Two handwritten leaves (4 pages), Torah novellae by R. Shmuel Ehrenfeld, the Chatan Sofer (grandson of the Chatam Sofer). Sikso (Szikszó), [Adar II 1872].
The present leaves are presumably from the Chatan Sofer's responsa notebook. The handwriting is identical to that in the picture of his manuscript appearing in the book Chatan Sofer on the Torah (Brooklyn: Shem MiShmuel institute, 2001, p. 12; captioned there "Picture of the author's manuscript").
The present leaves contain a transcript of a responsum the Chatan Sofer sent to his mechutan R. Moshe Eckstein of Szerencs (regarding the honor accorded to Kohanim). This responsum was published (with slight variations) in Chatan Sofer on Shulchan Aruch.
R. Shmuel Ehrenfeld, the Chatan Sofer (1835-1883), grandson of the Chatam Sofer. Outstanding Torah scholar, amongst the leaders of his generation. Served as rabbi of Bethlen, Szikszó and Mattersdorf.
[2] leaves. 34 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear. Marginal tears. Minor foxing. Folding marks.

Assorted collection of leaves and letters of Torah thoughts (most are unsigned and unidentified), by various writers (Ashkenazic script), from different places and periods. [Europe and Eretz Israel, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries].
Complete essays and fragments of compositions: halachah and Talmudic novellae; homiletics, Chassidut and kabbalah; Bar Mitzvah sermons; letters and draft letters; Torah thoughts in Yiddish; and various other notes.
The leaves include Torah thoughts handwritten by the authors, as well as transcripts of responsa by renowned Torah scholars.
25 items, comprising approx. 34 leaves. Size and condition vary.

Handwritten booklet, Halachic composition on Shulchan Aruch, with "Zichronot", by R. Chaim Avraham ben David, rabbi of Serres and Torah scholar of Salonika, author of Tiferet Adam. [Salonika, 19th century].
Complete booklet, which was not published in his book Tiferet Adam. Includes: Novellae on Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Even HaEzer and Orach Chaim; "Zichronot" - principles and Halachic treatises.
Manuscript handwritten by the author, with deletions, corrections and additions. This manuscript was known to the Torah scholars of Turkey, and is quoted in the books of R. David Pipano, Choshen HaEfod and Avnei HaEfod.
R. Chaim Avraham ben David - known as the Raavad of Salonika (d. ca. 1840-1850s) was a Torah scholar of Salonika. After his father's passing, he assumed a rabbinical position in Serres (near Salonika). Disciple of R. Yehoshua HaKohen Perachya and of R. Refael Yaakov Menashe, author of Be'er HaMayim. Tiferet Adam, which was printed after R. Chaim Avraham's passing from the manuscripts he left behind, is quoted in halachic literature until this day. The present manuscript was presumably not known to those who compiled the book, as it should have been included.
Approx. 39 written pages. 20 cm. High-quality paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, tears and wear, slightly affecting text.

Manuscript responsum to permit an agunah, by R. Masoud Chai Ben Shimon - a rabbi of Egypt, with a responsum by R. Aharon Mendel HaKohen - Ashkenazi rabbi of Egypt. [Cairo, ca. 1907].
Comprehensive halachic study of a case of a Muslim who coveted a beautiful and poor orphaned Jewish girl. To that end, he succeeded in tricking the Beit Din and converted under a fictitious name. His conversion was insincere, and he continued practicing Islam and declaring himself a Muslim. The manuscript describes how he married the girl and later abandoned her as an agunah.
The manuscript begins with a copying of a testimony received on the affair, dated Av 1907, with the copied signatures of the dayanim who received the testimony: R. Masoud Chai Ben Shimon, R. Avraham Fresco and R. Aharon Mendel Baharan HaKohen. This is followed by a lengthy responsum signed by R. Masoud Chai Ben Shimon, and a copying of a responsum by R. Aharon Mendel HaKohen. The rabbis annul the fictitious conversion and the marriage, and permit the girl to remarry.
In his responsum, R. Aharon Mendel explains that the rabbis were hasty in accepting the conversion, since converts from Islam are rare, and states: "We have a tradition… that the conversion of a Muslim heralds the beginning of the redemption".
Eventually, the rabbis succeeded in getting the runaway husband to give his wife a get.
R. Aharon Mendel HaKohen (1866-1927), outstanding Torah scholar and author. Served as Ashkenazi rabbi of Cairo for thirty years. He is particularly renowned for his efforts to reinstate Semichah.
R. Masoud Chaim Ben Shimon (1869-1925), leading dayan in Egypt and later chief rabbi of Egypt.
[23] leaves (approx. 44 written pages). 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Without binding. Seven final leaves from a different copying of the responsum. These leaves are detached, with margins trimmed affecting text.

