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![Manuscript, Sefer Va'Adaber Shalom, by R. Menashe of Ilya. [Smarhon or Ilya, 1829].
Handwritten by the author - R. Menashe o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/82_1.jpg "Manuscript - \"Va'Adaber Shalom\", to Increase Peace in the World, by Ra")
![Manuscript, Sefer Va'Adaber Shalom, by R. Menashe of Ilya. [Smarhon or Ilya, 1829].
Handwritten by the author - R. Menashe o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/82_2.jpg "Manuscript - \"Va'Adaber Shalom\", to Increase Peace in the World, by Ra")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $6,000
Sold for: $7,500
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Manuscript, Sefer Va'Adaber Shalom, by R. Menashe of Ilya. [Smarhon or Ilya, 1829].
Handwritten by the author - R. Menashe of Ilya, student of the Gaon of Vilna. Unpublished work.
On the first page, R. Menashe writes that the purpose of this work is to increase peace in the world: "Sefer Va'Adaber Shalom, as its name suggests, seeks to increase peace in the world, since all the evil in the world is due to dispute and strife, and the ultimate purpose of the world cannot be reached while in a state of discord. G-d is waiting for us to do our part in this matter…" The author further discusses his intent to publish the book, "bit by bit, as its words are accepted", but the work was never published.
R. Menashe of Ilya (1767-1831), was a renowned Lithuanian genius who was considered among the greatest students of the Gaon of Vilna, on par with R. Chaim of Volozhin. He officiated as the rabbi of Samorgan (Smarhon) for a short time, but left the post due to his opposition to community officials who complied with the Cantonist decree. His student R. Aryeh Leib Shapira became rabbi in his stead. R. Menashe was known for his unique and individualistic approach to many topics, both in the study of Torah and in more worldly matters. His works deal with "tikkun olam" - enabling our physical world to actualize its spiritual potential. His first book, "Pesher Davar" (Vilna, 1807), promotes peace between Jewish leaders, and his current work, "Va'Adaber Shalom", also discusses maintaining peace between fellow men. R. Menashe's purpose was to create peace between the Chassidim and Mitnagdim of his generation. His students include: R. Leibel Shapira of Kovno, R. Aryeh Leib Hominer of Minsk, (author of "Ba'er Hetev"), R. David Luria - the Radal, and R. Shlomo Zalman Rivlin of Shklov.
A description of this work is found in a letter sent in 1878 from Konigsberg to Shmuel Yosef Finn in Vilna, with an offer to acquire this manuscript and other manuscripts by R. Menashe. The writer of the letter affirms that the manuscript is an autograph of the author, with identical handwriting to that found in letters signed by R. Menashe. (See: R. David Kamenetzky, Yeshurun vol. XX, pp. 800-801, for a copy of the letter).
The handwriting is identical to that of R. Menashe's glosses at the beginning of the manuscript "Et Sofer" on the Radak (Vilna, 1827). Those glosses are identified as handwritten by R. Menashe by his relative, R. Yosef Mazel of Vyazin (near Ilya).
The last page contains a handwritten inscription by a student of R. Menashe: "Nathan Nata Pure Heart (Reinherz), Nissan 1862".
[3] leaves (and another blank leaf; altogether five written pages). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several tears; one instance of slight textual damage. New binding.
Expert authentication of the handwriting is included.
Handwritten by the author - R. Menashe of Ilya, student of the Gaon of Vilna. Unpublished work.
On the first page, R. Menashe writes that the purpose of this work is to increase peace in the world: "Sefer Va'Adaber Shalom, as its name suggests, seeks to increase peace in the world, since all the evil in the world is due to dispute and strife, and the ultimate purpose of the world cannot be reached while in a state of discord. G-d is waiting for us to do our part in this matter…" The author further discusses his intent to publish the book, "bit by bit, as its words are accepted", but the work was never published.
