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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $250
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Ashlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, chapters 1-122. Zhitomir, 1865-1866. Printed by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Shapira, grandson of the Slavita Rabbi.
Separate title-pages for several sections. With approbations of Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl [relative of Rabbi A. L. Shapira]. Signatures and ownership inscriptions of Rabbi Chaim Sathun, many glosses throughout the book in Rabbi Chaim's Rashi script [mostly short].
Rabbi Chaim Sathun (1871-1918, Otzar HaRabbanim 6100) author of Eretz HaChaim, son of Rabbi Menashe Matlev Sathun, Rabbi of Aram Tzova and Safed.
Non-consecutive pagination, 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition, moth holes and restored damages at the edge of the title-page and on more pages. Worn binding.
Separate title-pages for several sections. With approbations of Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl [relative of Rabbi A. L. Shapira]. Signatures and ownership inscriptions of Rabbi Chaim Sathun, many glosses throughout the book in Rabbi Chaim's Rashi script [mostly short].
Rabbi Chaim Sathun (1871-1918, Otzar HaRabbanim 6100) author of Eretz HaChaim, son of Rabbi Menashe Matlev Sathun, Rabbi of Aram Tzova and Safed.
Non-consecutive pagination, 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition, moth holes and restored damages at the edge of the title-page and on more pages. Worn binding.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, by members of the Shapira family:
1. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, including Be’er Heitev. Slavita, [1825].
2. Machzor, Rosh Hashnah and Yom Kippur. Jozefow, 1844.
3. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, second section. Zhitomir, 1850.
4. Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, including Be’er Heitev and Pitchei Tshuva. Zhitomir, 1852.
5. Menoraht HaMa’or, by Rabbi Yitzchak Aboab, with a translation into Yiddish, Section 1. Zhitomir, [1852].
6. Shnei Luchot HaBrit, second section, by Rabbi Yishaya HaLevi Horowitz. Zhitomir, 1856. (Signature of Rabbi Shalom Shu"v).
7. Sefer HaYashar of Rabbeinu Tam. Zhitomir, 1859. (moth-damaged and missing end).
8. Mishnayot, Seder Nezikin. Zhitomir, 1851. [Two title pages and first 15 leaves only].
Various sizes and conditions. Generally fair-poor condition. Moth damage and tears with omissions in some of the books.
1. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, including Be’er Heitev. Slavita, [1825].
2. Machzor, Rosh Hashnah and Yom Kippur. Jozefow, 1844.
3. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, second section. Zhitomir, 1850.
4. Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, including Be’er Heitev and Pitchei Tshuva. Zhitomir, 1852.
5. Menoraht HaMa’or, by Rabbi Yitzchak Aboab, with a translation into Yiddish, Section 1. Zhitomir, [1852].
6. Shnei Luchot HaBrit, second section, by Rabbi Yishaya HaLevi Horowitz. Zhitomir, 1856. (Signature of Rabbi Shalom Shu"v).
7. Sefer HaYashar of Rabbeinu Tam. Zhitomir, 1859. (moth-damaged and missing end).
8. Mishnayot, Seder Nezikin. Zhitomir, 1851. [Two title pages and first 15 leaves only].
Various sizes and conditions. Generally fair-poor condition. Moth damage and tears with omissions in some of the books.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
1. Mishnayot, Seder Nashim. Slavita, [1816]. Rabbi Moshe Shapira printing. (Bluish paper).
2. Mishnayot, Seder Nezikin. Slavita, [1822]. Rabbi Moshe Shapira printing. (Signature “Young Chaim from Seret”. End of book incomplete).
3. Mishnayot, Seder Zra’im. Zhitomir, 1857.
4. Mishnayot, Seder Taharot. Zhitomir, 1858.
5. Mishnayot, Seder Kodshim. Zhitomir, 1860. (Notations and inscriptions, dates of deaths and births).
Various sizes. Generally fair-poor condition. Majority without bindings.