Manuscript, twenty-nine large leaves - Chassidic essays, Aggadic novellae and homiletics on the Torah portions, Neviim and Ketuvim, teachings of the sages and various topics, by R. Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely), author of Yismach Moshe. Written by a scribe, with dozens of glosses and transition sentences handwritten by his grandson and close disciple, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet - the Yitav Lev. [Gorlitz/Sighet, ca. 1848-1861]. With hundreds of glosses handwritten by Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Laposch (Târgu Lăpuş). [Laposch, 1900s].
Large leaves, written on both sides (two columns per page), copying in preparation for printing from the novellae of the Yismach Moshe. These leaves were in the possession of the Yitav Lev and his grandson and disciple Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum. Both of them edited sections of this manuscript and printed them in the Yismach Moshe books which they published. These leaves therefore contain their handwritten glosses, notes, additions, emendations and instructions for the printer.
When the Yitav Lev prepared his grandfather's series of books on the Torah for print, he selected several sections from the present manuscript and published them in the Yismach Moshe books (Lviv, 1848-1861). Rebbe Moshe David later selected other sections from these leaves, and published them in the books Yismach Moshe on Neviim, Ketuvim and teachings of the sages (Sighet, 1906-1908). The present manuscript may contain several sections which were never published.
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), prominent Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia. Tremendous Torah scholar and kabbalist, renowned as a holy man and wonder-worker. Author of the Yismach Moshe series and other books.
Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), close disciple of his grandfather the Yismach Moshe and his successor as rabbi of Ujhel. He later was appointed rabbi of Sighet, where he opened a large yeshiva and drew thousands of Chassidim seeking his counsel and blessings.
Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum (1855-1935), grandson and close disciple of the Yitav Lev of Sighet. Published the works of his ancestors, the Yismach Moshe and the Yitav Lev. Served as rabbi of Laposch from 1882, settling in his final years in the United States, where he served as the Volova Rav.
[29] written leaves. 42 cm. Overall good condition. Stains (including dampstains), tears and wear. Large open tears to several leaves, affecting text. Markings and inscriptions in blue ink in the text (presumably indicating sections to be printed).

Throughout his life, the Yismach Moshe composed novellae on all parts of the Torah - Halachah, Aggadah, Derush and Chassidut. He wrote these novellae sporadically, on pieces of paper, rather than in an organized fashion. After his passing, his writings were given to the Yitav Lev, his grandson and disciple, who gave them to a scribe to be copied methodically. After the writings were copied, the Yitav Lev began editing and arranging the novellae according to topics. While he was editing them, he added glosses, introductory and transition sentences, and many sources. From these writings, the Yitav Lev printed the Yismach Moshe series on the Torah portions, between 1848-1861. In time, when the Yitav Lev became busy with his rabbinical position, his yeshiva and disseminating Torah to his many disciples, he handed over the rest of the writings to his son-in-law, R. Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum Rabbi of Gorlitz and to his grandson R. Moshe David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Laposch, for them to edit and arrange other works of the Yismach Moshe for print. R. Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Gorlitz edited Responsa Heshiv Moshe (Lviv, 1866). R. Moshe David Teitelbaum of Laposch edited Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim (Krakow, 1880), and in 1906 and 1908, he compiled and published two new volumes of Yismach Moshe, comprising a compendium of ten small works on Neviim, Ketuvim, Megillot, Aggadot and more.
These leaves were used in the preparation of several books of the Yismach Moshe, and show the initial stages of editing - prior to the rearrangement according to subjects - bearing the handwritten editing notes of his holy descendants.