R. Menashe of Ilya (1767-1831), was a renowned Lithuanian genius who was considered among the greatest students of the Gaon of Vilna, on par with R. Chaim of Volozhin. He officiated as the rabbi of Samorgan (Smarhon) for a short time, but left the post due to his opposition to community officials who complied with the Cantonist decree. His student R. Aryeh Leib Shapira became rabbi in his stead. R. Menashe was known for his unique and individualistic approach to many topics, both in the study of Torah and in more worldly matters. His works deal with "tikkun olam" - enabling our physical world to actualize its spiritual potential. His first book, "Pesher Davar" (Vilna, 1807), promotes peace between Jewish leaders, and his current work, "Va'Adaber Shalom", also discusses maintaining peace between fellow men. R. Menashe's purpose was to create peace between the Chassidim and Mitnagdim of his generation. His students include: R. Leibel Shapira of Kovno, R. Aryeh Leib Hominer of Minsk, (author of "Ba'er Hetev"), R. David Luria - the Radal, and R. Shlomo Zalman Rivlin of Shklov.
A description of this work is found in a letter sent in 1878 from Konigsberg to Shmuel Yosef Finn in Vilna, with an offer to acquire this manuscript and other manuscripts by R. Menashe. The writer of the letter affirms that the manuscript is an autograph of the author, with identical handwriting to that found in letters signed by R. Menashe. (See: R. David Kamenetzky, Yeshurun vol. XX, pp. 800-801, for a copy of the letter).
The handwriting is identical to that of R. Menashe's glosses at the beginning of the manuscript "Et Sofer" on the Radak (Vilna, 1827). Those glosses are identified as handwritten by R. Menashe by his relative, R. Yosef Mazel of Vyazin (near Ilya).
The last page contains a handwritten inscription by a student of R. Menashe: "Nathan Nata Pure Heart (Reinherz), Nissan 1862".
[3] leaves (and another blank leaf; altogether five written pages). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several tears; one instance of slight textual damage. New binding.
Expert authentication of the handwriting is included.
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![Sifra D'Tzeniuta with the commentary of the Gra, (Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna). Vilna and Grodno, [1820]. First edition of the Gra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/83.jpg "Sifra D'Tzeniuta with Commentary of the Gra - First Edition - Segula B")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
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Sifra D'Tzeniuta with the commentary of the Gra, (Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna). Vilna and Grodno, [1820]. First edition of the Gra's commentary. Includes approbations of Vilna's rabbis, a preface by R. Chaim of Volozhin (in which he describes the greatness of the Gra), and a preface by the publisher R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Gra.
This volume is indispensable in understanding the Gra's approach to Kabbalah. This particular edition is known for its holiness since its content is holy and it was printed by G-d-fearing Jews. The Chazon Ish (R. Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz), in praise of this edition, would tell the story of a dybbuk (evil spirit) that was brought before one of the great Torah scholars of the previous generation. The scholar presented the dybbuk with two wrapped editions of this volume. The dybbuk remained unaffected by the second edition of this volume [Vilna, 1892], but was unable to touch the first edition volume. The scholar explained that since the first edition was published by G-d-fearing Jews, its great intrinsic holiness affected the dybbuk to a greater degree than the second edition, printed by Maskilim. A similar story was described by R. Shmuel David Munk, rabbi of Haifa, in the name of a Sephardic kabbalist from Jerusalem, who attempted to exorcise a dybbuk that had entered a human being. The person was brought before the kabbalist, who placed a second edition volume on the man to no avail. When he used a first-edition volume, however, the man was cured [Zechor LeDavid, II, 159]. R. Munk also quotes R. Eliezer Gordon of Telshe, who reported that when the first-edition volume was placed in the hands of a dybbuk, he screamed "The Vilner! The Vilner!", but did not react when he was similarly exposed to a second edition volume [ibid].
[6], 59, [3] leaves. 21 cm. High-quality thick, light paper. Wide margins. Several handwritten corrections. Good overall condition. Stains. Slight worming to the endpapers and the inner margins of several pages. Original binding (half-leather); damaged.
The order of the prefaces in this copy matches the book listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, entry 0177999, in which the preface of R. Chaim of Volozhin precedes that of the publisher.
