Auction 18 Ancient books, & Rabbis Letters.
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LOT 1:
Abuchatzeira Family. Manuscript of the Abir Yaakov, kabbalist and wonder-worker, Rav Yaakov Abuchatzeira. Leaf written in the holy hand of the Godly kabbalist and wonder-worker, Rav Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov. The glory and holiness of the Abuchatziera is renowned throughout ...
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LOT 2:
Mantua Polemic. Letter Written and Signed by Rabbi Moshe Chagiz to the Rabbis of Mantua - 1732 Lengthy letter written and signed by Rabbi Moshe Chagiz, addressed to the Rabbis of Mantua, Rav Dovid Finzi (father-in-law of the Ramchal) and Rav Aviad Sar Shalom Basilea (author of Mishnat ...
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LOT 3:
Letter written and signed by the Chemdas Shlomo , Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lipshitz, av"d Warsaw [1806] Rare and important. This letter was written by the Chemdas Shlomo, the first rabbi of Warsaw and a Gadol HaDor in the times of the Nesivos and Rabbi Akiva Eiger. This handwritten and signed ...
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LOT 4:
Large Historic Document Signed by Rabbi Moshe Mintz - Maharam Mintz, Av Beis Din of Óbuda A large, lengthy, and detailed document, spanning three oversized pages, containing various resolutions from a meeting of the leaders and officials of the community of Óbuda (Alt-Ofen) in 1808 ...
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LOT 5:
Rabbi Elyakim Getz HaKohen Schwerin av”d Baia - 1834-1835 Two decisions in Yiddish from a meeting of the community leaders in Baia [Hungary] from 1834-1835, written and signed by Rabbi Elyakim Getz Hakohen Schwerin av”d Baia. Rabbi Elyakim Getz Hakohen Schwerin av”d Baia was born in ...
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LOT 6:
Letter from Rabbi Pinchas Leib Freudiger av”d Óbuda. Pest 1819 Letter in Yiddish by Rabbi Pinchas Leib Freudiger rav”d Óbuda. Rabbi Pinchas Leib Freudiger (d. 1858) was the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Freudiger, author of Zichron Yitzchak and av’d Holešov. He was a disciple of Rabbi ...
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LOT 7:
Document signed by Rav Shimon Sofer av"d Krakow, son of the Chasam Sofer Government document in a foreign language signed by Rav Shimon Sofer, av"d Krakow, author of Michtav Sofer. Rabbi Shimon Sofer (1820 - 1883) was the son of the Chassam Sofer and continued his legacy and customs. He ...
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LOT 8:
Chiddushei Torah and fragment of a letter written by Rabbi Aharon Dovid Deutsch av”d Yarmut, author of Goren Dovid. * Fragment of a letter in his hand. * 2 leaves of chiddushei Torah (4 pages) * Title page made by his talmid, in order to copy chiddushei Torah of his rebbe, author of the ...
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LOT 9:
Shtar, Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Chaim Betzalel Panet, Av Beis Din of Tășnad, Son of the "Mar'eh Yechezkel" of Dej. A Shtar Shaliach Holachah which the Husband Appoints a Messenger to Bring the Get to his Wife. Done in the Beis Din of Rav Hakadosh Rav Chaim Betzalel Panet, Av Beis Din ...
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LOT 10:
Lengthy letter from Rabbi Leib Koenigsberger, talmid of the Chasam Sofer Three pages written and signed by Rav Yehudah Leib Koenigsberger, talmid of the Chasam Sofer and Maharam Benet. The letter primarily features an in-depth discussion regarding repairing a Sefer Torah with mouse holes ...
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LOT 11:
Letter from Rabbi Yechezkel Moshe Fishman, Av Beit Din of Miskolc – 1839 A handwritten and signed letter by the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rabbi Yechezkel Moshe Fishman, Av Beit Din of Miskolc. Rabbi Yechezkel Moshe Fishman, Av Beit Din of Miskolc (1795–1875). Disciple of his father Rav Avraham ...
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LOT 12:
Hungary. Letter from Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Goitein, Av Beis Din of Hőgyész, to His Father, Author of Kesef Nivchar (1840) Letter written and signed by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Goitein av”d Hőgyész author of Yidei Moshe , sent to his father Rabbi Baruch Bendet Goiten, author of Kesef Nivchar . In the ...
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LOT 13:
Hungary. Document written and signed by Rabbi Yosef Moshe Zilberberg, first av"d of Tinnye and the Region, 1870. A document in a foreign language, dated 1870, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yosef Moshe Staupawy Zilberberg. The document bears a red wax seal. Rabbi Yosef Moshe Staupawy ...
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LOT 14:
Hungary. Letter by Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Fleischman av”d Zsámbék , author of Meishiv Davar. [1897] Letter of greeting and Torah ideas written by Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Fleischman, av”d Zsámbék, sent to Rabbi Eliezer Zusman Sofer, teacher in the Chevrat Shas in Budapest and av”d Debrecen, son of ...
