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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Manuscript, novellae on Tractates Bava Batra, Chullin and Shevuot, handwritten and signed by R. Mordechai Efraim Fishel Sofer of Pressburg. A large part of the manuscript is comprised of novellae which he heard from R. David Deutsch, the Ohel David. "Koton Dorf" [=Gattendorf, Austria, early 1800s].
The title page states: "This notebook belongs to the student Mordechai Fishel Pollack son of R. Eliezer Sussman, residing in the town of Koton Dorf". Under the word "Pollack", the name "Sofer" was added between the lines. Under the words "Koton Dorf", a comment was added in a different handwriting: "Like its name it is" (i.e. it is indeed a small town).
An additional signature of the writer R. Fishel Sofer appears on p. 17b: "I wrote this in honor of the Torah, Mordechai Fishel of Wodzisław in New Galicia(?), capital of Poland".
This manuscript was written by the author in his youth. The first part of the manuscript (leaves 1-18) contains the author's novellae on the first three chapters of tractate Bava Batra, and the second part (leaves 30-47) consists of the author's novellae on tractates Chullin and Shevuot.
The second part was written while he was studying in the yeshiva of R. David Deutsch, author of Ohel David, in the early 1800s. This part contains dozens of novellae which the writer heard from R. David Deutsch. The following heading appears at the beginning of the second part: "That which I heard from my teacher on Tractate Chullin" (p. 30a). Another heading: "Tractate Shevuot, folio 3, in the name of my teacher, R. David" (p. 42a). When quoting questions and answers by R. David, he writes "And my teacher raises the difficulty", "and my teacher resolved". Some of these novellae from R. David on tractate Shevuot were published in his book Ohel David on Tractate Shevuot (Pressburg 1835; see enclosed material). However, some of the novellae quoted here in the name of R. David were not published there. Furthermore, none of the novellae quoted in the name of R. David on Tractate Chullin were printed in his book on Chullin (Ungvar, 1867).
This part also includes novellae which R. David gave over in the name of his teachers, the Noda BiYehuda and Maharam Barby (sometimes referred to in the manuscript as "Maram Barby" or "M.H.B."), as well as a thought from R. Avraham Broda (p. 31a). Novellae from rabbis and students of the yeshiva, such as R. David Mattersdorf and R. Leibush of Wodzisław, are also recorded here.
The manuscript was passed down as an inheritance to the descendants of the author, and they added their signatures and inscriptions.
An old piece of paper was pasted on the verso of the title page, stating: "I, the writer, Moshe Avraham son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Hallasch and the vicinity. I wrote… on Motzaei Shabbat Parashat Teruma, 7th Adar 1881".
On p. 6a: "Yehuda Sofer, son of R. Sussman Eliezer Sofer". A beautiful thought in the name of the Chatam Sofer is recorded on p. 8a, in a different handwriting to the rest of the manuscript - presumably handwritten by the grandson R. Yehuda Sofer.
On the front endpaper: "1940, belongs to Yosef Shmuel Sofer of Tét".
R. Mordechai Efraim Fishel Sofer of Pressburg (1786?-1843, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, pp. 337-340), born in Wodzisław, Poland to R. Eliezer Sussman, who worked as a sofer. In ca. 1790s, his father moved with the family from Poland to Hungary, and settled in a small village named Gattendorf, near Pressburg. As indicated at the beginning of this manuscript, R. Mordechai Efraim Fishel was dubbed "Pollack" in his childhood, in reference to his Polish origins. He later adopted the name of his father's profession - Sofer. In ca. 1798, at the age of 12, his father sent him to Mattersdorf to study under the Chatam Sofer, and since then, he spent the next 42 years in close proximity to his teacher. R. Fishel Sofer was one of the greatest, most prominent, and closest disciples of the Chatam Sofer. He was attached to the Chatam Sofer with a profound emotional bond, and would frequent his teacher's house every single day, both to visit him and be seen by him. Reputedly, R. Fishel Sofer would state that gazing upon his teacher's countenance saves him from sin. Conversely, the Chatam Sofer would attest that on a day he doesn’t see his disciple, "he senses a deficiency in his spiritual level". Though he was offered prominent rabbinic positions, R. Fishel declined them on his teacher's advice, and remained in Pressburg his entire life, disseminating Torah. R. Fishel was an expert Talmud educator, and trained many of the Pressburg yeshiva students to be on par with the high scholastic level of the yeshiva. The Chatam Sofer sent his sons the Ketav Sofer and the Michtav Sofer to study under him. The foreword of Derashot Chatam Sofer states that in 1820 and 1821, the Chatam Sofer did not record his novellae in Aggadah, and instead his disciple R. Fishel Sofer wrote down what he had heard from his teacher. His teacher relied on his notes, and even proofread them and added his handwritten comments in the margins. R. Fishel spent most of his life under his prime teacher the Chatam Sofer, except for one Zman in which his teacher sent him to study in the yeshiva of his colleague R. David Deutsch, author of Ohel David, who served at the time as rabbi of Szerdahely. This was presumably in the early 1800s. R. Mordechai Fishel relates to this period in his will: "I had the merit of studying in the Beit Midrash of my teacher, master of the entire Jewish people, light of the Diaspora [the Chatam Sofer], I did not cease studying under him my entire life until his passing, apart from one Zman in which I went to study in the yeshiva of R. David Deutsch, under his advice and directive". This manuscript contains the novellae which R. Mordechai Fishel heard from R. David during that Zman, on tractates Chullin and Shevuot, with the addition of his own novellae.
R. Moshe Avraham Sofer (1866?-1938, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, p. 601) was the son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Hallasch (Kiskunhalas) and Paks (son of R. Fishel Sofer - author of the present manuscript). He was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer and an outstanding Torah scholar. He lived in Pápa, Hallasch and Csorna.
R. Yehuda Sofer (1868-1913, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, p 572) was the son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Hallasch and Paks (son of R. Fishel Sofer - author of the present manuscript). He was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer. He served as rabbi of Karlburg and Nagyszentmiklós, and from 1905, as rabbi of Arad. He published his father's book Midrash Mispar (Paks 1912), with his own additions entitled Mateh Yehuda.
The student Yosef Shmuel Sofer (perished in the Holocaust, 1944), son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi Sofer of Sopron, son of R. Avraham Yaakov Rabbi of Tét, son of R. Yisrael Mordechai Efraim Fishel Rabbi of Sárvár, son of R. Eliezer Sussman Rabbi of Hallasch and Paks, son of R. Fishel Sofer - author of the present manuscript.
[1], 1-49, 52-61, [1] leaves (including some blank leaves. 56 written pages). 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears to some leaves, occasionally affecting text. Old binding.
The title page states: "This notebook belongs to the student Mordechai Fishel Pollack son of R. Eliezer Sussman, residing in the town of Koton Dorf". Under the word "Pollack", the name "Sofer" was added between the lines. Under the words "Koton Dorf", a comment was added in a different handwriting: "Like its name it is" (i.e. it is indeed a small town).
