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LOT 1:
Historical document — “The Rabbi of All the Exiles Is in Need of Mercy”. A heart-rending historical document — the cry of a generation: “The Rabbi of all the Exiles is in need of mercy” Our master Rabbi Yitzḥak Ze’ev HaLevi Soloveitchik, the Rabbi of Brisk. Jerusalem, [Tishrei 5720 / 1959]. ...
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A Rare Historical–Torah Document: Preparations for the Second Siyum HaShas Bearing the Signatures of the Leaders of Agudat Israel. Lublin, 5698 [1938]. An important historical letter from the organizing committee of the Siyum HaShas celebration under the auspices of Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin, in ...
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The Chief Rabbinate Controversy: A historic rabbinic proclamation by rabbis of Poland, Lithuania, and Galicia. Białystok, 5682 [1922]. “To inform the entire world that the Chief Rabbinate in Eretz Israel is an institution of great value” A proclamation of great historical importance, published ...
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A historic broadside! An exceptionally rare sermon by the holy Rebbe Rabbi Shlomke of Zhvile!. A broadside announcing a series of sermons delivered by 27 rabbis, among the leading righteous figures of Jerusalem, intended to strengthen adherence to pure religious education and to oppose the ...
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Archive of the well-known public activist R. Yosef Levi Ḥagiz About 450 documents!. A vast lot comprising hundreds of historical documents documenting events in the Land of Israel during the first half of the 20th century. R. Yosef was born in Jerusalem in 5646 (1886) to his father R. Yitzhak ...
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A list of Lithuanian yeshiva students during the Holocaust — a Torah-historical Holocaust document of exceptional significance. Original nominal lists of the Vaad HaYeshivot, containing full details of hundreds of yeshiva students from Lithuania and Poland who were exiled—together with their ...
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“His Coffin Has Arrived!” — Broadside announcing the funeral of the pure and intact body of the “Admor of the Land of Israel, ” the holy Rabbi Alter of Lelov, fifteen months after his passing. Jerusalem, 1934. An important broadside announcing the arrival of the coffin of Rabbi Alter of ...
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“Crying out will not help — we must proceed along the path of compromise”: a guide pamphlet on the recruitment of women and National Service. A rare historic document. Guide pamphlet: Recruitment of women and National Service. Edited by Rabbi K. F. Tchorosh, published by the Zionist Organization ...
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The Munich Talmud – Printed by Holocaust Survivors After the War. Munich-Heidelberg, 1949 – Complete Set, 19 Volumes, Original Bindings. The Historic Initiative of the Holocaust Survivors Before us is a rare and unique edition of the Babylonian Talmud, printed in Germany after the Holocaust by ...
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LOT 10:
“Letter of Protection” Issued by the Vatican — Signed by Righteous Among the Nations Angelo Rotta Budapest, 1944. Oltalomlevél (Letter of Protection) granted to the Jew NADEL ARMIN JÓZSEF by the Vatican representation in the city of Budapest, 9 November 1944. Hungarian. [1] Leaf, 29.5 cm. ...
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Temporary Identification Card for a Liberated Prisoner from the Mauthausen Concentration Camp 22 May 1945. Temporary Identification Card for a Liberated Prisoner from the Mauthausen Concentration Camp Issued by the United States Army following the liberation of the camp. 22 May 1945. English ...
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Swiss Letter of Protection for a Jewish Holder of an Immigration Certificate – Issued under the Rescue Initiative of Carl Lutz Budapest, 23 October 1944. Swiss Letter of Protection for a Jewish Holder of an Immigration Certificate – Issued under the Rescue Initiative of Carl Lutz Budapest ...
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Order of Prayers according to the custom of the Jews of Rome. Venice, [1718–1719]. An exceptionally rare miniature, in an original leather binding. Order of Prayers, according to the custom of the Holy Community of the Jews of Rome, a prayer book for all days of the year and the festivals, with ...
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Order of Prayers. Florence, [1736]. Exceptionally sumptuous leather binding with gilt ornamentation. Order of Prayers for the Months and Festivals – According to the Sephardic Rite. Florence, 5496 [1736]. Small format. An especially fine and distinguished copy—gilt edges, lavishly gilt binding ...
