Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Manuscript, Responsa of Ge'onei Rabbanei Olam" – Part of an Unknown Composition – Salonika, 16th Century
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Four leaves (title page and three leaves of responsa), part of an unknown manuscript, "Responsa of Ge'onei Rabbanei Olam – including Salonika rabbis and rabbis of Eretz Yisrael". [Salonika? After 1569]. Cursive-Sephardi writing. The title page cites that the composition also contains explanations of the Rambam's versions, a commentary to Tractate Shevuot by Rabbi Yehoshua Shontzin [died in 1569] and by Rabbi Shmuel Seba [died c. 1555], and a commentary on the treatise of Se'erim by Rabbi Yehuda Boton. The leaves contain: the beginning of a question regarding laws of inheritance [this question is quoted verbatim in the Radvaz responsa Part 6 Siman 2184 and in the Mabit responsa Siman 239 – see enclosed material]; three pages of the conclusion of an unknown halachic responsum regarding accepting testimony preventing a sage from public teaching and rulings, by Rabbi Yisrael Mizrachi [son of Rabbi Eliyahu Mizrachi and a leading rabbi in Turkey in the beginning of the 16th century]; another page with the beginning of another unknown halachic responsum on the customs regarding the immersion of a bride. Examination of the content indicates that these last responsa are unknown and were not yet printed. 4 leaves. Leaves [1-2] and leaves 16-17, 19.5 cm. Fair condition, wear damages to wide margins (without damage to text) and stains. Provenance: Collection of David Frankel, NY. See page 137.
Turkey, Eretz Israel and Aleppo – Manuscripts and Glosses, Letters
Turkey, Eretz Israel and Aleppo – Manuscripts and Glosses, Letters