1. Responsa of Maharik, by Rabbi Joseph Colon. Lemberg, 1798. Printed by Judith [Rozanish].

Stamps of Rabbi Avraham Moshe Alter Abramowitz, Mo”tz of Pabianice. An ancient ownership inscription stating that the sefer belonged to the Rabbi and Av Beit Din of Pabianice.

Signature of his son, Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf Alter of Kielce.

On page 34, an important antique annotation.

2. Sefer Mei Niftoach, novellae on the Rambam, by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Halevi Edel of Zamosc.

Only Edition. Bialystok, 1816.

On the title page, the signature of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Ginzler, Av Beit Din of Oberwischau. On the endpaper, two lines in his handwriting.

Signature of Ephraim Fishel Forkowitz of Petriova.

3. Sefer
Rekach HaGadol, by Rabbeinu Eliezer ben Yehuda of Germiza. First printed at the instruction of the holy Kedushat Levi of Berdichev, and now reprinted by Rabbi Dov Berish Luria.

Lemberg, 1858.

On the title page, the signature of the renowned Gaon of Ozorków, Rabbi Shlomo Avraham Rzechte.

Stamp: Yitzchak Fuchs, Ozorków.

Names for commemoration handwritten by the Admor Rabbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam.

4. Chassidut: Neot Deshe, by the author of "Arvei Nachal" – first edition, Lemberg, 1861.

Sefer Neot Deshe, responsa on the Shulchan Aruch, by the Admor Rebbi David Shlomo Eibeschitz, author of Arvei Nachal and Levushei Serad.

Lemberg, printed by Beril Leib Nechelis, 1861. First Edition.

Stefansky, Chassidut no. 370.

On the title page, the stamp of the righteous Gaon The Holy Gaon Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Waks rabbi of Kalish & author of Nefesh Chaya.

A dedication as a Mishloach Manot gift from the renowned Chassid Rabbi Yisrael Yekar Bigelaisen of Boro Park to the Admor Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam.

5. Novellae of the Ran on Tractate Shabbat – published from a manuscript "that had been hidden for about six hundred years in the treasury of select rabbinic figures in the holy city of Jerusalem, passed down from generation to generation, never having been printed."

Warsaw, 1862. A fundamental first edition.

On the title page, the signature of the renowned Gaon of Ozorków, Rabbi Avraham Shlomo Rzechte.

6. Sefer Zayit Raanan, missing title page.

On the endpaper, ownership inscriptions of the Gaon Rabbi Gershon Engelman, Av Beit Din of Krashnovitz.

7. Sefer Avnet Bad, by Rabbi Binyamin David Rabinowitz, acting Rabbi and Mo”tz in Warsaw.

First and only edition. Warsaw, 1877.

A rare work! Never before appeared at a public auction.

8. Sefer Igara DePirka, Torah teachings on various topics in the spirit of Chassidut and Kabbalah, by the holy Admor Rebbi Tzvi Elimelech Shapira of Dinov, with additional guidance on serving God throughout the day and on holidays, similar to Tzetel Katan.

Munkács, 1894.

Following the title page is a preface by the author’s grandson, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Sheinfeld, whose father, Rabbi Moshe, held the printing rights of Igara DePirka. In his preface, the grandson describes the fate of the manuscript after the first printing:

"And my father, the rabbi of blessed memory, desired to reprint it due to his great distress over the print’s corruption. However, the manuscript disappeared from my father’s possession, whether stolen or lost." Eventually, the manuscript was found and recopied for this edition, correcting the many errors of the first edition.

Stamp of the Admor Rabbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam. Ownership inscription stating that the book belonged to the Rabbi and Av Beit Din of Woidislav.

Ownership inscription: Belongs to the distinguished Chassidic philanthropist Yosef Silberstein.

9. Responsa Kol Aryeh, by the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yehuda HaKohen, Av Beit Din of Bergsasz and Mad, with additional writings printed by his grandson, the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrnreich of Shamloya.

First edition. Șimleu Silvaniei, 1904.

10. Sefer Etz HaDaat Tov, Part Two, from the manuscript of the divine Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Vital, which was hidden in the treasury of the holy Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Sharabi. Jerusalem, 1906.

11. Shem HaGedolim, by the Chida. Warsaw, 1910.

12. Sefer
Tosafot Rid on Tractate Yevamot, published for the first time from the manuscript of the Schechter Library in New York, by Rabbi Ze’ev Beidenovitz. Jerusalem, 1931.

On the title page, a self-dedication by the Admor Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam, stating that he received the book from his esteemed friend, the renowned Chassid R. Yosef Chaim Bigelaisen. Brooklyn, 1932.

Overall Good - Fair Condition, Complete Copies, original, old, and later bindings slightly rubbed to damaged.

The Holy Gaon Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Waks author of Nefesh Chaya [1822-1889] the son of the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yehuda the son-in-law of the Tzaddik Gaon Rabbi Moshe Yosef Halberstam the bother of the holy Maran of Sanz. By his second marriage, the son-in-law of the great Gaon the Yeshu\'os Malko of Kutno. The Rav of Tarnigrad, by the recommendation of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. The Rav of Kalisch who fought against the reform and the members of the Enlightenment Movement of the town. In his old age, he became the Rav of Piotrkow. Wherever he served as Rav, he established a large yeshiva with hundreds of students. Is considered one of the greatest rabbis of Poland. Was president of Kollel Polin and dedicated much time to Yishuv HaAretz.

Rabbi Shlome Avraham Rzechte (1843-1928). He was born and resided in Ozorkow. An erudite scholar, he responded to halakhic inquiries from all over the globe. His responsa work on all four sections of the Shulhan Arukh, Bikhurei Shlomo (2 parts, Piotrkow & Warsaw, 1894 & 1931) carries the approbations of the generation\'s leading Hasidic, Sephardic, and Mitnagdim rabbis. Among the approbators are Rabbi Raphael Meir ben Yehuda Panigel (1804–1893) the Sephardi chief rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Jacob Saul b. Eliezer Jeroham Elyashar (1817–1906), Sephardi chief rabbi of Erez Israel (rishon le-Zion)., Rabbi Hayyim Hezekiah b. Raphael Elijah Medini (1832–1904), author of Sdei Hemed, Rabbi Samuel Salant (1816–1909) chief rabbi of Jerusalem and one of the foremost 19th-century rabbis in Jerusalem, Admor of Sochaczev, Rebbe Hanokh Heinokh b. Samuel Borenstein (1896-1965). Rabbi Isreal Joshua Trunk of Kutna, Rebbe Jehiel Danziger (1913–1942), Rebbe of Alexander, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Spektor (1817–1896) of Kovno, Rabbi Joseph Dov (Baer) Soloveitchik of Brisk, Rabbi Naphtali Zevi Judah Berlin (ha-Neziv 1817–1893), and many others.

Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Halberstam-Rotenberg of Sanz-Widislaw:

[1881–1957], a descendant of the saintly lineage of Sanz and Kshanov through his father, Rebbi Aharon of Biala-Bielitz, and his grandfather, Rebbi Yosef Zev of Kshanov, son of Rebbi Chaim of Sanz. Through his mother, he was also a grandson of Rebbi Alter Chaim of Wolbrom, adopting the family name Rotenberg in his honor. Rebbi Menachem Binyamin was descended from the great tzaddikim of Ropshitz, Sanz, Or LaShamayim, Belz, and Apta. He later emigrated to the United States, where he led his community and served as president of the Council of American Rebbes.

Lot #73

Large Collection of Antique Seforim, Signatures & Stamps of Rabbis. 1798–1931.

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