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LOT 1:
Tanach Menashe Ben Yisrael Amsterdam, 1635 Complete and Beautiful * Chamisha Chumshei Torah, Nevi’im and Kesuvim, carefully proofread and corrected by the renowned scholar Rabbi Menashe ben Yisrael. One of the earliest editions of the Tanach printed in Amsterdam. A magnificent copy ...
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LOT 2:
Magnificent Spanish Tanach for Families of Anusim. Amsterdam, 1646 * A complete Spanish translation of the Tanach, printed specifically for the descendants of the Anusim (conversos - those forced to abandon Judaism) who had made their way to Amsterdam. An important and rare edition in ...
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LOT 3:
Rare. Lombroso Tanach Hebrew Commentary with Ladino by Rabbi Yaakov Lombroso First and Only Edition. Venice, 1639. * Tanach with the Commentary of Rabbi Yaakov Lombroso with Explanations in Ladino A remarkable Tanach edition distinguished by a rare commentary, printed only ...
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LOT 4:
Rare Hutter Tehillim – in Hollow-Letters. Hamburg, 1602. Interleaved Copy. * An important and rare edition of Tehilim, not seen by the greatest bibliographers and not found in the National Library of Israel. The Hollow-Letters This Sefer Tehillim was edited by Elias Hutter ...
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LOT 5:
Zhitomir Chumash. Shapira Press, 1864. Unrecorded Edition. * A Chumash “shul edition” with the commentary of Rashi and Onkelos, including the Five Megillos and the Haftaros. Printed at the press of the partners Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the ...
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LOT 6:
Mishnayos from Daniel Bomberg’s Talmud. Venice, 1521–1528. Three Volumes. * Mishnayos Seder Zeraim, Kodshim and Taharos with the commentaries of the Rambam and Rabbi Shimshon of Shantz. Three volumes from the Talmud editions printed by the famous printer Daniel Bomberg at his printing ...
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LOT 7:
Lost Leaves of the Talmud that Survived the Portuguese Inquisition Among the Rarest in the World! Three Incunabula Leaves of Maseches Brachos Faro (Portugal) before 1497 * Three medium-format, almost complete leaves from a Portuguese edition of Maseches Brachos, rescued from a ...
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LOT 8:
Thousands of Glosses by Rabbi Yosef Zechariah Stern on Gittin and Kiddushin. Zhitomir, 1863. * Masechtos Gittin and Kiddushin filled to the brim with hundreds upon hundreds of chiddushim, in the handwriting of the brilliant gaon Rabbi Yosef Zechariah Stern, Av Beis Din of Shavel, author ...
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LOT 9:
Kushta Reish. Sefer Yesod: Amudei Golah - Smak. First Edition – Kushta 1510 * Halachic composition on positive and negative mitzvos, written in a concise manner by Rabbeinu Yitzchak of Corbeil, one of the Baalei Tosfos. A foundational sefer of halachic rulings, extensively studied ...
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LOT 10:
Sefer Yesod of Ashkenazic Minhagim. Sefer Maharil. Sabionetta, 1556. First Edition. * Halachic rulings, laws, and customs for the entire year by Rabbi Yaakov Segal Moelin, the Maharil, together with the customs of his teacher, Rabbi Shalom of Neustadt. The Maharil (d. 1427) is ...
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LOT 11:
Toras HaOlah. Prague, 1570. First edition. Exceptionally Rare Copy with a Map of the Beis Hamikdash * An extraordinarily rare copy of Toras HaOlah by the Rema, with a particularly rare map of the Beis Hamikdash. The sefer contains insights and elaborate discussions on the ...
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LOT 12:
Be’er Sheva. Venice, 1614. First Edition. Author’s Personal Copy with his Handwritten Glosses * Sefer Be’er Sheva with hundreds of corrections as well as marginal notes, all in the handwriting of the author, Rabbi Yissachar Ber Eilenburg, one of the greatest of the Achronim. Rabbi ...
