LOT 1: Illustrated Shir HaShirim Scroll. Especially Large Lettering. Artistic Script on Parchment. Shir HaShirim scroll written by an artistic scribe. Illustrated with gilt decoration and a beautiful illustration for each column. Said Rabbi Akiva: "All Writings are sacred, and Shir HaShirim, the most ...
LOT 2: 'Pitum HaKetoret' on Huge Parchment. Impressive Artistic Script. "Write the Ketoret passage on parchment or gevil in Assyrian script like a Torah scroll ... as the ketoret enriches, and he is assured constant livelihood, and he will always have abundant sustenance and he will always have ...
LOT 3: Oriental Merchant. Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921) . Pencil sketch on paper. 38x30 cm. Signed at the bottom of the sketch. Placed in a frame with passe-partout. Fine-very fine condition. Sold as is.
LOT 4: Shabbetai Tzvi, May the Name of the Wicked Rot, C. 1670. Original etching of Shabtai Tzvi, many the name of the wicked rot. His image is towards the right and within an artistic frame. Written in French at the bottom of the etching: Le Vray Portraiet de Sabetha Sebi Roy des Juifs né en la ...
LOT 5: Nathan HaAzati. Original Etching. 1679. Original etching of Nathan Benjamin Levi, known as Nathan HaAzati. His figure is towards the left and inside an artistic frame. Written in French at the bottom of the etching: "Le Vray Portraiet de Nathan Levi Nouveau Prophete des Juifs, né en la ville ...
LOT 6: 'Keter Torah.' Rabbinic Contract from the Hildesheim Community, Written on Parchment. 1765. Historic Item. Magnificent rabbinic contract from the Hildesheim community in Germany, written on parchment and illustrated by an artist for Rabbi Hirsch, who was previously the rabbi of Opotchna. ...
LOT 7: Rivlin Family Tree. Jerusalem, 1900. Family tree of the glorious Rivlin family, printed as a large poster in Jerusalem in 1900 by Hillel ben Yosef Rivlin. The tree records approximately 69 descendants of Rabbi Moshe Ravkash (1600-1684), author of Be'er HaGolah and av beit din of Vilna about 400 ...
LOT 8: Regulations of the Dierschke Community Handwritten and Signed by the 'Yalkut Sofer' - the Av Beit Din of Paks. Regulations of the Lomdei Torah D'Kehillat Dierschke Society . 12 regulations handwritten and signed by the head of the Society, the renowned gaon Rabbi Yosef Leib Sofer, author of ...
LOT 9: Shocking Discovery. Letter from Rabbi Aharon Petashnik about the Survival of Rabbi Aharon Rokeach of Belz's Relative. Rabbi Petashnik descended from distinguished lineage. His father, Rabbi Nachum Yehoshua, may his blood be avenged, was a son of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel, the Admo"r of Brezan, who ...
LOT 10: Letter by Rabbi Shimshon Wertheimer Regarding the Debts of the Ashkenazic Community of Jerusalem. Kushta [c. 1714]. Very Rare. In c. 1714, a booklet with [4] leaves was printed in Kushta, containing letters by Rabbi Shimshon Wertheimer regarding the debts of the Ashkenazic community of ...
LOT 11: Permit to Visit the Infamous Akko Prison Issued to the Tzaddik Rabbi Aryeh Levin with his handwriting . Historic document: Permit to visit the infamous Akko prison, issued to the "Father of Prisoners, " the tzaddik Rabbi Aryeh Levin, from the headquarters of the Prison Authority of His Majesty's ...
LOT 12: Rare Collection of [9] Elegant Invitations from Jerusalem Families of Yesteryear. Rare collection of [9] invitations designed for weddings by prominent families of Jerusalem of yesteryear, some even from the leaders of Jerusalem themselves! The very phenomenon of wedding invitations was not ...
LOT 13: Document Archive from the Estate of the Gaon and Yerushalmi Activist Rabbi Aharon Simchah Blumenthal. Approximately [120] Letters and Postcards. Historic Discoveries. Large collection of documents from Rabbi Aharon Simchah Blumenthal's archive. Rabbi Blumenthal was a prominent Torah scholar and ...