An additional signature of the writer R. Fishel Sofer appears on p. 17b: "I wrote this in honor of the Torah, Mordechai Fishel of Wodzisław in New Galicia(?), capital of Poland".
This manuscript was written by the author in his youth. The first part of the manuscript (leaves 1-18) contains the author's novellae on the first three chapters of tractate Bava Batra, and the second part (leaves 30-47) consists of the author's novellae on tractates Chullin and Shevuot.
The second part was written while he was studying in the yeshiva of R. David Deutsch, author of Ohel David, in the early 1800s. This part contains dozens of novellae which the writer heard from R. David Deutsch. The following heading appears at the beginning of the second part: "That which I heard from my teacher on Tractate Chullin" (p. 30a). Another heading: "Tractate Shevuot, folio 3, in the name of my teacher, R. David" (p. 42a). When quoting questions and answers by R. David, he writes "And my teacher raises the difficulty", "and my teacher resolved". Some of these novellae from R. David on tractate Shevuot were published in his book Ohel David on Tractate Shevuot (Pressburg 1835; see enclosed material). However, some of the novellae quoted here in the name of R. David were not published there. Furthermore, none of the novellae quoted in the name of R. David on Tractate Chullin were printed in his book on Chullin (Ungvar, 1867).
This part also includes novellae which R. David gave over in the name of his teachers, the Noda BiYehuda and Maharam Barby (sometimes referred to in the manuscript as "Maram Barby" or "M.H.B."), as well as a thought from R. Avraham Broda (p. 31a). Novellae from rabbis and students of the yeshiva, such as R. David Mattersdorf and R. Leibush of Wodzisław, are also recorded here.
The manuscript was passed down as an inheritance to the descendants of the author, and they added their signatures and inscriptions.
An old piece of paper was pasted on the verso of the title page, stating: "I, the writer, Moshe Avraham son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Hallasch and the vicinity. I wrote… on Motzaei Shabbat Parashat Teruma, 7th Adar 1881".
On p. 6a: "Yehuda Sofer, son of R. Sussman Eliezer Sofer". A beautiful thought in the name of the Chatam Sofer is recorded on p. 8a, in a different handwriting to the rest of the manuscript - presumably handwritten by the grandson R. Yehuda Sofer.
On the front endpaper: "1940, belongs to Yosef Shmuel Sofer of Tét".
R. Mordechai Efraim Fishel Sofer of Pressburg (1786?-1843, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, pp. 337-340), born in Wodzisław, Poland to R. Eliezer Sussman, who worked as a sofer. In ca. 1790s, his father moved with the family from Poland to Hungary, and settled in a small village named Gattendorf, near Pressburg. As indicated at the beginning of this manuscript, R. Mordechai Efraim Fishel was dubbed "Pollack" in his childhood, in reference to his Polish origins. He later adopted the name of his father's profession - Sofer. In ca. 1798, at the age of 12, his father sent him to Mattersdorf to study under the Chatam Sofer, and since then, he spent the next 42 years in close proximity to his teacher. R. Fishel Sofer was one of the greatest, most prominent, and closest disciples of the Chatam Sofer. He was attached to the Chatam Sofer with a profound emotional bond, and would frequent his teacher's house every single day, both to visit him and be seen by him. Reputedly, R. Fishel Sofer would state that gazing upon his teacher's countenance saves him from sin. Conversely, the Chatam Sofer would attest that on a day he doesn’t see his disciple, "he senses a deficiency in his spiritual level". Though he was offered prominent rabbinic positions, R. Fishel declined them on his teacher's advice, and remained in Pressburg his entire life, disseminating Torah. R. Fishel was an expert Talmud educator, and trained many of the Pressburg yeshiva students to be on par with the high scholastic level of the yeshiva. The Chatam Sofer sent his sons the Ketav Sofer and the Michtav Sofer to study under him. The foreword of Derashot Chatam Sofer states that in 1820 and 1821, the Chatam Sofer did not record his novellae in Aggadah, and instead his disciple R. Fishel Sofer wrote down what he had heard from his teacher. His teacher relied on his notes, and even proofread them and added his handwritten comments in the margins. R. Fishel spent most of his life under his prime teacher the Chatam Sofer, except for one Zman in which his teacher sent him to study in the yeshiva of his colleague R. David Deutsch, author of Ohel David, who served at the time as rabbi of Szerdahely. This was presumably in the early 1800s. R. Mordechai Fishel relates to this period in his will: "I had the merit of studying in the Beit Midrash of my teacher, master of the entire Jewish people, light of the Diaspora [the Chatam Sofer], I did not cease studying under him my entire life until his passing, apart from one Zman in which I went to study in the yeshiva of R. David Deutsch, under his advice and directive". This manuscript contains the novellae which R. Mordechai Fishel heard from R. David during that Zman, on tractates Chullin and Shevuot, with the addition of his own novellae.
R. Moshe Avraham Sofer (1866?-1938, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, p. 601) was the son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Hallasch (Kiskunhalas) and Paks (son of R. Fishel Sofer - author of the present manuscript). He was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer and an outstanding Torah scholar. He lived in Pápa, Hallasch and Csorna.
R. Yehuda Sofer (1868-1913, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, p 572) was the son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Hallasch and Paks (son of R. Fishel Sofer - author of the present manuscript). He was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer. He served as rabbi of Karlburg and Nagyszentmiklós, and from 1905, as rabbi of Arad. He published his father's book Midrash Mispar (Paks 1912), with his own additions entitled Mateh Yehuda.
The student Yosef Shmuel Sofer (perished in the Holocaust, 1944), son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi Sofer of Sopron, son of R. Avraham Yaakov Rabbi of Tét, son of R. Yisrael Mordechai Efraim Fishel Rabbi of Sárvár, son of R. Eliezer Sussman Rabbi of Hallasch and Paks, son of R. Fishel Sofer - author of the present manuscript.
[1], 1-49, 52-61, [1] leaves (including some blank leaves. 56 written pages). 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears to some leaves, occasionally affecting text. Old binding.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Manuscript, Amarot Tehorot, Part II, sermons for Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah - autograph of R. Eliezer Lipman Neusatz Rabbi of Magendorf. Szerdahely (Dunajská Streda), Zsámbék, Magendorf (Veľký Meder), 1828-1843.
Autographic writing, with many corrections, additions and deletions.
Written on the title page: "Amarot Tehorot Part II, contains eight sermons for Yom Kippur before Kol Nidrei, with some other sermons for Sukkot and for Simchat Torah". This manuscript contains 13 inspirational sermons, most delivered on Yom Kippur before Kol Nidrei and several which were delivered on Sukkot and on Simchat Torah. From the titles it is apparent that most of these sermons were prepared and written several days before they were delivered. In the Yom Kippur sermons, the writer repeatedly rouses his audience to note the exile of the Divine Presence and the love G-d has for the Jewish People. In these sermons, he mentions names of Torah scholars who died the previous year, and they include some personal details as well. Before each sermon, the author writes the date, year and place at which the sermon was delivered. The sermons contain many parables.