This volume is indispensable in understanding the Gra's approach to Kabbalah. This particular edition is known for its holiness since its content is holy and it was printed by G-d-fearing Jews. The Chazon Ish (R. Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz), in praise of this edition, would tell the story of a dybbuk (evil spirit) that was brought before one of the great Torah scholars of the previous generation. The scholar presented the dybbuk with two wrapped editions of this volume. The dybbuk remained unaffected by the second edition of this volume [Vilna, 1892], but was unable to touch the first edition volume. The scholar explained that since the first edition was published by G-d-fearing Jews, its great intrinsic holiness affected the dybbuk to a greater degree than the second edition, printed by Maskilim. A similar story was described by R. Shmuel David Munk, rabbi of Haifa, in the name of a Sephardic kabbalist from Jerusalem, who attempted to exorcise a dybbuk that had entered a human being. The person was brought before the kabbalist, who placed a second edition volume on the man to no avail. When he used a first-edition volume, however, the man was cured [Zechor LeDavid, II, 159]. R. Munk also quotes R. Eliezer Gordon of Telshe, who reported that when the first-edition volume was placed in the hands of a dybbuk, he screamed "The Vilner! The Vilner!", but did not react when he was similarly exposed to a second edition volume [ibid].
[6], 59, [3] leaves. 21 cm. High-quality thick, light paper. Wide margins. Several handwritten corrections. Good overall condition. Stains. Slight worming to the endpapers and the inner margins of several pages. Original binding (half-leather); damaged.
The order of the prefaces in this copy matches the book listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, entry 0177999, in which the preface of R. Chaim of Volozhin precedes that of the publisher.
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![Tikunei Zohar, with Be'er Yitzchak commentary, by R. Yitzchak Isaac of Polotsk. [Zhovkva, 1778]. Stamps of R. "Yosef Gre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/84.jpg "Tikunei Zohar, Be'er Yitzchak - Zhovkva, 1778 - Stamps of Rabbi \"Yosef")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,063
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Tikunei Zohar, with Be'er Yitzchak commentary, by R. Yitzchak Isaac of Polotsk. [Zhovkva, 1778]. Stamps of R. "Yosef Greenwald". Many handwritten corrections (in pencil).
One of first books which presents sayings of the Gaon of Vilna during his lifetime. See introduction, page 17b which states: "… I have proposed this before the rabbi… the great and famous G-dly man, the Hassid, R. Eliyahu of Vilna". Also on page 36a he cites something which he asked the Gaon "… and he responded with his holy mouth…".
[4], 22, 192, [2] leaves. 22 cm. Good condition; slight staining and wear. Non-original binding; detached.
First book in chapter "Books mentioning the Gaon of Vilna during his lifetime" in the Vinograd Listing, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 1283.
One of first books which presents sayings of the Gaon of Vilna during his lifetime. See introduction, page 17b which states: "… I have proposed this before the rabbi… the great and famous G-dly man, the Hassid, R. Eliyahu of Vilna". Also on page 36a he cites something which he asked the Gaon "… and he responded with his holy mouth…".
[4], 22, 192, [2] leaves. 22 cm. Good condition; slight staining and wear. Non-original binding; detached.
First book in chapter "Books mentioning the Gaon of Vilna during his lifetime" in the Vinograd Listing, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 1283.
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![Sefer Biur Vegam Hagahot [commentary and glosses] on the Zohar, Ra'aya Meheimena, Medrash Hane'elam, Aidra Rabba and Aidra Zu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/85.jpg "Sefer Biur VeHagahot HaZohar by the Vilna Gaon - First Edition - Vilna")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,500
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Sefer Biur Vegam Hagahot [commentary and glosses] on the Zohar, Ra'aya Meheimena, Medrash Hane'elam, Aidra Rabba and Aidra Zuta, by R. Eliyahu, the Gaon of Vilna. [Vilna], 1810. First edition.
Introductions by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Yehuda Leib, son of the Gaon and R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Gaon.
On the title page is an ownership inscription signed by R. "Moshe Shimon Pesach" [1869-1957; rabbi of Volos, Greece. During the Holocaust he was active in saving his community from deportation after the Nazi conquest of Greece. After the war he was appointed chief rabbi of Greece].
