Auction 75
Lot 67:
Segulah of kings! One of the most wanted and sacred books that was printed in Slavita! Set of the Bavli Talmud printed by Rabbi Moshe Shapira, the son of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz, at the Slavita printery, the glory of which is needless to say and Birkat Hashem is upon those who own and study the books that were printed by him.
Talmud Mekudash
The Shas includes the Gemore, Rashi and Tosfot, Ein Mishpat and Ner Mitzvah, Masoret Hashas and Hagahot Rabbi Yeshaya Pik Berlin, the Rambam’s commentary on the Mishnayot, Piskei Tosfot and Piskei Rosh, Maharsha, Maharshal, Maharam Lublin, Mordechai and Tosefta and Hilchot Rav Alfas (the Rof and its commentators), which in most of the copies were integrated into the tractates themselves. Here, they appear in separate volumes with title pages, one of whom has not been seen to this day and has not been bibliographically recorded.
Sacred approbations
The Shas contains approbations by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Baal Hatanya, by whose initiative the first Shas was printed in Slavita (1808, Herlich Press). Here, he authorizes Rabbi Moshe Shapira "to reprint the Bavli Shas… at his quality printery…". Approbation by Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel, the Ohev Yisrael of Apta; Rabbi Yisrael of Pikov, the son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev; Rabbi Mordechai Av Beit Din of Koretz, the son of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz; and more.
The sanctity and Segulah of the Shas and the printery of Slavita
Following are what leading rabbis said of this sacred printery and the Shas it printed:
– Rabbi Aryeh Lifshitz of Vishnitza (Wiśnicz), the author of Aryeh Dvei Ilai, the son-in-law of the Yismach Moshe and the in-law of the Rav of Shinova: "וכל הקרב קרב לקנות ש"ס ההוא ממדפיסי סלאוויטא יתברך בגודש ברכה, האי גודשא תלתא בני חיי ומזוני וכל טוב".
– Rabbi Sheraga Feibel of Gritza, the father of the Alexander dynasty: "הממלאים ידם לה’ לקנות ספרי הש"ס דק"ק סלאוויטא… יתברכו בברכת טוב, ישאו ברכה מאת ה’ מן השמים… ובברכת ה’ יעשירו ויזכו ללמוד ולראות בנים ובני בנים לומדי תורת ה’ בהרחבה".
– Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Baal Hatanya: "בנן של קדושים כבוד מוהר"ר משה אב"ד דק"ק סלאוויטא… בדפוס המשובח שלו המעולה מכל הדפוסים שבמדינות אלו… ולשומעים יונעם ותבא ברכת טוב בכל מילי דמיטיב מה’ הטוב".
– Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin: "ספרי קודש הנדפסים בסלאוויטא המה מסולאים מפז ומפנינים יקרה".
– Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl writes that the Shapira family of printers: "האירו פני תבל בספרים היקרים הנדפסים אצלם".
There are many more quotes and statements about the importance of this sacred printery and the books it printed. See more: Genazym Auction 17 item 86, from which we drew many details about this item; Mipi Sefarim VeSofrim by Rabbi A.D. Friedman section III, p. 445 and onward.
Volumes of the Bavli Talmud:
1. Brachot. – 1817. [1], 137: 46 leaves; Mishnayot Seder Zera’im (with separate title page): 70 leaves
2. Shabbat – 1817. [1], 189, 42 leaves.
3. Eiruvin – 1817. [1], 129, 22 leaves.
4. Pesachim – 1817. 137, 24 leaves; Shekalim – 1818. 13 leaves.
5. Rosh Hashanah – 1818. 40, 5 leaves; Yoma – 1818. 105, 10 (the 2 last leaves of the Maharsha were completed with a professional photocopy).
6. Sukkah – 1818. 66 leaves. Megillah – 1818. 38, 6. Taanit – 1818. 36 , 6 leaves.
7. Beitzah – 1818. 50, 9 leaves; Chagigah –1818. 28, 6 leaves; Moed Katan – 1818. 44, 3 leaves.
8. Yevamot – 1818. [1], 144, 24.
9. Ketubot – 1818. [1], 147, 25 (leaf 21 of the Maharsha was completed with a professional photocopy).
10. Gittin – 1818. [1], 111, 22 leaves.
11. Kiddushin – 1819. 96, 19 leaves.
12. Nedarim – 1818. 92, 92-102 leaves; Nazir – 1818. 68 leaves; Sotah – 1818. 51, 8-18 leaves.
13. Bava Kama – 1819. 150, 18 leaves.
14. Bava Metziah – 1820. [1], 166, 25 leaves.
15. Bava Batra – 1820. [1], 217. 36 leaves (the title page and 2 following leaves and the 3 last leaves of the Maharsha were completed with a professional photocopy)
16. Sanhedrin – 1820. 126, 41 leaves
17. Horayot – 1821. 17, 2 leaves. Eduyot, Avot, Masachtot Ketanot – 1821. 36, 45 leaves
18. Shvu’ot – 1820. 60, 10 leaves; Makot – 1820. 27, 6 leaves; Avodah Zara – 1820. [1], 99, 16 leaves.
19. Zevachim – 1821. 126 leaves; Menachot – 1821. [1], 117 leaves.
20. Chulin – 1822. [1], 214, 32 leaves.
21. Bechorot – 1821. 80: 7 leaves; Temurah – 1821. 35 leaves; Kritut – 1821. 30 leaves; Meilah, Kinim, Tamid, Middot – 1821. 42, [2] leaves of plates with an illustration of the Temple.
22. Niddah – 1822. 106, 17 leaves; Mishnayot Seder Taharot (with a separate title page) – 1821. 171 leaves.
Volumes of Rav Alfas
1. Section I – 1817. Berachot: 64 leaves. Shabbat (Beralech Press) 100 leaves. Eiruvin: 89-131 leaves.
2. Section II of section I (rare title page that has never been seen!): Pesachim: 130-173 leaves. Beitzah: 182-202, 250-251, 181-184 leaves (mispagination). Moed Katan: 278-303 leaves. megillah: 257-278 leaves. Ta’anit: 169-182 leaves. Rosh Hashana: 206-221. Yoma: 222-230 leaves. Sukkah: 230-257 leaves. Halachot Ketanot by the Rosh: 63-88 leaves.
3. Section II – 1818. Yevamot: 64 leaves. Ketubot: [1], 63-145 leaves. Gittin: 144-207 leaves. Kiddushin: 206-255 leaves.
4. Section III – 1819. Bava Kama: 61 leaves. Bava Metzi’ah: 60-156 leaves. Bava Batra: 155-259 leaves.
5. Section IV – 1819. Sanhedrin: 257-283 leaves. Avodah Zara: 330-378 leaves. Makot: 282-287 leaves. Shvu’ot: 287-331 leaves. Chulin: 255-380 leaves (includes also Sefer Sha’arei Shvu’ot by Rabbi Yitzchak ben Rabbi Reuven and indices of the Rif based on Seder HaRambam by Rabbi Yehoshua Boaz author of Shiltei Giborim).
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