Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Five letters addressed to R. Eliyahu Guttmacher Rabbi of Greiditz (Grodzisk Wielkopolski), ca. 1860s.
• Lengthy and interesting letter from his disciple R. Yaakov Moshe Rosenfeld (son of R. Baruch Rabbi of Golub, disciple of R. Akiva Eger). Bielawy, Gmina Strzałkowo, 1864.
• Letter of request for a blessing for recovery, with a few Torah thoughts, handwritten and signed by R. "Meir son of R. Yidel" (R. Meir son of R. Yidel of Rawicz, a Prussian rabbi, disciple of R. Akiva Eger, see enclosed material from the book Sofrei HaMelech).
• Letter from R. David Tevele, regarding charity funds for the Sukkat Shalom society. Brandenburg, 1866.
• Letter regarding charity funds, by R. Baruch [Riesh?]. Posen (Poznań), [1863].
• Letter pertaining to Eretz Israel funds, by R. Yekutiel [Kempner?]. 1867.
5 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Creases and folding marks.
• Lengthy and interesting letter from his disciple R. Yaakov Moshe Rosenfeld (son of R. Baruch Rabbi of Golub, disciple of R. Akiva Eger). Bielawy, Gmina Strzałkowo, 1864.
• Letter of request for a blessing for recovery, with a few Torah thoughts, handwritten and signed by R. "Meir son of R. Yidel" (R. Meir son of R. Yidel of Rawicz, a Prussian rabbi, disciple of R. Akiva Eger, see enclosed material from the book Sofrei HaMelech).
• Letter from R. David Tevele, regarding charity funds for the Sukkat Shalom society. Brandenburg, 1866.
• Letter regarding charity funds, by R. Baruch [Riesh?]. Posen (Poznań), [1863].
• Letter pertaining to Eretz Israel funds, by R. Yekutiel [Kempner?]. 1867.
5 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Creases and folding marks.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Printed leaflet, "Kashrut Certification on Chicory", in Hebrew and Yiddish, from the rabbis and dayanim of Breslau, with a confirmation handwritten and signed by R. Baruch Rosenfeld Rabbi of Golub (Golub-Dobrzyń), disciple of R. Akiva Eger. Breslau and Golub, Shevat 1865. Hebrew and Yiddish.
Chicory, which was produced from ground chicory root, served in those days as a cheap substitute for coffee. Some factories mixed in a few percent of pork fat as part of the production process. This aroused a polemic on the kashrut of chicory (regarding the chicory polemic, see: article of R. Yechiel Goldhaber, Yeshurun, vol. XIX-XX; see this catalog item 286). This document is a kashrut certification on chicory, accorded by the rabbis of Breslau, Germany - R. Gedalia Tiktin Rabbi of the city, the dayanim R. Yosef Yehuda Leib Feder and R. Pinchas Lieberman. The kashrut certification was given at the request of "the notable, Mr. Yaakov Abrahamsohn of Toruń". The certificate relates that following the request of this notable, they visited a certain factory in a town adjacent to Breslau, and after supervising the production of chicory, they reached the conclusion that no forbidden components were mixed into it. The certificate offers a detailed description of the production process of chicory in that factory.
Two printed pages on one side of the leaf. The certificate was printed concurrently in two languages: Hebrew on the right-hand page, with the Yiddish text facing it.
A confirmation handwritten and signed by R. Baruch Rosenfeld Rabbi of Golub was added at the foot of the right-hand page, attesting to the authenticity of the rabbis' letters printed on this leaf.
R. Baruch Rosenfeld Rabbi of Golub (1815-1979. Otzar HaRabbanim 4164) was a close disciple of R. Akiva Eger, having studied in his yeshiva for seven years. He was a particularly cherished member of R. Akiva Eger's household, who considered him "like one of his sons, for his righteousness and purity", even earning the appellation "the rabbi's bachur". Following the passing of R. Akiva Eger, his son, R. Shlomo Eger, accorded R. Baruch a rabbinic ordination. R. Shlomo then stated: "With this, I am fulfilling the will of my father who did not get a chance to ordain him". R. Baruch first served as rabbi of Krajenka for some four years, and in 1847, he was appointed rabbi of Golub, Prussia (present day central Poland), a position he held for 33 years.
[1] folded leaf (2 pages). 23.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks, tears.
Chicory, which was produced from ground chicory root, served in those days as a cheap substitute for coffee. Some factories mixed in a few percent of pork fat as part of the production process. This aroused a polemic on the kashrut of chicory (regarding the chicory polemic, see: article of R. Yechiel Goldhaber, Yeshurun, vol. XIX-XX; see this catalog item 286). This document is a kashrut certification on chicory, accorded by the rabbis of Breslau, Germany - R. Gedalia Tiktin Rabbi of the city, the dayanim R. Yosef Yehuda Leib Feder and R. Pinchas Lieberman. The kashrut certification was given at the request of "the notable, Mr. Yaakov Abrahamsohn of Toruń". The certificate relates that following the request of this notable, they visited a certain factory in a town adjacent to Breslau, and after supervising the production of chicory, they reached the conclusion that no forbidden components were mixed into it. The certificate offers a detailed description of the production process of chicory in that factory.
