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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Shaar Naftali, prayers and confessions, inspirational poems and ethics, piyyutim and Shabbat songs, by R. Naftali Katz author of Semichat Chachamim. Brno, [1757]. Only edition.
Many ownership stamps of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim). Ownership inscription on the flyleaf: "This book belongs to the holy Tzaddik… of holy lineage, R. Elazar". An undeciphered signature on the title page: "Uri… (?)".
Rebbe Elazar HaLevi Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (1861-1943) was the youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and son of Rebbe Yehoshua of Kaminka (who was a son of R. Shalom of Kaminka). In 1885, he was appointed rabbi of Bochnia, succeeding his father as rebbe of Kaminka in 1897. In 1900, he went to serve as rabbi and rebbe in Oshpitzin. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936, establishing his Beit Midrash in Jerusalem (the Oshpitzin Beit Midrash exists until this day on Chesed LeAvraham St., near Me'a Sh'earim), yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
This book was published by the close disciple of R. Naftali Katz - the kabbalist R. Shlomo Rechnitz son of R. Yehuda Leib Mochiach. In his youth, he copied piyyutim and prayers composed by his teacher, and would recite them every night at midnight, with great fervor. In his foreword to this book, R. Shlomo Rechnitz relates a wondrous story of the encounter of his teacher the author with the Angel of Death, and how he overpowered it by donating four coins to charity. R. Shlomo further quotes testimonies from letters received from the Istanbul community, which describe the wondrous passing of R. Naftali Katz in 1718, on his way to Eretz Israel. On this occasion, his wondrous abilities and exceptional holiness were disclosed to one and all. The letters relate how he shouted at the Angel of Death and expelled him from his room in great wrath, closing the door and exclaiming: "Get out of here! Let me fall in the hands of G-d, only in His hands will I entrust my spirit and soul…".
[2], 37, [1] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming affecting text. Library copy. Non-original cloth binding.
Many ownership stamps of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim). Ownership inscription on the flyleaf: "This book belongs to the holy Tzaddik… of holy lineage, R. Elazar". An undeciphered signature on the title page: "Uri… (?)".
Rebbe Elazar HaLevi Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (1861-1943) was the youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and son of Rebbe Yehoshua of Kaminka (who was a son of R. Shalom of Kaminka). In 1885, he was appointed rabbi of Bochnia, succeeding his father as rebbe of Kaminka in 1897. In 1900, he went to serve as rabbi and rebbe in Oshpitzin. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936, establishing his Beit Midrash in Jerusalem (the Oshpitzin Beit Midrash exists until this day on Chesed LeAvraham St., near Me'a Sh'earim), yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
This book was published by the close disciple of R. Naftali Katz - the kabbalist R. Shlomo Rechnitz son of R. Yehuda Leib Mochiach. In his youth, he copied piyyutim and prayers composed by his teacher, and would recite them every night at midnight, with great fervor. In his foreword to this book, R. Shlomo Rechnitz relates a wondrous story of the encounter of his teacher the author with the Angel of Death, and how he overpowered it by donating four coins to charity. R. Shlomo further quotes testimonies from letters received from the Istanbul community, which describe the wondrous passing of R. Naftali Katz in 1718, on his way to Eretz Israel. On this occasion, his wondrous abilities and exceptional holiness were disclosed to one and all. The letters relate how he shouted at the Angel of Death and expelled him from his room in great wrath, closing the door and exclaiming: "Get out of here! Let me fall in the hands of G-d, only in His hands will I entrust my spirit and soul…".
[2], 37, [1] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming affecting text. Library copy. Non-original cloth binding.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Chelkat Binyamin, Passover Haggadah with the kavanot of the Arizal, and the Chelkat Binyamin commentary by Rebbe Binyamin, maggid of Zalozitz (Zaliztsi) and Zalishchik (Zalishchyky). Munkacs (Mukachevo), 1930.
The Haggadah of Rebbe Shalom Halberstam of Stropkov. His handwritten inscription and signature appear on the title page: "Shalom Halberstam, Košice (Kashoy)". His stamps appear on the front endpaper, title page and subsequent leaf: "Shalom Halberstam son of the rabbi and tzaddik of Shinova".
Rebbe (Avraham) Shalom Halberstam (1855-1940), the Divrei Shalom, cherished son of Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova-Sanz, the Divrei Yechezkel (eldest son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz), who would acclaim him for "his very holy and supremely lofty soul". He served as rabbi and rebbe of Stropkov, and was the first rebbe of the Stropkov Chassidic dynasty. His court was always teeming with Chassidim and thousands came to seek his blessings. He was reputed for his wonderworks.
16, 9-56, [1] leaves. Leaves 9-16 appear twice. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Food and wine stains to some leaves. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
Yaari 2150; Otzar HaHaggadot 3296.
[1] leaf at the end of the book, with additional names of subscribers, not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
The Haggadah of Rebbe Shalom Halberstam of Stropkov. His handwritten inscription and signature appear on the title page: "Shalom Halberstam, Košice (Kashoy)". His stamps appear on the front endpaper, title page and subsequent leaf: "Shalom Halberstam son of the rabbi and tzaddik of Shinova".
Rebbe (Avraham) Shalom Halberstam (1855-1940), the Divrei Shalom, cherished son of Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova-Sanz, the Divrei Yechezkel (eldest son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz), who would acclaim him for "his very holy and supremely lofty soul". He served as rabbi and rebbe of Stropkov, and was the first rebbe of the Stropkov Chassidic dynasty. His court was always teeming with Chassidim and thousands came to seek his blessings. He was reputed for his wonderworks.
