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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Or HaGanuz LaTzadikim, "Compiled from books and from holy writers… with explanations of Chassidic conduct and proper character traits which are clarified in the books of tsaddikim…", by R. Aharon HaCohen of Apta. Zhovkva, 1800. First edition. Approbation by the Magid of Koznitz.
The book was printed about four years after the printing of the Tanya by the Admor HaZaken of Chabad, R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi. The author, a leading Chassidic tsaddik, bases his composition on the Tanya in many places and cites the Tanya in almost every passage.
R. Aharon HaCohen of Zelichow and Apta (Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, Vol. 1, p. 157) is the author of Keter Shem Tov which contains anthologies of the teachings of the Ba'al Shem Tov and the siddur Yeshara-Keter Nehorah. This book, Or HaGanuz LaTzadikim, was first printed anonymously.
[64] leaves. 18 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear. Worming, affecting text in several places. Several leaves are cut on the border of the text. New binding.
For further information on the book, see: C. Lieberman, Ohel Rachel. NY 1980, Vol. 1, pp. 7-11.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 22.
The book was printed about four years after the printing of the Tanya by the Admor HaZaken of Chabad, R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi. The author, a leading Chassidic tsaddik, bases his composition on the Tanya in many places and cites the Tanya in almost every passage.
R. Aharon HaCohen of Zelichow and Apta (Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, Vol. 1, p. 157) is the author of Keter Shem Tov which contains anthologies of the teachings of the Ba'al Shem Tov and the siddur Yeshara-Keter Nehorah. This book, Or HaGanuz LaTzadikim, was first printed anonymously.
[64] leaves. 18 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear. Worming, affecting text in several places. Several leaves are cut on the border of the text. New binding.
For further information on the book, see: C. Lieberman, Ohel Rachel. NY 1980, Vol. 1, pp. 7-11.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 22.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Manuscript volume of essays of Chabad chassidut. Most are from the teachings of R. Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, author of the "Tzemach Tzedek", and his son the Moharash - R. Shmuel Schneersohn. [White Russia, ca. 1860-1880]. Glosses.
Large Bichel (handwritten volume), includes essays and notebooks copied from various authors, mainly from 1860s-1870s. Several of the notebooks are written in a handwriting similar to that of the members of the household of the Tzemach Tzedek (R. Shmuel Sofer and others). Most of the volume is comprised of essays from the Tzemach Tzedek and his son the Moharash. There are also Chassidic discourses that are seemingly taken from the teachings of the Rebbes of Kapust and Liadi. The end of the volume contains a copy of a letter written in 1867 from R. Shlomo Zalman of Kapust (Kopys), author of "Magen Avot", grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek.
At the end of one of the essays of the Tzemach Tzedek - "The Song of the Well" - there is a comment referring to the presentation of the essay by the Moharash at the beginning of his leadership: "Said by the holy mouth of… R. Shmuel son of our holy leader, may his merit protect us, on Shabbat Parashat Chukat 1866 in Dubrovna [Dubrowna]" [The Tzemach Tzedek passed away on March 29, 1866, and this comment refers to the time period that his son R. Shmuel spent travelling through towns of Chabad chassidut in June-July 1866, two months after his father's passing].
R. Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, author of Tzemach Tzedek (1789-1866), the third Chabad Rebbe, was a leading halachic and Chassidic figure in his times. He was a close disciple of his grandfather, the Admor HaZaken Ba'al HaTanya. After the death of his father-in-law and uncle, the "Middle Rebbe" R. Dovber in 1827, he established his court in the city of Lubavitch. His sons served as Rebbes of Kopys, Nizhyn, Lyady and Ovruch and his youngest son, R. Shmuel (Admor Moharash) continued the Lubavitch dynasty.
His son, R. Shmuel Schneersohn, the Rebbe Moharash (1834-1882) was the fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. He died at a young age and was succeeded by his son R. Shalom Dovber, the Rebbe Rashab (1861-1920), who founded the "Tomchei Temimim" Yeshivot and was the central Chassidic figure in Russia and White Russia during his lifetime.
[219] written leaves. Approximately 21.5 cm. Condition varies. Tears and wear. Stains and dampstains. Several detached leaves and gatherings. Torn and worn binding.
