Manuscript, novellae on Tractate Chulin, and novellae on Talmudic passages in Chulin and other tractates, by an unidentified author – a disciple of the Chatam Sofer, including novellae in the name of leading rabbis of his generation: his teacher the Chatam Sofer, R. Baruch Frankel author of Baruch Taam and R. Mordechai (Maharam) Benet. [Central Europe, ca. 1834-1839]. Written during the lifetime of the Chatam Sofer (who is mentioned with a blessing for the living).

Neat Ashkenazic cursive script, with initial words in square script. Some novellae in the manuscript are the disciple's own ideas, while others are derived from written and oral novellae of his teacher R. Moshe Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg, the Chatam Sofer; novellae of R. Baruch Teomim-Frankel, Rabbi of Leipnik (Lipník nad Bečvou), author of Baruch Taam; and novellae of R. Mordechai (Maharam) Benet, Rabbi of Nikolsburg (Mikulov).

The author appears to have been a disciple of the Chatam Sofer, as he mentions him several times with the honorific "my master, teacher and rabbi", and cites his oral teachings (see below).

Apparently, most of the novellae in the present manuscript have not been printed, but most of the novellae of the Chatam Sofer cited in the manuscript have already been printed in his books, apart for a few ideas which we did not find (questions and answers in the name of his teacher on leaf 43, and an answer cited from "the great Gaon, phenomenon of the generation, R. Moshe the Rabbi of the community…" on p. 53b).

The manuscript contains:

· Leaves 1-15: The author's novellae on Tractate Chulin ("We will begin to write on Tractate Chulin"). On p. 15a, he mentions his teacher the Chatam Sofer as having had the same idea as him, and immediately afterwards records a question he heard from the Chatam Sofer in the name of another Torah scholar.

· Leaves 16-21a: Novellae on the Talmudic passage of "slaughtering on Shabbat" (Chulin 14) by the Baruch Taam – "What was expounded by the famous illuminator of the diaspora, R. Baruch Frankel, Rabbi and yeshiva dean of Leipnik, on the passage of slaughtering on Shabbat…".

· Leaves 21b-33: Novellae on the Talmud passage of "the crouching animal" (Chulin 40-41), parts of which appear to be the writer's own novellae, while others are copies of those of his teacher the Chatam Sofer. Title on p. 21b: "What G-d granted me regarding the topic of the crouching animal on Chulin leaf 41"; title on p. 23a: "Copy of the novellae of my master, teacher and rabbi on the end of the second chapter of Chulin on the topic of the crouching animal". One of the titles on the following pages: "Treatise on the crouching animal by my master, teacher and rabbi… Rabbi of Pressburg" (p. 31a) – these novellae appear in Chidushei Chatam Sofer on Chulin (19-22, dated 1834).

· Leaves 34-36: Copying of novellae by his teacher the Chatam Sofer "on the topic of the eagle" (Chulin 63b): "Copying from my master teacher and rabbi on halachah on Tosafot on the topic of the eagle, in the chapter Elu Terefot, in 1831" – printed in Responsa Chatam Sofer, Yoreh Deah 74.

· Leaves 37-49: Novellae on various Talmudic passages (by the writer), in Tractates Chulin, Pesachim, Bava Batra, Temurah, Berachot and Bava Metzia.

· Leaf 50a: Novellae on Pesachim in the name of "the head of the Beit Din of the Nikolsburg community and the country, R. Mordechai Benet".

· Leaves 50b-57: Commentary on the Passover Haggadah and novellae on various topics: "Whether mitzvot require intention"; "the double condition" (Gittin 75), preparing for Shabbat (Beitzah 10), "betrothal gifts"; and a sermon for Sukkot (in Yiddish and Hebrew), comparing the four species to four periods in a person's life.

Notebook containing 57 leaves written on both sides, and many blank leaves. 23.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Few stains. Worming in many places, slightly affecting text. New binding.