Sefer Shut Mohari of Brno, by Rabbi Yisrael ben Chaim of Brno (Moravia, today the Czech Republic), one of the great Ashkenazi poskim of the 15th century, a student of the Trumot HaDeshen. His rulings are given in the work Leket Yosher and in rulings of the Rama.
Second edition. 126 leaves. Stains, overall good condition.
The title page has stamps: “Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, Ram in Volozhin” (The Natziv of Volozhin). Signature from his son: “Meir Berlin” (see below).
Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (the Natziv) of Volozhin (1817-1893) was the son of Rabbi Yaakov and one of the most well-known sages of Eastern Europe in the 19th century. For around 40 years he led the Volozhin yeshiva, which he inherited from his father-in-law, Rabbi Itzileh of Volozhin. He was the father-in-law of the Grach of Brisk. He wrote Emek HaShe’elah, a commentary on the She’iltot, and Emek Davar on the Torah, Rina shel Torah on Shir HaShirim, Meromi Sadeh on the Shas, and Shut Meishiv Davar.
Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan (Berlin)—1880-1949—was the son of the Natziv of Volozhin. He was a Zionist author and activist, a leader of the Mizrahi and Religious Zionist movements. He founded the HaTzofeh newspaper, the Talmudic Encyclopedia, and was the first editor. He also established the Yeshiva University in the US.
