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LOT 51:
Large collection of Antique Chassidic Seforim, 1859-1912. . Please study the pictures well & see Hebrew description for a full listing.
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LOT 52:
Large Collection of Chassidic Seforim. 1876-1936. . Please study the pictures well & see Hebrew description for a full details.
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LOT 53:
Collection of Significant Rabbinic Letters from 1759-1938, Hungarian and Romanian Rabbis. . 1. Record of a Synagogue Seat in Lovasberény Community handwritten and signed by the esteemed Rabbi Yosef Leipnik, Av Beit Din of Lovasberény. 1759. He served as the Av Beit Din in Temesvar and later ...
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LOT 54:
Large and important collection of rabbinic letters from across Europe, 1852-1928. . 1. Letter from Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Aub, Rabbi of Munich, to Rabbi Chaim Schwartz, Rabbi and Head of the Rabbinical Court of Hirben. Munich, 1852. Mostly written in Judeo-German. Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Aub ...
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LOT 55:
An Important Collection of Letters from European Rabbis, 1854–1918 . 1. Letter from Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Aub, Rabbi of Munich, to Rabbi Chaim Schwartz, Av Beit Din of Hurben. Munich, 1854 or 1859. Primarily written in Yiddish-German. Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Aub (d. 1875) was the Av Beit Din ...
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LOT 56:
Large and Important Collection of Letters from European Rabbis, 1862–1940. . 1. Letter with Torah Insights from Rabbi Eliahu Menachem Gaitein, Av Beit Din of Hőgyész, to Rabbi Moshe Freund-Greisaber of Paks. Hőgyész, 1862. The Gaon Rabbi Eliahu Menachem Gaitein (1798–1902) was the son of ...
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LOT 57:
Collection of letters by the Gaon Rabbi Nachum Streisand Rabbi of Międzyrzecz, Fordon & San Francisco to the Gaon & Tzadik Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher Rabbi of Greiditz. . Important collection of 5 letters. Divrei Torah, requests for prayers & various other topics. From the letters it's ...
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LOT 58:
Collection of Letters from the Rabbis of Eretz Yisrael, 1874-1965. . 1. A letter of request from the Gaon Rabbi Raphael Silberman, Chief Rabbi of Safed, to the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher, Chief Rabbi of Greiditz. A request for assistance with the wedding expenses of his daughter. Safed ...
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LOT 59:
A large collection of rabbinical postcards. . A large, important & varied collection of Rabbinical letters written on postcards.1894-1946. 1. Arie Leib Raschkes (Rashkes) , rabbi of Shnipishok. 1894. 2. Rabbi Abraham Yitzchak Hacohein Kook, rabbi of Jaffa. 1920. 3. Rabbi Menachem Mendel ...
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LOT 60:
Collection of letters from the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin- Letter to him from Rabbi Aharon Shaul Zelig HaKohen Goryon, Ab''d Dünaburg. . 1. A letter requesting receipts for money sent to Jerusalem, addressed to Rabbi Moshe Nehemiah Kahanov. Biala, 1886. One page with a signature. 2. A ...
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LOT 61:
'Out of the abundance of wealth, serenity, and expansion, from the hand of the good God." Collection Blessings & signatures of the Holy Rebbe Yisrael Perlow of Stolin - The ''Yenuka''. . Collection of five ends of letters with special blessings in the hand of the Gabai & signatures of the ...
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LOT 62:
Collection of letters by the Holy Admo''r the Birkat Avraham of Slonim. . Important collection of 3 letters by the Holy Admo''r Rebbi Avraham Weinberg, the Birkat Avraham of Slonim. The Holy Admo''r Rebbi Avraham Weinberg (the Third) of Slonim, author of the Birkat Avraham [1888-1981], the ...
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LOT 63:
Collection of manuscript Chidushei handwritten by the holy Gaon Rabbi Shaul Moshe Zilberman and his son Rabbi Joshua Zilberman. . The great Gaon Rabbi Shaul Moshe Zilberman (1850-1939), the "Viershover Rov", the leader of the Chassidim of Maran the Holy Rav the Imrei Emes of Gur in Eretz ...
