Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
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Sifri, Bamidbar and Devarim, with the corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1866. First edition of the corrections of the Gaon of Vilna.
Printed wrappers. General title on the front wrapper. An announcement by the publisher R. Shmuel Luria on the back wrapper, in which he relates that he relied primarily on two copyings of the glosses of the Gaon of Vilna, and requests that whoever is in possession of the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna with these glosses should send him corrections.
• Bound with: Derushim Na'im, sermons for Shabbat HaGadol and Shabbat Teshuva, by the Maharal of Prague. Warsaw, 1870.
The front wrapper of the first book bears an ownership inscription and signature of R. Yosef Chaver, son of R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver. Stamps of R. Yosef Chaver on the title pages and leaves of both books. Several handwritten glosses.
[3], 272, [3] pages; [1], 41 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains to front wrapper of first book. Stamps. Binding damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 273.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Printed wrappers. General title on the front wrapper. An announcement by the publisher R. Shmuel Luria on the back wrapper, in which he relates that he relied primarily on two copyings of the glosses of the Gaon of Vilna, and requests that whoever is in possession of the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna with these glosses should send him corrections.
• Bound with: Derushim Na'im, sermons for Shabbat HaGadol and Shabbat Teshuva, by the Maharal of Prague. Warsaw, 1870.
The front wrapper of the first book bears an ownership inscription and signature of R. Yosef Chaver, son of R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver. Stamps of R. Yosef Chaver on the title pages and leaves of both books. Several handwritten glosses.
[3], 272, [3] pages; [1], 41 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains to front wrapper of first book. Stamps. Binding damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 273.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Piskei HaGaon Rabbenu Eliyahu MiVilna on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, with the Amudei Esh novellae, by R. Tzvi Hirsh Lampert Rabbi of Godlewo. Vilna, 1875. First edition.
This composition is based on the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch. R. Tzvi Hirsh Lampert selected and compiled the rulings of the Gaon of Vilna following the order of Shulchan Aruch, and added a commentary named Amudei Esh. This is the author's copy with several glosses and corrections in his handwriting. In his glosses, R. Tzvi Hirsh Lampert refers to what he wrote in other parts of this work, on Yoreh De'ah and Even HaEzer.
X, 98 pages. Original printed wrappers. Approx. 28 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Several detached leaves. Marginal tears and damage to some leaves (including wrappers). New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 788.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
This composition is based on the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch. R. Tzvi Hirsh Lampert selected and compiled the rulings of the Gaon of Vilna following the order of Shulchan Aruch, and added a commentary named Amudei Esh. This is the author's copy with several glosses and corrections in his handwriting. In his glosses, R. Tzvi Hirsh Lampert refers to what he wrote in other parts of this work, on Yoreh De'ah and Even HaEzer.
X, 98 pages. Original printed wrappers. Approx. 28 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Several detached leaves. Marginal tears and damage to some leaves (including wrappers). New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 788.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. First edition. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig author of Chayei Adam.
First edition of one of the most important books regarding the practices of the Gaon of Vilna. The book describes the practices and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples (see Maaseh Rav chapter).
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadia, a disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
Stamps of the Menachem Tzion Beit Midrash in Jerusalem. The front endpaper bears a gloss handwritten by the gabbai of the Beit Midrash, R. Yosef Zundel of Salant, regarding the custom of reciting Shir shel Yom on Sukkot, according to the Gaon of Vilna. In a brief handwritten gloss on p. 53, R. Zundel refers to his comment on the endpaper.
R. Yosef Zundel of Salant (1787-1866) was a foremost disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, and the prime teacher of R. Yisrael of Salant. R. Zundel studied in the Volozhin yeshiva, and was attached to the yeshiva dean, R. Chaim of Volozhin, who recognized his great stature and admitted him into the circle of his closest disciples, to whom he transmitted all the teachings of his great teacher the Gaon of Vilna, in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah. R. Zundel was the main transmitter of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna and R. Chaim of Volozhin. In his writings, which contain numerous excerpts and notes from their teachings and ways, he refers to R. Chaim of Volozhin as "my master and teacher" and to the Gaon of Vilna as "the great rabbi".
