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Mar 19, 2018
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LOT 39:
Volume of Books with the Signature of the 'Ketav Sofer' – Approbations by His Father the 'Chatam Sofer' and His ...
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Volume of Books with the Signature of the 'Ketav Sofer' – Approbations by His Father the 'Chatam Sofer' and His Grandfather Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Two books that were originally bound together, from which the 'Ketav Sofer' had studied.
Sefer Me'irat Enayim, on the examination of the lung, by the brothers-in-law Rabbi Mordechai Ze'ev Segal Itinga and Rabbi Yosef Shaul Natansohn. Vilnius, 1839.
Sefer Edut Le'Yisrael – novellae on the Makot tractate. By Rabbi Binyamin Ze;'ev Katz Rappaport. Pressburg, 1839.
On the upper part of part of the title page of the first book, the handwritten signature of the 'Ketav Sofer': Belongs to me the young Avraham Shmuel Binyamin the son of our rabbi and teacher Rabbi Moshe Sofer. Under his signature, the stamp of his son, Rabbi Moshe Sofer.
Among the rabbis who approbated the book 'Me'irat Enayim': Rabbi Akiva Eiger, the grandfather of the 'Ketav Sofer'. The book 'Edut Le'Yisrael' is approbated by his father the 'Chjatam Sofer' (the book was printed in his lifetime).
The 'Ketav Sofer'
Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1815-1872) was an outstanding rabbi and one of the leaders of the Jews of Hungary. He was the eldest son of the 'Chatam Sofer' and replaced him as rabbi and head of yeshiva of Pressburg.
His responsa, Talmudic and Torah novellae were titled 'Ketav Sofer'.
Even before his birth, his father foresaw that the soul of a Tzaddil was about to come into this world. Indeed, since childhood, he was known as a holy, diligent Torah scholar.
When his father died in Tishrei 1839, he replaced him as rabbi and head of yeshiva of Pressburg. Although he was only 24 years old, he was considered by the most contemporary rabbis as a genius. He was one of the leaders of the struggle against Reform Judaism.
The Pressburg Yeshiva was the most important of the yeshivas of Hungary and hundreds of students, some of whom later became most prominent rabbis, studied there.
[2], 105 pp; 23 leaves. 23 cm.
Condition: Good. Several leaves and the binding are worn.