Before the sermon of Yom Kippur 1841, the author writes: "My sermon for Kol Nidrei 1841 here in Magendorf, containing a few words of eulogy for R. Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel" (Sátoraljaújhely; R. Moshe Teitelbaum, author of Yismach Moshe, passed away 28th Tammuz 1841). In the middle of the sermon, he writes: "This year we lost the holy and pious Torah scholar, the rabbi of Ujhel R. Moshe Tamar, who was well-known as a great Torah scholar, holy and pious… During his life, his holy spirit and fear of Heaven impacted hundreds and thousands. However, now that he has left this world… the Divine Presence bewails… This great Torah scholar is known to have been close to G-d with his great knowledge of Kabbalah... His soul is like a sacrifice of atonement…".
At the end of his sermon for Yom Kippur 1828, delivered in Szerdahely, he writes: "In the past year we have witnessed much misfortune in our community, with illness and in particular the death of our rabbi (R. Aharon Suditz-Bichler Rabbi of Szerdahely, passed away 4th Av 1828). I also fell ill and thank G-d I recovered…".
In the middle of his sermon for Yom Kippur 1830, delivered in Zsámbék, he writes of the death of "the tzaddik, Rabbi of Komárom, R. Avraham (R. Avraham Freistadt Rabbi of Komárom - Komárno, passed away 7th Av 1830), and several other tzaddikim, and recently the news of the death of… R. Amram Chassida…" (R. Amram Rosenbaum, styled R. Amram Chassida, passed away 16th Cheshvan 1829).
R. Eliezer Lipman Neusatz (1797?-1859), close disciple of the Chatam Sofer from the age of 14, and one of his foremost and cherished disciples. Lived in Szerdahely (it seems from this manuscript that he served there as rabbi for a short while). In 1830, he was appointed rabbi of Zsámbék, and from 1834-1844 served as rabbi of Magendorf. He authored Batzir Eliezer (two parts) on Talmudic topics, Mishbetzet HaPeninim, Mei Menuchot and Be'er Eliezer. In one letter to R. Eliezer, his teacher the Chatam Sofer wrote: "I have found your heart faithful in fear of Heaven and this precedes your wisdom". In the approbation to his book Batzir Eliezer, the Chatam Sofer lavishly praises his disciple and his book.
Most of these sermons have apparently not been printed, with the exception of the sermon for Yom Kippur 1841 with the eulogy for the author of Yismach Moshe, which was printed in Kerem Shlomo, Year 20, Issue 9, pp. 21-25.
[20] leaves (35 written pages). Size varies. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Mold to one leaf. Bound in a new leather binding.
Autographic writing, with many corrections, additions and deletions.
Written on the title page: "Amarot Tehorot Part II, contains eight sermons for Yom Kippur before Kol Nidrei, with some other sermons for Sukkot and for Simchat Torah". This manuscript contains 13 inspirational sermons, most delivered on Yom Kippur before Kol Nidrei and several which were delivered on Sukkot and on Simchat Torah. From the titles it is apparent that most of these sermons were prepared and written several days before they were delivered. In the Yom Kippur sermons, the writer repeatedly rouses his audience to note the exile of the Divine Presence and the love G-d has for the Jewish People. In these sermons, he mentions names of Torah scholars who died the previous year, and they include some personal details as well. Before each sermon, the author writes the date, year and place at which the sermon was delivered. The sermons contain many parables.
Before the sermon of Yom Kippur 1841, the author writes: "My sermon for Kol Nidrei 1841 here in Magendorf, containing a few words of eulogy for R. Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel" (Sátoraljaújhely; R. Moshe Teitelbaum, author of Yismach Moshe, passed away 28th Tammuz 1841). In the middle of the sermon, he writes: "This year we lost the holy and pious Torah scholar, the rabbi of Ujhel R. Moshe Tamar, who was well-known as a great Torah scholar, holy and pious… During his life, his holy spirit and fear of Heaven impacted hundreds and thousands. However, now that he has left this world… the Divine Presence bewails… This great Torah scholar is known to have been close to G-d with his great knowledge of Kabbalah... His soul is like a sacrifice of atonement…".
At the end of his sermon for Yom Kippur 1828, delivered in Szerdahely, he writes: "In the past year we have witnessed much misfortune in our community, with illness and in particular the death of our rabbi (R. Aharon Suditz-Bichler Rabbi of Szerdahely, passed away 4th Av 1828). I also fell ill and thank G-d I recovered…".
In the middle of his sermon for Yom Kippur 1830, delivered in Zsámbék, he writes of the death of "the tzaddik, Rabbi of Komárom, R. Avraham (R. Avraham Freistadt Rabbi of Komárom - Komárno, passed away 7th Av 1830), and several other tzaddikim, and recently the news of the death of… R. Amram Chassida…" (R. Amram Rosenbaum, styled R. Amram Chassida, passed away 16th Cheshvan 1829).
R. Eliezer Lipman Neusatz (1797?-1859), close disciple of the Chatam Sofer from the age of 14, and one of his foremost and cherished disciples. Lived in Szerdahely (it seems from this manuscript that he served there as rabbi for a short while). In 1830, he was appointed rabbi of Zsámbék, and from 1834-1844 served as rabbi of Magendorf. He authored Batzir Eliezer (two parts) on Talmudic topics, Mishbetzet HaPeninim, Mei Menuchot and Be'er Eliezer. In one letter to R. Eliezer, his teacher the Chatam Sofer wrote: "I have found your heart faithful in fear of Heaven and this precedes your wisdom". In the approbation to his book Batzir Eliezer, the Chatam Sofer lavishly praises his disciple and his book.
Most of these sermons have apparently not been printed, with the exception of the sermon for Yom Kippur 1841 with the eulogy for the author of Yismach Moshe, which was printed in Kerem Shlomo, Year 20, Issue 9, pp. 21-25.
[20] leaves (35 written pages). Size varies. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Mold to one leaf. Bound in a new leather binding.
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Handwritten booklet (8 pages), "Sermon for Shabbat HaGadol 1833" - sermon consisting of Aggadah and halachic topics, handwritten by R. Bendit Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess (Hőgyész, Hungary). 1833.