Large Bichel (handwritten volume), includes essays and notebooks copied from various authors, mainly from 1860s-1870s. Several of the notebooks are written in a handwriting similar to that of the members of the household of the Tzemach Tzedek (R. Shmuel Sofer and others). Most of the volume is comprised of essays from the Tzemach Tzedek and his son the Moharash. There are also Chassidic discourses that are seemingly taken from the teachings of the Rebbes of Kapust and Liadi. The end of the volume contains a copy of a letter written in 1867 from R. Shlomo Zalman of Kapust (Kopys), author of "Magen Avot", grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek.
At the end of one of the essays of the Tzemach Tzedek - "The Song of the Well" - there is a comment referring to the presentation of the essay by the Moharash at the beginning of his leadership: "Said by the holy mouth of… R. Shmuel son of our holy leader, may his merit protect us, on Shabbat Parashat Chukat 1866 in Dubrovna [Dubrowna]" [The Tzemach Tzedek passed away on March 29, 1866, and this comment refers to the time period that his son R. Shmuel spent travelling through towns of Chabad chassidut in June-July 1866, two months after his father's passing].
R. Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, author of Tzemach Tzedek (1789-1866), the third Chabad Rebbe, was a leading halachic and Chassidic figure in his times. He was a close disciple of his grandfather, the Admor HaZaken Ba'al HaTanya. After the death of his father-in-law and uncle, the "Middle Rebbe" R. Dovber in 1827, he established his court in the city of Lubavitch. His sons served as Rebbes of Kopys, Nizhyn, Lyady and Ovruch and his youngest son, R. Shmuel (Admor Moharash) continued the Lubavitch dynasty.
His son, R. Shmuel Schneersohn, the Rebbe Moharash (1834-1882) was the fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. He died at a young age and was succeeded by his son R. Shalom Dovber, the Rebbe Rashab (1861-1920), who founded the "Tomchei Temimim" Yeshivot and was the central Chassidic figure in Russia and White Russia during his lifetime.
[219] written leaves. Approximately 21.5 cm. Condition varies. Tears and wear. Stains and dampstains. Several detached leaves and gatherings. Torn and worn binding.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Letter signed by the members of the "Va'ad Hakelali" of the Ashkenazic community in Hebron: R. Shimon Menashe Chaikin, R. Binyamin Rivlin and R. Meir Tzvi Hershler. Hebron, 1890.
The letter was sent to the administrators of "Pekidim Ve'Amarkelim" in Amsterdam, and contains an account of the expenditures for food and medicine for those suffering during the plague outbreak. The reverse contains a detailed list of expenses "to assist the suffering, may their troubles not return".
R. Shmuel Menashe Chaikin (1777-1893) was a prominent disciple of the "Mitteler Rebbe" and the Tzemach Tzedek of Chabad. He moved from Slutsk to the Holy Land in the 1810s, and served as the Chabad rabbi in Hebron for over 70 years, until his passing at the age of 116. At the time he signed this letter, he was 113 years old.
R. Binyamin Rivlin (passed away 1912) was the son of R. Eliyahu Yosef of Drybin, author of "Ohalei Yosef", and son-in-law of R. Yaakov Kuli Slonim. He was one of the leaders if the Chabad community in Hebron.
R. Meir Tzvi Hershler was born in Hungary in 1856, and moved to Eretz Israel in 1865. During the events chronicled in this letter he was living in Hebron with his father-in-law, R. Yonah Zev Mendelson, a Chabad chassid. The establishment of a new Ashkenazic community in Hebron led to friction between the new community and the original Chabad residents. R. Hershler was appointed ambassador between the two communities in his position as leader of the Ashkenazic "Va'ad HaKelali" which he established in the city.
Official stationary. 29 cm. Letterhead printed in golden ink, with an illustration of Me'arat Hamachpela. Good condition. Dampstains to the left margin.
The letter was sent to the administrators of "Pekidim Ve'Amarkelim" in Amsterdam, and contains an account of the expenditures for food and medicine for those suffering during the plague outbreak. The reverse contains a detailed list of expenses "to assist the suffering, may their troubles not return".
R. Shmuel Menashe Chaikin (1777-1893) was a prominent disciple of the "Mitteler Rebbe" and the Tzemach Tzedek of Chabad. He moved from Slutsk to the Holy Land in the 1810s, and served as the Chabad rabbi in Hebron for over 70 years, until his passing at the age of 116. At the time he signed this letter, he was 113 years old.