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LOT 64:
Collection of letters from Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ullman of Grosswardein, a disciple of the Shevet Sofer and the author of Bnei Yisrael, and his brother Rabbi Yaakov Asher Ullman. 1897–1910. . Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ullman (1874–1915), son of Rabbi Yisrael Ullman (himself the son of the renowned Rabbi ...
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LOT 65:
Very Large and Important Collection of Letters from Rabbis in Eretz Yisrael. . 1. The Gaon Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund Pages 3-4 pages, of a signed letter with important content. "Rabbi Shmuel, know that all the chickens are angry with you because you don’t eat meat." 2. Rabbi Shlomo ...
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LOT 66:
Large collection of letters & receipts by the Gaon & Tzadik Rabbi Aryeh Levin. . A large collection of 4 letters & 8 receipts written & signed by the famousTzadik Rabbi Aryeh Levin. The "Tzadik of Jerusalem" Rabbi Aryeh Levin (1885-1969), excelled in Torah and in charitable deeds. He ...
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LOT 67:
"Signs of All Eight Building Forms" - First Edition, Sabionetta, 1554. Extremely Rare! . Sefer "הא לך פה סימני כל השמנה בנינים" = "Here are the signs of all eight binyanim: from the shlemim in their vowelisation, and from them, you will understand every form derived from the shlemim and apply ...
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LOT 68:
Sefer HaAruch, Venice 1553 - Sefer Imrei Shefer, Venice 1601, First Edition. Signatures of the Abulafia family. . 1. Sefer HaAruch, dictionary of Talmudic words, arranged alphabetically, by Rabbi Natan son of Yechiel of Rome, with references by Rabbi Shmuel Archivolti. Venice: Bragadin ...
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LOT 69:
Ma'arechet HaElokut – Mantua, 1558. . Sefer Ma'arechet HaElokut, matters of faith, Kabala and Jewish philosophy, attributed to Rabbi Peretz ben Yitzchak of Gironde, with the commentary of Rabbi Yehuda Chait and another commentary. Mantua, Rosh Chodesh Adar Sheni, [February] 1558. Printed by ...
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LOT 70:
Pirkei Moshe by Rabbi Moshe Almosnino. Pirkei Avot. Salonika, 1563. Single Edition. . Phenomenal elucidation on Masechet Pirkei Avot, authored by Rabbi Moshe Almosnino. With the text of Tractate Avot. Salonika, 1563. A the press of Joseph Ya’avetz. This is the first sefer he authored, and is ...
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LOT 71:
Mahalach Shvilei HaDa'at. Mantua, 1563. With the Rare Leaves. . Sefer Mahalach Shvilei HaDa'at on the study of vowelization by Rabbi Moshe Kimchi, with a commentary by Rabbi Eliyahu HaBachur. Mantua, 1563. Composition in the form of a (vowelized) poem on the art of vowelization, with a ...
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LOT 72:
Shaarei Dura, with the Mevo She'arim Commentary – Lublin, 1574 – First Edition of the Mevo She'arim Commentary. . Sefer Shaarei Dura, halachic rulings on the laws of Kashrut, by Rabbi Yitzchak HaLevi of Dura (Düren), with the Mevo She'arim commentary, by Rabbi Natan Shapiro (Maharnash). ...
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LOT 73:
Beautiful Edition Akeidas Yitzchak with Rare Colored Title Page, Venice, 1565. . Beautiful homilies on the Chamisha Chumshei Torah by Rabbi Yitzchak Arama including explanations of Midrash, mitzvos and holidays, split between one hundred chapters. Venice, 1565. Following the style of the ...
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LOT 74:
Sefer Yesod on Customs of Eretz Yisrael, and The Jewish Calendar: Ibbur Shanim. Venice 1579. . Sefer Ibbur Shanim is also known as Tikkun Yissachar. This is a comprehensive work on setting the Jewish calendar, calculating years, solstices and new moons, laws and customs of Kriyat HaTorah and ...
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LOT 75:
Urim VeTumim (Rabbi Meir Arama) – Venice, 1603 – First Edition. Sefer Urim VeTumim, commentary on Yeshayahu and Yirmiyahu by Rabbi Meir Aramah (son of the Akedat Yitzchak). Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1603]. First edition. With a foreword by Rabbi Menachem Ya'akov son of Rabbi Eliezer of Safed ...