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LOT 13:
Sefer Yesod of all Mussar Works! Sha'arei Teshuva by Rabbeinu Yonah. First Edition. Fano, 1506 * Sha'arei Teshuva by Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona, the foundational work of mussar sefarim. The first edition of this sefer is exceedingly rare. Sha'arei Teshuva was unanimously and ...
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LOT 14:
The Classic Mussar Sefer. Mesillas Yesharim by the Ramchal. Amsterdam, 1740. First Edition. * The Path of the Just – Code of Jewish Ethics, with a comprehensive elucidation of “the duty of a person in his world, ” by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the Ramchal. A rare first edition ...
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LOT 15:
Letter Handwritten by the Ramchal Containing Profound Explanations in Kabbalah. Mantua, 1731 * Long Letter in the Handwriting of the Kabbalist Rabbeinu Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the Ramchal. Containing Profound Explanations in Kabbalah and the Teachings of the Arizal. Mantua, 11 ...
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LOT 16:
Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah. First Edition. Novy Dvor, 1782. Rare * A guide to Avodas Hashem that sets forth the proper kavanos for prayer, mitzvos, and Torah study, according to both the revealed and hidden Torah, and overflowing with words of mussar, to inspire a person to devote his ...
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LOT 17:
Kushta Reish. Ben HaMelech V’Hanazir. Kushta 1518. First Edition. Rare! * Stories and parables conveying lessons of wisdom and mussar presented in the form of a conversation between a king who is absorbed in worldly pursuits and a nazir who abstains from all pleasures of the ...
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LOT 18:
Kushta Reish. Derech Emunah Kushta, 1522. First Edition. * Discussions on topics of emunah and Aggados Chazal by Rabbi Avraham Bibago. The sefer was written in order to strengthen the faith of the Jews of Spain and to bring back to Judaism those who had strayed. During the era of ...
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LOT 19:
Sefer Yesod HaEmunos VeHadeios, by Rabbi Saadia Gaon. First Sefer on Jewish Belief! Constantinople, 1562. First Edition. * The foundations of Torah, faith, and religion by Rabbi Saadia Gaon. The sefer HaEmunos VeHadeios was the first published work to thoroughly elucidate the ...
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LOT 20:
Perach Levanon First Edition. Berlin, 1713 Wide-Margined Edition Printed Entirely on Blue Paper * * Two sefarim of commentary on the Torah: Perach Levanon by Rabbi Yehuda Peretz and Nachal Eisan by Rabbi Yitzchak Kavraliyo. The entire sefer was printed on dark-blue paper with ...
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LOT 21:
Letter by Rabbi Yehonasan Eibischitz, Altona, 1754 Handwritten and Autographed * Handwritten and autographed certificate of ordination conferring the title of ‘chaver, ’ written entirely in eloquent prose and rhyme, by the holy and illustrious Gaon Rabbi Yehonasan Eibischitz. The ...
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LOT 22:
Tur Barekes, First Edition, Amsterdam 1654 With the Holy Signatures of the Noda B’Yehuda and his elder brother, * A kabbalistic commentary on Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim (with the text of Shulchan Aruch) by the Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim HaKohen of Aram Tzova, a disciple of the divine ...
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LOT 23:
The Famous Kuntres of Rabbi Shmuel Segal Landau. Prague, 1793 * A lengthy handwritten kuntres of thirteen pages containing the famous teshuvah of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Segal Landau, Av Beis Din of Prague, addressing the fierce controversy of who would be appointed to succeed his father ...
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LOT 24:
Kuntres of Chiddushim on Sugya in Shas, in the Handwriting of the Ksav Sofer Pressburg, 1862 * A complete kuntres of chiddushim on a foundational sugya in Shas, entirely in the holy handwriting of the Ksav Sofer, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of ...
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25,000
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LOT 25:
Four Volume Manuscript, Sefer Regel Yesharah On Shulchan Aruch. In the Handwriting of Rabbi Gedalyah Lifshitz, Father of the Tiferes Yisrael * A large, important, and comprehensive work on all four sections of the Shulchan Aruch — nine hundred pages — in the handwriting of Rabbi ...