R. Yosef Zundel is considered the father of the mussar movement since he was the teacher of the movement's founder, R. Yisrael of Salant. In his youth in Salant, R. Yisrael cleaved to R. Yosef Zundel, who transmitted to him the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, and under his directives began studying mussar intensely and disseminating the mussar approach to the multitudes.
Parts of his writings were published in the book HaTzaddik R. Yosef Zundel MiSalant VeRabbotav (Jerusalem, 1927), which includes his biography, his writings and the writings of his teachers R. Chaim of Volozhin and the Gaon of Vilna, of which he was the main transmitter. His prominent son-in-law was R. Shmuel Salant, who immigrated after him to Jerusalem and served as its rabbi for close to seventy years.
The Menachem Tzion Beit Midrash was the first Ashkenazi synagogue built by the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the Churvah synagogue courtyard (the Menachem Tzion synagogue was inaugurated in 1836, while the Churvah of R. Yehuda HaChassid was only built several decades later). For close to thirty years, R. Yosef Zundel of Salant served as gabbai of the Beit Midrash and oversaw its important library.
[1], 67 pages. Lacking first title page. 18 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Wear and minor tears. Various inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
First edition of one of the most important books regarding the practices of the Gaon of Vilna. The book describes the practices and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples (see Maaseh Rav chapter).
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadia, a disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
Stamps of the Menachem Tzion Beit Midrash in Jerusalem. The front endpaper bears a gloss handwritten by the gabbai of the Beit Midrash, R. Yosef Zundel of Salant, regarding the custom of reciting Shir shel Yom on Sukkot, according to the Gaon of Vilna. In a brief handwritten gloss on p. 53, R. Zundel refers to his comment on the endpaper.
R. Yosef Zundel of Salant (1787-1866) was a foremost disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, and the prime teacher of R. Yisrael of Salant. R. Zundel studied in the Volozhin yeshiva, and was attached to the yeshiva dean, R. Chaim of Volozhin, who recognized his great stature and admitted him into the circle of his closest disciples, to whom he transmitted all the teachings of his great teacher the Gaon of Vilna, in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah. R. Zundel was the main transmitter of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna and R. Chaim of Volozhin. In his writings, which contain numerous excerpts and notes from their teachings and ways, he refers to R. Chaim of Volozhin as "my master and teacher" and to the Gaon of Vilna as "the great rabbi".
R. Yosef Zundel is considered the father of the mussar movement since he was the teacher of the movement's founder, R. Yisrael of Salant. In his youth in Salant, R. Yisrael cleaved to R. Yosef Zundel, who transmitted to him the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, and under his directives began studying mussar intensely and disseminating the mussar approach to the multitudes.
Parts of his writings were published in the book HaTzaddik R. Yosef Zundel MiSalant VeRabbotav (Jerusalem, 1927), which includes his biography, his writings and the writings of his teachers R. Chaim of Volozhin and the Gaon of Vilna, of which he was the main transmitter. His prominent son-in-law was R. Shmuel Salant, who immigrated after him to Jerusalem and served as its rabbi for close to seventy years.
The Menachem Tzion Beit Midrash was the first Ashkenazi synagogue built by the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the Churvah synagogue courtyard (the Menachem Tzion synagogue was inaugurated in 1836, while the Churvah of R. Yehuda HaChassid was only built several decades later). For close to thirty years, R. Yosef Zundel of Salant served as gabbai of the Beit Midrash and oversaw its important library.
[1], 67 pages. Lacking first title page. 18 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Wear and minor tears. Various inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Part of a siddur with Derech HaChaim, halachic rulings by R. Yaakov of Lissa [Vienna 1860 edition. Lacking first part of the siddur]. With many handwritten marginal glosses by an unidentified writer, quoting customs of the Gaon of Vilna. Two handwritten leaves at the end of the volume, with additions to the customs of the Gaon of Vilna.