R. Binyamin Rivlin (passed away 1912) was the son of R. Eliyahu Yosef of Drybin, author of "Ohalei Yosef", and son-in-law of R. Yaakov Kuli Slonim. He was one of the leaders if the Chabad community in Hebron.
R. Meir Tzvi Hershler was born in Hungary in 1856, and moved to Eretz Israel in 1865. During the events chronicled in this letter he was living in Hebron with his father-in-law, R. Yonah Zev Mendelson, a Chabad chassid. The establishment of a new Ashkenazic community in Hebron led to friction between the new community and the original Chabad residents. R. Hershler was appointed ambassador between the two communities in his position as leader of the Ashkenazic "Va'ad HaKelali" which he established in the city.
Official stationary. 29 cm. Letterhead printed in golden ink, with an illustration of Me'arat Hamachpela. Good condition. Dampstains to the left margin.
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!["Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot - of the Lubavitch and Nizhyn Beit Midrash". NY, [1913].
Title page and regulations in](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/128_1.jpg "Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot - Congregation of Lubavitz and Nizhyn - New")
!["Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot - of the Lubavitch and Nizhyn Beit Midrash". NY, [1913].
Title page and regulations in](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/128_2.jpg "Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot - Congregation of Lubavitz and Nizhyn - New")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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"Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot - of the Lubavitch and Nizhyn Beit Midrash". NY, [1913].
Title page and regulations in calligraphic writing. Mentioned on the title page and at the beginning of the regulations, that the society was founded on Rosh Chodesh Tevet [1906].
Lists of members and gaba'im. Regulations are written in Hebrew and in Yiddish. Protocols and accounts from 1913-1914 cover several pages. Another leaf of official stationery of "Congregation Lubavitz Wenezin" at 169 Henry Street, NY, with records of protocol and "names of arbitrators and of gaba'im" from 1913 covering both sides of the leaf.
Large ledger, 29 cm. [16] written pages. Most leaves are blank (with printed pagination from left binding to right, 1-500). Good condition. Worn contemporary fabric binding, with note pasted on binding: "Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot".
+ Leaf of official stationery, 27 cm. Good condition.
Early documentation of the association of Chabad immigrants from Lubavitch and Nizhyn to Manhattan, NY in the 1900s-1910s.
Title page and regulations in calligraphic writing. Mentioned on the title page and at the beginning of the regulations, that the society was founded on Rosh Chodesh Tevet [1906].
Lists of members and gaba'im. Regulations are written in Hebrew and in Yiddish. Protocols and accounts from 1913-1914 cover several pages. Another leaf of official stationery of "Congregation Lubavitz Wenezin" at 169 Henry Street, NY, with records of protocol and "names of arbitrators and of gaba'im" from 1913 covering both sides of the leaf.
Large ledger, 29 cm. [16] written pages. Most leaves are blank (with printed pagination from left binding to right, 1-500). Good condition. Worn contemporary fabric binding, with note pasted on binding: "Ledger of Chevra Mishnayot".
+ Leaf of official stationery, 27 cm. Good condition.
Early documentation of the association of Chabad immigrants from Lubavitch and Nizhyn to Manhattan, NY in the 1900s-1910s.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Sold for: $1,063
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Three letters from R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, that were sent to R. Mordechai Alpert ("the young man who is occupied with G-dly work") of Petach Tikva, Israel, 1964-1986.
The letters are typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationary. One contains Torah thoughts and a blessing for the New Year, and is signed by the Rebbe. The other two are signed by the Rebbe's secretary, R. S. M. Simpson.
3 leaves. Good condition. Stains, folding creases.
The letters are typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationary. One contains Torah thoughts and a blessing for the New Year, and is signed by the Rebbe. The other two are signed by the Rebbe's secretary, R. S. M. Simpson.
3 leaves. Good condition. Stains, folding creases.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Sharp polemic letter by R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch - the Chabad Rebbe, regarding the Kherson Geniza. Brooklyn, 1955.
Typewritten on official stationery (2 leaves), with the Rebbe's own signature and several corrections (apparently also his handwriting).
The letter contains blessings for the Festival of Shavuot and thereafter follows a long addition written by the Rebbe regarding the Kherson Geniza and the polemic surrounding the authenticity of the letters found therein.