R. Bendit Goitein (1770-1842), renowned Torah scholar, rabbi of Hidjess and author of Kesef Nivchar, was a leading rabbi of his times in Hungary. He was born in Kojetín, Moravia, and was a close disciple of R. Moshe Münz, Rabbi of Alt-Ofen (Óbuda). After his marriage, he lived in Yarmit (Balassagyarmat), and received rabbinic ordination from the rabbi of the town, R. Ze'ev Wolf Boskowitz, author of Seder Mishna. After R. Ze'ev Wolf left the city, R. Meir Eisenstädter (Maharam Ash) succeeded him as rabbi, and R. Bendit was appointed dayan in his Beit Din. In ca. 1799-1800, R. Bendit went to serve as rabbi of Hidjess, a position he held for 45 years, establishing there a prominent yeshiva. His book Kesef Nivchar, published in Prague in 1827, earned him world-renown until this day. The book summarizes various Talmudic topics, bringing together all the sources on the topic, starting from the words of the Talmud and including the teachings of foremost Acharonim. This book became a fundamental and essential work in Hungarian yeshivot in subsequent generations (as the Chatam Sofer foresaw in his approbation to the book: "This book will become a guide to Torah students"). After toiling for some ten years on a revised edition of this work, R. Bendit passed away before he succeeded in publishing it, and the manuscripts of the second edition were lost during WWII. Parts of his writings which were preserved by the family were published in Zichron Avot - Baal HaKesef Nivchar VeToldotav (Bnei Brak, 1971), and the beginning of this sermon was printed there (with slight variations), in section 113 (pp. 247-250). The last page and a half of this manuscript were not published, and instead the following note appears at the end of the section: "It appears that the end of this homily is lacking, but we nevertheless decided to print it, since it still contains beautiful thoughts, and also the Midrash quoted at the beginning is more or less elucidated" (this manuscript is also lacking the ending, and p. 8 ends in the middle of a sentence. It is unclear why the editors of Zichron Avot decided to omit the last sections of this manuscript. Perhaps they were not in possession of this original manuscript).
4 leaves (8 written pages). 21.5 cm. Thick, high-quality, bluish-greenish paper. Good condition. Light stains.
R. Bendit Goitein (1770-1842), renowned Torah scholar, rabbi of Hidjess and author of Kesef Nivchar, was a leading rabbi of his times in Hungary. He was born in Kojetín, Moravia, and was a close disciple of R. Moshe Münz, Rabbi of Alt-Ofen (Óbuda). After his marriage, he lived in Yarmit (Balassagyarmat), and received rabbinic ordination from the rabbi of the town, R. Ze'ev Wolf Boskowitz, author of Seder Mishna. After R. Ze'ev Wolf left the city, R. Meir Eisenstädter (Maharam Ash) succeeded him as rabbi, and R. Bendit was appointed dayan in his Beit Din. In ca. 1799-1800, R. Bendit went to serve as rabbi of Hidjess, a position he held for 45 years, establishing there a prominent yeshiva. His book Kesef Nivchar, published in Prague in 1827, earned him world-renown until this day. The book summarizes various Talmudic topics, bringing together all the sources on the topic, starting from the words of the Talmud and including the teachings of foremost Acharonim. This book became a fundamental and essential work in Hungarian yeshivot in subsequent generations (as the Chatam Sofer foresaw in his approbation to the book: "This book will become a guide to Torah students"). After toiling for some ten years on a revised edition of this work, R. Bendit passed away before he succeeded in publishing it, and the manuscripts of the second edition were lost during WWII. Parts of his writings which were preserved by the family were published in Zichron Avot - Baal HaKesef Nivchar VeToldotav (Bnei Brak, 1971), and the beginning of this sermon was printed there (with slight variations), in section 113 (pp. 247-250). The last page and a half of this manuscript were not published, and instead the following note appears at the end of the section: "It appears that the end of this homily is lacking, but we nevertheless decided to print it, since it still contains beautiful thoughts, and also the Midrash quoted at the beginning is more or less elucidated" (this manuscript is also lacking the ending, and p. 8 ends in the middle of a sentence. It is unclear why the editors of Zichron Avot decided to omit the last sections of this manuscript. Perhaps they were not in possession of this original manuscript).
4 leaves (8 written pages). 21.5 cm. Thick, high-quality, bluish-greenish paper. Good condition. Light stains.
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Varied collection of handwritten leaves, in Ashkenazic script - various notes and fragments of compositions. [Europe, ca. 17th-19th centuries].
• Leaf fragments from a composition in Yiddish on Tehillim. [Ca. 16th/17th century]. • Binding of an early book (from 1645), with notes of novellae on the Torah. [Ca. 17th century]. • Four large handwritten leaves, two columns per page, transcript of the first eight sections of Tur Even HaEzer. [Ca. 17th century]. • Two handwritten leaves (3 written pages), documentation of the events which took place in Poland during the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848, in Yiddish. • Handwritten leaf, sermon or Aggadic novella. [19th century]. • Binding of a siddur, with handwritten inscriptions by R. "Refael Mordechai Segal of Lissa" recording the genealogy of his family. With mentions of the sister of R. Meir Posner - the Beit Meir, the son of the Beit Meir and rabbis from the regions of Lissa, Fürth and northern Poland. [Early 19th century]. • And more.
8 items. Size and condition vary.
• Leaf fragments from a composition in Yiddish on Tehillim. [Ca. 16th/17th century]. • Binding of an early book (from 1645), with notes of novellae on the Torah. [Ca. 17th century]. • Four large handwritten leaves, two columns per page, transcript of the first eight sections of Tur Even HaEzer. [Ca. 17th century]. • Two handwritten leaves (3 written pages), documentation of the events which took place in Poland during the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848, in Yiddish. • Handwritten leaf, sermon or Aggadic novella. [19th century]. • Binding of a siddur, with handwritten inscriptions by R. "Refael Mordechai Segal of Lissa" recording the genealogy of his family. With mentions of the sister of R. Meir Posner - the Beit Meir, the son of the Beit Meir and rabbis from the regions of Lissa, Fürth and northern Poland. [Early 19th century]. • And more.
8 items. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Manuscript, "Sefer HaDevarim HaShemurim" - memoirs of R. Yaakov HaLevi Levin on the events of the Polish uprising in 1830-1831, including an account of the imprisonment and release of his brother-in-law, the wealthy R. Shlomo Zalman Posner. [Poland, ca. 1841].
Neat, cursive Ashkenazic script. Text set within double-line frames, sometimes dividing between passages.
A complete composition written in poetic language, containing a first-hand account of the events, narrated by R. Yaakov HaLevi Levin of Płońsk. The title is surrounded by numerous verses, with calculations of their numerical values.
This composition documents the events of the Polish uprising against the Russian empire in 1830-1831 (also known as the November Uprising or the Cadet Revolution), and the imprisonment of R. Shlomo Zalman Posner, prominent wealthy Polish Jew who expended great effort to improve the state of his Jewish brethren. Posner was admired in the higher echelons of the Polish government and the court of the Russian Czar, and contributed greatly to the economic development of Poland. He provided livelihood for hundreds of Jews who worked under him in his textile factory, which supplied fabric to the Polish army. With the outbreak of the uprising, Posner was targeted by the Poles who resented him for his wealth, status, and Jewishness. He was accused of cooperation with the Russians, and of handing over information about the moves of the Polish insurgents. His factory and home were attacked, and he was arrested together with several family members. They were brought to Warsaw for trial, only narrowly escaping death penalty, following much lobbying from various parties.
This composition is a portrayal of the events of the uprising, the part played by the Jews in it and how it affected them. The account is centered around the incarceration of Posner, and is written by a first-hand witness - R. Yaakov HaLevi Levin of Płońsk, brother-in-law of Posner, who was also arrested and taken to Warsaw.
