Online Auction # 3 - 18.02.2019

Commentary on Sefer Sifra by Rabbi Aharon Even-Haim. Printed by Eli of Dessau from the Isserles family, 1742. At the front of the book is a text called Midot Aharon by the author. Second edition. Stamp of ownership of Haim Berlin (see about him in other items from this auction. | New binding, a few signs of moths damage. | [2], 20; 260 page. 34cm. Good condition.

The book is a summary of piskei halachot of Rabbi Shlomo of Chelm, the Merkavat HaMishnah, published for the first time from a manuscript of the author that had been in geniza until then. At the end are two tshuvot, one on mikvahs and the other on chazeka for mitzvot and appointing authority in Israel. The book was printed in only one edition. Not found in Winograd. Rav Haim Yehuda Leib Auerbach (1887-1954) was a rabbi and kabbalist in Jerusalem, father of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, 7th generation from Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polna, student of the Ba’al Shem Tov, certified for the rabbinate by Rav Haim Berlin at age 18. In 1906 he founded the kabbalistic yeshiva Sha’ar Shamayim, even though he was less than 20 years old when he did so. Rav Nachum Etrog: Av Beit Din of Tzfat, died in 1938. Very good condition.

Shot Sha’arei Rachamim, second section, by the Gaon Rabbi Rachamim Yosef Franco. First edition, printed by Zuckerman, Jerusalem. On the advertisement page is a dedication handwritten and signed by the author’s son to Rabbi Menachem HaKohen Chassid. Stamp of ownership of Haim Berlin, son of the Gaon HaNatziv, Rav of Moscow and Av Beit Din and Ram of Volozhin, and now Jerusalem. (See about him in other items in this sale). | Rabbi Haim Rachamim Yosef Franco (known as the Charif) (1835-1902) was the Chief Sefardi Rabbi of the Hevron community and founder of the Chesed Avraham Hospital. | Rav Menachem Shem Tov HaKohen Chassid (1865-1921) was a dayan and posek, member of the Eida Sefaradit Committee in Jerusalem and of the community’s beit din in the city, a leader of the Doresh Zion Beit Midrash and one of the most recognizable rabbis of the Sefardi community in Jerusalem. | Half-leather binding. Cover page detached. | [3], 158 pages. 35cm. Generally good condition.

Drashot and collected writings on shabbatot and moadim and chiddushim by Gaon Rabbi Masoud Elhadad. First edition, Jerusalem 1906. Advertisement page has a dedication handwritten by Rav Haim Berlin. | Stamps of ownership of Rav Haim Berlin (see more about him in other items from this auction). The kabbalist rabbi Masoud HaKohen Elhadad (1820-1927) was part of the first resettlement of Jerusalem and head of the Beit El kabbalistic yeshiva in Jerusalem for decades. In his last years, when he was more than 100 years old, his students would carry him on their shoulders during holidays and shabbatot to the yeshiva so that he would be able to serve as a shaliach tzibur according to his tradition. The Siddur HaRashash that served him for decades as head of the yeshiva, and in which were written his notes and additions, became the basis for a printed edition of the Siddur HaRashash. | [2], 95; [1], 37, 12 pages. 33cm. Generally good condition.

Very good condition.

On various issues in halacha. Israel, 1955-1989. With dedication of the author on two of the volumes. | The Gaon Rabbi Yitzak Kolitz (1922-2003) was chief rabbi of Jerusalem. He was born in Lithuania, moved to Israel, studied at the Hevron Yeshiva. For a short time he served as a Ram at the Hevron yeshiva, and then was appointed as the head of the Kolchak yeshiva in Rechovot. Served also as a member of the Rabbinicial High Court. | Generally good condition.

Rabbi Moshe HaMeiri Ostrovsky (1886-1947) was an educator, public figure, Mizrahi leader, took part in writing the Talmudic Encyclopedia. Rabbi Menachem Mendel bar David Eleizer Hager (1889-1954) was a rabbi in Halitch (Galicia), in Nishtat, and Sosnowitz. Head of the Tiferet Menachem yeshivot. Member of the National Mizrahi Committee in Poland, and founder of a network of institutions MiZion Tetze Torah. After moving to Israel, he served as rabbi of Ramban community in Tel Aviv and headed the Hevra Kadisha of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Authored Menachem Avelim. His father was Rabbi David Eliezer, who was Av Beit Din of Kostinitz, descended from Rabbi Yehiel Michal of Strozinitz, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kasov, Rabbi Moshe of Savoran, Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Aphtha, Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sasov, and Rabbi Sar Shalom Rokach of Belz. Printer: K. Y. Silman. [14] 3-233, [5] page, 25cm. Generally good condition.

