Pri Chadash, on Yoreh De'ah, Rabbi Chizkiyah di Silva. Amsterdam, 1692. Illustrated title page, printed by David Tartas. First book written by the Pri Chadash and the only one printed while he was yet alive.
This book was met with great approval in Europe, but when the Pri Chadash returned to Jerusalem via Egypt and sages in Egypt criticized his bravado that such a young Torah scholar disputed the opinion of leading halachic authorities of previous generations. They decided (together with two Hebron sages) to ban the study of the book and ruled that it should be put into geniza. For many years, this decision made by the sages of Egypt was maintained, as mentioned in the Ginat Veradim responsa (Yoreh De'ah, Klal 3, 3). The Chida in "the name of great Torah leaders" tells that this decision was only annulled after Rabbi Shlomo Algazi, a close disciple of the Pri Chadash whose Torah knowledge was primarily based on what he learned from his teacher, came to Egypt to serve in the rabbinate.
On the title page appear several ancient signatures: "Chaim Chefetz of Shklov", who signed in 1732, "Bendit ben Rabbi –"; "Shmuel Zuckerman" and an inscription signed, "I bought this with my money, Gavriel Av Beit Din of Lubartów".
Rabbi Gavriel Av Beit Din of Lubartów and Ra'avad of Breslau, relative and close friend of the Nodah B'Yehuda, who mentions things in his name in Tzelach (Tziyun L'Nefesh Chaya) Pesachim 109 and several responsa in the book Nodah B'Yehuda are addressed to him. Some say that he was the father of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Landau Av Beit Dim of Lubartów, grandfather of Rabbi Shlomo Kluger.
[2], 116, 116, 116-130 leaves. 30.5 cm. Fair condition, stains and wear. Non-original binding.
Rare edition [due to the ban placed on the book and its placement in geniza].