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Chanukah Auction: Sifrei Yesod, first editions, manuscripts, letters, and more
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LOT 1:
Mishnayos with Nekudos, by Rabbi Menashe ben Israel Amsterdam, 1646 The prototype of all future Mishnayos with nekudos! * Two-volume set of Shisha Sidrei Mishnah with nekudos (vocalization) added to every word in order to “understand it on its truest level”. The volumes feature ...
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LOT 2:
Maseches Makkos, Venice, 1550 Exceptionally Rare Gemara That Survived the 1553 Burning of the Talmud! * Maseches Makkos with Commentary of Rashi and Tosafos, including at the end: Piskei HaTosafos, the Rosh, and Kitzur Piskei HaRosh. Especially rare edition: The vast majority ...
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LOT 3:
Sefer Yesod: Chidushei HaRan on Maseches Shavuos First Edition, Printed within Responsa Maharam Galanti Venice, 1608 * She'eilos U'Teshuvos and Psakim by the Musmach HaRav Moshe Galanti HaZakein, Av Beis Din of Tzfas, a primary talmid of the Beis Yosef. Later in the sefer, two ...
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LOT 4:
Fundamental Sefer: Pnei Yehoshua. First Edition, 4 Complete Volumes. Impressive copies. * Four volumes containing chiddushim on the Shas, by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Falk, Av Bais Din of Frankfurt-on-the-Main. All are first editions. Sefer Pnei Yehoshua is one of the most important ...
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Rishon Letzion by the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh Constantinople, 1750. First Edition * Chiddushim on seven masechtos in Shas, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch and the Nevi’im and Kesuvim by Rabbeinu Chaim ben Attar, the Ohr Hachaim. These chiddushim were the very first ones taught by the Ohr Hachaim ...
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Sefer Yesod: Turei Even by the Shaagas Aryeh. First Edition, Metz, 1781 * Sharp, fundamental commentary and halachic discussions on 3 masechtos: Rosh Hashanah, Chagigah and Megillah by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Ginzburg, author of Shaagas Aryeh. The printing of this sefer transformed it ...
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First Sefer Written after the Gemara! Sheiltos D’Rav Achai Gaon. First Edition. Venice, 1546. *Halachos and rulings based on the order of the Torah portions by Rav Achai of Shivcha, one of the first Geonim in Babylonia. First Printing. Published by the Daniel Bomberg Press. Sefer ...
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LOT 8:
Early Sefer Yesod: Halachos Gedolos. First Edition. Venice, 1548 * Contains halachos, halachic rulings and a list of the 613 mitzvos. This classic and fundamental sefer was one of the first halachic works compiled after the sealing of the Talmud in 500 C.E. The early sages regarded ...
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LOT 9:
Sefer Yesod. Important Edition! Sheilos U'Tshuvos HaRosh, Venice, 1607 * 108 principles encompassing sheilos and teshuvos by Rabbeinu Asher ben Yechiel, the Rosh, who was one of the leaders of the Ashkenazic Jewish world. This edition of Sheilos U'Tshuvos HaRosh includes many new ...
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LOT 10:
Two Fundamental Sefarim by the Early Rishonim! Avodas Hakodesh L’HaRashba and Baalei Nanefesh L’HaRaavad. First Edition. Venice, 1602 * Two primary halachic works by the early Rishonim. 1. Avodas Hakodesh – Laws of eiruvin, Yom Tov and muktzeh by Rabbeinu Shlomo ben Aderes ...
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Sefer Yesod: First Edition of She'elos U'Tshuvos Mahar"i Weil, with 'Shechitos U'Bedikos'. Venice, 1549 * Responsa of Mahar"i Weil, containing several works of great importance for customs of Ashkenazi Jewry at the end of the Rishonim period, by the Gaon Rabbeinu Yaakov Weil (Mahar"i) ...
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LOT 12:
Sefer Yesod. 2 Sefarim Responsa Terumas Hadeshen/Psakim U’Ksavim, Venice, 1546 * A set of two important sefarim of halachic rulings by Rabbi Yisrael Isserlin, one of the great Rishonim of Ashkenaz. 1. Terumas Hadeshen – 346 shailos and teshuvos (numerical equivalent of ...
