Pa’ane’ach Raza, a fine commentary on the Five Books of the Torah, according to the Remez and Sod interpretation of the Torah. By Rabbi Yitzchak bar Yudah HaLevi. Gematriot and commentaries, by the author and by the Rishonim, the Ran Rabbi Yosef Bechor Shor and Rabbi Eliezer Ba'al HaRoke’ach. [Warsaw, 1867].
Bound with Sefer Haredim on the mitzvoth. By Rabbi Elazar Azkari of Safed. Lemberg, 1875.
The sheets of the book Pa’ane’ach Raza include more than 300 short and long glosses (sources, comments and questions, explanations and novellae), in the handwriting characteristic to the outstanding Torah genius Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Te'omim – the Aderet.
At the end of Sefer Haredim and on the flyleaf is a copy of "The Last Will and Testament of the Chasam Sofer", in the Aderet's handwriting.
Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Te'omim – the Aderet (1845-1905) Av Bet Din of Ponevezh, Mir and Jerusalem. was renowned from his childhood for his love and diligent study of Torah. At a young age he had already developed into an exceptional Torah scholar, erudite and astute in all aspects of Torah. He wrote brilliant novellae. First he served in the Ponevezh rabbinate and after 20 years moved to serve in the Mir rabbinate from which he was summoned by Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the aged rabbi of Jerusalem, to succeed him as leader of the Jerusalem rabbinate. In 1905, approximately two and a half years after he accepted this position, he died at the age of 60, when Rabbi Shmuel Salant was still alive [he died in 1909 at nearly 100 years old]. He left behind more than 100 manuscripts, most were never printed. His son-in-law was the Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook, Chief Rabbi in Palestine.
(The title page and 3 other leaves are missing), 5-62, 55- 66, 1-58 leaves; [64] leaves. Fair condition, stains and wear, the last leaf with the copy of the testament
is damaged with some missing text. Not bound.

Babylonian Talmud Tractate Nidah and Mishnayot Seder Taharot. Vienna, 1811. First edition of the Vilna Gaon's glosses on the Talmud.
At the top of the title page is the signature of the author of Minchat Chinuch, Rabbi "Yosef Babad of Sniatyn". On the last leaf are various ownership inscriptions that the book belongs to "Rabbi Yosef Babad Rabbi of Sniatyn" and another inscription that the "Talmud (Tractate) Nidah belongs to …Rabbi David Babad Rabbi of Probezhna" and a handwritten inscription of a draft for a wedding invitation. Few handwritten marginalia of corrections.
Rabbi Yosef Babad (1801-1879), son of Rabbi Moshe Babad Av Beit Din of Pshevarsk. Grandson and disciple of Rabbi Yehoshua Babad Av Beit din of Ternopil, author of Sefer Yehoshua and son-in-law of Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Halberstam Av Beit Din of Tarnogród. He was the study partner of his great brother-in-law Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, author of Divrei Chaim of Sanz. From a young age, he was well-known for his genius and his sharp intelligence and before he reached the age of 30, he was renowned as a leading rabbi of his times. He served in the rabbinates of Husakiv and Zaverezh'ye. In 1842, he was appointed Av Beit Din of Sniatyn and in 1857 he moved to serve in the Ternopil rabbinate, following in the footsteps of his illustrious grandfather Rabbi Yehoshua Babad.
His Torah novellae became famous during his lifetime by hearsay and questions and clever witty arguments are brought in the name of the Rabbi of Sniatyn in books authored by Torah scholars of his times. In the Sho'el U'Meshiv responsa, the Rabbi of Sniatyn is mentioned many times. Yet his primary teachings were transferred throughout the generations in his great book Minchat Chinuch about the 613 mitzvot explained by the Sefer HaChinuch. This book was published anonymously in 1869 as is written on the title page: “…This is an extensive commentary on Sefer HaChinuch written with tremendous 'pilpul' and amazing erudition…authored by one of the most outstanding Torah geniuses of our times, holy and pure. In his great humility, he concealed his name...". The publisher revealed the name of the author only in the second 1889 Lemberg edition, 10 years after Rabbi Babad died.
