Rare & unique items, Collections, the Divrei Chaim and his family, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Chassidut, Slavuta and Zhitomir, glosses of the great sages of the generation, Early Seforim.
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Mar 25, 2025
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LOT 51:
Yesod Yosef, Zhitomir 1867- Segulah Sefer for "Children, Life, and Sustenance, " with blessings from the Holy Rebbis of Chernobyl and Skver. . Sefer Yesod Yosef, sacred practices and guidance for the rectification of the covenant (Tikkun HaYesod), according to the teachings of the Arizal. By ...
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LOT 52:
Zera Kodesh 2 parts, by Rebbi Naftali of Ropshitz. First Edition. Lemberg 1868. Signature & Gloss by the Holy Rabbi Avraham Chaim Reuven Rottenberg, Ab''d Wodzislaw, Nephew & Disciple of the Chidushei HaRim of Gur. . Sefer Zera Kodesh, Chassidic homiletics. Part I on the Torah and Part II on ...
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LOT 53:
Kabbalah & Chassidut: Set of the Holy Zohar According to Mikdash Melech & Kohelet Yaakov by the Author of Maleh HaRoim. First Edition, Przemyśl, 1880. Original Leather Bindings with Gold Embossing. . A set of Sefer HaZohar with the commentary Mikdash Melech by Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo and the ...
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LOT 54:
Shofria D’Yaakov: Articles of mourning following the passing of the Holy Rebbi Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura. Only Edition, Lemberg, 1886. . Sefer Shofria D’Yaakov (“The Beauty of Yaakov”) serves as a memorial of mourning and lamentation, commemorating "a day of rebuke and distress..." It includes ...
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LOT 55:
Segula! Magen Avraham Published By The Author The Holy Maggid Of Trisk. Lublin 1886. First Edition. 2 Parts. . Chassidic teachings of the Maggid of Trisk, with his introduction bearing a unique lithographic reproduction of the author’s signature, under his promise that this sefer will bring ...
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LOT 56:
Ateres Zekenim (Ziditshov-Sambor), First Edition, Lemberg, 1908. Extremely Rare! . Sefer Ateres Zekenim includes innovations on the weekly Torah portions, insights on the stones of the High Priest's breastplate (Choshen), and teachings heard from saintly and righteous figures, authored by the ...
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LOT 57:
Tractate Yoma – Venice, 1520 – First Talmud Edition Printed by Daniel Bomberg. . Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Yoma – with Rashi and Tosafot, Piskei Tosafot, the Rambam's commentary on Mishnayot, and Rabbenu Asher. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1520. First Edition. Volume from the first Talmud ...
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LOT 58:
Extremely Rare Kabbalistic Sefer – "Adam Sichli" – Tiengen, 1560 – First Edition. . Sefer Adam Sichli – Hadarat Kodesh is a Kabbalistic commentary on Maimonides' Thirteen Principles of Faith, written by Rabbi Shimon ben Rabbi Shmuel from France. Tiengen, southern Germany, [1560], [by Yosef ben ...
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LOT 59:
Midbar Yehuda – Sermons by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena, First Edition, Venice, 1602. . Sefer Midbar Yehuda – A collection of sermons for the yearly cycle, special occasions (such as circumcisions, bar mitzvahs, and weddings), and eulogies for prominent figures of Italian Jewry, authored by ...
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LOT 60:
Mahari HaLevi Responsa - Venice, 1632. . Sefer She'elot U'Teshuvot by Rabbi Yaakov ben Yisrael HaLevi Venice, 1632, first edition with new additions. Published by Giovanni Vendramin Press. In 1614, the author had previously printed a selection of his responsa. In this edition, he included ...
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LOT 61:
Raziel HaMalach – Amsterdam, 1701 – First Edition – Segulah Sefer in Very Nice Condition. . "This is the Sefer of Adam HaRishon given to him by Raziel HaMalach". Kabbalah and segulot. Amsterdam: Moses Mendes Coitinho, 1701. First edition. Many kabbalistic illustrations. First edition ...
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LOT 62:
Mishneh Torah by the Rambam – Amsterdam 1702-1703 / Lechem Mishneh – Amsterdam 1703-1714 – Set in Four Volumes, in Original Wooden and Leather Bindings. . Mishneh Torah by the Rambam. Amsterdam, 1702–1703. By Emanuel ben Joseph Attias, . Set in four volumes. At the end of volumes 1-2 the ...
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LOT 63:
Sefer Yesod: Pnei Yehoshua - Seder Moed, Frankfurt am Main, 1752. First Edition - Printed During the Author's Lifetime. Marginalia by the famous Tzaddik Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Bentzion Rottenberg – Halberstam, the Tzanz – NY Rebbe in the name of his grandfather the Holy Jew. . A complete copy ...
