Manuscript, parts of Shtei Halechem and Lechem Shemen - autograph by R. Asher Luria, novellae and commentaries to the Mishna and parts of Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh De'ah. [Jerusalem? Presumably written between 1900-1907].
Autograph, with many corrections, additions and deletions.
This manuscripts contains novellae and commentaries entitled Shtei Halechem and Lechem Shemen, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh De'ah: Laws of Kila'im, Megillah, Yom Kippur, Shemitta, Terumot, Birkat HaTorah, Shema and its blessings, the Priestly Blessing, Torah reading, Synagogues, commentary to Mishnayot Tractate Nidda, laws of rising in the morning, tzitzit and tefillin, blessings over fruit, commentary to the Keitzad Mevarchin chapter of Tractate Berachot, laws of Terefot. Several leaves relating to other topics are bound with it as well. Thoughts on Aggadah and Kabbalah are presented in a few places.
On p. 22b, the author writes: "And my father-in-law wrote…" (=R. Shlomo Zalman Rivlin of Shklow).
The author, R. Asher Luria (d. 1907), a descendant of the Maharshal, was a Torah scholar of Mogilev, Belarus. He was the son-in-law and disciple of R. Shlomo Zalman son of R. Hillel Rivlin of Shklow. An extremely prosperous man, dealing in forest logging, R. Asher was an illustrious figure combining wealth and prominence in Torah. In 1867, he published commentaries and additions to his father-in-law's book Divrei Shlomo, two parts (Warsaw-Vilna, 1868-1888). In 1890, he printed in Vilna his book Shtei Halechem with the Lechem Shemen commentary, on the laws of Rosh Chodesh, Pesach, Yom Tov and Chol HaMoed. In Shtei Halechem, the author brings a summary of the teachings of the Beit Yosef, and an abstract of the words of the Rishonim which are not quoted by the Beit Yosef, whilst his own novellae are printed under the title of Lechem Shemen. In 1891, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he printed his book Or Yekarot on Mishnayot - Tractates Kelim, Ohalot and Nega'im of Order Taharot. The upper part of the page features a summary of the commentaries of the Rishonim, and in the lower part, Biurim VeChiddushim - commentaries and novellae. He frequently quotes the writings of the Gaon of Vilna in his books, and occasionally quotes commentaries from his father-in-law's writings. In his books, it is apparent that he followed the study methodology of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples.
This volume contains additional parts of his compositions on Mishnayot and Shulchan Aruch. These parts were presumably never published.
[200] leaves (approx. 400 written pages). 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains to some leaves. Worming to a few leaves. Tears to several leaves, some affecting text. New binding.