2. Mishnayot, Seder Nezikin. Slavita, [1822]. Rabbi Moshe Shapira printing. (Signature “Young Chaim from Seret”. End of book incomplete).
3. Mishnayot, Seder Zra’im. Zhitomir, 1857.
4. Mishnayot, Seder Taharot. Zhitomir, 1858.
5. Mishnayot, Seder Kodshim. Zhitomir, 1860. (Notations and inscriptions, dates of deaths and births).
Various sizes. Generally fair-poor condition. Majority without bindings.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $700
Unsold
Book collection (some are damaged and missing parts), printed in Zhitomir by the grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavita.
1. [Sefer Ha-Zohar Al Ha-Torah, Bereshit. Zhitomir, 1863]. Missing [4] leaves at the beginning, including the title page. [Last leaf missing?].
2. Sefer Ha-Zohar Al Ha-Torah, Shemot. Zhitomir, 1863. Missing last leaf.
3. Sefer Ha-Zohar Al Ha-Torah, Vayikra. Zhitomir, 1863. Title page and the seven first leaves only.
4. [Chok Le-Israel, Vayikra, Part Three. Zhitomir, 1849?]. Missing pages 1-4, 463-464.
5. Chok Le-Israel, Bamidmar, Part Four. Zhitomir, 1849. Complete copy, damaged: tears, stains and detached leaves.
6. Shulchan Aruch Ha-Rav, by the Rabbi of Liadi, Orach Hayim, Part One. Zhitomir, 1859. Missing the last 11 pages.
7. Shulchan Aruch Ha-Rav, by the Rabbi of Liadi, Orach Hayim, Part Two. Zhitomir, [1861]. Title page, pages 1-355 and the “Luach Ha-Simanim” leaf only.
A total of seven books, varying sizes and conditions. Mostly in fair condition.
1. [Sefer Ha-Zohar Al Ha-Torah, Bereshit. Zhitomir, 1863]. Missing [4] leaves at the beginning, including the title page. [Last leaf missing?].
2. Sefer Ha-Zohar Al Ha-Torah, Shemot. Zhitomir, 1863. Missing last leaf.
3. Sefer Ha-Zohar Al Ha-Torah, Vayikra. Zhitomir, 1863. Title page and the seven first leaves only.
4. [Chok Le-Israel, Vayikra, Part Three. Zhitomir, 1849?]. Missing pages 1-4, 463-464.
5. Chok Le-Israel, Bamidmar, Part Four. Zhitomir, 1849. Complete copy, damaged: tears, stains and detached leaves.
6. Shulchan Aruch Ha-Rav, by the Rabbi of Liadi, Orach Hayim, Part One. Zhitomir, 1859. Missing the last 11 pages.
7. Shulchan Aruch Ha-Rav, by the Rabbi of Liadi, Orach Hayim, Part Two. Zhitomir, [1861]. Title page, pages 1-355 and the “Luach Ha-Simanim” leaf only.
A total of seven books, varying sizes and conditions. Mostly in fair condition.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Amudei Gola, Sefer Mitzvot Katan (Smak) by Rabbi Yizchak of Corbeil. Liadi, [1805].
Approbations by Rebbe Shneur Zalman son of Rabbi Baruch of Liadi (Ba'al HaTanya) and Rabbi Chanoch Henich Shik of Shklov.
On the page before the title page, owner's handwritten inscription from the time of printing: "Belongs to the important Rabbi Menachem Nachum". Stamps of "Rabbi Yehuda Estrin – Shchedrin Minsk district" [a Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi, founder of Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva branch in his city in 1909 – see attached material].
Handwritten gloss on page 61b.
1-61, 63-117, [2] leaves. 22 cm. Blue and green paper. Fair condition, stains, major ink stain on margins of last 30 leaves. Library stamps. Original leather cover, worn and damaged.
The only book printed in Liadi, city of the Ba'al HaTanya. See about this printing press, Friedberg, The History of Hebrew Printing in Poland, page 137 (material attached).