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LOT 64:
Shu'''t Noda BiYehuda, First Edition, Prague 1776-1777. Published during the author's lifetime. Both parts bound in 1 volume. Signature of Rabbi Yosef Feimer, Ab''d Slutsk, a disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. . Sefer Shu''t Noda BiYehuda, First Edition, Parts One and Two, authored by Rabbi ...
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LOT 65:
Siddur Nehora HaShalem – Corrections to the Prayer Texts and Blessings by the Gaon of Vilna – Vilna & Horodna, 1832. Rare! . Year-round siddur including selichos, yotzros, and a Pesach Haggadah. Opening words: “Glosses from Rabbeinu Eliyahu on the text of the prayers and the blessings.” ...
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LOT 66:
Chumash Toras HaElokim. Philadelphia, 1845. The original English Jewish translation of the Torah! Copy of Samuel De Casseres of Curacao. . Chamishah Chumshei Torah and Haftaros with English translation by Rabbi Yitzchak (Isaac) ben Uri ben Eliezer Leeser. This collector’s 5-volume set of ...
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LOT 67:
Ateret HaChaim By Rabbi Chaim Palagi, Salonika 1841. First Edition. Authors Dedication. Very Rare! . Sefer Ateret Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Palagi, Av Bet Din of Izmir. Saloniki, 1841. First and Only Very Rare Edition. Authors dedication on the title page to the philanthropist R. Chaim Gedalya. ...
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LOT 68:
Extremely Rare! Yimatza Chaim– Prayers by Rabbi Chaim Palagi. First Edition, Izmir 1863- Luach Erez, With the Rare pages, First Edition, Izmir 1881. . 1. Sefer Yimatza Chaim, a compilation of prayers by our master Rabbi Chaim Palagi. First Edition with additions: Izmir, 1863. Printed by ...
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LOT 69:
"Otzar HaYeshuot VeHaSegulot" –Refuah V’Chaim by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Palagi, Izmir 1874, First Edition – Folded Leaf with the Rare Holy Seal "Meshiv HaMumarim". . 1. Sefer Refuah VeChaim (The Book of Healing and Life), a treasury of medical remedies and segulot gathered from manuscripts and ...
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LOT 70:
Sha'arei Torah U'Tefillah – Yeshivat Bar Yochai in Meron – Ezrat Nashim, Gilded Titles. Jerusalem (Tzfat) 1903. Exceptionally Rare! . A propaganda booklet featuring dozens of letters from leading Torah scholars and Hasidic masters advocating for the support and maintenance of Yeshivat Bar ...
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LOT 71:
Large Kabbalistic Manuscript – Kavanot for Counting the Omer and Prayers for Shavuot – Handwritten by the Kabbalist Rabbi Sasson Bachar Moshe Perisiado and Rabbi Tzadok Gibli – Signed by the Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Susiya – Circa 1880. . A extensive and impressive manuscript containing deep ...
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LOT 72:
Autographs & Stamps of Famous Admorim & Rabbis. Diverse Collection of Antique Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings. 1830-1931. . 1. Copy of the Holy Rebbi Yosef Hakohen of Rymanów – Sefer Hatishbi, Czernowitz, 1856 On the title page are stamps of the Holy Rebbi Yosef Hakohen of Rymanów: ...
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LOT 73:
Large Collection of Antique Seforim, Signatures & Stamps of Rabbis. 1798–1931. . 1. Responsa of Maharik, by Rabbi Joseph Colon. Lemberg, 1798. Printed by Judith [Rozanish]. Stamps of Rabbi Avraham Moshe Alter Abramowitz, Dayan of Pabianice. An ancient ownership inscription stating that the ...
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LOT 74:
Large & diverse collection of antique Seforim with signatures and stamps of Rabbis, 1841–1931. . 1. Sefer Torat HaAdam, On human conduct and mourning, including "Shaar HaGemul" by the Ramban. Warsaw, 1841. Stamps of Rabbi Yekutiel Eliyahu Zochovitzky, Av Beit Din of Kamoravka. 2. Sefer ...
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LOT 75:
Tur of the Gaonim R’ Yisrael Lifshitz and His Son R’ Gedaliah Lifshitz – A Rare Manuscript Commentary. Tur Choshen Mishpat, Venice 1567 – Extremely Rare! . A rare edition of Tur Choshen Mishpat, authored by Rabbeinu Yaakov ben Asher, with the Beit Yosef commentary by Maran Rabbi Yosef Karo. ...