The publisher's blurb on the dustjacket of the book HaYehudim VehaMered HaPolani (Bialik Institute, 1953, based on a different manuscript, see below) notes regarding this work: "…this book of memoirs is in effect the only extant Jewish documentation of the events of that time, from a first-hand witness. The uniqueness of the book lies in the way it sheds a different light on the tribulations of the Jews during the Polish uprising, contrary to the praise and acclaim accorded by the previous generation to the Polish-Jewish relations during the uprising… an approach which was fabricated by assimilated Jews who wished to prove that Jew-hatred was foreign to these revolutionary movements. In this respect, the book serves as an important source regarding the history of Polish Jewry in that period".
[1], 21 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming. Signature and stamps ("Shmuel Tzvi son of R. A. Weltzman - Kalisz"; "Moshe Yehuda Hellmann"). Early binding, with leather spine, damaged.
There is a different, longer version of this work, comprising sixty chapters, which the historian Nathan Michael Gelber (1891-1966) published based on a photocopy of a different manuscript (Główna Biblioteka Judaistyczna, Warsaw, MS 9249/16048) in the book HaYehudim VehaMered HaPolani (Bialik Institute, Jerusalem, 1953), with the addition of a comprehensive preface discussing the events of that time and the composition.
In his foreword, Gelber mentions two other versions, which are not extant today. One is a manuscript (of thirty chapters) owned by Yissachar Schwartz of Zgierz, passages of which were published by R. Yitzchak Nissenbaum in an article about R. Shlomo Zalman Posner, in the HaMizrachi weekly, 1920 (issues 14-16). The second is a manuscript owned by R. Tzvi Yechezkel Michelsohn, who quotes a passage of it in his work Tzemach HaSadeh (at the end of the book Tzemach LeAvraham, Warsaw 1935). The whereabouts of these manuscripts, as well as those of the Warsaw manuscript, are not known today, and they may have been lost in the Holocaust.
Comparison of quotes from the three sources discloses that there are differences between them, both in the style of writing and information they provide. One can conjecture that these are various arrangements of the same work, all produced by the author himself.
The present manuscript is a fourth version, different to the other three. This version is comprised of 24 chapters, and is prefaced by a long introduction. The handwriting is identical to that of the Warsaw manuscript on which Gelber based his book (by comparison with the image at the beginning of his book). This may be the author's handwriting.
Enclosed: Copy of the book HaYehudim VehaMered HaPolani, Jerusalem, 1953.
Neat, cursive Ashkenazic script. Text set within double-line frames, sometimes dividing between passages.
A complete composition written in poetic language, containing a first-hand account of the events, narrated by R. Yaakov HaLevi Levin of Płońsk. The title is surrounded by numerous verses, with calculations of their numerical values.
This composition documents the events of the Polish uprising against the Russian empire in 1830-1831 (also known as the November Uprising or the Cadet Revolution), and the imprisonment of R. Shlomo Zalman Posner, prominent wealthy Polish Jew who expended great effort to improve the state of his Jewish brethren. Posner was admired in the higher echelons of the Polish government and the court of the Russian Czar, and contributed greatly to the economic development of Poland. He provided livelihood for hundreds of Jews who worked under him in his textile factory, which supplied fabric to the Polish army. With the outbreak of the uprising, Posner was targeted by the Poles who resented him for his wealth, status, and Jewishness. He was accused of cooperation with the Russians, and of handing over information about the moves of the Polish insurgents. His factory and home were attacked, and he was arrested together with several family members. They were brought to Warsaw for trial, only narrowly escaping death penalty, following much lobbying from various parties.
This composition is a portrayal of the events of the uprising, the part played by the Jews in it and how it affected them. The account is centered around the incarceration of Posner, and is written by a first-hand witness - R. Yaakov HaLevi Levin of Płońsk, brother-in-law of Posner, who was also arrested and taken to Warsaw.
The publisher's blurb on the dustjacket of the book HaYehudim VehaMered HaPolani (Bialik Institute, 1953, based on a different manuscript, see below) notes regarding this work: "…this book of memoirs is in effect the only extant Jewish documentation of the events of that time, from a first-hand witness. The uniqueness of the book lies in the way it sheds a different light on the tribulations of the Jews during the Polish uprising, contrary to the praise and acclaim accorded by the previous generation to the Polish-Jewish relations during the uprising… an approach which was fabricated by assimilated Jews who wished to prove that Jew-hatred was foreign to these revolutionary movements. In this respect, the book serves as an important source regarding the history of Polish Jewry in that period".
[1], 21 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming. Signature and stamps ("Shmuel Tzvi son of R. A. Weltzman - Kalisz"; "Moshe Yehuda Hellmann"). Early binding, with leather spine, damaged.
There is a different, longer version of this work, comprising sixty chapters, which the historian Nathan Michael Gelber (1891-1966) published based on a photocopy of a different manuscript (Główna Biblioteka Judaistyczna, Warsaw, MS 9249/16048) in the book HaYehudim VehaMered HaPolani (Bialik Institute, Jerusalem, 1953), with the addition of a comprehensive preface discussing the events of that time and the composition.
In his foreword, Gelber mentions two other versions, which are not extant today. One is a manuscript (of thirty chapters) owned by Yissachar Schwartz of Zgierz, passages of which were published by R. Yitzchak Nissenbaum in an article about R. Shlomo Zalman Posner, in the HaMizrachi weekly, 1920 (issues 14-16). The second is a manuscript owned by R. Tzvi Yechezkel Michelsohn, who quotes a passage of it in his work Tzemach HaSadeh (at the end of the book Tzemach LeAvraham, Warsaw 1935). The whereabouts of these manuscripts, as well as those of the Warsaw manuscript, are not known today, and they may have been lost in the Holocaust.
Comparison of quotes from the three sources discloses that there are differences between them, both in the style of writing and information they provide. One can conjecture that these are various arrangements of the same work, all produced by the author himself.
The present manuscript is a fourth version, different to the other three. This version is comprised of 24 chapters, and is prefaced by a long introduction. The handwriting is identical to that of the Warsaw manuscript on which Gelber based his book (by comparison with the image at the beginning of his book). This may be the author's handwriting.
Enclosed: Copy of the book HaYehudim VehaMered HaPolani, Jerusalem, 1953.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Manuscript, "Order of prayers for the shofar blower". Könnern (Germany), 1855.
Vocalized square script. The manuscript features prayers and verses recited before the blowing, the order of the actual blowing, and prayers and verses recited after the blowing. The first page - the title page, states: "Order of prayers for the shofar blower - penned by Kaufmann in Könnern, 1855".
Owner's signature on front endpaper: "Yitzchak known as Izek son of R. Tzvi Segal".
Könnern (today a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) was home to a small Jewish community in the 19th-20th centuries.
[6] leaves (9 written pages). Heavy stock paper. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Original binding, damaged and detached.
Vocalized square script. The manuscript features prayers and verses recited before the blowing, the order of the actual blowing, and prayers and verses recited after the blowing. The first page - the title page, states: "Order of prayers for the shofar blower - penned by Kaufmann in Könnern, 1855".
