Siftei Da'at on the Torah, by Rabbi Shlomo Efraim of Luntschitz [author of Kli Yakar]. Prague, 1610. Printed by Moshe son of Yosef Bezalel Katz. First edition. On Leaf 3 is the signature of "David Deutsch". On the book leaves are several glosses, some long, in his handwriting. Rabbi David Deutsch (1757-1831, Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, p. 113), author of Ohel David. Renowned Torah scholar, disciple of the Maharam Barabi in Pressburg and of the Nodah B'Yehuda in Prague. He served as Av Beit Din of Jamnitz, Frauenkirchen and Dunajská Streda. From 1810 until his death, he served as Av Beit Din of Nowe Miasto. Some of his Talmudic novellae was printed in his Ohel David books. He customarily wrote glosses on various books and some of them were published. He exchanged a prolific halachic correspondence with the leading Torah figures of his times, such as the Nodah B'Yehuda, the Chatam Sofer and the author of Yismach Moshe. The Chatam Sofer wrote an approbation on his book: "That tsaddik, holy Jew, genius… I saw in it (the book) wonderful things…We are privileged to merit his words and his light…his merit should protect us from all harm". 106, 108-121 leaves. The last three leaves are disorderly bound and upside-down. 28 cm. Fair condition. The title page and first leaves are damaged and lacking (restorations with glue). Wear and tears, stains.

Apei Ravrevei – Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer, with Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Furth, [1761]. Signatures of Rabbi "Shimshon Stopovi", and ownership inscription on back cover: "Belongs to Shimshon Stopovi, I the writer Moshe Leib Deutsch" [Rabbi Shimshon Stopovi, Dayan of Senica (Semnitz) from ca. 1832-1846, see: Ishim B'Teshuvot HaChatam Sofer, pp. 411-412]. Another signature on the title page: "Moshe Weiss". On the leaves are dozens of glosses, some long with scholarly content, in handwriting from the time of printing by an unidentified writer. In some places, the writer refers to his compositions [for example: "see that which I wrote in my novellae to Tractate Nedarim Leaf 80/b"]. Some of the glosses are cutoff. [2], 192 leaves. 32 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Worming. Detached or loose leaves. Damaged binding.

Talmud Yerushalmi, Seder Nezikin and Tractate Nidah. Berlin 1862. Bound with a partial copy of the Talmud Yerushalmi Tractate Shabbat, Zhitomir 1860. On the title page of Tractate Bava Kama is a signature: "Yosef Zecharya son of Rabbi Nathan Stern". On the leaves and endpapers are dozens of long scholarly glosses in his handwriting. The renowned Rabbi Yosef Zecharya Stern (1831-1904, Otzar HaRabbanim 8783), was a leading Lithuanian scholar and Torah authority. Son-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai Gimpel Yaffe. At the age of 20, he was appointed Rabbi of Jasionówka and from 1861 Rabbi of Šiauliai (Lithuania). His exceptional genius and phenomenal memory were matchless. He spoke at the rate of his racing thoughts and also wrote at an amazing speed, most of his thoughts were written "by hint and sporadically and without order" (his own description, see enclosed material). In 1870, a fire broke out in his city and thousands of leaves of his manuscripts went up in flames but he was able to retrieve most of the content from memory. His proficiency encompassed all realms of Torah knowledge and he could quote any book he reviewed just once word by word, even after time elapsed. Author of Zecher Yehosef, Tahaluchot Ha'Aggadot and other works. [2], 2-30; [1], 25; [1], 22, 36, 6, 27, 24, 23 leaves; [2], 52 leaves. 38 cm. Varying paper, bluish, white and dark-colored. Good condition, wear and stains. Old binding with leather spine, damaged.