LOT 14: Huge and Rare Collection: Issues of the "Beit Ya'akov" Journal from Poland. 13 Large Volumes. Beit Ya'akov - central journal of the Beit Ya'akov movement in Poland. Yiddish-language journal edited by Eliezer Gershon Friedenson. Lodzash, Warsaw, Krakow. 1924-1939. Valuable historic material for ...
LOT 15: Extremely Rare: 'Dos Yiddische Licht' - Daily and Weekly Newsppaer in Yiddish and English. [New York], 1925-1927. Extremely rare: two thick volumes of the newspaper Dos Yiddische Licht . [New York], 1925-1927. The National Library's collection contains issues from 1924-1925 only, and this ...
LOT 16: Exceptionally Rare: Dos Yiddishe Vort - Yiddish Daily Newspaper. Warsaw, 1917-1919. Two volumes including over 540 daily newspapers in Yiddish, Dos Yiddishe Vort , Warsaw, 1917-1919. The National Library's collection contains issues from 1918 only, and this collection contains close to 300 ...
LOT 17: Huge Collection of Over 1500 Issues of the Prominent Warsaw Newspaper "Der Yid" - Especially Rare. Huge and rare collection including seven volumes comprising over 1500 daily and weekly issues of the prominent newspaper Der Yid with a total weight of over 45 kg! Warsaw 1919-1927. Valuable ...
LOT 18: Precious Find - Volume of [95] Issues of 'El Tiempo'. Ladino. Istanbul, 1925-1926. A volume containing [95] consecutive issues - an entire year, of the important newspaper El Tiempo, which was printed in Ladino. Istanbul, September 25, 1925 - September 8, 1926. Printed on the top of the issues ...
LOT 19: Una Mirada es la Historia Otomana. Complete and Rare Copy. Una mirada es la historia Otomana con la buena vida dil sultano es Salonika... Salonika, [1860]. A review of Ottoman history with the blessed arrival of the Sultan Abdulmejid I in Salonika. And several additional articles on the ...
LOT 20: Tehillim. Antwerp. 1581. Especially Rare. Original gilt leather binding. Book of Tehillim printed with close examination by Christopher Plantin in 1581 in the great city of Anvers [Antwerp]. Written on the title page: "Psalmi." Small format Tehillim, printed on its own and not as part of the ...
LOT 21: Tana"ch. Amsterdam, 1732. Magnificent Copy with Magnificent Antique Leather Binding. Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim , Tikkun Sefer Torah , new - as never seen before. Amsterdam, Avraham Attias Press. 1732. Magnificent copy. The first title page is illustrated with biblical pictures, and there are ...
LOT 22: Miniature Selichot. Amsterdam, 1730. Original Leather Binding. Morning Selichot and also for Hoshana Rabba. Amsterdam, 1730. Selichot per the custom of the Sephardim in Amsterdam, printed in a small format. To the best of our knowledge, these have never been sold at auction. Original leather ...
LOT 23: Moreh Nevochim by the Ramba"m. Venice [1551]. Handwritten Glosses. Moreh Nevochim , the Ramba"m's famed composiiton dealing with the fundamentals of the Jewish religion and faith, with the Shem Tov commentary and the HaEfodi commentary. Venice, Bragadin press, [1551]. First edition of Moreh ...
LOT 24: Shnei Luchot HaBrit - Shl"ah. 1648-1649. First Edition. Shnei Luchot HaBrit - Pure words from precious pearls, composed according to the written and oral Torahs given at Sinai, arranged and proofread by [many honorifics] ... the complete sage ... Rabbi Yeshayah HaLevi Horowitz. Amsterdam ...
LOT 25: Kli Yakar. Venice, 1603. Especially Rare Book. Sefer Kli Yakar - commentary on the Early Prophets by Rabbi Shmuel Laniado, chief rabbi of Aleppo, known as 'Ba'al HaKeilim' after the name of his book. With the Nevi'im text. The book was printed by his son-in-law R' Avraham Laniado, author of ...
LOT 26: Meginei Zahav. Prague, 1720. First Edition. Extraordinarily Rare. Meginei Zahav - answers to criticism by the author of Sha"ch on the Ta"z , by Rabbi Yoel of Shebreshin, grandson of the Ta"z. Prague, 1720. First edition. As is known, the Shach and the Ta"z held opposing opinions on many ...