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LOT 76:
Dedication and Signature of the Genius of Geniuses Rabbi Akiva Eiger – Ma'aseh Rokeach, First Edition, Venice 1742. . Sefer Ma'aseh Rokeach, on the Rambam, Part I, by Rabbi Masoud Chai Rokeach, one of the great sages of Izmir and the chief rabbi of Tripoli. Venice, 1742/3 – First Edition – The ...
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LOT 77:
Signatures & Haggahot of the Holy Gaonim Rabbi David Deutsch Ab''d Ir Chadash, Rabbi Zusman Sofer, Scribe of the Chatam Sofer, His Son Rabbi Mordechai Ephraim Fischer Sofer of Pressburg, His Grandson Rabbi Eliezer Zusman Sofer Ab''d Paks, & Rabbi Moshe Katendorf-Berger Rava''d Pressburg, Along ...
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LOT 78:
Signatures of the Gaonim Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Hamburg; a copy belonging to Rabbi Yoav Ab''d Abaújszántó, signatures of his son, Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Ab''d Szikszó, and his son-in-law, Rabbi Yitzchak Itzik Frankel, Ab''d Carei; Rabbi Naftali HaCohen, Ab''d Mad; and Rabbi Sender Reis, Ab''d ...
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LOT 79:
Menuchas Asher, First Edition, Signed by the Author's Son Rabbi Moshe Nathan Neta Halevi Jungreis- Signature & Annotations by the Sanzer Rebbe of New York. . Sefer Menuchas Asher, a compilation of novella on Talmudic topics arranged alphabetically, authored by the renowned Holy Gaon Rabbi Asher ...
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LOT 80:
Copy of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Zalman Weinberger Ab''d Margareten & his family. Menuchat Asher by the Holy Rabbi of Csenger, First Edition, Munkacs 1908. . Sefer Menuchat Asher by the wonder of the generation, the Gaon Rabbi Asher Anshel Jungreis, av beit din of Csenger, known after as the ...
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LOT 81:
Shnei Luchos HaBrit - Furth – 1762-1764. Copy of the Tzadik Rabbi Petachiah Kraus, Ab''d Vagas. . Sefer Shnei Luchos Habris by Rabbeinu HaShelah HaKadosh, bound with Sefer vavei HaAmudim, which is a kind of foreword to the Shelah by his son Rabbi Shabtai Horowitz. Furth and Nuremberg ...
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LOT 82:
Signature of the Father-in-Law of Rebbi Elimelech of Lizhensk? – Zikaron Torat Moshe, Prague, 1623 – Extremely Rare! . Sefer Zikaron Torat Moshe is an index of statements of the Sages found in the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds, Midrashim, Moreh Nevuchim, Derashot HaRan, Sefer HaIkkarim, and ...
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LOT 83:
Signatures of Rebbi Noach Shmuel Lifshitz of Opotchna and Turbin – Disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. Commentary Attributed to Rabbi Nathan Shapira of Horodna – Including a Map of the Land of Israel and a Drawing of the Temple Menorah. First Edition, Venice 1593. . Sefe ...
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LOT 84:
Copy of The Founding Rebbe of Koidanov, Rebbi Shlomo Chaim Perlov. Kabbalah & Segulah, Arba Me’os Shekel Kesef, Koretz 1804. First Edition. The Chassidic Edition with the Lithuanian Introduction. . Discourses in the Kabbalistic teachings of Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of his holy ...
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LOT 85:
Manuscript and Signature of the Holy Rabbi Pintche Rotenberg of Pilica - Copy of the Holy Rebbi Chuna Halberstam of Kolshitz. . Sefer Asifat Zekenim, Innovations on Bava Metzia, Collected and Compiled Like Sheaves of Grain from Manuscripts of Rabbi Bezalel Ashkenazi, Named Shita Mekubetzet. ...
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LOT 86:
Signatures of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Halberstam of Tarnogród, father of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, and his grandfather, the esteemed Rabbi Shmuel, Ab''d Podhajce, the grandfather of Rebbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg and the Yitav Lev of Sighet. . Sefer Zahav Sheva – A work on the language ...
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LOT 87:
Holy and Revered! The Sacred Copy of Rebbi Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, of His Master’s Segulah Sefer: "Pri Kodesh Hilulim" by the Holy Rebbi Tzvi Hirsch of Zhidachov, First Edition, Lvov 1833. . Sefer Pri Kodesh Hilulim serves as an introduction and commentary on the renowned ...