Approbations by Rebbe Shneur Zalman son of Rabbi Baruch of Liadi (Ba'al HaTanya) and Rabbi Chanoch Henich Shik of Shklov.
On the page before the title page, owner's handwritten inscription from the time of printing: "Belongs to the important Rabbi Menachem Nachum". Stamps of "Rabbi Yehuda Estrin – Shchedrin Minsk district" [a Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi, founder of Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva branch in his city in 1909 – see attached material].
Handwritten gloss on page 61b.
1-61, 63-117, [2] leaves. 22 cm. Blue and green paper. Fair condition, stains, major ink stain on margins of last 30 leaves. Library stamps. Original leather cover, worn and damaged.
The only book printed in Liadi, city of the Ba'al HaTanya. See about this printing press, Friedberg, The History of Hebrew Printing in Poland, page 137 (material attached).
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $180
Sold for: $325
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1. Baruch She’amar on the laws of Tefilin and the writing of a scribe. Shklov, (1804). Approbations of rabbis from Shklov and Mogilev.
32 Leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition, stains of usage and mildew, restored wear and tear damages. Slight moth stains. Unoriginal biding.
2. Baruch She’amar. [Minkovtsy], [1820].
Replica of the Shklov edition. Upon upper section of title page: "reprinted as new", and on lower section printed in large letters: place of print – "Shklov", and the date 1820, with the same verse which the Shklov publishers used to note the year 1804. Approbation of Rabbi Yehudah Leib from Minkovtsy, Kislev, 1820.
32 leaves. 20.5 cm. Bluish paper, very good condition. New binding. Ancient owner signature “Belongs to me Shaul from---".
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
32 Leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition, stains of usage and mildew, restored wear and tear damages. Slight moth stains. Unoriginal biding.
2. Baruch She’amar. [Minkovtsy], [1820].
Replica of the Shklov edition. Upon upper section of title page: "reprinted as new", and on lower section printed in large letters: place of print – "Shklov", and the date 1820, with the same verse which the Shklov publishers used to note the year 1804. Approbation of Rabbi Yehudah Leib from Minkovtsy, Kislev, 1820.
32 leaves. 20.5 cm. Bluish paper, very good condition. New binding. Ancient owner signature “Belongs to me Shaul from---".
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $180
Sold for: $225
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1. The book Ba'al HaNefesh, compiled by Rabbi Avraham Son of David, with critique of Rabbi Zerachiah HaLevi. Prague, 1811. Owners' signatures: "Shmuel Michal Rabinowitz" [Rabbi of Pinsk-Karlin and Linin, Minsk region, author of "Toldot Shem, Vilna 1907].
2. The book Ba'al HaNefesh, of the Ra'avad, with glosses of Rabbi Dov Ber of Yanov. Berditchev, [1817]. Printing by Rabbi Yisrael Beck. Approbation of Rabbi Yisrael, son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. Blueish-greenish paper.
3-4. The book Ba'alei HaNefesh, Jewish law relating to women and rules of the Niddah, compiled by the Ra'avad, together with laws concerning wine of gentiles. Lvov, 1858. Bound together with: the book Divrei Kivushin, [Lvov or Zholkva?], [1797?]. Greenish-blue paper.
Varying size. Good condition generally. Two of the books are not bound.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
2. The book Ba'al HaNefesh, of the Ra'avad, with glosses of Rabbi Dov Ber of Yanov. Berditchev, [1817]. Printing by Rabbi Yisrael Beck. Approbation of Rabbi Yisrael, son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. Blueish-greenish paper.
3-4. The book Ba'alei HaNefesh, Jewish law relating to women and rules of the Niddah, compiled by the Ra'avad, together with laws concerning wine of gentiles. Lvov, 1858. Bound together with: the book Divrei Kivushin, [Lvov or Zholkva?], [1797?]. Greenish-blue paper.