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Maḥzorim. Amsterdam, 1793. Original Lavishly Decorated Leather Bindings. Maḥzor with the Intentions of the Paytan — according to the Ashkenazic rite and other holy communities, with Yiddish (Taytsh) and with sacred splendor. Amsterdam, printed by the Widow and Orphans of Jacob Proops Katz ...
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LOT 16:
Selichot for the Entire Year – According to the Ashkenazic Rite. Prague, [1729]. Illustrated title page. Very rare! . A comprehensive Selichot rite for all occasions throughout the year—including Selichot for Shovavim Tat, the 20th of Sivan, prayers for cessation of rains, and more—according to ...
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LOT 17:
Seder Tefillot of the Falashas. Paris, 1877. Ethiopian Prayer Book. Seder Tefillot of the Falashas, translated from Ge‘ez (Gəʿəz) into Hebrew by Joseph Halévy, emissary of the Alliance Israélite Universelle to Ethiopia. Paris, 5637 [1877]. Collected and translated by Joseph ...
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LOT 18:
Seder HaTefillot for the Entire Year. Amsterdam, [1705] . Seder HaTefillot for the entire year, with commentary in Ashkenazic (Yiddish), including Psalms and supplicatory prayers. Amsterdam, 5465 [1705]. A prayer book according to the Polish rite, with commentary in Ashkenazic (Yiddish) ...
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Order of Prayer according to the Ashkenaz and Poland Rite. Metz, 1765. Order of Prayer according to the Ashkenaz and Poland Rite. For weekdays, Sabbaths, festivals, the High Holy Days, Ḥanukkah and Purim, with Selihot and Psalms. Metz, printed by R. Moshe May, 1765. A substantial and ...
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LOT 20:
Siddur Avodat Yisrael. Rödelheim, 1868. Ornate leather binding. Seder Avodat Yisrael, including the prayers and blessings for the entire year, with numerous additions and commentary. Rödelheim, 1868. A comprehensive and authoritative prayer book containing the prayers and blessings for ...
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LOT 21:
Prayer Books [3], with Ladino. • Renanot u’Bakkashot. Collection of hymns and supplications for weekdays and days of rest, festivals of joy, circumcision blessings, and weddings. Constantinople (Istanbul), 5683 [1923]. Approximately one hundred songs and piyyutim in Hebrew and Ladino. With a ...
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LOT 22:
Order of Prayers, Frankfurt, [1798] Rare miniature. Prayer book according to the Ashkenaz and Poland rite, with laws and customs in Yiddish. Frankfurt an der Oder, תקנ״ח [1798]. A siddur for the entire year—for weekdays, Sabbaths, and the High Holy Days— including Pirkei Avot, Torah portions ...
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LOT 23:
Maḥzor in Ashkenazic Vernacular according to the Ashkenaz and Poland Rite (Krovets). Amsterdam, [1721]. Rare. A rare and distinctive maḥzor in the Ashkenazic vernacular, according to the Ashkenaz and Poland rite, printed in Amsterdam in 5481 [1721]. The volume contains the prayer services for ...
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LOT 24:
Sefer Kibbutz Tefillot. Tikkun for the Night of Hoshana Rabbah. Amsterdam, 1733. Collection of prayers. Order of the Tikkun for the night of Hoshana Rabbah. Printed here for the first time through the initiative of the young man Aharon da Costa Abendana, according to the custom of the society ...
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LOT 25:
Set of Machzorim, with wooden board bindings. Homburg, 1737. Machzor according to the rite of the Ashkenazic communities, surrounded by two commentaries—one in Hebrew and the other in Yiddish. Homburg, 1737. Two volumes. A large and impressive set of machzorim, printed in Homburg by the ...
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LOT 26:
Eshlei Rabrevi, Königsberg, [1859] — including the rare illustrated title page and an especially rare engraved portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eger. Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, with Commentaries — including the novellae of Rabbi Akiva Eger, published for the first time by his son and grandson. ...
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LOT 27:
Margaliot Tovah, Amsterdam, [1722]. With the rare illustrated diagrammatic leaf. Margaliot Tovah. Three commentaries on the Torah commentary of Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra. Amsterdam, 5482 [1722]. The central text is Ibn Ezra’s commentary on the Torah, surrounded by the following commentaries: ...