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LOT 13:
Sifrei Yesod Rare Volume: Contains Five Fundamental Sifrei Halachah [First Editions] and Sifrei Mussar printed in Cremona, Mid-16th Century * Antique volume encompassing 5(!) important compositions, all printed in mid-16th century Cremona. The earliest sefer was printed in 1556, the same ...
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LOT 14:
She'eilos U'Teshuvos Yachin U'Boaz by the Grandsons of the Tashbetz. Livorno, 1782. First Edition * She'eilos U'Teshuvos by the brothers Rabbi Tzemach and Rabbi Shimon Duran, sons of Rabbi Shlomo Duran (the Rashbash), son of the Tashbetz. It was brought to print by the mekubal Rabbi ...
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LOT 15:
Responsa Mahari Tzahalon First Edition Venice, 1694 * 296 shailos and teshuvos upon the 4 sections of the Tur by the Rav Hamusmach Rabbi Yom Tov Tzahalon, who numbered among the illustrious talmidim of the Beis Yosef and Mabit . Shu”t Maharitatz is a fundamental sefer of shailos and ...
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LOT 16:
Sefer Yesod: She'eilos U'Tshuvos Chacham Tzvi First Edition. Amsterdam, 1712. Wide Margins With handwritten signature of the Merkeves HaMishnah! * 169 questions and responses, chiddushim and explanations by Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi, Av Bais Din of the Ashkenazi community in ...
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LOT 17:
Important Sefer Yesod: Pri Chadash Orach Chaim. First Edition. Magnificent Copy! * Sefer Pri Chadash - Chiddushim on the laws of Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim authored by Rabbi Chizkiya da Silva. Sefer 'Mayim Chaim' with a separate title page is included at the end contains chiddushim on ...
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LOT 18:
Sefer Yesod: Machaneh Ephraim. First Edition. Constantinople, 1738 * Chiddushim, halachic queries and responsa on Mishneh Torah of the Rambam by Rabbi Ephraim Navon, one of the greatest rabbis in Eretz Yisrael and later in Constantinople. Machaneh Ephraim numbers among the most ...
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LOT 19:
Sefer Peiros Ginosar of the Holy Ohr HaChaim. First edition. Published in the Author's Lifetime. Amsterdam, 1742 * Sefer Peiros Ginosar, contains the commentary ‘Pri To'ar’ by Rabbeinu Chaim ben Attar, on the ‘Pri Chadash’ of Rabbi Chizkiya de Silva. Published together with the text of ...
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LOT 20:
Miniature. Shulchan Tahor. Rare. Amsterdam, 1770 * Halachic rulings on Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah necessary for everyday life, similar to the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch by Rabbi Yosef Pardo, the first Rabbi of the Spanish congregation in Amsterdam. This pocket-size sefer was first printed ...
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LOT 21:
Sefer Yesod: Urim Vetumim by Rabbi Yehonasan Eibschitz First Edition Karlsruhe, 1775 * Both volumes of the acclaimed sefer “Tumim” which encompasses a comprehensive, foundational commentary on the laws of Choshen Mishpat (Ch. 1-152) by “the Rebbe Rebbi Yehonasan Eibschitz”, Av Beis Din ...
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LOT 22:
Sefer Yesod: Noda BiYehuda Tinyana. First Edition. Prague 1811 With Long Autographed Dedication by the Author's Son, Rabbi Shmuel Segal Landau, Av Beis Din of Prague! * Noda BiYehuda Tinyana, in two volumes, contains hundreds of responses to halachic questions in all four sections ...
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LOT 23:
Sefer Yesod: Chochmas Adam.First Edition. Vilna, 1815 * Rare first edition of the fundamental sefer Chochmas Adam by Rabbi Avraham Danzig of Vilna, mechutan of the Vilna Gaon and author of Chayei Adam. The sefer boasts halachic rulings and chiddushim on Yoreh Deah. Rabbi Chaim of ...
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LOT 24:
Siddur in Sephardic Rite with Spectacular Engraving Following the traditions of the anusim of Spain! Amsterdam, 1726 * Order of prayers for the weekday, Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah and Purim, along with special prayers and entreaties. The siddur opens with a magnificent ...
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LOT 25:
Important Kabbalistic Siddur Siddur Avodas HaTamid with Rulings of the Chida! First Edition. Livorno, 1794 * Siddur of all weekday prayers in Sephardic rite; laws and customs with kabbalistic teachings of prayer intentions; and a comprehensive commentary on the prayers by the ...