The Rebbe cuttingly counters those who claim that the documents found in the geniza are fake and that the forger was able to mislead Rebbe Shalom Duber of Chabad who confirmed that the documents were genuine. The Rebbe writes that his primary chagrin is not with those who assert that the Rebbe Rashab erred, rather that they claim that some ignorant forger was able to mislead a great Torah scholar, in the area of his expertise, after he studied the documents for several weeks and declared them authentic. He writes: "It is appalling how far the adversary of the Rebbe's opinion was able to deceive…".
This letter refers to the book "Igrot Ba'al HaTanya U'vnei Doro" (Jerusalem 1953) and to its author R. David Zvi Hilman, who allocated a large part of his book to refuting the authenticity of the letters of the Kherson Geniza. The letter was sent to Dr. Zvi Harkabi, who published a rejoinder by the Chabad Rebbe on R. D.Z. Hilman's book in the HaSefer periodical which he edited [see enclosed material].
[2] leaves. 21.5/13.5 cm. Thin paper. Good condition. Folding creases.
Typewritten on official stationery (2 leaves), with the Rebbe's own signature and several corrections (apparently also his handwriting).
The letter contains blessings for the Festival of Shavuot and thereafter follows a long addition written by the Rebbe regarding the Kherson Geniza and the polemic surrounding the authenticity of the letters found therein.
The Rebbe cuttingly counters those who claim that the documents found in the geniza are fake and that the forger was able to mislead Rebbe Shalom Duber of Chabad who confirmed that the documents were genuine. The Rebbe writes that his primary chagrin is not with those who assert that the Rebbe Rashab erred, rather that they claim that some ignorant forger was able to mislead a great Torah scholar, in the area of his expertise, after he studied the documents for several weeks and declared them authentic. He writes: "It is appalling how far the adversary of the Rebbe's opinion was able to deceive…".
This letter refers to the book "Igrot Ba'al HaTanya U'vnei Doro" (Jerusalem 1953) and to its author R. David Zvi Hilman, who allocated a large part of his book to refuting the authenticity of the letters of the Kherson Geniza. The letter was sent to Dr. Zvi Harkabi, who published a rejoinder by the Chabad Rebbe on R. D.Z. Hilman's book in the HaSefer periodical which he edited [see enclosed material].
[2] leaves. 21.5/13.5 cm. Thin paper. Good condition. Folding creases.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
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Collection of photographs and prints from the color separation process documenting Chabad Chassidim in Israel and in the US at the time of the demise of R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch - the Chabad Rebbe, on the 3rd of Tamuz 1994, and at his funeral.
47 color photographs (with handwritten or printed descriptions on their verso). Among the photos are pictures taken of prayers, study and shock in Kfar Chabad after notification of the Rebbe's death, travel preparations before flying to participate in the funeral, the long lines at the airport, R. Lau at the airport, attempts to purchase airplane tickets for cash, mounting the stairs to the plane, Chassidim weeping outside of the Rebbe's Beit Midrash in Brooklyn, the funeral, the assembly at the Shloshim in Kfar Chabad.
24 prints from the color separation process, for printing in a newspaper, composed of photos of the funeral procession in NY.
47 photographs (12.5X19 cm) and 24 prints (16X21.5 cm). Good condition.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
47 color photographs (with handwritten or printed descriptions on their verso). Among the photos are pictures taken of prayers, study and shock in Kfar Chabad after notification of the Rebbe's death, travel preparations before flying to participate in the funeral, the long lines at the airport, R. Lau at the airport, attempts to purchase airplane tickets for cash, mounting the stairs to the plane, Chassidim weeping outside of the Rebbe's Beit Midrash in Brooklyn, the funeral, the assembly at the Shloshim in Kfar Chabad.
24 prints from the color separation process, for printing in a newspaper, composed of photos of the funeral procession in NY.
47 photographs (12.5X19 cm) and 24 prints (16X21.5 cm). Good condition.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Large collection of photographs of the Rebbe of Chabad and his "shluchim" (emissaries) in Eretz Israel and the United States: celebrations for finishing studying the Rambam, various campaigns, food distribution, Lag Ba'Omer parades, and more.
The collection includes:
* 10 photographs and 6 prints from the color separation process depicting the Rebbe: in consultation, wearing Talit and Tefillin, with David Buskila (head of the Sderot city council), on Erev Yom Kippur performing the "kapparot" ritual, distributing charity to children, and more. Several photographs (some in color), following the Rebbe's stroke towards the end of his life.