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LOT 28:
Mishnah. Amsterdam, Proops Press, 1733. Two volumes. Rare. Six Orders [of the Mishnah] with Vocalized Text, with Indications of Accepted Halakhah and Explanations of Difficult Words. Amsterdam, printed by Proops, 1733. Two volumes. A vocalized edition of the Mishnah with rare and distinctive ...
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LOT 29:
Bible, Arba‘ah Ve-Esrim. Venice [1740]. Four Fine Volumes in Original Leather Bindings. Arba‘ah Ve-Esrim – Torah, Prophets, and Writings. With Tikkun Soferim, Keri u-Ketiv, and the enumeration of the commandments according to Rambam, of blessed memory. Brought to press by R. Meir da Zara, may ...
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LOT 30:
Omekh Halakhah. Amsterdam, ת״ע [1710] — approximately one hundred illustrations and diagrams elucidating Talmudic sugyot. Omekh Halakhah Illustrations and diagrams elucidating Talmudic sugyot Amsterdam, ת״ע [1710] Approximately one hundred illustrations and diagrams for analytical study A ...
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LOT 31:
Commentary on the Torah by Rabbi Don Isaac Abarbanel. Hanau, 1710. Complete copy. A Torah commentary by the eminent sage Don Isaac Abarbanel. The entire Torah in one large and impressive volume. Hanau, ת״ע [1710]. A complete copy with all the Latin leaves, which are not present in all copies. ...
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LOT 32:
Talmudic Literature – First Edition: Malei Ratzon. Frankfurt am Main, 1710; with notable illustrative plates. Sefer Malei Ratzon, “to resolve all difficult passages throughout the entire Talmud, ” by Rabbi Abraham Naftali Hirsch ha-Levi Spitz, S.G.L., rabbi, Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshivah of the ...
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LOT 33:
Ma‘aseh Roke’aḥ. Venice, [1742–1744]. The only part printed during the lifetime of the author. Ma‘aseh Roke’aḥ. Venice, 5502–5504 [1742–1744]. The only part printed during the lifetime of the holy author. A comprehensive commentary on Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, by the The terrible genius ...
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LOT 34:
Responsa Shev Ya‘akov. Frankfurt, 1742. Foundational work. First edition . The responsa volume Shev Ya‘akov, questions and answers by the renowned Gaon Rabbi Jacob Poppers, Av Beit Din of Frankfurt—one of the most important responsa works. Two parts. Frankfurt am Main, תק״ב [1742]. Owner’s ...
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LOT 35:
Seder Olam Rabbah, Amsterdam, [1711]. Uncommon book. Vellum binding. Seder Olam Rabbah and Seder Olam Zuta, Megillat Ta‘anit, Sefer ha-Kabbalah by the Ra’avad (the first), Accounts of the Kings of the Second Temple and a Record of Roman History. Amsterdam, תע״א [1711]. The volume includes ...
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LOT 36:
Me‘il Tzedakah. Rabbi Jonah Landsofer. Prague, 1756. First edition. Sefer Me‘il Tzedakah. Responsa by Rabbi Jonah Landsofer, with a treatise on geometry and diagrams. Prague, 1756. First edition. Me‘il Tzedakah is a halakhic responsa work by Rabbi Jonah Landsofer. On the title page it is stated ...
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LOT 37:
Mishmerot Kehunah. Amsterdam [1753]. With the added section containing the author’s apology. Mishmerot Kehunah – essays, parables, ethical teachings, decrees, ordinances, and rules of the Talmud arranged alphabetically (A–Z). By Rabbi Ḥiyya ha-Kohen di Lara. Amsterdam, printed by Proops, 5513 ...
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LOT 38:
Sefer Leḥem Dim‘ah, by Rabbi Shmuel Ozida. Amsterdam, [1710]. Bound with Tzurat Beit ha-Mikdash. Leḥem Dim‘ah, commentary on the Book of Lamentations, with the text and Rashi’s commentary. By the scholar Rabbi Shmuel Ozida. Amsterdam, [1710]. Rabbi Shmuel Ozida was among the earliest disciples ...
