1. Sefer She’elot uTeshuvot by Rabbi Shmuel ben Rabbi David Moshe HaLevi.
On the title page: the second part of the book Nachalat Shiva called Teshuvat She’elot—this is the first edition of the responsa.
First Edition, Fürth, 1692.
Antique signature: Anshel Hirz, 1790.
2. Sefer Chiddushei Ge’onim, “To Sharpen the Students, ” on the Talmudic tractates Bava Kamma, Bava Metzia, and Sanhedrin. Teachings of Rabbi Avraham Broda.
Only Edition. [Offenbach], 1723. Printed by Bonne Panthore de La Naye.
On the title page: the date is given as 1719. In the colophon: “And the work was completed on Friday, the eve of Shabbat, 16 Iyar, 1723.” The place of printing is inferred from the decorative elements, which are similar to those in Chiddushei Halachot by Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel, Offenbach, 1723.
A very rare sefer!
Rabbi Avraham did not publish his teachings during his lifetime; they were published posthumously by his students in various seforim, including Chiddushei Ge’onim (on Bava Kamma, Bava Metzia, and Sanhedrin, Offenbach 1723), Chiddushei Halachot (on Gittin, 1731), and Shema’ta Chadta (on Gittin and Ketubot, Frankfurt 1737), among others.
3. Sefer Leket HaKemach, a commentary on the six orders of the Mishnah, by Rabbi Moshe Chagiz, author of Leket HaKemach and Mishnat Chachamim. [‘HaKemach’ is an acronym for “HaKatan Moshe Chagiz” (The Small One, Moshe Chagiz)].
First Edition, Wandsbek, 1726.
Includes illustrations of the Menorah and diagrams of the Temple in the section on Kodashim.
4. Sefer Yarem Moshe, a commentary on Pirkei Avot, collecting insights from the works of “Our Master and Teacher, the greatest of the greats, Rabbi Moshe Alshich.”
First Edition, Fürth, 1764.
Stamp of Rabbi Yaakov Content, Dayan of Amsterdam.
5. Sefer Ateret Rosh, insights on Tractate Berachot by Rabbi Levi ben Rabbi David of Candia.
First Edition, Amsterdam, 1766.
Signature and stamps of Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Elimelech Dov Hershler (1850–1917), known as “Rabbi Leib Dayan.” He was born in Pinsk and immigrated to the Land of Israel at the age of one. A student of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Baharan, he was ordained by Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin and Rabbi Shmuel Salant. He served as Dayan and later as Deputy Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem’s rabbinical court.
Also has stamps of R. Menachem Yisrael Shulman of Jerusalem (1882–1927).
6. Sefer Mateh Dan – Kuzari Sheni, proofs of the authenticity of the Oral Torah based on the teachings of the Sages, arranged following the structure of the first Kuzari, by Rabbi David Nieto.
Metz, 1780.
Includes the approbation of the author of Sha’agat Aryeh.
Ownership inscriptions of Rabbi Benjamin Mielziner, Rabbi of Szubin, and important ancient glosses, one signed by Yehuda Michael of Danzig.
7. Halacha and Responsa: Polemics. She’elot uTeshuvot Ma’amar Mordechai, responsa by Rabbi Halberstadt, Rabbi of Düsseldorf, with responses from contemporary rabbis.
First Edition, Brin, 1789.
A rare work, as it was banned by the rabbis of Frankfurt due to a responsum by the Pnei Yehoshua (section 26) on the impurity of an ohel (tent) concerning the main street of the Jewish quarter in Frankfurt.
With the approbation of Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Horowitz, Rabbi of Trzebitsch, son of Rabbi Shmuelka of Nikolsburg.
Latin stamp: Ignaz Kalish, Galante.
8. Sefer HaMekach veHaMemkar, by Rav Hai Gaon, with the commentary Zer Zahav by Rabbi Elazar Loew, author of Shemen Rokeach.
First Edition, Vienna, 1800.
Antique ownership inscription: Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch, son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham.
Antique signature: Yitzchak Grintzweig of Praga.
9. Commentary on the Torah by Rabbi Ovadia Sforno, including his commentary on Song of Songs.
Printed by Naftali Hertz Grosman, [Lviv], 1808.
Signatures and ancient stamps: Ephraim ben Yissachar Ber Reichmann of Dukla.
On the flyleaf, an ancient signature from 1815? in Humenne: “Shmuel…”
Stamp of Rabbi Asher Anshel HaLevi Ungerais, Rabbi of Gyöngyös.
10. Sefer HaChassidim, by Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid, with an anonymous commentary (from the Zolkiew edition, 1775. Includes the approbation of Rabbi Ephraim of Sudilkov.
[Sudilkov], 1826.
Antique ownership inscription: Shlomo Zalman Kapel…
Antique signature: Yaakov Mordechai ben Yosef.
11. Sefer Marpeh La’am, on the wisdom of medicine, guidelines for health maintenance, and treatments for the sick, by Yehuda Bezalel Eliasberg.
The original Marpeh La’am is based on a work by Heinrich Felix Politzer in German, which was later translated into Polish, and from the Polish translation into Hebrew (Marpeh La’am).
First Edition, Vilna-Horadna, 1834.
Extremely rare! Only appeared once in a public auction.
Overall Good Condition, Complete Copies, Old bindings
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