Owner's signature on front endpaper: "Yitzchak known as Izek son of R. Tzvi Segal".
Könnern (today a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) was home to a small Jewish community in the 19th-20th centuries.
[6] leaves (9 written pages). Heavy stock paper. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Original binding, damaged and detached.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Large archive from R. Eliyahu Mordechai HaLevi Wolkowski, comprising hundreds of manuscript and typescript leaves of Torah novellae, drafts of letters he sent and letters he received, printed leaves and broadsides (which he reused by writing on the verso), and more. [Jerusalem, ca. 1950s].
Most of the archive consists of drafts of parts of his magnum opus - Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim. It also includes drafts of letters he wrote to family members, letters of Torah thoughts, letters pertaining to the rabbinate and Beit Din, and greeting letters to presidents of the State and other public figures.
One noteworthy letter was received from R. Shlomo Shimon Karelitz, writing on behalf of his uncle the Chazon Ish: "To R. E.M. HaLevi Wolkowski. I received his letter and it was presented to my uncle the Chazon Ish, and he told me to reply…".
R. Eliyahu Mordechai HaLevi Wolkowski (1873-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and the Chafetz Chaim. After his wedding, he associated with the Or Same'ach and the Gaon of Rogatchov. An outstanding Torah scholar, he served as rabbi of various Lithuanian communities. His magnum opus was Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim - a Talmud edition combining the text of the Talmud with the halachic conclusions drawn from the books of the Shulchan Aruch. Upon his immigration to Eretz Israel in 1934, he intended to merge his work together with that of his colleague R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - the Halacha Berurah Talmud, yet following the passing of R. Kook in 1935, he continued his work independently. In those years, he served as a leading dayan in the Rabbinical court (R. Elyashiv's first position as dayan was in the Beit Din of R. Wolkowski). He also served as rabbi of the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Huge archive, in three full folders, comprising hundreds of leaves. Size and condition vary.
Most of the archive consists of drafts of parts of his magnum opus - Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim. It also includes drafts of letters he wrote to family members, letters of Torah thoughts, letters pertaining to the rabbinate and Beit Din, and greeting letters to presidents of the State and other public figures.
One noteworthy letter was received from R. Shlomo Shimon Karelitz, writing on behalf of his uncle the Chazon Ish: "To R. E.M. HaLevi Wolkowski. I received his letter and it was presented to my uncle the Chazon Ish, and he told me to reply…".
R. Eliyahu Mordechai HaLevi Wolkowski (1873-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and the Chafetz Chaim. After his wedding, he associated with the Or Same'ach and the Gaon of Rogatchov. An outstanding Torah scholar, he served as rabbi of various Lithuanian communities. His magnum opus was Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim - a Talmud edition combining the text of the Talmud with the halachic conclusions drawn from the books of the Shulchan Aruch. Upon his immigration to Eretz Israel in 1934, he intended to merge his work together with that of his colleague R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - the Halacha Berurah Talmud, yet following the passing of R. Kook in 1935, he continued his work independently. In those years, he served as a leading dayan in the Rabbinical court (R. Elyashiv's first position as dayan was in the Beit Din of R. Wolkowski). He also served as rabbi of the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Huge archive, in three full folders, comprising hundreds of leaves. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Taharot HaKodesh, kabbalistic practices and prayers. Parts I and II. Amsterdam, [1733]. First edition.
Ownership inscriptions and signatures of R. Yichye Tzalach - the Maharitz, on the title page: "My acquisition, Yichye son of Yosef Tzalach", "Yichye son of Yosef Tzalach", and other inscriptions, some deleted.
The book contains several lengthy glosses handwritten by the Maharitz. These glosses are hitherto unknown and have never been published, though they parallel the teachings in the Etz Chaim siddur compiled by the Maharitz.
R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach - the Maharitz (1715-1805), foremost Yemenite rabbi in the 18th century, and a leading halachic authority. He was the disciple of his grandfather Mori Tzalach, and of R. Aharon HaKohen Iraki, R. Yichye Iraki and R. David Mishreqi, author of "Shetilei Zeitim". At the age of 43, he was appointed chief rabbi and head of the Beit Din of all Yemenite communities, a position he held for more than 45 years. His authority was unequivocally accepted throughout Yemen, and to this day many Yemenite Jews adhere to his customs and rulings. He compiled the Tiklal siddur with the Etz Chaim commentary, and many halachic works: Zevach Toda and Shaarei Kedusha on the laws of shechita, Shaarei Tahara on the laws of Niddah, Responsa Peulat Tzaddik, and other books of halacha, ethics and kabbalah.
[5], 2-52; 46 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Non-original, half-leather binding.
Regarding the authorship of this book and the period in which it was composed, see: Y. Halpern, Taharot HaKodesh - Who Authored It and When, Kiryat Sefer, 34, 1959, pp. 495-498; D. Tamar, When Taharot HaKodesh was Authored, Areshet, III, 1961, pp. 166-172.
Ownership inscriptions and signatures of R. Yichye Tzalach - the Maharitz, on the title page: "My acquisition, Yichye son of Yosef Tzalach", "Yichye son of Yosef Tzalach", and other inscriptions, some deleted.
The book contains several lengthy glosses handwritten by the Maharitz. These glosses are hitherto unknown and have never been published, though they parallel the teachings in the Etz Chaim siddur compiled by the Maharitz.
R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach - the Maharitz (1715-1805), foremost Yemenite rabbi in the 18th century, and a leading halachic authority. He was the disciple of his grandfather Mori Tzalach, and of R. Aharon HaKohen Iraki, R. Yichye Iraki and R. David Mishreqi, author of "Shetilei Zeitim". At the age of 43, he was appointed chief rabbi and head of the Beit Din of all Yemenite communities, a position he held for more than 45 years. His authority was unequivocally accepted throughout Yemen, and to this day many Yemenite Jews adhere to his customs and rulings. He compiled the Tiklal siddur with the Etz Chaim commentary, and many halachic works: Zevach Toda and Shaarei Kedusha on the laws of shechita, Shaarei Tahara on the laws of Niddah, Responsa Peulat Tzaddik, and other books of halacha, ethics and kabbalah.
[5], 2-52; 46 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Non-original, half-leather binding.
Regarding the authorship of this book and the period in which it was composed, see: Y. Halpern, Taharot HaKodesh - Who Authored It and When, Kiryat Sefer, 34, 1959, pp. 495-498; D. Tamar, When Taharot HaKodesh was Authored, Areshet, III, 1961, pp. 166-172.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Monetary contract, signed by dayanim of the Sanaa Beit Din in the 18th century, the head of the Beit Din R. Yichye Tzalach, the Maharitz, and the dayan R. Yichye Mishreqi (son of R. David, author of Shetilei Zeitim). Bir al-Azab (Sanaa, Yemen), Shevat [1795].
Judeo-Arabic monetary contract, of Salam son of Yichye Elgamal (Gamliel) and Salam son of Suleiman Elgamal. With calligraphic signatures of the dayanim at the foot of the contract.
