Bidspirit auction | R. Yissachar Berish Bernstein. Son
R. Yissachar Berish Bernstein. Son of the Pnei Aryeh, grandson of the Pnei Yehoshua. CLASSICS. Gidulei Terumah. First edition Venice 1643 - Classics. Gidulei Terumah. First Edition. Venice 1643. Comprehensive commentary on the Sefer HaTrumos authored by R. Azaria Figo. R. Azaria Figo (1579-1647), was a disciple of R. Avrohom Abuhav. He served as Rav in various communities in Italy including Pisa and Venice. He is reputed to have authored this sefer from memory, without access to seforim. Enormously respected, this sefer, as well as his sefer of derashos Binah L’Ittim, are classics of rabbinic literature and are quoted extensively by the later commentators. Includes interesting poems printed at the beginning and end of the sefer. With glosses of R. Yissachar Berish Bernstein. R. Yissachar Berish Bernstein (1747-1808), was a son of R. Aryeh Leib (Pnei Aryeh) who in turn was a son the R. Yaakov Yehoshua Falk (Pnei Yehoshua). R. Yissachar Berish succeeded his father as Rav in Hanover and was one of the most influential rabbinical figures of his period. Some of his novella are quoted in his father’s sefer Pnei Aryeh. Son in law of R. Yitzchok Hamburger. Stefansky Hebrew Classics (229). Vinograd Venice 1255. Vitserie-Fransicko-Windermin press. 6, 382 pages. 29 cm. Good condition. Some staining. A few pages detached. Antique binding. Opening bid $300