Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Printed leaf, "prayer by a holy and pure author to recite before lighting the candle of Shabbat and holidays". Jerusalem: [R. Yisrael Bak, 1862]. Vocalized Yiddish.
Decorated frame. At bottom of leaf, illustration of the Temple Mount, with caption.
Before the prayer, it is stated that according to kabbalistic books, the holy souls ascend to the Garden of Eden through the Cave of Machpelah on the eves of Shabbat and festivals at candle-lighting time, which is therefore an auspicious time for prayer and charity to the poor of Eretz Israel.
[1] leaf. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (candle drippings) and folding marks.
Rare leaf, bibliographically unknown. Not recorded by Sh. Halevy or the NLI catalog.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Booklet in lithographic print, "Calendar of attributes of all the days of the year", including times of dawn and sunrise on Jerusalem's horizon, according to the calculations of R. Yehosef Schwarz – "on lithographic stone", by Azriel Aharon Yaffe of Courland. Jerusalem: Michel HaKohen and Yoel Moshe [Salomon], [1862]. Fine lithographic print of handwriting.
One of the first lithographic prints in Jerusalem (the famous Shoshanta with illustrations of sites in Eretz Israel in lithographic print was printed that year by Salomon's new press; in 1847 Mishpat LeElokei Yaakov was lithographically printed from manuscript, Sh. Halevy No. 43).
The times detailed in the booklet refer to the "horizon of Jerusalem" and are based on the calculations of R. Yehosef Schwarz, author of Divrei Yosef and Tevuot HaAretz. The entire booklet was written in the handwriting of R. Yehosef Schwarz's son-in-law R. Azriel Aharon Yaffe and printed lithographically.
In the introduction on the verso of the title page, the copyist R. Azriel mentions his father-in-law R. Yehosef Schwarz's statement, in his introduction to Divrei Yosef, that his calculations were based on over 4000 measurements of the moment of sunrise, to ensure accuracy. The last three pages contain "principles" for calculating halachic times, as well as a short discussion of calculations for other cities in Eretz Israel (such as Hebron, Safed, Tiberias and others) and various cities across Europe and the United States.
R. Yehosef (Joseph) Schwarz (1804-1865) was an outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, one of the first researchers in the field of Land of Israel studies. Learning under R. Abraham Bing at the Würzburg yeshiva, he concurrently studied geography and languages at the local university. His identifications of various ancient sites are recognized to this day, and his literary works are regarded as starting points for a host of discussions regarding the history of the Land of Israel, from both halachic and academic standpoints. His series of books titled Tevuot HaAretz (named after the main work in the series) were published in Hebrew in Jerusalem.
Handwritten corrections, in pencil and pen in several places. Lengthy handwritten gloss on p. [8].
[11] pages. Leaves misordered (last leaf bound backwards). 21 cm. Bluish paper. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and open tears to title page and other leaves, affecting text on both sides of title page (including the Arabic title of the book), and slightly affecting several other leaves, repaired with paper filling (verso of title page completely coated in paper). New binding.
Sh. Halevy, No. 61 (Sh. Halevy did not see this book and calls it "especially rare"; her listing is based on: N. Ben-Menachem, BeShaarei Sefer, Jerusalem 1967, p. 151).
Exceptionally rare.
The present booklet is one of the first items printed in the lithographic press established by Yoel Moshe Salomon and Michel HaKohen in Jerusalem in 1862. Until then R. Yisrael Bak was the only printer in Jerusalem, and the establishment of the new press effectively ended his monopoly over Hebrew printing in Eretz Israel. Bak then sued the partners in Beit Din, arguing that they were infringing on his recognized rights; they, however, argued that since theirs was a lithographic press, they were not encroaching on Bak's business (see: Sh. Halevy, Sifrei Yerushalayim HaRishonim, preface, pp. 25-27).
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
Feb 18, 2025
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Leaf printed on both sides, letters denying the "blasphemies" published in contemporary newspapers against rabbis and officials of the Perushim Kollels in Jerusalem.