Two printed pages on one side of the leaf. The certificate was printed concurrently in two languages: Hebrew on the right-hand page, with the Yiddish text facing it.
A confirmation handwritten and signed by R. Baruch Rosenfeld Rabbi of Golub was added at the foot of the right-hand page, attesting to the authenticity of the rabbis' letters printed on this leaf.
R. Baruch Rosenfeld Rabbi of Golub (1815-1979. Otzar HaRabbanim 4164) was a close disciple of R. Akiva Eger, having studied in his yeshiva for seven years. He was a particularly cherished member of R. Akiva Eger's household, who considered him "like one of his sons, for his righteousness and purity", even earning the appellation "the rabbi's bachur". Following the passing of R. Akiva Eger, his son, R. Shlomo Eger, accorded R. Baruch a rabbinic ordination. R. Shlomo then stated: "With this, I am fulfilling the will of my father who did not get a chance to ordain him". R. Baruch first served as rabbi of Krajenka for some four years, and in 1847, he was appointed rabbi of Golub, Prussia (present day central Poland), a position he held for 33 years.
[1] folded leaf (2 pages). 23.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks, tears.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Nine-leaf document, handwritten by R. David Hess - posek in Tiel, Netherlands - a will addressed to his sons. Tiel (Gelderland, Netherlands), 1860-1878. Yiddish and Hebrew.
The will was written in several stages. The main part of the will was written in 1860, and over the course of the next few years, R. David added several more sections.
The body of the will comprises seven clauses, opening with: "Will - which I wrote on Wednesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar 1860, may G-d grant me… lengthy years… yet man does not know when his time will come…". The will concludes: "Today, Thursday Parashat Vayikra, Yom Kippur Katan of Rosh Chodesh Nisan… 1860, written and completed in Tiel, David son of R. Avraham Hess". From the dates at the beginning and end of the will, it appears that this part was written over the course of approximately one month.
The first addition is dated 1867: "And this is an addition to the first part, written on 20th Cheshvan 1867", followed by further additions from 1869, 1871 and 1874, and the final one (entitled: "Addition to the addition"), from 26th Nisan 1878 - less than a month before his passing on 20th Iyar 1878. Each addition bears R. David's signature.
The will contains instructions regarding his burial, the mourning period and the inheritance, and words of ethics and reproach. R. David repeatedly stresses that the most important thing is to maintain peace and avoid strife.
R. David Hess (1798-1878), posek of the Tiel community for 58 years. He was born in Amsterdam to R. Avraham Abele Hess, who longed to immigrate to Eretz Israel and settled in Jerusalem. R. David also served as mohel in his community and the surroundings. See enclosed material.
[9] leaves. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. A few tears.
The will was written in several stages. The main part of the will was written in 1860, and over the course of the next few years, R. David added several more sections.
The body of the will comprises seven clauses, opening with: "Will - which I wrote on Wednesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar 1860, may G-d grant me… lengthy years… yet man does not know when his time will come…". The will concludes: "Today, Thursday Parashat Vayikra, Yom Kippur Katan of Rosh Chodesh Nisan… 1860, written and completed in Tiel, David son of R. Avraham Hess". From the dates at the beginning and end of the will, it appears that this part was written over the course of approximately one month.
The first addition is dated 1867: "And this is an addition to the first part, written on 20th Cheshvan 1867", followed by further additions from 1869, 1871 and 1874, and the final one (entitled: "Addition to the addition"), from 26th Nisan 1878 - less than a month before his passing on 20th Iyar 1878. Each addition bears R. David's signature.
The will contains instructions regarding his burial, the mourning period and the inheritance, and words of ethics and reproach. R. David repeatedly stresses that the most important thing is to maintain peace and avoid strife.
R. David Hess (1798-1878), posek of the Tiel community for 58 years. He was born in Amsterdam to R. Avraham Abele Hess, who longed to immigrate to Eretz Israel and settled in Jerusalem. R. David also served as mohel in his community and the surroundings. See enclosed material.
[9] leaves. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. A few tears.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $300
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Issues of the Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman periodical in three volumes, edited by R. Yaakov Ettlinger Rabbi of Altona - author of Aruch LaNer, and R. Shmuel Enoch. Altona, 1846-1855.
Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman was a Torah periodical, whose distinct objective was to fight the Reform movement and defend Orthodox Judaism. It was published as a bi-weekly supplement to the German-language periodical Der treue Zions-Wächter, also edited by the Aruch LaNer. The motto of the periodical appears at the top of the issue: "To raise the prestige of Torah, and to remove obstacles from the path of faith… Studies, novellae and commentaries, responsa, parables and analogies". Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman was the first of this genre of Torah periodicals, combining Torah essays with essays presenting the Torah viewpoint on current events.
