LOT 251: Responsum Handwritten by the Great Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Eiger " Iron man my Brother-in-law the pride of our generation the Gaon of Pressburg n''y'' . Lengthy responsum, 2 handwritten pages, with many glosses fully handwritten by the Great Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Eiger, Rabbi Shlomo Eiger deals with the ...
LOT 252: Letter from Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber Simandel Rabbi of Miklash. One of the Early Disciples of the Chatam Sofer . Letter in the handwriting of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber Simandel - Lamden, rabbi of Miklash. 20 lines mostly in Divrei Torah. Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber Simandel - Lamden was born in 1794 ...
LOT 253: Nice letter by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. 1911. . A nice letter in Yiddish to his Brother-in-law. Jerusalem, 1911. The Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932), spiritual leader of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel. Outstanding Torah scholar, a wise and holy man. Disciple of the ...
LOT 254: Letter fully in the Holy hand & signature of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzensky of Vilna. Mentions the Gaon the Marcheshet. . Written from a vacation place ''While traveling to a summer resort''. Among others he mentions the Gaon RabbiChanoch Henich Eiges, auther of Marcheshet. Fully in his ...
LOT 255: Long letter by the Gaon Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Hakohen Shkop to rescue the Grodno Yeshiva. . Long & unique letter by The famous Gaon Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Hakohein Shkop to rescue his Yeshiva in Grodno ''To sustain our yeshiva which is rich in spirit and poor in material. And her condition is ...
LOT 256: Letter by the Holy Gaon Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman Rosh Yeshivas Baranovitz. 193.. . About sending Shmira Matzot for Pesach that had Shmira from the time of milling & not the time of cutting, & other matters. 9 lines in his Holy hand & signature. On official stationary. Baranowicze ...
LOT 257: Long letter with Divrei Torah by the Gaon Rabbi Aharon Kotler Rosh Yeshivas Kleck. 1933. . Matters concerning the Kleck Yeshiva. Most of the 2nd side is Divrei Torah. Kleck, 1933. Fully in his Holy hand & signature. The president of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and leader of the generation ...
LOT 258: Long letter by the Gaon Rabbi Aharon Kotler Rosh Yeshivas Kleck. 1934. . "Although it is very unpleasant for me to distress anyone each time about our terrible situation, I know his feeling of sorrow for the Talmidei Chachamim and his participation in our fate. But what can I do, for in the ...
LOT 259: ''Wishing you a Gmar Chatima Tova, plenty of blessings and success, a good and sweet year.'' Letter by the Holy Rebbi Meir Yosef Rubin of Kerestir. . Letter in Yiddish with many warm blessings in Yiddish-Deutsch & ending in Hebrew "Families reunited... Wishing you a Gmar Chatima Tova ...
LOT 260: Collection of 3 postcards signed by the Holy Rebbi Meir Yosef Rubin of Kerestir with many warm blessings. . The Holy Rebbi Meir Yosef of Kerestir (1878-1944), son of the Holy Rebbi Baruch of Brizdovitz, grandson of the righteous sages of Koznitz, Lizhensk, Ohr LaShemayim, Ropshitz, Linsk ...
LOT 261: Letter with Divrei Torah by the Holy Rebbe Shalom Moskowitz of Shotz. . Letter handwritten by the Holy Rebbe Shalom Moskowitz of Shotz. Important letter with Divrei Torah on the topic of Hilchot Borer on Shabbos. Please see Hebrew description for a full transcription. The Holy Rebbi Shalom ...
LOT 263: Very long Responsa by the Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Yaakov Breish to Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kirschbaum of Frankfurt, about accepting converts. . Very long Responsa concerning a Ger that converts so he can marry a Jewish girl, as if we won't accept them they will turn to the reform. 193... The ...
LOT 264: Important letter by Rabbi Mordechai Yaakov Breish of Zurich concerning printing arraignments for his Seforim. 1946 . Addressed to the famous Belzer Chassid Harav Nachman Dacs. He writes that he heard from the famous askan R. Moshe Gross of Genf that Rabbi Dacs is planning to reprint the Siddur ...
LOT 265: Letter of recommendation by the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. 1944. Requesting the Vaad Haklali for funds to buy shoes for a Jew who needs them for his parnassah. 20.3 Cm.
LOT 266: Letter of blessings by the Holy Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. 1960. . "And may the merit of our holy ancestors protect him from all distress and harm, and may he be blessed from the abode of blessings in all that his soul desires." Brooklyn, 1960. Apparently the letter itself was printed ...
LOT 267: Letter written & signed by the Holy Rebbe Pinchos Menachem Alter the Pnei Menachem of Gur, concerning the Tefillin for his son the Gaon Rabbi Shaul Alter. . Letter written to the Gaon Rabbi Nathan Lobart of Tel Aviv. Asking him to speed up the order of Tefillin for his son, as the time he plans ...
