Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
Minchat Cohen - Amsterdam, 1668 - Signature of Rabbi David Zinzheim
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Minchat Cohen, regarding the definition of "bein hashemashot", laws of ta'arovot (mixtures of meat and milk) and laws of Shabbat, by Rabbi Avraham HaCohen Pimentel. Amsterdam, [1668]. First edition.
On the verso of the title page is an owner's signature: "David…son of Rabbi Yitzchak Av Beit Din of Trier". Signature of Rabbi David Zinzheim.
Rabbi Yosef David Zinzheim, a leading French Torah scholar of the past few generations, author of Yad David and head of the Grand Sanhedrin established by Napoleon, was born in c. 1737 to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Zinzheim who served as Av Beit Din of the Trier community (southwest Germany). He was an illustrious Torah scholar and wise person. In 1738, he founded a yeshiva in Bischheim (Alsace, France) together with his brother-in-law Rabbi Naftali Hertz of Edelsheim, which later relocated to Strasburg. In 1806, he was appointed by Napoleon the first to head the Grand Sanhedrin - a Jewish high court established by Napoleon to manage Jewish religious affairs in France. In this framework, he very wisely contended with various attempts to reform Jewish practices. Rabbi Zinzheim was eulogized by the Chatam Sofer after his death in 1813 and his words portray the esteem in which he was held: "…This tsaddik who we are eulogizing, Rabbi David Zinzheimer, author of Yad David, was very honored and close to Paris royalty and was asked about a number of issues. He responded to their questions and was very great and esteemed by the king and the officers and they honored him also at his death. Nonetheless, he led the Jewish people and studied Torah all his life. He completed the Talmud several times and was proficient in all the books of the Rishonim and the Achronim as can be discerned from his book. I knew him in my youth and also later, I could recognize his piety and uprightness by our correspondence…". He left many writings of a large Torah work, including his composition on the Talmud titled Yad David. Many volumes of this work were printed by Machon Yerushalayim.
On Leaf 5 is a slightly erased signature: "Yitzchak Is—". Possibly the signature of the father of Rabbi David Zinzheim, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Zinzheim Av Beit Din of Trier.
150 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damaged binding.
On the verso of the title page is an owner's signature: "David…son of Rabbi Yitzchak Av Beit Din of Trier". Signature of Rabbi David Zinzheim.
Rabbi Yosef David Zinzheim, a leading French Torah scholar of the past few generations, author of Yad David and head of the Grand Sanhedrin established by Napoleon, was born in c. 1737 to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Zinzheim who served as Av Beit Din of the Trier community (southwest Germany). He was an illustrious Torah scholar and wise person. In 1738, he founded a yeshiva in Bischheim (Alsace, France) together with his brother-in-law Rabbi Naftali Hertz of Edelsheim, which later relocated to Strasburg. In 1806, he was appointed by Napoleon the first to head the Grand Sanhedrin - a Jewish high court established by Napoleon to manage Jewish religious affairs in France. In this framework, he very wisely contended with various attempts to reform Jewish practices. Rabbi Zinzheim was eulogized by the Chatam Sofer after his death in 1813 and his words portray the esteem in which he was held: "…This tsaddik who we are eulogizing, Rabbi David Zinzheimer, author of Yad David, was very honored and close to Paris royalty and was asked about a number of issues. He responded to their questions and was very great and esteemed by the king and the officers and they honored him also at his death. Nonetheless, he led the Jewish people and studied Torah all his life. He completed the Talmud several times and was proficient in all the books of the Rishonim and the Achronim as can be discerned from his book. I knew him in my youth and also later, I could recognize his piety and uprightness by our correspondence…". He left many writings of a large Torah work, including his composition on the Talmud titled Yad David. Many volumes of this work were printed by Machon Yerushalayim.
On Leaf 5 is a slightly erased signature: "Yitzchak Is—". Possibly the signature of the father of Rabbi David Zinzheim, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Zinzheim Av Beit Din of Trier.
150 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damaged binding.
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