The content of the glosses is for the most part paralleled in the book Maaseh Rav, sometimes with significant textual variations, yet the glosses appear to also include some material which does not appear in other sources documenting the customs of the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description).
One can presume that the writer belonged to the Perushim community in Eretz Israel, since he notes the customs practiced in Eretz Israel ("the Jerusalem custom", p. 406b); nevertheless, he also discusses customs practiced in Europe (such as the second day of Yom Tov and the like).
Part of a siddur. Leaves 284-420 only (lacking over half the siddur. Originally: [7], 420 leaves). 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Worming. Lacking front board. Original back board, damaged.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The content of the glosses is for the most part paralleled in the book Maaseh Rav, sometimes with significant textual variations, yet the glosses appear to also include some material which does not appear in other sources documenting the customs of the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description).
One can presume that the writer belonged to the Perushim community in Eretz Israel, since he notes the customs practiced in Eretz Israel ("the Jerusalem custom", p. 406b); nevertheless, he also discusses customs practiced in Europe (such as the second day of Yom Tov and the like).
Part of a siddur. Leaves 284-420 only (lacking over half the siddur. Originally: [7], 420 leaves). 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Worming. Lacking front board. Original back board, damaged.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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![Nefesh HaChaim by R. Chaim of Volozhin. [Königsberg, 1860]. Third edition.
In the margins of the leaves of Shaar IV an](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale76-public/77.jpg "Nefesh HaChaim – Königsberg, 1860 – Sharp Handwritten Comments")
Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
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Nefesh HaChaim by R. Chaim of Volozhin. [Königsberg, 1860]. Third edition.
In the margins of the leaves of Shaar IV and in the eight chapters preceding Shaar IV (in which R. Chaim of Volozhin polemicizes with the Chassidic movement), there are handwritten comments, containing sharp retorts on the contents of the book; for example: " It seems to me that this is not from the author, rather a lowly person said this", and (at the end of chapter VIII): " These eight chapters were not said by the author, and if in fact they were, he was mistaken, and He is merciful and will expiate his iniquity and forgive him".
The comments were presumably written by a proponent of the Chassidic movement. They were all later covered with pieces of paper. Some of these pieces of paper were removed, yet some comments are still illegible.
[2], 3-126 pages. Approx. 22 cm. Fair condition. Large stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1419.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
In the margins of the leaves of Shaar IV and in the eight chapters preceding Shaar IV (in which R. Chaim of Volozhin polemicizes with the Chassidic movement), there are handwritten comments, containing sharp retorts on the contents of the book; for example: " It seems to me that this is not from the author, rather a lowly person said this", and (at the end of chapter VIII): " These eight chapters were not said by the author, and if in fact they were, he was mistaken, and He is merciful and will expiate his iniquity and forgive him".
The comments were presumably written by a proponent of the Chassidic movement. They were all later covered with pieces of paper. Some of these pieces of paper were removed, yet some comments are still illegible.
[2], 3-126 pages. Approx. 22 cm. Fair condition. Large stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1419.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Tikunei HaZohar, with Tikkunim from Zohar Chadash and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1867. First edition. First title page within woodcut border.
Copy of the kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi rabbi of Jaffa. His stamp appears on the second title page: "Naftali Hertz HaLevi, residing here in Jaffa". The book contains many glosses and corrections handwritten by R. Naftali Hertz, correcting the text according to the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna (these glosses were published by R. Kalman David Redish in his book MiGinzei HaGra UBeit Midrasho, Lakewood 1999, pp. 77-93. See Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 129, where Vinograd describes the present copy of Tikunei HaZohar, which was part of his library). On p. [5a], there is a note by the publisher R. Shemarya Zuckerman where he mentions the existence of a copy of Tikunei HaZohar with corrections handwritten by the Gaon of Vilna, and apologizes that he is unable to publish them due to the urgency of completing the printing.