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LOT 26:
“From your father, who stands with open arms to welcome you with love.” Letter from the Tiferes Yisrael, the Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Lifschitz. Danzig, 1847 * A handwritten letter from the commentator of the Mishnah, the Tiferes Yisrael, addressed to his son, Rabbi Baruch Yitzchak ...
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LOT 27:
Karnei Re’em. Handwritten and Autographed Teshuvos by Rabbi Aharon Moshe Toibesh, Av Beis Din of Iași, Author of Karnei Re’em * Two handwritten and autographed teshuvos of the renowned gaon Rabbi Aharon Moshe Toibesh, one of the greatest rabbanim of Romania, author of Karnei Re’em on the ...
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LOT 28:
“ — and I have been left alone!” Extraordinary Letter by the Renowned Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Kluger Brody, 1846 * Remarkable letter, virtually without parallel and never before publicized, in which we are granted a rare glimpse into the principles of communal leadership and the ...
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LOT 29:
Noam Elimelech. Rabbi Moshe Shapira Press. Slavita, 1794 * The holiest sefer in Chassidus — Noam Elimelech — printed in the holiest printing press in Chassidus, the press of Rabbi Moshe Shapira of Slavita. The sefer was brought to print by the author’s nephew, Rabbi Yisrael Avraham ...
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LOT 30:
Precious Treasure. Handwritten and Autographed Letter from the Holy Admor Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov * A handwritten and autographed letter of blessing by Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov. It was sent to the gaon Rabbi Simchah of Boberka , who was a close disciple of the holy Rabbi ...
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350,000
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LOT 31:
Manuscript of the Yismach Moshe. Shinova, 1791. * A leaf from the most famous teshuva of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beis Din of Ujhel, author of Yismach Moshe, containing a long passage of seventeen lines written in his holy handwriting. The teshuva was sent to the holy gaon Rabbi ...
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LOT 32:
Teshuva by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, London, 1955 Handwritten and Autographed * A complete and full teshuva in the handwriting and with the holy signature of the Admor Rabbi Yoel of Satmar, expressing strong words against appointing “rabbanim and dayanim who are ignorant, unfit ...
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LOT 33:
A Holy Letter by Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova, Author of Divrei Yechezkel * A historic and lengthy letter concerning efforts to restore peace in the Kossov-Vizhnitz Kollel, from the Admor Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova, the Divrei Yechezkel. The letter ...
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LOT 34:
“May You See Nachas Amid Great Abundance” A Letter of Blessing in the Handwriting of Rabbi Baruch of Gorlitz, Son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz and Progenitor of the Gorlitz Dynasty * A handwritten and autographed letter by Rabbi Baruch Halberstam of Gorlitz, the fifth son of Rabbi Chaim of ...
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LOT 35:
“My holy father, the Gaon, did not agree to this.” Handwritten Teshuva by Rabbi Dovid of Kashanov, Son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz 1879 * A handwritten and autographed Teshuva by Rabbi Dovid’l Kashanover, the second son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz, author of Divrei Chaim. Letters by ...
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LOT 36:
Letter of Blessings from the Kedushas Tzion of Bobov, Hy"d: "I hereby bless you with great success, may Hashem bless you in all your endeavors." * A letter of blessings from the holy Admor Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam of Bobov, one of the greatest Rebbes of pre-war Europe. He was murdered ...
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LOT 37:
Fundamental Chassidic Work Complete Set of Tiferes Shlomo by Rabbi Shlomo of Radomsk Warsaw, 1867-1869. First Edition. * Kabbalistic and chassidic chiddushim and explanations on the Torah and Festivals by Rabbi Shlomo HaKohen of Radomsk. Rabbi Shlomo HaKohen of Radomsk (1803-1866) ...
