Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Yafe To'ar - Wilhermsdorf, 1714 - Signature of Dayan Rabbi Mendeli Lilag, Rabbi of the Hatam Sofer
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Sefer Yafe Toar – Commentary on Midrash Vayikra Raba. By Rabbi Shmuel Yaffe Ashkenasi. Wilhermsdorf, [1714].
Signature on the title page: "A shield for all who sign it, Menahem Mendeli Lilag”. The Gaon Rabbi Abraham Menahem Mendeli Lilag (died 1828, “Ishim Beteshuvot Hahatem Sofer, paragraph 423), student of the “Pnei Yehoshua” and Rabbi David Strauss Av Beit Din of Furth. Av Bet Din Hedernheim and later Dayan and Rabbi in Frankfurt am Main. There he was the Rabbi of the Gaon “Hatam Sofer” who mentions him in his works.
[1] 1, 3-132 (missing introductory leaf following title page and leaf 2) 33 cm. Good condition, stains, signs of mold/fungus on a number of pages. Wear, number of tears and restored pages. Additional signature on title page [erased]; library stamps.
Signature on the title page: "A shield for all who sign it, Menahem Mendeli Lilag”. The Gaon Rabbi Abraham Menahem Mendeli Lilag (died 1828, “Ishim Beteshuvot Hahatem Sofer, paragraph 423), student of the “Pnei Yehoshua” and Rabbi David Strauss Av Beit Din of Furth. Av Bet Din Hedernheim and later Dayan and Rabbi in Frankfurt am Main. There he was the Rabbi of the Gaon “Hatam Sofer” who mentions him in his works.
[1] 1, 3-132 (missing introductory leaf following title page and leaf 2) 33 cm. Good condition, stains, signs of mold/fungus on a number of pages. Wear, number of tears and restored pages. Additional signature on title page [erased]; library stamps.
Signatures and Dedications
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