16, 9-56, [1] leaves. Leaves 9-16 appear twice. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Food and wine stains to some leaves. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
Yaari 2150; Otzar HaHaggadot 3296.
[1] leaf at the end of the book, with additional names of subscribers, not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
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Shenei Luchot HaBrit, Part I, by R. Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz. Warsaw, [1863].
Many ownership inscriptions and stamps of Rebbe Moshe Halberstam Rabbi of Bardiov (Bardejov); signatures of his son Rebbe "Yechiel Natan Halberstam"; other signatures.
Rebbe Moshe Halberstam Rabbi of Bardiov-Bartfeld (1850-1903), son of Rebbe Baruch Halberstam of Gorlice and son-in-law of his uncle Rebbe Aharon Halberstam Rabbi of Sanz. Educated in the home of his grandfather Rebbe Chaim of Sanz, who entrusted him with editing his responsa Divrei Chaim, together with his cousin Rebbe Shlomo of Bobov (the first). Rebbe Moshe was appointed rabbi and rebbe of Bardiov (Bartfeld, Hungary) in his father's lifetime and had many followers. Among his sons and sons-in-law are many rabbis and rebbes, including his renowned son-in-law Rebbe Chone Halberstam of Kołaczyce and his son Rebbe Yechiel Natan Halberstam of Bardiov (1865-1933), who succeeded him as rabbi and rebbe in Bardiov.
[2], 2-79; 88, [1] leaves. 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
Many ownership inscriptions and stamps of Rebbe Moshe Halberstam Rabbi of Bardiov (Bardejov); signatures of his son Rebbe "Yechiel Natan Halberstam"; other signatures.
Rebbe Moshe Halberstam Rabbi of Bardiov-Bartfeld (1850-1903), son of Rebbe Baruch Halberstam of Gorlice and son-in-law of his uncle Rebbe Aharon Halberstam Rabbi of Sanz. Educated in the home of his grandfather Rebbe Chaim of Sanz, who entrusted him with editing his responsa Divrei Chaim, together with his cousin Rebbe Shlomo of Bobov (the first). Rebbe Moshe was appointed rabbi and rebbe of Bardiov (Bartfeld, Hungary) in his father's lifetime and had many followers. Among his sons and sons-in-law are many rabbis and rebbes, including his renowned son-in-law Rebbe Chone Halberstam of Kołaczyce and his son Rebbe Yechiel Natan Halberstam of Bardiov (1865-1933), who succeeded him as rabbi and rebbe in Bardiov.
[2], 2-79; 88, [1] leaves. 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
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Responsa Divrei Chaim, Parts I and II, by Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz. Bardiov (Bardejov), 1901. Second edition.
Copy belonging to the author's disciple - R. Avraham Abish Reinhold. The title page bears stamps with his name, and stamps with his title: "Yeshiva dean of the Etz Chaim society, here in Tarnów". The book contains several glosses (apparently handwritten by R. Avraham Abish). A handwritten leaf is enclosed, presumably also in his handwriting, containing references to all parts of the Talmud.
R. Avraham Abish Reinhold (1853-1935) was born in Tarnów, Galicia, and later served there as yeshiva dean. An outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist. He was a disciple of R. Pinchas of Dembitz and Briegel (a disciple of R. Naftali of Ropshitz) and of R. Ze'ev Dov Schenckel of Tarnów (disciple of the Chatam Sofer). He later frequented the court of the Divrei Chaim, absorbing from him the methods of studying Kabbalah and Chassidism, as he writes in the title pages of his books Arba Kenafayim UFetach HaGan and Shaar Petach HaGan: "I began with studying the books Sur Mera, Zera Kodesh and Avodat Yisrael, and based on their teachings I studied the writings of the Arizal, and in my youth I studied under the holy Divrei Chaim, and from his approach in the worship of G-d and pleasant ways, I understood a little on how to study holy writings with absolute self-nullification, and to partake from the tree of life, a taste of the World to Come". He relocated to Antwerp in Summer 1911. During WWI, he fled to Holland (see below), returning to Antwerp after the war. He authored many works: Chiddushei Avrach (Kraków 1921-1924), Rashei Besamim (Kraków 1921), Arba Kenafayim UFetach HaGan (Poland, 1925), Otiyot Machkimot (Biłgoraj, 1926?), Mikra'ei Kodesh (Biłgoraj, 1926?), Shaar Petach HaGan (Antwerp, 1926), Zichron Mashiach (Biłgoraj, 1927).
[2], 138, [1]; [2], 130 leaves. 38 cm. + [1] handwritten leaf. 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Leaves of book dry and brittle. Stains. Dark marginal dampstain. Open tears to several leaves. Tape repairs to title page and several subsequent leaves. Tears to final leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Binding worn and damaged.
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Joint Completion of the Talmud by WWI Refugees in Holland
During WWI, R. Avraham Abish Reinhold escaped Antwerp to Holland. He reached the village of Scheveningen (presently a district of The Hague), where dozens of Jewish refugees gathered, primarily young boys escaping conscription to various European armies. The refugees, who wished to take advantage of their free time for Torah study, decided to initiate a remarkable project. Headed by R. Avraham Abish, one of the leaders of the group, they undertook to jointly study and complete the entire Shas. They divided the tractates between themselves, and on Rosh Chodesh Elul 1917, celebrated the completion of the Shas. On this occasion, they all undertook to once again complete the Shas by Rosh Chodesh Tammuz of the coming year. (The 100th anniversary of this event was marked by a moving initiative arranged by descendants of these refugees, who once again divided between themselves the Talmudic tractates and completed the Shas. The completion was celebrated in Lakewood, and broadcasted throughout the world; see enclosed material). A memorial plaque from this event in Scheveningen, recorded on the day of the first siyum, lists the names of the men and the tractates they each undertook to study once again (R. Avraham Abish is listed as having taken on the tractates: Eduyot, Horayot, Temurah, Me'ilah and Tammid).
