Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters

Avodat HaKodesh - Slavita, 1827

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Sold for: $500
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Avodat HaKodesh, matters pertaining to G-d's service and Kabbalah. Rabbi Meir Ibn Gabbai. Slavita, 1827. Printed by Rabbi Moshe Shapira.
Approbations: Rabbi Chaim Rappaport Av Beit Din of Ostroh, Rabbi Avraham Abali Rosh Av Beit Din of Vilna and Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Av Beit Din of Cigánd [grandson of the Vilna Gaon's brother]. Interestingly, these Lithuanian Torah leaders, "Mitnagdim" in those days, in their approbation to this book, highly acclaim the publisher "The renowned Rabbi Chassid son of the Holy Rabbi Moshe Shapira Av Beit Din of Slavita."
72, 20 leaves. 34.5 cm. Blue paper. Good-fair condition. Worming and stains. Tears to title page. New rubbed fabric binding.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
Books Printed in Slavita and Zhitomir and Books Printed in Russia-Poland
Books Printed in Slavita and Zhitomir and Books Printed in Russia-Poland