Copy of Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs – many of his stamps on title pages and margins of other leaves, from his tenure as Rabbi of Strzyżów: "Shlomo Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Strzyżów".

Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs (1831-1893), first Rebbe of the Munkacs dynasty, son of Rebbe Elazar Shapiro of Lantzut (Łańcut) and grandson of Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro of Dinov (Dynów), author of Bnei Yissachar. Son-in-law of R. Shmuel Shmelka of Sassov. In 1858, when his father Rebbe Elazar moved to serve as Rabbi of Łańcut, he was appointed to his place as Av Beit Din of Strzyżów, Galicia. In 1880 he began to serve in Munkacs. He traveled to Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin, Rebbe Meir of Premishlan, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Rimanov, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, the Sar Shalom of Belz and more. His son is Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro of Munkacs, the Darchei Teshuvah. His grandson, Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro of Munkacs, the Minchat Elazar, describes his great holiness and the wondrous effects his singing had on his listeners: "Anyone whose soul was sick would be healed immediately, and they would see that while he was singing God's hand was upon him…". He left behind several halachic and aggadic works named Shem Shlomo, but he left the instruction in his will not to publish any of them, since he had not completed them in a state fit for printing, and for another reason he did not disclose. Nonetheless, his teachings were often copied in the book of his son and grandson. In his will, he permitted to write only the following praise in his epitaph: "Did good in religious matters for the town and for individuals".

[2], 2-54, [5]; 2-95, 1-2, 97-120; 1-13; 1-43, [1]; [1], 2-31; [1], 2-31; 1-15 leaves. Missing leaf 3 from the second sequence (before leaf 97). Additional leaves may be missing. 38 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Marginal tears and open tears, some reinforced with paper. Inscriptions and stamps. New binding.

* Responsa Minchat Elazar, Part II. Munkacs: Shmuel Zanvil Kahana and his son-in-law Ozer HaKohen Fried, 1907. First edition

* Shaar Yissachar, on the months of the year and holidays – Parts I, II and III. Munkacs: Grafia (Eliezer Yechiel Kallisch), 1938-1940. First edition. Three volumes.

Signature on the title page of Part II: "Shimon Nemetin"; stamps and handwritten inscriptions to Part II by R. "Naftali Chaim Gutmann" of Debretzen in Bnei Brak, whose inscription (on the front endpaper) includes: "The righteous author was sandak to my brother Menachem, and my teacher R. Shlomo Tzuker was his close disciple and peer, who went with him all the time everywhere, also to Eretz Israel in 5790 [1930]".

* Olat Tamid, novellae on Tractate Tamid. Bratislava: Shlomo Zalman Neufeld and sons, 1922.

* Chamishah Maamarot. Beregszász (Berehove): Shmuel Shmelka Klein, 1922.

* Bound together with: Maamar Milei DeHespeida [printed originally with his book Olat Tamid, Bratislava, 1922].

* Zichron Tzaddikim, eulogies for Rebbe Avraham Yissachar HaKohen Rabbinowitz of Radomsk and his grandfather Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro of Munkacs. Munkacs: Kahn and Fried, 1905. Signature on last leaf: "Yosef Berger"; inscription: "Aharon Menachem Lebowicz son of the Gaon Av Beit Din of Chop" [R. Menachem Aharon Lebowicz, son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi, Av Beit Din of Chop, author of Shulchan HaEzer, and son-in-law of R. Asher Anshel Katz, Av Beit Din of Mediaș and Szerdahely (Dunajská Streda). Served as young rabbi in Chop. Perished in the Holocaust.]

* Zichron Tzaddikim, facsimile print of the above Munkacs, 1905 edition.

* Toldot Rabbenu, biography of R. Chaim Elazar Shapiro, by R. David Kahana. Munkacs: Grafia, 1938. Stamps of R. Aharon Yaakov Altmann.

* Seder Shanah HaAcharonah, biography of R. Chaim Elazar Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs, issue 1, by Yitzchak Adler of Beregszász, "one of the Rebbe's disciples". Munkacs: Grafia – Eliezer Yechiel Kallisch and partner, 1937.

* Bound with: Taryag Mitzvot, ordered according to the human limbs, by R. Shmuel son of Azriel Yechiel Rubin. Vranov nad Topľou: Shmuel Katz Singer, 1934.

* Divrei Kodesh, Torah discourses from Hoshana Rabba – two booklets, with sermons delivered by the Rebbe of Munkacs between 1933-1934. Jerusalem: HaMaarav, 1933 / Munkacs: Grafia, 1934. Two volumes.

* Divrei Torah – First, second, third and fourth series, four booklets with novellae of Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs. Bratislava-Munkacs, [Shlomo Zalman Neufeld and sons], Eliezer Yechiel Kallisch and partner, Grafia, 1922-1930. Four volumes.

18 books and booklets in 16 volumes. Varying sizes and conditions. New bindings. The books were not thoroughly examined, and are sold as is.

Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs (1872-1937), the Minchat Elazar, was a leading Torah scholar, halachic and Chassidic authority. Son of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs, author of Shem Shlomo, he was born to the dynasty of Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, the Bnei Yissachar. He fought for the holiness of Judaism, and his halachic and kabbalistic teachings are studied all over the world. Author of Minchat Elazar, Shaar Yissachar, Nimukei Orach Chaim, Divrei Torah in nine parts, and more.

Author's autograph manuscript. R. Eliezer David's novellae on the Torah were published posthumously in Keren LeDavid on Bereshit (Satmar, 1930) and Shemot (Satmar, 1939). The manuscripts of the other parts, which were not yet printed, were hidden in the ground during the Holocaust, and were finally published only in 1976 by the Vayechi Yosef of Pápa in the United States, and in another edition by R. Aharon Shapiro of Narol (Bnei Brak, 2008). The present leaf may have been among the writings hidden underground during the Holocaust.