The renowned kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi (Weidenbaum) Rabbi of Jaffa (1852-1902) was one of the leading kabbalists in Lithuania and Jerusalem. He was a disciple of the Maharil Diskin. He immigrated to Jerusalem from Białystok in 1884. He delivered halachic lectures in the Degel Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as profound lectures on Kabbalah (which were attended even by the elder Lithuanian kabbalists in Jerusalem). In 1886, he was appointed by R. Shmuel Salant as rabbi of Jaffa and the moshavot of Eretz Israel, and was the first rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Jaffa. He composed and compiled many kabbalistic books from his own teachings and from the teachings of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna: Yahel Or, Omer Man, Brit Olam, Kesef Mishneh on Mishnat Chassidim, Siddur HaGra BeNigleh UbeNistar, and more.
[5], 172, 52 leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to second title page and final leaf. First title page entirely repaired with paper. New binding with leather spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 724.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Copy of the kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi rabbi of Jaffa. His stamp appears on the second title page: "Naftali Hertz HaLevi, residing here in Jaffa". The book contains many glosses and corrections handwritten by R. Naftali Hertz, correcting the text according to the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna (these glosses were published by R. Kalman David Redish in his book MiGinzei HaGra UBeit Midrasho, Lakewood 1999, pp. 77-93. See Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 129, where Vinograd describes the present copy of Tikunei HaZohar, which was part of his library). On p. [5a], there is a note by the publisher R. Shemarya Zuckerman where he mentions the existence of a copy of Tikunei HaZohar with corrections handwritten by the Gaon of Vilna, and apologizes that he is unable to publish them due to the urgency of completing the printing.
The renowned kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi (Weidenbaum) Rabbi of Jaffa (1852-1902) was one of the leading kabbalists in Lithuania and Jerusalem. He was a disciple of the Maharil Diskin. He immigrated to Jerusalem from Białystok in 1884. He delivered halachic lectures in the Degel Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as profound lectures on Kabbalah (which were attended even by the elder Lithuanian kabbalists in Jerusalem). In 1886, he was appointed by R. Shmuel Salant as rabbi of Jaffa and the moshavot of Eretz Israel, and was the first rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Jaffa. He composed and compiled many kabbalistic books from his own teachings and from the teachings of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna: Yahel Or, Omer Man, Brit Olam, Kesef Mishneh on Mishnat Chassidim, Siddur HaGra BeNigleh UbeNistar, and more.
[5], 172, 52 leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to second title page and final leaf. First title page entirely repaired with paper. New binding with leather spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 724.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Sefer Yetzirah with ten commentaries, including the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna and Pri Yitzchak by R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver. Warsaw, 1884.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna was printed in the second part of the book, with a separate title page, in which the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria, states that this is an emended, complete edition based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna, with the glosses of the kabbalist R. Moshe Shlomo, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the front endpaper, inscription handwritten and signed by the dayan of Pupa (Pápa): "I acquired it in honor of my Creator, Moshe Yosef son of R. M. Hoffman, dayan in Pupa".
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, dayan of Pupa (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. Son of Michael Hoffman, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa in 1882. In 1909, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash and earned the reputation of one of the foremost rabbis in the city. He authored Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[2], 3-60 leaves; [1], 62-74 leaves; [1], 2-32 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Browned paper. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original, slightly worn binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 687.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna was printed in the second part of the book, with a separate title page, in which the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria, states that this is an emended, complete edition based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna, with the glosses of the kabbalist R. Moshe Shlomo, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the front endpaper, inscription handwritten and signed by the dayan of Pupa (Pápa): "I acquired it in honor of my Creator, Moshe Yosef son of R. M. Hoffman, dayan in Pupa".
