Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Knesset HaGedolah – Copy of Rebbe Yeshaya Schorr of Iași, Author of Kelil Tiferet
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Knesset HaGedolah, on the Tur and Beit Yosef to Even HaEzer, by R. Chaim Benveniste. Lviv, "1681" [1861].
This copy belonged to R. Yeshaya Schorr Rabbi of Iași, author of Kelil Tiferet. Ownership inscription on title page: "This Knesset HaGedolah belongs to R. Yeshaya Schorr, the rabbi here".
R. Yeshaya Schorr, Rabbi of Iași (1780-1879, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, II, p. 496), author of Kelil Tiferet. Elder Rebbe of his generation, he was a brilliant scholar, kabbalist and a renowned miracle-worker. He was a disciple of great Chassidic masters: R. Mordechai of Kremenets, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov; R. Avraham Yehoshua Heshel, the Ohev Yisrael of Apta; R. Tzvi Hirsh of Zhydachiv; and R. Menachem Mendel of Kosov. He passed away in 1879, close to one hundred years old.
[1], 106, 106-107 leaves. 41 cm. Thin, high-quality paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor wear and tears. Wear and tears to title page (a piece of paper glued to verso for reinforcement). Minor worming. New binding.
This copy belonged to R. Yeshaya Schorr Rabbi of Iași, author of Kelil Tiferet. Ownership inscription on title page: "This Knesset HaGedolah belongs to R. Yeshaya Schorr, the rabbi here".
R. Yeshaya Schorr, Rabbi of Iași (1780-1879, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, II, p. 496), author of Kelil Tiferet. Elder Rebbe of his generation, he was a brilliant scholar, kabbalist and a renowned miracle-worker. He was a disciple of great Chassidic masters: R. Mordechai of Kremenets, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov; R. Avraham Yehoshua Heshel, the Ohev Yisrael of Apta; R. Tzvi Hirsh of Zhydachiv; and R. Menachem Mendel of Kosov. He passed away in 1879, close to one hundred years old.
[1], 106, 106-107 leaves. 41 cm. Thin, high-quality paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor wear and tears. Wear and tears to title page (a piece of paper glued to verso for reinforcement). Minor worming. New binding.
Books Owned by Chassidic Leaders – Signatures,
Glosses, Ownership Inscriptions and Stamps
Books Owned by Chassidic Leaders – Signatures,
Glosses, Ownership Inscriptions and Stamps