Responsa Naharei Afarsemon by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Tenenbaum, the Av Beit Din of Putnak with signatures and glosses from members of his son’s family (Rabbi Menachem Tenenbaum, the Av Beit Din of Torna, the author of She’erit Menachem), signature of Rabbi Shmuel ben Menachem Tenenbaum, his successor in Torna, signature of Rabbi Moshe ben Menachem Av Beit Din of Yaldovoy, signature of his son-in-law Rabbi Shimshon Neifeld the Ra’avad of Mishkoletz, and probably Rabbi Neifeld’s sons Rabbi Moshe, Yuda Moshe Neifeld, and Yaakov Neifeld.
The title page has an inscription: “I received from Amo”ch shlita Rabbi Shimshon Neifeld.”
[7], 222 leaves. Tape, moth holes, fair condition.
Rabbi Yaakov Tenebaum (1832-1897) was the author of this work, son of Rabbi Zeev Wolf Tenenbaum (author of Rehovot HaNahar), who studied under his father and learned from him most of his philosophy. He was rabbi in Tolli, Mezoy Chota, and at the end of his life in Putnak. He was one of the greatest meishivs in Hungary and he taught a number of the most famous geonim of Hungary, and ruled the golden dynasty of Tenenbaum rabbis, including children and grandchildren, who continued until the Shoah.
Rabbi Menachem bar Yaakov Tenenbaum hy“d (1849-1944) was the son of Rabbi Yaakov the author of Naharei Afarsemon, and son-in-law of his uncle Rabbi Shraga Zvi Tenenbaum Tenenbaum, the author of Neta Sorek. He was rabbi in the city of Pilek and Torna, and a student/friend of the Minchat Eliezer, Av Beit Din of Munkatch. He perished in Auschwitz in 1944.
Rabbi Moshe bar Menachem Tenenbaum hy“d (1886-1944) was the Av Beit Din of Yaldovoy, author of Mesu’ot Moshe.
Rabbi Shmuel bar Menachem Tenenbaum succeeded his father in Torna after the Sheerit Menachem requested to be allowed to dedicate himself entirely to study and asked to be relieved of his rabbinical duties and to appoint his son in his place.
Rabbi Shimshon Neifeld (1881-1944), hy”d, was the son-in-law of Rabbi Menachem, he was Ram in the Torna yeshiva and the Ra’avad in Mishkoletz. He perished in Auschwitz in 1944
