Api Ravreve. Lemberg, 1860. Signature and Glosses written by Rabbi Yeshaya HaKohen Rubin, Rabbi of Mihalifalva

Api Ravreve. Lemberg, 1860. Signature and Glosses written by Rabbi Yeshaya HaKohen Rubin, Rabbi of Mihalifalva

Api Ravreve. Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with commentaries and newly with the comments of Rabbi Baruch Frenkel from manuscript and Rabbi Yosef Shaul Notenhausen. Lemberg, 1860. Signatures and glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Yeshaya HaKohen Rubin, rabbi of Mihalifalva.

Specifications: [2], 21, [1], 25-130; 80, [4] leaves, 41 cm. With the approbation of Rabbi Yosef Shaul Notenhausen and Rabbi Chaim of Sanz.

Unique features: Signature on the title page, stamp and tens of handwritten glosses, including lengthy scholarly notations, by Rabbi Yeshaya HaKohen Rubin.

Background: Rabbi Yeshaya HaKohen Rubin was the rabbi of Mihalifalva. He was born in [1842] and studied with the Ktav Sofer and Rabbi Chaim Zvi Mannheimer. In 1862, he began serving as rabbi of Belenyes; and beginning in 1869, rabbi in Mihalifalva. He was known for his righteousness and had a close relationship with Admor Chaim of Sanz, the "Divrei Chaim, " and later Admor Yehoshua of Belz. The work Darchei Chaim with the customs of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz includes the note that Rabbi Rubin was a lofty pious person who did not sleep in a bed the entire week. He abstained from physical pleasures and fasted often. He passed away in [1890]. His novellae on the Talmd were printed in Ateret Yeshaya, New York, 1975.

Condition: Moderate. Aging stains. The stamp on the title page is scribbled over. Some of the glosses are cropped. Minimal blemishes in the corners. Without binding.