Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Sefer Yetzirah – Warsaw, 1884 – Signature of Rabbi Moshe Yosef Hoffman, Dayan of Pupa
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Sefer Yetzirah with ten commentaries, including the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna and Pri Yitzchak by R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver. Warsaw, 1884.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna was printed in the second part of the book, with a separate title page, in which the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria, states that this is an emended, complete edition based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna, with the glosses of the kabbalist R. Moshe Shlomo, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the front endpaper, inscription handwritten and signed by the dayan of Pupa (Pápa): "I acquired it in honor of my Creator, Moshe Yosef son of R. M. Hoffman, dayan in Pupa".
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, dayan of Pupa (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. Son of Michael Hoffman, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa in 1882. In 1909, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash and earned the reputation of one of the foremost rabbis in the city. He authored Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[2], 3-60 leaves; [1], 62-74 leaves; [1], 2-32 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Browned paper. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original, slightly worn binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 687.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna was printed in the second part of the book, with a separate title page, in which the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria, states that this is an emended, complete edition based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna, with the glosses of the kabbalist R. Moshe Shlomo, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the front endpaper, inscription handwritten and signed by the dayan of Pupa (Pápa): "I acquired it in honor of my Creator, Moshe Yosef son of R. M. Hoffman, dayan in Pupa".
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, dayan of Pupa (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. Son of Michael Hoffman, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa in 1882. In 1909, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash and earned the reputation of one of the foremost rabbis in the city. He authored Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[2], 3-60 leaves; [1], 62-74 leaves; [1], 2-32 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Browned paper. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original, slightly worn binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 687.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications 