Auction 74
Lot 244:
Volume with two books by Rabbi Yitzchak Zekil Ethoisen: Sefer Or Ne’elam and Sefer Or Lo BeZion. Published by his son Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Heidelberg. Single editions Karlsruhe, 1765.
Or Ne’elam: the title page is missing. 9, 9-38, [2] leaves. Or Lo BeZion: 41 leaves. 32 cm. Old binding without a spine and detached. Detached leaves and sheets. Some moth perforations and damage. Stains and some other blemishes. Good overall condition.
On the title page of Or Lo BeZion and on the last leaf, 3 handwritten signatures of Rabbi Shmuel Heller, the Rav of Safed.
The Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heller (1803-1884) was the Rabbi of Safed and a leader of the Ashkenazic community there for more than 40 years. He was the great-grandson of Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller, author of the Tosfot Yom Tov, and his grandfather Rabbi Avraham Peretz was a follower of the Chozeh of Lublin, Safed, becoming close to the Admor Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avritch (the Bat Ayin), whom he succeeded as Rav after his passing. He was considered a proficient healer using the flora of the country. He succeeded to rehabilitate Safed after its destruction by an earthquake. His grandson was the Admor of Toldot Aharon Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Kahan.
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