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HEBREW BOOKS FROM
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLE AND ANCIENT
2ND TEMPLE
RABBINICS
RAMBAM
AGGADA
MUSAR
KABALA
LITURGY
PIYYUTIM
HEBREW LITERATURE
HISTORY
CHRISTIAN HEBRAISM
LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
SERMONS
WOMEN
AMERICANA
OTHER
BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.
Klausner, Joseph (Yosef Klozner). (תולדות
הספרות
העברית החדשה
(תקמ״ה־תרע״ח. TOLDOT
HA-SIFRUT HA-'IVRIT HA-HADASHAH (545-678). Yerushalayim: Ha-Shiloah, 1919. Cloth, Square 8vo, 100 pages. 22 cm. 1st edition.
In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew literature, Modern -- History and criticism.
OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Includes bibliographic references. Klausner
(1874-1958) "was an active Zionist and a fervent nationalist throughout
his life, and his Zionist views color all his work. A delegate to the First
Congress, he was greatly influenced by the political ideas of Herzl, although
his cultural approach remained that of the Hovevei Zion and Ah ad Ha-Am. He attended
nearly every subsequent Congress until the eleventh, contributing surveys on
them to Ha-Shilo'a h. From 1930 he began to identify himself more and more with
the policy of Jabotinsky and was regarded by the Revisionist Party, and later
by its successor, Herut, as the ideologist of the movement. He edited the
monthly Beitar (together with B. Netanyahu) from 1932-33 and came out
vigorously, both in speech and in writing, in support of the ideals of the
right-wing nationalists. In 1949 they put his name forward as their candidate
for the first president of the State of Israel in opposition to Chaim Weizmann.
" (Staff, EJ). Binding repaired, otherwise Good Condition. (heb-2-21a)
(ID #21801) $100.00.

2.
Klausner, Joseph. (תולדות
הספרות
העברית החדשה
(תקמ״ה־תרע״ח. TOLDOT HA-SIFRUT HA-`IVRIT HA-HADASHAH
(545-678). Jerusalem:
Ha-Shiloah. 1919. Cloth. 8vo. 100 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew
literature, modern - history and criticism. Klausner (1874-1958) "was an
active Zionist and a fervent nationalist throughout his life, and his Zionist
views color all his work. A delegate to the First Congress, he was greatly
influenced by the political ideas of Herzl, although his cultural approach
remained that of the H ovevei Zion
and Ah ad Ha-Am. He attended nearly every subsequent Congress until the
eleventh, contributing surveys on them to Ha-Shilo'a h. From 1930 he began to
identify himself more and more with the policy of Jabotinsky and was regarded
by the Revisionist Party, and later by its successor, H erut, as the ideologist
of the movement. He edited the monthly Beitar (together with B. Netanyahu) from
1932-33 and came out vigorously, both in speech and in writing, in support of
the ideals of the right-wing nationalists. In 1949 they put his name forward as
their candidate for the first president of the State of Israel in opposition to
Chaim Weizmann. " (Staff, EJ) Hinges repaired, text in good condition.
(HebLit-3-19) (ID #24494) $30.00.
3.
Estori, Ha-Parhi and Zevi Hirsch Edelmann. כפתור
ופרח: מדבר על
דיני ארץ
ישראל
וירושלים. KAFTOR
VA-FERAH: MEDABER AL
DINEY ERES YISRAEL VI--YERUSHALAYIM. Berlin: Bi-Defus Y.
Zittenfeld, 1852. Hardcover, 8vo, lxxii, 253 pages, 25 cm. In Hebrew. 1st
edition. SUBJECT(S): Bodleian Library. Palestine
-- Antiquities. Palestine
-- Geography. Added title page in Latin: Caftor wa-pherach, liber in quo de
ritibus Terram Sanctam spectantibus. Agitur; denuo edidit [etc. ].
Adjecit Hirsch Edelmann. Other Titles: Caftor wa-pherach. Edelmann (1805-1858)
was a “Hebrew scholar, printer, and publisher. Edelmann, who was born in Svisloch, Belorussia,
published books at Danzig, Koenigsberg, and London. In England, in particular, he
carefully searched the libraries for Hebrew manuscript material. Edelmann
published editions of hitherto unpublished medieval Hebrew literature such as
Estori Ha-Parhi’s Kaftor va-Ferah…Edelmann lived in Berlin from 1852 and died
in the ward for the insane in a Berlin hospital” (Berenbaum and Skolnik in EJ,
2007). OCLC lists 22 copies worldwide. Stained pages. Wear to cover and
binding. Hinge repair. Good condition. (Rab-44-9) (ID #24717) $125.00.

4.
Friedberg, Bernhard. ספר
מרגניתא
שפירא: יכיל
קורות ופעלות
רבנו נתן
שפירא.
וקורות מטעיו
המתיחסים אחר
מטהו. SEFER MARGANITA SHAPIRA:. KOROT U-FO’OLOT
RABENU NATAN SHPIRA ME-HORADNA. Drohobitsh: Bi-Defus A. H. Zupnik, 1899.
Hardcover, 8vo, 16, pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Rabbis -- Poland
-- Biography. Jews -- Poland
-- Biography. Shapira, Natan Ashkenazi ben Shimshon, ca. 1490-1577. Spira
family. No collective title page; titles transcribed from individual title
pages. Includes bibliographical references. Other Titles: Marganita Shapira;
Luhot zikaron. Lichot zikaron. Friedberg (1876-1961) was a “scholar and
bibliographer. Friedberg was born in Cracow, and
in 1900 moved to Frankfurt, where he worked
for the publisher and bookseller Isaac Kauffmann. In 1904 he set up his own
firm and by 1906 had published two catalogs; in the same year he and J. Saenger
founded the publishing house of Saenger and Friedberg. In 1910 the partnership
broke up, and Friedberg entered the diamond trade, moving to Antwerp. When the Nazis occupied Belgium,
he lost his valuable library and all his papers. In 1946 he settled in Tel
Aviv, continuing to deal in diamonds but with his heart in books and his
bibliographical and genealogical research. Beginning in 1896, Friedberg
published in Hebrew a number of biographies, e. G. on Joseph Caro, Shabbetai
Kohen, and Nathan Spira; family histories, e. G. Schor, Landau, and Horowitz;
and a study on the old Jewish cemetery
of Cracow, Luhot
Zikkaron. Friedberg's first bibliographical effort was a history of Hebrew
printing in Cracow, Ha-Defus ha-Ivri be-Cracow, followed by a similar study on
Lublin, Le-Toledot ha-Defus ha-Ivri be-Lublin. In 1932 he began publishing a
series of works on the history of Hebrew printing, Toledot ha-Defus ha-Ivri;
the series included volumes on Poland;
on Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Turkey, and the Orient; on
Central Europe; and on Western Europe. His
greatest achievement was his bibliographical lexicon Beit Eked Sefarim. Though
Friedberg's works are not always accurate, they are indispensable
bibliographical reference books” (Ben-Menahem in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 5
copies worldwide (JTS, Harvard, UCLA, Princeton,
Penn) Ex-library with bookplate. Hinge repair. Slight browning to edges of
pages. Chipping to cover corners and edges. Otherwise, good condition.
(Rab-40-18). (ID #24658) $100.00.

5.
Piorka, Abraham Mordechai. ROIM HA-DEVARIM LE-MI
SHE-OMRIM. Varshava [Warsaw]:
Tip. I. O. Alapina, 1880. Hardcover, 49 pages, 8vo. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S):
Talmud -- Biography. Includes bibliographical references. Other Titles: Ruim
gadvorim t. E. Kharakteristika Talmuda; Kharakteristika Talmuda. Ex-library.
Hinge repair. Slight coloring to pages. Wear to edges of cover. Otherwise, very
good condition. (Rab-35-2) (ID #24563)
$65.00.
BIBLE AND ANCIENT
Inscribed by Deinard to Jacob Neusner's mentor!

6.
Raffalovich, Samuel. מטבעות היהודים:
ספר כולל
תלדות
המטבעות
בישראל. MATBEOT HA-YEHUDIM: SEFER
KOLEL TOLDOT HA-MATBEOT BE-YISRAEL. Yerushalayim: Bi-Defus S. Tsukerman
(Ephraim Deinard), 1913. Softcover, vi, 6, 199 pages,
35 plates, 8vo, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Coins, Jewish. Other Titles:
Coins of the Jews, history of Jewish coinage. Spine repaired and replaced. Facsimile cover mounted onto front
endpaper, which was inscribed on the reverse by the publisher, Ephraim Deinard, to Benjamin
Smith, the mentor of Jacob Neusner. Wear to the cover. Stained pages. First 3
pages, chippings in lower left corner. Last 10 pages have small chips in lower
left corner. Otherwise in good condition. (k-rab-2-2) (ID #21601) $75.00.

7.
חמשה חומשי
תורה וחמש
מגילות
ובסןפו
הפטרות לכל
השנה כמנהג
הקהילות. HAMISHAH HUMSHE TORAH
VE-HAMESH MEGILOT: UVE-SOFO HAFTAROT LE-KHOL HA-SHANAH KE-MINHAG HA-KEHILOT.
COMPLETE IN 2 VOLUMES. Bi-Dihernfurt: Bi-Defus Yehiel
Mikhal Mai, 1790. Hardcover, 2 volumes, 152, 49 pages, 16mo, 14 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
Haftarot -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800. Other Titles: Bible. O. T.
Pentateuch. Hebrew. 1790. Bible. O. T. Five Scrolls. Hebrew. 1790. Haftarot.
Hebrew. Bible. O. T. Pentateuch. Aramaic. Onkelos. 1790. OCLC lists 1 copy
worldwide (JTS). Front cover missing. Wear and chipping to spine and back
cover. Stained pages. Notes inside back cover. Chipping to top left corner of
title page, slight text loss. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-37-20) (ID
#24607) $250.00.

8.
חמשה
חומשי תורה
: עם נקודות
וטעמים, נשלמו
מקרוב מוגהים
ונקיים מכל
שגיאות. HAMISHAH HUMSHE TORAH: IM
NEKUDOT U-TEAMIM, NISHLEMU MI-KAROV MUGAHIM U-NEKIYIM MI-KOL SHEGIOT. London: London
Society, 1867. Hardcover, 258 pages, 12mo, 19cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible.
Pentateuch -- Reading. Other Titles: Bible. Pentateuch. Hebrew. 1867. OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (JTS). Missing back cover. Front cover loosely attached
to binding. Hinge repair. Otherwise, good condition. (london 1-5) (ID #24155) $65.00.

9.
HAMISHAH HUMSHE TORAH: LE-LAMED BENE YISRAEL KESET
LI-KHETOV S.T. MI-MENAH TIKUN SOFRIM. VE-NIRSHAM BE-TSIDO HA-KERI
VEHA-KHETIV VE-HAFSAKOT HA-PARSHIYOT U-MINYAN HA-PESUKIM. VOLUME 4 (ONLY, OF
5). Amsterdam
: Bi-Defus Almanah. Ya`akob Propes Kats, 1796. Hardcover, Issued in 5
volumes, 8vo, 19 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -
Commentaries. Other Titles: Bible. O. T. Pentateuch. Hebrew. 1796.; Tikun
sofrim. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Harvard,
Ohio State). Hinge repair.
Yellow pages. Signed inside front cover. Wear to edges of cover and cover
binding. Otherwise, good condition. (rab-34-4) (ID #21787) $200.00.

10.
סדר
תהלים: מסודר
כפי ימי השבוע
: והאומרם בכל
יום מובטח לו
שהוא בן העולם
הבא. SEDER TEHILIM: MESUDAR KEFI YEME HA-SHAVU’A:
VEHA-OMRAM BE-KHOL YOM MUVTAH LO SHE-HU BEN HA-‘OLAM HA-BA. Amsterdam,
S. Prups, 1713. Softcover, 12mo, 128
leaves, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Psalms. 1712 or 1713. OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (Penn). Added later outer cover. Stained pages.
Browning to pages. Good condition. (Heb-22-2) (ID #26937) $350.00.

11.
ספר הישר: והוא
ספר כולל כמה
ספרים ומדרשי
רז״ל על חמשה
חומשי תורה
וקצת ספר
יהושע
ושופטים. SEFER HA-YASHAR:
VE-HU SEFER KOLEL KAMAH SEFARIM U-MIDRASHE RAZAL ‘AL HAMISHAH HUMSHE TORAH
U-KETSAT SEFER YEHOSHUA ‘VE-SHOFTIM. Lemberg, 1840. Hardcover, 12mo, 92 pages,
19 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Midrash. Bible. Pentateuch -- Paraphrases,
Hebrew. Front cover missing. Spine repair. First four pages out of order.
Bumped corners and edges. Light staining on pages. Good condition.
(Rab-48-6) (ID #26802) $100.00.

12.
ספר
מנחה חדשה:
כולל ספרי
תנ״ך עם תרגום
אשכנזי ובאור.
SEFER MINHAH HADASHAH: KOLEL KOL SIFRE TANAKH IM TARGUM ASHKENAZI U-VEUR. Wien:
Gedrukt Bey Anton Shmid, 1809. Hardcover, 8vo, 1 of 2 volumes, 19.5 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Title Subject: Bible. O. T. Prophets -- Commentaries. The
dates of publication in volume 2 are Yehezkel, 1807; Tre asar, 1809. OCLC lists
1 copy worldwide (Gratz
College). Spine and
hinges repaired, Inscriptions in front and back cover. Wear to binding. Light
staining of pages. Bumped corners and edges. (Spec-27-7) (ID #27065) $75.00.