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LOT 76:
Kabbalah. Tola’at Yaakov. Krakow, 1581. Rare. . Sefer Tola’at Ya’akov, Kabbalistic commentary on prayers and festivals, Rabbi Meir ben Gabai. Krakow, [1581]. Second edition. Title page partly colored by hand. Rare! Antique signatures and ownership inscriptions, among them a lengthy ...
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LOT 77:
Ginat Egoz. Important Kabbalistic Work. First and Rare Edition. Hanau 1615- Approbation by the Shl”a Hakadosh. . Sefer Ginat Egoz, fundamental Kabbalistic sefer, by the Mekubal Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla. Hanau, 1615. First edition. At the press of Eliezer ben Rabbi Chaim and Eliyahu ben Rabbi ...
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LOT 78:
Set Mishnayot with the Bartenura & Tosefot Yom Tov Comm. – Amsterdam, 1684-1687 – Six Orders – Original Leather & Wood Bindings. Rare! Mishnayot, Zera'im-Taharot, with the R. Ovadia of Bartenura and Tosfot Yom Tov commentaries. Amsterdam: Printed by David de Castro Tartas ...
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LOT 79:
Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle / Mashal HaKadmoni – Frankfurt an der Oder 1693 – Many Illustrations. . Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle, and Mashal HaKadmoni by Rabbi Yitzchak ibn Sahula. Frankfurt an der Oder, [1693]. Jochanan Christophe Buchman First Combined Edition. Opening title within ...
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LOT 80:
Extremely Rare Miniature! Six Orders of Mishnah - Amsterdam 1697 - First Edition of the Kav V'Naki Commentary. Mishnayot, Six Orders of Mishnah, Part One: Zeraim, Moed and Nashim, and Part Two: Nezikin, Kodashim and Taharot, with Kav V'Naki commentary. Bibliographically unknown title page. . ...
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LOT 81:
Tanach Goral HaGra Edition: Amsterdam 1701. Excellent condition! with original leather binding. . A beautiful copy of the Bible, Amsterdam 1701, bound in an antique binding with gilded edges. This edition includes the entire Bible in two columns, printed without vocalization. It contains three ...
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LOT 82:
The Ban on Sabbatai Zevi: Responsa Dvar Shmuel - First Edition, Venice 1702. Rabbinic Copy. . Sefer Dvar Shmuel, a collection of responsa by the "wonderful rabbi, master of Torah, " the renowned Rabbi Shmuel, son of Rabbi Avraham Abohab, was one of the greatest scholars of Italy of all time ...
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LOT 83:
Semichat Chachamim – Both Parts – Frankfurt am Main, 1704-1706. First Edition. . Sefer Semichat Chachamim on Tractate Berachot, by the Kabbalist Rabbi Naftali HaCohen Katz, Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main. [The entire sefer is titled Semichat Chachamim, The first part - a long kabbalistic ...
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LOT 84:
Tanach. Amsterdam, 1705. Beautiful Printing. . Torah, Nevi’im and Kesuvim with prefaces and annotations in Latin with beautifully illustrated title pages. Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1705. This edition of Tanach features a lengthy preface in Latin by Evrardus van der Hooght. Printed at the end ...
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LOT 85:
Customs of the Frankfurt am Main Community in Manuscript. Machzor, Amsterdam 1708. . Machzor according to Ashkenazi customs for the High Holidays and the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, with a lengthy commentary and the laws of Hadrat Kodesh. Amsterdam, 1708. Printed by Shlomo Proops. Illustrated ...
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LOT 86:
Very Rare Miniature Tanach. Berlin 1710, Complete Set. Handwritten Count of Commandments. . Five Books of Torah in a special miniature format (narrow and long), complete set in four parts. Torah, Prophets and Writings without vowel points. Berlin, 1710. Very rare! Has appeared only twice at ...
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LOT 87:
Responsa Chacham Tzvi, First Edition during the Author's Lifetime, Amsterdam 1712. Responsa covering the four sections of the Shulchan Aruch, written by the great Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi, chief rabbi of Amsterdam. It contains 169 responsa addressing all four sections of Jewish law. This is one of ...
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LOT 88:
Rabbi Yaakov Emden’s Siddur – Altona, 1745-1748 – The Complete Three-Part First Edition Printed at the Author’s Private Press. Segulah! . A complete set of Rabbi Yaakov Emden's three-part prayerbook, "Siddur Beit Yaakov", printed by the author himself at home. The siddur, which has long been ...
