Auction 74
Lot 126:
Sefer Ketzot HaChoshen on Choshen Mishpat by the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Rabbi Yosef Halevi Hacohen Heller.
Dhyrenfurth, 1819. [2], 86 leaves. New binding. The last leaf is restored with lack. Stains and wear. Moth damage mainly to the last part. Fair overall condition.
Appearing in this copy are approx. 40! signatures and two stamps of Rabbi Shmuel Heller of Safed.
The Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heller (1803-1884), the Rabbi of Safed and a leader of the Ashkenazic community there for more than 40 years. He was the great-grandson of Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller, author of the Tosfot Yom Tov, and his grandfather Rabbi Avraham Peretz was a follower of the Chozeh of Lublin, Safed, becoming close to the Admor Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avritch (the Bat Ayin), whom he succeeded as Rav after his passing. He was considered a proficient healer using the flora of the country. He succeeded in rehabilitating Safed after its destruction by an earthquake. His grandson was the Admor of Toldot
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