13.
Buber, Salomon. מדרש
משלי: יצא עתה
לאור עולם על
פי כתב יד מאוצר
הספרים
בפאריז, קובץ 152:
וע״י השואה עם
שני כתבי יד
אחרים: א)
הגנוז ברומי
בוואטיקאן
קובץ 44: ב)
שבאוצר
הספרים
בפארמא קובץ 616:
וע״פ הוצאה
הראשונה
מקאנשטאנטינא
משנת רע״ב. MIDRASH
MISHLE: YATSA `ATAH LE-OR `OLAM `AL PI KETAV YAD ME-OTSAR HA-SEFARIM BE-PARIZ
KOVETS 152: VE-`A.Y. HASHVAAH `IM SHENE KITVE YAD AHERIM: A) HA-GANUZ BE-ROMI
BA-VATIKAN KOVETS 44: B) SHEBE-OTSAR HA-SEFARIM BE-PARMA KOVETS 616: VE-`A.P.
HOTSAAH. HA-RISHONAH MI-KONSTANTINA MI-SHENAT 272. Vilna: Ha-Almanah Veha-Ahim Rom.
, 1893. Cloth. 8vo. 112 pages. In Hebrew. Solomon Schecter's copy with his
posthumous bookplate. SUBJECT(S): Midrash Proverbs - commentaries; Bible. O.
T. Proverbs - commentaries. OCLC lists 22 copies worldwide. Buber was a
Galician scholar and editor born in 1827. He published his own commentaries on
Midrashic works, and was shown to be a very systematic and exact editor. He
also wrote biographies of scholars and edited other religious works. (Ginzberg &
Brody, JE) Ex library. Pages tanned, some chipped, good condition.
(RAB-20-4) (ID #21763) $100.00.
14.
Eliezer, Of Beaugency; John W. Nutt.
פירושי.על
נביאים אחרונים
: ישעיהו. PERUSHE `AL NEVIIM
AHARONIM: YESHA`YAHU. London:
Joseph Baer & Co. 1879. Paper wrappers. 12mo. 145, xxx pages. In Hebrew
with English introduction. English title: Commentaries on the Later Prophets.
I. Isaiah. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Isaiah - commentaries. OCLC lists 20
copies worldwide. Eliezer was a twelfth century Biblical commentator in Northern France. Little is known for sure about his life,
and only three of his commentaries have come down, though he is known to have
written several more. He was an admirer of Rashi, and his ideas and language
reflect Rashi's, as well as other earlier French exegetes such as Samuel ben
Meir and Joseph Kara. (EJ, 2007) Back cover missing, back endpaper creased and
torn, otherwise good condition. (RAB-21-34) (ID #21758) $75.00.

15.
Gomperts, Aharon. ספר
מגלה סוד:
והוא ביאור
לפירוש. רבי
אברהם בן עזרא
. על. קהלת, רות,
שיר השירים,
אסתר, איכה;
ונסמך. מאמר
המדע. SEFER MEGALEH SOD: VE-HU BEUR LE-FERUSH
. RABI AVRAHAM BEN EZRA.AL. KOHELET, RUT, SHIR HA-SHIRIM, ESTER, EKHAH
; VE-NISMAKH. MAAMAR HA-MADA. Vilna: Bi-Defus B. Segal, 1836. Hardcover,
8vo, 31 leaves, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Judaism and science -- Early
works to 1800. Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir, 1092-1167. Bible. O. T. Five Scrolls
-- Commentaries. Originally published: Hamburg:
K. Y. Shpiring, 625 [1764 or 1765]. Other Titles: Megaleh sod; Maamar ha-mada.
OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (NYPL, U of Texas, JTS, Hebrew Union).
Ex-library. Chipping to edges of cover and peeling of cover. Signed by author.
Hinge repair. Wear and tear to cover binding. Stained pages. Otherwise, good
condition. (Heb-15A-2) (ID #26021) $225.00.

16.
Kartsonelyon, Yehudah Mosheh. ספר המבאר
: מקומות
שונים בכתבי
הקדש על פי
בקורת הענינים.
SEFER HA-MEVA'ER: MEKOMOT SHONIM BE-KHITVE HA-KODESH 'AL PI BIKORET HA-'INYANIM. Warsaw: Y. Lebenzohn.
1871. Cloth. 8vo. 4 leaves, 326 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T.
-- criticism, interpretation, etc, Jewish. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Ex
library. Hinges repaired, spine torn, water stain in margins throughout, good-
condition. (RAB-19-8) (ID #21715) $50.00.
17.
Nahmias, Joseph Ben Joseph. פירוש מגלת
אסתר. PERUSH MEGILAT ESTER. Krakow:
Ts. D. Lindenboym. 1899. Hardcover. 8vo. 30 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Bible. O. T. Ester - commentaries. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Brandeis,
JTSA). Nahmias was a 14th century "biblical commentator in Toledo. Nahmias belonged
to an ancient and distinguished Spanish family. Apart from the fact that he
studied under Asher b. Jehiel, little is known of his life. His reputation
rests upon his biblical commentary which apparently originally encompassed most
of the Bible. The following parts have been published with introductions by M.
A. Bamberger: Esther (1891), Proverbs (1912), and Jeremiah (1913). Bamberger
also published Nahmias' commentaries to Avot (1907) and to the piyyut Attah
Konanta (1909), on the order of the Temple
service for the Day of Atonement. His commentary to the tractate Nedarim has
been preserved in manuscript. Nahmias is also known to have translated many
parts of Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed. " (EJ, 2007) Pages tanned and
chipped, boards worn, good- condition. (RAB-21-8) (ID #21732) $50.00.

18.
Algazi,
Israel Jacob
Ben Yom Tov. SEFER SHEMA YAAKOV. Livorno:
Stamp. Di Gio. Vincenzo Falorni,
Italy. 1783. Hardcover, 336 pages, 4to, 30 cm. In Hebrew. Algazi (1680–1756) was a
“halakhic scholar and kabbalist, grandson of both (Nissim) Solomon Algazi and
Joseph ? Azzan. Probably born in Smyrna, Algazi
lived in Safed, and for a few years, prior to 1730, in Smyrna. He was a member of a closed circle of
kabbalists headed by Jacob Vilna. Algazi copied and published Emdat Yamim (Smyrna, 1731–32), with
many of his own glosses. By 1737 he was in Jerusalem and, a year later, dedicated ‘Neveh
Shalom Berit Avraham, ’ a yeshivah founded there for him. Algazi became head of
Bet El, a bet midrash for pietists, and was consequently known as ‘the pietist
rabbi. ’ His was the first signature on the constitution of the kabbalistic
group Ahavat Shalom. Algazi was appointed chief rabbi upon the death of his
colleague, Isaac ha-Kohen (1755), but he died the following year. One of the
most productive scholars of his time, he wrote many halakhic and homiletic
works including Emet le-Ya'akov (Constantinople, 1764) on the laws of Torah
scrolls; Ara de-Rabbanan (ibid. 1745), reprinted with Judah Ayyash's
commentary; Afra de-Ara (Leghorn
,
1783), a methodology for Talmud and codes; 'Ug ha-Are (Jerusalem, 1910; with
addenda, 1927), on the laws of Purim; Ne'ot Ya'akov (
Smyrna,
1767); Kehillat Ya'akov (Salonika, 1786), a
methodology; Shalmei Ibbur and Shalmei Agigah (Salonika, 1790), on the
laws of prayer and blessings; sermons Part 1, Shema Ya'akov (Constantinople,
1745); and Part 2; She'erit Ya'akov (ibid. 1751). Some of his works still
survive in manuscript form. J. D.
Azulai, an acquaintance, condensed and completed Algazi's work, Emet
le-Ya'akov, which he published under the title Le-David Emet (1786) ” (EJ, 2007)
. SUBJECT(S): Jewish sermons, Hebrew. Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Sermons. OCLC
lists 2 copies worldwide (Harvard, Univ of Chicago). Ex-library. Hinge repair.
Stained pages. Wear and chipping to edges of cover and binding. Wear to front
and back cover. Otherwise, good condition. (BIB-13-11) (ID #24123) $400.00.

19.
Arnheym, Hayim. SEFER BE-MIDBAR: REVI`I LE-HAMISHAH
HUMSHE TORAH HUH HUMASH HA-PIKUDIM (VOL 4 OF 5 ONLY). Glogau: Prausnitz,
1841. Cloth, 104, 6 pages, 12mo. In Hebrew. Schr. Series: Torat Moshe
. meturgam 'ashkenazit u-mevo'ar
bi-mekomot ha-tserikhim be'ur me'et Hayim ha-LeviArnheym;; 4; Colophon: “Druck von B.
L. Monasch in Krotoschin. ” Wear on cover and binding. Hinge Repair. Ex-library
with minimal markings. Stained pages and cover. Inside front and back cover have
notes in it, otherwise in good condition. (k-rab-2-3) (ID #21602) $75.00.

20.
Ben-Volf, Aharon, and Joel Loewe. חמש
מגילות: עם
תרגום אשכנזי
ובאור. HAMESH MEGILOT: IM TARGUM ASHKENAZI
U-VEUR. Berlin:
Bi-Defus Hevrat Hinukh Naarim, 1788. Hardcover, 120 pages, 8vo, 18 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Five Scrolls -- Commentaries. Hebrew and
Judeo-German, with commentaries. Other Titles: Bible. O. T. Five Scrolls.
Hebrew. 1788. Bible. O. T.; Five Scrolls.; Yiddish.; 1788. Contents: Megilat
Kohelet. Loewe (1762-1802) was "a Hebrew writer, grammarian, and biblical
exegete in the Moses Mendelssohn circle in Berlin. Born in Berlin, Loewe studied under Isaac Satanow
and soon joined Mendelssohn's enlightenment movement. Together with Aharon Wolfsohn,
he edited Ha-Me'assef, and was a frequent contributor to it. Mendelssohn helped
him obtain a position as tutor in David Friedlaender 's household. In 1791, he
was appointed principal of the Wilhelms-Schule in Breslau,
serving in this capacity until his death. Loewe's major contribution is his
introduction and commentary to Mendelssohn's German translation of Psalms,
which includes a study on the structure and style of Hebrew poetry and on the
history of ancient Jewish music. He wrote Ammudei Lashon, an attempt at a
scientific grammar of biblical Hebrew of which only the first part was
published. He took an active part in Mendelssohn's Bible translation project,
writing, in addition to his work on Psalms, commentaries to Ecclesiastes,
Jonah, and with Wolfsohn, the Song of Songs. Loewe was the first Haskalah
writer to publish original epigrams in the style of the Book of Proverbs, and
was the first to translate the Passover Haggadah into German" (Sandler in
EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Stanford, Cambridge). Ex-library. Hinge repair. Wear
to cover and spine. Stained and some rough pages. Otherwise, very good
condition. (Rab-35-8) (ID #24569) $225.00.

21.
Carra De Vaux, Bernard, Baron,.
JOSEPH SALVADOR
ET JAMES DARMESTETER. Paris, Durlacher, 1900. Softcover, 26 pages, 12mo.
In French. James Darmesteter (28 March 1849 – 19 October 1894) was a “French
author, orientalist, and antiquarian. He was born of Jewish parents at Château
Salins, in Alsace….
He was educated in Paris,
where, under the guidance of Michel Bréal and Abel Bergaigne, he imbibed a love
for Oriental studies, to which for a time he entirely devoted himself. In 1875
he published a thesis on the mythology of the Avesta, and in 1877 became
teacher of Persian language at the École des Hautes Études. He continued his
research with his Études iraniennes (1883), and ten years later published a
complete translation of the Avesta and associated Zend (lit. ‘commentary’),
with historical and philological commentary of his own (Zend Avesta, 3 vols.
1892-1893) in the Annales du Musée Guimet. He also edited the Avesta for Max
Müller's Sacred Books of the East series (vols. 4 and 23) …. In 1885 he was
appointed professor in the Collège de France, and was sent to India in 1886
on a mission to collect the popular songs of the Afghans, a translation of
which, with a valuable essay on the Afghan language and literature, he
published on his return. His impressions of English dominion in India were
conveyed in Lettres sur l'Inde (1888). England
interested him deeply; and his attachment to the gifted English writer, Agnes
Mary Frances Robinson, whom he shortly afterwards married (and who in 1901
became the wife of Professor E. Duclaux, director of the Pasteur Institute at Paris), led him to
translate her poems into French in 1888. Two years after his death a collection
of excellent essays on English subjects was published in English. He also wrote
Le Mahdi depuis les origines de l'Islam jusqu'a nos jours (1885); Les Origines
de la poesie persane (1888); Prophètes d'Israel (1892), and other books on
topics connected with the East, and from 1883 onwards drew up the annual
reports of the Société Asiatique” (Wikipedia, 2010). SUBJECT(S): Salvador, Joseph.
Darmesteter, James. Reprinted from: Revue des etudes juives, 1900. Yellow brown
pages. Stained cover and pages. Chippings to edges of book. Otherwise, good
condition. (mx-32-9) (ID #25589) $60.00.

22.
Cordovero, Moses Ben Jacob. הזהר על
התורה:. עם
סתרי תורה
ומדרש הנעלם
עם פקודי
אורייתא
מרעייא
מהימנא
ותוספתא.
והגהות מן
מוהרח״ו ומן
ר״מ
קורדיוירו.
והוספנו בזה
חדשות פירוש
מקדש מלך. HA-ZOHAR ‘AL
HA-TORAH:. ‘IM SITRE TORAH U-MIDRASH HA-NE’LAM ‘IM PEKUDE ORAITA ME-RA’AYA
MEHEMNA VE-TOSEFTA ‘AL
. VE-HAGAHOT MIN MO. HA-R. H.V U-MIN R.M KORDIVIRO. VE-HOSAFNU BA-ZEH
HADASHOT PERUSH MIKDASH MELEKH. (THREE VOLUME). Zolkva: Bi-Defus Shemu’el
Pinhas Shtiller, 1862. Hardcover, 8vo, 3 volume, 26 cm. In Hebrew. Cordovero
(1522–1570), was “the outstanding kabbalist in Safed before Isaac Luria. He
was a disciple of Joseph Caro and of Solomon Alkabez, and a teacher of Isaac
Luria. His first large systematic work is Pardes Rimmonim, which Cordovero
completed by the age of 27. Ten years later he finished his second systematic
book, the Elimah Rabbati, and also wrote a lengthy commentary on all the parts
of the Zohar which has been preserved in manuscript in Modena. The doctrine of Cordovero is a
summary and a development of the different trends in Kabbalah up to his time,
and his whole work is a major attempt to synthesize and to construct a
speculative kabbalistic system” (Ben-Shlomo in EJ 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy
worldwide (JTS). Ex-library with usual markings. Complete 3 volume set. Bumped
corners. Wear to binding. Yellowing of pages. Light staining to some pages.
Otherwise good condition. (Heb-12-7) (ID
#25427) $500.00.