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Tur Orach Chaim, Part III. Warsaw, 1882.
Stamps of the Akedat Yitzchak, Rebbe of Alexander, on the title page and subsequent leaf: "Yitzchak Menachem son of the Rebbe of Alexander". Several inscriptions on the title page, some attesting that the book belongs to the rebbe of Alexander.
Rebbe Yitzchak Menachem Danziger of Alexander (1880-1942), a leading rebbe of his times. He received his education from his grandfather, Rebbe Yechiel, founder of the Alexander dynasty, his father Rebbe Shmuel Tzvi of Alexander, author of Tiferet Shmuel, and his uncle R. Yerachmiel Yisrael Yitzchak author of Yismach Yisrael.
He was appointed rebbe in 1924, after seventy of the most prominent rabbis of Poland who were his father's Chassidim asked him to head the dynasty. The Alexander court expanded greatly under his leadership, until it comprised tens of thousands of Chassidim. He founded the large Beit Yisrael network of yeshivot together with his brother R. Avraham Chaim Danziger, in the memory of his uncle the Yismach Yisrael. He was murdered in the Holocaust together with all his children and grandchildren, leaving behind no survivors to perpetuate this illustrious family. After the Holocaust, the remaining Alexander Chassidim gathered together and appointed his cousin R. Yehuda Moshe Thieberg as their rebbe. The remnants of his teachings were compiled by his Chassidim after the Holocaust, and published in the book Akedat Yitzchak.
[2], 63-377 leaves. Volume begins with leaf 63 (section 308), preceded by the title page and foreword leaf. Lacking first 1-62 leaves. 37.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several detached leaves. Original leather binding, with damage, torn spine.
Stamps of the Akedat Yitzchak, Rebbe of Alexander, on the title page and subsequent leaf: "Yitzchak Menachem son of the Rebbe of Alexander". Several inscriptions on the title page, some attesting that the book belongs to the rebbe of Alexander.
Rebbe Yitzchak Menachem Danziger of Alexander (1880-1942), a leading rebbe of his times. He received his education from his grandfather, Rebbe Yechiel, founder of the Alexander dynasty, his father Rebbe Shmuel Tzvi of Alexander, author of Tiferet Shmuel, and his uncle R. Yerachmiel Yisrael Yitzchak author of Yismach Yisrael.
He was appointed rebbe in 1924, after seventy of the most prominent rabbis of Poland who were his father's Chassidim asked him to head the dynasty. The Alexander court expanded greatly under his leadership, until it comprised tens of thousands of Chassidim. He founded the large Beit Yisrael network of yeshivot together with his brother R. Avraham Chaim Danziger, in the memory of his uncle the Yismach Yisrael. He was murdered in the Holocaust together with all his children and grandchildren, leaving behind no survivors to perpetuate this illustrious family. After the Holocaust, the remaining Alexander Chassidim gathered together and appointed his cousin R. Yehuda Moshe Thieberg as their rebbe. The remnants of his teachings were compiled by his Chassidim after the Holocaust, and published in the book Akedat Yitzchak.
[2], 63-377 leaves. Volume begins with leaf 63 (section 308), preceded by the title page and foreword leaf. Lacking first 1-62 leaves. 37.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several detached leaves. Original leather binding, with damage, torn spine.
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Chizkuni on the Torah. [Vilna, ca. 1875-1885 - lacking title page].
Copy belonging to Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov. His signature appears in Parashat Yitro (p. [79]): "Chanoch Henich of Sassov", with a scholarly gloss (3 lines) in his handwriting on the previous page (p. 78). On p. 122, another gloss in his handwriting.
Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Meier-Teitelbaum (1884-1942), Rabbi of Sassov (Sasiv) and Keretsky, one of the greatest rebbes and tzaddikim of his generation, son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet and brother-in-law of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Son of R. Yosef David of Sassov, descendant of Rebbe Chanoch of Alesk - the Lev Same'ach, and a descendant of R. Shalom of Belz. An exceptional, holy and pure Torah scholar, he was renowned for his fervent prayers and the wonders he performed for the Jewish people. In his will, he commanded that his epitaph should contain no attribute apart from the inscription: "Who performed salvations for the Jewish people".
His son, Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Királyháza (Korolevo) and later, the United States, published two volumes of his Torah novellae titled Ir Chanoch (Jerusalem, 1978). Several years later, the books Responsa Yad Chanoch and Mefaneach Ne'elamim (Brooklyn, 2000) were also published. In 1957, a Midrash Rabba with his notes entitled Ein Chanoch, was published in the United States by his son Rebbe Yoel.
2-96 leaves. Lacking title page. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains. Last leaf detached and slightly damaged. Without binding.
Copy belonging to Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov. His signature appears in Parashat Yitro (p. [79]): "Chanoch Henich of Sassov", with a scholarly gloss (3 lines) in his handwriting on the previous page (p. 78). On p. 122, another gloss in his handwriting.
Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Meier-Teitelbaum (1884-1942), Rabbi of Sassov (Sasiv) and Keretsky, one of the greatest rebbes and tzaddikim of his generation, son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet and brother-in-law of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Son of R. Yosef David of Sassov, descendant of Rebbe Chanoch of Alesk - the Lev Same'ach, and a descendant of R. Shalom of Belz. An exceptional, holy and pure Torah scholar, he was renowned for his fervent prayers and the wonders he performed for the Jewish people. In his will, he commanded that his epitaph should contain no attribute apart from the inscription: "Who performed salvations for the Jewish people".
His son, Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Királyháza (Korolevo) and later, the United States, published two volumes of his Torah novellae titled Ir Chanoch (Jerusalem, 1978). Several years later, the books Responsa Yad Chanoch and Mefaneach Ne'elamim (Brooklyn, 2000) were also published. In 1957, a Midrash Rabba with his notes entitled Ein Chanoch, was published in the United States by his son Rebbe Yoel.
2-96 leaves. Lacking title page. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains. Last leaf detached and slightly damaged. Without binding.
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Library of Rebbe Alter Eliezer Kahana of Spinka-Zidichov, comprising approximately 260 books.
Most books contain signatures or inscriptions in his handwriting, attesting to the purchase or receipt of the book, and several books even include his handwritten glosses. Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions of previous owners in several books, as well as authors' dedications. Most books are from the second half of the 20th century, apart from the volumes of a Vilna Talmud (printed by Widow and Brothers Romm).
Rebbe Alter Eliezer Kahana of Spinka-Zidichov (1937-2009), a wide-ranging and eminent Torah scholar, renowned for his exceptional prayers and holy practices, for his worship of G-d and love of his fellow. A halachic authority and holy kabbalist, he wrote and edited halachic and Chassidic books, as well as books on other topics. He compiled and arranged material on numerous topics in the framework of Otzar HaPoskim, and exchanged halachic correspondence with many rabbis. He presided over several Kollelim and managed the charity funds of Shomrei HaChomot. An ideologist associating with the Neturei-Karta sect and Satmar Chassidism, he also acknowledged other views in Orthodox circles. He donated a lot of charity to individuals and public institutions from all factions, and dispensed interest-free loans to the needy.
His father was Rebbe Yosef Meir Kahana of Spinka-Jerusalem (1909-1978), son of R. Tzvi Hirsh Kahana Rabbi of Spinka and son-in-law of Rebbe Yitzchak Teitelbaum of Husakov. He served as rebbe in Ungvar (Uzhhorod), and in 1936, was appointed rabbi and yeshiva dean in Seredna (Serednie). He immigrated to Eretz Israel with his family in 1941, where he founded the Imrei Yosef yeshiva and established his court.
Approx. 260 books. Size and condition vary.
Most books contain signatures or inscriptions in his handwriting, attesting to the purchase or receipt of the book, and several books even include his handwritten glosses. Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions of previous owners in several books, as well as authors' dedications. Most books are from the second half of the 20th century, apart from the volumes of a Vilna Talmud (printed by Widow and Brothers Romm).
Rebbe Alter Eliezer Kahana of Spinka-Zidichov (1937-2009), a wide-ranging and eminent Torah scholar, renowned for his exceptional prayers and holy practices, for his worship of G-d and love of his fellow. A halachic authority and holy kabbalist, he wrote and edited halachic and Chassidic books, as well as books on other topics. He compiled and arranged material on numerous topics in the framework of Otzar HaPoskim, and exchanged halachic correspondence with many rabbis. He presided over several Kollelim and managed the charity funds of Shomrei HaChomot. An ideologist associating with the Neturei-Karta sect and Satmar Chassidism, he also acknowledged other views in Orthodox circles. He donated a lot of charity to individuals and public institutions from all factions, and dispensed interest-free loans to the needy.
His father was Rebbe Yosef Meir Kahana of Spinka-Jerusalem (1909-1978), son of R. Tzvi Hirsh Kahana Rabbi of Spinka and son-in-law of Rebbe Yitzchak Teitelbaum of Husakov. He served as rebbe in Ungvar (Uzhhorod), and in 1936, was appointed rabbi and yeshiva dean in Seredna (Serednie). He immigrated to Eretz Israel with his family in 1941, where he founded the Imrei Yosef yeshiva and established his court.
Approx. 260 books. Size and condition vary.
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Manuscript, Kavanot Gedolot by R. Chaim Vital - Kavanot of the Arizal following the order of the Shulchan Aruch. [Europe, ca. 18th century].
Complete volume in Ashkenazic script, by two writers. Leaves 1-54 were written by one scribe and another scribe continued from leaf 55 until the end. Marginalia containing many dozens of glosses, corrections, references and additions by several writers (three or four). Many glosses open with "נל"ח" (N.L.Ch. = It seems to me Ch---?). Owner's stamps: "Yisrael Stern, Pressburg". (The handwriting of some of the marginalia resembles marginalia in another Kabbalistic manuscript from Pressburg that was in the possession of the Chatam Sofer - see Kedem Auction 53, item 47).
The composition Kavanot Gedolot was edited in the school of R. Moshe Zacuto in Italy (see: R. Yosef Avivi, Kabbalat HaAri, p. 746). Copyings of this composition are uncommon (Avivi, ibid, records just three manuscript copyings of this composition).
Title on leaf 57 of the second sequence: "Part II of the book Pri Etz Chaim - Part II Shaar HaMitzvot, second chapter…".
[2], 182; 92 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Original leather binding, damaged and worn, with laces for fastening.
