Sefer Beit Yehuda, a supplement to the work Ein Yisrael (=Ein Yaakov, a collection of agadot chazal with their commentaries, by Rabbi Yaakov ben Chaviv) by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena, author of the work “Beit Lehem Yehuda” offering a commentary on the Ein Yisrael. In this work the author includes agadot chazal not included already by Rabbi Yaakov ben Chaviv in the Ein Yisrael, alongside a commentary called “Emor HaBoneh”.
Printed in the name of the commissariat of the Minister Giovanni Vendramini, printed by the same.
First edition, from the author’s lifetime. The colophon lists 1636. Part 1 (Brachot-Chagiga): 37, [1] leaves in the original, this copy is missing 2 leaves and one is bound out of place. Part 2 (Yevamot-Niddah): 48, [4] leaves in the original, this copy is missing 6 leaves. Stefanski Sifrei Yesod p. 44 in the supplements.
Catalogued in the Rare Book section of the National Library.
Healthy paper, handsome engraved title page, the beginning of each masechet is framed with an engraving, there is tape on a number of pages, stains, lone worming holes, frayed binding at the spine, overall good condition.
Two places have significant Italian notes from the period of printing. One of them opens with: "Hallelujah Abraham Castil Bolonzi said" – For more details, see the Hebrew text.