23.
Euchel, Isaac Abraham and Tsebi Spitz. משלי עם
ביאור ותרגום
אשכנז [לר׳
יצחק אייכל].גם
פירש״י וספר
מכלל יופי עם
תוספות לקט
שכחה אשר
הוסיף. יעקב
אבנדאנה [גם
הקדמה ופירוש
על כמה פסוקים
המדפיס]. MISHLE: IM BE'UR VE-TIRGUM ASHKENAZI. [ME-ET ITSIK
AYKHEL] GAM PERUSH RASHI VE-SEFER MIKHLAL YOFI'IM TOSEFET LEKET SHIKHEHAH
ASHER HOSIF. YA'AKOV ABENDANAH [GAM HAKDAMAH U-FERUSH 'AL KAMAH PESUKIM
MIN HA-MADPIS.].
Offenbach:
Bi-Defus Tsevi Hirsh U-Veno Avraham Shpits. Germany, 1804. Hardcover, 24, 284
pages, 8vo. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Proverbs -- Commentaries. Text
in Hebrew and Judeo-German; commentaries in Hebrew. Other Titles: Bible. O. T.
Proverbs. Hebrew. 1804. Bible. O. T. Proverbs. Yiddish. 1804. Euchel
(1756-1804) was a "Hebrew author, Bible commentator, and one of the
leaders of the Haskalah in Germany.
Born in Copenhagen,
Euchel, having received a traditional education, moved in 1773 to Koenigsberg,
where he earned his living as a tutor in the home of the wealthy Friedlaender
family. In 1781 he attended Kant's lectures at the University of Koenigsberg.
He was recommended for a lectureship in Hebrew at the university but was
rejected because he was Jewish. In 1787, Euchel moved to Berlin, where he managed the printing press
of the Juedische Freischule. Later he worked as a bookkeeper for a commercial
firm. Euchel's literary and communal activity began in 1782 (in Koenigsberg)
with the publication of his pamphlet Sefat Emet, in which he called for the
establishment of a school in Koenigsberg, based on the principles of the
Enlightenment. In 1782 he was one of the founders of Hevrat Doreshei Leshon
Ever (The Society of Advocates of the Hebrew Language), which started to
publish Ha-Me'assef, and, with Menahem Mendel Breslau, published Nahal
ha-Besor, the prospectus of Ha-Me'assef. He served as one of the editors of
Ha-Me'assef as long as he was in Koenigsberg. He also prepared a free translation
of the prayer book into German and wrote a commentary on Proverbs, with a
German translation in Hebrew characters. In addition, he is credited with the
authorship of Iggerot Meshullam Ben Uriyyah ha-Eshtemo'i which started to
appear in Ha-Me'assef in the autumn of 1789, and which seemed in some respects
to imitate Montesquieu's Persian Letters. In 1797 he published in Breslau a pamphlet entitled Ist nach dem juedischen
Gesetze das Uebernachten der Todten wirklieh verboten? To combat the influence
of the Orthodox, Euchel wrote (about 1792) a satirical comedy in colloquial
Yiddish, called Reb Henekh, Oder Vos Tut Men Damit. The play, sharply
satirical, especially in the portrayal of the Orthodox, reflects the relations
between Jews and non-Jews in Prussia
during the period of the struggle for emancipation" (Elkoshi in EJ, 2007)
. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Wear to cover and binding. Stained pages.
Light chipping to edges of cover and spine. Otherwise, very good condition.
(Rab-35-11) (ID #24572) $165.00.
24.
Hefets, Mosheh. SEFER MELEKHET MAHASHEVET: ‘AL HAMISHAH
HUMSHE TORAH. Venetsi’ah, 1709. Hardcover, 8vo, 212 pages, 32 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT (S): Title Subject: Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Commentaries. Includes
index. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Writing in front and back cover. Wear to
binding. Yellowing of pages. Bumped edges. Good condition. (Heb-29-7) (ID
#26963) $425.00.

25.
Heller, Nahman. דניאל
ועזרא: עם
תרגום עברי
לפרשיות
הארמיות. DANIYEL VE-‘EZRA: IM
TARGUM ‘IVRI LA-PARSHIYOT HA-ARAMIYOT. New
York, 1905. Original Hardcover, 136 pages, 23 cm.
SUBJECT(S); Bible. O. T. Daniel -- Commentaries. Bible. O. T. Ezra --
Commentaries. Other Titles: Bible. O. T. Daniel. Aramaic. 1905.; Bible.; O. T.
; Ezra.; Aramaic.; 1905.; Bible.; O. T.; Daniel.; Hebrew.; 1905.; Bible.
; O. T.; Ezra.; Hebrew.; 1905. Reference to President (Theodore) Roosevelt in Approbations. OCLC lists 19 copies
worldwide. Hinge repair. Chipping to cover corners and edges. Wear to outer
cover and cover binding. Wear to inner cover section. Otherwise, good
condition. (Heb-22-7) (ID #26942) $100.00.

26.
Issachar Berman Ben Naphtali Ha-Kohen. ספר מדרש
רבות: על חמש
מגלות, עם פרש
מתנות כהנה
ומראה מקומות
. SEFER MIDRASH RABOT: ‘AL HAMESH MEGILOT, ‘IM PERUSH MATNOT KEHUNAH
U-MAR’EH MEKOMOT. Leipzig:
A. Wienbrack, 1865. Hardcover, 8vo, 223 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Midrash
rabbah -- Commentaries. Other Titles: Midrash rabbah. Five scrolls. 1865.
Midrash rabot. Matnot kehunah. Ha-Kohen (16th Century) was a “commentator on
the Midrash. He was born in Sczebrzeszyn,
Poland, where
he died. The statement in the Kore ha-Dorot that he died in Palestine
and was buried in Hebron
is incorrect. Issachar studied under Moses Isserles. In 1584 he completed the
final recension of his Mattenot Kehunnah on the Midrash Rabbah. In this
commentary, the author made a great effort to correct the text "for the
mistakes and errors of the copyists are very many". He collated numerous
manuscripts of the Midrash and the Jerusalem Talmud; "I ordered the
printers not to repeat the previous mistakes in the new book" (commentary
to Five Scrolls, first edition, Cracow,
1587–88) and endeavored to arrive at the plain meaning of the Midrash. He
looked for persons proficient in foreign languages such as Latin and Arabic to
explain foreign words and reveals a knowledge of medicine and astronomy. He was
eager to "fit the commentary to the words of the Midrash so that the
explanation should correspond to the intention of the saying". As a result
of its brevity and clarity the Mattenot Kehunnah achieved considerable
popularity and is included in almost every edition of the Midrash. Issachar is
also the author of Mareh Kohen, an index to the subjects and biblical
quotations in the Zohar. The first part was translated into Latin by Christian
Knorr von Rosenroth and published in part 2 of his Cabbala Denudata” (Kupfer in
EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (JTS, Penn). Ex-library. Brittle
pages. Hinge repair. Notes inside first page. Browning to pages. Some stained
pages. Chipped cover corners and spine. Light staining and wear to cover.
Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-40-20).
(ID #24660) $50.00.

27.
Jacob Ben Zvi Hirsh, Of Mir. SEFER ATERET TSEVI:
LE-HAVIN DIVRE RASHI AL
NEVIIM U-KHETUVIM. Vilna: M. Man Ve S. Zimel,
1834. Hardcover, 8vo, 41 leaves. In Hebrew. Romanized record. OCLC list only
one copy worldwide (UCLA, ). In paperback cover. Stained pages. Hinge and
binding repair. Lightwear to edges. Good condition. (Heb-18-7) (ID #26732)
$150.00.

28.
Katz, David, Of Krotoszyn. פעמוני זהב.
PAAMONE ZAHAV. Fyorda: Be-Vet Uvi-Defus Itsak Ben Leyb B. B. 1769. Hardcover,
8vo, 164 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Title Subject: Bible. O. T. Psalms --
Commentaries. Homiletics based on the first book of Psalms. OCLC lists 9 copies
worldwide. Repair to spine. Wear to binding. Bumped cover and page corners.
Yellowing of pages. Light staining to pages. (Spec-27-12) (ID #27069)
$300.00.
29.
Kovetski, Yehi’el. ספר
גורל גדליהו;
ספר תורת
גדליהו. SEFER GORAL GEDALYAHU; SEFER
TORAT GEDALYAHU. New York:
Bi-Defus H. Lampert, 1914. Hardcover, 8vo, 54, 38, 47 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew.
In Goldman. SUBJECT(S): Jewish sermons, Hebrew. Bible. O. T. Pentateuch --
Sermons. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Hinge repair. Fragile front and back
pages. Wear and light chipping to edges of cover. Bumped and chipped cover
corners. Otherwise, very good condition. (Spec-9-12) (ID #25495) $65.00.

30.
Landa, Yishaq Eliyyahu. MEKILTA: IM BEUR BERURE
HAM-MIDDOT LE-VAER DIVREHEM WE-AL MASUY HAM-MIDDOT LE-HAVIN MELISAT HAM-MIQRA.
Wilna: Bi-Defus Menahem Man We-Simha Zaimel, 1844. Hardover, 12mo, 136 pages.
In Hebrew. Parallelt: Mechilta. Transliteration variant: MKYLT. OCLC lists 3
copies worldwide (Staatsbibliothek Zu
Berlin,
ULB Sachsen Anhalt, Bibliotheek Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Spine repair. Minor
staining to pages. Wear to binding. Good condition. (Heb-19-2) (ID #26750)
$175.00.

31.
Landau, Moshe. SEFER YEHOSHUA, SEFER SHOFTIM. Prague, 1833. Hardcover,
8vo, 8, 73, 4, 75 leaves. Introduction to the book of Yehoshua from Meir Wolf.
Introduction to Sefer Shoftim from Moshe Landau. Hinge & spine repair. Some
stained pages. Wear to cover edges and corners. Otherwise, good condition.
(Heb-32-1) (ID #27387) $200.00.

32.
Malbim, Meir Loeb Ben Jehiel Michael. אסתר: עם
תרגום אשכנזי
[באותיות
מרובעות]: ונלוה
עליו באור חדש.
ESTER: IM TARGUM ASHKENAZI: VE-NILVEH ALAV BEUR HADASH. Bresloi: Bi-Defus
Hirsh Zultsbakh, 1845. Later cloth, 12mo, 14, 108 pages. In Hebrew. Other
Titles: Bible. O. T. Esther. Hebrew. 1845. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide
(Hebrew Union, Bar Ilan, Nat Libr of Israel)
, only 1 in the US.
Wear and staining to pages. Wear to cover binding. Chipping to cover edges.
Wear to outer cover. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-20-12). (ID #26927) $150.00.
33.
Menachem Ben Salomo, and Salomon Buber. MIDRASH SEKHEL
TOV: AL SEFER BE-RESHIT U-SHEMOT. Berlin
:
Bi-Defus Ts. H. B. R. Y. Ittskovski, 1900. Hardcover, 336, 344 pages,
4to, 26 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Bible. O. T. Genesis -- Commentaries.
Title on added title page: Sechel tob. "Yotse atah paam rishonah le-or
olam a. Pi shene kitve yad yehidim ba-olam, me-otsar ha-sefarim be-Oksford
kovets 165 ve-kovets 166." Other titles: Sechel Tob; Sekhel tov.
OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Hinge repair. Ex-library with usual markings.
Browning pages. Otherwise, good condition. (rab-33-14). (ID #24168) $60.00.

34.
Michael, Alexander. HA-LEKAH VEHA-PITARON SHEL PARASHAH
53 BE-SEFER YESHAYAHU HA-NAVI, NIDRASH ‘AL YEDE HA-MOREH ALEXANDER MICHAEL. London, 1876.
Hardcover, 38 pages, 12mo, 18 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Messiah --
Prophecies. Bible. O. T. Isaiah LIII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (UCLA). Water stain and damage to front cover. Some
stained pages. Wear to cover binding. Otherwise, good condition. Rare.
(Heb-13-9) (ID #25801) $200.00.

35.
Mordechai Binat, Shlomo Ager. MEHILCHOT RAV ALPHAS.
HELEK SHLISHI (only). Vilna, 1865. Hardcover, 4to, 308, 242 pages.
Ex-library. Stained pages. Wear to binding. Writing on title page. Otherwise,
good condition. (Heb-22-2) (ID #26808)
$125.00.

36.
Mosheh Ben Gershon and Jacob Ben Joseph Ben Jawb. תהלים: עם
ספר משפט צדק.
[PSALMS]TEHILIM: ‘IM SEFER MISHPAT TSEDEK. Wien: Nidpas A. Y. Meshulam
Hiller Mi-Tshernovitts, 1856. Hardcover, half leather, 8vo, 187 leaves. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Psalms -- Commentaries. Prayers for various occasions
at beginning of volume. Other Titles: Bible. O. T. Psalms. Hebrew. 1856.;
Mishpat tsedek; Naveh tehilah. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (NYPL). Stained
pages. Wear to cover binding. Bumped corners. Repair to title page. Wear to
pages. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-22-1) (ID #26936) $150.00.
37.
Pinhas Ben Azriel, Ha-Levi, Mi-K. K. Amsterdam. ספר נחלת
עזריאל: על
מסכתות
השייכים לטור
יורה דעה. עם
הקדמה. נקרא.
פרפראות
לחכמה. SEFER NAHALAT AZRIEL: AL
MASEKHTOT HA-SHAYAKHIM LE-TUR YOREH DEAH. IM HAKDAMAH. NIKRA.
PARPERAOT LE-HOKHMAH. Horodno: Bi-Defus Simhah Zimel Ben Menahem Nahum,
1816. Hardcover, large 4to, 120 leaves, 36 cm. In Hebrew. Contents: Commentary
on Pentateuch. Commentary on tractates. SUBJECT(S): Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim,
1488-1575. Yoreh de’ah -- Commentaries. 1817, printing date. Bible. Pentateuch
-- Commentaries, Homiletical. Printed partly on blue paper. Many folios wrongly
marked. Includes index. Printed in double columns. Title page has ornamental
border. Other Titles: Parpera’ot le-h’okhmah. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide
(YU, Spertus, UCLA, JTS). Spertus keeps their copy in their Katzin Rare Book
Collection. Front and back cover torn. Stained pages. Title and front page,
ripped and some notes. Edges worn. Ex-library. Wear to cover spine. Otherwise,
good condition. (Spec-9-1) (ID #25484) $325.00.
38.
Reggio, Isaacus (Yitshak Shemu’el Regyo). ספר תורת האלהים:
.כולל חמשה
חמשי תורה:
מתורגמים
איטלקית ומבוארים
ביאור חדש כפי
פשטי הכתובים
וכללי הלשון.
SEFER TORAT HA-ELOHIM: KOLEL HAMISHAH HUMSHE TORAH: METURGAMIM ITALKIT
U-MEVO’ARIM BE’UR HADASH. LEGGE DI DIO, OSSIA IL PENTATEUCO. TRADOTTA IN
LINGUA ITALIANA. VOL 5: DEVARIM/DEUTERONIMO ONLY (OF 5). Vin
(Vienna):
Be-vet A. Shtrois/Strauss. 1821. Half-leather, 12mo, 172 leaves, [3 leaves]. 1
volume of 5 only; 19 cm. In Hebrew & Italian. Reggio (1784-1855) was “one
of the founders of the Collegio Rabbinico Italiano. He published an Italian
translation of the Pentateuch, with a Hebrew commentary (Vienna,
1821), and wrote Ma'amar Torah min ha-Shamayim ("The Torah as Divinely
Revealed," Vienna,
1818) to prove the divine authority of the Pentateuch. Among his other biblical
works are a poetic version in Italian of the Book of Isaiah (Udine,
1831); a Hebrew introduction to the Scroll of Esther (Vienna, 1841); and Italian translations of
the books of Joshua, Ruth, and Lamentations, and of Pirkei Avot. In Ha-Torah
ve-ha-Filosfyah (Vienna,
1827), written under the influence of Mendelssohn, Reggio tried to show that
reason and philosophy were compatible with the Torah. His Iggerot Yashar
(1834–36) are exegetic, historical, and philosophical notes in the form of
letters to friends. He also edited some of the writings of Leone di Modena and
wrote Behinat ha-Kabbalah (Gorizia, 1852). Reggio published other works on
Kabbalah and philosophy in Bikkurei ha-Ittim ha-Hadashim under the pseudonym
Iashar. His autobiography, Mazkeret Yashar, appeared in Vienna (1849). His Hebrew correspondence with
S.D. Luzzatto was collected by V. Castiglione (1902); it shows their mutual
esteem and friendship. Reggio also wrote some halakhic and pedagogical works,
one of which appeared in English: A Guide for the Religious Instruction of
Jewish Youth (London,
1855). His views on Judaism did not always conform to tradition and led to
polemics with German rabbis as well as his own father, Abraham Reggio.”
(Rabello in EJ, 2007). SUBJECT(S): Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Commentaries.
Bible. O. T. Pentateuch. Hebrew. 1821.; Bible.; O. T.; Pentateuch.; Italian.
; 1821. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide, some incomplete. Lacks final leaf of
index, substantial tears to Hebrew title page with some loss of text, heavy
wear to boards, but solid, Good- condition. (IT-7-1) (ID #21595) $150.00.

