Auction 34
Lot 019:
Ma’aseh Rokeach, a work on the Rambam by Rabbi Masoud Hai Rokeach of Tripoli. First section—Science, Love, Zmanim. At the beginning are chiddushim on the Rambam handwritten from early geoim and chiddushim from his son Rabbi Avraham. Printed by Meir da Zara—first edition, Venice. [8], 286 pages. See Stefanski Sifrei Yesod page 51 in the addenda. Joint endorsement by rabbis of Venice. Handsome title page with a wood-engraved illustration: Moses and Aaron and angels blowing trumpets. A group of pages together with the title page are detached, light stains, tears at the edges of pages including the edge of the title page, old binding is worn and partially detached, overall good condition.
The title page has a note of ownership that was not checked thoroughly.
Rabbi Masoud Hai Rokeach (1690-1768) was the son of Rabbi Aaron. He was Rabbi of Tripoli, at first served as Shadar from Israel (where he had moved to from the place of his birth, Izmir). He arrived to Tripoli as an ambassador, and the people of the city pleaded with him to stay and serve as their rabbi, and he acceded to their request. Some of this important work, after which he was nicknamed, was printed during his lifetime.
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