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![Amud HaYirah, by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger. Jerusalem: [Moshe Yoel Salomon], 1885.
Printed without title page. The booklet](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/160_1.jpg "Amud HaYirah (Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger) – Jerusalem, 1885")
![Amud HaYirah, by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger. Jerusalem: [Moshe Yoel Salomon], 1885.
Printed without title page. The booklet](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/160_2.jpg "Amud HaYirah (Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger) – Jerusalem, 1885")
Amud HaYirah, by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger. Jerusalem: [Moshe Yoel Salomon], 1885.
Printed without title page.
The booklet addresses the role of the nations of the world.
This is evidently a new edition and continuation of the Amud HaYirah VeAmud HaTorah published by the author in 1879.
8 pages. Approx. 19 cm. Dry paper. Good condition. Stains. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 521.
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Evel Moshe, eulogy for Sir Moses Montefiore, by R. Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer. Jerusalem: A. M. Luncz, 1885.
Torah novellae on last leaf to fill in space. On margins of last leaf is a notice by the author of glosses by R. Yaakov Emden and R. Shabtai Sheftel son of the Shlah in his possession, and asking for information on further writings by them.
8 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Dry paper. Stains. Tears, including marginal open tear to title page, and small marginal open tear on last leaf, not affecting text. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 483.
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![Hanhagat HaBeriut, "letter on medicine by the Rambam to the Arab king". Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luntz, [1885].
A](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/162.jpg "Hanhagat HaBeriut – Jerusalem, 1885")
Hanhagat HaBeriut, "letter on medicine by the Rambam to the Arab king". Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luntz, [1885].
A letter on medicine sent by the Rambam to one of the Muslim kings, translated by R. Shmuel ibn Tibbon in 1244.
At the beginning of the book, preface by the publisher R. Yaakov Sh. Halevy Sapir (author of Even Sapir who discovered the Cairo Genizah).
55 pages. Approx. 13 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small marginal tears and open tears to some leaves, repaired with paper filling. Most gatherings untrimmed. New binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 494.
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Knesset Mordechai, selected laws according to the order of the Talmud, by R. Mordechai Luria. Jerusalem: Shmuel Sh. Halevy Zuckerman and partners, 1888. First edition.
On title page, stamp of "David Brod" and dedication to him.
80 leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear and creases to title page. Marginal tears to title page and several other leaves. Open tear on last leaf, not affecting text. Two leaves detached. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 552.
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Vayetar Yitzchak, containing prayers for diseases and times of trouble, Part I, by R. Yitzchak Badhav. Jerusalem: Shmuel Zuckerman and partner, [ca. 1887-1888].
Introduction by author on verso of title page.
32 leaves. 15.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding, with parchment spine.
Sh. Halevy, no. 578.
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The volume is composed of two books of novellae of rishonim on the Talmud, which were printed in Jerusalem in the 1880s:
• Rambam's commentary on tractate Rosh Hashanah. Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Zuckerman, [1887]. Published by R. Dov Ber Rubin. Printed at the beginning and at the end of the book are stories about his father, R. Menachem Mendel Rubin rabbi of Dubrovno (died 22 Iyar 1875).
• Chiddushei HaRan on tractate Avoda Zara, with the Devek Shlomo glosses by R. Shlomo Aharon Wertheimer. Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luntz, [1888]. First edition, from a manuscript. This copy belonged to R. Azriel Hildesheimer, Rabbi of Berlin. Both books are bound together in an old binding, and his own signature appears at the head of the title page of the first book: "Azriel Hildesheimer". In the center of the title page, the publisher R. Dov Ber Rubin wrote R. Hildesheimer a handwritten signed dedication. Inscriptions and illustrated ex-libris of his grandson "Azriel Hildesheimer" (1901-1998) appear on the inside of the binding.
Two books in one volume: [2], 18 leaves; [2], 3-26 leaves. 20 cm. Dry paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, wear, creases and tears. Paper repairs to first title page and to additional leaves. The beginning leaves are detached. Binding old and worn.
Sh. Sh. Halevy, no. 599; no. 618.
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Mishkenot LaAvir Yaakov, on the opening discussion of Tractate Tamid. Part I, by the Jerusalem kabbalist R. Hillel Moshe Meshel Gelbstein. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny and partner, 1888.
Sample booklet for the complete work. The book was printed section by section between 1881-1900.
R. Hillel Moshe Meshel Gelbstein (1832-1908), disciple of the Seraph of Kotzk and the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. In 1868, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he concentrated on the study of topics related to the Temple, using his books to maintain the mitzvah of guarding the holy site. Mishkenot LaAvir Yaakov contains various novellae on Tractates Tamid, Yoma and Pesachim, guarding the Temple and kabbalistic homilies.
2 leaves. Approx. 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears, including marginal tears to title page, repaired with paper, slightly affecting title frame. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 626.