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, dayan of Pupa (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. Son of Michael Hoffman, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa in 1882. In 1909, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash and earned the reputation of one of the foremost rabbis in the city. He authored Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[2], 3-60 leaves; [1], 62-74 leaves; [1], 2-32 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Browned paper. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original, slightly worn binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 687.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Aliyot Eliyahu, biography of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yehoshua Heshel Levin. Warsaw, 1901.
Copy of R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski – "the Tzaddik of Warsaw", inherited by his son R. Moshe Grodzinski and grandson R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski.
Signatures of R. Itche Grodzinski on the front endpaper and title page: " Yitzchak son of R. Ze'ev", " Yitzchak Grodzinski". Inscription on title page: "…R. Moshe Grodzinski" (son of R. Itche), signed: "A.P.G." [=Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, son of R. Moshe]. The signature "A.P.G." appears on the front endpaper as well.
R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski, "the Tzaddik of Warsaw" (d. 1921), outstanding Torah scholar, dean of the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. A leading Torah disseminator, he toiled to strengthen Torah observance in Warsaw ("pillar of Torah and Chessed in Warsaw and the surroundings", as his colleague the Chafetz Chaim described him in Yad Yosef, Pirkei Chaim, pp. 419-420). Whenever the Chafetz Chaim would visit Warsaw, he would stay in the home of R. Itche, who was his friend and confidant, and they worked together to strengthen Torah study and Mitzvah observance in the cities of Poland. When R. Itche passed away, the Chafetz Chaim travelled from Radin to Warsaw to attend his funeral and eulogize him, despite his old age. One of his sons was R. Avraham Grodzinski, mashgiach in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania (1822-1944; perished in the Holocaust), author of Torat Avraham.
His son, R. Moshe Grodzinski (1875-1929) – owner of this book, was a disciple of the Chafetz Chaim in the Radin yeshiva. Served as mashgiach in the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1924 and was murdered in the Hebron massacre in 1929. His illustrious son-in-law was R. Yaakov Neiman (ca. 1886-1983), dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Lida and Petach Tikva.
The son of R. Moshe – whose signature (initials) appears in this book, was R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, author of MiBeit Avraham (ca. 1900-1984), a prominent student of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania and Hebron. Disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and close disciple of his uncle R. Avraham Grodzinski.
[1], 2-48 leaves. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Dry and browned paper. Stains. Tears and minor worming (long tear on leaf 34). Printing defect on leaf 2. Front board and several leaves detached. Original binding, damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1001.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Copy of R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski – "the Tzaddik of Warsaw", inherited by his son R. Moshe Grodzinski and grandson R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski.
Signatures of R. Itche Grodzinski on the front endpaper and title page: " Yitzchak son of R. Ze'ev", " Yitzchak Grodzinski". Inscription on title page: "…R. Moshe Grodzinski" (son of R. Itche), signed: "A.P.G." [=Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, son of R. Moshe]. The signature "A.P.G." appears on the front endpaper as well.
R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski, "the Tzaddik of Warsaw" (d. 1921), outstanding Torah scholar, dean of the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. A leading Torah disseminator, he toiled to strengthen Torah observance in Warsaw ("pillar of Torah and Chessed in Warsaw and the surroundings", as his colleague the Chafetz Chaim described him in Yad Yosef, Pirkei Chaim, pp. 419-420). Whenever the Chafetz Chaim would visit Warsaw, he would stay in the home of R. Itche, who was his friend and confidant, and they worked together to strengthen Torah study and Mitzvah observance in the cities of Poland. When R. Itche passed away, the Chafetz Chaim travelled from Radin to Warsaw to attend his funeral and eulogize him, despite his old age. One of his sons was R. Avraham Grodzinski, mashgiach in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania (1822-1944; perished in the Holocaust), author of Torat Avraham.
His son, R. Moshe Grodzinski (1875-1929) – owner of this book, was a disciple of the Chafetz Chaim in the Radin yeshiva. Served as mashgiach in the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1924 and was murdered in the Hebron massacre in 1929. His illustrious son-in-law was R. Yaakov Neiman (ca. 1886-1983), dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Lida and Petach Tikva.
