Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Sefer Maharil - Sabbionetta, 1556 - Signatures of Rabbi Yisrael Isser'l of Apta, Student of the Bach - Glosses
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Sefer Maharil, Ashkenazic (German) laws and customs by R. Yaakov ben Moshe Halevi Moelin - the Maharil. Sabbioneta: Tobias Foa, 1556. First edition.
The title page contains ancient signatures: "These are the words of Isser'l ben R. Bunim of Apta (Opatow)" and "These are the words of Yisrael ben Reuven Simcha, known as Bunim of Apta". Several handwritten glosses from the time period of the signatory, perhaps in his handwriting. Further signature on the title page: "The words of Yitzchak ben R…" (Possibly the son of R. Yisrael Isser).
R. Yisrael Isser ben R. Reuven Simcha Bunim (died 1744), was a rabbi in Opatow and a student of R. Yoel Sirkis, the Bach. Some of his Talmudic correspondence with the Bach has been published in new editions of Responsa Bayit Chadash (Bach) and in Responsa Harabannim Batrai. His headstone reads: "Our leader, the leader of Israel… the great Torah scholar, R. Yisrael Isser ben Simcha Bunim, rabbi and teacher in Opatow… where many came to learn from his Torah… Passed away on the second day of Sukkot, 1744" (Shlomo Buber, Anshei Shem, entry 335).
116 pages. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and wear to the title page. Fabric binding; damaged.
The title page contains ancient signatures: "These are the words of Isser'l ben R. Bunim of Apta (Opatow)" and "These are the words of Yisrael ben Reuven Simcha, known as Bunim of Apta". Several handwritten glosses from the time period of the signatory, perhaps in his handwriting. Further signature on the title page: "The words of Yitzchak ben R…" (Possibly the son of R. Yisrael Isser).
R. Yisrael Isser ben R. Reuven Simcha Bunim (died 1744), was a rabbi in Opatow and a student of R. Yoel Sirkis, the Bach. Some of his Talmudic correspondence with the Bach has been published in new editions of Responsa Bayit Chadash (Bach) and in Responsa Harabannim Batrai. His headstone reads: "Our leader, the leader of Israel… the great Torah scholar, R. Yisrael Isser ben Simcha Bunim, rabbi and teacher in Opatow… where many came to learn from his Torah… Passed away on the second day of Sukkot, 1744" (Shlomo Buber, Anshei Shem, entry 335).
116 pages. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and wear to the title page. Fabric binding; damaged.
Signatures and Dedications
Signatures and Dedications