LOT 268: Letter by the Rebbe- Blessings for setting a wedding date- 1955. . Written to Rabbi Shlomo Noach Krul. A prodigy student at the Ponevezh Yeshiva & confidant of Harav Schach. Rabbi of Moshav Chemed. 30.3 Cm.
LOT 270: Letter to a Bar Mitzvah Boy Signed by the Rebbe of Lubavitch: “May Hashem Grant him Success to be a Chassid with Fear of Heaven and a Torah Scholar.” 1980. . In his letter to the avreich Necemye, the Rebbe blesses him profusely: “May it be Hash-m’s will that from the age of 13 years he grow to ...
LOT 271: Letter with Chiddushei Torah in the hand of Maran Rabbi Elazar Menachem Mann Shach. . Bnei Brak, 1996. The Great Gaon Rabbi Elozor Menachem Mann Shach (1898-2001), was born in Lithuania and studied in the great Yeshivos of Ponevezh, Slabodka and Slutzk. He taught in the Kletsk Yeshiva in ...
LOT 272: Early Responsa letter by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Bnei Brak, 1973. To the Gaon Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt. . Response to 5 questions sent to him. In those years he still answered relative longer responses. Of note is the 3rd answer ''As people say, like a beaten Hoshana that isn't ...
LOT 273: Early & long Responsa letter by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Bnei Brak, 1977. To the Gaon Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt. . Response to 13 questions sent to him. In those years he still answered relative longer responses. At the end Maran writes that he recently published two new Seforim ...
LOT 274: Long Letter by the Tzaddik Gaon Rabbi Zvi Meir Zilberberg. . Long four pages letter handwritten by the Tzaddik Gaon the Mashpi'ah Rabbi Zvi Meir Zilberberg and with his signature, about an educational institution for a Jewish girl, & other Bais Yaakov matters. A lengthy letter full of ...
LOT 275: Early letter by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. 1930's. . Letter to his aunt Lotte (Elisheva Chana Charlotte) Carlebach, née Preuss, German with Hebrew mixed in & Hebrew signature. [Germany], [Ca, 1930's]. Two sides. At the end his mother Paula (Pesse) added a few lines. His aunt Lotte ...
LOT 276: Manuscript bible, 13-14th Ct. . Antique manuscript Chumash Devarim with interlinear Aramic Targum. Eretz Israel? Circa 13-14th Ct. Two pages that were probably used as binding & thus were preserved. Its very rare to find such early manuscripts of Tanach. 33- 34.5 Cm.
LOT 277: "The Grammar of the Ancient Languages of the Hebrews, the Chaldeans and the Arameans" - Leiden, 1628. First Edition. . Grammatica Linguarum Orientalium, by Ludovico De Dive. Leiden: Ex officina Elseviriana, 1628. First Edition. Early grammar book, with Hebrew, Arabic and Latin characters. ...
LOT 278: Collection of Nach & Dikduk books, 1599-1686. . 1. EPITOME THESAURI LINGUAE SANCTAE. Hebrew-Latin Dictionary. Leiden, Plantin Press, 1599 Dictionary for Catholic priests learning Hebrew by Sancte Pagnino. Printed at the press of Christophe Plantin, by his son-in-law Francis Van Revelinghen. ...
LOT 279: Mehalech Shevilei HaDaat, with Latin Translation and Comments – Leiden, 1631. . Mahalach Shevilei HaDa'ath [grammar] by Rabbi Moshe Kimchi. With super-commentary by Rabbi Elijah Levita and an introduction by Benjamin ben Judah. With Latin translation and notes by Constantin L'Empereur. Leiden: ...
LOT 280: Machzor, Venice 1756- Manuscript history of the Mazliach Family- Sumptuous leather binding with silver clasps. . Festival Machzor for the entire year according to the Ashkenazi Rite, Part one. Venice, 1756. At the Bragadin press. Machzor for weekdays, Sabbath, fast days, Passover & ...
LOT 281: A Gorgeous Set of Machzorim For The Entire Year – In Original Bindings, Amsterdam 1803-1806. Belonged to a woman. . A beautiful set of Machzorim printed in Amsterdam in 1803-1806. Printed according to the Ashkenanzic rite, with Kavanas HaPaytan commentary. Kavanas HaPaytan is perhaps one of the ...
LOT 282: French Judaica: Address of the assembly of representatives of the commune of Paris to the national assembly, on the admission of Jews to the civil status. 1790. . Adresse de l'assemblée des représentants de la commune de Paris à l'assemblée nationale, sur l'admission des juifs à l'état civil ; ...
LOT 283: Prospectus for Tanach Mincha Chadashah, with manuscript subscriber list from Amsterdam, 1805. Unrecorded! . Prospectus for the Tanach edition titled ' Mincha Chadashah’, with Ashkenazi interpretation and explanation, with Rash”i commentary, Commentary Mikhlal Yofi and Sefer HaTualiyot from the ...
LOT 284: Miniature Siddur. Amsterdam 1792 or 1800 or 1808. Very Rare! . Seder Tefilot according to the Ashkenaz & Polish customs. With the Parshot, Shir Hayicud, Zemirot & much more Amsterdam, Yochanan Levi Rofeh & his son Benyamin, [ ca. 1800]. The year of printing is quite unclear, as ...