[44] leaves. 16.5 cm. Greenish paper. Good-fair condition. Worming on the margins; stains and slight wear. Tear with damage to text on the margin of the last leaf. Old and worn half-leather binding.
First volume in the Kabbalah chapter, Vinograd listing, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 663.
Introductions by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Yehuda Leib, son of the Gaon and R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Gaon.
On the title page is an ownership inscription signed by R. "Moshe Shimon Pesach" [1869-1957; rabbi of Volos, Greece. During the Holocaust he was active in saving his community from deportation after the Nazi conquest of Greece. After the war he was appointed chief rabbi of Greece].
[44] leaves. 16.5 cm. Greenish paper. Good-fair condition. Worming on the margins; stains and slight wear. Tear with damage to text on the margin of the last leaf. Old and worn half-leather binding.
First volume in the Kabbalah chapter, Vinograd listing, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 663.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
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Six Kabbalistic books based on the teachings of the Vilna Gaon and his disciples. First editions.
1. Sefer Brit Olam, regarding the Kabbalistic wisdom of the Hebrew alphabet, by R. Yitzchak Ashkenazi of Iwye (brother of the renowned R. Moshe of Iwye). Vilna, [1819]. First edition. Bluish-green paper.
2. Sefer Margaliot Hatorah, commentary on Nevi'im, Ketuvim and Five Megillot, by R. Tzvi Hirsch of Semiatitz (Siemiatycze) "one of the greatest students of R. Eliyahu of Vilna". [Minkovtsy, 1803]. First edition. Greenish paper. Two leaves missing from Sefer Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah). Owner's signatures.
3. Sefer Heichalot HaZohar, on Bereshit and Pekudei, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. [Konigsberg, 1857]. "Gruber und Langrien" printing house. "Printed through the efforts of R. Yaakov Tzvi Yeshurun Mecklenburg, rabbi of Konigsberg". (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #672).
4. Sefer Tikunei Zohar with the commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1867. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #724).
5. Sefer Pitchei She'arim, explanations based on the kabbalah of the Ari and the Gra, by R. Yitzchak Isaac Chaver. Warsaw, 1888. First edition. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #711). Stamps from "The Chafetz Chaim Library, Warsaw".
6. Sefer Matzav Hayashar, first part on Sefer Bereshit, comparisons between the Zohar and the words of Talmudic sages in Midrash, and Jewish law, by R. Shneur Zalman Dovber Oshinsky, one of the great Torah scholars in Lithuania. He quotes many customs from the "kloiz" of the Vilna Gaon, and compares them to the Chassidic customs (see p. 34a and 36a). Vilna, [1881]. Only edition.
6 volumes. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
1. Sefer Brit Olam, regarding the Kabbalistic wisdom of the Hebrew alphabet, by R. Yitzchak Ashkenazi of Iwye (brother of the renowned R. Moshe of Iwye). Vilna, [1819]. First edition. Bluish-green paper.
2. Sefer Margaliot Hatorah, commentary on Nevi'im, Ketuvim and Five Megillot, by R. Tzvi Hirsch of Semiatitz (Siemiatycze) "one of the greatest students of R. Eliyahu of Vilna". [Minkovtsy, 1803]. First edition. Greenish paper. Two leaves missing from Sefer Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah). Owner's signatures.
3. Sefer Heichalot HaZohar, on Bereshit and Pekudei, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. [Konigsberg, 1857]. "Gruber und Langrien" printing house. "Printed through the efforts of R. Yaakov Tzvi Yeshurun Mecklenburg, rabbi of Konigsberg". (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #672).
4. Sefer Tikunei Zohar with the commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1867. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #724).
5. Sefer Pitchei She'arim, explanations based on the kabbalah of the Ari and the Gra, by R. Yitzchak Isaac Chaver. Warsaw, 1888. First edition. (Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei Hagra, #711). Stamps from "The Chafetz Chaim Library, Warsaw".
