Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
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Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sep 2, 2025
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Yitav Lev, Chassidic, homiletical and ethical discourses on the Five Books of the Torah [by Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet]. Sighet (Sighetu Marmației): Maramaroscher Actien-Buchdruckerei, 1875. First edition. Five parts in five volumes. Main title page for Bereshit, with abridged title page for each book of the Torah.
The book was printed anonymously in the author's lifetime. The book title is an acronym alluding to the name of the author – Yitav stands for Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum. In his introduction, the author explains why he published his work anonymously. He cites the introduction of the Panim Meirot, who was in doubt "whether it's better for a person not to reveal who the author is, or whether there is an obligation to mention the author…". Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah humbly offers a resolution: "Regarding halachot that pertain to law, it is important to know who the author is and whether he can be relied upon… but regarding aggadah and ethics, what do we need to know the author's name for? The words are proven if they penetrate their listeners' hearts… So I decided it was better to conceal it, since I am ashamed to stand among the ranks of Torah scholars, since my soul knows my little worth…".
Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet – the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), a close disciple of his grandfather the Yismach Moshe – Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel, and disciple of Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Ropshitz. In 1833 he was appointed rabbi of Stropkov, and after the passing of his illustrious grandfather, he was selected to succeed him as Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely), and was later appointed Rabbi of Gorlitz (Gorlice), Drohobych and finally Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), where he founded a large yeshiva and earned worldwide renown, with thousands of Chassidim flocking to seek his counsel and blessings.
Inscription on title page of Shemot: "R. Yisrael Yaakov of Synevyr". Stamp on second leaf: "Chaim Yosef Landau, dayan and posek of Synevyr and the region" – R. Chaim Yosef Landau (d. ca. 1915), dayan and posek in Synevyr and Irshava, son of R. Moshe Dov Landau, Rabbi of Veretzky.
Five volumes. Bereshit: [3], 141, [2] leaves. Shemot: 91 leaves. Errata for Shemot at end of Vayikra. Vayikra: [3], 55, [2] leaves. Bamidbar: [3], 80 leaves. Errata for Bamidbar and Devarim at beginning of Bamidbar. Devarim: [1], 52, 55-70 leaves. 22.5-25 cm. Varying condition of volumes, good to good-fair. Stains (many stains to some leaves). Light wear and creases to some leaves. Light worming. Small tears and open tears in several places, not affecting text. Close trimming, affecting text of one leaf in Shemot volume. New leather bindings (uniform).
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Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sep 2, 2025
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Collection of books by Sighet rebbes: Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, the Kedushat Yom Tov, and his son Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, the Atzei Chaim.
• Kedushat Yom Tov, Part I on the Torah and Part II on Rosh Hashanah and festivals, by Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1905. First edition. Both parts in one volume; divisional title page for Part II. Stamp and signature.
• Kedushat Yom Tov, Part I on the Torah and Part II on Rosh Hashanah and festivals, by Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet. Brooklyn, New York, 1947. Both parts in one volume; half-title for Part I and divisional title page for Part II. Facsimile of Sighet 1905 edition.
• Atzei Chaim, Part I – responsa, and Part II – laws of mikvaot. Sighet, [1939]. Two parts in one volume; divisional title page for each part. Introduction of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet (1912-1944; perished in the Holocaust), in praise of his father, the author.
In Elul 1939 (the year the book was printed), the present copy was given as a gift to R. Menachem Mendel Eckstein by the directors of the New York office of the Atzei Chaim yeshiva. On the endpaper is a dedication from the yeshiva's directors: "For an eternal remembrance, from the office of the holy yeshiva Atzei Chaim, Sighet, in New York City, to R. Menachem Mendel Eckstein, rabbi in Cleveland, Ohio, who was a dear and faithful friend to the Rebbe, author of this book"; under this dedication appear two official stamps of the yeshiva.
The recipient of the book, R. Menachem Mendel Eckstein (1884-1946), disciple of the Arugat HaBosem of Khust and intimate associate of the Rebbe of Sighet, author of Atzei Chaim. Grand-nephew of the Bnei Yissachar of Dinov. In 1904 he was appointed as lecturer in the Sighet Torah school, and was later appointed as preacher in Crasna. In 1922 he immigrated to the United States, where he was appointed rabbi of the Hungarian Etz Chaim Society in New York, and he served as secretary of the Tomchei Torah Society that supported yeshivas in Hungary, Transylvania and Slovakia. In 1926 he moved to Cleveland, Ohio and served as Rabbi of the Maramureș Bnei Yaakov Community. In the booklet Bechi Tamrurim (Tarnów, 1929), a book of eulogies for great Tzaddikim of the generation, he tells of his relationship with the Rebbe, author of our book: "I cannot refrain from mentioning here the passing away of the righteous Gaon, R. Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet in the new country of Romania, to whom I was a friend and frequent visitor, and even here in the United States I received letters from him full of friendship and love – who passed away suddenly at the age of 46…".