39.
Rozenboim, Avraham Ben Yehudah Litsh. ספר
שושנת אברהם:
והוא כולל
שלשה ספרים. SEFER
SHOSHANAT AVRAHAM: VE-HU KOLEL SHELOSHAH SEFARIM. Presburg, 1877. Hardcover,
4to, 1 volume, 12, 84, 19 leaves, various pagings, 30 cm. In Hebrew. Contents:
Sefer Ohel Le’ah -- Sefer Me’ir ‘Enayim -- Sefer ‘Ateret Ester. SUBJECT(S):
Bible. O. T. Genesis -- Commentaries. Bible. O. T. Exodus -- Commentaries.
Bible. O. T. Leviticus -- Commentaries. Includes indexes. OCLC lists 3 copies
worldwide (Princeton, Stanford,
Manchester
)
. Hinge repair. Stained pages. Crease marks. Chipping to title page. Tape repair to title page. Wear to
edges of cover and corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-40-9) (ID #24649)
$50.00.

40.
Sharpe, Samuel. HEBREW INSCRIPTIONS, FROM THE VALLEYS
BETWEEN EGYPT AND MOUNT SINAI, IN THEIR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, WITH
TRANSLATIONS AND AN ALPHABET. London:
John Russell Smith, 1875. Hardcover, 8vo, vii, 108 pages, 20 plates,
illustrations, 23 cm. SUBJECT (S): Inscriptions -- Egypt -- Sinai. Inscriptions,
Nabataean. On spine: Sinaitic inscriptions. Includes indexes. Wear to spine.
Pencil markings on some pages. Wear to binding. Light yellowing of pages.
Otherwise good condition. (Heb-14-2) (ID
#25810) $50.00.

41.
Yaakov Ben Yehudah Yidl, Mi-Desa. ספר
חדות יעקב:
חדושים . SEFER HEDVAT
YAAKOV: HIDUSHIM. Berlin,
1775. Later wrappers, 12mo, 56 pages, 17 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O.
T. Pentateuch -- Commentaries. With: Sefer poel tsedek. Shabbetai ben Meir,
ha-Kohen. Amsterdam:
be-vet uvi-defus ha-meshutafim Hirts Levi Rofe va-hatano Kashman, 516 [1755 or
1756]. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (University of Pennsylvania)
. Chipped corners and edges. Yellowing of pages. Light staining to pages.
(Spec-27-8) (ID #27066) $300.00.

42.
Yitshak Ben Nisan Ben Shemu’el Ne’eman. ספר קהלת
יצחק על התורה
: בו חדושים
יקרים, דברים
מאירים. SEFER KOHELET YITSHAK: 'AL HA-TORAH. Vilna:
Bi-Defus Ha-Almanah Veha-Ahim Re'em, 1897. Hardcover, 8vo, 224 pages, 23 cm.
In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Festival-day sermons. Bible. O. T. Pentateuch –
Sermons. Other Titles: Sefer kehilat Yitshak ‘al h-Torah. OCLC lists 3 copies
worldwide (Stanford, JTS, YU). Hinge repair. Browning to edges of pages. Some
stained pages. Notes on inner title page. Chipping and wear to edges of cover
and cover corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-40-19) (ID #24659) $50.00.

43.
Zabludowski, Jehiel Michael Ben Hayyim. משען מים=
משען מים:
קונטרס יכלכל
אספת כללים לדעת
דרכי
ותהלוכות
חו״ל בדרושי
האגדות בש״ס
ובמדרשים. MISH’AN MAYIM
. MISHAN MAIM: KUNTRES YEKHALKEL ASUPAT KELALIM LE-DA’AT DARKHE VE-TAHALUKHOT
HAZAL BE-DERUSHE HA-AGADOT BE-SHAS UVE-MIDRASHIM. Vilna: Bi-Defus Fain
Ve-Rozenkrants, 1868. Softcover, 8vo, 83 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S)
: Title Subject: Midrash -- Language, style. Talmud -- Hermeneutics. OCLC lists
6 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Tears to cover. Lighting
staining to some pages. Bumped corners. Good condition. (Heb-12-4) (ID #25424) $75.00.

44. Puah, Shmuel [HUMASH] SEFER IM HAFTAROTH KOL HASHANA K’FI MINHAG KOL….PARSHA V’PARSHA…BSEFER HAZEH (5 VOLUMES). Pisa, bi-defus Gad ben Shemuel Foah, 1795. Hardcover, 12mo, 76, 74, 49, 64, 64 leaves. 17 cm. In Hebrew. 5 books of the Torah, each bound individually in matching early 19th Century decorated boards. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (JTS). Library stamp, some light wear, good+ condition. Attractive. (Hasid-6-13) $575.00
2ND TEMPLE
45.
Bader, Gershom. חלקת מחוקק:
תולדות המחוקק הנוצרי HELKAT MEHOKEK:.TOLDOT HA-MEHOKEK
HA-NOTSRI. Cracow,
1891. Softcover, 8vo, 24 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. Felix Adler’s copy with
stamp, chief rabbi of the UK.
SUBJECT(S): Jesus Christ -- Biography. Edition: Hotsa’ah 2. Bader (1868-1953)
was a “Hebrew and Yiddish journalist and writer. Bader, who was born in Cracow, taught there after attending rabbinical seminaries
outside Galicia.
From 1893 until 1912 he lived in Lvov, where in
1904 he founded the first Yiddish daily in Galicia, the Togblat and
contributed regularly to Ha-Maggid and other Hebrew papers. From 1896 to 1912
he published and edited the Yidisher Folkskalender, a popular Galician literary
almanac. He translated Genesis into Polish and published Hebrew language
textbooks. His anthologies, Leket Perahim and Zer Perahim, helped to popularize
Hebrew literature and in 1896 he edited the fifth volume of the literary
miscellany Ozar ha-Sifrut. From 1896 to 1912 he produced the Lukhes annuals in
Yiddish, and from 1903–04 a parallel Hebrew annual miscellany, Hermon. In 1912
Bader settled in New York,
where he contributed to the Togblat and the Jewish Morning Journal. Of his
Yiddish plays, the most successful was Dem Rebens Nign ("The Rabbi's
Melody"), produced in 1919. His writings include: Helkat Mehokek, a life
of Jesus; Medinah va-Hakhameha, a lexicon of Galician Jewish cultural figures;
and Mafte'ah le-Rashei Tevot…, a dictionary of talmudic abbreviations; Jewish
Spiritual Heroes; and his memoirs, Mayne Zikhroynes” (Kressel in EJ, 2007).
OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (JTS, Hebrew Union, Gratz). Hinge repair.
Stained pages. Browning of pages. Chipping to edges of cover. Otherwise, good
condition. (Rab-38-4) (ID #24613) $40.00.
RABBINICS

46.
Reggio, Isaacus. משכרת
י׳׳ש׳׳ר:
תשורה לאוהיו.
MAZKERET YASHAR: TESHURAH LE-OHAVAV. Vienna:
Gedruckt Bei Franz Edlen Von Schmid, Austria;
Vienna, 1849.
Cloth, 46 pages, 12mo, 18 cm. In Hebrew. 1st edition. Reggio (1784-1855) was
“one of the founders of the Collegio Rabbinico Italiano. He published an
Italian translation of the Pentateuch, with a Hebrew commentary (Vienna, 1821), and wrote Ma'amar Torah min ha-Shamayim
("The Torah as Divinely Revealed, " Vienna, 1818) to prove the divine authority
of the Pentateuch. Among his other biblical works are a poetic version in
Italian of the Book of Isaiah (Udine, 1831); a
Hebrew introduction to the Scroll of Esther (Vienna, 1841); and Italian translations of
the books of Joshua, Ruth, and Lamentations, and of Pirkei Avot. In Ha-Torah
ve-ha-Filosfyah (Vienna,
1827), written under the influence of Mendelssohn, Reggio tried to show that
reason and philosophy were compatible with the Torah. His Iggerot Yashar
(1834–36) are exegetic, historical, and philosophical notes in the form of
letters to friends. He also edited some of the writings of Leone di Modena and
wrote Behinat ha-Kabbalah (Gorizia, 1852). Reggio published other works on
Kabbalah and philosophy in Bikkurei ha-Ittim ha-Hadashim under the pseudonym
Iashar. His autobiography, Mazkeret Yashar, appeared in Vienna (1849). His Hebrew correspondence
with S. D. Luzzatto was collected by V. Castiglione (1902); it shows their
mutual esteem and friendship. Reggio also wrote some halakhic and pedagogical
works, one of which appeared in English: A Guide for the Religious Instruction
of Jewish Youth (London,
1855). His views on Judaism did not always conform to tradition and led to
polemics with German rabbis as well as his own father, Abraham Reggio. ”
(Rabello in EJ, 2007). SUBJECT(S): Reggio, Isaacus. Wear on cover and
binding. Stained pages. Hinge repair. Bookplate. Otherwise good condition.
(k-rab-2-13) (ID #21612) $150.00.

47.
MASECHETH AVOTH. Jerusalem,
1913. Hardcover, 102 leaves, 8vo. With the commentary by Elijah Sarahsohn,
Maggid of Lomza and Suvalk, and later, Jerusalem.
Revised by Chaim Michal Michlin. Second edition. Contains many approbations of
important Rabbinic leaders including: Rabbis Jacob Ettlinger, Yitzchak Elchanan
of Kovno, Israel Salanter, etc. Published by
the author's grandson Yecheskel Sarahsohn of New York. Browned pages. Hinge repair.
Stained pages. Wear to cover and binding. Otherwise, very good condition.
(BIB-15-30) (ID #24299) $50.00.

48.
PESACHIM. TALMUD BAVLI. Kapost, 1811. Hardcover,
Folio, 126, 42, 17, 28, 46 leaves. Included in book are editions of Pesachim,
Beitza, Moed Katan, Chagiga. Ex-library. Wear to edges of cover and binding.
Bumped and chipped cover corners. Stained pages. Some chipped pages and some
marginal worming. Title page and first 2 leaves torn with substantial text
loss. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-22-6)
(ID #26812) $200.00.

49.
Aschkenazi, Eli`ezer. טעם
זקנים:
קבוץ חבורים.
בעניני החכמה
ןהאמונה
והמדע. TA`AM ZEKENIM: KOVETS HIBURIM
U-KETUVIM VE-SHIRIM BE `INYENE HA-HOKHMAH VEHA-EMUNAH VEHA-MADA. Frankfurt Am Main:i. Kauffman, 1854. Cloth,
12mo, 78 pages, xii p; 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew literature. Geonic
literature. Very Good Condition. Some wear on the binding, staining on some
pages. Title Page has slight tear in top corner. (k-rab-1-3) (ID #21654)
$100.00.

50.
Brill, Yehiel, David Maroka Martika and Yosef Zabara. חוברת
יין לבנון:
שלשה ספרים
נפתחים. HOVERET YEN LEVANON:
SHELOSHAH SEFARIM NIFTAHIM. JEN LIBANON: 3 MANUSCRITS INEDTIS. Paris: J. Bril, 1866.
Cloth hardcover, 21, 24, 40 pages, illustrated, 8vo, 25 cm. In Hebrew. Solomon
Schechter's copy with posthumous bookplate and his notes on some pages.
SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Rosh ha-Shanah -- Commentaries. Contains Zekhut adam by
David Maroka Martika and Sefer Sha'shu'im by Yosef Zabara. Cover title: Sefer
Yen Levanon. Other Titles: Yen Levanon.; Sefer Yen Levanon.; Jen Libanon.
Brill (1836-1886) was " a pioneer of the Hebrew press in Palestine. Brill left his native Russia in the late 1850s, and after much
wandering went to Erez Israel.
He married the daughter of Jacob Saphir, and settled in Jerusalem from where he sent reports to
Hebrew newspapers in the Diaspora. Together with Joel Moses Salomon and Michael
Cohen he established Jerusalem's second Hebrew
printing press, and began publishing the monthly Ha-Levanon, the first Hebrew
periodical to appear in Palestine.
A year later the publication was suspended and Brill went to Paris. There he revived his paper in 1865,
first as a biweekly and later as a weekly. After the Franco-Prussian War
(1870-71) he moved to Mainz,
where he established a Hebrew printing press and published Ha-Levanon as a
Hebrew supplement to Der Israelit, the Orthodox German weekly. Ha-Levanon
supported the halukkah and the Jerusalem
rabbis. A staunch defender of religious tradition, Brill also pleaded the cause
of settlement in Erez Israel
along the lines attempted by members of the old yishuv, outside the Jerusalem walls, and in
Petah Tikvah. After the Russian pogroms of 1881 and the rise of Hibbat Zion,
Brill returned to Erez Israel
at the head of a small group of Jewish farmers from Belorussia who settled in Mazkeret
Batyah (Ekron). However, he became embroiled in an argument concerning the
policy of the agricultural school, Mikveh Israel, and with other settlers and
left the country disillusioned. In 1884 he settled in London and began publishing the short-lived
Yiddish weekly, Ha-Shulamit. Shortly before his death he revived Ha-Levanon in London, but only 11
issues appeared" (Kressel and Elkoshi in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies
worldwide (JTS, Univ of Leeds). Ex-library. Water stain throughout book. Hinge
repair. Staining to front and back cover. Chipping to edges of cover corners
and binding. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-34A-22) (ID #24559) $175.00.