This manuscript contains the initial text, handwritten by the author, which was subsequently edited (with variations) and was published in the Brooklyn and Bnei Brak editions. On the page on Parashat Emor, between the lines there are some lines in a different hand. At the top of the four pages is inscribed "proofread".

[2] leaves. 27.5 cm. Good to fair-good condition. Tears and wear to margins. On the margins of one of the pages, tears are repaired with paper strips and tape, affecting text, dark stains and pasting traces.

R. Eliezer David Grünwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar (ca. 1866 – 1928), prominent Torah leader and yeshiva dean in Hungary and Transylvania. Close disciple of his brother R. Moshe Grünwald, the Arugat HaBosem. He studied for a short period under R. Shmuel Ehrenfeld, author of Chatan Sofer. He served as rabbi and dayan in many prominent communities – Bardejov, Dunajská Streda, Tzelem (Deutschkreutz) and Vişeu de Sus – establishing in each place a large yeshiva where he edified many disciples, including dozens of rabbis and poskim. His yeshiva in Vişeu de Sus alone had hundreds of students. In 1921, he was chosen as Av Beit Din of Satmar, and he headed one of the largest yeshivas of Hungary, the very largest in Transylvania. After his passing, his disciples began to publish his novellae, from which they printed Responsa Keren LeDavid on Orach Chaim (Satmar, 1929; other parts of the Responsa were lost in the Holocaust), Keren LeDavid on the Torah (Satmar, 1930-1939), Keren LeDavid – Homilies (Satmar, 1934), and more.

The collection includes:

* Keren LeDavid, responsa, Orach Chaim section. Satmar: Meir Leib Hirsch, 1929. Lacking [3] final pages ("names of signatories"). At the top of the title page is a handwritten dedication from the author's son-in-law, the publisher R. Yosef Grünwald: "Wedding gift to… R. Moshe son of R. Tzvi Lamm of Vișeu de Sus, disciple of the author. May he merit from his own labor all good. The wishes of his friend and well-wisher, Yosef Grünwald". Stamps of the recipient, R. Moshe Lamm-Kahan, on the title page and second leaf.

* Keren LeDavid, aggadic novellae on the Torah – Part I on Bereshit and Part II on Shemot. Satmar, 1930-1939. Two parts in two volumes. At the beginning of the two parts is an introduction by the publisher, Rebbe Yosef Grünwald of Pupa (grandson of the Arugat HaBosem, the author's brother). In Part I – stamps and signatures: "Chaim Aryeh Kahana – Timișoara"; stamp of "Leib Miller – Sapinke (Săpânța)"; signature: "Menachem Nachum – shochet"[?]. In Part II – signature: "Mordechai Efraim ---".

* Keren LeDavid, Aggadic novellae and homilies on the festivals – Part I on Elul and the Tishrei festivals, Part II on the other festivals. Satmar: Meir Leib Hirsch, 1934. Two parts in two volumes. At the beginning of Part I is an introduction by the editor, Rebbe Yosef Grünwald of Pupa (grandson of the Arugat HaBosem, the author's brother).

Ownership inscriptions in Part I title page and endpaper by R. Meir Yitzchak Eizik Rosenberg of Borșa, Maramureș; someone who received it as a gift from R. Meir Yitzchak Rosenberg; and additional inscriptions. Stamps: "Mordechai Steinmetz – shochet of Mediaș, formerly of Ruscova"; and stamps of the society to publish the works of the author, R. Eliezer David Grünwald.

The pre-subscribers list at the end of Part II mentions "the Rebbe Av Beit Din" [Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, who was appointed the same year, 1934, to serve as abbi of Satmar]; and "Avraham Yitzchak Kahn" [later the Rebbe of Toldot Aharon – at the time learning in the yeshiva of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar].

Five volumes. Varying size and condition. Good general condition. Worming and light damage. New bindings.

The author, R. Eliezer David Grünwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar (ca. 1866-1928), prominent Torah leader and yeshiva dean in Hungary and Transylvania. Close disciple of his brother R. Moshe Grünwald, the Arugat HaBosem. He studied for a short period under R. Shmuel Ehrenfeld, author of Chatan Sofer. He served as rabbi and dayan in many prominent communities – Bardejov, Dunajská Streda, Tzelem (Deutschkreutz) and Vişeu de Sus – establishing in each place a large yeshiva where he edified many disciples, including dozens of rabbis and poskim. His yeshiva in Vişeu de Sus alone had hundreds of students. In 1921, he was chosen as Av Beit Din of Satmar, and he headed one of the largest yeshivas of Hungary, the very largest in Transylvania. After his passing, his disciples began to publish his novellae, from which they printed Responsa Keren LeDavid on Orach Chaim (Satmar, 1929; other parts of the work were lost in the Holocaust), Keren LeDavid on the Torah (Satmar, 1930-1939), Keren LeDavid – Homilies (Satmar, 1934), and more.

Scribal writing, on official stationery, with two lines added in the Rebbe's handwriting and signature.

Letter of thanks to a donor who contributed money for marriage expenses. The Rebbe blesses him "…for you to be blessed from the store of blessings with bountiful good, and a life of much ease and success in all your endeavors…". At the end of the letter the Rebbe adds in his own handwriting: "And may God send His holy assistance in full health and much happiness and salvation and all good forever – Shlomo Halberstam".

[1] leaf, official stationery. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Folds and light creases.

Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Ben Tzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov. Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut. He led his followers for over fifty years, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide (Israel, Belgium and England). Bobov Chassidut is one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world today, numbering tens of thousands of families. His books include Kerem Shlomo, Noam Shlomo, Divrei Shlomo and Chochmat Shlomo.