Responsa Mayim Chaim, by R. Chaim HaKohen Rappaport Rabbi of Ostroh, Parts I-IV. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1857. Approbations by the Ohev Yisrael of Apta, the Maggid of Chernobyl, the Sar Shalom of Belz and others.
Section 27 of Part I includes a query which was sent from Medzhybizh to R. Meir Rabbi of Konstantin (son of R. Yaakov Emden), regarding a case in the laws of kashrut on which the rabbi of Medzhybizh had ruled, however some prominent members of the community did not approve of his ruling. Among the signatures which appear on the letter is: "Yisrael B.S. [Baal Shem]of Tłuste [Towste]" – R. Yisrael, the Baal Shem Tov. This query elicited a long response by R. Meir, who endorsed their concern and opposed the ruling of the rabbi of Medzhybizh. The response letter opens with several lines of honorary titles and praise of the Baal Shem Tov (the deciphering of these long and flowery titles and their significance are discussed at length in research literature).
Copy of R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor Rabbi of Kovno. Ownership inscription on front flyleaf, attesting that the book belonged to him (using many honorary titles).
R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (1817-1896), a Torah luminary in his generation, renowned for his exceptional Torah knowledge, his diligence and outstanding piety. The supreme Torah authority of his times, he led Lithuanian and Russian Jewry for years with wisdom and compassion. He served as rabbi from ca. 1837 and in 1864, he was appointed rabbi of Kovno, his fame spreading throughout the world as a foremost halachic authority. His responsa and novellae are printed in his books Be'er Yitzchak, Nachal Yitzchak and Ein Yitzchak.
Two volumes bound in one. Vol. I contains parts I-II and vol. II contains parts III-IV. Two title pages in each volume. The first title page of vol. I is printed in red and black.
84; 151 pages. 32 cm. Good condition. Stains. A few tears in several places. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.