51.
Isaiah Ben Mali; Di Trani, Coronel, Nahman Nathan. בית נתן
: שנוי
נוסחאות
במסכת ברכות
מתלמוד בבלי.
BET NATAN: SHINUI NUSHAOT BE-MASEKHET BERAKHOT MI-TALMUD BAVLI UVE-SOFO PISKE
YESHAYAH MI-TRANI HA-RISHON. Vienna: Gedruckt
Bei A. Della Torre, Austria;
Vienna, 1854.
Cloth, 8vo, 56 pages, 26 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Berakhot --
Criticism, Textual. Added Title Page: Beth Nathan; sive, Lectiones varias
tractatus Berachoth.et decisiones Jesaiae di Trani. Good Condition. Some wear
and tear on the cover. Stained pages. (k-rab-1-5) (ID #21656) $110.00.

52.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim. SEFER AVKAT ROKHEL: BO LIKET
VE-KIBETS SHEELOT. BE-DINE MAMONOT, VE-ISUR VE-HETER, U-TESHUVOTAV.
Laiptsig (Leipzig):
Y. Fishel, 1859. 208 leaves; 25 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Responsa –
1040-1600. Note(s): "Nidpas be-faam ha-rishon be-k. K. Saloniki [551,
1791 or 1792], ve-atah nidpas me-hadash shenit. Uve-seder naeh.
Beve-hagahah meduket." OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (Stanford, JTS,
Yale, NYU Law, YU, Cambridge)
. Solomon Grayzel's copy with bookplate. Inscription on front page. Stained
pages. Hinge repair. Wear to edges and corners of cover. Otherwise, good
condition. (rab-34-5) (ID #21788)
$125.00.

53.
Lowe, W. H. ספר
שאל נא לדר רישון
: כולל מעט
מזער מחקר
אבות התלמוד
אשר בבבל בדברי
תורת שמה על
מצות הפסח כפי
אשר נמצא בכתב
יד ישן נושן
בעקר הספרים
אשר למדרש
החכמה בקאנטאבריגיא.
THE FRAGMENT OF TALMUD BABLI PESACHIM OF THE NINTH OR TENTH CENTURY, IN THE
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, CAMBRIDGE.
Cambridge, Deighton, Bell, 1879. Later paper wrappers, 4to, xi,
100, 8 pages, facsims. 33 cm. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Pesahim. Added title page
in Hebrew. Chipping to edges and corners of pages. Hebrew title pages ripped,
text loss. Light yellowing to pages. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-22-16) (ID
#26951) $75.00.

54.
Samuel Ben Moses Of Lissa. SEFER ZEVACH SHEMU'EL.
Neuhof Boy [Bei] Warschau, Druckerey Judischer Bucher Von Johann Anthon Kruger,
1791. Hardcover, 64, 102 pages, 8vo, 22cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Jews --
Dietary laws. Concerning the laws of Shechitah and Bedikah. Gedrukt in der
Koenigl. Und der Republique privilegirton Druckerey judischer Bucher von Johann
Anthon Kruger. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Nat Lib of Australia).
Ex-library. Hand notes and signatures on first page. Repairs to edges of title
page leaf, with some text loss on reverse (i. E. Page 1). Wear to edges,
browning of pages. Stained pages. Bumped cover corners. Otherwise, good
condition. (Rab-35-5) (ID #24566) $300.00.

55.
Steinberg,
Judah. שפת
התלמוד ודקדוקה
: ספר למוד
לשפת התלמוד
ודרכי
סגנןניה
המיוחדים. SEFAT
HA-TALMUD VE-DIKDUKAH: SEFER LIMUD LI-SEFAT HA-TALMUD VE-DARKHE SIGNONEHA
HA-MEYUHADIM. Varshah: Ha-Or, 1909. Cloth. 8vo. 128 pages. In Hebrew. OCLC
lists 19 copies worldwide. "Born into a hasidic family in Lipkany (Bessarabia), Steinberg became attracted to Haskalah and
taught himself Russian, science, and mathematics. His first book, Niv
Sefatayim, a writing manual, was unsuccessful, and Steinberg himself burned
many copies of the book. His book of proverbs, Ba-Ir u-va-Ya'ar, was warmly
received as was Sihot Yeladim, a children's story book. In 1897 Steinberg
became a teacher in Leovo. His failing health forced him to give up teaching
and in 1905 he went to Odessa
and there served briefly as the correspondent of the New York Yiddish daily Di
Warheit. Steinberg wrote many stories, which he published in Hebrew and Yiddish
journals, and several textbooks. His children's stories were drawn from
contemporary society and written in a simple style which combined biblical,
mishnaic, and midrashic Hebrew. His heroes are Jews of all types depicted in
romantic fashion with all their faults and virtues. Many of his stories deal
with the Hebrew teachers of his time and their attitude toward their students.
His attempts to write longer stories, "Av u-Veno" and "Dr.
Orlov, " were unsuccessful. Steinberg's hasidic stories reflect the
positive romantic attitude of Hebrew writers to Hasidism which in his day began
to replace the critical view held by earlier modern Hebrew authors. He does not
write about the great figures of Hasidism or about the movement's central
problems, but concentrates on the simple, humble hasid, in all his innocence
and optimism. " (EJ, 2007) Tanned, boards warped, water stains, good-
condition. (HebLit-3-29) (ID #24504) $30.00.

56.
Warnheim, W. קבוצת
חכמים:
כולל דברי מדע
פרי. חכמים
שונים. KEVUTSAT HAKHAMIM: KOLEL DIVRE
MADA` PERI. HAKHAMIM SHONIM. WISSENSCHAFTLICHE AUFSÄTZE. Vienna: Gedruckt Bei Adalbert Della Torre.
1860. Cloth. 12mo. 118 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud - study and
teaching. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Covers worn, endpapers and title page
tanned and chipped, water stain in bottom corner throughout, good- condition.
(HebLit-5-2) (ID #24507) $40.00.

57.
Aboab, Isaac; R. J. Fürstenthal; Ben-Zion Behrend.
MENORATH HAMMAOR: LICHT VERBREITENDER LEUCHTER. EINE MORALISCHE-RELIGIÖSE UND
ERBAULICHE LEKTÜRE FÜR JUNG UND ALT. HEBRÄISCH VERFASST VON ISAAC ABOAB, UND
INS DEUTSCHE ÜBERSETZT, BEGONNEN VON R.J. FÜRSTENTHAL, FORTGESETZT VON BENZION
BEHREND,. ZWEITER THEIL. Volume 2 of 3 only. Krotoschin, B. L. Monasch Und
Sohn18, 1848. Half leather. 8vo. 558 pages. Volume 2 of 3. In Hebrew and
German. Aboab was a Dutch Sephardi rabbi born in Portugal. He later became the first
American rabbi at Pernambuco in Brazil.
Following numerous Portuguese attacks on the reigion and he and the other Jews
in his community returned to Amsterdam.
There he was one of the signatories of the ban of excommunication issued
against Spinoza in 1656. He was reknowned as a spiritual leader and preacher in
Amsterdam for
the rest of his life (Roth, EJ). Some tape residue on spine. Foxing
throughout. Wear to binding. Good -
condition. (SPEC-27-20). (ID #27080) $100.00.
58.
Ashkenazi, Bezalel Ben Abraham. ASIFAT ZEKENIM:
HIDUSHIM ‘AL MASEKHET BETSAH. A Metz: Chez
Joseph Antoine France; Metz,
1764. Softcover, 12mo, 50 leaves, 21 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Talmud.
Betsah -- Commentaries. Title within border of black type ornaments. Printed in
double columns. Other Titles: Asifat zekenim; Shitah mekubetset. Ashkenazi
(1520-1591/94) was a “and halakhic authority. Ashkenazi was born in Jerusalem or in Safed,
where he studied in his youth under Israel di Curiel. About 1540 he went to Egypt where he studied in Cairo under David b. Solomon ibn Abi Zimra.
Later he founded a yeshivah there which numbered among its scholars Isaac Luria
and Abraham Monson. He was a good friend of the poet Israel Najara. When David
b. Solomon ibn Abi Zimra went to Erez Israel, Ashkenazi succeeded him as
head of the Egyptian rabbis. A bitter quarrel arose between him and Jacob b.
Hayyim Talmid, nagid of the Egyptian Jews, and Ashkenazi excommunicated him.
Through the intervention of the local authorities, the office of nagid was
abolished, and the head of the Jews given the title of “chelebi”, with rather
limited powers. It is highly probable that it was this quarrel which impelled
him to leave Egypt.
In 1587 he was head of the rabbis of Jerusalem,
apparently succeeding Hayyim Vital. Ashkenazi put new life into the Jerusalem community,
instituting numerous communal enactments, exempting scholars from taxation, and
persuading the Ashkenazi community to assist in bearing the burden of taxation,
though most of them were officially exempt as aliens. He traveled as an
emissary to a number of countries, collecting money for the community and
encouraging immigration to the Land
of Israel. He persuaded
the Jews of various countries to set aside Purim as a special day for making
contributions to the Land
of Israel…. Ashkenazi
occupied himself a great deal with copying and editing old manuscripts, even
hiring scribes to help him. He copied the novellae of the geonim and rishonim
on the Babylonian Talmud, and these served as the basis for his classic Asefat
Zekenim, better known as the Shitah Mekubbezet. Through this collection, much
of the commentaries and responsa of R. Gershom b. Judah
, Hananel, Joseph Ibn Migash,
Meir ha-Levi Abulafia, and others, was preserved. The book in its different
parts has been republished many times, and it serves as a supplement to the
tosafot, and the other classical rishonim. Much of the Shitah Mekubbezet is
still in manuscript. Part of it has been lost, but is occasionally referred to
in books by other authors. All of the available material on some tractates has
been published; but only selections of others. The following commentaries under
the title Shitah Mekubbe'et have been published: Berakhot, the collection in
Berakhah Meshulleshet, incorrectly attributed to Ashkenazi, and is most
probably by Yom Tov b. Abraham Ishbili; Bezah, the collection attributed to
Ashkenazi at the end of Nahalah li-Yhoshu’a, of Joshua Soncino is – according
to Epstein’s opinion – by a disciple of Nissim Gerondi; Ketubbot; it is
doubtful whether Nedarim and Nazir are by Ashkenazi; Sotah is contained in
Yagel Ya’akov of Jacob Faitusi; Bava Kamma; Bava Mezi’a’; Bava Batra up to page
133. The remainder was published under the title of Shi’urei Shitah Mekubbe'et
in the Yad Ramah of Meir ha-Levi Abulafia; Sanhedrin – sections in Sha’ar ha-Melekh
of Isaac Nunes Belmonte and in Hamra ve-ayyei of R. Hayyim Benveniste;
Zevahim Bekhorot, Menahot, and most of Seder Kedoshim in the Romm Talmud
edition. The Shitah to the smaller tractates of Seder Kedoshim is very much
abbreviated” (David in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Hebrew Union).
Outer cover missing. Light staining to pages. Hinge repair. Light chipping to
edges of pages. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-32-4) (ID #27390) $325.00.

59.
Ashkenazi, Eliezer, Eliakim Carmoly and Raphael
Kirchheim. טעם זקנים:
קבוץ חבורים. בעניני החכמה ןהאמונה והמדע. TA’AM ZEKENIM: KOVETS HIBURIM
U-KETUVIM VE-SHIRIM BE-'INYENE HA-HOKHMAH VEHA-'EMUNAH VEHA-MADA. Frankfurt
Am Main: I. Kauffman, 1854. Softcover, xii
pages, 78 leaves. 22 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Hebrew literature. Geonic literature. Edited by R. Kirchheim, with
an introduction by E. Carmoly. OCLC lists27
copies worldwide. Carmoly (1802-1875) was a "rabbi, writer, and editor.
Carmoly, who was born in Sulz, Alsace,
studied under distinguished rabbis in Colmar.
After spending some years examining Hebrew manuscripts in the Bibliotheque
Nationale in Paris, he took up a rabbinical post
in Brussels in
1832. He resigned after seven years because of criticism of his reformist
tendencies and moved to Frankfurt. There he
devoted himself to the collection and study of ancient manuscripts and books,
about which he published articles in Hebrew, French, and German journals.
However, he was suspected by the Hebrew scholars of his time of carelessness and
even forgery. His Hebrew books include: Toledot Gedolei Yisrael Sippur Eldad
ha-Dani, Mevasseret Ziyyon, concerning the ten lost tribes; Elleh ha-Massa'ot,
about travels in Palestine;
and Ha-Orevim u-Venei Yonah, a genealogy of the Rapoport family. He also wrote
a coronation poem, in Hebrew and French, in praise of Louis-Philippe of France. Carmoly
was, in addition, one of the pioneers in the study of the history of Jewish
medicine and Jewish physicians, and wrote Histoire des Medecins juifs. He
edited Revue Orientale, contributing most of the articles himself" (Cohen
and Kressel in EJ, 2007). Chipping to edges of pages. Hinge repair. Wear to
corners of cover. Some stained pages. Otherwise, good condition (Rab-37-6) (ID
#24595) $135.00.

60.
Askenazi, Bezalel. SITAH MEQUBEZET: WE-HU ASEFAT
ZEQENIM. AL MASEKET NAZIR. Ofen: Konigl. Ungarische Universitats
Buchdruckerey, 1820. Hardcover, folio, 80 pages, 36 cm. In Hebrew.
Transliterated title on title page: Schita Mekobezes. Other Titles: Schita Mekobezes.
Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi (ca. 1520 - ca. 1592) was a rabbi and scholar of
the Talmud who lived in the Palestine
during the 16th century. He is best known as the author of Shittah Mekubetzet,
a commentary on the Talmud. He is very straightforward in his writings and
occasionally offers textual amendments to the Talmud. His most important
disciple was the famous Kabbalist, Rabbi Isaac Luria.[T]he Shittah
Mekubezet, (trans. Gathered Interpretation) …is a collection of glosses on the
greater part of the Talmud, after the fashion of the Tosafot; and in it
Ashkenazi combined much original and foreign material. The great value of the
Shittah lies principally in the fact that Ashkenazi gives therein numerous
excerpts from Talmudic commentaries which have not otherwise been preserved.
The Shittah contains expositions of the Talmud taken from the works of the
Spaniards Nahmanides, ben Adret, and Yom-Tov of Seville, and from those of the Frenchmen
Abraham ben David, Baruch ben Samuel, Isaac of Chinon, etc. The study of the
Shittah is particularly valuable for understanding the Tosafists, because the
work contains some of the older and inedited Tosafot; besides, glosses of R.
Asher ben Jehiel and of the disciples of R. Perez are partly contained in it. Ashkenazi
designed the Shittah to cover the whole Talmud; but only the following tracts
were interpreted: Bezah, Baba Kamma, Baba Batra, Baba Metzia, Ketubot, Nedarim,
Nazir, Sotah, and the order of Kodashim (excepting Hullin) — the last-mentioned
in the Romm edition of the Talmud. (Wikipedia 2010). OCLC lists 1 copy
worldwide (Bibliotheek Universiteit Van Amsterdam). Ex-library with usual
marking. (Rab-47-2) (ID #24729) $225.00.

