Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Large collection of proclamations and notices of various topics connected to Rabbi Kook. Notices regarding Kashrut, education, Eretz Israel, etc. on behalf of Rabbi Kook. Notices of his death, eulogies and Azkarot in his memory, etc.
34 printed paper items. Varied size, overall good condition. Tears on several leaves.
34 printed paper items. Varied size, overall good condition. Tears on several leaves.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Collections of printed proclamations and paper items – Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook. For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description. 10 items. Varied size and condition.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Two printed derisive pamphlets, by Jerusalem zealot circles, against Rabbi Kook.
• Kol Koreh MeHeichal, "A notice and a revoking of the rabbinical position of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook". Published by The Holy Association of the City of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [1920]. Protesting the appointment of Rabbi Kook as Rabbi of Jerusalem. Also includes: "Open protest", with 31 signatures and a copy of a letter sent by the Jerusalem rabbis to Rabbi Kook and a copy of a letter of protest to the managers of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva.
[4] pages. 32 cm. Fair condition, tears and folding marks.
• “Purim-Rabbi and Shiff-Rabbi of the Holy City of Jerusalem and its region and the Holy City of Jaffa and its region. [Jaffa, 1922]. Humorous booklet for Purim, ridiculing the institutions of the new settlement. The nickname “Purim Rabbi” at the beginning of the booklet alludes to Rabbi Kook and it contains more words of opposition. 22 pages [one leaf at the end is missing].
23 cm. Fair condition, stains, restored tears. New binding.
• Kol Koreh MeHeichal, "A notice and a revoking of the rabbinical position of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook". Published by The Holy Association of the City of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [1920]. Protesting the appointment of Rabbi Kook as Rabbi of Jerusalem. Also includes: "Open protest", with 31 signatures and a copy of a letter sent by the Jerusalem rabbis to Rabbi Kook and a copy of a letter of protest to the managers of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva.
[4] pages. 32 cm. Fair condition, tears and folding marks.
• “Purim-Rabbi and Shiff-Rabbi of the Holy City of Jerusalem and its region and the Holy City of Jaffa and its region. [Jaffa, 1922]. Humorous booklet for Purim, ridiculing the institutions of the new settlement. The nickname “Purim Rabbi” at the beginning of the booklet alludes to Rabbi Kook and it contains more words of opposition. 22 pages [one leaf at the end is missing].
23 cm. Fair condition, stains, restored tears. New binding.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Varied collection of important books printed in Jerusalem in the 19th Century (1843-1886.)
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
12 books in 11 volumes, varied size and condition.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
12 books in 11 volumes, varied size and condition.
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![Zohar on the Torah, by the Tanna Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Part 1, Bereshit. Jerusalem, [1844]. Part 2, Shemot. Jerusalem, [18](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale44-public/041.jpg "Sefer HaZohar, Jerusalem, 1844 - Complete Set - Signatures")
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Zohar on the Torah, by the Tanna Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Part 1, Bereshit. Jerusalem, [1844]. Part 2, Shemot. Jerusalem, [1845]. Parts 3-4, Vayikra, Bamidbar-Devarim. Jerusalem, (1846). Five title pages. Illustration of the Western Wall and Jerusalem upon four title pages.
Three volumes with signatures and ownership inscriptions of Rabbi Mordechai Magid ben Rabbi Avraham, and of his son Rabbi Aryeh Zvi ben Rabbi Mordechai.
3 volumes, complete set – [6], 252, 2-19 leaves; 279 leaves; 115; [1], 117-318 leaves. Approximately 20 cm. High-quality paper. Overall good condition, worm damage and wear (restored) to several leaves, wear damages to margins of last leaves of Volume 3. Renewed bindings, with parts of the original leather bindings, with embossed adornments.
S. HaLevi, no. 22, 27, 35. Printed on the title page of Part 3 is a gematriya of the year 1844, but on the colophon, in the "Proofreader's apology" at the end of the book, the gematriya matches the year 1846.
Three volumes with signatures and ownership inscriptions of Rabbi Mordechai Magid ben Rabbi Avraham, and of his son Rabbi Aryeh Zvi ben Rabbi Mordechai.
3 volumes, complete set – [6], 252, 2-19 leaves; 279 leaves; 115; [1], 117-318 leaves. Approximately 20 cm. High-quality paper. Overall good condition, worm damage and wear (restored) to several leaves, wear damages to margins of last leaves of Volume 3. Renewed bindings, with parts of the original leather bindings, with embossed adornments.
S. HaLevi, no. 22, 27, 35. Printed on the title page of Part 3 is a gematriya of the year 1844, but on the colophon, in the "Proofreader's apology" at the end of the book, the gematriya matches the year 1846.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Tikunei Zohar, with glosses and commentaries. Jerusalem, 1844. Printing press of Masat Moshe and Yehudit, printed by Israel ben Avraham [Back].