• Atzei Chaim on Tractate Gittin, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1939-[1940]. At the beginning of the book is a short introduction by the author's son, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet (1912-1944; perished in the Holocaust), written in Sighet on July 12, 1940, mentioning the current events immediately preceding the Holocaust: "this harshest of times, when terror and unsettlement haunt the entire world, may G-d save us, and may the merit of the holy author save us from all stumbling and sin… and we pray to the heavenly and awesome G-d to help us soon, to raise us from the dust of our poverty and lift up our honor, and bring us back as before, and for us to soon merit to see His return to His abode, comforting Zion and Jerusalem…". Many stamps of R. "Mordechai Yehudah Shlomo Zalman Vizhnitzer, Rabbi of the Orthodox community of Arad".
• Atzei Chaim on the Torah, two parts, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1927. First edition. Both parts in one volume.
• Atzei Chaim on the festivals, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1934. First edition.
• Imrei Chaim, three parts, by R. Chaim Aryeh Lerner, with Atzei Chaim, teachings heard from the Rebbe of Sighet (not printed in his book). Jerusalem-New York, 1958.
• Enclosed: Printed leaf, letter of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet (author of Berach Moshe), upon new printing of his father's Atzei Chaim on Tractate Gittin and Talmudic topics in the United States. Includes envelope for response.
7 books. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), son and successor of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev. Disciple of his father and prominent disciple of Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, the Divrei Chaim. He succeeded his father after the latter's passing as Rabbi of Sighet and leader of the Chassidim. Under his leadership, the Sighet Chassidut flourished and numbered thousands of followers. He was a foremost leader of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region, an uncompromising zealot and a fierce opponent of the Zionist movement.
Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, author of Atzei Chaim (1880-1926), son of Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, author of Kedushat Yom Tov, and son-in-law of Rebbe Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). He frequented the courts of the Tzaddikim of his generation, in particular his uncles Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga of Shinova and Rebbe Baruch of Gorlitz, as well as Rebbe Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz. He was an outstanding Torah scholar, exceptionally holy and G-d-fearing. Reputedly, he never forgot anything he learned. After his father's passing in 1904, at the young age of 24, he was appointed Rabbi and Rebbe of Sighet (capital of the Maramureș county) and became known as one of the leaders of Hungarian Jewry and the country's Orthodox Bureau. He was very influential, and his opinion regarding the appointment of rabbis, dayanim and shochatim was conclusive in Hungarian Orthodox communities, especially in communities with a dominant constituency of Sighet Chassidim (Sighet was the largest and principal Chassidic court in Maramureș). His younger brother was Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar.
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Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sep 2, 2025
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Large assorted collection of books, including books with teachings of rebbes of Ujhel and Sighet and other books. Distinguished copies, with dedications, signatures and stamps of rabbis and various figures, including rabbis from the Ujhel and Sighet dynasties and their families – Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet, R. Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch Rabbi of Helmec, R. Naftali Teitelbaum Rabbi of Nyírbátor, Rebbe Yoel Mayer-Teitelbaum of Királyháza and others.
See Hebrew description for a detailed list of books.
14 books in 15 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
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Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sep 2, 2025
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Toldot Adam VeChavah and Sefer Meisharim, by Rabbeinu Yerucham. Kopust: Avraham son of Yaakov Segal and Yitzchak son of Shmuel, 1808.
Three parts in one volume. Divisional title page for third part. Approbations of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (end of approbation affected by open tear), R. Chaim of Volozhin and others.
R. Yerucham son of R. Meshulam of Provence was a 14th century Torah scholar and disciple of the Rosh who passed through southern France on his way to Spain. His halachic works are Sefer Meisharim and Sefer Adam VeChavah, and he is cited frequently by the Beit Yosef.
Distinguished copy, from the library of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar.
On the title page appears the stamp: "Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Irshava and the region". We surmise that these stamps were made and stamped on the books at a later date than his rabbinic tenure in Irshava – see Kedem, Auction 99, 5 November 2024, Lot 185. The title page contains catalog inscriptions (deleted) made during the arrangement of the Satmar Rebbe's library in his home in the United States.
