Auction 65
Lot 119:
Sefer Panim Yafot, by the Admor Rabbi Pinchas Halevi Ish Horowitz, the author of the Hafla’ah – first edition of the book without the Chumash like the previous edition – Lemberg, 1851.
On the title page, the signature of the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Hacohen Weisenfeld Av Beit Din of Zaklików "יעקב… חופ"ק זאקליקאב יע"א".
On the leaves of the book, several glosses handwritten by Rabbeinu, two of them lengthy.
100, 167 leaves. The first title page is missing. The second title page of Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim was bound at the beginning of the book. Original binding. Slight wear. Good condition.
The Gaon Chassid Rabbi Yaakov Hacohen Weisenfeld earned a living as a merchant; yet his workers took advantage of his studying Torah most of the time and did not do their work properly, leading him to lose his money. By the advice of his Rav, he accepted the position of Rav of Zaklików, a position he held until his passing. It is told that on the day he was crowned as Rav, he burst into tears for being forced to abandon his hours of study of the Torah.
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