The son of R. Moshe – whose signature (initials) appears in this book, was R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, author of MiBeit Avraham (ca. 1900-1984), a prominent student of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania and Hebron. Disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and close disciple of his uncle R. Avraham Grodzinski.
[1], 2-48 leaves. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Dry and browned paper. Stains. Tears and minor worming (long tear on leaf 34). Printing defect on leaf 2. Front board and several leaves detached. Original binding, damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1001.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $120
Unsold
Two books of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna – with stamps and glosses by R. Yosef Feimer (the second) of Slutsk and the United States:
1. Tanna DeVei Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Mishlei. Königsberg, [1857].
Stamps of R. Yosef Feimer: "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". Many handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other signatures and glosses.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 92.
2. Seder Olam Rabba and Seder Olam Zuta, with Seder HaKabbalah by the Raavad and Seder Malchei Yisrael, with the commentaries and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw, 1862.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 300.
Stamps of "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". A few handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other inscriptions.
R. Yosef Feimer (1874-1939, Otzar HaRabbanim 8500), son of R. Meir Feimer and grandson of R. Yosef Feimer of Slutsk (disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin). Served as rabbi of the laymen in Slutsk (where his father and grandfather served as rabbis) for twenty years, until his immigration to Brooklyn in 1925.
2 books. Approx. 18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming in one book. Old bindings with leather spines, damaged.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Tanna DeVei Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Mishlei. Königsberg, [1857].
Stamps of R. Yosef Feimer: "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". Many handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other signatures and glosses.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 92.
2. Seder Olam Rabba and Seder Olam Zuta, with Seder HaKabbalah by the Raavad and Seder Malchei Yisrael, with the commentaries and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw, 1862.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 300.
Stamps of "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". A few handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other inscriptions.
R. Yosef Feimer (1874-1939, Otzar HaRabbanim 8500), son of R. Meir Feimer and grandson of R. Yosef Feimer of Slutsk (disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin). Served as rabbi of the laymen in Slutsk (where his father and grandfather served as rabbis) for twenty years, until his immigration to Brooklyn in 1925.
2 books. Approx. 18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming in one book. Old bindings with leather spines, damaged.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
Emunah VeHashgacha, regarding Divine Providence, based on the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, with selections by the Gaon of Vilna and additions, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. [Königsberg, 1864]. First edition. Bound with: Or HaShanim, on the 613 commandments, by R. Aryeh Leib Epstein Rabbi of Königsberg, author of Sefer HaPardes. Vilna, 1869.
Copy of R. Aryeh Levin. His signature appears on the front endpaper: " Aryeh Levin, in the Etz Chaim boys' school…". R. Aryeh Levin gave this book to his disciple Binyamin Rivlin (son of the writer Eliezer Rivlin) as a Bar-Mitzva gift; a dedication handwritten by him appears beneath his signature.
The endpaper and title page of Emunah VeHashgacha bear stamps of the recipient: "Binyamin Rivlin…".
The "Tzaddik of Jerusalem" R. Aryeh Levin (1885-1969)excelled in Torah and in charitable deeds. He studied the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna extensively, and many of the traditions in the name of the Gaon were transmitted by him, as he heard them from his teachers, including the famous Goral HaGra. A product of Lithuanian yeshivot and the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, he was a cherished disciple of the leading Torah scholars of the generation: R. Refael Shapiro of Volozhin, R. Chaim Berlin, R. Shlomo Elyashiv the Leshem, R. Baruch Ber Leibovitz, R. Avraham Chaim HaKohen Kook, his brother-in-law R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and R. Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik of Brisk. He immigrated to Jerusalem as an adolescent and married the granddaughter of the head of the Jerusalem Beit Din, R. Chaim Yaakov Shapira. He served as the spiritual director and supervisor of the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah (boy's school). Renowned for his dedication to acts of benevolence, and for his frequent visits to the British Mandate prison, he was later appointed as the Jewish Prison Chaplain. He offered a listening ear to one and all, absorbing their difficulties as well as joys, engaging in acts of kindness his whole life. He merited having sons and sons-in-law who were noted Torah scholars (R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, R. Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz, R. Aharon Jakobovitz and R. Eliezer Palchinsky).