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LOT 15:
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Glick av”dTolcsva, author of Yad Yitzchak , with his signature. A leaf with text on both sides, containing sections of two responsa from the responsa book of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Glick, Av Beit Din of Tolcsva, author of Yad Yitzchak and prominent halachic decider ...
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LOT 16:
Responsum and Letter from Rabbi Yechezkel Banet, Av Beit Din of Varhal – 1901 Two handwritten letters from Rabbi Yechezkel Banet, Av Beit Din of Varhal and the surrounding region. A halachic responsum to one of his students, discussing Talmudic analysis on Tractate Gittin, dated 1901. [1] ...
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LOT 17:
Long Letter from Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss of Bonyhád – 1880 Lengthy letter of chiddushei Torah from Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss of Bonyhad, to Rav Menachem Eliyahu Goitein, Av Beis Din of העדיאס. Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss, disciple of Rav Shmuel Ehrenfeld, Av Beis Din of Mattersdorf, was a giant in Torah ...
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LOT 18:
Letter written and signed by Rabbi Chaim Sofer, av"d Arad Letter of recommendation written and signed by Rabbi Chaim Sofer av"d Arad, son of the Toras Chaim , Rav Yaakov Shalom Sofer (1855-1921), rav of Budapest and grandson of the famed Rav Chaim Sofer, author of Machaneh Chaim (av"d ...
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LOT 19:
Hungary. Letter from Rabbi Zev Wolf Rosenberg, author of Ravid HaZahav. Rav"d Debrecen. Letter written and signed by Rabbi Zev Wolf Rosenberg. Sent to his relative, the bachur 'Yosef Yuspa.' Includes a line about 'the wedding of my brother, Yitzchak…the Shabbos after Shavuos, ' This ...
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LOT 20:
Letter from Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Shilel, av”d Pezinok to Rabbi Baruch Kunstat. Postcard written and signed by Rabbi Yusha leib Shilel, av”d Pezinok and its environs, author of Minhagei Ba’al HaChasam Sofer. Sent to Rabbi Baruch Kunstat, av”d Fulda, founder of Yeshivah Kol Torah in ...
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LOT 21:
Letter from the rabbis of Jerusalem, headed by the Aderet and Rabbi Shmuel Salant. Jerusalem, c. 1902. Letter from the leaders of Jerusalem regarding the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah and Yeshivah, signed by its leaders, including the signature of the Aderet and Rabbi Shmuel Salant (stamp with ...
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LOT 22:
Letter from Sir Moses Montefiore Letter from Moses Montefiore. London, Cheshvan 5625. Handwritten by a scribe, with Montefiore's handwritten signature. 21.5x27 cm. Multiple creases, moderate condition
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LOT 23:
Manuscript. Mafteiach HaGemara by Rabbi Shlomo Finzi of Rovigo ...
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LOT 24:
Miniature Manuscript - Seder Sefirat Ha’Omer - Italy, 1845 - ...
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LOT 25:
Manuscript – Luach Maamarey Ein Yisrael – Italy, 17th Century An ...
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2,000
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LOT 26:
Handwritten & Autographed Manuscript of Kol Dodi by Rabbi ...
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LOT 27:
Kuntress of manuscript responsa by kabbalist Rav Avraham ...
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LOT 28:
Responsa Regarding an Agunah from the Mahar"am ben Chaviv. ...
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LOT 29:
Hundreds of Handwritten Glosses and Novellae on Tractates of ...
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300
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LOT 30:
Notebook of Torah Novellae (49 pages) from Rav Tzvi Reich. ...
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500
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LOT 31:
Keter Torah V'Keter Malchut – Magnificent Illustrated Letter ...
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600
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LOT 32:
Printed poem for the "Chaburas Mishmeres HaBoker V'HaErev. ...
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LOT 33:
Seder Hanhagas Beis Haknesses HaAshkenazis in Amsterdam. ...
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LOT 34:
Historic papers dropped by plane at the height of the riots of ...
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LOT 35:
16th Century. Sefer HaAruch. Venice, 1531. Daniel Bomberg press. Sefer HaAruch, explanation of words and concepts in the Talmud in alphabetical order, by Rabbi Nosson b"r Yechiel of Rome. Classic work of commentary and versions of the Talmud, quoted l'halachah by the Baalei HaTosfos and ...
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LOT 36:
16th Century. Sefer Chazon by Rav Yaakov Landau, author of Ha'Agur. Venice, 1546 Thin, four-paged kuntress. Sefer Chazon, with close to 50 fascinating halachic riddles and their answers. Riddles and sharp questions were often asked and puzzled over by Gedolei Yisrael of all times and ...