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Part 1 (Simanim 1-416). Lemberg, [1893]. On the second title page - the signature of "Ze'ev Wolf Tirneuer, Humenné". More than 50 scholarly marginalia in his handwriting. In many places he integrated into his writings things he heard from others. Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf HaLevi Tirneuer (1882-1959) was a beloved disciple of Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar. He served as Dayan in the city of Samloi and after World War I, in the rabbinates of Lespezi (Moldovia), Shotz (Bucovina) and others. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Safed in 1950 together with his son-in-law Rebbe Aharon Leifer of Nadvirna-Banie, and served as Rabbi of the Agudat Yisrael Beit Midrash. He was an exceptional prodigy and holy man and often adopted Kabbalistic ways. At the end of his days, he printed his book Tal Orot on the melachot of Shabbat but very little of the rest of his writings were printed. 292 leaves; 20 leaves; 22 leaves. 46 cm. Fair condition, wear and tears. Worming and dampstains. Worn binding.

Shev Ya'akov responsa. By Rabbi Ya'akov Katz Av Beit Din and Rosh Metivta in Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, [1742]. First edition. On the title page: Various ownership inscriptions from various times, and many signatures in the handwriting of "Efraim Zalman Margaliot of Brody". On the title page of Part 2 and on last leaf: Signature of Rabbi "Avraham Binyamin Kluger…". On the sheets are various inscriptions that the book belongs to Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, and on Leaf 41/a is a dedication by Rabbi Efraim Zalman to Rabbi Shlomo Kluger: "Gift to the great Torah scholar…Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, by Efraim Zalman Margaliot of Brody, Erev Shabbat Kodesh P' Korach 1725" [apparently, this dedication was not written in the handwriting of Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margaliot]. Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margaliot of Brody (1761-1828), author of Beit Efraim and Mateh Efraim. A famous Torah scholar, renowned throughout the Diaspora and a leading Torah authority, he exchanged halachic responsa with many of the sages of his times. He lived in the generation of the Netivot Mishpat and Ketzot Shulchan. In his younger years, he served in the rabbinate of the city of Uhniv and after a short while moved to Brody. There he did not serve in the rabbinate since he was blessed with extreme wealth. He was close to Chassidism and to the leading disciples of the Magid of Mezritch and gave his approbation to the printing of many Chassidic books although he himself was not considered a Chassid. He was even accused of "censoring" the words of the Magid of Mezritch in his book Panim Yafot on the Torah at the time he sent it to his mechutan, the author of Hafla'ah. (See Encyclopedia L'Chachmei Galicia Vol. 3, pp. 913-915, and Dor De'ah pp. 150-154). His books of responsa and Halacha are basic books of halachic rulings and were celebrated already in his lifetime. The Chatam Sofer eulogized him: “Every day his teachings from the books he wrote resound in our Beit Midrash” (Ishim B’Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, pp. 79-81). Rabbi Shlomo Kluger (1786-1869), a leading Torah authority, served as Ra’avad and Magid in Brody, and had great impact on all Jewish communities, both in the realm of halachic rulings as well as in public leadership. The book Toldot Shlomo, a biography of Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, recounts the efforts Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margaliot expended in 1820 to appoint Rabbi Shlomo as Ra’avad in the city of Brody which was at that time the largest Torah center in Galicia. Rabbi Efraim Zalman who was one of the eldest Torah scholars of his times made the acquaintance of the younger anonymous rabbi and after conversing with him in Torah thoughts, became very fond of him and for several weeks Rabbi Efraim Zalman tried with all his might to appoint him for this position. This mutual love continued for the eight years they lived together in the city. Rabbi Shlomo Kluger wrote more than 100 books on halacha and Talmudic treatises, many of which were reprinted. His son, Rabbi Avraham Binyamin Kluger (1841-1916), his father’s assistant in public leadership, exchanged much halachic correspondence with many rabbis of his times from all over the world who hoped to acquire his great father’s rulings on various matters. [1], 109 leaves; [1], 139 leaves. 30.5 cm. High-quality paper, good condition, few worming marks and stains. Fabric binding.