Two books in one volume. Emunah VeHashgacha: [12], 44, 46-47, [2] leaves. Or HaShanim: 80 pages. Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains on several leaves. Open tear to title page of Emunah VeHashgacha, affecting border and text, repaired. Worming, slightly affecting text. Original binding, with leather spine. Damage and worming to binding. Bookplate.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only lists [8] leaves at the beginning of Emunah VeHashgacha. In this copy, [4] more leaves were added, with additional approbations, including selections and teachings in the name of the Gaon of Vilna, as well as a homily for Yom Kippur and Shavuot, by the author.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 901.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Copy of R. Aryeh Levin. His signature appears on the front endpaper: " Aryeh Levin, in the Etz Chaim boys' school…". R. Aryeh Levin gave this book to his disciple Binyamin Rivlin (son of the writer Eliezer Rivlin) as a Bar-Mitzva gift; a dedication handwritten by him appears beneath his signature.
The endpaper and title page of Emunah VeHashgacha bear stamps of the recipient: "Binyamin Rivlin…".
The "Tzaddik of Jerusalem" R. Aryeh Levin (1885-1969)excelled in Torah and in charitable deeds. He studied the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna extensively, and many of the traditions in the name of the Gaon were transmitted by him, as he heard them from his teachers, including the famous Goral HaGra. A product of Lithuanian yeshivot and the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, he was a cherished disciple of the leading Torah scholars of the generation: R. Refael Shapiro of Volozhin, R. Chaim Berlin, R. Shlomo Elyashiv the Leshem, R. Baruch Ber Leibovitz, R. Avraham Chaim HaKohen Kook, his brother-in-law R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and R. Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik of Brisk. He immigrated to Jerusalem as an adolescent and married the granddaughter of the head of the Jerusalem Beit Din, R. Chaim Yaakov Shapira. He served as the spiritual director and supervisor of the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah (boy's school). Renowned for his dedication to acts of benevolence, and for his frequent visits to the British Mandate prison, he was later appointed as the Jewish Prison Chaplain. He offered a listening ear to one and all, absorbing their difficulties as well as joys, engaging in acts of kindness his whole life. He merited having sons and sons-in-law who were noted Torah scholars (R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, R. Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz, R. Aharon Jakobovitz and R. Eliezer Palchinsky).
Two books in one volume. Emunah VeHashgacha: [12], 44, 46-47, [2] leaves. Or HaShanim: 80 pages. Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains on several leaves. Open tear to title page of Emunah VeHashgacha, affecting border and text, repaired. Worming, slightly affecting text. Original binding, with leather spine. Damage and worming to binding. Bookplate.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only lists [8] leaves at the beginning of Emunah VeHashgacha. In this copy, [4] more leaves were added, with additional approbations, including selections and teachings in the name of the Gaon of Vilna, as well as a homily for Yom Kippur and Shavuot, by the author.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 901.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Assorted collection of books from the library of the Kloiz of the Gaon in Vilna. All books bear various inscriptions and stamps of the Kloiz.
1. Olat Tamid, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Shmuel Orgeler of Krakow. Amsterdam, [1681]. Stamps: "Donated to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna…".
2-4. Volume comprising 3 books: • Zohar, part I, on the Book of Bereshit. Vilna, 1882 (lacking 12 pages with "glosses attributed to the Gaon of Vilna). • Yahel Or – Hadrat Kodesh, commentaries on the Zohar by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1882 (first foliation sequence only - Bereshit). • Sefer Bahir or Karnei Or, commentary on the Zohar by R. Alexander Ziskind of Horodna. Vilna, 1883. On the Book of Bereshit only.