Varying size. Good condition generally. Two of the books are not bound.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $400
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1. Melachim Alef Beit, fourth volume of the Nevi’im and Ketuvim with Rashi’s commentary and a Yiddish commentary. Minkovtsy, [1800]. Printed on greenish paper.
2. Sefer Vayikra, with Rashi’s commentary and Targum Unkelos. Minkovtsy, [1806]. Missing five leaves and some damaged leaves. Owners’ signature in Oriental handwriting.
3. Sefer Devarim, “Chok Le-Yisrael” fifth volume. Kalyus, [1810]. Tear on the title page.
4. Sefer Shemot, Second volume of the Pentateuch with Rashi’s commentary, Targum, Masorah Ketana, the Ba’al Ha-Turim and additional commentaries. Berditchev, [1817]. Damaged leaves. Leaves 163-164, completed in fine handwriting.
5. Sefer Shemot, Second volume of the Pentateuch with Targum Unkelos, Rashi’s commentary and the Or Ha-Chayim, by Rabbi Chaim Ben-Attar. Kopys, [1821]. Missing volume: tears, ends at leaf 98.
6. Sefer Iyov from the Ketuvim, with the “Be'ur Ha-Milot” and the “Be'ur Ha-Inyan”, by Rabbi Simcha Arieh from Hrubieszow. Lemberg, [1834]. (Sheets’ margins aren’t cut).
A total of 6 books, varying sizes and condition.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
2. Sefer Vayikra, with Rashi’s commentary and Targum Unkelos. Minkovtsy, [1806]. Missing five leaves and some damaged leaves. Owners’ signature in Oriental handwriting.
3. Sefer Devarim, “Chok Le-Yisrael” fifth volume. Kalyus, [1810]. Tear on the title page.
4. Sefer Shemot, Second volume of the Pentateuch with Rashi’s commentary, Targum, Masorah Ketana, the Ba’al Ha-Turim and additional commentaries. Berditchev, [1817]. Damaged leaves. Leaves 163-164, completed in fine handwriting.
5. Sefer Shemot, Second volume of the Pentateuch with Targum Unkelos, Rashi’s commentary and the Or Ha-Chayim, by Rabbi Chaim Ben-Attar. Kopys, [1821]. Missing volume: tears, ends at leaf 98.
6. Sefer Iyov from the Ketuvim, with the “Be'ur Ha-Milot” and the “Be'ur Ha-Inyan”, by Rabbi Simcha Arieh from Hrubieszow. Lemberg, [1834]. (Sheets’ margins aren’t cut).
A total of 6 books, varying sizes and condition.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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1. Mishnayot Im Perush Kav Ve-Naki. Grodno, [1792-1794]. Nezikin, Kodashim, Taharot (part two), with the Pirkei Avot. (Various captions, signed by Rabbi “Chaim David Zohn”).
2-3. Mishnayot Im Perush Kav Ve-Naki. Ostrog, [1805] (based on the Grodno 1792-1794 printing). Seder Nashim only (end of the first volume, no title page), separate title page: Mishanyot second volume, Nezikim, Kodashim, Taharot (Seder Nezikin only, missing 4 leaves at the end, without Kodashim and Taharot). Owner’s signature in Oriental Aleppo style handwriting.
4-5. Punctuated Mishnayot. Korets [1806]. Nashim (part three), Taharot (part six, faulty leaf count, missing leaves).
6-9. Punctuated Mishanyot. Shklov, [1818] (based on the 1806 Korets print). Zera’im (part one, missing leaf 2 ), Nashim (part three), Kodashim (part five), Taharot (part six, some leaves were bound out of place). Some of which printed on greenish paper, original leather bindings, two of the spines aren’t original.
10-11. Mishnayot with the Rabbi Ovadia Mi-Bartenura commentary and the Tosfot Yom Tov. Kopys [1820]. Seder Kodashim (part five) and Seder Taharot (part six). On the margins of the Seder Taharot title page it is written that the book was printed in Berditchev, with no mention of the printer’s name (see Bibliography Institute CD, record 0179196).
