Auction 38
Lot 259:
Sefer HaZohar, 3 volumes printed in Vilna. With many additions, some appearing for the first time in this edition, including commentaries from Chassidic sages: Derech Emet and glosses of the Maharhav, additional glosses of the Maharhav from his book Shmoneh She’arim, glosses of the Shla found in a manuscript of his on the Zohar in Crimona, Nitzotzei Orot by the Hida (which collected commentaries from the greatest commentators on the Zohar, including his commentary and notes called Dvash Lefi), Shvivei Noga (a new collection of commentaries gathered by Rabbi Binyamin Azriel Ram from Pardes Rimonim), the work Shmoneh She’arim by the Maharhav, Zohar HaRakiya by Rabbi Yaakov Tzemach, Zoharei Chama from Rabbi Avraham Azoulay, Espeklariya HaMeira by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch HaLevi Horwitz, Likkutei Beurim from Sefer Beurei HaZohar by Admor Rabbi Schneur Zalman the Baal HaTanya and his siddur, and the book Nezer Yisrael bby Rabbi Yisrael of Kozhnitz, Ashmorat HaBoker by Rabbi Yehuda bar Shlomo HaKohen, and Ateret Zvi by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Eichenstein of Zidichev. Genesis: [4], 12 pages, 267 leaves (original; this copy is missing 2 leaves, one from the beginning and one from the end), two title pages. With introductions from the Mantua printings and Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo of the Amsterdam printing, Constantinople, Zolkva. “Azhara L’Nichnas LeTayel b’Pardes” and “Introduction to Nitzotzei Orot” by the Hida, on page 12: glosses attributed to the Gra on the Zohar, section 1. Copied from a manuscript by his son Rabbi Avraham. Exodus: [2], 2-278 leaves. Two title pages. Leviticus: [2], 2-115 leaves (original; this copy is missing the second title page) Numbers-Deuteronomy: [1], 117-309, 8 leaves One leaf from the indices was bound in the wrong place. Old, worn bindings, most have leather spines, tears at the edges of pages, a number of pages are detached, stains, overall good condition.
Stamps on the blank first pages: “Beit Midrash of the Admor Rahatz Mohar shlita Twersky of Rachmastrivka, Jerusalem.”
Admor Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky of Rachmastrivka (1843-1936) was the son of the Admor Rabbi Yochanan. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Zeev Auerbach (grandson of Rabbi David of Chmelnik, a student of the Baal Shem Tov). In his second marriage he was son-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Hornstein of Berdichev. He served as Admor of Rachmastrivka alongside his brother Rabbi Mordechai and then in his place together with their brother Rabbi Zeev. He moved to Jerusalem in 1924. His son-in-law was Rabbi Haim Moshe of Hornosteipol. His sons were Rabbi David and Rabbi Avraham Dov, who succeeded him together in Jerusalem. His grandson (son of Rabbi David) is the famous Admor Rabbi Yochanan of Jerusalem. Note of ownership on each volume: “Yosef bar Moshe Zilberman.”
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