Complete volume in Ashkenazic script, by two writers. Leaves 1-54 were written by one scribe and another scribe continued from leaf 55 until the end. Marginalia containing many dozens of glosses, corrections, references and additions by several writers (three or four). Many glosses open with "נל"ח" (N.L.Ch. = It seems to me Ch---?). Owner's stamps: "Yisrael Stern, Pressburg". (The handwriting of some of the marginalia resembles marginalia in another Kabbalistic manuscript from Pressburg that was in the possession of the Chatam Sofer - see Kedem Auction 53, item 47).
The composition Kavanot Gedolot was edited in the school of R. Moshe Zacuto in Italy (see: R. Yosef Avivi, Kabbalat HaAri, p. 746). Copyings of this composition are uncommon (Avivi, ibid, records just three manuscript copyings of this composition).
Title on leaf 57 of the second sequence: "Part II of the book Pri Etz Chaim - Part II Shaar HaMitzvot, second chapter…".
[2], 182; 92 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Original leather binding, damaged and worn, with laces for fastening.
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Zohar, Part I, the Book of Bereshit. [Amsterdam, 1715]. With thousands of handwritten glosses in Western script (Morocco, 18th century) - comprehensive composition of kabbalistic glosses to the Zohar.
The thousands of glosses contained in this book consist of the glosses of Moroccan kabbalists to the Zohar. Careful study of these glosses discloses that most appear in the composition Leket Shoshanim (extant in several manuscripts). Some of these glosses also feature in the book Mikdash Melech by R. Shalom Buzaglo. Additionally, the glosses include several original thoughts, opening with: "And it appears to me, מטו"ן…". These glosses were written in the same handwriting as the others. We have not managed to identify this Torah scholar, yet it is apparent that he was a prominent and erudite kabbalist (possible interpretations of the acronym "מטו"ן" are Moshe Toledano or Meir Toledano).
The book is lacking at the beginning, middle and end. 28 leaves were bound at the beginning, containing part of the missing text, handwritten in Western script. The glosses, in Western script, were inserted both in the margins and between the lines, on all leaves (both printed and handwritten) of the book. Most of the glosses were recorded by one writer (the Torah scholar named "מטו"ן" mentioned above). A gloss on p. 156b is from a different writer. There may be additional glosses in a different handwriting.
These glosses comprise the teachings of the Marrakesh school of kabbalists, which included R. Yaakov Maradji, R. Avraham Azoulay (the second), R. Avraham ibn Moussa, R. Shlomo Amar, R. Yeshaya HaKohen, R. Yaakov Pinto, R. Yaakov Gedalia and their disciples. The glosses correspond with the composition Leket Shoshanim, a compilation of glosses by leading Marrakesh kabbalists to the Zohar, arranged by R. Yeshaya HaKohen and R. Yaakov Pinto. Leket Shoshanim was never published, and is extant in several manuscripts, but part of it was included in the renowned book Mikdash Melech (London, 1750-1752) by the kabbalist R. Shalom Buzaglo, who was associated with this school of kabbalists. The nature of the connection between the compositions Leket Shoshanim and Mikdash Melech is as of yet unclear (see: R. Moshe Hillel, Record for the History of the First Generation of Marrakesh Kabbalists, in: Min HaGenazim - Ahavat Shalom, X - 2017, p. 44, footnote 49).
22-55, 58-63, 66-71, 74-79, 81-89, 152-163, 166-167, 169-174, 176-215, 217-223, 225-230 leaves (lacking leaves at beginning, middle and end of book; originally: [7], 251, [1], 11 leaves) + [28] handwritten leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Many tears, dampness damage and wear, affecting text and handwritten glosses. Detached leaves. Binding detached and damaged.
The thousands of glosses contained in this book consist of the glosses of Moroccan kabbalists to the Zohar. Careful study of these glosses discloses that most appear in the composition Leket Shoshanim (extant in several manuscripts). Some of these glosses also feature in the book Mikdash Melech by R. Shalom Buzaglo. Additionally, the glosses include several original thoughts, opening with: "And it appears to me, מטו"ן…". These glosses were written in the same handwriting as the others. We have not managed to identify this Torah scholar, yet it is apparent that he was a prominent and erudite kabbalist (possible interpretations of the acronym "מטו"ן" are Moshe Toledano or Meir Toledano).
The book is lacking at the beginning, middle and end. 28 leaves were bound at the beginning, containing part of the missing text, handwritten in Western script. The glosses, in Western script, were inserted both in the margins and between the lines, on all leaves (both printed and handwritten) of the book. Most of the glosses were recorded by one writer (the Torah scholar named "מטו"ן" mentioned above). A gloss on p. 156b is from a different writer. There may be additional glosses in a different handwriting.
These glosses comprise the teachings of the Marrakesh school of kabbalists, which included R. Yaakov Maradji, R. Avraham Azoulay (the second), R. Avraham ibn Moussa, R. Shlomo Amar, R. Yeshaya HaKohen, R. Yaakov Pinto, R. Yaakov Gedalia and their disciples. The glosses correspond with the composition Leket Shoshanim, a compilation of glosses by leading Marrakesh kabbalists to the Zohar, arranged by R. Yeshaya HaKohen and R. Yaakov Pinto. Leket Shoshanim was never published, and is extant in several manuscripts, but part of it was included in the renowned book Mikdash Melech (London, 1750-1752) by the kabbalist R. Shalom Buzaglo, who was associated with this school of kabbalists. The nature of the connection between the compositions Leket Shoshanim and Mikdash Melech is as of yet unclear (see: R. Moshe Hillel, Record for the History of the First Generation of Marrakesh Kabbalists, in: Min HaGenazim - Ahavat Shalom, X - 2017, p. 44, footnote 49).
