Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
Printed Leaf and Letters by Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni – Polemic Regarding Additional Day of Festival for Jews of Diaspora – Italy
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* “El Pnei Maleh Ru’ach Bina LeRosh Pina” – Printed circular by rabbis of community of Mantua, Rabbi Mordechai Martara and Rabbi Shlomo Nissim, sent to rabbis of Italy and other countries, in order to receive their opinion regarding intention of several members of Mantua to abolish additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora. Mantua, [1854]. Name of recipient rabbi and his community filled in in handwriting: Rabbi “David Ya’akov Maroni, “Cento” – with stamp of rabbi of Mantua.
* Lengthy response letter to rabbis of Mantua, in handwriting of Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni, opposing the abolishment of additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora [in the letter he implicitly attacks Yashar [initials] from Gorizia who supported abolishment of the festival day]. Cento, [1854]. * Attached is draft of letter in handwriting of Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni.
* Draft of letter by Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni to Rabbi Moshe Chazan of Korpo, requesting that the rabbi intervene in the polemic [“… I was unable to restrain myself from revealing to you what I have heard… the rabbi in Mantua who issued a circular abolishing the additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora… please do all that is in your power, for the sake of heaven…”].
Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni (1810-1888) served as rabbi in several cities of Italy: Cento, Pesaro, Ancona, Firenze and more. Composed poems and several compositions and translated the book Moreh Nevuchim into Italian.
The polemic regarding the abolishment of additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora erupted in Italy in full force following the distribution of printed circulars sent by rabbis of Mantua in 1854 to rabbis worldwide. The polemic was described in detail in the book of Meir Benayahu ‘Yom Tov Sheni Shel Galuyot’ (Jerusalem, 1987). Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Chazan was among leaders of the polemic who also printed a special book, ‘Kedushat Yom Tov’ (Vienna, 1855), dedicated to this matter. To the best of our knowledge, these letters were not yet printed. [Benayahu was aware of the response letter of Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni, however he did not see it, and was unaware of the letter to Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Chazan].
4 items. Printed leaf: [2] pages. Letter: [3] pages. Letter drafts: [4] pages; [1] page. Approx. 31 cm. General condition good, stains and tears.
* Lengthy response letter to rabbis of Mantua, in handwriting of Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni, opposing the abolishment of additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora [in the letter he implicitly attacks Yashar [initials] from Gorizia who supported abolishment of the festival day]. Cento, [1854]. * Attached is draft of letter in handwriting of Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni.
* Draft of letter by Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni to Rabbi Moshe Chazan of Korpo, requesting that the rabbi intervene in the polemic [“… I was unable to restrain myself from revealing to you what I have heard… the rabbi in Mantua who issued a circular abolishing the additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora… please do all that is in your power, for the sake of heaven…”].
Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni (1810-1888) served as rabbi in several cities of Italy: Cento, Pesaro, Ancona, Firenze and more. Composed poems and several compositions and translated the book Moreh Nevuchim into Italian.
The polemic regarding the abolishment of additional festival day for Jews of Diaspora erupted in Italy in full force following the distribution of printed circulars sent by rabbis of Mantua in 1854 to rabbis worldwide. The polemic was described in detail in the book of Meir Benayahu ‘Yom Tov Sheni Shel Galuyot’ (Jerusalem, 1987). Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Chazan was among leaders of the polemic who also printed a special book, ‘Kedushat Yom Tov’ (Vienna, 1855), dedicated to this matter. To the best of our knowledge, these letters were not yet printed. [Benayahu was aware of the response letter of Rabbi David Ya’akov Maroni, however he did not see it, and was unaware of the letter to Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Chazan].
4 items. Printed leaf: [2] pages. Letter: [3] pages. Letter drafts: [4] pages; [1] page. Approx. 31 cm. General condition good, stains and tears.
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