R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach - the Maharitz (1715-1805), foremost Yemenite rabbi in the 18th century, and a leading halachic authority. He was the disciple of his grandfather Mori Tzalach, and of R. Aharon HaKohen Iraki, R. Yichye Iraki and R. David Mishreqi, author of "Shetilei Zeitim". At the age of 43, he was appointed chief rabbi and head of the Beit Din of all Yemenite communities, a position he held for more than 45 years. His authority was unequivocally accepted throughout Yemen, and to this day many Yemenite Jews adhere to his customs and rulings. He compiled the Tiklal siddur with the Etz Chaim commentary, and many halachic works: Zevach Toda and Shaarei Kedusha on the laws of shechita, Shaarei Tahara on the laws of Niddah, Responsa Peulat Tzaddik, and other books of halacha, ethics and kabbalah.
R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi (1734-1809), founder of the Shami rite together with his father (the Shetilei Zeitim). He was appointed temporary dayan in 1785 and from 1795, served as permanent dayan in the Beit Din of the Maharitz. His novellae and rulings were published together with his father's novellae in Revid HaZahav.
Bir al-Azab is a suburb of Sanaa, built after the Exile of Mawza in 1679, when the Jews were required to live outside of the city's walls (Encyclopedia LiKehillot Teiman, I, p. 35).
[1] leaf. 14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear to folds and margins, not affecting text. Folding marks.
Judeo-Arabic monetary contract, of Salam son of Yichye Elgamal (Gamliel) and Salam son of Suleiman Elgamal. With calligraphic signatures of the dayanim at the foot of the contract.
R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach - the Maharitz (1715-1805), foremost Yemenite rabbi in the 18th century, and a leading halachic authority. He was the disciple of his grandfather Mori Tzalach, and of R. Aharon HaKohen Iraki, R. Yichye Iraki and R. David Mishreqi, author of "Shetilei Zeitim". At the age of 43, he was appointed chief rabbi and head of the Beit Din of all Yemenite communities, a position he held for more than 45 years. His authority was unequivocally accepted throughout Yemen, and to this day many Yemenite Jews adhere to his customs and rulings. He compiled the Tiklal siddur with the Etz Chaim commentary, and many halachic works: Zevach Toda and Shaarei Kedusha on the laws of shechita, Shaarei Tahara on the laws of Niddah, Responsa Peulat Tzaddik, and other books of halacha, ethics and kabbalah.
R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi (1734-1809), founder of the Shami rite together with his father (the Shetilei Zeitim). He was appointed temporary dayan in 1785 and from 1795, served as permanent dayan in the Beit Din of the Maharitz. His novellae and rulings were published together with his father's novellae in Revid HaZahav.
Bir al-Azab is a suburb of Sanaa, built after the Exile of Mawza in 1679, when the Jews were required to live outside of the city's walls (Encyclopedia LiKehillot Teiman, I, p. 35).
[1] leaf. 14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear to folds and margins, not affecting text. Folding marks.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Collection of monetary legal documents, signed by the rabbis and dayanim of the Sanaa Beit Din in the 19th century, 1829-1896.
Remarkable collection comprising dozens of legal documents, with many dozens of signatures of the dayanim and Beit Din heads in Sanaa in the 19th century. The text of the documents is in Judeo-Arabic; the signatures of the dayanim appear at the foot of each document (calligraphic signatures typical of Yemenite rabbis).
The signatories include: R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh, R. David son of R. Avraham Tzalach, R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh, R. Yosef son of R. David Manzeli, R. Suleiman son of R. Yosef Alqareh, R. Yosef son of R. Yichye Iraqi, R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach, R. Yichye son of R. Shalom HaKohen, and others.
Includes a collection of documents and certificates in Arabic, from the same source (presumably the Sanaa Beit Din).
R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh (1769-1849), leading Yemenite Torah scholar, close disciple of the Maharitz and his successor. In ca. 1809, he was appointed dayan in the Sanaa Beit Din, and in 1812, he became head of the Beit Din and chief rabbi of Yemen. A leading Torah scholar in his times, exceptionally well versed in the Talmud and halachic literature. He disseminated Torah to the public and edified numerous disciples who later became prominent Yemenite rabbis. He instituted various regulations, and perpetuated the ways of his teacher the Maharitz in his leadership of Yemenite Jewry. His book Zivchei Elohim on the laws of ritual slaughter is well-known; he also recorded responsa and halachic rulings. The following dayanim served under him in the Beit Din, and signed alongside him on these documents: R. David son of R. Avraham Tzalach (1769-1839), grandson of the Maharitz; R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh (b. 1766; he disappeared in 1836, some say he left Sanaa due to the famine, and others contend that he never returned from his mission in northern Yemen together with the emissary R. Baruch of Pinsk, in quest of the Ten Lost Tribes). Other signatories: R. Yosef son of R. David Manzeli (1804-1899), an elder Sanaa dayan. He served as dayan for over forty years; his signature appears on many rulings. R. Suleiman (Shlomo) Alqareh (1804-1889), son of the head of the Beit Din R. Yosef Alqareh, and his successor as head of Beit Din and chief rabbi of Yemen. R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach (1825 or 1833-1905) - great-grandson of the Maharitz, a preeminent rabbi in his generation, exceptionally pious. He served as dayan for 38 years and instituted various regulations and practices.
27 legal documents in Judeo-Arabic with signatures of dayanim + 25 documents and certificates in Arabic. Size and condition vary, overall good condition.
Remarkable collection comprising dozens of legal documents, with many dozens of signatures of the dayanim and Beit Din heads in Sanaa in the 19th century. The text of the documents is in Judeo-Arabic; the signatures of the dayanim appear at the foot of each document (calligraphic signatures typical of Yemenite rabbis).
The signatories include: R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh, R. David son of R. Avraham Tzalach, R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh, R. Yosef son of R. David Manzeli, R. Suleiman son of R. Yosef Alqareh, R. Yosef son of R. Yichye Iraqi, R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach, R. Yichye son of R. Shalom HaKohen, and others.
Includes a collection of documents and certificates in Arabic, from the same source (presumably the Sanaa Beit Din).
R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh (1769-1849), leading Yemenite Torah scholar, close disciple of the Maharitz and his successor. In ca. 1809, he was appointed dayan in the Sanaa Beit Din, and in 1812, he became head of the Beit Din and chief rabbi of Yemen. A leading Torah scholar in his times, exceptionally well versed in the Talmud and halachic literature. He disseminated Torah to the public and edified numerous disciples who later became prominent Yemenite rabbis. He instituted various regulations, and perpetuated the ways of his teacher the Maharitz in his leadership of Yemenite Jewry. His book Zivchei Elohim on the laws of ritual slaughter is well-known; he also recorded responsa and halachic rulings. The following dayanim served under him in the Beit Din, and signed alongside him on these documents: R. David son of R. Avraham Tzalach (1769-1839), grandson of the Maharitz; R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh (b. 1766; he disappeared in 1836, some say he left Sanaa due to the famine, and others contend that he never returned from his mission in northern Yemen together with the emissary R. Baruch of Pinsk, in quest of the Ten Lost Tribes). Other signatories: R. Yosef son of R. David Manzeli (1804-1899), an elder Sanaa dayan. He served as dayan for over forty years; his signature appears on many rulings. R. Suleiman (Shlomo) Alqareh (1804-1889), son of the head of the Beit Din R. Yosef Alqareh, and his successor as head of Beit Din and chief rabbi of Yemen. R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach (1825 or 1833-1905) - great-grandson of the Maharitz, a preeminent rabbi in his generation, exceptionally pious. He served as dayan for 38 years and instituted various regulations and practices.