61.
Avseyewitz, Aaron Meir.
מטע אהרן:
כולל חמשה
מאמרים.
ונספח אליהם
ספור מתמונת
ההשכלה
המזוייפת
בימינו חולם
בהקיץ. MATA AHARON: KOLEL HAMISHAH
MAAMARIM. VE-NISPAH ALEHEM SIPUR MI-TEMUNAT HA-HASKALAH HA-MEZUYEFET
BE-YAMENU HOLEM BE-HAKITS. Berditshov: Bi-Defus H. Y. Sheftil, 1892. Later
paper wrappers, 12mo, 81, 88 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Commandments
(Judaism). Other Titles: Holem be-hakits. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide
(NYPL,
Heb Col). Fascimilie of title page and first 2
pages. Browning of pages. Wear to binding. Ex-library. Otherwise, good condition.
(Heb-20-10) (ID #26925) $100.00.

62.
Ben Ze’ev, Yehuda Leb. TALMUD LESHON IVRI KOLEL
YESODOT DIKDUK HA-LASHON.THALMUD LESCHON IBRI. Vin (Vienna): Shmid, 1818. Hardcover, 8vo, 462
pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECTS: Talmud. Edition: Nidpas revi’it be-ha-rabah tosafot
ve-tikinim ve-be’urim ve-ha-rahavat ha-lashon mi-yad ha-mahber. Other Titles:
Thalmud leschon ibri. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin). Stained pages.
Wear to cover and binding. Chipping to edges and cover corners. Otherwise, good
condition. (Rab-44-13) (ID #24721) $200.00.

63.
Bertinoro, Obadiah and Yom Tov Lipmann Ben Nathan
Ha-Levi Ben Wallerstein Heller. משניות.
עם כל הפירוש
של רבינו
עובדיה
מברטנורה ועם
. עיקר תוספות
יום טוב.
ונתוסף כמה
מעלות. א.
הגהות מהגאון
רבינו אליהו
מווילנא. ב.
העתק הלעזי״ן
מהרב מאיר
דארמיצר. MISHNAYOT. IM KOL HA-PERUSH SHEL RABENU 'OVADYAH
MI-BERTENORAH VE-'IM. 'IKAR TOSFOT YOM TOV. VE-NITVASEF KAMAH MA
ALOT. 1. HAGAHOT MEHA-GA'ON RABENU ELIYAHU MI-VILNA. 2. HETEK HA-LO'AZIN
MEHA-RAV ME'IR DARMITSER. Varsha, Bi-Defus David Shklover.
Poland, Warsaw.
, 1838. b. Hardcover, 161 leaves, 8vo. In Hebrew. Other Titles: Mishnah.
Bertinoro (1450-1516) was "an Italian rabbi and Mishnah commentator.
Little is known of his family, which derived from the town Bertinero in
northern Italy.
At some time he apparently lived in Citta di Castello, where he was a banker.
His best-known teacher was Joseph Colon. Much more is known about Bertinoro,
after he left this place, from three letters he wrote during 1488-91 in which
he described his travels and his early impressions of Erez Israel. Leaving
his home at the end of 1486, he went on via Rome
to Naples and stayed there and at Salerno for four months,
where he taught. In 1487 he reached Palermo
where he stayed three months, preaching every Sabbath. Though pressed to become
rabbi, he refused, and sailed by way of Messina
and Rhodes for Alexandria,
where he arrived early in 1488. He describes at length the Jewish communities
of these places and their customs. He proceeded to Cairo,
and Sholal asked Obadiah to remain in Cairo but
he refused and continued his journey via Gaza, Hebron, and Bethlehem,
reaching Jerusalem
just before Passover in 1488. He was successful in uniting the oppressed and
divided community. He established regular courses of study and preached twice a
month in Hebrew. He even occupied himself with the burial of the dead since no
one else was ready to undertake this religious duty. He enacted communal regulations
and made himself responsible for the collection of funds from Italy for the
support of the poor. From his third letter in 1491 from Hebron
it appears that he left Jerusalem for a while
and became rabbi of Hebron.
By 1495, however, he was back in Jerusalem.
He was buried on the Mount of Olives.
Bertinoro's fame rests on his commentary on the Mishnah which was completed in Jerusalem and published in Venice. It has become the standard commentary
on the Mishnah as is Rashi's on the Talmud. This commentary was published with
the text in almost every edition of the Mishnah. Written in an easy, lucid
style, it draws largely on Rashi, often quoting him literally, and on
Maimonides, whose rulings he cites. For the sections of Mishnah which have no
Talmud he drew on the commentary of Samson b. Abraham of Sens and of Asher b.
Jehiel. " (David in EJ, 2007). Ex-library. Hinge repair. Stained pages.
Wear to binding. Chipped edges of cover and wear to cover. Otherwise, very good
condition. (Rab-35-12) (ID #24573) $100.00.

64.
Brill, Yehiel, David Maroka Martika and Yosef Zabara. חוברת
יין לבנון:
שלשה ספרים
נפתחים. HOVERET YEN LEVANON:
SHELOSHAH SEFARIM NIFTAHIM. JEN LIBANON: 3 MANUSCRITS INEDTIS. Paris: J. Bril, 1866. Cloth hardcover, 21, 24, 40 pages, illustrated,
8vo, 25 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Rosh ha-Shanah -- Commentaries.
Contains Zekhut adam by David Maroka Martika and Sefer Sha'shu'im by Yosef
Zabara. Cover title: Sefer Yen Levanon. Other Titles: Yen Levanon.; Sefer Yen
Levanon.; Jen Libanon. Brill (1836-1886) was " a pioneer of the Hebrew
press in Palestine.
Brill left his native Russia
in the late 1850s, and after much wandering went to Erez Israel. He
married the daughter of Jacob Saphir, and settled in Jerusalem from where he sent reports to
Hebrew newspapers in the Diaspora. Together with Joel Moses Salomon and Michael
Cohen he established Jerusalem's second Hebrew
printing press, and began publishing the monthly Ha-Levanon, the first Hebrew
periodical to appear in Palestine.
A year later the publication was suspended and Brill went to Paris. There he revived his paper in 1865,
first as a biweekly and later as a weekly. After the Franco-Prussian War
(1870-71) he moved to Mainz,
where he established a Hebrew printing press and published Ha-Levanon as a
Hebrew supplement to Der Israelit, the Orthodox German weekly. Ha-Levanon
supported the halukkah and the Jerusalem
rabbis. A staunch defender of religious tradition, Brill also pleaded the cause
of settlement in Erez Israel
along the lines attempted by members of the old yishuv, outside the Jerusalem walls, and in
Petah Tikvah. After the Russian pogroms of 1881 and the rise of Hibbat Zion,
Brill returned to Erez Israel
at the head of a small group of Jewish farmers from Belorussia who settled in Mazkeret
Batyah (Ekron). However, he became embroiled in an argument concerning the
policy of the agricultural school, Mikveh Israel, and with other settlers and
left the country disillusioned. In 1884 he settled in London and began publishing the short-lived
Yiddish weekly, Ha-Shulamit. Shortly before his death he revived Ha-Levanon in London, but only 11
issues appeared" (Kressel and Elkoshi in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies
worldwide (JTS, Univ of Leeds). Ex-library.
Spine repair. Wear to covers. Light staining to some pages. Good
condition. (HEB-19-21) (ID #26761) $175.00.

65.
Brill, Yehiel, Maimonides, Moses, Joseph Ben Meir Ibn
Zabara, Roquemartine, David. חוברת
יין לבנון. HOVERET YEN
LEVANON. Paris, Y. Bril, 1866. Hardcover, 3 parts in 1 volume, 21, 24, 40
pages, folded illustration, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Title Subject:
Talmud. Rosh ha-Shanah -- Commentaries. Title also in French: Jen Libanon: 3
manuscrits inedtis [sic]. Contains Zekhut adam by David Maroka Martika
and Sefer Sha’shu’im by Yosef Zabara. Brill, Jeheil (1836–1886), was a
“pioneer of the Hebrew press in
Palestine.
Brill left his native Russia
in the late 1850s, and after much wandering went to Erez Israel.
Together with Joel Moses Salomon and Michael Cohen he established Jerusalem's second Hebrew printing press, and began
publishing the monthly Ha-Levanon, the first Hebrew periodical to appear in Palestine. A year later
the publication was suspended and Brill went to Paris. There he revived his paper in 1865,
first as a biweekly and later as a weekly. After the Franco-Prussian War he
moved to Mainz,
where he established a Hebrew printing press and published Ha-Levanon as a
Hebrew supplement to Der Israelit, the Orthodox German weekly. During his stay
in Paris and Mainz, he published several medieval Hebrew
manuscripts: Yein Levanon (1866, three manuscripts, including one of
Maimonides, on tractate Rosh ha-Shanah); R. Hananel's commentary on tractate
Pesahim (1868); Sefer Iggerot by R. Meir ha-Levi Abulafia (1871), and Be’er
ha-Golah (1877) ” (Kressel and Elokish in EJ 2010). OCLC lists 11 copies
worldwide. Bumped corners and edges. Wear to binding. Repair to spine.
Yellowing of pages. Good condition. (Heb-19-5) (ID #26753) $150.00.

66.
Briskin, Yehoshua Ben Hayim Yis´rael. ספר תו יהושע:
כולל דיני
הנהגת אדם
בדבר ברכת
הנאות גוף ונפש
מכל מיני
מאכלים
ומשקים
שבעולם מסודר
ע״פ סדר אלפא
ביתא. SEFER TAV YEHOSHUA: KOLEL DINE HANHAGAT
ADAM BI-DEVAR BIRKHAT HANAOT GUF VA-NEFESH MI-KOL MINE MAAKHALIM U-MASHK IM SHEBA-OLAM
MESUDAR A. P. SEDER ALFA BETA. Varsha: Bi-Defus E. Boymritter. Poland;warsaw, 1895. 94 pages, 8vo. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) Jewish
law. Good Condition. Wear and tear on the cover and binding. Corners of first
few pages are missing. Stained pages. Front cover page has markings.
(k-rab-1-8) (ID #21659) $75.00.
67.
Daiches, Rabbi Israel Chaim. BETH-WAAD
L'CHACHAMIM. A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR EXEGETICS, TALMUDIC DISSERTATIONS, JEWISH
RITUAL AND SCIENCE. Leeds, No Publisher (The
Author?), 1902. Quarter Leather, 8vo, aprox 150 pages. Numbers 1, 2, &
3, all from 1902. In Hebrew. (RAB-34-10) (ID #24550) $300.00.

68.
Danzig, Abraham Ben
Jehiel Michal. SEFER HAYE ADAM: BO NIKBETSU U-VAU BE-SEDER NAKHON KOL
HA-MITSVOT ASHER YAASEH OTAM HA-ADAM KOL YEME HELDO; VA-YEKABETS HA-MEHABER.
ET KOL HA-DINIM VEHA-HALAKHOT HA-KETUVI. Berlin
: Be-Defus Yulius Zitt?enfeld, 1862.
Hardcover, 8vo, 520 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Jewish law. Judaism
-- Customs and practices. In Hebrew. Title romanized. Other Titles: Haye
adam.
Danzig (1748-1820) was a “codifier. Born
in Danzig, he studied in Prague
at the yeshivot of Joseph Liebermann and Ezekiel Landau. True to his family
tradition, he refused to derive any material gain from his studies and earned
his livelihood as a merchant. Although required at times to travel long
distances to trade fairs in Germany,
he continued to learn with great devotion. From 1794 to 1812 he served as
dayyan in Vilna, in an honorary capacity; only in his old age, after losing his
possessions, was he obliged to accept remuneration for his services. Danzig
wrote a number of halakhic works, but his fame rests upon two publications: (1)
Hayei Adam ("Man's Life"), covering all the laws of the Shulhan
Arukh dealing with daily conduct, based on the Orah Hayyim sections, with an
addendum called Nishmat Adam, in which he justified his decisions which were
not in accordance with the accepted view; and (2) Hokhmat Adam ("Man's
Wisdom"), covering all the laws of the Shulhan Arukh dealing with the
dietary regulations, etc. contained in the Yoreh De’ah section, with an
addendum called Binat Adam, which included discussions on various relevant
halakhic subjects and responsa. Both works were initially intended for youthful
students and for educated laymen not fully versed in rabbinic literature who,
in attempting to determine Jewish law, found themselves unable to grapple with
the intricacies of the Shulhan Arukh and with its maze of conflicting opinions.
In these works, Danzig shows himself possessed
of considerable pedagogical talent. He arranges the laws methodically, defines
his terms lucidly and precisely, presents the various views and their sources,
and renders his own decisions and his reasons for them – all in clear, simple
language. The pleasant tenor of his writing, which is suffused with
unquestioning faith and true piety, contributed largely toward the acceptance
of his works. Hayyei Adam appeared in almost a hundred editions. Groups called
“Hevrot Hayyei Adam” were formed in several communities for the regular study
of the code. Danzig’s merits as a codifier
were recognized also by renowned rabbis and codifiers, who gave due
consideration to his decisions. His books include much of historical interest
with regard to the daily life of Lithuanian Jewry in his generation”
(Schlesinger in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (U of Denver). Hinge
repair. Light staining to some pages. Wear and chipping to cover edges and
corners. Notes inside back cover. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-15A-14) (ID
#26033) $200.00.