6. Sefer Matzav Hayashar, first part on Sefer Bereshit, comparisons between the Zohar and the words of Talmudic sages in Midrash, and Jewish law, by R. Shneur Zalman Dovber Oshinsky, one of the great Torah scholars in Lithuania. He quotes many customs from the "kloiz" of the Vilna Gaon, and compares them to the Chassidic customs (see p. 34a and 36a). Vilna, [1881]. Only edition.
6 volumes. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,250
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Hakdamot U'She'arim - "One branch of the book Leshem Shevo V'Achlama", by the kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv. Piotrków, 1908. First edition of the first book authored by Ba'al Haleshem.
The volume contains two glosses of additions and revisions in the handwriting of the author, the kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv of Šiauliai (1841-1926), the leading Lithuanian kabbalist of his generation. He was known as the "Ba'al Haleshem" based on his authorship of Leshem Shevo VeAchlama. He also authored glosses on Sefer Etz Chaim by R. Chaim Vital, which are printed in the Warsaw 1891 edition as the glosses of "Harav Shevach" [Shlomo ben Chaim Chaikel]. He was the chief editor of the kabbalistic writings of the Vilna Gaon which were printed by R. Shmuel Luria in the 1880s.
The books of the series Leshem Shevo VeAchlama were printed during 1909-1948, and have become basic Kabbalistic texts. They are known to have been written in holiness, fear of Heaven and purity (reputedly, the author also used Hashba'at HaKulmus). This first section is called Hakdamot U'She'arim [also known as HaSefer HaKadosh, which reflects its importance and holiness and also contains the acronym of Hakdamot U'She'arim]. Section II is called Sefer HaDe'ah and is printed in two volumes (Piotrków, 1912). Other sections, Sefer HaKelalim and Sefer HaBe'urim, were printed in Jerusalem after the author's death by his son-in-law R. Avraham Elyashiv (originally Erener; he adopted his father-in-law's surname), the rabbi of Gomel (Belarus) and father of R. Y. S. Elyashiv.
Owner's stamps of his student, the holy Gaon R. Aharon Shlomo Maharil (Otzar HaRabbanim 1884) - among the great Kabbalists in Lithuania and Jerusalem. He was born in Zagare, Lithuania, and was a disciple-associate of the famous Kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv. He immigrated to Jerusalem in 1909, and was known as one of the elders of the great Kabbalists in Jerusalem and one of the heads of the Sha'ar HaShamayim Yeshiva. He authored To'ameha Chaim Zachu, 3 parts (commentary on Sefer Etz Chaim by R. Chaim Vital), as well as many other books. He passed away in Jerusalem in Cheshvan, 1938.
212 pages. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Old handsome half-leather binding; slightly worn.
The volume contains two glosses of additions and revisions in the handwriting of the author, the kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv of Šiauliai (1841-1926), the leading Lithuanian kabbalist of his generation. He was known as the "Ba'al Haleshem" based on his authorship of Leshem Shevo VeAchlama. He also authored glosses on Sefer Etz Chaim by R. Chaim Vital, which are printed in the Warsaw 1891 edition as the glosses of "Harav Shevach" [Shlomo ben Chaim Chaikel]. He was the chief editor of the kabbalistic writings of the Vilna Gaon which were printed by R. Shmuel Luria in the 1880s.
The books of the series Leshem Shevo VeAchlama were printed during 1909-1948, and have become basic Kabbalistic texts. They are known to have been written in holiness, fear of Heaven and purity (reputedly, the author also used Hashba'at HaKulmus). This first section is called Hakdamot U'She'arim [also known as HaSefer HaKadosh, which reflects its importance and holiness and also contains the acronym of Hakdamot U'She'arim]. Section II is called Sefer HaDe'ah and is printed in two volumes (Piotrków, 1912). Other sections, Sefer HaKelalim and Sefer HaBe'urim, were printed in Jerusalem after the author's death by his son-in-law R. Avraham Elyashiv (originally Erener; he adopted his father-in-law's surname), the rabbi of Gomel (Belarus) and father of R. Y. S. Elyashiv.