LOT 27: Commentary on the Zohar, Sefer Bereishit, by the Early Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Lavi, Author of the Hymn "Bar Yochai." Livorno, 1795. Part II. First Edition. This Book was Printed by the Chid"a. The Hymn Bar Yochai is Printed at the Book's Conclusion. Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Lavi was born c. 1485 ...
LOT 28: Sidrei Taharot. The Admo"r of Radzin. First Edition. A Book that Stood at the Heart of a Heated Controversy. Mishnayot Kelim and Ohalot formatted as Talmudic tractates, by the Admo"r Rabbi Gershon Chanoch Henoch Leiner of Radzin. Josefow 1873 - Piotrków 1903 , first edition. Two volumes. ...
LOT 29: Commentary by the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh on the Torah. First Edition. Incomplete Copy. Orchot Chaim - Chamishah Chumshei Torah, with Targum and Rash"i's commentary, and with the Ohr HaChaim commentary by Rabbeinu Chaim ben Attar- the 'Ba'al Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh.' Venice, 1741. First edition of the ...
LOT 30: First Tehillim Printed in the Land of Israel! Segulah Book Printed by Request of the Kedushat Levi!. Chassidic Tehillim with Zohar commentary. Segulah book printed in sanctity by Rabbi Gershon Margaliot, primary disciple of the Be'er Mayim Chaim, by explicit request of the Kedushat Levi of ...
LOT 31: Meir Netivim. Pollone, 1791-1792. Two Parts. First Edition. Meir Netivim , responsa and novellae on the Shas and the weekly Torah portions. By Rabbi Meir Margaliot, a disciple of the Ba'al Shem Tov - known by the name of this book, as the Meir Netivim. Two parts. Separate title page for each ...
LOT 32: Segulah for Protection. Set of 'Heichal HaBerachah' Chumashim, Komárno, First Edition. Magnificent Complete Set. Original Bindings. "I am certain that everyone who has [my] chumash in his home will be protected from all evil and damage, from disease and lack, and his home will be filled with ...
LOT 33: "Children, Health and Sustenance!" Renowned Segulah Book - Komárno Tehillim - Ben Beiti. First Edition. Ungvar, 1927. "Whoever has this book with this commentary in his home will certainly be protected from all evil. Not only will it offer him protection, its sacred and pure merit will ...
LOT 34: Sha'ar HaYichudim: Segulah Book containing Powerful Amulets that were Used by the Leading Rabbis of Chassidut!. "Expert person, expert amulet" for any bad event for fire, plague ... from our rabbi, the Ar"i HaKadosh (the title page's version). Sha'ar HaYichudim , Tikkun Avonot, Tzaddik Yessod ...
LOT 35: Mayim Chayim - Zhitomir, 1857. With a "Letter" from the Ba'al Shem Tov. 15 Title Pages and Two Handwritten Comments. She'elot U'Teshuvot Mayim Chayim by Rabbi Chaim HaKohen Rapoport, av beit din of Ostroh. Zhitomir, printed by grandsons of the rabbi of Slavuta, Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi ...
LOT 36: Genealogy and Generational Order of the Besh"t's Disciples. Important Edition - Precious Find. Three pull-out books: One on the completely righteous from the days of the Besh"t and his disciples to this day ... the second, the books these sacred personalities authored ... and the third, the ...
LOT 37: Tikkunei HaZohar. Two Especially Important and Rare Chassidic Edition . Two important editions of Sefer Tikkunei HaZohar, which is traditionally studied in Elul. * Tikkunei HaZohar . Mezeritch, [1809]. Wןth an approbation by Rabbi Bezalal Margaliot [Rabbi Meir Margaliot's son] a renowned ...
LOT 38: Shu"t Maharalba"ch. Copy with Especially Distinguished Ownership Pedigree. Signature of the Rabbinic Leader of the Generation, Mahar"i Katz, the Av Beit Din of Krakow and Brother-in-Law of the Ram"a. Responsa by Rabbi Levi ibn Chaviv. Venice, 1565. First edition of the important book of ...