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LOT 26:
Machzor for the Yamim Noraim. Includes a Remarkable Illustration of a Jewish Rabbi in Prayer! Vienna, 1811 * Prayers for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur following the customs of the Sephardim in Constantinople and Italy, with instructions for praying in Ladino. An accurate and edited ...
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LOT 27:
Tehillim Tzfas, Printed by Rabbi Yisrael Beck Tzfas, 1833 * 150 chapters of Tehillim composed by David Hamelech, with Biurei Zohar and Metzudas Tzion commentaries. This was the first Sefer Tehillim printed in Eretz Yisrael, nearly 400 years after the beginning of the Printing ...
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LOT 28:
Rare Seder Selichos According to the Customs of France and Ashkenaz. Lunéville, 1799. * Selichos for the Yamim Noraim and fasts with Yiddish translation (Ivri-Teitsch) and Yotzros for Yom Kippur. This is a rare Selichos edition intended for people living in France and Ashkenaz and printed ...
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LOT 29:
Mekor Chaim – Kabbalistic Krias Shema At Bedtime. Saloniki, 1546. First Edition. Very Rare. * This sefer is the second part of 'Be’er Mayim Chaim' by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ovadiah of Thessaloniki, a disciple of Rabbeinu Eliyah Mizrachi. The sefer contains Seder Krias Shema at Bedtime ...
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LOT 30:
Yesha Elokim, Hoshanos for Succos and Piyutim for Simchas Torah. Saloniki, 1569. With Hilchos Lulav by the Beis Yosef! * Yesha Elokim includes Hoshanos for Succos, with a commentary by Rabbi Moshe Pizanti, and liturgies for Simchas Torah. A very rare sefer! The author ...
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LOT 31:
Important Mussar Sefer with Prayers: Derech Moshe First and Very Rare Edition Amsterdam, 1699 * Sefer Derech Moshe containing drashos and stories, insights, mussar, and prayer arrangements by the Maggid Rabbi Moshe Kahana of Gebitch, among Poland's tzaddikim in the 17th century. ...
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LOT 32:
Exceedingly rare! Manuscript of Kabbalistic Shaarei Tzion Prayerbook Italy, End of 17th – Early 18th century. * Italian manuscript with illustrated title page and illustration of menorah: Sefer Shaarei Tzion, an anthology of kabbalistic prayers by the holy kabbalist Rabbi Nosson Nutta ...
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LOT 33:
Complete Chumash in Pocket Format. Antique leather binding. Venice, 1702 * Five Chumashim of the Torah, including five megillahs and haftaras in accordance "with all the holy communities". Small format - 12 cm. At the end of the sefer there are concluding remarks by Rabbi David Altaras ...
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Ornate copy! Chumash Motzah Pi Hashem, Mantua, 1785 * Printed on thick paper with extra wide margins! Chamishah Chumshei Torah with charts for krias haTorah, Five Megillos and Haftaros in Italian, Ashkenazic and Sephardic rite. Impressive, extra-thick tome measuring 9.5 cm! The ...
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LOT 35:
Sefer Kesuvim. Venice, 1525. Bomberg Press * The 'Masterpiece Edition' of the Tanach's Nuschaos, of Enormous Importance!! First Edition of "HaMesorah" Sefer Kesuvim from the "Mikraos Gedolos" edition of the Tanach known as "Sha'ar Hashem HaChadash" – the most famous and important ...
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LOT 36:
Sefer Tehillim with Kabbalistic Commentary Venice, 1549. First Edition * Sefer Tehillim in large format with Kabbalistic commentary by the sage Rabbi Shlomo ben Rabbi Shem Tov Attia. Among the first standalone printed Tehillim sefarim in the world, and among the rarest! This is the ...
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LOT 37:
Tzror Hamor al HaTorah, Cracow, 1595 * Kabbalistic commentary on the Chamishah Chumshei Torah by Rabbi Avraham Saba, one of the notable Torah sages during the era of the Spanish Expulsion. One of the foundational commentaries on the Torah, Tzror Hamor is a compilation of explanations ...