Owner's stamps of his student, the holy Gaon R. Aharon Shlomo Maharil (Otzar HaRabbanim 1884) - among the great Kabbalists in Lithuania and Jerusalem. He was born in Zagare, Lithuania, and was a disciple-associate of the famous Kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv. He immigrated to Jerusalem in 1909, and was known as one of the elders of the great Kabbalists in Jerusalem and one of the heads of the Sha'ar HaShamayim Yeshiva. He authored To'ameha Chaim Zachu, 3 parts (commentary on Sefer Etz Chaim by R. Chaim Vital), as well as many other books. He passed away in Jerusalem in Cheshvan, 1938.
212 pages. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Old handsome half-leather binding; slightly worn.
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!["Responsa by… R. Yitzchak son of R. Sheshet" - the Rivash responsa. [Constantinople, 1546-1547]. Printed by Eliezer](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/191.jpg "Rivash Responsa - First Edition - Constantinople, 1546-1547")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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"Responsa by… R. Yitzchak son of R. Sheshet" - the Rivash responsa. [Constantinople, 1546-1547]. Printed by Eliezer Soncino. First edition.
A fundamental book of responsa and halacha. The Rivash, who closed the period of the Rishonim was born in Spain in 1326 and died in Algeria in 1408. His primary teacher was Rabbeinu Nissim bar Reuven (the Ran). He was also a disciple of R. Chasdai Crescas and of Rabbi Peretz HaCohen.
The book was printed in separate pamphlets and distributed to buyers on Shabbat in the synagogue as was customary in Constantinople in those days. Constantinople rabbis debated the propriety of this custom [see: A. Ya'ari, the Hebrew printing presses in Constantinople, Jerusalem 1967, p. 103, no. 145].
Ownership inscriptions and signatures on the title page and on the following leaf: "…Avraham Krispin", "…Gershon Shaul", "Yosef HaCohen Chimtzi", "Kalev son of Nissim…", etc. Signature (initials) on Leaf [28]. Several short handwritten notations.
[303] leaves. 29.5 cm. Overall fair condition. Many stains. Dampness traces. Worming to several leaves. Repaired tears to title page and in another few places. Old binding.
A fundamental book of responsa and halacha. The Rivash, who closed the period of the Rishonim was born in Spain in 1326 and died in Algeria in 1408. His primary teacher was Rabbeinu Nissim bar Reuven (the Ran). He was also a disciple of R. Chasdai Crescas and of Rabbi Peretz HaCohen.
The book was printed in separate pamphlets and distributed to buyers on Shabbat in the synagogue as was customary in Constantinople in those days. Constantinople rabbis debated the propriety of this custom [see: A. Ya'ari, the Hebrew printing presses in Constantinople, Jerusalem 1967, p. 103, no. 145].
Ownership inscriptions and signatures on the title page and on the following leaf: "…Avraham Krispin", "…Gershon Shaul", "Yosef HaCohen Chimtzi", "Kalev son of Nissim…", etc. Signature (initials) on Leaf [28]. Several short handwritten notations.
[303] leaves. 29.5 cm. Overall fair condition. Many stains. Dampness traces. Worming to several leaves. Repaired tears to title page and in another few places. Old binding.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
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Single volume containing two books printed in Salonika:
* Sefer Ner Mitzvah, commentary on the Azharot (commandments) of R. Shlomo Ibn Gabirol, by R. Moshe Pizanti. [Salonika: Yosef ben Yitzchak Yaavetz, 1569].
* Sefer Yesha Elokim, commentary on the Hoshanna prayers and piyyutim, by R. Moshe Pizanti. Salonika: Yosef ben Yitzchak Yaavetz, [1569].
Single volume containing two books: Ner Mitzvah (incomplete): 6-7, 9-68 leaves (originally 68 leaves). Missing leaves 1-5 and 8. Yesha Elokim (complete): 32 leaves. 20 cm. Fair-poor condition. Wear and large tears to several pages, with slight textual damage. Extensive staining. Large dampstains and mold signs. Loose and detached pages. Old binding; worn and detached.
* Sefer Ner Mitzvah, commentary on the Azharot (commandments) of R. Shlomo Ibn Gabirol, by R. Moshe Pizanti. [Salonika: Yosef ben Yitzchak Yaavetz, 1569].
