Two books with dedications by leading Aleppo rabbis:
1. Otzrot Chaim, by Rabbi Chaim Vital, with the Eifah Shleima commentary by Rabbi Chaim Shaul HaCohen Dweck. Jerusalem, [1907]. At the beginning of the title page is a dedication to Ms. Farha Sassoon, in scribal writing and with the stamp of the author the Rav HaSadeh - the Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Shaul HaCohen Dweck. Mentioned in the dedication is the name of the emissary who wrote the dedication: "This gift is sent by the emissary of Jerusalem Chaim Yitzchak HaCohen Traub…for the dear women…who loves the Torah and its learners Ms. Farha Saliman David Sassoon…".
[2], 57, [1] leaves. 36 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Old binding with leather spine.
2. Zichron Tov, words of musar by Rabbi Moshe son of Reuven Roza. With and introduction by the publisher Rabbi Shmuel Morsay of Aleppo. Livorno, [1845]. At the top is a cutoff dedication signed "From me who is awaiting the kindness of my Rock and Protector - Y. Entebbe". Rabbi Ya'akov Entebbe, an Aleppo Torah sage and a rabbi in Damascus. During the Christian blood libel in Damascus in 1840, he sat in prison and valiantly endured heavy torture [he wrote a well-known letter to Montefiore about the libel and his imprisonment]. After he was released from prison, he left the rabbinate and moved to Jerusalem. There he died in Tishrei 1846. Written on his tombstone: "The Torah scholar renowned for his holiness and piety, who sacrificed his body and soul to sanctify G-d's name in public…at the time he served as rabbi and Moreh Tzedek in the city of Damascus".
43 leaves. 14 cm. Fair-poor condition. Heavy worming to text. Half-leather binding, damaged by worming.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.

Even HaEzel, on the Rambam, Parts 1-2. Nezikin. By Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, Av Beit Din and Rosh Metivta in Slutsk and head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Jerusalem 1935. First edition.
Before the title page is a handwritten dedication signed by his son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Kotler.
Rabbi Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Saba of Slabodka. Famous Torah prodigy of the yeshiva world. [At the time he was a young man, the Or Sameach foresaw that he would become the Rabbi Akiva Eiger of the next generation]. Son-in-law of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. Served as Rosh Metivta and as head of his father-in-law's yeshiva in Slutsk. During World War I, he fled with his disciples to Poland and established the yeshiva in Kletzk. He was close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer and to the Chafetz Chaim. One of the founders of Va'ad HaYeshivot and member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania. During the Holocaust, he was able to escape to the US and founded the yeshiva gedola in Lakewood, NJ. One of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in the US and of Mercaz Chinuch Atzma'I in Eretz Yisrael. After the death of his father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer in Kislev 1951, Rabbi Kotler was appointed his successor as head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva and he would commute from the US to Israel for a few weeks every year.
His father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman told a story about the match between his daughter and Rabbi Aharon which expresses the great love he had for his son-in-law: "At one of my visits to Slabodka, young men approached me to speak to me in learning. One of them was Aharon Sislevitsher who was about 17 years old at the time. When he began to speak to me in learning, I immediately decided to take him as my son-in-law for my daughter Chana Perel but I decided not to say anything to anyone since I was afraid a wealthy man would come and snatch him for his daughter. Afterward, I returned to Slutsk but I was on guard concerning this shidduch. After a while, I heard that his name began to spread and I rushed to Slabodka to conclude the shidduch lest someone else precede me" (Derech Etz Chaim Part 1 p. 157). Rabbi Aharon's father-in-law took loving care of him. He raised him and taught him, preparing him to become a rabbi and teacher. He revered and honored him and constantly praised him. In Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky's eulogy on R' Aharon Kotler, he said "This Sefer Torah called R' Aharon, was written by the Saba of Slabodka and proofread by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer…".
[2], 88 leaves; 72 leaves. 33 cm. Brittle paper. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Slight tears to margins. Torn detached binding.

Collection of siddurim and books from the library of Rabbi Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss Ga'avad of the Eda HaCharedit, and from the library of Rabbi Yeshaya Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em:
· Kol Bo L'Shavuot - Sha'ar Efraim, Tikun Lel Shavuot and machzor. Jerusalem, [c. 1980s]. Stamp of Rabbi "Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss - Rabbi and Av Beit Din of all the Ashkenazi communities of the Jerusalem". · Shevilei HaChaim, on the Torah. Jerusalem, 1988. Signature of Rabbi "Yitzchak Ya'akov Weiss". · Siddur Tefillat Yeshara and Keter Nehora - Berdychiv. [Photocopy edition, Israel, c. 1970]. Signature of "Yeshaya Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em". Signs of heavy use. · Siddur Sha'ar HaShamayim, Nusach Sefarad. Stamp of "Rabbi Yeshaya Shneibalg Rabbi of the Belz Beit Midrash in Ramat Elchanan, Bnei Brak and member of the Kehal Machzikei HaDat of the Belz Chassidim in Eretz Yisrael. · The Zohar, Vol. 3 Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim. Jerusalem, 1955. Published by Pardess. Stamps and many inscriptions in the handwriting of Rabbi Shneibalg Av Beit Din of Bnei Re'em (names for prayer, kabbalistic notes, etc.).
5 books, size and condition vary. Overall good condition, with signs of heavy use.

Large varied collection of about 60 books from the library of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund - books of responsa and Halacha, Kabbalah and Chassidism, Musar and books of commentary on the Torah. Most were printed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Some of the books have signatures, glosses and inscriptions in his handwriting. Almost all the books have various stamps of Rabbi M. A. Freund. Stamps from the time he served as "Ra'avad of Satmar" and others from Jerusalem: "Moshe Aryeh Freund son of R' Y. - Av Beit Din of Huedin - now Rabbi of Beit Yisrael and its surroundings, from the Eda HaCharedit of Jerusalem". Some of the books have signatures, inscriptions and stamps of his father, Rabbi "Yisrael Freund" and of his brothers Rabbi "Yitzchak Freund" and Rabbi "Baruch Freund - Hořice and its region". Several books have inscriptions and glosses, signatures and stamps of previous owners: Rabbi Eliyahu Leichtag a Satmarrabbi [perished in the Holocaust], and others.
For a partial list of the books, see Hebrew description.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996), served as Dayan and Moreh Zedek in Satmar and as Av Beit Din of Nasaud. After the holocaust, he moved to Jerusalem and served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Satmar Yeshiva and eventually as Ra'avad of the Eda HaCharedit. See previous item.
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh was the eldest son of Rabbi Yisrael Freund Av Beit Din of Radna and of Huedin [died 1940, son of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Freund of Năsăud, 1855-1932]. His brother Rabbi Baruch Freund served as dayan and Moreh Tzedek in Huedin.
About 60 books in 55 volumes. Size and condition vary. Most are complete, some with tears and lacking leaves.

Collection of sections of printed books with scholarly glosses and signatures - sections, title pages and leaves from rare books, printed in the 18th / 19th century.
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
15 items. Size and condition vary.