Printed by Rav Avraham Yehuda Leib Meir Haper. Cover page has two stamps of ownership by the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Salant (1816-1909), the esteemed rabbi of Jerusalem for around seventy years, and leader of the Ashkenazi communities of Israel. He became famous as a genius in his youth, and was only 13 when his rabbi, Rabbi Avlei Paswaller (the Ra’avad of Vilna), sent him a letter with a difficult question regarding taking care of a get, showing that his rabbi already trusted his instructions as that of a Rav. In his youth he studied in a hevruta with Rabbi Yisrael of Salant (father of the Mussar movement). In 1841 he was invited to Israel to serve in the Jerusalem Rabbinate and lead the Prushim community, and he established educational and chessed institutions there, as well as a beit din and established the Ashkenazi community. | Pages detached, without binding, moth damage. 197 pages. 23cm. Generally bad to ok condition.

Commentary on the Torah according to the kabbalah, by Rabbi Menachem Zioni of Shapira. Printed by Johann Anton Krieger. Cover page has stamp of ownership of Rabbi Tevli Berliner (died or martyred in 1851), son of Rabbi Shlomo Berlin, Av Beit Din of Prinzloy and London, grandson of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Av Beit Din of Berlin, son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzhak Reich of Gombin. He moved to Israel in 1838, was appointed to the Kollel Prushim in Jerusalem. Was known as a gaon. It is written that he “died suddenly” and of “impure” circumstances, so it is believed that he was murdered. Additional, unreadable, rabbinical stamp on the cover page. Original half-leather binding. Wear on the spine. 2 last pages missing. | 92 pages. 19cm. Generally ok to good condition.

On the halachot of Pesach with Chukat Olam and Chukei Da’at, by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Auerbach, Av Beit Din of Kasov. Printed by Rabbi Shlomo Yarish Rapaport, Lemberg (Lviv). First edition. Stamp of ownership of Rav Haim Berlin (“son of the Gaon HaNatziv, previously Rav of Moscow and Av Beit Din and Ram in Volozhin and now in Jerusalem”) (see more about him in other items from this auction). | Wide margins. Repairs with tape. Moth marks. New binding. | 121 [2] pages. 35cm. Generally good condition.

1. Mishnayot Zra’im, Mo’ed, Nashim, with commentary Kav v’Naki, and the commentary Zerah Yisrael. Additional cover in German. Warsaw 1916. A number of listings of ownership in Hebrew and English, the book belonged to Rav Unterman. Settled in Liverpool, born to Briskers. Printer by Levin Epstein. Generally ok to good condition. 2. Siach Yitzhak, first part. Jerusalem—Or Chadash and Tzemach Tzaddik, 1923. By Rabbi Yitzhak Elfaya with stamp of the author, dedication handwritten in red ink to the synagogue named after Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. Printer: Rosh Zuckerman. 48 pages, 208 pages. Generally good condition. 3. Avot u’Banim in Holy Texts, by Rav Yitzhak Gershtenkoren, founder of Bnei Brak and its first mayor. 1948, Bnei Brak. Stamps of Rav Asher Zeev Werner, Rabbi of Tiberias. Dedicated by Rav Gershtenkoren to Rav Werner. Shilo printing. Published by Mossad Rav Kook. 208, [3] pages. Copy is partially missing and only has 106 pages. Ok condition. Pages disconnected. No binding.

Volume 1: Orech Haim, Yoreh De’ah, 6th section (additions by hand in 2 places). Volume 2: Even HaEzer 1-2, and Choshen Mishpat. Vienna 1880-1895. First volume, cover of the Orech Haim, has the stamp of Rav Meshalem Rata, Av Beit Din of Arastkov. Rabbi Meshulam Rata (1875-1963) was born in Galicia to a family of Chortkov chassidim, studied under Rav Yaakov Widenfeld, Av Beit Din of Rimlov, and Rabbi Avraham Steinberg (the Machazeh Avraham) Av Beit Din of Brody, and Rav Meir Arik. When he was 13 he was already known as the Ilui of Hornadaka, he was a dayan and posek in Ukraine, Romania, and Israel, and a dayan at the Chief Rabbinical Court and a member of the Council of Torah Sages at the establishment of the State of Israel, authored Shot Kol Mevaser. Printed by Moritz Kanfelmacher, very good condition. Renewed binding.