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LOT 89:
Sefer Yesod: Pnei Yehoshua - Seder Moed, Frankfurt am Main, 1752. First Edition - Printed During the Author's Lifetime. . A complete copy of Pnei Yehoshua on Seder Moed – the rare first edition – Frankfurt am Main, 1752. Sefer Pnei Yehoshua was authored by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Falk ...
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LOT 90:
Controversy of the Amulets and Sabbateanism: Luchot Edut by Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschütz. First Edition, Altona 1755. Work of Historic Importance . Sefer Luchot Edut – A polemical work addressing the dispute between Rabbi Yonatan Eibeschutz and Rabbi Yaakov Emden, written as a defense of Rabbi ...
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LOT 91:
Yessod VeShoresh HaAvodah - Nowy Dwor 1782 - First Edition - Map of Eretz Israel in Hebrew- Approbation of Rebbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev . Sefer Yessod veShoresh HaAvodah, of prayer, Torah and commandments. Kabbalah and worshiping G-d, by the Hasid and Kabbalist Rabbi Alexander Suesskind of ...
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LOT 92:
Machzik Beracha, by the Chida. First edition, during the author's lifetime. Livorno 1785 — Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger — Antique Sephardic signatures. . Sefer Machzik Beracha, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh De'ah, one of the important halachic works written by our ...
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LOT 93:
Sefer Hayakar by the author of Tosefet Shabbat, Only edition, Lvov 1795. Printed by Rabbi Shlomo Yarish Rappaport. Very Rare! . Sefer Hayakar, On Shulcan Aruch. By the Gaon Rabbi Raphael Meisels author of Tosefet Shabbat. Published by his son Rabbi Chaim Meisels Lemberg: Rabbi Shlomo Yarish ...
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LOT 94:
Torat HaBayit – Kopust 1811 – Special copy with huge margins on blue paper. . Sefer Torat HaBayit (HaKatzar) by Rabbi Shlomo ben Aderet – the Rashba, laws of slaughtering, Kashrut of dishes, wine of non-Jews and laws of Nidah [menstrual impurity]. Kopust (Kopys), 1811. At the press of Yehudah ...
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LOT 95:
Set of Mishneh Torah LeHaRambam, I-IV. Berditchev, 1818-1819. With an approbation by Rebbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, in elegant leather bindings. . 4 volume set Sefer Mishneh Torah, Hayad Hachazakah by Rabbeinu Moshe ben Maimon. Berditchev, 1818-1819. Section I: Madah, Ahava, Zemanim. With ...
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LOT 96:
Sefer Pe'at HaShulchan - laws of the Land of Israel compiled from the words of the Tana'im and the Rishonim per the Gr"a and his halachic methods, by Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov. First Edition, Safed 1836. . This is the important work by Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, for which he is known as "Ba'al ...
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LOT 97:
Dedication from the Publisher to the Esteemed Gaon Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger – Kol Aryeh, First Edition, Jerusalem, 1866. . Sefer Kol Aryeh, containing novellae and discourses on the Talmud by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Charif. Flyleaf with a nice lengthy handwritten dedication from the publisher ...
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LOT 98:
A Special Segulah: Nachalas Zvi by the Gredizher , First Edition - Lemberg [1873]. The sefer Nachalas Zvi contains four parts: Two by Rav Eliyahu Guttmacher, Rav of Greiditz; and two by his son Rav Zvi, who died in his youth. Rav Eliyahu writes, “when a person requires a yeshuah from Hashem … ...
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LOT 99:
Classic: Chafetz Chaim. Vilna 1873. First Edition. Correction in the authors holy hand. . The First Sefer Authored by Rabbi Yisroel Meir HaKohen of Radin. Vilna 1873. First Edition. Page 23b with marginal correction in the Chofetz Chaim's Holy hand. The ink of this notation has partly ...
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LOT 100:
Signature of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Nathan Falk Ab''d Dobromil, during the lifetime of his father, the renowned "Pnei Yehoshua" — a lengthy inscription and signatures by the holy Rabbi Yehuda Leib Rokach, Ab''d Zbarazh, who proofread the Pnei Yehoshua in his youth. . Two pages from the Sefer ...
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