Auction 52

Complete set of the Khak L’Yisrael, published by the son of the Gaon of Șimleu, with important approbations. Budapest(?), 1942.

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Five volumes, Khak L’Yisrael—a complete set on the Five Books of Torah.
Printed by Rabbi Shimon Zeev Ehrenreich of Munkatch, son of the gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich of Șimleu.


At the beginning of Sefer Bereishit
is a facsimile of handwritten approbations from the printer’s father, the gaon of Șimleu, and the Admor Rabbi Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert, son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz.

Facsimile printing of the Lemberg edition 1894. Each volume has an illustrated page before the title page, with no noting of location or year of printing. Based on the approbation dates, it was probably printed in 1942 and based on library estimates (2 libraries have a single copy each) it was printed in Budapest.

Original bindings with wear, loose pages, the bodies of the work are in good condition. Not checked thoroughly for missing parts, but appears to be a complete set.

Bamidbar has a note on the first blank leaf with the name “Moshe Klipper of Vizhnitz, Bukovina”.