Famous books of mussar by the Ga’avad of Telz, Rav Yehoshua Yeller, and the book of Rabbi Shmuel Maltzan, a descendent of students of the Gra. One volume, no binding, with covers for each book. The books were printed by Rid Fromkin in Jerusalem. 1. Rabbi Sraya Deblitzky (1926-2018) was a Lithuanian Haredi rabbi, posek, kabbalist, medakdek, philologist, and author. His books are wide-ranging: Halacha, Kabbalah, grammar, sermons, biographies, history, prayer formulas, and liturgical poems. He was a student of Rabbi Yosef Zvi HaLevi Av Beit Din of Tel Aviv, Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Harlap, Kabbalist Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi, and Hazon Ish. He published about sixty books on a wide variety of subjects. His works were distributed among the religious and ultra-Orthodox public, and he was considered an authority in the fields of Kabbalah, customs, traditional Hebrew grammar, laws of mourning and the Torah of the Vilna Ga'on, His endorsements appear on many modern Torah books today. 2. Jerusalem businessman Reb Yosef Levi Chagiz: head of the Tadachatz Association and the founder of the settlement of Ahuzat Naftali near Karnei Hittin, the son-in-law of Hagiz was Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Zelznik, head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva. And his grandson was the composer Yehiel Chagiz. 3. Rabbi Yehonatan Meir HaKohen Lapin was among the first printers in Jerusalem, he was for close to forty years one of the best bibliographers in Jerusalem, a book merchant and a member of the committee of Kollel Horodna. He was a relative of Rav Kook. Generally good condition without binding.

Unique stamp, a few additional signatures that weren’t identified. Printed by Yosef Atias. [2], 1, 1, 320; 302 [supposed to be 340]. Cover page and second page torn. Original binding, moth damage. Generally bad to ok condition.

One volume. Rabbi Yosef Hazovi: a sage of Provence, a paytan in Perpignan—in the late 12th century. Among his students: Rav Avraham c’Darshei. His son: Rabbi Shmuel. He also may have authored the book HaMluim, mentioned by the Rashba. Stamp of Rabbi Haim Berlin, on the cover and last page, which is rare because it is from when he was rabbi in Kavrin. Generally good condition.

First page of the dedication has the stamp of the Beit Midrash. The handwriting testifies that the author gave this copy to the Beit Midrash. Rabbi Moshe Leib Zilberbrag (1794-1865): He served as rabbi of the city together with official rabbis of the city Rabbi Meir Auerbahc and Rabbi Shmuel Salant. Many geonim came to him to hear his Torah. Before he moved to Israel he was known as one of the geonim of the generation in Poland.He was born in Lunchitz in 1794, he served as rabbi there for a few communities and then in Kotna (for which he was named, even later in life, the Rav of Kotna). In 1857, he left and moved to Jerusalem, where he participated in running the Rabbinate, and even became a leader of the Etz Haim yeshiva (the only one at the time). He signed takanot and declarations that were published around the city. Good condition, no cover and no binding.

1. Orech LaChayyim, by Rabbi Ephraim Ish Luntchitz. 1879. 2. Or Tzaddikim, and Derech Seudah by Rabbi Meir Papirsh, with endorsements. 3. Book of mussar by one of the first chassidim. Half-leather binding, stamp of ownership of “Shalom Shachna Me’irim.” Signatures of rabbis. Tears | 48; 120 pages. 18cm. Generally good condition.

Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Parlov (1877-1961) was the second son of Rabbi Yaakov of Parlov, son-in-law of Rabbi David Twersky of Makarov. He settled in Waldova, served there as rabbi and Admor. In 1922 he moved to the United States and established his hatzer in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He helped found the Admorim Agudah and Agudat Yisrael in the US. Rabbi David Moshe Shapira (? – 1988) is buried on Mt. of Olives. Much of his family was murdered in the Shoah. Generally good condition.

Given as a gift to the Admor. Tefilla Yeshara and Keter Nehora, complete. Sefard (Arizal). United States, 1974. With wine stains at the page for kiddush. The Admor (1909-2005) was the 6th of Chassidut Izbitz Radzin, he was son-in-law of the Admor Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Elazar Leiner, the Tiferet Yosef, the 4th Admor. He re-established the yesivhot and shtiblach of the chassidut in Israel and took it upon himself to renew the production of Tekhelet according to the custom of the Admor Rabbi Gershon Henich of Radzin. Generally good condition, no binding.

Ownership of Rabbi Yehuda Leivush Frankel (1885-1917), the 3rd Admor of Botchetch and rabbi of Botoshan (Romania). Another stamp of his son, Admor Rabbi Mordechai Frankel, who succeeded his father and moved to Israel to serve as admor and Rabbi in Haifa. One of the books has the stamp of “the chassid Kemar Shevach Wacks Brody.” 1. Midrash Rabba, part 1: printed by the Ram widow and brothers, Vilna 1887. 2. Noda BYehuda, part 1: printed by Pleker, Lemberg 1859. Generally ok condition, moth holes and wear and tear. Bindings disconnected.

