Auction 63
Lot 259:
A volume containing several books.
1. Three sections of Shut Ketav Sofer by the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the son of the Chatam Sofer.
Two sections on Yoreh Deah. First edition – Pressburg – section I, 1879. Section II: 1884. [1], 75, [3], 76-137 leaves. A separate title page for each section. Section of Choshen Mishpat: first edition – Drohobych, 1894. 48, 22 leaves. The last 22 leaves contain the Kuntres Sofer Mahir by Rabbi Yitzchak Leib Sofer (Stefansky Sifrei Yesod, p. 84 of the additions).
2. Shut Imrei Esh, section I on Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah, by the Gaon Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt of Ungvar, the Maharam Esh. Edited by his sons. First ediiton – Lemberg, 1852. [3], 82 leaves. Approbations by Rabbi Yechezkel Bennett and by the Ketav Sofer.
Bound together. Ni spine, The title pages of Ketav Sofer Yoreh Deah are torn in thei rwidth. Some leaves were restored, affecting the text. In Imrei Esh, focused moth damage in several places. Stains. Good overall condition.
On the first title page and the following leaf, ownership stamp "ה"ק יוחנן בה"ג מהר"ם סופר זצ"ל אבדק"ק ערלוי יע"א" – The Admor Rabbi Yochanan Sofer of Erlau (1924-2016) was the 5th generation descendant of the Chatam Sofer, a disciple of the Admor Rabbi Aharon of Belz. He established the Erlau yeshiva and led it for 50 years until his passing in 2016. He was famed as a gaon and holy man. He served as a member of the Mo’etzet Gedolei HaTorah for many years and was one of the leaders of the Charedi community during important times.
On the title page of Shut Imrei Esh, a slightly blurred ownership stamp: "מאיר איזראעל אב"ד דק"ק בילקע והגליל – Rabbi Meir Izrael, Av Beit Din of Bilko (passed away in 1916?) was a disciple of the Tshenger Rebbe (the Menuchat Asher), and he also corresponded with the Maharam Schik. At the end of his life he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael and was appointed a Dayan in the Chassidic Beit Din of Jerusalem. From 1914 he appears signed on letters of the Beit Din together with Rabbi Lipman David Shubkes and Rabbi Betzalel Yeshaya Berenstein. He served as Rav of Bilko apparently from 1874 (isucceeding Rabbi Yaakov Kopil Klein, son of the Rebbe of Selish) until his immigration to Jerusalem.
The reasons for his departure/escape from Bilko are said to be due to the fear of his fellow citizens of the obligation to enlist; he used to record incorrect details in the birth records, such as changing the age of the children or registering boys as girls. When it was revealed to the authorities, he quickly burned the room where the lists were found and left his city.
Notation and stamp: "חיים גרשון כ"ץ בן מו"ה ברוך הכהן ז"ל נכד הרב הגאון זצ"ל אב"ד דק"ק טאלליא יע"א".
Inside the book, several significant glosses on the margins of the leaves.
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