Sifre, Lemberg, 1866, with glosses by Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson.
On the flyleaf page is an inscription and signature by the Holy Gaon Rabbi Yehuda Greenfeld of Bűdszentmihály: "This sefer I purchased for 80 Z”l. Yehuda Greenfeld", "Yehuda Greenfeld of Huszt Gadol”. With Torah thoughts on the verse "If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread." " One gloss in his own handwriting, along with additional inscriptions.
Several signatures of his son, the famous Holy Gaon Rabbi Shimon Greenfeld, author of Shu"t Maharshal.
The illustrious Rabbi Yehuda Greenfeld, author of Kol Yehuda (passed away 1907), was a remarkable scholar admired by all of his generation. He was a devoted student of the author of Kol Aryeh with whom he studied late into the night. He would travel to seek the guidance of the Divrei Chaim, spending extended months in Sanz until the Divrei Chaim would instruct him to return home. He also enjoyed exchanging Torah insights with Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov, who once remarked, "If anyone has lost a Tosafot in the Talmud, they can ask Rabbi Yudel of Huszt." In Huszt, Rabbi Yehuda was also a regular visitor in the home of the renowned Rabbi Moshe Schick, the Maharam Schick, who bestowed upon him rabbinic ordination and consulted him often on matters of Jewish law. After several years, he was appointed as the head of the rabbinical court in Semyahai, where he established a yeshiva that produced many of the great scholars of that generation. It is widely known that Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, the revered Divrei Yoel of Satmar, was one of the significant figures ordained by Rabbi Yehuda Greenfeld, a certification he held in high regard.
His holy son, Rabbi Shimon Greenfeld, author of Shu"t Maharashag (1861–1930), was one of Hungary’s foremost halachic authorities. He traveled to study under the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and was one of the few who fully grasped the complexity of his teachings. He was also a student of Kol Aryeh and the Maharam Schick. He was born in Huszt to Rabbi Yehuda Greenfeld, who later became the Rabbi of Bűdszentmihály and authored Kol Yehuda. Rabbi Shimon served as a judge in Munkacs and, from 1907, took over his father’s position as Rabbi and head of the yeshiva in Bűdszentmihály.
In his yeshiva, students studied the entire Talmudic tractate in sequence, systematically and without jumping from topic to topic, as was customary in many Hungarian yeshivot at the time. In his yeshiva, no specific time was allocated to study Hasidic or ethical texts; Rabbi Shimon explained that he prayed that students who did not find the study of Talmud sufficient to ignite their fear of Heaven would not come to his yeshiva.
Stamps of his grandson, Rabbi Shemaya Schwartz. He was born in Bűdszentmihályi in 1907 to his father, R. Chaim Baruch Schwartz, the son-in-law of Rabbi Yehuda Greenfeld of Bűdszentmihályi. From a young age, he was recognized as gifted, learning diligently with a particular kindness and humility. Much of his knowledge was acquired from his uncle, Rabbi Shimon Greenfeld, the Maharashag, who regarded him as one of his outstanding students and noted his straightforward approach in decision-making. Rabbi Shemaya received ordination from Rabbi David Dov Meislish, head of the rabbinical court of Uhel, Rabbi Menachem Brodi, head of the rabbinical court of Kalov, and Rabbi Yaakov of Miskolc, author of Yagel Yaakov. Upon reaching marriage age, he wed the daughter of his cousin Rabbi Shlomo Greenfeld of Munkacs and served as a rabbi there. After the war, he served as a rabbi in Nyiregyhaza and then in Velce, where he revitalized the spirits of the brokenhearted, encouraging them to continue living a life of Torah and mitzvot as before and stood firm in all matters of Jewish faith.
[1], 82 Leaves. 25.5 cm.
Overall Good-Fair condition, some stains and water stains, some marginal repairs, frayed corners with missing text on last two pages, new purple leather binding
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