Auction 95 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Letters and Manuscripts, Engravings and Jewish Ceremonial Objects
Collection of Books of the Sefat Emet (Ger) – First Editions
Collection of books of the Sefat Emet:
• Sefat Emet on the Torah, five parts. Piotrków, 1905-1906; Cracow, 1906-1908.
In volumes I and IV are signatures and stamps of "Avraham Mordechai son of R. Moshe Betzalel Alter of Ger", stamps of "Yitzchak Fishel Alter"; in volume III, signature and stamps of "Yaakov Yudel Kohn, Łódź; stamp of "Sinai Yamnik"; in volume V, stamps of "Yehoshua Markowitz, shochet".
• Sefat Emet – Likutim. Piotrków, 1936-1934. Two volumes. Signature in first volume.
• Sefat Emet, Part IV. Warsaw, [ca. 1925]. Gilded title page. Signatures of "Lipman Alter" [apparently R. Eliezer Lipman Alter, brother of the Sefat Emet].
• Tehillim, with commentary Etz HaDaat Tov by R. Chaim Vital and Sefat Emet commentary. Warsaw, [ca. 1928].
• Tractate Avot, with Sefat Emet commentary. Piotrków, 1933.
• Sefat Emet on Talmudic tractates. Seder Kodashim. Warsaw, 1925. Moed I (Shabbat, Eruvin and selections on Zera'im). Warsaw, 1927. Moed II (Pesachim, Beitzah, Rosh Hashanah), Moed III (Yoma, Sukkah, Taanit, Megillah, Moed Katan and Chagigah): Warsaw, [1931]. Four volumes.
The author, Rebbe Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter of Ger (Góra Kalwaria; 1847-1905), second Gerrer Rebbe, an outstanding Chassidic rebbe and Jewish leader in his times. Under his leadership, the Ger Chassidut became the largest and most influential Chassidic dynasty in Poland. He was widely known by the name of his books – the Sefat Emet series on the Torah, the Talmud and other topics. The Sefat Emet on the Torah is renowned for its depth and originality, and has become a classic Chassidic commentary on the Torah, well-received even in non-Chassidic communities.
14 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
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