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LOT 38:
Divrei David - Commentary of the Taz on Rashi on the Torah. First Edition. Rare. Dyhernfurth, 1689 * A commentary on Rashi on the Five Books of the Torah, by Rabbeinu David HaLevi Segal, Baal HaTaz, one of the greatest Ashkenazi poskim of all times. Already in his lifetime, halacha was ...
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LOT 39:
Commentaries on the Ibn Ezra: Margalios Tova, with the Rare Page of Illustrations. Amsterdam, 1722 * Margalios Tova: The complete commentary of Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra's on the Torah, with three important compositions explaining his commentary: 1) 'Mekor Chaim' by Rabbi Yonah ...
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LOT 40:
Meleches Machsheves. First Edition. Venice, 1710 Magnificent copy with author’s portrait! * Commentary and pearls of wisdom on the weekly Torah portions by Rabbi Moshe Chefetz, one of the great Torah giants of Italy. A pristine copy with an illustrated title page, a portrait of the ...
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LOT 41:
One-of-a-kind! Kehunas Avraham on Tehillim Complete, impressive copy! Venice, 1719 * Magnificent Volume with Brilliant Commentary on Sefer Tehillim and Perek Shira Written entirely in poetry! This large volume is divided into five sefarim with separate title pages. Every ...
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LOT 42:
2 important works by the Abarbanel Ma'ayanei HaYeshuah, Ferrara, 1551 / Mifalos Elokim, Venice, 1592 * 1 volume containing two sefarim by the noble sage and Torah scholar Rabbi Don Yitzchak Abarbanel, among the leaders of Spanish Jewry during the expulsion, and one of the greatest ...
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LOT 43:
Shoresh Yishai by Rabbi Shlomo Elkabetz, author of Lecha Dodi First Edition. Rare. Constantinople, 1561 * Kabbalistic commentary on Megillas Rus by Rabbi Shlomo Halevi Elkabetz, composer of the Lecha Dodi sung all over the world in Kabbalas Shabbos. The saintly kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo ...
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LOT 44:
Extremely Rare Sefer! Commentary on Megillas Esther by Rabbi Zechariah ibn Saruk First and Only Edition. Venice, 1565 * Commentary on Megillas Esther by the Torah scholar Rabbi Zechariah ibn Saruk, among the exiled Chachmei Sefard. This small-sized sefer (only 19 leaves!) was ...
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LOT 45:
Sefer Yesod on Megillas Esther Yoseph Lekach. Cremona, 1576. First Edition. * A comprehensive commentary on Megillas Esther by Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi. The sefer was written by Rabbi Eliezer in honor of the minister Don Yosef Nasi (see below) and in his honor, he named the sefer 'Yosef ...
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LOT 46:
Shalom Esther on Megillas Esther. Very Rare. Constantinople, circa 1580. First Edition. * A commentary on Megillas Esther by the sages of Castile and France, edited and with additions by Rabbi Yitzchak ben Rabbi Mordechai Gershon, of Tzfas and Italy, a disciple of the Holy Alshich. ...
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Tze'enah U'Re'enah with 66 Beautiful Illustrations In Pristine Condition! Sulzbach, 1799 * Commentary and anthology of Midrashim and stories in Yiddish on the Chamishah Chumshei Torah, Haftaros and Five Megillas by Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbi Yitzchak Ashkenazi of Yanov. The sefer has ...
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LOT 48:
Sefer Yesod: Mechilta Bomberg Press. Beautiful Copy, Venice, 1545 * Midrash by Chazal on Sefer Shmos, attributed to the Beis Midrash of the Tanna Rabbi Yishmael (Mechilta D’Rabbi Yishmael). This is the edition that most scholars used in earlier generations. Midrash Mechilta is ...
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LOT 49:
Sefer Yesod: Midrash Tehillim and Midrash Shmuel, Bomberg Press. Venice, 1546. Beautiful Copy * The volume contains two sefarim of early and elementary midrashim, with seperate title pages: * Midrash Tehillim – Midrashim of Chazal on Sefer Tehillim, also known as midrash 'Shocher Tov' ...
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LOT 50:
Sefer Yesod: Zayis Ra'anan by the Magen Avraham Dessau, 1704. First Edition * Commentary, chiddushim and elucidation of Yalkut Shimoni by Rabbi Avraham Abele Gombiner, author of the 'Magen Avraham'. Zayis Raanan is the premier commentary on Midrash Yalkut Shimoni. The most prevalent ...
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