22-55, 58-63, 66-71, 74-79, 81-89, 152-163, 166-167, 169-174, 176-215, 217-223, 225-230 leaves (lacking leaves at beginning, middle and end of book; originally: [7], 251, [1], 11 leaves) + [28] handwritten leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Many tears, dampness damage and wear, affecting text and handwritten glosses. Detached leaves. Binding detached and damaged.
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Kabbalah - Manuscripts and Glosses
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $5,500
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript containing segulot, Hashbaot, incantations and amulets - practical Kabbalah notebook of R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai, son of the Chida and rabbi of Ancona. Written in part by a scribe, and partly by R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai. [Ancona, ca. 1820-1824].
Handwritten notebook, mostly in neat Italian scribal-script, and alternately in Sephardic script - the handwriting of R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai, who added segulot, Hashbaot and texts of amulets. The manuscript also contains personal notes, with records of income and expenditures and names of Jews in Ancona, as well as two pages of Torah thoughts. Includes tables, kabbalistic illustrations and Angelic Script.
Additional handwritten leaves, also on practical Kabbalah, are interspersed in the bound notebook, some in R. Yeshaya Azulai's handwriting, and some in scribal-script.
An overall breakdown of the manuscript:
Leaves [1]-[4a]: Texts of amulet for protection in various areas: to remove foreign thoughts, for a storm at sea, for headache and malaria; Hashbaot and incantations "to cause anyone to do your will..." and "against fear".
Leaves [4b]-[8]: Account records and names of people (presumably from Ancona), in Hebrew and Italian, some handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai, dated "Tishrei 1821", "Nissan 1822", "Elul 1822" and "Tishrei 1822". P. [7b] contains an amulet "segulah for a thief" with illustrations of angels' seals.
Leaves [9]-[12]: Segulot, Hashbaot and incantations for various matters: "to be loved by all", "to escape from prison", "for increasing a woman's milk supply", "to cause illness or death to an enemy", "to cease menstruation", "against miscarriage", and more. Leaf [10]: Two amulet texts handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai. Leaf [11]: List of 12 different segulot "for a difficult labor".
Leaves [13]-[14a]: Three pages of Torah teachings (Halacha and Aggadah) handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai.
Leaves [14b]-[16]: Lists of accounts and names, mostly handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai. Leaf [14b]: Inscription with calculations, handwritten by R. Yeshaya: "Tishrei 1820, the salary I receive from the community for the whole year is two hundred scudos every six months…".
Leaves [17]-[24]: Segulot, Hashbaot and amulet texts, with tables, kabbalistic combinations of names and angels' seals for various matters, including: "to annul sorcery", "to sell merchandise", "for a thief", "for a store", "to sell and buy", "for difficult labor", "to change a person's mind", and more. Some pages contain accounting records and various other inscriptions, some of which are handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai.
P. [18a]: List of book prices, handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai (the book LeDavid Emet by his father the Chida is included in the list).
A dispute is recorded on the front endpaper - "Shimshon Pacifico's claim against the widow of Moshe Yitzchak Pesaro…".
The additional leaves interspersed in the manuscript include: a gathering of six written pages containing segulot and cures, She'elat Chalom (dream question), Holy names and amulet texts (numbered, sections 1-33); several leaves from a manuscript on practical Kabbalah; several leaves from a different notebook of segulot, Hashbaot and incantations, with passages in R. Yeshaya Azulai's handwriting.
R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai (1743-1826) was born in Jerusalem, the eldest son of the illustrious R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai - the Chida. A great Torah scholar in his own right, he was a rabbi, posek and leader of Italian Jewry in his times. Some of his halachic responsa were printed in his father's books, who honored and esteemed him and always mentioned him with epithets of love ("my dear son", "my firstborn son, the perfect great chacham", "the light of my eyes", "friend of my soul", etc.). After the death of R. Avraham Yisrael, rabbi of Ancona, in 1785, the community leaders turned to the Chida who hinted that his son R. Refael Yeshaya would be suitable for this position. He served as rabbi of Ancona for many years until his death on 9th Shevat 1823 (he lived 83 years, just like his father). He was greatly honored at his death and was mourned by his community for a long time (for further information see M. Benayahu's book on the Chida, pp. 476-487).
[24] leaves + [8] leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Tears and damage. Worming in some places, slightly affecting text. Binding worn.
Handwritten notebook, mostly in neat Italian scribal-script, and alternately in Sephardic script - the handwriting of R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai, who added segulot, Hashbaot and texts of amulets. The manuscript also contains personal notes, with records of income and expenditures and names of Jews in Ancona, as well as two pages of Torah thoughts. Includes tables, kabbalistic illustrations and Angelic Script.
Additional handwritten leaves, also on practical Kabbalah, are interspersed in the bound notebook, some in R. Yeshaya Azulai's handwriting, and some in scribal-script.
An overall breakdown of the manuscript:
Leaves [1]-[4a]: Texts of amulet for protection in various areas: to remove foreign thoughts, for a storm at sea, for headache and malaria; Hashbaot and incantations "to cause anyone to do your will..." and "against fear".
Leaves [4b]-[8]: Account records and names of people (presumably from Ancona), in Hebrew and Italian, some handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai, dated "Tishrei 1821", "Nissan 1822", "Elul 1822" and "Tishrei 1822". P. [7b] contains an amulet "segulah for a thief" with illustrations of angels' seals.
