Bidspirit auction | Collection of Antique Seforim, 1679-1840.

Collection of Antique Seforim, 1679-1840. Mostly First Editions. - 1 . Sefer Chut HaShani – Responsa by Rabbi Yair Chaim Bacharach, Av Beit Din of Worms. A fundamental responsa work, cited extensively by later authorities. First Edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1679. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod no. 33. Early rabbinic signature on title page. Stamp Rebbe Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam. 2. Sefer Maamar Mordechai – Novellae on the Five Books of the Torah, including an extensive commentary on the Passover Haggadah. By Rabbi Mordechai Holish, Av Beit Din of Dąbrowa – Greater Poland. Only Edition. Dyhernfurth, 1719. Printed by Yissachar Ber Katz. Features important rabbinic approbations. 3. Sefer Pa’amonei Zahav – Commentary on Psalms, by Rabbi David Katz, Dayan in Kratshin, grandson of the Sma”a (R. Yehoshua Falk) on his father's side and the Bach on his mother’s side Only Edition, Fürth, 1769. Rich with important approbations from major Torah authorities: Rabbi Yaakov Liva of Brody, Rabbi Binyamin Katzenelbogen, Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Zamutsh, Rabbi Matityahu Neuhauschel of Prague, and more. Foremost among them: Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, author of Noda BiYehuda, who in his sharp approbation attacks the spread of Hasidism—despite the book having no link to the controversy. “All is written in the form of homiletics close to the simple meaning, without strange introductions or secrets… which unfortunately have spread and caused neglect of Torah learning — the precious study of Talmud and poskim handed down from generation to generation.” A historical witness to the early misnagdic opposition to Hasidism. Notably, the Baal Shem Tov held the Noda BiYehuda in highest regard, famously saying that a third of the world stands on his merit, and once traveled to him to light his pipe in fulfillment of the mitzvah of serving Torah scholars. 4 . Sefer Mussar Haskel – Rambam's Hilchot De’ot and Hilchot Teshuvah, with commentaries “Lashon HaZahav” and “Lashon Chachamim” by Rabbi Yechezkel Feivel, Maggid of Dretchin (Lithuania), author of Toldot Adam First Edition, Dyhernfurth, 1790. Rare ethical work, integrating Mussar and halacha. 5 . Sefer Ohel David – Novellae on Yevamot, Bava Kama, Ketubot, Shabbat, Eruvin. By Rabbi David Deutsch, renowned gaon and Av Beit Din of Ir Chadash First Edition, Vienna, 1822. Contains sharp, complex Talmudic analyses. 5 . Sefer Shimlah Chadashah – Tevuot Shor. By Rabbi Alexander Sender Shor. A halachic work on Yoreh De’ah, foundational in ritual slaughter and kashrut laws Zolkiew, 1840–1841. Standard reference for rabbinic authorities and shochtim.