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LOT 37:
16th Century. Tanya - Cremona, 1565 Sefer Tanya - classic work regarding early halachos and minhagim by Rav Yechiel b"r Yekusiel Anav. The work was put together to serve as a halachic composition to accompany the siddur, per the Italian minhagim, a concise adaptation of Shivilei HaLeket ...
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LOT 38:
16th Century. "Biur Zeh Yatza Rishonah" The psak of Rav Moshe Provençal in the Tamari-Venturozzo affair, Mantua, 1566 "Biur Zeh Yatza Rishonah" - The psak of Rav Moshe Provençal in the Tamari-Venturozzo affair that encompassed a discussion regarding the application of borerus in hilchos ...
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LOT 39:
16th Century. Ma’amatz Koach With the Sermon ‘The Decree of Liberty, ’ Venice [1588] * Ma’amatz Koach - Twenty-eight sermons for various occasions, delivered by Rav Moshe Almoshnino of Salonika, author of Tefillah Le’Moshe, between the years 1552-1571. A Sefer of Historical Importance ...
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LOT 40:
16 Century. Chazon L'Moed. Venice, 1586. First edition. Chazon L'Moed, commentary on Sefer Daniel, by Dr. Rabbi Shmuel Valerio, author of Yad HaMelech on Megillas Esther. Owner notation on title page. Venice, 1586. Giovanni di Gara Press. First edition. 6, 112 leaves. 18.5 cm. Tape in ...
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LOT 41:
16th Century. Responsa of the Maharshal – Lublin, 1594 She'elot u'Teshuvot Maharshal – Halachic responsa by Rabbi Shlomo Luria , Av Beis Din of Lublin, renowned author of Yam Shel Shlomo. The opening pages include a few early marginal notes in Ashkenazic script. Rabbi Shlomo Luria ...
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LOT 42:
16th Century. Kuzari with Kol Yehudah Commentary - Venice, 1594 Sefer HaKuzari by Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, with the Kol Yehudah commentary by Rabbi Yehuda Moscato of Mantua. Sefer HaKuzari is one of the foundational works of Jewish thought, likely the most significant and well-known among them. ...
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LOT 43:
17th Century - Amudei Shlomo by the Maharshal - First Edition - Basel, 1600 Amudei Shlomo – Elucidations of Rav Shlomo Luria (Maharshal) on the Sefer Mitzvos Gadol (Smag). First print. This first edition is very significant since it was edited and published by the great kabalist Rav ...
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LOT 44:
17th Century. Rinas Dodim on Shir Hashirim, Basle 1600 Rinas Dodim, commentary on Shir Hashirim, with text, by Rav Eliyahu b"r Moshe Loans, "Eliyahu Baal Shem." Basle, 1600. [1], 30 leaves. 19.5 cm. This exemplar was compiled from two copies. It was in poor condition, with loss, tears ...
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LOT 45:
17th Century. Classics: First Edition “Arzei Levanon” - Early Kabbalistic Text; Venice, 1601 Fundamental collection of seven first edition treatises, mostly comprising early Kabbalah texts. 1. Midrash Konan – on Bereishis and the Maaseh Merkavah, by the Amora Rabbi Shmuel 2. Sefer ...
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LOT 46:
17th Century. Shu"t HaRashba. Hanau, 1610. Shu"t HaRashba - Responsa by Rabbeinu Shlomo ben Aderet - the Rashba. Signatures on the title page, solitary glosses. Nice title page with illustrations of Moshe Rabbeinu, Aharon HaKohen and Akeidas Yitzchak. Hanau (Germany), 1610. ...
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LOT 47:
17th Century. Very rare. Tevuas Schorr. Lublin, 1615. Glosses. Sefer Tevuas Schorr - Kitzur 'Beis Yosef' by Rav Efraim Zalman Schorr, av"d Lublin. A number of glosses and supplements, and completion of pictures in an antiquated hand, crossed out owner signature. Rav Efraim Zalman Schorr ...
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LOT 48:
17th Century. Sefer Nitzachon - Altdorf, 1644 - First Edition Jewish Classic — Anti-Christian Polemics Refutations to Christian claims and explanations of stories and ideas that could cause doubts in religious belief, edited and arranged in the order of the Tanach by Rav Yom Tov Lipman of ...
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LOT 49:
17th Century. Kabbalah. Rare. Mayan HaChachmah. Amsterdam, 1651. First edition. Mayan HaChachmah. Early kabbalistic work regarding letters and elucidation on the "Shem HaMeforash." The work opens with the words: זה הספר מעיין החכמה שנתן מיכאל לפאלי ופאלי למשה רבינו עליו השלום. This is not ...
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LOT 50:
17th Century – Yafeh Toar – Prague, 1689 Signature of Rabbi Shmuel Zammer, Av Beis Din of Papa / Stamp of Rabbi Yaakov Segal Labuvitch- the Rav of Kapish Medrash Raba on Sefer Bereishis with the complete "Yefeh Toar" commentary, by the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Yaffe Ashkenazi. On the first title ...
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