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Ohr Yisroel Polemic regarding the “Get of Cleves”. First edition. Cleves 1770 - The only sefer published in Cleves. The R. Ruderman and R. Weinberg copy. Authored by R. Yisroel Lipchitz (grandfather of the Tiferes Yisroel) on the topic of the infamous “Get of Cleves”. One of the most contentious divorces in Jewish history was the “Get of Cleves” in the mid-18th century, which caused a rift between several rabbinic courts in Western Europe and was the subject of much Halachic debate. The case involved a husband, who at times exhibited signs of apparent mental illness that gave his wife a get. Since a divorce bill can only be given by a sane individual, much analysis and discussion ensued regarding how this individual should be classified, as well as the precise definition of insanity, in Halocha. Censored edition. Lacking chapters 34-36 containing the severely critical statements of the Frankfurt Rabbinate. Additionally, there are various alterations changes in chapter 33. The censored text also excludes another responsa by R. Aryeh Leib, Av Beis Din of Hanover, against the Frankfurt Torah scholars, a responsa by R. Yitzchak Horowitz, Av Beis Din of Hamburg and extremely fierce polemical contributions by R. Yisroel Lipchitz himself. With library stamps of R. Y.Y. Ruderman and bookplate of R. S.Y. Weinberg Roshei Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Baltimore. Vinograd Cleves 1. Sismann press. 31, 33-66, 69-120 leaves. 18.5 cm. Excellent condition. Antique vellum binding. Opening bid $300