1. Likkutei Batar Likkutei, New York 1951. Stamps of Admor Rav Chanoch Henich Twersky, son of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel. the Admor Rav Chanoch Henich was born in 1886. Son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Yerushalmasky of Kishinev. In 1914 he began serving in the Rabbinate of Radomishel, and in 1919 after his father’s death he became Admor. In 1924 he immigrated to Chicago, where he served as the rabbi of the community Lev Sameach for 40 years. He was a member of the Council of Admorim and the Central Rabbinical Council in Chicago, and of Keren Hatzalah. In 1968 he moved to Israel and settled in Jerusalem. Died in 1971. 2. Edut B’Yehosef—Vilna 1896. Stamp of Rabbi Yosef Zvi Kalish (1885-1957), the Admor of Sakrnvitz, rabbi of Bnei Brak. 3. Sha’alei Tzion—Stamp of Admor of Machnovka, Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky (1896-1987) 4. Besorat Eliyahu—Krakow 1899. Stamp of Admor Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Rabinowitz, son of Rabbi Pinchas of Kentokozova, son-in-law of the Admor of Rashkov, grandson of Admorim of Kinitz, Kornitz, Chernobyl, and Aphtha. Died in 1942. 5. Torat HaMidot—Jerusalem 1947. Stamp of Admor of Shatz, Rabbi Yaakov Moskowitz, succeeded his father. After the Shoah he moved to Israel and settled in Haifa, son-in-law of Rabbi Sinai of Zhmigrad. Died in 1956. 6. Minchat Kohen—Jerualem 1968. Stamp of Admor of Chechiov, Rabbi Avraham Avish Kenner (1894-1984). Various conditions, generally good.

1. Volume with the books: Kohelet Shlomo—Jerusalem 1899. Hageh Aryeh—Drovitch 1904. Smach Nefesh with gilding on the cover, LaMenatze’ach in the shape of a menorah on the back of the cover. Jerusalem 1903. Aryeh Sha’ag, one section of the book Techunat HaAretz—Jerusalem 1901. Mishnah LaMelech Acharon—Jerusalem 1905. Machazeh Yehuda Warsaw 1885. 2. Yad HaKetana—first section—Koenigsberg 1856. 164 pages + additional page not commonly found with a notice on endorsements from the author. Stamps that the books belonged to Rav Berlin, when he lived in Jerusalem. Rav Belin (1832-1912) was Av Beit Din and Ram of Volozhin, rabbi of Moscow and Jerusalem, son of the Natziv of Volozhin. 2. Yad HaKetana—first section—Koenigsberg 1856. 164 pages + additional page not commonly found with a notice on endorsements from the author.

Printed thank you poster for the Kollel Sovlak and Lomja for tzedakah for Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes, from Polish and Lithuanian Jewry and in Israel. Printed by Zuckerman, Jerusalem, 1930s. Illustrated engravings of the Kotel, and Tomb of Rabbi Meir. Hebrew and Yiddish, thanking the administrators and funders of the Kollel to those who gave. Stamped by Rav Shmuel Gedalya NAiman (1887-1958), who was born in Lomja and moved to Israel when he was 3. Lone, light green page. 24x31cm. Moth marks and small tears, generally good condition.

By the Gaon Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Irgas, author of Shomer Emunim and Mevo Petachim. Printed by Avraham Mildola, Livorno. Old note of ownership, not readable. On the cover page is a dedication probably handwritten by Rabbi Zundel of Salant (1786-1865)father-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Salant and student of rAbbi Haim of Volozhin. Founded the Mussar movement, and was the rabbi of Rav Yisrael of Salant. Head of the Prushim community. Refused to receive an official rabbinical appointment, but served as gabbay of the library of the Menachem Zion Beit midrash in the courtyard of the Hurva. | Light-colored paper, thick and high quality, wide margins. Leather binding and cloth. Colorful page cuttings. Stamps of owernship, some pages repaired, moth holes. [1] 110 pages. 31cm. Generally good condition.

Additional unreadable notes. Rabbi Moshe Shik (1807-1879) was Avdak Yargin and Khust, and head of the yeshiva there, student of the Chatam Sofer, who would nickname him nicely “meiner Aron Sefarim” (my bookshelf). He followed in his teacher’s footsteps in uncompromisingly fighting Reformism. He is known for a letter in which he said they are not Jews, but complete goyim, for being blasphemers. He was a leader of Hungarian Jewry after the Chatam Sofer. Bad condition.