69.
Danzig, Abraham Ben
Jehiel Michal. חיי אדם:. חלק
ראשון מספר
אורח חיים. כל
המצות. ועוד
לו חלק שני
יכונה נשמת
אדם. HAYE ADAM:. HELEK RISHON MI-SEFER ORAH HAYIM
. KOL HA-MITSVOT. VE-‘OD. HELEK SHENI YEKHUNEH NISHMAT ADAM. Vilna:
Nidpas al Yede Menahem Man Ve-Simhah Zimel, 1841. Hardcover, Folio, 4 leaves,
218 pages, 38 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jewish law. Judaism -- Customs and
practices. Other Titles: Nishmat adam. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Harvard,
NYPL). Ex-library. Browning to pages. Light chipping to edges of pages. Wear
to cover binding and spine. Bumped corners. Otherwise, good condition.
(Heb-13-1) (ID #25793) $165.00.

70.
Dunner, Joseph Hirsch. HAGAHOT AL MASEKHET ERUVIN,
BETSAH VE-SUKAH: BAVLI VI-YERUSHALMI. Frankfort
De-Main, 1895. Hardcover, 8vo, 191, 226, 266 pages, 26 cm. In Hebrew. OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (Princeton). Hinge
repair. Some stained pages. Wear and tear to cover binding. Chipping to cover
edges and corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-10) (ID #26735) $135.00.
71.
Edels, Samuel Eliezer Ben Judah, Ha-Levi; Moses Ben
Isaac Bonems; Mahadure Vatra; Hidushe Hilkhot Maharsha. ספר מהרש״א:
חדושי הלכות.
SEFER MAHARSHA: HIDUSHE HALAKHOT. Vienna
:
Schmid, 1814. Hardcover, foilo, 2 volumes in 1, 38 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Title Subject: Talmud -- Commentaries. This edition comprises the author’s
larger work, Hidushe halakhot, plus a smaller last recension, Hidushe
halakhot mahadure batra. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (JTS, YU, National
Library of Israel). Wear to binding. Missing title page in first volume.
Bumped corners and edges. Good condition. (Heb-29-11) (ID #26967) $275.00.

72.
Ephraim Zalman Ben Menahem Mannes Margolioth. זרע
אפרים: כולל
שני פירושים
על פסיקתא
רבני דרב כהנא.
ZERA EFRAYIM:. SHENE PERUSHIM AL PESIKTA RABATI DE-RAV KAHANA. Lemberg:
Gedruckt Bei M. F. Poremba, 1853. Hardcover, 8vo, 97 leaves, 25 cm. In Hebrew.
Other Titles: Pesikta rabbati. Margolioth (1760-1828) was a “rabbi and author.
Ephraim studied under his uncle, Alexander Margolioth, rabbi of Satanov, Isaac
of Ostrow, author of Berit Kehunnat Olam, and Ezekiel Landau. In his youth he
was rabbi of Ohanov, but later left the rabbinate, according to some reports
declining an offer of the rabbinate of Frankfurt.
Ephraim settled in Brody and went into business, in which he was highly
successful. He owned commercial establishments in Vienna and it was said of him: "From the
time of the minister Saul Wahl there has not been Torah and wealth such as
belong to Margolioth. " He spent most of his time in study, leaving the
conduct of his business to his partner Simeon Dishze. He also studied esoteric
works with a group of kabbalists at Brody, and had a sound knowledge of
history. Margolioth wrote many books and exchanged responsa with the greatest
rabbis of his time, with some of whom he maintained close relations. He was
involved in the controversy caused by Joshua Heshel Zoref’s book Ha-Zoref and
established the fact that it had strong leanings toward Shabbateanism. He also
contended with the communal leaders of Brody over the leniency extended to the
wealthy parnasim under the prevailing system of communal taxation and demanded
their full participation in community expenditure. Margolioth gave his
approbation to a great number of books, including many by hasidic rabbis. His
own works, which appeared in many editions, and many of his halakhic decisions
have been accepted. His works include Beit Efrayim, part 1 entitled Peri
Tevu’ah, with commentary Rosh Efrayim; part 2 Shulhan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah;
responsa Beit Efrayim; and another collection of responsa Beit Efrayim; Shem
Efrayim, on Rashi’s commentary to the Pentateuch and haftarot; Zera Efrayim on
the Pesikta Rabbati; Yad Efrayim, on Shulhan Arukh, Orah Hayyim. He also wrote
Ma’alot ha-Yuhasin, a genealogical book on the families Landau, Margolioth,
etc. R. Zevi Hirsch Chajes of Zolkiew was among his pupils” (Alfassi in EJ, 2007)
. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Ex-library. Water stain to front cover.
Stained pages. Hinge repair. Chipped cover edges. Wear to binding. Otherwise,
good condition. (Heb-18-2) (ID #26727) $125.00.

73.
Frankel, Zacharias. מבוא
הירושלמי. MERVO HA-YERUSHALMI.
Vratislaviae [Bratislava]:
Schletter (H. Skutsch), 1870. Hardcover, 8vo, viii, 316 pages, 22 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud Yerushalmi -- Introductions. Two added title pages:
Einleitung in den Jerusalemischen Talmud; Introductio in Talmud Hierosolymitanum.
In Hebrew characters. Includes index. Other Titles: Einleitung in den
Jerusalemischen Talmud.; Introductio in Talmud Hierosolymitanum. Frankel
(1801-1875) was a “rabbi and scholar. Frankel was born in Prague. After receiving a talmudic education
under Bezalel Ronsburg, he studied philosophy, natural sciences, and philology
in Budapest. In
1831 the Austrian government appointed him district rabbi (Keiserrabbiner) of
Leitmeritz (Litomerice) and he settled in Teppliz (Teplice) where he was elected local rabbi. He
was one of the first rabbis to preach in German and express by that his
positive attitude towards modernity and social integration of Jews within
general society and culture. In 1836 he was called by the Saxon government to Dresden to act as chief
rabbi. The publication of his study on the Jewish oath led to its abolition in
several German states. He declined a call to Berlin in 1843, mainly because the Prussian
government would not meet his stipulations. In 1845 he attended the second
conference of Liberal rabbis in Frankfurt and
advocated there a much more moderate-conservative approach than most of the
participants to the issue of required reform in Judaism. He withdrew from the
conference and broke his ties with Liberal rabbis once his direction was
rejected and the conference adopted the idea of promoting both prayers and
sermons in German rather than in Hebrew. In 1854, after having actively
advocated its establishment, Frankel became director of the newly founded
Juedisch-Theologisches Seminar (Jewish Theological Seminary) at Breslau, where he remained until his death” (Heller and
Amir in EJ, 2007). Ex-library. Hinge repair. Wear and chipping to cover
binding and edges. Lightly stained inner covers. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-15A-13)
(ID #26032) $125.00.

74.
Hagiz, Moses. SHETE HA-LEHEM: SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT.
Jarczow: Bi-Defus Zupnik Knoller Et Volf,
Poland;
Jarczow, 1897. Hardcover, 8vo, 48 leaves, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Responsa
-- 1600-1800. Hagiz (1672-c. 1751) was a “scholar, kabbalist, and opponent of
Shabbateanism; son of Jacob Hagiz. He was born in Jerusalem and studied with his grandfather,
Moses Galante. He appears to have quarreled in his youth with the rabbis and
lay leaders of Jerusalem, for when in 1694 he
left Erez Israel to collect
money to found a yeshivah in Jerusalem,
damaging letters were sent after him to the communities to which he turned.
Moses visited Egypt and then
Italy,
where in 1704 he published his father’s Halakhot Ketannot. He traveled by way
of Prague to Amsterdam where he made contact with Zevi
Hirsch Ashkenazi, then rabbi of the Ashkenazi community, and collaborated with
him in an energetic struggle against Shabbateanism and its secret adherents.
When in 1713 Ashkenazi and Moses refused to retract the excommunication of the
Shabbatean Nehemiah Hayon, a fierce quarrel broke out between them and the
elders of the Portuguese community. In 1714 when Ashkenazi resigned his
rabbinical office and left Amsterdam,
Moses was compelled to leave with him. He went first to London with Ashkenazi, there continuing the
fight against Hayon and his allies, and then to Altona, home of Jacob Emden,
Ashkenazi’s son, where he resumed the struggle against Shabbateanism. Among
those he attacked were Michael Abraham Cardoso and even Jonathan Eybeschuetz,
and he took the offensive against Moses Hayyim Luzzatto, inducing the rabbis of
Venice to
excommunicate him. In 1738 Moses returned to Erez Israel and settled in Safed. He
died in Beirut and was taken to Sidon for burial. A talmudic scholar of the
first rank and a prolific writer, Moses was assisted by a good grounding in
secular knowledge and by a command of several foreign languages. In Altona he
was friendly with Johann Christopher Wolf, who mentions him in his Bibliotheca
Hebraica. His works include Leket ha-Kemah, novellae on the Shulhan Arukh, Orah
Hayyim and Yoreh De’ah, and Even ha-Ezer; responsa Shetei ha-Lehem; the ethical
treatises Zerror ha-Hayyim and Mishnat hakhamim; Elleh ha-Mitzvot, on the
numeration of precepts in Maimonides’ Sefer ha-Mitzvot, on the Oral Law, and on
Kabbalah; Sefat Emet; and Parashat Elleh Masei, on the sanctity of the land of
Israel. His literary activity also included the editing of many early books”
(Tamar in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Harvard, Rutgers)
. Browning to edges of pages. Ex-library. Hinge repair. Some fragile page ends.
Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-15A-1) (ID #26020) $200.00.

75.
Iserlin, Yisra’el Iser. ספר
אשי ישראל:
חלק ראשון,
מסכת שבת:
חדושים
ובאורים על
גמרא סדר מועד.
SEFER ISHE YISRA’EL: HELEK RISHON, MASEKHET SHABAT: HIDUSHIM U-VEURIM ‘AL GEMARA SEDER MO’ED.
COMPLETE, NO MORE PUBLISHED. Vilna: Bi-Defus Sh. Y. Fin Ve-A. Ts.
Rozenkrants, 1864. Hardcover, 4to, 130 pages, 32 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Talmud. Shabbat -- Commentaries. No more published. Other Titles: Ishe
Yisra’el. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (NYPL, YU, Ohio State,
British Libr). Ex-library with usual markings. Hinge repair. Stained pages.
Section of back cover missing. Wear to edges of cover and binding. Otherwise,
good condition. (Rab-44-7) (ID #24715) $75.00.

76.
Jacob Ben Asher. פירוש על התורה
: פירוש חדש נפלא.
PERUSH ‘AL HA-TORAH. Hanover, Gedruckt In Der Koniglichen Hofbuchdruckerei Bei
E. A. Telgener, 1838. Hardcover, 91 leaves, 4to, 27 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S)
: Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Commentaries. Edition: Nidpas shenit be-hagahah
meduyeket 'A. Y. Meir 'Emek Shoshan ha-mekhuneh Rozenthal. Jacob Ben Asher (1269-1340)
was a "halakhic authority. Jacob was the son of Asher b. Jehiel, under
whom he studied. In 1303 he accompanied his father from
Germany to Toledo,
where he lived in great poverty, shunning rabbinical office and devoting all
his time to study. In his learning, he avoided verbosity and casuistry. Typical
of his style is his first halakhic work, Sefer ha-Remazim, in which he gave the
halakhic rulings deduced from his father's work, Ha-Asheri. Jacob's enduring
fame rests upon his major work, the Arba'ah Turim, as a result of which he is
commonly referred to as "the Ba'al ha-Turim." Perceiving that
"reasoning had become faulty, controversy had increased, opinions had
multiplied, so that there is no halakhic ruling which is free from differences
of opinion," he decided to compile a work to embrace all halakhot and
customs incumbent upon the individual and the community. The work is divided
into four sections; Part I, Orah Hayyim, deals with blessings, prayers, the
Sabbath, festivals, and fasts; Part II, Yoreh De'ah, commencing with Issur
ve-Hetter, the laws of Kashrut, such as shehitah and terefot, and ending with
usury, idolatry, and mourning; Part III, Even ha-Ezer, laws affecting women,
particularly marriage, divorce, halizah, and ketubbah; Part IV, Hoshen Mishpat,
civil law and personal relations. Jacob neither served in any rabbinical post
nor received any remuneration from the community but was involved in communal
activities. He appended his signature to a sentence of death upon an informer.
His ethical will to his children (first published Pressburg, 1885) reflects his
high spiritual and cultural level. A late tradition, mentioned by H.J.D.
Azulai, relates that Jacob set out for Erez Israel but died on the
journey" (Kupfer and Derovan in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide.
Ex-library with bookplate. Stained pages. Wear to binding and spine. Chipped
edges. Bumped corners and wear to edges of cover. Otherwise, good condition.
(Rab-37-7) (ID #24596) $195.00.

77.
Jehuda Ha-Levi (Hallevi / Halevi) Brody, H. editor.
DIWAN DES ABU-I-HASAN JEHUDA HA-LEVI. ZWEITER BAND: NICHTGOTTESDIENSTLICHE
POESIE. HEFT 3 ONLY (PAGES 213 - 334). Berlin,
Itzkowski, 1903. 1st Edition. Original paper wrappers, 8vo, 121 pages. Slight wear to covers and
spine. Slight damp stain to bottom of some pages. Pages uncut. (K-mx2-46) Very Good Condition. (ID #25077) $50.00.

78.
Jolles, Jacob Zebi Ben Naphtali. ספר מלא
הרועים: חלק
שלישי, חידושי
סוגיות הש״ס
ושאלות
ותשובות
רבינו אשר. SEFER MELO
HA-RO’IM: HIDUSHE SUGYOT HA-SHAS U-SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT RABENU ASHER. Premysla:
Druk Zupnik Kenoller Et Hamershmid, 1884. Hardcover, Folio, 78 pages, 36 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud – Commentaries. Appeared also as part 3 of author’s
dictionary of the Talmud. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (JTS, British Lib),
with only 1 copy in the US.
Hinge repair. Wear and light chipping to edges of pages. Light browning to
edges of pages. Bumped cover corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-13-6) (ID
#25798) $200.00.