• On one side: Modaah Ne'emanah MiKiryah Ne'emanah – letter of the Sephardic rabbis in Jerusalem declaring that the smears have no basis in fact and affirming their peaceful ties with the Ashkenazi community. The notice is signed (in print) by Rishon LeTzion R. Avraham Ashkenazi, and the dayanim: R. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar, R. Yosef Yehoshua Karo, R. Aharon Azriel and R. Refael Meir Panigel. Jerusalem: [R. Yoel Moshe Salomon], 12th Tevet [January] 1874.
• On the other side: Letter of R. Avraham Shag objecting to the blasphemies leveled at the leading rabbis of the generation, and affirming their faithfulness in distributing charity. Jerusalem: [R. Yoel Moshe Salomon], [17th] Tevet 1874.
[1] leaf. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Marginal tears and filing holes. R. Avraham Shag's letter has several words deleted in print (in the original).
Sh. Halevy, No. 215 and 216.
Both letters appear to have also been printed separately.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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BeHar HaKodesh Yerushalayim – printed letter by R. "Avraham Eliyahu son of the tzaddik Mr. Yaakov Bin Nun, born and residing in Jerusalem". Jerusalem: Yitzchak (Gościnny) and partner, [after 1874]. At top of leaf, illustration of the Western Wall.
Letter filled in by him with his stamp, to the philanthropist Moshe Shalem, Izmir, Adar I 1878.
In the letter, R. Avraham Eliyahu Bin Nun recounts the financial pressure and his poverty after the death of his great father, who had supported him until his death.
R. Avraham Eliyahu Bin Nun, a Torah scholar of Jerusalem, brother of R. Yosef Bin Nun, author of Yair Mevin (Jerusalem, 1902). Died at a young age in 1887, leaving behind manuscripts and learned glosses on many books.
[1] leaf. 27.5 cm. Stains. Wear and tears to folds and margins of leaf (only barely affecting text).
Rare leaf, bibliographically unknown. Not recorded by Sh. Halevy or the NLI library.
This leaf was printed after R. Avraham Eliyahu Bin Nun's bankruptcy and Yitzchak Gościnny's new partnership in 1874.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
Feb 18, 2025
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Printed pamphlet (4 pages), HaPinkas Patuach – title page and statute pages for an emissary ledger, from the "Ashkenazi, Perushim and Chassidic kollels – in the holy cities of Jerusalem, Safed and Tiberias", with statutes for collecting money designated for Eretz Israel, and a Mi Sheberach formula for donors. Jerusalem: printer not indicated, [1876].
Apparently intended as the beginning of an emissary ledger (perhaps to be mounted on the blank pages at the beginning).
[1] double leaf, containing [4] printed pages. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Small open tears, not affecting text. Pencil inscriptions.
Bibliographically unknown, not recorded in Sh. Halevy or the NLI catalogue.
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![Printed leaf – document of sale of a plot in the Sambosky cemetery, Mt. Zion. [Jerusalem: printer not indicated], Tishrei](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale101/234.jpg "Printed Document – Sale of Plot in Sambosky Cemetery – Jerusalem, Tish")
Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Printed leaf – document of sale of a plot in the Sambosky cemetery, Mt. Zion. [Jerusalem: printer not indicated], Tishrei 1881.
In center of title, illustration of buildings with caption: "The city of Zion and the graves of the kings of the house of David".
Document from the rabbis and officials of Jerusalem kollels, filled in by hand (faded), on sale of a plot in the Sambosky cemetery to "Avraham son of Eliyahu A[---?]", for "three rubles", with four stamps of rabbis and officials of the Sephardic kollels in the city: R. Refael Meir Panigel (Rav Marpe), R. Moshe Benveniste, R. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar and R. Yosef Yehoshua Cario. Handwritten confirmation with Sephardic calligraphic signature.
Many of the dead in Jerusalem were buried in the Sambosky cemetery on the southeastern slope of Mt. Zion. Most of those buried in the cemetery were those too poor to afford a plot on the Mount of Olives, and were paid for by public institutions. The present document is thus particularly rare.
[1] leaf. 19.5X20 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Faded ink (some handwritten words erased). Marginal open tears, and tears to length and breadth of leaf, slightly affecting text. Repaired and mounted on paper.