* Sefer Yesha Elokim, commentary on the Hoshanna prayers and piyyutim, by R. Moshe Pizanti. Salonika: Yosef ben Yitzchak Yaavetz, [1569].
Single volume containing two books: Ner Mitzvah (incomplete): 6-7, 9-68 leaves (originally 68 leaves). Missing leaves 1-5 and 8. Yesha Elokim (complete): 32 leaves. 20 cm. Fair-poor condition. Wear and large tears to several pages, with slight textual damage. Extensive staining. Large dampstains and mold signs. Loose and detached pages. Old binding; worn and detached.
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![Sefer Cheshek Shlomo, Biblical Ladino dictionary by R. Shlomo di Shirish. [Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1588].
Ladino (E](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/193.jpg "Sefer Cheshek Shlomo - Venice, 1588 - Ladino Dictionary")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Sefer Cheshek Shlomo, Biblical Ladino dictionary by R. Shlomo di Shirish. [Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1588].
Ladino (Españolit) is the unique language spoken by Jews exiled from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). The language evolved from various dialects of Old Spanish, and therefore preserved words, expressions and structures that no longer exist in modern spoken Spanish. A large sector of the Jewish expellees settled within the Ottoman Empire, and thus Ladino was spoken in Turkey, North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East. For hundreds of years Spanish Jews preserved their original language and did not adopt the local tongue. For many generations, Ladino was used for daily conversation as well as for prayer and Torah study. Much Torah literature was translated into Ladino and original compositions were written in this language, most notably the Yalkut Me'Am Loez series by R. Ya'akov Kuli and his disciples. Today, Ladino speakers are dwindling and many efforts are being expended to preserve this language.
Handwritten notes and inscriptions on the blank leaf before the "dictionary for Sefer Yeshaya", including portions of the "ketubah" for Shavuot, and Oriental signatures.
Incomplete copy. 10-11, 13-43, [1], 45-76, 78-105 leaves. Originally: 43, 45-106 leaves. Missing: leaves 1-9, 12, 77 and 106 (altogether 12 leaves missing). [1] blank leaf between leaves 43 and 45. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Large tears to several pages with damaged text. No binding.
Ladino (Españolit) is the unique language spoken by Jews exiled from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). The language evolved from various dialects of Old Spanish, and therefore preserved words, expressions and structures that no longer exist in modern spoken Spanish. A large sector of the Jewish expellees settled within the Ottoman Empire, and thus Ladino was spoken in Turkey, North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East. For hundreds of years Spanish Jews preserved their original language and did not adopt the local tongue. For many generations, Ladino was used for daily conversation as well as for prayer and Torah study. Much Torah literature was translated into Ladino and original compositions were written in this language, most notably the Yalkut Me'Am Loez series by R. Ya'akov Kuli and his disciples. Today, Ladino speakers are dwindling and many efforts are being expended to preserve this language.
Handwritten notes and inscriptions on the blank leaf before the "dictionary for Sefer Yeshaya", including portions of the "ketubah" for Shavuot, and Oriental signatures.
Incomplete copy. 10-11, 13-43, [1], 45-76, 78-105 leaves. Originally: 43, 45-106 leaves. Missing: leaves 1-9, 12, 77 and 106 (altogether 12 leaves missing). [1] blank leaf between leaves 43 and 45. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Large tears to several pages with damaged text. No binding.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $700
Unsold
Sefer Yalkut Shimoni, with the commentary "Brit Avraham" by R. Avraham Gedalia of Jerusalem. First section on the Torah. Livorno, 1649.
Many handwritten glosses by several different authors (mostly until Parashat Vayikra). Some glosses in Italian Hebrew handwriting from the period of the original printing (ca. 17th-18th century), whose author adds explanations and additions to the original text, including explanations from other midrashim and their commentaries such as Ein Yaakov, Matnot Kehuna, Ot Emet, R. Mizrachi, Korban Aharon and others. Another commentator (ca. 17th-18th century) wrote glosses with variant texts. Several pages contain English notes from a later period.