Stamps on the endpapers and title pages: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna". The title page of Yahel Or bears an inscription handwritten by the gabbai of the Kloiz: " Donated by the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria… so is the blessing of the gabbai of the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
5. Glosses to Simlah Chadashah on Terefot – Aderet Yehuda, novellae and glosses on the laws of Terefot, by R. Yehuda Ze'ev Riswasch. Warsaw, 1893. Two types of stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna. Handwritten inscription on the title page: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
6. Yefeh To'ar, Midrash Rabbot on the Torah, the Book of Shemot. [Venice, 1657]. Damaged copy, lacking many leaves. Stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna on the first leaf, and handwritten inscriptions: "Belongs to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon".
6 books in 4 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Olat Tamid, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Shmuel Orgeler of Krakow. Amsterdam, [1681]. Stamps: "Donated to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna…".
2-4. Volume comprising 3 books: • Zohar, part I, on the Book of Bereshit. Vilna, 1882 (lacking 12 pages with "glosses attributed to the Gaon of Vilna). • Yahel Or – Hadrat Kodesh, commentaries on the Zohar by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1882 (first foliation sequence only - Bereshit). • Sefer Bahir or Karnei Or, commentary on the Zohar by R. Alexander Ziskind of Horodna. Vilna, 1883. On the Book of Bereshit only.
Stamps on the endpapers and title pages: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna". The title page of Yahel Or bears an inscription handwritten by the gabbai of the Kloiz: " Donated by the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria… so is the blessing of the gabbai of the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
5. Glosses to Simlah Chadashah on Terefot – Aderet Yehuda, novellae and glosses on the laws of Terefot, by R. Yehuda Ze'ev Riswasch. Warsaw, 1893. Two types of stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna. Handwritten inscription on the title page: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
6. Yefeh To'ar, Midrash Rabbot on the Torah, the Book of Shemot. [Venice, 1657]. Damaged copy, lacking many leaves. Stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna on the first leaf, and handwritten inscriptions: "Belongs to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon".
6 books in 4 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $100
Unsold
Two books by R. Shmuel Moltzan, containing selections of teachings of the Gaon of Vilna: Emunah VeHashgacha (two editions) and Barak HaShachar.
1. Emunah VeHashgacha, on Divine Providence, based on the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, with selections from the Gaon of Vilna and additions, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. [Königsberg, 1864]. First edition. Lacking [2] final leaves.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 901.
2. HaEmunah VehaHashgacha, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. Jerusalem, 1901. Second edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 902.
3. Barak HaShachar, compilation of commentaries of the Gaon of Vilna to sections of Mishlei, Eichah, Kohelet, Yechezkel and other selections, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. Vilna, 1863.
Barak HaShachar is bound with:
• Maamar HaAchdut, on the roots of faiths, by R. Yosef Yaavetz. Warsaw, 1871.
• Likutei Shoshanim, on synonyms in the Bible, compiled from the books of the Malbim. Vilna, 1875.
5 books in 3 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Emunah VeHashgacha, on Divine Providence, based on the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, with selections from the Gaon of Vilna and additions, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. [Königsberg, 1864]. First edition. Lacking [2] final leaves.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 901.
2. HaEmunah VehaHashgacha, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. Jerusalem, 1901. Second edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 902.
3. Barak HaShachar, compilation of commentaries of the Gaon of Vilna to sections of Mishlei, Eichah, Kohelet, Yechezkel and other selections, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. Vilna, 1863.
Barak HaShachar is bound with:
• Maamar HaAchdut, on the roots of faiths, by R. Yosef Yaavetz. Warsaw, 1871.
• Likutei Shoshanim, on synonyms in the Bible, compiled from the books of the Malbim. Vilna, 1875.
5 books in 3 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Teachings of the Gaon of Vilna – Selections and Commentaries
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