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LOT 39:
She’elot u-Teshuvot Pe’er Ha-Dor by Rabbeinu Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides). Amsterdam, [1765]. First edition. A seminal and early collection of responsa by the “Great Eagle, ” Rabbeinu Moses ben Maimon—Maimonides, one of the central pillars of Jewish law and thought. Presented here is the first ...
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LOT 40:
Seder Ha-Ha’arakhah. Mantua, [1732]. A rare copy with uncut leaves . An official booklet of communal regulations of the Jewish community of Mantua, entitled “Seder Ha-Ha’arakhah”, containing the tax ordinances and property assessments of the members of the community for the years 5492–5495. This ...
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LOT 41:
Me’or Einayim, novellae by Rabbi Josiah Pinto on the second part of Ein Yaakov. Mantua, 1743. Brought to press by Rabbi Moshe Najara of Safed. With important approbations by the rabbis of the Galilee and the rabbis of Mantua. Rabbi Josiah Pinto — known as the RIF (1565–1648) — was born in ...
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LOT 42:
Ein Yaakov, Amsterdam, 1740–1741. A monumental, oversized copy in wooden boards covered with leather. Ein Yaakov – Aggadic passages of the Talmud with commentaries and with the novellae of the Rif (Riaf), by Rabbi Josiah Pinto. Amsterdam, 1740–1741. Two parts. First edition of the Rif’s ...
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LOT 43:
Sheva Shittot of the Rashba. Giant copy!!! Berlin, press of Aharon Rofeh, [1756]. An important work by Rabbeinu Shlomo ben Avraham ibn Adret (the Rashba), one of the greatest of the Rishonim and a central halakhic authority of Spanish Jewry, Containing sharp, deep, and thorough innovations in ...
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LOT 44:
Noda BiYehuda – Second Edition | With Shivat Tziyon. Prague, early 19th century – first editions. Noda BiYehuda – Second Edition | With Shivat Tziyon Prague, early 19th century – First editions Noda BiYehuda, Second Edition, Part II – Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat, Responsa by the gaon ...
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LOT 45:
Seder Tikkunei Shtarot. Hamburg, 1773. Complete Copy. Seder Tikkunei Shtarot – Formulary of Legal Deeds, according to the work Nachalat Shiv‘ah, with German translation. Hamburg, [5533] 1773. Hebrew and German on facing pages. Title page: Sammlung von gerichtlichen jüdischen Contracten ...
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LOT 46:
Melitzah for Purim. [Breslau, c. 5560 / 1800] First edition . Melitzah for Purim, a parody in the style of liturgical poetry, intended to increase the joy of Purim and the revelry of drink, [by Yehuda Leib ben-Ze’ev]. [Breslau, c. 5560 / 1800]. First edition. A humorous Purim composition ...
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LOT 47:
Kol Hatan ve-Kol Kallah. Turin, 5586 [1826]. Rare. An emotional Hebrew poetic booklet printed on the occasion of the marriage of the groom Israel Menachem Ottolenghi and the bride Hannah daughter of Meir Segre. The work includes a festive poem by Hillel Della Torre, opening with the words: ...
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LOT 48:
Seder HaLimud. Etz Chaim, Amsterdam, [1877]. Rare. Seder HaLimud in memory of the soul of the Av Beit Din and Rosh Metivta of our community, Rabbi Aryeh Leib, founder of the Etz Chaim Beit Midrash for the Ashkenazic congregation (Beit Ya‘akov) in Amsterdam. To be studied and prayed according to ...
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LOT 49:
Alon Bakot. Eulogy for Our Master the Malbim, by Rabbi Yitzchak Danzig. St. Petersburg, [1879]. The book was published several months after the passing of our master the Malbim, on Rosh Hashanah 5640. In St. Petersburg of those years there were many cantonists serving in the Czar’s army. As the ...
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LOT 50:
Siddur Rinah u’Tefillah — Rödelheim, [1824]. Miniature Edition with an Ornate Binding. Seder Rinah u’Tefillah, carefully and precisely arranged by Wolf Heidenheim. Rödelheim, printed by Rabbi Wolf Heidenheim. 5584 [1824]. Prayer book for the entire year: weekdays, Sabbaths, festivals, and ...
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