Year-round Siddur according to the Ashkenazic and Polish rite, with the Book of Tehillim, and Beit Rachel and Shaar Hallel Yah, including kabbalistic prayers, songs and confessions by R. Naftali Katz, Rabbi of Frankfurt, author of Semichat Chachamim. Amsterdam: Hertz Levi Rofe son of Alexander Ziskind of Emden, [1741]. First edition.

First edition of Beit Rachel and Shaar Hallel Yah by R. Naftali Katz, which was later printed several times independently and as part of other Siddur editions.
Divisional title page for Beit Rachel and Shaar Hallel Yah and Book of Tehillim.
Simple commentary in bottom margins.

All three parts in one volume. Beit Rachel and Shaar Hallel Yah (bound at the beginning of the book): 16 leaves. Siddur: 115, 118-163, 166-400 leaves. Tehillim: 90 leaves. Missing 10 leaves: [6] first leaves of the Siddur (including title page), and leaves 116-117, 164-165. Leaf 241 bound out of sequence after leaf 247, and leaf 248 bound out of sequence after leaf 256. 16.5 cm. Most leaves of the Siddur in fair-good condition, Beit Rachel and Shaar Hallel Yah and first leaves of Siddur in fair condition. Many stains, including dark dampstains. Wear to some leaves. Worming. Tears, including open tears affecting text. Detached leaves and gatherings (including title page of Beit Rachel). Margins of several leaves repaired with paper. Close trimming, affecting text. Early leather binding, worn, with damage and tears.

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Year-round siddur following the Sephardic rite, with the Olat Tamid commentary by R. Natan Nata of Shinova, author of Kishutei Kallah, and with the Arugat HaBosem commentary on Shir HaShirim by R. Moshe Ostrer. Przemyśl: Ettel Amkraut, printed by Zupnik, Knoller & Wolf, 1896.

In his approbation, R. Avraham, Rabbi of Kriftch (Krzywcza) writes: "I am confident that the prayer of whoever prays from the siddur printed with his holy commentaries will not go unanswered”.

64 leaves with a divisional title page: Arugat HaBosem, commentary on Shir HaShirim by R. Moshe Ostrer, with commentary Pri Megadim, an abridgement of the Shoshanat HaAmakim commentary by R. Moshe Alshich.
Stamp of R. Simchah Natan Segal of Safed, an emissary of the Rebbe of Shinova to the Sanz Beit Midrash in Safed.

[4], 31, 33-90; 64; 66; 78 leaves. Approx. 23 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, including dampstains. Heavy wear to some leaves. Tears, including open tears affecting text (many large open tears to several leaves), repaired with paper in several places. Several leaves disconnected. New binding.

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Mishpetei Shevuot and Sefer HaMekach VeHaMemkar, by R. Hai Gaon, with Shitah Chadashah LiBereshit Rabbah and Baraita DiMelechet HaMishkan. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1602]. First edition.

Many handwritten glosses in early Ashkenazic script (ca. the date of printing), by an unidentified writer. Most glosses written on Baraita DiMelechet HaMishkan.
Handwritten glosses (later) to endpapers and title page, relating to content of book.

55 leaves. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Open tears to title page and several other leaves, affecting title frame, repaired with paper. Many handwritten notations to margins of leaves, and inside the text to some leaves. Stamps. Early leather and wood binding with remains of clasps, worn and damaged, partially disconnected (torn spine).

Provenance: Estate of Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Urbach.

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Torat HaBayit HaAroch by the Rashba, laws of Isur VeHeter and Nidah, with Mishmeret HaBayit by the Rashba and Bedek HaBayit by R. Aharon HaLevi. Venice: Zuan di Gara, [1607]. First edition.

On the title page is the signature of R. Gur Aryeh HaLevi (the beginning of the signature is deleted with ink, but the words can still be discerned). On the upper corner of the title page is his calligraphic signature in Sephardic style: "Gur Aryeh HaLevi". On p. 11a is a gloss in his handwriting, signed with his initials.

The kabbalist R. Gur Aryeh HaLevi Finzi, known as HaRav Ga'al (died 1697), a renowned rabbi in Mantua, where he was appointed dayan in 1665. He corresponded with R. Shmuel Aboav, R. Moshe Zacuto and his disciple R. Binyamin HaKohen Vitale; and reputedly heard the heavenly messenger who taught Torah to R. Moshe Zacuto.
Ownership inscriptions in Ashkenazic script on title page and several places (some deleted). Inscriptions also appear on the parchment's binding. Short gloss in Ashkenazic script on p. 181b.
Censor's signature on p. 191b.
On the bottom margins of the title page is mounted a piece of printed paper (printed elsewhere, later), with a note on the mentions of gentiles in the book.

191, [1] leaf. 29 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness. Wear. Worming, affecting text (heavy worming on title page and last leaves). Small marginal open tears to several leaves. Stamps. Early parchment binding, worn and damaged.

Provenance: Estate of Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Urbach.

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Tumat Yesharim, anthology of works edited by R. Binyamin Mutal. Venice: Pietro and Lorenzo Bragadin, press of Giovanni Cajon, 1622.

The present book is an anthology comprising four central works and several additional smaller works, printed here for the first time: “Ohalei Tam” – responsa by R. Tam ibn Yachya; Derech Tamim, glosses on the Rif and his commentators by R. Tam ibn Yachya and his son R. Gedaliah ibn Yachya (including glosses by R. Betzalel Ashkenazi, R. Yitzchak Luria, and R. Avraham Treves Tzarfati); Temim De’im, rulings, commentaries and Hasagot on the Rif by R. Avraham ben David of Posquières (the Raavad); Klalei Shmuel by R. Shmuel Sirilio; and Hagahot Sifra copied by the editor R. Binyamin Mutal; and several additional small works.

The editor of the book, R. Binyamin Mutal, was a Torah scholar in Constantinople. He edited and published several additional works.
Ownership inscriptions to front endpaper and verso of title page belonging to R. Avraham Tiktin, signed by his disciple Shmuel HaLevi.
It is not clear whether this R. Avraham Tiktin (referred to by the inscription as “the Gaon Av Beit Din”) is the famous R. Avraham son of Gedaliah Tiktin, Rabbi of Breslau, author of Petach HaBayit and companion of R. Akiva Eiger and R. Yaakov of Lisa, since we do not know of a stay of his in Gröningen, which is mentioned in the ownership inscription, nor do we have information on the author of the inscription, his disciple “Shmuel HaLevi”.

114; 120; 94; 66 leaves. Leaf 88 (misnumbered 47) of the second sequence bound out of place, after leaf 79. 18.5 cm. Most leaves in good-fair condition, four leaves in the middle of the book and the last leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Heavy traces of past dampness with mold stains on leaves 117-120 of the second sequence (these leaves appear to have been supplied from another copy). The margins of the title page are trimmed on all sides, and the title frame is mounted on other paper. Worming. Worming and small open tears to last leaves, affecting text. Original leather binding, damaged, with a small open tear to spine.

Provenance: Estate of Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Urbach.

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