The first issue of this periodical was published on 13th Tammuz / 7th July 1846. The periodical appeared for eleven years, in altogether 222 issues. The last issue was published on 24th Adar / 20th March 1857. The first volume contains the first issues, beginning from the very first one.
Vol. I - issues 1-54; Vol. II - 115 issues between 55-215 (lacking 46 issues); Vol. III - 37 duplicate issues, and the first 26 issues of the German-language periodical Der treue Zions-Wächter. A detailed list of all the issues will be sent upon request.
Altogether: 206 issues of Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman, and 26 issues of the German periodical.
The first volume contains several handwritten glosses.
Signature on the title page of the first volume: "G-d granted me this, Elyakim Getschlik Schlesinger, 1859".
R. Elyakim Getschlik Schlesinger (1813-1900), known as R. Getsch of Hamburg, was a close disciple of R. Yaakov Ettlinger, the Aruch LaNer, in the Mannheim yeshiva. When the Aruch LaNer moved to Altona to serve there as rabbi (in 1836), he relocated with his teacher as the first student of the Altona yeshiva. He served for over fifty years as dayan and teacher in the yeshiva of the Hamburg Kloiz. For a short period, he also served as rabbi of Hamburg. He was renowned as a holy man, who studied Talmud and Halacha ceaselessly, and delved extensively into Kabbalistic works. He was known as a pious and holy wonder-worker, and more than once, an ill person suddenly recovered following his visit. The epitaph on his tombstone reads: "Our master and teacher, light of Israel, pillar of Torah… the great scholar and Chassid… erudite in all realms of Torah… stood as a mast for his generation… holy and pure from birth… sat in the company of scholars in the study hall of the old and new Kloiz of our community for over 55 years…".
3 volumes. 232 issues. Size and condition vary.
Enclosed: several paper items found between the issues - Portrait of the Aruch LaNer (photograph of a lithograph); Torah letter addressed to R. Yisrael Meir Freimann, son-in-law of the Aruch LaNer, from R. Yissachar Baer Rabbi of Graudenz, Graudenz (Grudziądz), [1882]; envelope of this letter; Torah letter addressed to "R. Eli., rabbi and posek of his community", Wöllstein, 1843.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman was a Torah periodical, whose distinct objective was to fight the Reform movement and defend Orthodox Judaism. It was published as a bi-weekly supplement to the German-language periodical Der treue Zions-Wächter, also edited by the Aruch LaNer. The motto of the periodical appears at the top of the issue: "To raise the prestige of Torah, and to remove obstacles from the path of faith… Studies, novellae and commentaries, responsa, parables and analogies". Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman was the first of this genre of Torah periodicals, combining Torah essays with essays presenting the Torah viewpoint on current events.
The first issue of this periodical was published on 13th Tammuz / 7th July 1846. The periodical appeared for eleven years, in altogether 222 issues. The last issue was published on 24th Adar / 20th March 1857. The first volume contains the first issues, beginning from the very first one.
Vol. I - issues 1-54; Vol. II - 115 issues between 55-215 (lacking 46 issues); Vol. III - 37 duplicate issues, and the first 26 issues of the German-language periodical Der treue Zions-Wächter. A detailed list of all the issues will be sent upon request.
Altogether: 206 issues of Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman, and 26 issues of the German periodical.
The first volume contains several handwritten glosses.
Signature on the title page of the first volume: "G-d granted me this, Elyakim Getschlik Schlesinger, 1859".
R. Elyakim Getschlik Schlesinger (1813-1900), known as R. Getsch of Hamburg, was a close disciple of R. Yaakov Ettlinger, the Aruch LaNer, in the Mannheim yeshiva. When the Aruch LaNer moved to Altona to serve there as rabbi (in 1836), he relocated with his teacher as the first student of the Altona yeshiva. He served for over fifty years as dayan and teacher in the yeshiva of the Hamburg Kloiz. For a short period, he also served as rabbi of Hamburg. He was renowned as a holy man, who studied Talmud and Halacha ceaselessly, and delved extensively into Kabbalistic works. He was known as a pious and holy wonder-worker, and more than once, an ill person suddenly recovered following his visit. The epitaph on his tombstone reads: "Our master and teacher, light of Israel, pillar of Torah… the great scholar and Chassid… erudite in all realms of Torah… stood as a mast for his generation… holy and pure from birth… sat in the company of scholars in the study hall of the old and new Kloiz of our community for over 55 years…".
3 volumes. 232 issues. Size and condition vary.
Enclosed: several paper items found between the issues - Portrait of the Aruch LaNer (photograph of a lithograph); Torah letter addressed to R. Yisrael Meir Freimann, son-in-law of the Aruch LaNer, from R. Yissachar Baer Rabbi of Graudenz, Graudenz (Grudziądz), [1882]; envelope of this letter; Torah letter addressed to "R. Eli., rabbi and posek of his community", Wöllstein, 1843.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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