A total of 11 books, varying sizes and conditions (some of which are miniatures). Owners’ signatures on some of the volumes and remarks on the leaves’ margins.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
2-3. Mishnayot Im Perush Kav Ve-Naki. Ostrog, [1805] (based on the Grodno 1792-1794 printing). Seder Nashim only (end of the first volume, no title page), separate title page: Mishanyot second volume, Nezikim, Kodashim, Taharot (Seder Nezikin only, missing 4 leaves at the end, without Kodashim and Taharot). Owner’s signature in Oriental Aleppo style handwriting.
4-5. Punctuated Mishnayot. Korets [1806]. Nashim (part three), Taharot (part six, faulty leaf count, missing leaves).
6-9. Punctuated Mishanyot. Shklov, [1818] (based on the 1806 Korets print). Zera’im (part one, missing leaf 2 ), Nashim (part three), Kodashim (part five), Taharot (part six, some leaves were bound out of place). Some of which printed on greenish paper, original leather bindings, two of the spines aren’t original.
10-11. Mishnayot with the Rabbi Ovadia Mi-Bartenura commentary and the Tosfot Yom Tov. Kopys [1820]. Seder Kodashim (part five) and Seder Taharot (part six). On the margins of the Seder Taharot title page it is written that the book was printed in Berditchev, with no mention of the printer’s name (see Bibliography Institute CD, record 0179196).
A total of 11 books, varying sizes and conditions (some of which are miniatures). Owners’ signatures on some of the volumes and remarks on the leaves’ margins.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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1. Reshit Hokhmah, by Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas. Shklov, [1816]. With the Shklov Rabbis approbations. (Owners’ ink-stamps).
2. Reshit Hokhmah Ha-Katzar, by Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas. Minkovtsy [1832 or 1822]. (Owners’ and censorship signatures).
3. Meirat Einayim, Rabbi Meir Ben Yosfa Cohen Ashkenazi from Germiza. [Russia-Poland, 1796]. (Greenish paper, especially large margins).
4. Megilat Ta’anit with the Mahara innovative commentary (Rabbi Avraham Ha-Levi from Krakow). Grodno, [1803].
5. Sha’ar Ha-Melech, first and second volumes, by Rabbi Mordechai son of Shmuel from Wilkosz. Grodno, [1791]. (Owners’ signatures and inscriptions).
6. Shevet Musar, Rabbi Eliyahu Son of Avraham Shlomo Ha-Cohen. Wengrow, [1794].
7. Kitzur Shnei Luchot Ha-Brit with Mahadura Batra, Rabbi Yeshaya Horowitz. Sudilkov, [1831]. Printed on blue paper. The title page mentions the year 1831, but the leaves’ count is identical to the 1833 edition, as recorded in the Bibliography Institute CD, record 0119834.
A total of 7 books, varying sizes and condition. Owners’ signatures on some of the volumes.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
2. Reshit Hokhmah Ha-Katzar, by Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas. Minkovtsy [1832 or 1822]. (Owners’ and censorship signatures).
3. Meirat Einayim, Rabbi Meir Ben Yosfa Cohen Ashkenazi from Germiza. [Russia-Poland, 1796]. (Greenish paper, especially large margins).
4. Megilat Ta’anit with the Mahara innovative commentary (Rabbi Avraham Ha-Levi from Krakow). Grodno, [1803].
5. Sha’ar Ha-Melech, first and second volumes, by Rabbi Mordechai son of Shmuel from Wilkosz. Grodno, [1791]. (Owners’ signatures and inscriptions).
6. Shevet Musar, Rabbi Eliyahu Son of Avraham Shlomo Ha-Cohen. Wengrow, [1794].
7. Kitzur Shnei Luchot Ha-Brit with Mahadura Batra, Rabbi Yeshaya Horowitz. Sudilkov, [1831]. Printed on blue paper. The title page mentions the year 1831, but the leaves’ count is identical to the 1833 edition, as recorded in the Bibliography Institute CD, record 0119834.