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LOT 38:
Letter of Blessings by the Admor Rabbi Dovid Moshe of Chortkov, son of Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin. Founder of the Chortkov dynasty * A letter overflowing with blessings, with the handwritten signature of the first Rebbe of Chortkov, Rabbi Dovid Moshe Friedman, son of Rabbi ...
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LOT 39:
Exceptionally Rare Letter Entirely Handwritten and Autographed by the Admor Rabbi Yisroel of Chortkov * A remarkable letter, entirely handwritten by the Admor Rabbi Yisroel of Chortkov sent to the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib Horowitz, Rav of Stryi and Stanislav, author of Harei Besamim. ...
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LOT 40:
The Kohen Gadol of Lublin. A Moving Appeal for Kosher Food for Jewish Soldiers in the Polish Army With the Signature of Rabbi Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin * A moving proclamation calling for the provision of kosher food for Jewish soldiers serving in the Polish army, bearing the ...
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LOT 41:
The Zohar of Reb Yeshayale of Kerestir Warsaw, 1867 * Zohar on Chumash Bereishis in which the holy tzaddik and baal chesed Rabbi Yeshayale Kerestirer toiled and studied the hidden parts of the Torah. Signs of use are evident; on leaf 60a there is wax that dripped from a candle, likely ...
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LOT 42:
Letter from the Admor Rabbi Avraham’le of Kerestir. Son and successor of the holy Rabbi Yeshaya’le of Kerestir 1927 * * A letter bearing the sacred signature of the Admor Rabbi Avraham Steiner of Kerestir, son and successor of the holy Rabbi Yeshaya’le of Kerestir, concerning money ...
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LOT 43:
Sefer HaZohar Shapira Press Slavita, 1824 Complete and Splendid Set * Sefer Zohar by the Tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, edited and amended based on the Constantinople edition. A complete and beautiful set, printed on light green paper with title pages in red ink and with wide ...
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LOT 44:
One of the Most Important Kabbalistic Siddurim. Siddur with the Kavanos of the Arizal. Zolkiew, 1781 * An order of prayers for the entire year, with the kavanos of the Arizal. This is the classic kabbalistic siddur in which the Arizal’s kavanos were printed in their complete form and ...
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LOT 45:
Sefer Raziel HaMalach Amsterdam, 1701. First Edition. A Segulah for Protection * A sefer segulah for having children and for protection from all harm. An early kabbalistic work discussing the Heavenly Bodies and angels, the secrets of creation, amulets, and the invocation of ...
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LOT 46:
Enormous Illustrated Amulet. A Magnificent Work of Art Constantinople, 1849 * A museum-level artistic creation of the highest caliber. Exceptionally rare — almost no amulets of such large format are known. It was written especially for Rabbi Moshe Frishko, the chief rabbi of ...
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LOT 47:
Discovery! Handwritten Glosses by Rabbi Chaim Moda'i, Av Beis Din of Izmir, on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat Amsterdam, 1749 * Hundreds of glosses and chiddushim, and thousands of references, in the handwriting of Rabbi Chaim Moda'i, appearing in the margins of Shulchan Aruch Choshen ...
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LOT 48:
Siddur Written and Edited by Rabbi Sasson Mordechai Shanduk, Leading Sage and Kabbalist in Iraq. Owned by the Ben Ish Chai and Later by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Baghdad, circa 1760. * A siddur for the entire year according to the old Baghdad nusach, arranged and written with additions ...
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LOT 49:
Original Shadar Letter of the Chida Chevron, 1752 * A remarkable historical document: the shadar (emissary) letter of appointment from the first mission of the Chida, issued by the rabbanim of Chevron, City of the Patriarchs, to the community of Modena. The letter is from Chanukah 1752. ...
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LOT 50:
Historical peace agreement With the Holy Signature of Rabbi Amram Chassida and Sages of Yerushalayim, Tzfas, and Teveria 1829 * The original peace agreement between the kollelim of the Perushim and the Chassidim in Eretz Yisrael, regarding the division of funds among the residents of ...
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