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LOT 88:
Signature of the Holy Rebbi David Halberstam of Kshanov & His Son, the Holy Rebbi Yosef Ze'ev Halberstam of Kshanov. Tehillim Amarot Tehorot, First Edition, Warsaw 1838- First Chassidic Tehillim. . Sefer Tehillim with the Chassidic commentary Amarot Tehorot by the holy Rebbi Eliezer Ish ...
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LOT 89:
Copy of the Holy Rebbi David Halberstam of Kshanov, Signature of His grandson Rabbi Berekhyah Teitelbaum of Ujhel. Toldot Avraham – Przemyśl 1882 – Chassidic Approbations – Including the Call of Rebbi Zvi of Ziditchov: "To our devoted followers who wish to be part of our fellowship, let them ...
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LOT 90:
Stamp of the Holy Rebbi Yitzchak Yeshaya of Tchechov- Inscriptions & signatures of the Holy Rebbi Yosef Zev Halberstam of Kshanov- Copy of the Holy Rebbi Asher Meir Halberstam of Sanz and Bochnia. Divrei Chaim on the Torah, Krakow, 1892. . The holy Sefer Divrei Chaim by Maran Rebbi Chaim of ...
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LOT 91:
Copy gifted by the Holy Rebbi Pinchas Menachem Yostman of Pilz to the wedding of the 'Sanz Rebbe' Menachem Benjamin Ben-Zion Halberstam-Rotenberg. Shu''t HaRim, Warsaw 1882. . Sefer She'elot U'Teshuvot HaRim (Responsa of the Chiddushei HaRim). Responsa on the four sections of the Shulchan Aruch ...
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LOT 92:
Signature of Rabbi Moshe Kaner of Sanok- Copy of his son the holy Rebbi Yaakov Shimshon HaLevi Kaner, Rabbi of Czechów and Rebbe in Klausenberg-Signature of his grandson the holy Rebbe Asher Anshel Ashkenazi of Olesk. . Sefer Etzei Arazim. A significant work on Tur and Shulchan Aruch, Even ...
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LOT 93:
Signature & Marginalia of Rabbi Moshe Kaner of Sanok- Copy of his son the holy Rebbi Yaakov Shimshon HaLevi Kaner, Rabbi of Czechów and Rebbe in Klausenberg. Chasam Sofer on Chulin, Munkatch 1899. First Edition. . Sefer Chasam Sofer on Tractate Chulin. Munkatch, 1899. First Edition. On the ...
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LOT 94:
Glosses of Rabbi Yosef Breuer, AB''D Ștefănești — Grandfather of the Boyan Rebbe and Teacher of Rebbi Chaim Zanvil of Rimnitz. . Sefer Megadim Chadashim, on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, Volume One, by Rabbi Binyamin Shmuel Zalvinsky, Av Beit Din of Telepin. First and Only Edition. Berdichev ...
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LOT 95:
Signature of the Holy Rebbi Eliezer Hager – the "Damasek Eliezer" of Vizhnitz. Ohel Yaakov by the Maggid of Dubno, First Edition, Zholkva, 1837. Extremely Rare. . Sefer Ohel Yaakov – Shemot by Rabbi Yaakov Kranz, known as the Maggid of Dubno, the forefather of maggidim and leading preacher of ...
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LOT 96:
The Tehillim of the "Sanzer Rebbe" from New York, the esteemed Gaon and Tzaddik, Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rotenberg Halberstam, with many names for remembrance and important annotations in his holy handwriting. . Sefer Tehillim, with the commentary of the Alshich HaKadosh, first edition ...
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LOT 97:
Manuscript – Two Pages from Mishneh Torah by Rambam, Circa 13th Century. . A rare and ancient manuscript, consisting of two pages from Mishneh Torah by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Rambam), estimated to be from the 13th century. This manuscript provides a direct glimpse into an early handwritten ...
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LOT 98:
A unique and singular letter from the renowned Rabbi Shabtai Bass, author of Siftei Chachamim! . This letter, written by Rabbi Shabtai Shtrom-Bass, is addressed to his mechutan, R. Shimon of the holy community of Halberstadt. Rabbi Shabtai signs as: "Mechutan, Shabtai, called Sheftel, son of ...
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LOT 99:
Large Manuscript of Novellae on Talmudic Topics – Europe, circa 1780 – Unpublished Autograph. . A significant and extensive manuscript, an autograph by an unknown Torah scholar, containing novellae on various Talmudic topics. [Europe, circa 1780]. Autograph, unpublished. At one point, the ...
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LOT 100:
A Very Large Treasure of Antique Manuscripts and Letters, 1782 Onwards. . A vast and unexplored treasure of manuscripts and letters from various periods. The earliest date we found is 1782. 34 items, totaling 110 written pages.
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