27 legal documents in Judeo-Arabic with signatures of dayanim + 25 documents and certificates in Arabic. Size and condition vary, overall good condition.
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Eight handwritten ketubot and a marriage document. With many signatures of Yemenite rabbis. Yemen, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Yichye al-Tzaadi, to the bride Badra daughter of Avraham Elgamal. Sanaa, 1793. Signed by Yemenite rabbis: R. Shlomo son of R. Yeshua and R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi. On the verso, inscription pertaining to the dowry, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah for Suleiman son of Yehuda al-Haraz and his wife Ghazal daughter of Yosef Korach, replacing their original ketubah which was falling apart. Sanaa, 16th Tevet 1822. Signed by the rabbis of Yemen: R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh, R. Avraham son of R. Aharon Manzeli and R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Chaim son of Musa son of Yosef al-Ozeri, to the bride Rumia daughter of Salam son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1867. Signed by R. Sa'id son of R. Salam Pinchas and R. Suleiman son of R. Yosef Alqareh. Inscription regarding dowry with additional signatures on verso of ketubah.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Salam and the bride Lulwa daughter of Salam Karnan. Jewish neighborhood of Yarim, 1869. Signed by R. Chaim son of R. Salam Jamal and R. Avraham son of R. Avraham Maabari.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Salam son of Yichye Habshoush to the bride Lulwa daughter of Chaim son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1876. Signed by R. Sa'id son of Avraham Mishreqi and R. Avraham son of Salam Shemmen. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, with the same signatures.
• Levirate ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Musi son of Yaakov, to Mrs. Sa'ida daughter of Salam Yehuda, wife of the groom's late brother Avraham. Kislev 1889.
• Ketubah related document. [Sanaa], 1905. Signed by the dayanim of Sanaa: R. Aharon HaKohen and R. Yichye Musi Yitzchak.
• Ketubah, torn and lacking (only upper half remains), recording the marriage of the groom Yehuda son of Da'ud son of Yichye son of R. Yosef Pinchas Katz, to the bride Hamama daughter of Chaim son of Harun son of Musa al-Iraqi Katz. 1900. Inscription regarding dowry on verso, signed by R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach and R. Chaim son of R. Yichye HaKohen al-Iraqi.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of Menashe son of David to the bride Ghazal al-Kahlani (tear in ketubah, affecting full name of the bride and her father). 1930.
8 ketubot and one marriage document. Size and condition vary.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Yichye al-Tzaadi, to the bride Badra daughter of Avraham Elgamal. Sanaa, 1793. Signed by Yemenite rabbis: R. Shlomo son of R. Yeshua and R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi. On the verso, inscription pertaining to the dowry, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah for Suleiman son of Yehuda al-Haraz and his wife Ghazal daughter of Yosef Korach, replacing their original ketubah which was falling apart. Sanaa, 16th Tevet 1822. Signed by the rabbis of Yemen: R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh, R. Avraham son of R. Aharon Manzeli and R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Chaim son of Musa son of Yosef al-Ozeri, to the bride Rumia daughter of Salam son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1867. Signed by R. Sa'id son of R. Salam Pinchas and R. Suleiman son of R. Yosef Alqareh. Inscription regarding dowry with additional signatures on verso of ketubah.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Salam and the bride Lulwa daughter of Salam Karnan. Jewish neighborhood of Yarim, 1869. Signed by R. Chaim son of R. Salam Jamal and R. Avraham son of R. Avraham Maabari.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Salam son of Yichye Habshoush to the bride Lulwa daughter of Chaim son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1876. Signed by R. Sa'id son of Avraham Mishreqi and R. Avraham son of Salam Shemmen. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, with the same signatures.
• Levirate ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Musi son of Yaakov, to Mrs. Sa'ida daughter of Salam Yehuda, wife of the groom's late brother Avraham. Kislev 1889.
• Ketubah related document. [Sanaa], 1905. Signed by the dayanim of Sanaa: R. Aharon HaKohen and R. Yichye Musi Yitzchak.
• Ketubah, torn and lacking (only upper half remains), recording the marriage of the groom Yehuda son of Da'ud son of Yichye son of R. Yosef Pinchas Katz, to the bride Hamama daughter of Chaim son of Harun son of Musa al-Iraqi Katz. 1900. Inscription regarding dowry on verso, signed by R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach and R. Chaim son of R. Yichye HaKohen al-Iraqi.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of Menashe son of David to the bride Ghazal al-Kahlani (tear in ketubah, affecting full name of the bride and her father). 1930.
8 ketubot and one marriage document. Size and condition vary.
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Yemenite Jewry - Manuscripts, Letters and Glosses
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $400
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Three manuscripts. [Yemen, 19th and 20th centuries].
1. Manuscript, commentary to the laws of shechita (ritual slaughter), in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen, 1804]. Writer's colophon on the final leaf: "And this book was completed on Monday, 4th Elul 1804… and the writer, most insignificant one… Shlomo son of Shlomo son of Shemarya son of R. Zecharya…". [49] leaves. 20 cm. Poor condition. Stains, significant dampness damage and worming, affecting text. Old leather binding, damaged.
2. Manuscript, laws of shechita and "Taamim" (various selections on the laws of shechita). [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. [102] leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, dark dampstains, worming and wear. Old binding.
3. Manuscript, laws of Shechita. [Yemen, 1940]. Writer's colophon dated 1940 on the final leaf. [60] leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Tears to several leaves, affecting text. New binding.
1. Manuscript, commentary to the laws of shechita (ritual slaughter), in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen, 1804]. Writer's colophon on the final leaf: "And this book was completed on Monday, 4th Elul 1804… and the writer, most insignificant one… Shlomo son of Shlomo son of Shemarya son of R. Zecharya…". [49] leaves. 20 cm. Poor condition. Stains, significant dampness damage and worming, affecting text. Old leather binding, damaged.
2. Manuscript, laws of shechita and "Taamim" (various selections on the laws of shechita). [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. [102] leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, dark dampstains, worming and wear. Old binding.
3. Manuscript, laws of Shechita. [Yemen, 1940]. Writer's colophon dated 1940 on the final leaf. [60] leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Tears to several leaves, affecting text. New binding.
Category
Yemenite Jewry - Manuscripts, Letters and Glosses
Catalogue