Auction 66

Signature of Rabbi Yisrael Isser of Venice Author of Sha'ar Mishpat?: Zayit Ra'anan - Second Edition Venice, 1743

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Zayit Ra’anan, commentary on Hayalkut by Rabbeiny Avraham Abele Halevi Gombiner, known as the Magen Avraham – Second Edition Venice, 1743. [2], 96 leaves. Stains and some tears to the edges of some leaves. Some moth perforations to the first leaves. Some other blemishes. Minor damage to text. Old, partly detached binding. 

On the title page of the book, an old incomplete signature: 

"הצעיר באלפי ישראל איסר בלא"א מו"ה…? ממאהלוב?" – apparently, the handwritten signature of the famed Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Isser Av Beit Din of Venice (ca. 1750-1829) the son of Rabbi Zeev Wolf Av Beit Din of Mahlov, author of Sha’ar Mishpat. Was a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.

Additional signatures: 

– שלמה אברהם רזעכטע – the Gaon of Ozrakov, author of Bikurei Shlomo

– חיים חיות ממאהלוב

– מישיבת מדרש שמואל פיסא

– נסים פיסא