“Nachalas Shivah” – 1739 – with signatures of Rabbi Pinchas Bilitzer and his son in law Rabbi Menachem Pallak – ...

“Nachalas Shivah” – 1739 – with signatures of Rabbi Pinchas Bilitzer and his son in law Rabbi Menachem Pallak – Rabbonim of Szerencs

Sefer “Nachlas Shivah” second edition, printed in Fuerth in 1739.

On the title page appears the signature of Rabbi Pinchas Bilitzer: “HaKoton Pinchas HaLevi Bilitzer from Szerencs in Munkatch.” Also several signatures of his son-in-law and successor, Rabbi Menachem Segal Pallak, Av Beis Din of Szerencs.

Rabbi Pinchas Segal Bilitzer, Av Beis Din of Szerencs (1860-1913), was the son and successor of Rabbi Amram Yishay, Av Beis Din of Szerencs. He married the daughter of the Chassid Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Estreicher from Munkatch and resided in the home of his father-in-law, engaging in Torah study and service. He was a disciple of his grandfather, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac, Av Beis Din of Nadiad, author of “Ba'er Yitzchak, ” as well as other luminaries such as the author of “Ein HaBdolach” and the author of “Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.” His biography is extensively detailed in the beginning of his sefer “Givas Pinchas”, by his son-in-law Rabbi Asher Anshel Yehuda Miller, Av Beis Din of Petrzshevani author of Shemen Osher.

His son-in-law and successor, Rabbi Menachem Segal Pallak (1890-1960), was the grandson of the brother of the renowned Gaon Rabbi Zekel Pallak of Banihad. He studied under Rabbi Moshe Chaim Litsch-Rosenboim in Kleinvardain, Rabbi Shmuel Rosenburg in Onsdorf, and Rabbi Akiva Sofer in Preshburg. Before the war, he immigrated to America and settled in New York City, where he was one of the leading rabbis and educators. He authored works such as “Cheilek Levi” and “Iyun Menachem.”