* 76 photographs (and an additional print from the color separation process) from various Chabad events and campaigns. These include: the slaughterhouse in Kfar Chabad, the Tefillin campaign, matzah distribution, bar mitzvah at the Kotel for 5000 children, bar mitzvah celebration for 42 war orphans on the Rebbe's birthday, Chabad chassidim with a "Mitzvah tank" in front of a house damaged during the Gulf War, Chabad chassidim distributing Mishlochei manot at army bases, printing Sefer Hatanya in Sidon, Chabad chassidim visiting soldiers in Beirut, Lag Ba'Omer parade, lighting Chanukah candles and distributing doughnuts in Kfar Chabad, distribution of Arba Minim on Hoshanah Rabbah, matzah distribution to patients in Ichilov Hospital, dancing in the Lod airport before travelling to spend the High Holidays with the Rebbe, Chabad chassidim meeting with President Navon, food distribution in a soup kitchen, building the Rebbe's house in Kfar Chabad, Chag haGeulah in Kfar Chabad, 1961 (seen: R. Zevin, President Zalman Shazar, R. Chanzin, R. Shoshankin and others), Chag haGeulah in Kfar Chabad, 1974 (seen: President Efraim Kazir and Zalman Shazar listening to R. Mendel Futerfas), distribution of drinks from the Rebbe by R. Yisrael Libov, head of Agudat Chassidei Chabad, R. Yisrael Grossman speaking in Yeshivat Tomchei Temimim (seen: R. Baruch Shimon Shneerson and R. Yaakov Landau of Bnei Brak), the "welcome the Messiah" campaign, and others.
86 photographs, mostly black and white with several in color. Size and condition vary. 7 prints. Size varies. Good condition. Most photographs are described on the back (handwritten) or with a typewritten sticker.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
The collection includes:
* 10 photographs and 6 prints from the color separation process depicting the Rebbe: in consultation, wearing Talit and Tefillin, with David Buskila (head of the Sderot city council), on Erev Yom Kippur performing the "kapparot" ritual, distributing charity to children, and more. Several photographs (some in color), following the Rebbe's stroke towards the end of his life.
* 76 photographs (and an additional print from the color separation process) from various Chabad events and campaigns. These include: the slaughterhouse in Kfar Chabad, the Tefillin campaign, matzah distribution, bar mitzvah at the Kotel for 5000 children, bar mitzvah celebration for 42 war orphans on the Rebbe's birthday, Chabad chassidim with a "Mitzvah tank" in front of a house damaged during the Gulf War, Chabad chassidim distributing Mishlochei manot at army bases, printing Sefer Hatanya in Sidon, Chabad chassidim visiting soldiers in Beirut, Lag Ba'Omer parade, lighting Chanukah candles and distributing doughnuts in Kfar Chabad, distribution of Arba Minim on Hoshanah Rabbah, matzah distribution to patients in Ichilov Hospital, dancing in the Lod airport before travelling to spend the High Holidays with the Rebbe, Chabad chassidim meeting with President Navon, food distribution in a soup kitchen, building the Rebbe's house in Kfar Chabad, Chag haGeulah in Kfar Chabad, 1961 (seen: R. Zevin, President Zalman Shazar, R. Chanzin, R. Shoshankin and others), Chag haGeulah in Kfar Chabad, 1974 (seen: President Efraim Kazir and Zalman Shazar listening to R. Mendel Futerfas), distribution of drinks from the Rebbe by R. Yisrael Libov, head of Agudat Chassidei Chabad, R. Yisrael Grossman speaking in Yeshivat Tomchei Temimim (seen: R. Baruch Shimon Shneerson and R. Yaakov Landau of Bnei Brak), the "welcome the Messiah" campaign, and others.
86 photographs, mostly black and white with several in color. Size and condition vary. 7 prints. Size varies. Good condition. Most photographs are described on the back (handwritten) or with a typewritten sticker.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Collection of ancient shtarot and letters removed from a "bindings' geniza", most of them in Ladino:
* Shtar of debt by "The wealthy R. Ya'akov di Leon" from 1574. Signed by "Chanina Ibn Chananya" and "Yitzchak - o".