550, [1] leaves. 31.5 cm. Most of the volume is in good condition. Stains. Large dark stain on the title page and the following pages. Large tears with damage to text in the margins of the title page. Several of the glosses are trimmed. Old binding with leather spine; worn.
This is the first Hebrew book printed in Livorno. (See Friedberg, History of Hebrew Printing in Italy, p. 85; M. Benayahu, Haskama u-reshut bi-defusei Venetsya, p. 64). This edition of the Yalkut Shimoni differs from previous editions in that the printer proofread and edited the book "according to ancient correct manuscripts", and added entire sections not previously found in the Yalkut Shimoni.
Many handwritten glosses by several different authors (mostly until Parashat Vayikra). Some glosses in Italian Hebrew handwriting from the period of the original printing (ca. 17th-18th century), whose author adds explanations and additions to the original text, including explanations from other midrashim and their commentaries such as Ein Yaakov, Matnot Kehuna, Ot Emet, R. Mizrachi, Korban Aharon and others. Another commentator (ca. 17th-18th century) wrote glosses with variant texts. Several pages contain English notes from a later period.
550, [1] leaves. 31.5 cm. Most of the volume is in good condition. Stains. Large dark stain on the title page and the following pages. Large tears with damage to text in the margins of the title page. Several of the glosses are trimmed. Old binding with leather spine; worn.
This is the first Hebrew book printed in Livorno. (See Friedberg, History of Hebrew Printing in Italy, p. 85; M. Benayahu, Haskama u-reshut bi-defusei Venetsya, p. 64). This edition of the Yalkut Shimoni differs from previous editions in that the printer proofread and edited the book "according to ancient correct manuscripts", and added entire sections not previously found in the Yalkut Shimoni.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
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Sefer Zivchei Cohen, summary of laws of slaughtering, lung examination and de-veining (porging) by R. Yitzchak Cohen (ritual slaughterer in Livorno). Livorno, [1832]. Hebrew and Italian.
Seven folding illustration plates which contain anatomical illustrations of animal organs, signs of Kashrut in poultry, and more. In this copy the plate of kosher poultry is hand colored.
64 pages, [7] folding illustration plates. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book also lists copies with [8] illustration plates. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several folded pages, repaired with adhesive tape. Original binding; leather spine.
Seven folding illustration plates which contain anatomical illustrations of animal organs, signs of Kashrut in poultry, and more. In this copy the plate of kosher poultry is hand colored.
64 pages, [7] folding illustration plates. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book also lists copies with [8] illustration plates. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several folded pages, repaired with adhesive tape. Original binding; leather spine.
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![Birkat Eliyahu, homilies on the Torah, by R. Eliyahu Dweck HaCohen. [Constantinople, c. 1785]. First edition.
The printing o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/196.jpg "Birkat Eliyahu - Constantinople, 1785 - First Edition, Unfinished Prin")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
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Birkat Eliyahu, homilies on the Torah, by R. Eliyahu Dweck HaCohen. [Constantinople, c. 1785]. First edition.
The printing of the book ceased in the middle, at leaf 72 (existing leaves: from the beginning of Bereshit until the beginning of Parshat Tetzave), no title page was printed. The entire book was printed later in Livorno in 1793.
The name of the book does not appear in this printing, but the words "Birkat Eli'ahu" are handwritten at the beginning of each parshah, possibly in the author's handwriting (compare with the listing of the book in the NLI catalog).
72 leaves. 30 cm. Condition of leaves varies, good-fair (several leaves are in poor condition). Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text of several leaves. Some leaves bear adhesive tape on the text and margins for restoration. Old binding.
The printing of the book ceased in the middle, at leaf 72 (existing leaves: from the beginning of Bereshit until the beginning of Parshat Tetzave), no title page was printed. The entire book was printed later in Livorno in 1793.
The name of the book does not appear in this printing, but the words "Birkat Eli'ahu" are handwritten at the beginning of each parshah, possibly in the author's handwriting (compare with the listing of the book in the NLI catalog).
72 leaves. 30 cm. Condition of leaves varies, good-fair (several leaves are in poor condition). Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text of several leaves. Some leaves bear adhesive tape on the text and margins for restoration. Old binding.
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