Two title pages. The second title page includes details, with a wood-engraving illustration of Jerusalem in the center. A prayer by Rabbi Shalom Sharabi was added at the end.
[3], 164, [1] leaf. 20.5 cm. Good condition, high-quality paper, stains, worm marks. Original semi-leather cover, with damages.
One of the first books printed in Jerusalem. S. HaLevi, No. 26.
Two title pages. The second title page includes details, with a wood-engraving illustration of Jerusalem in the center. A prayer by Rabbi Shalom Sharabi was added at the end.
[3], 164, [1] leaf. 20.5 cm. Good condition, high-quality paper, stains, worm marks. Original semi-leather cover, with damages.
One of the first books printed in Jerusalem. S. HaLevi, No. 26.
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![Seder Idra Zuta, for Lel Hoshana Raba and for Lel Lag Ba'Omer Hillula of Rashbi. Jerusalem, [1885].
Miniature edition.
On Lea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale44-public/043.jpg "Idra Zuta - Jerusalem, 1885 - Elaborate Miniature")
![Seder Idra Zuta, for Lel Hoshana Raba and for Lel Lag Ba'Omer Hillula of Rashbi. Jerusalem, [1885].
Miniature edition.
On Lea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale44-public/43.JPG "Idra Zuta - Jerusalem, 1885 - Elaborate Miniature")
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Seder Idra Zuta, for Lel Hoshana Raba and for Lel Lag Ba'Omer Hillula of Rashbi. Jerusalem, [1885].
Miniature edition.
On Leaves [2-3] is an approbation (Empfehlung) in German by Jerusalem rabbis Rabbi Refael Meir Panigel and Rabbi Ya'akov Shaul Elyashar, to Rabbi Yitzchak Badahav who printed the book.
[3], 2-104 leaves. 7 cm. Very-good condition. The title page is pasted to the empty page on the back of leaf [2]. Gilt edges. Elaborate leather binding adorned with gold embossments, very-good condition.
S. HaLevi, no. 491.
Miniature edition.
On Leaves [2-3] is an approbation (Empfehlung) in German by Jerusalem rabbis Rabbi Refael Meir Panigel and Rabbi Ya'akov Shaul Elyashar, to Rabbi Yitzchak Badahav who printed the book.
[3], 2-104 leaves. 7 cm. Very-good condition. The title page is pasted to the empty page on the back of leaf [2]. Gilt edges. Elaborate leather binding adorned with gold embossments, very-good condition.
S. HaLevi, no. 491.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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A collection of rare books and pamphlets concerning the shemita year.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
5 pamphlets. Varied size and condition. 4 of the items include bindings.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
5 pamphlets. Varied size and condition. 4 of the items include bindings.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Varied collection of Eretz-Israeli books, including books of institutes and polemic books, 1883-1920.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
13 books and booklets in 9 volumes. Varied size and condition.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
13 books and booklets in 9 volumes. Varied size and condition.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Sold for: $625
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• Society for Extending the Settlement of Knesset Yisrael", printed booklet, membership certificate with the regulations of the society "Established to build housing with convenient payments". Jerusalem, 1891. Two copies, one completed by hand for the member "R' Eliyahu Honig", and the second for the member "R' Yeshaya ben Rabbi Yeshaya of Mezritch". At the end of the notebooks are signatures of the gaba'im Rabbi Yosef Rivlin and Rabbi Nissim Elyashar.
• "Copy of the large notebook, of Linat Tzedek and Bikur Cholim", a printed booklet, regulations of the society established "by the Chassidim of the Beit Midrash Ohel Yitzchak affiliated with Kollel Ungarin". Jerusalem, [1897]. Two copies. At the end of one copy are signatures and stamps of the society members.
• Regulations of the committee of the Jerusalem Ashkenazi community. Ha'Ivri printing press, [Jerusalem, 1920s?]. (Unopened at printing). Not recorded in the Bibliography Institute.
5 printed notebooks, varied size and condition.
• "Copy of the large notebook, of Linat Tzedek and Bikur Cholim", a printed booklet, regulations of the society established "by the Chassidim of the Beit Midrash Ohel Yitzchak affiliated with Kollel Ungarin". Jerusalem, [1897]. Two copies. At the end of one copy are signatures and stamps of the society members.
• Regulations of the committee of the Jerusalem Ashkenazi community. Ha'Ivri printing press, [Jerusalem, 1920s?]. (Unopened at printing). Not recorded in the Bibliography Institute.