Leaves [9]-[12]: Segulot, Hashbaot and incantations for various matters: "to be loved by all", "to escape from prison", "for increasing a woman's milk supply", "to cause illness or death to an enemy", "to cease menstruation", "against miscarriage", and more. Leaf [10]: Two amulet texts handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai. Leaf [11]: List of 12 different segulot "for a difficult labor".
Leaves [13]-[14a]: Three pages of Torah teachings (Halacha and Aggadah) handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai.
Leaves [14b]-[16]: Lists of accounts and names, mostly handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai. Leaf [14b]: Inscription with calculations, handwritten by R. Yeshaya: "Tishrei 1820, the salary I receive from the community for the whole year is two hundred scudos every six months…".
Leaves [17]-[24]: Segulot, Hashbaot and amulet texts, with tables, kabbalistic combinations of names and angels' seals for various matters, including: "to annul sorcery", "to sell merchandise", "for a thief", "for a store", "to sell and buy", "for difficult labor", "to change a person's mind", and more. Some pages contain accounting records and various other inscriptions, some of which are handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai.
P. [18a]: List of book prices, handwritten by R. Yeshaya Azulai (the book LeDavid Emet by his father the Chida is included in the list).
A dispute is recorded on the front endpaper - "Shimshon Pacifico's claim against the widow of Moshe Yitzchak Pesaro…".
The additional leaves interspersed in the manuscript include: a gathering of six written pages containing segulot and cures, She'elat Chalom (dream question), Holy names and amulet texts (numbered, sections 1-33); several leaves from a manuscript on practical Kabbalah; several leaves from a different notebook of segulot, Hashbaot and incantations, with passages in R. Yeshaya Azulai's handwriting.
R. Refael Yeshaya Azulai (1743-1826) was born in Jerusalem, the eldest son of the illustrious R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai - the Chida. A great Torah scholar in his own right, he was a rabbi, posek and leader of Italian Jewry in his times. Some of his halachic responsa were printed in his father's books, who honored and esteemed him and always mentioned him with epithets of love ("my dear son", "my firstborn son, the perfect great chacham", "the light of my eyes", "friend of my soul", etc.). After the death of R. Avraham Yisrael, rabbi of Ancona, in 1785, the community leaders turned to the Chida who hinted that his son R. Refael Yeshaya would be suitable for this position. He served as rabbi of Ancona for many years until his death on 9th Shevat 1823 (he lived 83 years, just like his father). He was greatly honored at his death and was mourned by his community for a long time (for further information see M. Benayahu's book on the Chida, pp. 476-487).
[24] leaves + [8] leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Tears and damage. Worming in some places, slightly affecting text. Binding worn.
Category
Kabbalah - Manuscripts and Glosses
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Midrash Talpiyot, by R. Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir (author of Shevet Musar). Czernowitz, 1860.
Ownership inscription and signature on the title page: "For the service of my Creator, from funds of Maaser Ani, what am I, Nissim Ani" - signature of R. Nissim Eini, a Torah scholar and kabbalist of the Beit El Beit Midrash in Jerusalem.
The book contains dozens of glosses handwritten by the kabbalist R. Aharon Refael Chaim Moshe Pereira, author of Me'il Kodesh UBigdei Yesha and other books. Most of the glosses are lengthy and replete with original thoughts, including some kabbalistic matters. R. Aharon closes many of the glosses with his customary expression: "…words of truth and peace". The margins of the book were trimmed, with damage to most of the glosses.
R. Aharon Refael Chaim Moshe Pereira (d. 1887), born in Salonika. In 1848, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Jerusalem. There, he joined the Beit El yeshiva for kabbalists. His prominence in Torah and kabbalah is disclosed in the many books he composed, including Toldot Aharon UMoshe (Jerusalem 1870), Devar Hashem MiYerushalayim (Jerusalem 1873), Ohev Shalom VeRodef Shalom - Michtam Shalom Yisrael/Yerushalayim (Jerusalem 1879), Me'il Kodesh UBigdei Yesha (Jerusalem 1888), and other works. He was a wondrous man, with a prodigious personality, combining exceptional proficiency and profundity in both hidden and revealed parts of the Torah, together with exceptional devotion to the downtrodden and needy. Just like his namesake Aharon, he loved and pursued peace, and engaged extensively in promoting peace. One of his prominent disciples in Jerusalem was R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, who delivered a lengthy eulogy at his funeral (printed in Me'il Kodesh UBigdei Yesha, pp. 47-49).
He placed a special emphasis in his will on publishing his compositions which remained in manuscript, promising to intercede on behalf of anyone who made efforts to publish his works: "…whoever endeavors to bring pleasure to my soul… I too will intercede on their behalf and on behalf of all the members of their household, with all my might from my place in the World to Come, that G-d should recompense their deeds and that their reward should be full in this world and in the World to Come". His disciple R. Schlesinger also related (in the above-mentioned eulogy) that on the eve of his passing, R. Pereira asked him to ensure his book gets published. In his conclusion to the eulogy, R. Schlesinger again mentions the publishing of the books, "…since he already commanded in all his wills… whoever assists in publishing his holy books, he is prepared to pray before G-d from his place on behalf of all those who involve themselves…".
One of his colleagues in the Beit El yeshiva was R. Nissim Eini (d. 1900), a leading Iraqi Torah scholar and kabbalist. He was a close disciple of R. Abdallah Somech. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1856 and settled in Jerusalem. He was a close friend of R. Eliyahu Mani, first when they studied together under R. Abdallah Somech, and later in the Beit El yeshiva in Jerusalem. He was renowned as an eminent kabbalist, and toiled extensively over correcting and clarifying the accurate texts of kabbalistic books and works by the Arizal. He edited (together with R. Yitzchak Calamaro) the second edition of the book Divrei Shalom by R. Refael Avraham Shalom Mizrachi (grandson of the Rashash), adding his glosses under the acronym "A.N.I." (=I, Nissim). He would customarily sign: "What am I, Nissim Ani".