Not documented in Sh. Halevy, not in the NLI catalog, and bibliographically unknown.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Printed leaf, invitation of R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger to the wedding of his daughter Sarah and R. David Baharan, on Rosh Chodesh Elul 1881. [Jerusalem]. Printed in gilt ink, with a decorated frame and an illustration of the Western Wall.
The bridegroom,
R. David Baharan (Elul 1865-1946), a leading rabbi, tzaddik and kabbalist of Jerusalem, a disciple of R. Yehoshua Leib (Maharil) Diskin. He was known for his care for mitzvot and fear of heaven.
R. David Baharan (Elul 1865-1946), a leading rabbi, tzaddik and kabbalist of Jerusalem, a disciple of R. Yehoshua Leib (Maharil) Diskin. He was known for his care for mitzvot and fear of heaven.
The father-in-law,
R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1837-1922), author of Lev HaIvri, son-in-law of R. Hillel Lichtenstein, Rabbi of Kolomyia, disciple of the great Hungarian rabbis and a zealous opponent of the Reform and Haskalah movements. In 1870 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he continued his struggle against the "innovators". He was embroiled in a number of controversies, including with the Old Yishuv when he contested the Halukka system. He was a founder of Petach Tikva and was involved in other pioneering settlements.
R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1837-1922), author of Lev HaIvri, son-in-law of R. Hillel Lichtenstein, Rabbi of Kolomyia, disciple of the great Hungarian rabbis and a zealous opponent of the Reform and Haskalah movements. In 1870 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he continued his struggle against the "innovators". He was embroiled in a number of controversies, including with the Old Yishuv when he contested the Halukka system. He was a founder of Petach Tikva and was involved in other pioneering settlements.
[1] double leaf. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and folding marks. Tears to folds. Open tear to blank leaf in back. Pencil inscription.
Not recorded in Sh. Halevy.
A facsimile of this invitation appears in N. Ben Avraham, Sipurim Yerushalmiyim, IV, Jerusalem 1997, p. 37 (Hebrew).
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![Printed leaf, "letter of request", by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, author of Lev HaIvri. Jerusalem, [1887].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale101/236.jpg "Printed \"Letter of Request\" – R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger – Jerusalem,")
Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Printed leaf, "letter of request", by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, author of Lev HaIvri. Jerusalem, [1887].
Request for donations for an unidentified urgent public affair. He stresses the importance of the donations, but does not identify what the donations are intended for, apart from dropping enigmatic hints.
R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1837-1922), author of Lev HaIvri, son-in-law of R. Hillel Lichtenstein, Rabbi of Kolomyia, disciple of the great Hungarian rabbis and a zealous opponent of the Reform and Haskalah movements. In 1870 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he continued his struggle against the "innovators". He was embroiled in a number of controversies, including with the Old Yishuv when he contested the Halukka system. He was a founder of Petach Tikva and was involved in other pioneering settlements.
[1] leaf. 26 cm. Good-fair condition. Light stains. Wear and tears (repaired with tape to verso). Folding marks and folds. Inscriptions in pencil.
Bibliographically unknown. Not recorded in Sh. Halevy or the NLI catalogue.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Printed leaflet, Ot LeZikaron, sermon delivered by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger on the duty not to pollute, at the request of Baron Edmund Benjamin Rothschild, during one of his visits to Eretz Israel. [Jerusalem: printer not indicated, 1887].
Printed without a title page.
R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1837-1922), author of Lev HaIvri, son-in-law of R. Hillel Lichtenstein, Rabbi of Kolomyia, disciple of the great Hungarian rabbis and a zealous opponent of the Reform and Haskalah movements. In 1870 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he continued his struggle against the "innovators". He was embroiled in a number of controversies, including with the Old Yishuv when he contested the Halukka system. He was a founder of Petach Tikva, and was involved in other pioneering settlements.
4 pages. 19 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tear to second leaf, slightly affecting text. New leather binding.
Not documented by Sh. Halevy.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Two books by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, printed in Jerusalem, bound together:
• Brit Olam – Ein HaDaat, discourses I-VI, dialogue on individual providence and opposing the Haskalah. [Jerusalem: Löwy brothers, 1889]. Printed without title page.
Sh. Halevy, No. 644 (see also No. 697).
