leading Slonim Chassid in Eretz Israel. Son in law of Rabbi Yudel of Slonim, and brother in law of Rebbe Mordechai Chaim Slonim "Rabbi Motel Dayan", who served as dayan in the Beit Din of Rabbi Moshe Klirs.
He was one of the leading rabbis in Eretz Israel and an outstanding Torah scholar and Torah authority, a holy pious humble man. He was one of the few learned scholars who extensively studied the laws of the mitzvoth which can only be fulfilled in Eretz Israel. Before writing this work, he thoroughly studied the entire Seder Zera'im in the Talmud Yerushalmi 14 times. The first part of the book Torat HaAretz was printed in the lifetime of the author in 1925, and after its printing it became one of the basic books of these most important yet relatively vaguely known laws. The author had planned that his book be composed of 10 parts with each part containing 10 chapters. Unfortunately, his untimely death at the age of 60 severed this monumental project. Rabbi Moshe Klirs toiled hard on this composition and he reviewed his writings, perfecting them time after time. Part 2 was printed immediately after his death in 1934 and was edited by his sons. This handwritten edition has many changes of style compared to the printed book [possibly this manuscript is from a more perfect and edited edition than the one which was printed at that time. This requires in-depth research comparing the manuscript to all the new editions of Part 2 which have been printed throughout the years].
[335] leafs. Separate pagination for each chapter and for "Kuntress Acharon": 50 leaves; 37 leaves; 36 leaves; [6], 9-40 leaves; 44 leaves; 50 leaves; 32 leaves; 24 leaves; 23, [1] leaves. 20X15 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear to some leaves. Elaborate leather binding.