On pages of book and inner title page of Part III, early stamp: "Yaakov son of R. M. Y. S." [possibly one of the dayanim in the Beit Din of R. Eliyahu Guttmacher Rabbi of Grodziec, in 1851 – see Responsa of R. Eliyahu Guttmacher, Even HaEzer, 18, p. 63].
On title page, handwritten signature (dating to ca. 1840s): "Yehoshua Falk son of R. Tzvi Hirsch Auerbach" – R. Yehoshua Falk Auerbach, Rabbi of Brisk (Brześć Kujawski) and Polotsk, son of R. Tzvi Hirsch Auerbach, Rabbi of Konin (d. 1883).
Signature on back endpaper. Short handwritten glosses on p. 103b (of first sequence).
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), author of Divrei Yoel, a leader of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, one of the founding pillars of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. Born in Sighet, he was the son of Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov, and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, the Yitav Lev, who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth for his acumen and intelligence, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After his marriage to the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Polaniec, he settled in Satmar and taught Torah and Chassidut to an elite group of disciples and followers. He later served as Rabbi of Irshava (1911-1915, 1922-1926), Karoly (Carei; from 1926) and Satmar (Satu Mare; from 1934), managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. During the Holocaust, he was rescued through the famous Kastner Train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he established one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world.
[1], 10, 6, 17-185, [1]; 5, 5-82 leaves. 33.5 cm. Varying condition of leaves, fair to good-fair. Stains. Worming, affecting text, partially repaired with paper filling. Tears and open tears, affecting text, including open tear to title page, affecting text on verso. Margins of title page and other leaves repaired with paper. Some leaves may have been supplied from another copy. Stamps. New elegant leather bindings.
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Books of Important Ownership – Sighet and Satmar
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![Rosh Amanah, principles of faith, by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Altona: Moshe son of Mendel Bonn Segal, [1770].
On title](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/409.jpg "Rosh Amanah (Abarbanel) – Altona, 1770 – Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum")
Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sep 2, 2025
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Rosh Amanah, principles of faith, by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Altona: Moshe son of Mendel Bonn Segal, [1770].
On title page and verso of last leaf, stamps: "Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Irshava and the region". We surmise that these stamps were made and stamped on the books at a later date than his rabbinic tenure in Irshava – see Kedem, Auction 99, 5 November 2024, Lot 185.
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), author of Divrei Yoel, a leader of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, one of the founding pillars of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. Born in Sighet, he was the son of Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov, and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, the Yitav Lev, who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth for his acumen and intelligence, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After his marriage to the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Polaniec, he settled in Satmar and taught Torah and Chassidut to an elite group of disciples and followers. He later served as Rabbi of Irshava (1911-1915, 1922-1926), Karoly (Carei; from 1926) and Satmar (Satu Mare; from 1934), managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. During the Holocaust, he was rescued through the famous Kastner Train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he established one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world.
At top of title page, old ownership inscription, partially deleted; at bottom of title page, signature: "Eliezer son of R. Shlomo Zalkind" [mentioned in a list of officials of Vilna in the 18th century – see Fuenn, Kiryah Ne'emanah, p. 113].
[3], 1-25, 29-35, [1] leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Light wear. Marginal tear on title page, repaired with tape. Stamp. New leather binding.
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Books of Important Ownership – Sighet and Satmar
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Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Sep 2, 2025
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Mekor Chaim, year-round homiletics, by the kabbalist R. Shmuel Vital of Damascus, son and disciple of R. Chaim Vital. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and R. Refael Meldola, [1792]. First edition.
Copy studied by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. A letter from R. Menachem Mendel Greenberg, attendant of the rebbe, is mounted inside the board (of the new binding), testifying that he lent the book "to the Rebbe of Satmar in 1959, and he cherished it greatly and studied it in great depth". The title page bears stamps of the same R. "Mendel Greenberg".
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), author of Divrei Yoel, a leader of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, one of the founding pillars of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. Born in Sighet, he was the son of Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov, and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, the Yitav Lev, who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth for his acumen and intelligence, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After his marriage to the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Polaniec, he settled in Satmar and taught Torah and Chassidut to an elite group of disciples and followers. He later served as Rabbi of Irshava (1911-1915, 1922-1926), Karoly (Carei; from 1926) and Satmar (Satu Mare; from 1934), managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. During the Holocaust, he was rescued through the famous Kastner Train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he established one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world.
[2], 86 leaves. 28 cm. Fair condition. Many dark stains. Wear and tears, affecting text. Many paper repairs. Stamp. New binding.
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