LOT 285: French Judaica: Dossier documenting an attempt to stop Gentile courts from compelling administration of the Jews'; oath in the synagogue in Napoleonic France. Wintzenheim, 1809-11. . The newly constituted consistoire in Wintzenheim, one of the largest Jewish communities in Alsace, brought what ...
LOT 286: French/ Children / Education. Instruction Morale Et Religieuse Des Israélites…Ou Premières Lectures Françaises A L’Usage Des Ecoles Israélites De France. Strasbourg 1847. By Lévy, Benoit. Strasbourg: 1847 Very Rare! Textbook of Jewish ethics for use in the Jewish elementary schools of ...
LOT 287: Jewish Calendar - Montreal, 1854 - One of the First Jewish Books Printed in Canada . A Jewish calendar for Fifty Years... Together with an Introductory Essay on the Jewish Calendar System, by Jacques J. Lyons and Abraham De-Sola. Montreal (Canada), John Lovell, 1854 Calendar for the years ...
LOT 288: "An Open Letter Addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore" – London 1875 – Copy Signed by Montefiore to Mrs. Sarah Goldsmith of San Francisco. . An open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore… on the day of his arrival in the holy city of Jerusalem… by the Rev. Meyer Auerbach… and the Rev. Samuel ...
LOT 289: Unicum: Zionist sermons in Szatmar! Menachem Zion, Only Edition, Szatmar 1923. Unrecorded. . Derashot Menachem Zion, by Rabbi Menachem Mendel (Erno) Klein. Only Edition, Satmar, 1923. Zionist sermons held in the Orthodox Mizrachi Synagogue in Szatmar. Published by the friends of 'Chovevei ...
LOT 290: Large Pinkas of the Ezrat Torah Aid Society in the USA. 1933-1936. . Many, many communities mentioned from all over the USA. 542 written sides. 34.5 Cm. The year was 1915 . Europe was in the violent throes of World War I. Hunger and disease, poverty and despair besieged European Jewry. The ...
LOT 291: Handsome Collection Of C. 300 Jewish (some non Jewish) Ex-Libris. Early to modern. The collection includes paper items relating to books & libraries that aren't Ex-Libris.
LOT 292: Otzar Tefilot- Beautiful Copy- Printed On Vellum. . Sefer Otzar Tefilot. Limited Edition. Printed entirely on vellum. Colorful title page. [4], 54, [2] Pages. 23 Cm.
LOT 293: Beautiful colorful manuscript on vellum- Copy of the Sarajevo Haggadah. . Beautiful full color manuscript on vellum. With real gold. Exact copy of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah. 61 Leaves. 21.2 Cm.
LOT 294: Bakasha Le'motzei Shabbos- Eishet Chayil. Printed on Vellum. . 1. The famous Tefilah for Motzei Shabbos found between the writings of the Holy Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev 29.3 x 41 Cm. Excellent condition, new gorgeous brown leather binding. 2. Eishit Chayil. Signed: M. ...
LOT 295: An Embroidered Portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eger, Circa mid 19th Century. Beautifully embroidered portrait of the Gaon Rabbi Akiva Eger. Vivid colorful embroidery and facial depiction of the Gaon in Fine woolen coat and hat distinctive of that era. Portrait is encased in an antique wooden hand carved ...
LOT 296: Beautiful print given to the politician Ignaz Kuranda. Prauge, 1881. . A unique certificate of appreciation. Depicting gravestones in Prague's most famous cemetery, & various scenes on the Chevra Kadisha, men & women. We cannot state for sure if this is an original watercolor, or a ...
LOT 297: A Silver and Gilded Snuff Box by IMG. Gorgeous Gilded snuff box in chest shaped design with a stunning floral and foliate wreath on the top cover and an engraved floral cartouche at center. engraved on all the sides of the container there are further foliate engravings. Comes with a dark velvet ...
LOT 298: A Beautiful Silver Snuff Box by Y. Chaskelson. . Incredibly designed snuffbox as is popular with all Chaskalson's impressive craftsmanship's. Embellished on the cover of this box are two glorious chased rampant lions flanking a crowned cartouche bearing the blessing for the spices in Hebrew ...
LOT 299: Amazing Silver Snuff Box, Yetziat Mitzrayim Scene. Austria-Hungary, Circa 1920. . The artwork and craftsmanship on this snuff box is breathtaking, the engraving is superb and very realistic and wonderfully detailed. Cover of the snuff box depicts the event of יציאת מצרים - Jews leaving Egypt ...
LOT 300: A Massive Silver Hungarian Tri-Tiered Passover Seder Ke'ara-(Plate). Gorgeously decorated with floral wreaths and encircled by foliate and C-scroll repoussé and chased motifs adorning three outer panels of the main body. Handle latch at front swings open both front panels to reveal three ...
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