Auction 56

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2 volumes of Aseifat Zekenim published by the Chafetz Chaim with the note “moga”. Warsaw and Pietrekov 1902-9

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Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin (the Chafetz Chaim) had a special interest in Seder Kodshim, which fewer talmidei chachamim would focus on and which was especially important for bringing about the geulah and the building of the Temple, so he gathered and published ancient commentaries that were not printed popularly in a series of books called “Aseifat Zekenim’ to make it easier to study these important sugiyot. He wrote on the title page: “Because Seder Kodshim is taken as a book for those studying without organized mefarshim…and as a result many don’t study it, so I published this.”


1. Masechet Zevachim. Warsaw 1902.
2. Masechet Menachot, Pietrekov 1909. The blank binding leaf has the note
“Moga” in pencil and on the back of the title page is the same note in pen. The Chafetz Chaim would write that on his books to avoid the chance of gezel.

Original(?) bindings, loose spines, overall good condition. The volumes weren’t checked for completion.

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