Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Responsa Mayim Chaim – Zhitomir, 1857 – With a Responsum Letter from the Baal Shem Tov – Signature of R. Shmuel Michel Rabinowitz Rabbi of Karlin
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Responsa Mayim Chaim, two parts, by R. Chaim HaKohen Rappaport Rabbi of Ostroh. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1857. First edition. With approbations by Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl and the Sar Shalom, Rebbe of Belz.
Section 27 of Part I includes a query addressed to R. Meir Rabbi of Konstantin (Starokostyantyniv; son of R. Yaakov Emden), sent by several prominent members of the Medzhybizh community, questioning the lenient ruling which the rabbi of Medzhybizh had issued on a terefah case. Among the signatures which appear on the letter is: "Yisrael B.Sh. (Baal Shem) of Tłuste (Tovste)" – R. Yisrael, the Baal Shem Tov. This query elicited a long response by R. Meir, who endorsed their concerns and opposed the ruling of the rabbi of Medzhybizh. The responsum opens with several lines of honorary titles and praise of the Baal Shem Tov (the deciphering of these long and flowery titles and their significance are discussed at length in research literature).
Two parts in one volume. Part I pertains to Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, and Part II to Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat. Otzrot Chaim, aggadic novellae and pilpul on the weekly Torah portions by the author and his son (the publisher), was printed at the end of Part II. Responsa by the author's grandfathers and uncles, who were leading Torah scholars, are also included. A letter which the Ohev Yisrael of Apta sent to the author, endorsing one of his rulings, is printed at the beginning of the book, amongst the approbations.
Signature on the first title page of R. "Shmuel Michel Rabinowitz" – R. Shmuel Michel Rabinowitz (1871-Cheshvan 1929), rabbi of Karlin-Pinsk. He authored Toldot Shem (Vilna, 1907).
84; 151 pages. 33.5 cm. Two title pages for each part, additional title page for the Otzrot Chaim section bound at end of book (altogether five title pages). Leaf 3 bound out of sequence. Title page printed in red and black. High-quality paper. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming, slightly affecting text. Old binding (non-original).
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 341.
Section 27 of Part I includes a query addressed to R. Meir Rabbi of Konstantin (Starokostyantyniv; son of R. Yaakov Emden), sent by several prominent members of the Medzhybizh community, questioning the lenient ruling which the rabbi of Medzhybizh had issued on a terefah case. Among the signatures which appear on the letter is: "Yisrael B.Sh. (Baal Shem) of Tłuste (Tovste)" – R. Yisrael, the Baal Shem Tov. This query elicited a long response by R. Meir, who endorsed their concerns and opposed the ruling of the rabbi of Medzhybizh. The responsum opens with several lines of honorary titles and praise of the Baal Shem Tov (the deciphering of these long and flowery titles and their significance are discussed at length in research literature).
Two parts in one volume. Part I pertains to Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, and Part II to Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat. Otzrot Chaim, aggadic novellae and pilpul on the weekly Torah portions by the author and his son (the publisher), was printed at the end of Part II. Responsa by the author's grandfathers and uncles, who were leading Torah scholars, are also included. A letter which the Ohev Yisrael of Apta sent to the author, endorsing one of his rulings, is printed at the beginning of the book, amongst the approbations.
Signature on the first title page of R. "Shmuel Michel Rabinowitz" – R. Shmuel Michel Rabinowitz (1871-Cheshvan 1929), rabbi of Karlin-Pinsk. He authored Toldot Shem (Vilna, 1907).
84; 151 pages. 33.5 cm. Two title pages for each part, additional title page for the Otzrot Chaim section bound at end of book (altogether five title pages). Leaf 3 bound out of sequence. Title page printed in red and black. High-quality paper. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming, slightly affecting text. Old binding (non-original).
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 341.
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