A total of 7 books, varying sizes and condition. Owners’ signatures on some of the volumes.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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October 21, 2010
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1. Tikunei HaZohar, with the commentary of Derech Emet by Rabbi Chaim and Rabbi Shmuel Vital. Dubno, [1805]. (Bluish and greenish paper. Damaged last leaves).
2. Asefat Geonim responsa, clever pilpul by earlier geonim (Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Cracow, Rabbi Moshe son of Yitzchak Yehuda Lima of Vilna, Rabbi Yehoshua Falk son of Alexander Katz and other rabbis). Bialystok, 1806.
3. Sha'are Zimra Ha'Aroch, on Ta'ame HaMikra, by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Hanua. Bialystok, 1806.
4. Shulchan Aruch Tur Yoreh Deah (Part 2). Ostrog, 1804. Printed on greenish paper. Rodent damage (damage to text on a number of leaves).
5-6. Midrash Rabba. Shklov, [1812-1814]. Parts 1-2, on Bereshit, Shemot, VaYikra, according to Minkovtsy 1798-1799. Separate title page for Part 2. Owners' signatures.
7. Ein Ya'akov, Rabbi Ya'akov Ebn Haviv, with novella of the Kehilat Shlomo. Mezhirichi, [1822]. Only Part 5 (Baba Kama-Baba Batra). Apparently, the book was printed in Hrubieszow in that year and not in Mezhirichi. (Two last leaves missing).
Varied size and condition.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
2. Asefat Geonim responsa, clever pilpul by earlier geonim (Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Cracow, Rabbi Moshe son of Yitzchak Yehuda Lima of Vilna, Rabbi Yehoshua Falk son of Alexander Katz and other rabbis). Bialystok, 1806.
3. Sha'are Zimra Ha'Aroch, on Ta'ame HaMikra, by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Hanua. Bialystok, 1806.
4. Shulchan Aruch Tur Yoreh Deah (Part 2). Ostrog, 1804. Printed on greenish paper. Rodent damage (damage to text on a number of leaves).
5-6. Midrash Rabba. Shklov, [1812-1814]. Parts 1-2, on Bereshit, Shemot, VaYikra, according to Minkovtsy 1798-1799. Separate title page for Part 2. Owners' signatures.
7. Ein Ya'akov, Rabbi Ya'akov Ebn Haviv, with novella of the Kehilat Shlomo. Mezhirichi, [1822]. Only Part 5 (Baba Kama-Baba Batra). Apparently, the book was printed in Hrubieszow in that year and not in Mezhirichi. (Two last leaves missing).
Varied size and condition.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
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October 21, 2010
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1. Kitvei Kodesh – Arba’ah Ve’esrim, Nevi’im Rishonim, Melachim 1, with Rashi’s interpretation and a Yiddish translation of words. Kharkov, [c. 1918]. Printed during the peek of the revolution by "Hatechia" Publications in Kharkov. Details about "Hatechia" and its books appear upon inside of binding.
2. Siddur HaShalom, yearly prayers, “arranged by the Rabbi of Moscow”, Rabbi Yehudah Leib Levine. Moscow, 1968. In this prayer book, which is a stereotype printing of a number of prayer books and Machzorim, leaves which were originally written in handwriting were printed as well. These pages include a calendar for the years 1967-1971, a prayer for peace: “Father in heaven bless the SSSR government…” (Pages 226-231).
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
2. Siddur HaShalom, yearly prayers, “arranged by the Rabbi of Moscow”, Rabbi Yehudah Leib Levine. Moscow, 1968. In this prayer book, which is a stereotype printing of a number of prayer books and Machzorim, leaves which were originally written in handwriting were printed as well. These pages include a calendar for the years 1967-1971, a prayer for peace: “Father in heaven bless the SSSR government…” (Pages 226-231).
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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