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Bigdei Yesha, ethics and Chassidut. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny, 1888. First edition.
Printed anonymously. The author was R. Chaim Tzadok Wolf, the physician of Safed.
On leaf [2], index of Chassidic masters cited in the book. Some of these reports are oral teachings that were first published in this book.
[2], 50 leaves. 19.5 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and marginal tears to several leaves. Holes and small open tears to several leaves, as a result of binding. Some worming. Inscriptions on title page (including a different deciphering of authorship). New leather binding.
Enclosed is a separate leaf with a printed letter by Shlomo Perlman, sending the book to an unknown recipient (repaired by mounting on new paper, with minor tears affecting text at folds), dated 1888. This leaf indicates that Shlomo son of R. Elimelech Perlman was the publisher of the book, although p. [4] of the book alludes to the publisher as being R. Moshe Mordechai Chaikin (son-in-law of R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger). The present item indicates R. Shlomo Perlman, a leader of the Chassidic settlement in Jerusalem, was also involved in the publication of the book.
Sh. Halevy, no. 612.
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Bigdei HaSerad, Passover Haggadah with commentary according to the Pardes methods by R. Yaakov Abuchatzeira. Jerusalem: Moshe Lilienthal and Elchanan Tennenbaum, [1888]. First edition.
Published by the author's son.
[9], 9-72, [1] leaves. Leaves 9-10 appear twice. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears to margins of several leaves, slightly affecting text. Deleted inscriptions with scribbles in several places. New leather binding.
Otzar HaHaggadot 1745; Sh. Halevy no. 613.
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Ahavat HaKadmonim – year-round siddur, according to the original rite of the community of Fez (Morocco). Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Zuckerman, 1889. Rare first edition. Two title pages, the first colored. Illustrations of holy sites on verso of second title page and last leaf.
Weekday, Shabbat and festival prayers, according to the original Fez rite before the arrival of Spanish exiles with the Sephardic rite. According to the introduction by the proofreader, this siddur, the first printed edition of this rite, is based on a manuscript from the one synagogue in Fez that preserved the original rite.
On leaves 79-83, halachic ruling (dated 1715) on ownership and division of income from that synagogue.
Signature on second title page.
[9]; [1], 2-84 leaves. 18.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, affecting text (without loss). Detached leaves. Original decorated leather binding. Damage to binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 636 (recorded based on a copy held in the Ben-Zvi Institute).
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Shaarei Chesed booklet, regulations of the gemilut chassadim society Shaarei Chesed, from the day of its establishment in 1970, until 1980. Jerusalem: Yoel Moshe Salomon, 1880.
In original color paper wrapper, with a printed title page.
A certificate appears on p. 22 at the end of the booklet, with space for completing the details of donations and of donors to the society, bearing the society's stamp (the leaf has no entries).
Between the front paper wrapper and the title page, another folded printed leaf was bound, titled "Proclamation calling for assistance!", requesting donations to the society. The proclamation bears the printed signatures of R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld and of other rabbis. The date Iyar 1891 is printed at the end of the leaf with the original stamp of the "General Gemilut Chasadim Shaarei Chesed".
[1] paper wrapper leaf, [1] folded leaf, [2], 5-15, 17-22 pages, [1] back paper wrapper. 17.5 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and creases. Tears, including open tears to both sides of the jacket and to the first leaves, slightly affecting text (back paper wrapper repaired with paper). New binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 355 (Sh. Halevy listed a copy containing 21 leaves, noting that the copy in Jew's College is composed of 22 leaves, as in the the present copy).
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Collection of booklets, activity reports and protocols of the "Ezrat Niddachim" society – "For the glory of Moses and Judith Montefiore". Jerusalem, 1884-1891. Six booklets (out of dozens printed in those seven years).
* Year 1, 1884, Book 2 and 3. 18; 17 pages.
* Year 3, 1886, Book 2. 20 pages.
* Year 5, 1888, Book 2. 48 pages.
* Year 6, 1890, Book 2. 28, XX pages (possibly, incomplete at the end).
* Year 7, 1891. 40, XVI pages. Missing the final XXIV pages.
The "Ezrat Niddachim" society was established on the initiative of R. Israel Dov Frumkin on the centennial of Moses Montefiore. The society's goal was to help the poor of Jerusalem by teaching trades and finding employment and livelihood, so that they would not turn to Christian missionary aid.
6 booklets. Approx. 17.5-19 cm. Partially dry and brittle paper (especially Year 7 booklet). Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Wear. Tears. Detached leaves in Year 7 booklet. Stamps and inscriptions. Two booklets with original paper wrappers.
These booklets are exceptionally rare, it is unknown how many of them were printed. According to records in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, it seems that between 20 to 32 booklets were printed over seven years, see there.
Sh. Halevy, no. 453 (Sh. Halevy did not record the final volume of Year 7).
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