1. Sefer Torat HaAdam, On human conduct and mourning, including "Shaar HaGemul" by the Ramban. Warsaw, 1841.
Stamps of Rabbi Yekutiel Eliyahu Zochovitzky, Av Beit Din of Kamoravka.
2. Sefer Ir HaTzedek, A summary of Sefer Mitzvot Gadol (SeMaG) by Rabbeinu Moshe of Coucy, authored by Rabbi Shmuel Freund. First edition. Prague, 1864.
Stamp of Rabbi Raphael Zilberman, Av Beit Din of Safed, along with signatures and stamps of his grandson, Rabbi Avraham Leib Zilberman, Av Beit Din of Safed.
3. Sefer Yad HaKetanah, Laws of the 613 mitzvot following the Rambam, by Rabbi Dov Berish Gottlieb. Lviv (first title page: Pressburg), 1868.
With a self dedication from Rabbi Mordechai Zvi Schwartz, who received the sefer from his brother-in-law, Rabbi Chaim Betzalel Panet, Av Beit Din of Retig. Second title page bears Rabbi Schwartz’s stamp as Av Beit Din of Chek-Sereda and the surrounding region.
4. Sefer HaMidot, By Rabbeinu Yaakov Dubno, with "Sheyurei HaMidot" by his student, Rabbi Avraham Berush Plohn. Vilna, 1870.
Stamp and annotations of Rabbi Yosef ben Gaon Meir Peimer of Slutsk.
5. Sefer Midrash Shmuel, Warsaw, 1870.
Stamp of Rabbi Natan Nota Kalonymus, son of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchak Kabak, Av Beit Din of Vishia (author of Shelamei Nedava).
6. Sefer Zikaron Tov, By Rabbi Ezra Tzoref, Av Beit Din of Serdahali, a student of the Baruch Taam and the Chatam Sofer. Explores six key themes: the purpose of creation, Shabbat observance, the House of Israel, the Song at the Sea, Torah acquisition, and the Mishkan. Published by his son, Rabbi Yehoshua.
First edition. Lviv, 1874.
Stamp of Rabbi Mordechai Aryeh Halevi Haberfeld, Av Beit Din of Zlate Moravce.
7. Sefer Tiferet Banim, On the Torah, festivals, and collected teachings, by the holy Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Shapira, Av Beit Din of Munkatch, author of Darkei Teshuva.
First edition. Bardejov, 1921. Printed by Yosef Meir Bleier.
Signature of Rabbi Yitzchak Frenkel of Khust and Jerusalem on the flyleaf.
8. Sefer Zera Kodesh Matzava, Ethical teachings by Rabbi Moshe Graf, along with Bat Melech by Rabbi Shimon Abayov.
Mukachevo, 1893–1894.
The final pages of Zera Kodesh Matzava recount the exorcism of a dybbuk in the community of Nikolsburg. Bat Melech has a special title page, concluding with Igeret HaKodesh by Rebbi Elazar, son of Rebbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, published for the first time by the Rebbe Yechezkel Halberstam of Shinova.
Signatures and stamps of the righteous Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kahana of Kerestur and Humenné.
9. Sefer Ben Yosef, By Rabbi Yosef Tzvi, son of Rabbi Chaim Yehuda HaLevi of Gherla.
Only Edition. Cluj (Klausenburg), 1926. A very rare sefer!
Signatures and stamps of the righteous Rabbi Mendel Friedlander of Klausenburg and Kleinwardein, as well as signature of his son? Rabbi Moshe David Friedlander of Klausenburg.
10. Sefer Mikveh Taharah, On the laws of mikvaot in Yoreh De’ah, by Rabbi Moshe Grünwald, author of Arugat HaBosem.
First edition. Ungvar, 1931.
Nice ownership inscription indicating the sefer belonged to his father-in-law, the righteous Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Goldenberg, Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Swalava.
Overall Good-Great Condition, Complete Copies, 2 New Bindings, 8 Old Bindings.
The Holy Gaon Rabbi Raphael Halevi Zilberman (1839–1918). Born in Uman, Ukraine, to Rabbi Mordechai Halevi Zilberman. In 1850, he immigrated to the Land of Israel with his family, settling in Safed, where his father became the city’s rabbi. Rabbi Raphael studied under his father and married the daughter of Rabbi Chaim Baruch of Kishinev, who also settled in Safed. In 1860, Rabbi Raphael was appointed dayan and posek of the Ashkenazi community in Safed. Following his father’s passing in 1872, he succeeded him as the city’s chief rabbi. Known for his wisdom and Torah scholarship, even the Ottoman authorities recognized his intellect, bestowing upon him the title Hacham Pasha. He passed away on the 6th of Tevet, 1918, and was buried in Safed.
The Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yehuda Leib Zilberman (1889–1948). The chief rabbi of Safed for 30 years and grandson of Rabbi Raphael Zilberman. Rabbi Avraham continued the Zilberman rabbinic legacy and served as a representative of the Boyaner Rebbes, lighting the bonfire at Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s gravesite in Meron on Lag BaOmer.
The Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Zvi Schwartz. Served as a rabbi in Hungary, London, and later in the United States. In 1929, he became the rabbi of the Shomrei Shabbos community in Cleveland, Ohio. Among his descendants is his son-in-law, Rabbi Ephraim Shraga Silberberg, the son of the esteemed Rabbi Avraham Binyamin, Av Beit Din of Pittsburgh. Rabbi Schwartz passed away in 1962, and his family branches extended across Israel and beyond.
The Gaon Rabbi Yosef Peimer (1874–1939). The son of Rabbi Meir Faymer and grandson of Rabbi Yosef Faymer of Slutsk, a disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. Rabbi Yosef served as a rabbi in Slutsk for 20 years before moving to New York, where he continued his rabbinic leadership.
The Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Frenkel of Khust. The son of Rabbi Eliyahu Frenkel, Av Beit Din of Levelek, and author of Avnei Eliyahu and Ataret Eliyahu. A close disciple of Rebbi Zvi Hirsch of Liska, Rabbi Yitzchak married the daughter of Rabbi Moshe Shimon Roth, Av Beit Din of Derecske, and grandson of Rabbi Yoel Tzvi Roth, author of Beit HaYotzer. Rabbi Yitzchak assisted his father-in-law in leading the yeshiva and editing the Beit HaYotzer responsa. In 1900, he moved to Jerusalem, joining the beit din of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. He passed away in Jerusalem on the 27th of Av, 1931. Many of his Torah insights were published as annotations titled Atarat Yitzchak on his father’s work, Ataret Eliyahu.
The Tzadik Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kahana of Humenné. A grandson of the Orchot Chaim of Spinka (a son-in-law of Rebbi Yosef Meir Weiss, author of Imrei Yosef), Rabbi Menachem Mendel was the son-in-law of Rebbi Avraham, the son of Rebbi Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir. His wedding took place in Kerestir in 1922, and he remained with his illustrious father-in-law for three years until Rebbi Yeshaya’s passing in 1925.
