Bidspirit auction | Lashon Zahav. Offenbach, 1822. First

Lashon Zahav. Offenbach, 1822. First edition, signed by R' Raphael Kirchheim. - Lashon Zahav . Novellae on the Talmud and the weekly Torah readings by Rabbi David Tevele HaKohen Schiff, rabbi of London and England. Two sections. Offenbach, [1822]. First edition. On the title page there is a signature of R' Raphael Kirchheim. Rabbi David Tevele HaKohen Schiff was a disciple of the author of Pnei Yehoshua, the rabbi of Frankfurt. He served as dayan in Frankfurt, and from 1765 served as chief rabbi in London. He was a prominent Torah scholar and rabbi of his generation and was very active in promoting Torah and Torah awareness. He held halachic correspondence with the author of Noda B'Yehuda, and with his colleague Rabbi Natan Maas of Frankfurt who counseled with him in their prolific correspondence. The book was printed soon after the author's passing, by his nephew, Rabbi Gavriel Adler who included an introduction with the author's biography. Rabbi Adler also added Kanfei Nesharim with novellae by his relatives, rabbis of the Adler family. Raphael Kirchheim (1840-1889) was an author, researcher and editor of manuscripts, affiliated with the Reform movement. Born in Frankfurt, he first served as a shochet in the Charedi community of R. Shimshon Refael Hirsh but after Avraham Geiger relocated to Frankfurt, Kirchheim became a radical reformist and was dismissed from his job as shochet. Pages : [3], 32: [1], 44 leaves. Size : 32 cm. Condition : Very fine condition, boards are detached.