Bidspirit auction | Marpeh Lashon. First Edition. Altona

Marpeh Lashon. First Edition. Altona 1790. - Fundamental sefer of Mussar authored by R. Refoel Katz of Hamburg, known as R. Refoel Hamburger. Part of the sefer discusses the severity of “Loshon HaRah” (derogatory speech) and was one of the first seforim to extensively deal with this topic. As such it is broadly quoted by the Chofetz Chaim. R. Refoel HaCohen Hamburger (1722-1803), was a close talmid of the Shaagas Aryeh and a Rebbe of R. Chaim of Volozhin. He served as Rav in Minsk, Posen and the famous combined communities of Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbeck (AH’U). It is said that when the Vilna Gaon was in exile he stayed in the home of R. Refoel. Vinograd Altona 141. Bunn press. [4], 125, [1] pages. 20 cm. Fine condition. Some pages loose. Antique binding (lacking spine). Opening bid $100