[1], 246 leaves. Without leaf of approbations following title page. 23.5 cm. Margins trimmed, affecting many glosses. Good condition. Stains. Old binding.
Ownership inscription and signature on the title page: "For the service of my Creator, from funds of Maaser Ani, what am I, Nissim Ani" - signature of R. Nissim Eini, a Torah scholar and kabbalist of the Beit El Beit Midrash in Jerusalem.
The book contains dozens of glosses handwritten by the kabbalist R. Aharon Refael Chaim Moshe Pereira, author of Me'il Kodesh UBigdei Yesha and other books. Most of the glosses are lengthy and replete with original thoughts, including some kabbalistic matters. R. Aharon closes many of the glosses with his customary expression: "…words of truth and peace". The margins of the book were trimmed, with damage to most of the glosses.
R. Aharon Refael Chaim Moshe Pereira (d. 1887), born in Salonika. In 1848, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Jerusalem. There, he joined the Beit El yeshiva for kabbalists. His prominence in Torah and kabbalah is disclosed in the many books he composed, including Toldot Aharon UMoshe (Jerusalem 1870), Devar Hashem MiYerushalayim (Jerusalem 1873), Ohev Shalom VeRodef Shalom - Michtam Shalom Yisrael/Yerushalayim (Jerusalem 1879), Me'il Kodesh UBigdei Yesha (Jerusalem 1888), and other works. He was a wondrous man, with a prodigious personality, combining exceptional proficiency and profundity in both hidden and revealed parts of the Torah, together with exceptional devotion to the downtrodden and needy. Just like his namesake Aharon, he loved and pursued peace, and engaged extensively in promoting peace. One of his prominent disciples in Jerusalem was R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, who delivered a lengthy eulogy at his funeral (printed in Me'il Kodesh UBigdei Yesha, pp. 47-49).
He placed a special emphasis in his will on publishing his compositions which remained in manuscript, promising to intercede on behalf of anyone who made efforts to publish his works: "…whoever endeavors to bring pleasure to my soul… I too will intercede on their behalf and on behalf of all the members of their household, with all my might from my place in the World to Come, that G-d should recompense their deeds and that their reward should be full in this world and in the World to Come". His disciple R. Schlesinger also related (in the above-mentioned eulogy) that on the eve of his passing, R. Pereira asked him to ensure his book gets published. In his conclusion to the eulogy, R. Schlesinger again mentions the publishing of the books, "…since he already commanded in all his wills… whoever assists in publishing his holy books, he is prepared to pray before G-d from his place on behalf of all those who involve themselves…".
One of his colleagues in the Beit El yeshiva was R. Nissim Eini (d. 1900), a leading Iraqi Torah scholar and kabbalist. He was a close disciple of R. Abdallah Somech. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1856 and settled in Jerusalem. He was a close friend of R. Eliyahu Mani, first when they studied together under R. Abdallah Somech, and later in the Beit El yeshiva in Jerusalem. He was renowned as an eminent kabbalist, and toiled extensively over correcting and clarifying the accurate texts of kabbalistic books and works by the Arizal. He edited (together with R. Yitzchak Calamaro) the second edition of the book Divrei Shalom by R. Refael Avraham Shalom Mizrachi (grandson of the Rashash), adding his glosses under the acronym "A.N.I." (=I, Nissim). He would customarily sign: "What am I, Nissim Ani".
[1], 246 leaves. Without leaf of approbations following title page. 23.5 cm. Margins trimmed, affecting many glosses. Good condition. Stains. Old binding.
Category
Kabbalah - Manuscripts and Glosses
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Three manuscripts of Practical Kabbalah, in Oriental script:
1. Large-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, segulot, hashbaot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 40 written pages. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, primarily to margins. Ink fading in several places. Detached leaves. Without binding.
2. Medium-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, hashbaot, segulot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 60 written pages. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears. Detached leaves. Without binding.
3. Manuscript, Goral HaChol (Geomancy), in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 50 written pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Detached leaves. Without binding.
Enclosed:
• Dozens of leaves from a kabbalist presumably proficient in performing Goral HaChol, who practiced in Eretz Israel in the early 20th century. These leaves document the dozens of times he performed Goral HaChol for the men and women who consulted him. For each person, he recorded the querent's name, their father's or mother's name, the matter they were seeking advice on, alongside various dots and dashes he wrote while performing the lot. Approx. 30 written pages. 21-23 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear.
1. Large-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, segulot, hashbaot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 40 written pages. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, primarily to margins. Ink fading in several places. Detached leaves. Without binding.
2. Medium-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, hashbaot, segulot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 60 written pages. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears. Detached leaves. Without binding.
3. Manuscript, Goral HaChol (Geomancy), in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 50 written pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Detached leaves. Without binding.
Enclosed:
• Dozens of leaves from a kabbalist presumably proficient in performing Goral HaChol, who practiced in Eretz Israel in the early 20th century. These leaves document the dozens of times he performed Goral HaChol for the men and women who consulted him. For each person, he recorded the querent's name, their father's or mother's name, the matter they were seeking advice on, alongside various dots and dashes he wrote while performing the lot. Approx. 30 written pages. 21-23 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear.
Category
Kabbalah - Manuscripts and Glosses
Catalogue