5 printed notebooks, varied size and condition.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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The Sha'arei Chesed society for construction of houses in Jerusalem. Printed booklet, with the society's objectives and regulations. Jerusalem, 1909. [Levy&Partners printing press].
This booklet was published in honor of the construction of the Sha'arei Chesed neighborhood that same year. A printed "membership certificate" of the member R. Mordechai Tzvebner filled in by hand appears on the last leaf, after a list of the objectives and regulations of the society. The certificate is signed by the Gabai and managers of the society including leading Jerusalem rabbis: the signature of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, signatures of Rabbi Eliyahu Romm, Rabbi Aryeh Leib Bahararad, Rabbi Avraham Aharon HaLevi Prague, Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tikochinsky, etc.
On the following leaves are [5] handwritten pages with signatures of rabbis and Gaba'im (those mentioned above and more), promissory notes and agreements concerning a plot in the neighborhood, transferring ownership from Rabbi M. Tzvebner to Rabbi Meir Adler and from the orphans of R. Meir Adler to the ownership of a third party (from 1909-1922).
3-12, [1] (missing title page) + [5] handwritten pages. 21 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. Worn detached cardboard binding.
This booklet was published in honor of the construction of the Sha'arei Chesed neighborhood that same year. A printed "membership certificate" of the member R. Mordechai Tzvebner filled in by hand appears on the last leaf, after a list of the objectives and regulations of the society. The certificate is signed by the Gabai and managers of the society including leading Jerusalem rabbis: the signature of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, signatures of Rabbi Eliyahu Romm, Rabbi Aryeh Leib Bahararad, Rabbi Avraham Aharon HaLevi Prague, Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tikochinsky, etc.
On the following leaves are [5] handwritten pages with signatures of rabbis and Gaba'im (those mentioned above and more), promissory notes and agreements concerning a plot in the neighborhood, transferring ownership from Rabbi M. Tzvebner to Rabbi Meir Adler and from the orphans of R. Meir Adler to the ownership of a third party (from 1909-1922).
3-12, [1] (missing title page) + [5] handwritten pages. 21 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. Worn detached cardboard binding.
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Books, Pamphlets and Proclamations Printed in Jerusalem and Eretz Israel
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Shivrei Luchot composition, by Rabbi Menachem Azarya (the Rama) of Pano. With: the ruling "Yemin Hashem Romema" by the Rama of Pano, and homiletic by Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz. Safed, 1864. First edition.
Shivrei Luchot is the tenth composition of the Rama's work “Asara Ma'amarot” [in the book “Asara Ma'amarot” (Venice 1597) only three compositions were printed. Other compositions were printed separately at various times]. This composition was first printed from "a very old manuscript" owned by Rabbi Shmuel Heller Rabbi of Safed who published the book.
An introduction by Rabbi Shmuel Heller appears before the ruling “Yemin Hashem Romema”. On the last page: “From the manuscript of the Maharchu [Rabbi Chaim Vital]… and this is what it says: I found a manuscript by my Teacher [Rabbi Yitchak Luria]…”.
On the title page are signatures: “Ezra Yosef Abadi called Shayo” Rabbi Ezra Yosef Abadi Shayo (1870-1939), a leading dayan and rabbi in Aleppo (Halab). On his tombstone is the inscription: “All his days he studied Torah and produced novellae on the Talmud and Poskim according to Pardess (Pshat, Drash, Remez and Sod) with deep wisdom and straight logic, he studied and taught…many disciples who later became Torah authorities and dayanim…”
[1], 21 leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear, pencil inscriptions. Damages to binding.
Shivrei Luchot is the tenth composition of the Rama's work “Asara Ma'amarot” [in the book “Asara Ma'amarot” (Venice 1597) only three compositions were printed. Other compositions were printed separately at various times]. This composition was first printed from "a very old manuscript" owned by Rabbi Shmuel Heller Rabbi of Safed who published the book.
An introduction by Rabbi Shmuel Heller appears before the ruling “Yemin Hashem Romema”. On the last page: “From the manuscript of the Maharchu [Rabbi Chaim Vital]… and this is what it says: I found a manuscript by my Teacher [Rabbi Yitchak Luria]…”.
On the title page are signatures: “Ezra Yosef Abadi called Shayo” Rabbi Ezra Yosef Abadi Shayo (1870-1939), a leading dayan and rabbi in Aleppo (Halab). On his tombstone is the inscription: “All his days he studied Torah and produced novellae on the Talmud and Poskim according to Pardess (Pshat, Drash, Remez and Sod) with deep wisdom and straight logic, he studied and taught…many disciples who later became Torah authorities and dayanim…”
[1], 21 leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear, pencil inscriptions. Damages to binding.
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