Auction 56
Lot 116:
Sefer Kiryat Sefer by Rabbi Menachem ben Shlomo HaMe’iri (lived in the 13th century), with a pamphlet Kissa d’Birkata by Rabbi Aba Moshe ben Rabbi Daniel Nahar HaKohen. On laws of Sifrei Torah and Mista’ef.
Published by Rabbi Aba Moshe ben Rabbi Daniel Nahar, the author. First edition. [2], 30, 15-62, [1] leaf. Catalogued in the National Library’s Rare Book section. Approbation from Rabbi Chaim Palagi. Healthy paper, stains, some worming damage, overall good condition.
The title page has a dedication and signature in Mizrahi script from the publisher/author, to Rabbi Menashe Sathon of Aleppo.
Rabbi Menashe Matlov Sathon (died 1834) was a sage of Aleppo and then Tzfat. He wrote Sefer Knesiya Leshem Shamayim against the use of magic which was spreading among Jewish women in the Mizrach and Jerusalem. The book received approbations from many rabbis in Israle and the Diaspora. He also wrote Mateh Menashe, a notebook of grammar rules for reading, and Pirchei Shoshanim.
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