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Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
Tractate Gittin – Berlin, 1736 – Hundreds Glosses Handwritten by Rabbi Simcha Halberstam Rabbi of Dessau, Some Printed in The Vilna Edition of the Talmud
Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
Sold for: $5,250
Including buyer's premium
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Gittin, with Piskei HaRosh. Berlin, [1736].
The book is replete with hundreds of short and long glosses in the neat, characteristic handwriting of R. Simcha of Dessau. Some of the glosses were printed in the Vilna edition of the Talmud, which was printed between 1880 and 1886, and in all the hundreds of Talmud editions printed based on the Vilna edition. The glosses extensively refer to the words of the Maharsha, the Maharshal and the Maharam. In many places, R. Halberstam just briefly notes: "Maharsha", "Maharam", "Rashal". He also mentions the glosses of the Ran and refers to his glosses on other tractates.
R. Simcha (Ashkenazi-Halberstam) of Dessau, a leading Torah scholar in the second half of the 18th century, was one of the five renowned sons of R. Zvi Hirsch Charif Rabbi of Halberstadt, author of Ateret Zvi, Tiferet Zvi and other works. He first began serving as rabbi in Łęczna, in 1755, and soon came to be known as one of the leading rabbis of his generation. In 1761, after his father relocated to serve as rabbi of Hanover, R. Simcha succeeded him as rabbi of Sokal and in 1768, after R. David Berlin left the Dessau rabbinate to serve as rabbi of the Three Communities, Altona, Wandsbek and Hamburg, R. Simcha succeeded him in the Dessau rabbinate. Thereafter, he was called Rabbi Simcha of Dessau. Joining the ranks of leading Torah scholars in his days, his signed approbations to many books printed in his times. His glosses on the Talmud were printed in the Vilna edition of the Talmud (1880-1886) and these glosses are often cited in books of the Achronim.
One of his descendants is R. Mordechai Halberstam Rabbi of Komarno (grandfather of the researcher R. Shlomo Zalman Chaim Halberstam of Bielsko). Simcha Halberstam is a common name among the rebbes of the Sanz Chassidic dynasty (the Divrei Chaim of Sanz was a descendant of R. Naftali Hertz Halberstam, Rabbi of Dubno, brother of R. Simcha of Dessau).
[1], 2-93; 1-[28] leaves. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Traces of past dampness. Tears and wear. Old paper repairs. New leather binding.
The book is replete with hundreds of short and long glosses in the neat, characteristic handwriting of R. Simcha of Dessau. Some of the glosses were printed in the Vilna edition of the Talmud, which was printed between 1880 and 1886, and in all the hundreds of Talmud editions printed based on the Vilna edition. The glosses extensively refer to the words of the Maharsha, the Maharshal and the Maharam. In many places, R. Halberstam just briefly notes: "Maharsha", "Maharam", "Rashal". He also mentions the glosses of the Ran and refers to his glosses on other tractates.
R. Simcha (Ashkenazi-Halberstam) of Dessau, a leading Torah scholar in the second half of the 18th century, was one of the five renowned sons of R. Zvi Hirsch Charif Rabbi of Halberstadt, author of Ateret Zvi, Tiferet Zvi and other works. He first began serving as rabbi in Łęczna, in 1755, and soon came to be known as one of the leading rabbis of his generation. In 1761, after his father relocated to serve as rabbi of Hanover, R. Simcha succeeded him as rabbi of Sokal and in 1768, after R. David Berlin left the Dessau rabbinate to serve as rabbi of the Three Communities, Altona, Wandsbek and Hamburg, R. Simcha succeeded him in the Dessau rabbinate. Thereafter, he was called Rabbi Simcha of Dessau. Joining the ranks of leading Torah scholars in his days, his signed approbations to many books printed in his times. His glosses on the Talmud were printed in the Vilna edition of the Talmud (1880-1886) and these glosses are often cited in books of the Achronim.
One of his descendants is R. Mordechai Halberstam Rabbi of Komarno (grandfather of the researcher R. Shlomo Zalman Chaim Halberstam of Bielsko). Simcha Halberstam is a common name among the rebbes of the Sanz Chassidic dynasty (the Divrei Chaim of Sanz was a descendant of R. Naftali Hertz Halberstam, Rabbi of Dubno, brother of R. Simcha of Dessau).
[1], 2-93; 1-[28] leaves. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Traces of past dampness. Tears and wear. Old paper repairs. New leather binding.
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