LOT 39: Shu"t Chatam Sofer, Used for Study by his Primary Disciple, Rabbi Avrahm Sha'ag-Zwebner. Shu"t Chatam Sofer , Choshen Mishpat section, Vienna, 1862. First edition. Rabbi Avraham Sha'ag Zwebner's signature appears on the book's title page: "The youth Avraham Sha'ag" - the Chatam Sofer's beloved ...
LOT 40: Derashot HaRa"n. Copy that Previously Belonged to the Mahara"m A"sh, One of the Chata"m Sofer's Leading Disciples. Twelve derashot by Rabbeinu Nissim - the Ra"n. Prague, 1881. Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt's - the Mahara"m A"sh's signature appears on the leaf before the title page. The last leaf ...
LOT 41: Shu"t HaBa"ch. Frankfurt, 1697. Firest Edition. Pedigreed Copy. Shu"t HaBa"ch HaChadashot. Koretz 1785. First Edition. Rabbinic Signatures . * Shu"t Haba"ch, by Rabbi Yoel Sirkish av beit din of Krakow author of the Bayit Chadash on Arba'ah Turim. Frankfurt am Main, [1697]. First edition. ...
LOT 42: Rare Find! - Shu"t Toldot Adam, Lvov, 1811. Copy that Belonged to the Avnei Nezer of Sochachov, with his Full Signature. She'elot U'Teshuvot Toldot Adam by Rabbi Shlomo ben Aderet - the Rashb"a. This part is known as Chelek Sheni MiTeshuvot HaRashb"a . Printed in Lvov, in 1811. With an ...
LOT 43: Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger. Sacred and Pedigree Copy Signed by the Author of Yitev Lev, the Kol Aryeh, the Lechem Shlomo of Shamloy and Others. Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger on several Talmudic tractates. Berlin, 1858. First edition. Copy with an especially distinguished ownership pedigree ...
LOT 44: Shu"t Pri Tevuah. Nowydwor, [1796]. First Edition. With Glosses by the Author. Shu"t Pri Tevuah by Rabbi Yehudah Leib Margaliot, Nowydwor, 1796. First edition.On the title page, second section, yet a first section was not printed. On leaf 80 (the end of responsum 71) a handwritten halachic ...
LOT 45: Urim V' Tumim, Part II. Karlsruhe, 1877. First Edition. Copy Previously Owned by the Ketzot HaChoshen's Family. Urim V' Tumim Part II from the famous work by Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschütz. First edition. Karlsruhe, 1777. Copy previously owned by the renowned Heller family - son of the author of ...
LOT 46: Dedication by the Gaon Rabbi Asher Wallerstein the Son of the Author of the 'She'agat Aryeh'. Sermons on the Torah and on Nevi'im and Ketuvim and Midrashim by Rabbi Eliyahu ibn Chaim - the Rana"ch. Frankfurt am Main, [1713]. Handwritten dedication by Rabbi Asher Wallerstein the son of the ...
LOT 47: Simchat HaRegel. Pedigree Copy Received Directly from the Author - the Chid"a. Including a Proofing Leaf with the Author's? Handwritten Corrections . Simchat HaRegel - Part II, commentary on Megillat Ruth by the Chid"a - Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azoulay. Livorno, 1782. Pedigree copy received ...
LOT 48: Even Pinah, First Edition - Approbation from Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, the 'Yismach Moshe' and more. Signature of Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Lowy, Author of Sha'arei Torah. Drishat Ari - Even Pinah - commentary on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, with the text. Lemberg, 1804. R' Shlomo [Yarish] ...
LOT 49: Yeriot Shlomo. Handwritten Author's Dedication to the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Pollack, Av Beit Din of Bonyhád. Yeriot Shlomo - halachic novellae for the first part of Yoreh Deah, and Kuntress Beit Yad on Yoreh Deah. Bound together with separate title pages. Authored by the famous gaon Rabbi Shlomo ...
LOT 50: Teshurat Shai. Hagahot Rabbi Yehudahleh. She'elot U'Teshuvat Teshurat Shai by Rabbi Shlomo Yehudah Tabak, rabbi of Sighet. Two parts. Máramarossziget, 1905-1910. First edition. Owners' signatures and foreign-language and Hebrew inscriptions, alternately, on the flyleaves, handwritten by Rabbi ...
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