Sefer Beit Yisrael, section two – “Ein Ya’akov”, collection of Aggadot on the Shas from tractates Yevamot-Niddah. By Rabbi Ya’akov ben Chaviv. Venice, 1625. Bragadin printing press.
Signatures and some glosses in Oriental handwriting. Signatures of Rabbi “Eliyahu Cohen”.
189 leaves (missing leaf 190 from tractate Oktzin). 28.5 cm. Fair condition, wear and tear, moth holes and stains. Title page professionally restored. New binding.
Due to censorship decree banning printing of Talmud and Ein Ya’akov, the name of "Ein Ya’akov" was changed, beginning with the 1566 Venice edition. The first section was named "Ein Yisrael" and second section was named "Beit Yisrael".