Auction 61
Lot 46:
Sefer Kav Venaki on Gittin 2 sections. Authored by the Gaon Rabbi Abraham Lawat Av Beit Din of Nikolaiev and the vicinity, one of the greatest rabbis of Chabad, a disciple of the Tzemach Tzedek, the Rebbe’s grandfather – his granddaughter is the Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s mother. See below.
First Edition – Warsaw, 1868. Section I: Likutei Halachot Psukot from the composition Seder Hagett by Rabbi Michl of Krakow. In addition, he translated all the Yiddish words to make it easier for the Jews of Spain and Italy to study Seder Gittin. Two title pages. Originally, [1], 26, [1], 27-59. In this copy, the [1] from the middle is missing.
Section II: "Names of men and women, cities and rivers … and their variations". Separate title page. 39 leaves.
Approbations by the Rabash of Lubavitch, the son of the Tzemach tzedek, Rabbi Yosef Tomarkin Av Beit Din of Krimentzik, Rabbi Doberush Meislish Av Beit Din of Krakow, rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson of Lviv and more.
No binding. Detached sheets. Moth damage and perforations. Minor stains. Poor overall condition.
markings and a handwritten comment inside the book.
Rabbi Abraham David ben Judah Leib Lawat was the Rebbe of Chabad’s great-grandfather. Born in 1815 to Rabbi Yehuda Leib, when he was around 35 years old he was appointed Motz in Nikolaiev, and around 10 years later he was appointed rabbi of the city and rabbi of around 40 villages in the area. He was Rosh of the Kollelim established by the Tzemach Tzedek and was close with the Tzemach Tzedek and Maharash, and at the end of his life he was in especially close correspondence with the latter regarding his works. The Maharash even wrote a glowing approbation on his work.
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