Divrei Zikaron – A Beautiful Copy with a Dedication to the Groom and an Interesting stamp. Amsterdam, 1705. First ...

Divrei Zikaron – A Beautiful Copy with a Dedication to the Groom and an Interesting stamp. Amsterdam, 1705. First Edition.

The book "Divrei Zikaron, " Ma’amarei Tochacha and Teshuvah implied in the language of Hilchot schechita and bedikah. Two parts in one volume with separate title pages, by Rabbi Yosef son of Shimshon Stadthagen, Av Beit Din Metz.

Part A on the laws of ritual slaughter in the Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, with commentary.

Part B on the laws of bedikah by Mahari Weil, with commentary.

Endorsements from great rabbanim of that era are appended to the book: Rabbi Naftali Katz, the author of "Semichat Chachamim, " and the Rabbi of Posen. Rabbi Shlomo Aylon and Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Hakohen, the rabbis of the Spanish and Ashkenazi congregations in Amsterdam.

On the title page, there is an interesting inscription in Ashkenazi script dedicating the book as a gift to the groom in the name of Jacob in honor of his wedding, with a signature at the end of the dedication.

On the title page and in other places, there is a stamp of "Midrash Etz Chaim of the Spanish Congregation" – alongside this stamp, there is another interesting stamp that annuls the ownership of the first stamp: "The stamp of the study hall of the Spanish Congregation in Amsterdam is null and void."

Amsterdam, 1705. First edition. Imprint by Emanuel Attias.

[2], 82, 32 leaves. 33 cm. Very good condition. Particularly handsome copy: Thick, high-quality paper, original antique leather binding with impressive engravings on it.