Minchat Chinuch eventually became one of the basic books of erudite and in-depth study in all the Batei Midrash throughout Galicia and Poland, Lithuania and Hungary, and the entire Diaspora until today. Throughout the years, thousands of copies in dozens of editions were printed, notwithstanding the dozens of books written about his explanations and questions.
Beside his Torah stature, he was also famous as a sacred pure servant of G-d [the author of Sho'el U'Meshiv writes in his eulogy that he never looked beyond his four cubits"]. He was close to the courts of Chassidic leaders. He stayed for a while near Rabbi Naftali of Ropczyce [who is reported to have told Rabbi Yosef to return home because his service of G-d is by diligent study of Torah]. Until the end of his days, Rabbi Yosef called Rabbi Naftali of Ropczyce his rebbe. Rabbi Babad wore white attire like Chassidim in his days and sometimes also received "kvitlach" and gave advice and blessings for salvation and cures.
His son Rabbi David Babad, [who apparently received the book as an inheritance from his eminent father] served as Av Beit Din of Probezhna before 1854. He thereafter moved to serve as Ra'avad in Sniatyn. In 1888, he ascended to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of Safed until c. 1894.
[9], 2-89 leaves; 199 leaves. 40 cm. Thick soft paper. Good-fair condition, much wear with drippings of candlewax. Ancient stamps from Safed synagogues. Old, non original binding.
Enclosed is an expert's authorization identifying the handwriting of the signature as identical to his handwriting found elsewhere.

Rommemut El, Tehillim (without vowels) with the commentary of Rabbi Moshe Alshich. Amsterdam, 1695. Printed by David Tartas. Abridged edition by Rabbi Eliezer ben Rabbi Chanina of the Tarnogród community in Poland.
Faded signature in the center of the title page and signatures and inscriptions at the end of the book in the handwriting of Rabbi Tevli HaCohen Schiff of Frankfurt am Main (who bought the book from his uncle Rabbi Leib Zintzheim).
Rabbi David Tevli HaCohen Schiff (died in Kislev 1791), was one of the greatest Torah figures of his illustrious days, and a leading Frankfurt scholar. Disciple of the Shev Ya'akov and the Pnei Yehoshua. From 1748-1760 he headed the Worms kloiz which was established by his uncle Rabbi Leib Zintzheim. In 1760, he returned to his native city Frankfurt am Main to serve as Dayan in the Bet Din of Rabbi Avraham Abish, Av Bet Din of Frankfurt, together with his faithful friend Dayan Rabbi Natan. They had a long-standing friendship from the time they both studied in yeshiva under the Shev Ya'akov and Pnei Yehoshua until their senior years, as Rabbi David Tevli himself writes in his approbation to the book Binyan Shlomo on Tractate Sanhedrin. When Rabbi Tevli returned to Frankfurt, he taught the Torah genius Rabbi Natan Adler of Frankfurt am Main [the Chatam Sofer's teacher], who deemed him his closest teacher from whom he learned the most. In 1765, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of London and its surrounding area.
Rabbi David Tevli had a close relationship with many Torah leaders of his times such as Rabbi Shaul Av Bet Din of Amsterdam, Rabbi Yechezkel Landau author of Nodah Be'Yehuda, who writes about Rabbi Schiff (Nodah Be’Yehuda responsa, Even HaEzer, Tanina, Siman 76): “The honorable beloved friend whom I cherish, the luminary Rabbi … the famous great Torah genius…He left no angle in all the teachings of the Torah authorities which he did not quote…”. Also Rabbi Yeshaya Pik of Breslau had correspondence with Rabbi Schiff and writes: “The famous great Torah genius… sharp-minded… regularly teaches Torah to disciples, studies Torah for its own sake to fulfill its teachings”.
93, [1] leaves. Approximately 20 cm. Good-fair condition, wear, detached leaves, torn binding.