* Letter by R. "Shlomo Ibn Mayor" [Head of the yeshiva of the Ba'alei Teshuvot community, signed with the Maharchash], sent to "R. Ya'akov Albachari in Constantinople" [mentioned in the Maharshadam (R. Shmuel di Medina) responsa]. Salonika, 1610?.
* Letter by the wealthy Chaim Karov to Don Shlomo Abarbanel. Larisa (Greece), 1711.
* Letter by the sage R. Shlomo Motel, to the wealthy Moshe Abarbanel of Salonika. [Izmir?, 17th century]
* Letter by R. Yehoshua Tzintzin to the wealthy Avraham Ashi'o and to Shlomo Abarbanel. (Constantinople or Salonika?], 1720.
* Letter from the community of "Amasya" (Turkey), 1717. Unidentified signatories.
Six letters. Varying size and damages due to the binding process. Most of the letters are complete. Dark stains, wear and tears affecting text.
* Shtar of debt by "The wealthy R. Ya'akov di Leon" from 1574. Signed by "Chanina Ibn Chananya" and "Yitzchak - o".
* Letter by R. "Shlomo Ibn Mayor" [Head of the yeshiva of the Ba'alei Teshuvot community, signed with the Maharchash], sent to "R. Ya'akov Albachari in Constantinople" [mentioned in the Maharshadam (R. Shmuel di Medina) responsa]. Salonika, 1610?.
* Letter by the wealthy Chaim Karov to Don Shlomo Abarbanel. Larisa (Greece), 1711.
* Letter by the sage R. Shlomo Motel, to the wealthy Moshe Abarbanel of Salonika. [Izmir?, 17th century]
* Letter by R. Yehoshua Tzintzin to the wealthy Avraham Ashi'o and to Shlomo Abarbanel. (Constantinople or Salonika?], 1720.
* Letter from the community of "Amasya" (Turkey), 1717. Unidentified signatories.
Six letters. Varying size and damages due to the binding process. Most of the letters are complete. Dark stains, wear and tears affecting text.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Collection of manuscript fragments removed from a "bindings' geniza". [Aleppo, Mosul and Baghdad, late 18th - early 19th centuries].
Includes four letters and a segment from an additional letter sent to "Yitzchak Daniel Jana [?]" of Baghdad. All the letters are written in Judeo-Arabic, with Hebrew introductions. One of the letters contains the name of the addressee with the inscription: "from Aleppo… to the great city of Bavel…"; this letter contains a fragmented signature "the young Ch—Atia—Se"t (Sephardi tahor)". It is possible that the author was R. Chaim Attia, one of Aleppo's great Torah scholars in the 18th century (passed away 1795). He corresponded with Maharam Galante and the Chida, who referred to him as "the lion of Torah scholarship", and wrote to him, "My entire body is trembling with the force of your Torah thoughts". The back of one letter states that it was sent from Al-Mosul (Mosul, Iraq) to Baghdad. Another letter is signed by "Ezra David [?] Binyamin". Two letters contain the date: 1808 and 1809. Two further documents are written in Arabic, and several fragments contain financial accounts.
Over 20 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary. Various defects due to the binding process.
Includes four letters and a segment from an additional letter sent to "Yitzchak Daniel Jana [?]" of Baghdad. All the letters are written in Judeo-Arabic, with Hebrew introductions. One of the letters contains the name of the addressee with the inscription: "from Aleppo… to the great city of Bavel…"; this letter contains a fragmented signature "the young Ch—Atia—Se"t (Sephardi tahor)". It is possible that the author was R. Chaim Attia, one of Aleppo's great Torah scholars in the 18th century (passed away 1795). He corresponded with Maharam Galante and the Chida, who referred to him as "the lion of Torah scholarship", and wrote to him, "My entire body is trembling with the force of your Torah thoughts". The back of one letter states that it was sent from Al-Mosul (Mosul, Iraq) to Baghdad. Another letter is signed by "Ezra David [?] Binyamin". Two letters contain the date: 1808 and 1809. Two further documents are written in Arabic, and several fragments contain financial accounts.
Over 20 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary. Various defects due to the binding process.
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![Manuscript, Chut HaMeshulash, novellae and homilies on the Torah, by R. Yehuda Diwan. [18th century].
Oriental script, sever](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/239.jpg "Manuscript - Chut HaMeshulash, by Rabbi Yehuda Diwan - 18th Century")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Chut HaMeshulash, novellae and homilies on the Torah, by R. Yehuda Diwan. [18th century].
