Auction 59 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 20, 2018 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St. Jerusalem
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LOT 332:

Teshuvat HaGeonim and Maaseh Rav - Amsterdam, 1707 - Polemics of London Rabbis, Early 18th Century

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"Teshuvat HaGeonim" on Hebrew names and accent and "Maaseh Rav" - Rabbinical letters regarding a controversy in the London Jewish community. Amsterdam, [1707].
"Maaseh Rav" cites letters from the Chacham Tzvi and other rabbis regarding the ban (Cherem) of Rabbenu Tam that was placed on a member of the London community by its rabbis. The ban was activated after the abovementioned community member questioned the conditional divorce arranged by a London rabbi for a businessman who was travelling to India, in the event of his disappearance.
[1], 18 leaves. 20.5 cm. Dark, slightly brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to the inner margins. Wear to the margins. New elaborate binding.