Or HaYashar, responsa, rulings and writings from 1766-1768, regarding the divorce of Cleves. Edited by R. Aharon Shimon of Copenhagen and Bonn, "Scribe of Cologne". Amsterdam, [1769]. First edition.
Many essays were written regarding the polemic surrounding the divorce issued by R. Yisrael Lifshitz Rabbi of Cleves. The extensive Halachic controversy regarding the divorce rocked the Jewish world at the time, and the "Get of Cleves" became an international cause célèbre. The dispute raged throughout Europe and included many of the greatest rabbinical personalities of the time. This book presents the responsa of the leading rabbis of the time, which have developed into the indispensable basis of Halachic divorce rulings for future generations.
The page before the title page contains an ownership inscription regarding the receipt of the book from the author: "This book, Or HaYashar, was given to me as a gift from… R. Shimon Copenhagen of Bonn, Cologne region. Zelig son of R. Hertz Segal of Lip---" [R. Zelig son of R. Hertz Feidel of Lippstadt, Westphalia]. The title page contains another ownership inscription: "…Aharon Sh.V. son of R. Menachem Charif, 1799". The back endpaper contains a handwritten riddle: "If you wish to know my name, take the head of the Leviathan and attach it to the head of a ship and then you will know my name; fortunate are you if you can solve this riddle…".
[7], 111, [1] leaves. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight wear. Minor worming. Old binding.