Oriental script, several handwritings, with a few corrections and erasures. This composition is from Parshat Behar-BeChukotai until the end of Devarim.
Page [6a] bears an ownership inscription, written between the lines: "This book belongs to the sage R. Ya'akov, descendant of R. Avraham Pinto". On page [22a] is a signature: "Avraham Pinto".
R. Yehuda Diwan (died 1752), was a Safed and Jerusalem sage, a member of the Beit Din of the Admat Kodesh. He was an emissary on behalf of the Hebron community (at the beginning of Parshat Shelach he writes: "I have delivered this sermon in the city of Hamden as an emissary of Hebron in 1713"). His book Chut HaMeshulash was printed in Constantinople in 1739.
[26] leaves. Approximately 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to several leaves. New binding.
Oriental script, several handwritings, with a few corrections and erasures. This composition is from Parshat Behar-BeChukotai until the end of Devarim.
Page [6a] bears an ownership inscription, written between the lines: "This book belongs to the sage R. Ya'akov, descendant of R. Avraham Pinto". On page [22a] is a signature: "Avraham Pinto".
R. Yehuda Diwan (died 1752), was a Safed and Jerusalem sage, a member of the Beit Din of the Admat Kodesh. He was an emissary on behalf of the Hebron community (at the beginning of Parshat Shelach he writes: "I have delivered this sermon in the city of Hamden as an emissary of Hebron in 1713"). His book Chut HaMeshulash was printed in Constantinople in 1739.
[26] leaves. Approximately 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to several leaves. New binding.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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![Manuscript, machzor for Pesach according to the minhag of Corfu. [Corfu, 18th century?].
Complete manuscript on thick high q](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/240_1.jpg "Manuscript - Machzor for Pesach (Passover) According to the Minhag of")
![Manuscript, machzor for Pesach according to the minhag of Corfu. [Corfu, 18th century?].
Complete manuscript on thick high q](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/240_2.jpg "Manuscript - Machzor for Pesach (Passover) According to the Minhag of")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $3,000
Unsold
Manuscript, machzor for Pesach according to the minhag of Corfu. [Corfu, 18th century?].
Complete manuscript on thick high quality paper. Square vowelized script. Instructions in semi-cursive Sephardic-Italian script. Decorations in several places; crowns on several letters.
The Corfu machzor preserves an ancient and unique rite that was never printed and exists only in manuscript form. This rite includes the ancient Romaniote, Greek and Byzantine rites, together with the rite of Spanish refugees who were absorbed into those communities.
The machzor begins with the prayer services for Shabbat Hagadol - the Shabbat preceding Passover, including piyyutim and an introduction to the services. This is followed by the traditional prayers for the first and second days of Passover, for Chol Hamo'ed and for the final two days of Passover, including piyyutim unique to this machzor. Some of the piyyutim include the names of the authors ("by R. Gavriel", "by R. Moshe ben Shabbtai Yichye, may his light shine", "by R. Binyamin ben R. Shmuel Chazak" and others). The machzor includes a long and ancient version of "Baruch She'amar".
108 leaves (additional 6 blank leaves at the end). 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming with slight damage to text. Two detached leaves. Original binding, damaged.
Complete manuscript on thick high quality paper. Square vowelized script. Instructions in semi-cursive Sephardic-Italian script. Decorations in several places; crowns on several letters.
The Corfu machzor preserves an ancient and unique rite that was never printed and exists only in manuscript form. This rite includes the ancient Romaniote, Greek and Byzantine rites, together with the rite of Spanish refugees who were absorbed into those communities.
The machzor begins with the prayer services for Shabbat Hagadol - the Shabbat preceding Passover, including piyyutim and an introduction to the services. This is followed by the traditional prayers for the first and second days of Passover, for Chol Hamo'ed and for the final two days of Passover, including piyyutim unique to this machzor. Some of the piyyutim include the names of the authors ("by R. Gavriel", "by R. Moshe ben Shabbtai Yichye, may his light shine", "by R. Binyamin ben R. Shmuel Chazak" and others). The machzor includes a long and ancient version of "Baruch She'amar".
108 leaves (additional 6 blank leaves at the end). 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming with slight damage to text. Two detached leaves. Original binding, damaged.
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Manuscripts and Letters - Eastern Jewry
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