• Brit Olam HaAcharon [part II], polemic against heretics and prayers for special occasions. Jerusalem: Schlesinger, [1898].
Ownership inscriptions. Handwritten glosses and corrections to several leaves.
20 leaves. 16 pages, 82 leaves. Pages 5b-6a of Brit Olam Ein HaDaat blank, due to printing error. 19.5 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains to several leaves, affecting text. Creases. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.
Provenance: Formerly of the collection of Dr. I. Mehlman, with his handwritten inscriptions.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Emek Berachah, expounding issues relating to cherem (bans), its basis, force, rules, who can use it, and conditions of use, by R. David Ish-Shalom (Friedman) Rabbi of Karlin. With Karnei Re'em and a foreword containing comments and glosses by the publisher [R. Yechiel Michel Pines]. Jerusalem: [Yoel Moshe Salomon], 1881-1882.
Halachic studies on the laws of cherem. Printed in response to a cherem imposed by Jerusalem Torah scholars upon the author's brother-in-law, R. Yechiel Michel Pines.
On margins of title page, handwritten dedication and signature of author R. David Friedman, to his relative R. Noach Shapiro: "A loving gift to my dear friend, husband of my wife's blood relative… R. Noach Shapiro, by the author, your wife's blood relative's husband. Esteeming you in accordance with your worth with heart and soul, David Friedman".
Many handwritten glosses, both short corrections and lengthy glosses. Most of the lengthy glosses are in in square script, handwritten by his scribe R. Shmuel Noach Gotlieb. Most of the short corrections, as well as one of the lengthy glosses, is handwritten by the author himself. The lengthy glosses are sharp, substantial critiques of R. Yechiel Michel Pines' foreword.
After a number of copies of the book arrived in Russia from Jerusalem, the author, R. David of Karlin, saw the foreword by his brother-in-law, the publisher R. Michel Pines, regarding which he had severe criticisms. R. David therefore glossated the book time after time and had his scribe R. Gotlieb copy the comments into all the copies in his possession to avoid disseminating an imperfect book. Some of the comments were published by R. Betzalel Devlitzky in Beit Aharon VeYisrael (XXI, issue 122, p. 180). Another part was published by R. Eitam Henkin in Yeshurun (XXIV, pp. 144-151).
The handwritten glosses vary from copy to copy. Apparently, after they were copied by R. Shmuel Noach Gotlieb, R. David reviewed the glosses and added and edited comments. In the next copy, the scribe copied the revised glosses to a third copy, which R. David again reviewed. According to our research, this is an expanded copy, written between the two copies published respectively by R. Devlitzky and R. Henkin. The present copy also contains many corrections and one lengthy gloss that does not appear in either of the above two publications. Most of the short glosses and corrections throughout the book are handwritten by R. David of Karlin.
[1], 12 leaves; 15 leaves; 14 leaves. 23 cm. Dry paper. Good condition. Minor tears. Original binding, torn and detached, with damage to spine.
Sh. Halevy, No. 377.
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Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
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Sefer Yerushalayim, "providing a summary of the history and characteristics of the four holy sites", by Tuviah son of R. Yoel Moshe Salomon. Jerusalem: [Salomon], 1884.
An album book about the city of Jerusalem, in especially small, portable format, with illustrations depicting holy sites.
The name of the book ("Yerushalayim") and the borders of some illustrations are printed in gilt ink.
Original binding, with olive wood on both sides, original gilt-decorated leather spine, and color endpaper. The word "Yerushalayim" appears on the binding in black ink.
The author, Tuviah Salomon (1862-1951) was a printer, poet, writer and scholar, the son of R. Yoel Moshe Salomon.
Inside front board, small printed paper label (with author's name in Hebrew and Latin characters): "Gift from the author Toviah Salomon, Tobio Salamon, Jerusalem Palestina".
[2], 54, [14] pages. Approx. 8 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Original binding. Light damage to binding (front binding and spine mostly detached).
Sh. HaLevy, No. 456 (HaLevy notes: "Contains fascinating material about Jerusalem").
Rare album.
Contains [14] pages at the end with additional illustrations, as opposed to the [6] pages documented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and Sh. Halevy.
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