79.
Joshua Hoeschel Ben Joseph, Of Cracow. SEFER MEGINE SHELOMOH: HIDUSHE
HALAKHOT. AL GEMARA A. P.T. AL MASEKHET
SHABAT, PESAHIM, BETSAH, YEVAMOT, KETUBOT, KIDUSHIN, BAVA KAMA,
HULIN. Lemberg: Bi-Defus Naftali Hirts Grosman, 1816. Hardcover, folio, 57 l
pages, 39 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Talmud -- Commentaries. Hoeschel
(1578–1648), was a “Polish rabbi. Joshua Hoeschel was born in Vilna. In his
youth he studied under Samuel b. Feibush in Przemysl and then in the yeshivot
of Meir b. Gedaliah of Lublin and Joshua Falk of Lemberg. From 1634 to 1639 he
served as rabbi in the towns of Grodno,
Tiktin, Przemysl, and Lemberg. At the beginning of 1640 he was appointed head
of the yeshivah of Cracow
in succession to Nathan Spira, and from 1640 to 1644 he served there as rabbi
in an honorary capacity. He died in Cracow
.
His pupils included Shabbetai b. Meir ha-Kohen, Gershon Ulif Ashkenazi, and
Menahem Mendel Auerbach. Halakhic problems were addressed to him from many
countries. He corresponded on kabbalistic topics with his relative, the
kabbalist Samson b. Pesah of Ostropol. Joshua Hoeschel did not follow the
method of pilpul; he strove toward greater independence in the domain of
halakhah and directive ruling, stating, "according to the custom of our
country anything printed in the Shulhan Arukh may not, God forfend, be changed,
any more than the law of Moses… God spare us from such a view. The judge may
decide only according to the facts before him… and anyone may disagree, even
with the words of the rishonim, if he has definite proof. " He wrote
Meginnei Shelomo, on eight tractates of the Talmud, in which he defends Rashi
against the difficulties raised by the tosafists; the responsa Penei Yehoshu'a,
on the four divisions of the Shulkan Arukh. ” (Horowitz in EJ, 2007). OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies). Ex-library with
usual markings. Chipping to corners and edges of cover. Staining to pages. Top
left corner of some pages torn, no text loss. Otherwise good condition. (Rab-47-3) (ID #24730) $225.00.

80.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim.
ספר תורת
כהנים שלחן
ערוך חשן משפט
: עם
הביאורים
מאירת עינים
ושפתי
כהן.טורי זהב.
SEFER TORAT KOHANIM SHULHAN ‘ARUKH HOSHEN MISHPAT ‘IM HA-BE’URIM ME’IRAT
‘ENAYIM VE-SIFTE KOHEN. TURE ZAHAV. Zitomir: Hanina Lipa Ve-Yehoshu’a
Heshel Shapira, 1856. Hardcover, folio, one of two volumes, 556, 25 pages, 38
cm. In Hebrew. “All Hebrew printing presses in the Russian Pale of Settlement
were closed down in 1836, except for two that the Russian authorities granted a
license to print books: one in Vilna and the other in Zhitomir (the press in
Warsaw was also permitted). The “presses decree” was abolished only in 1862.
In 1845, Anina Lipa, Aryeh Leib, and Yehoshu‘a Heshel Shapira (sons of the
brothers from Slavuta) leased the
Zhitomir
press, and in 1847 they began to issue books. Observing the family tradition,
they refused to print texts of secular knowledge and specialized in religious
books, including volumes of Kabbalah and Hasidism” (Yivo Encyclopedia, 2010).
SUBJECT(S): Descriptor: Jewish law. Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Hoshen mishpat -- Commentaries. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (
Cambridge, JTS). Ex-library with usual
markings. Repair to spine. Wear to spine. Bumped cover corners and edges. Wear
to binding. Light staining on pages. (Heb-23-5) (ID #26796) $250.00.
81.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim. SHULHAN ‘ARUKH MI-TUR EVEN
HA-‘EZER. Amsterdam
?
Hirts Levi Rofe Ve-Hatano Kashman?, 1753. Lacks title page, but pagination
and appearance match this edition, so we presume this to be correct. Hardcover,
8vo, 2, 372 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Descriptor: Jewish law --
Early works to 1800. Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Even ha-‘ezer.
“Nidpas shenit be-tosefet hagahah meduyeket. ” Missing title page. Wear to
binding. Repair to spine. Bumped page corners and edges. (Heb-31-8) (ID #26815)
$200.00.

82.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim. שלחן
ערוך: מטור
חושן משפט. SHULHAN
‘ARUKH: MI-TUR HOSHEN MISHPAT. Amsterdam:
Yohanan Levi Rofe U-Veno Binyamin, 1806. Hardcover, 8vo, 712 pages. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Jewish law. Otsar HaSefer HaEvri page 83, no, 2358. OCLC found 1
copy online (Hebrew College). Later front board. Wear to binding. Worn corners
and edges. Light staining to some pages. Yellowing of pages. Otherwise good
condition. (Rab-50-7) (ID #25838) $200.00.

83.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim and Moses Ben Israel Isserles.
SHULHAN ARUKH MI-TUR EVEN HA-EZER. Amsterdam
: Hirts Levi Rofe Ve-Hatano Kashman, 1753. Hardcover, 372 pages, 8vo, 20
cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Jewish law -- Early works to 1800. Karo, Joseph
ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Even ha-ezer. "Nidpas shenit be-tosefet hagahah
meduyeket. " OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Harvard, Maryland,
JTS, U of Penn). Stained pages. Hinge repair. Aaron Friedman’s copy, with
signature. Bookplate inside cover torn. Good condition. (rab-33-9) (ID #24163)
$375.00.

84.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim and, Moses Nehemiah Kahanov. נתיבות
השלום: כולל
ארחות חיים
[מטוש״ע אבן
העזר]: וארחות
משפט [מטוש״ע
חושן משפט]: עפ
נתיב ים, דרך
תשובה, דרך
תבונות. NETIVOT SHALOM: KOLEL ORHOT
HAYIM [MI-TUR SHULHAN ‘ARUKH EVEN HA-‘EZER]: VE-ORHOT MISHPAT [MI-TUR SHULHAN
‘ARUKH HOSHEN MISHPAT]: ‘IM NETIV YAM, DEREKH TESHUVAH, DEREKH TEVUNOT.
Konigsberg: Nidpas ‘a. Y. T. Ha-Kohen Efrati Ve-R. Y. Bekker, 1859.
Hardcover, 8vo, 12, 108, 144 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Karo, Joseph
ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Even ha-‘ezer -- Commentaries. Karo, Joseph ben
Ephraim, 1488-1575. Hoshen mishpat-- Commentaries. Kahanov (1817–1883), was a
“Jerusalem
talmudist. He was born in Belorussia
but after his marriage at the age of 15, settled in Petrovice where at the age
of 18 he was appointed assistant to the local rabbi. Some years later, he became
rabbi of Khaslavich, a city noted for its scholars. In 1864 he set out for Jerusalem. On his arrival,
after a journey of six months, he was appointed head of the Ez Hayyim yeshivah,
the most important in Jerusalem,
remaining in this position until his death. Kahanov was remarkably progressive
for his time and environment. He appealed for the founding of industrial
enterprises, a daring proposal for that time. He even consented to the proposal
of Sir Moses Montefiore to introduce the teaching of the vernacular, Arabic, in
his yeshivah, but was obliged to abandon the proposal in the face of pressure
from extremist elements. One of the first of the old yishuv to speak only
Hebrew, he was also one of those who encouraged settlement outside the walls of
the Old City of Jerusalem, building a house for himself in Nahlat Shivah. Among
his publications were Erez Hefez, on laws of terumah and tithes; Hukkot Olam,
on mixed species; Mei Menuhot on the laws of the sabbath, to which was appended
Palgei Mayim, giving rules for those traveling by ship on the sabbath; and
Netivot ha-Shalom on the Shulhan Arukh. He applied himself particularly to the
question of the application of the laws of the sabbatical year which had become
of practical importance with the establishment of the Jewish agricultural
colonies, and in this connection published Shenat ha-Sheva. The eulogies he
delivered on the deaths of Baron Asher Rothschild and Sir Moses Montefiore were
published. His Sha’alu Shelom Yerushalayim on the state of Jerusalem and its citizens was published
three times. His will was published in 1968 together with a responsum on Jerusalem and a brief
biography” (Alfassi in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Brandeis, Univ Col of London). Ex library.
Binding repair. Chipping on corners and edges. Stained pages. Handwritten notes
on inside front and back cover. Wear to cover spine. Otherwise good condition.
(Rab-44-19) (ID #24727) $150.00.
85.
Karo, Joseph Ben Ephraim, Joshua Ben Alexander Falk Ha-Kohen,
Shabbethai Ben Meir Ha-Kohen. ספר
תורת כהנים
שלחן ערוך חשן
משפט: עם
הביאורים
מאירת עינים
ושפתי
כהן.טורי זהב.
SEFER TORAT KOHANIM SHULHAN ARUKH HOSHEN MISHPAT: IM HA-BEURIM MEIRAT ENAYIM
VE-SIFTE KOHEN. TURE ZAHAV.VOL 1 ONLY (OF 2). Ukraine, Zitomir [Zhitomir]: Hanina Lipa Ve-Yehoshua Heshel
Shapira, 1856. Hardcover leather, Folio, 556 + 25 pages. 38 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Hoshen mishpat --
Commentaries. Other Titles: Shulhan arukh Hoshen mishpat; Ture zahav. OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (JTS). Ex-library with usual markings. Stained pages.
Hinge repair. Chipped edges. Water damage to last page. Chipping and wear to
edges of cover and binding. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-34A-2). (ID #24542) $100.00.

86.
Landau, Ezekiel Ben Judah. צל״ח
. ציון לנפש
חיה:.על מסכת
פסחים. חדושי.
הרב. יחזקאל.
לנדא. TSELAH. TSIYUN LE-NEFESH HAYAH: AL
MASEKHET PESAHIM. Jozefow: Bidefus David Waks, 1855. Hardcover, Folio, 75
leaves, 38 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Pesahim -- Commentaries. Bound
with: “Tselah al masekhet Bitsah” by the same author. Jozefow, 1855. Landau
(1713-1793) was a “halakhic authority of the 18th century, known as the Noda
bi-Yehudah, after one of his works. Landau was born in
Opatow, Poland,
and received his talmudic education first in his hometown until the age of 13
and subsequently in Vladimir-Volinski and Brody. He was endowed with qualities
which make him one of the most famous rabbis of the close of the classical
Ashkenazi rabbinic era. He came from a wealthy and distinguished family tracing
its descent back to Rashi. He had a commanding appearance and rare intellectual
ability, was of strong character imbued with a love of truth and of his fellow
men, and had considerable diplomatic skill. By nature he was an intellectual
ascetic whose main interest lay in the study and teaching of Torah. In his time
he was regarded as the prototype of the ideal Jew. At the age of 18 he married,
moved to Brody, and joined the famous Brody kloiz, studying Talmud with his
relative Isaac of Hamburg and Kabbalah with Hayyim Zanzer, who remarked that
the young Ezekiel "saw the ma'aseh merkavah". At the age of 21 he was
already dayyan of Brody, and at 33 rabbi of Yampol. From there he received a
call in 1754 to become rabbi of Prague and the
whole of Bohemia,
one of the highest positions of that time. His famous proclamation of 1752,
whose purpose was to put an end to the notorious Emden –Eybeschuetz controversy, which split
the Jewish world into two, helped in no small measure in his obtaining this
appointment. His tenure of the Prague
rabbinate enabled Landau to give practical effect to his outstanding qualities.
It afforded ample scope for his rabbinic and communal activity both in Prague itself and beyond.
He acted as judge, teacher, and mentor of the community. In his capacity as
rabbi of Bohemia,
he represented the Jews before the Austrian government. In his great yeshivah,
he taught hundreds of students, the cream of Jewish youth from Austria and
surrounding countries. One of his better known students was Abraham Danzig, the
author of the Hayyei Adam. Landau was one of the greatest writers of responsa
in time. His Noda bi-Yehudah contains some 860 responsa. It has been frequently
published with glosses and commentaries by some of the greatest rabbis of
succeeding generations. The most important of his other books are Ziyyun
le-Nefesh Hayyah (Zelah) on the tractates Pesahim, Berakhot, Bezzah; an edition
including all these appeared in 1825, and one on Seder Nezikin with various
additions in 1959; Dagul me-Revavah on the Shulhan Arukh; Derushei ha-Zelah;
Ahavat Ziyyon, sermons and addresses; all are frequently republished” (Samet,
Derovan and Lamed in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Brandeis,
Harvard, JTS of Am). Ex-library. Some stained pages. Wear to binding. Chipping
to cover corners and cover spine. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-19) (ID
#26743) $175.00.

87.
Landau, Ezekiel Ben Judah. TSELAH U-REKHAV ‘AL DAVAR
EMET. Yozepof: Bi-Defus D. S. Y. Vaks, 1856. Hardcover, 12mo, 54 pages, 44
pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Title Subject: Talmud. Berakhot --
Commentaries. Talmud. Bezah -- Commentaries. Includes commentary on masekhet
Betsah (second group). OCLC lists 1 copies worldwide (University of Toronto). Bumped corners
and edges. Wear to binding. Staining to text. Tear to first page. Good
condition. (Heb-23-2) (ID #26794) $100.00.
88.
Luria, Solomon Ben Jehiel. ספר
ים של שלמה:
ממסכת חולין. SEFER YAM SHEL SHELOMOH MI-MASEKHET HULIN
. Furth
,
1766. Hardcover, 92 leaves, large 4to, 34cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud --
Commentaries. Talmud. Hullin -- Commentaries. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide
(Yale, Spertus, JTS,
Cambridge)
. Ex-library with usual markings. Notes inside front cover. Water stain to
bottom of pages throughout book. Wear and chipping to edges of front and back
cover. Wear to cover binding. Stained pages. Otherwise, good condition.
(BIB-15-13) (ID #24283) $350.00.

89.
Luria, Solomon Ben Jehiel, ים של
שלמה: ממסכת
יום טוב [ביצה]. YAM SHEL SHELOMOH: MI-MASEKHET YOM TOV
[BETSAH]. Fiyorda (Furth): Bi-Defus Yosef Fetshoya, Germany
, 1766. Hardcover, 76 pages
(38 leaves), large 8vo, 32 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Yom Tov --
Commentaries. Talmud. Bezah -- Commentaries. Ex-library with usual markings.
Browning of some pages. Hinge repair. Fold to cover. Wear to edges and corners
of covers. Otherwise, very good condition. (BIB-15-12) (ID #24282) $300.00.

92.
Mandelstamm,
Leon
(1819-1889). HORAE TALMUDICAE.
Complete in 2 volumes. Berlin,
Friedländersche Buchdruckerei, 1860. Cloth. 8vo, 48, 48 pages. 23 cm. vol I in German, Vol. II
in English (!),Series: Thalmudische
Studien Nr 2. Contents: Teil 1: Reform im Judenthum. Teil 2: Rabbi Joshua ben
Hanania. "Eine Diskussion über Judenthum und Christenthum, aus dem Anfange
des zweiten Jahrhunderts der christlichen Aera." SUBJECT(S) Judaism.
Joshua ben Hananiah, 1st cent. OCLC lists only 4 copies worldwide (Harvard,
Yale, Yeshiva, JNUL), none in the US outside the Northeast.
Attractively bound in modern boards. Old stamps of the "Eigenthum des
Jüdisch-Theol: Seminars zu Breslau" on
the half-titles. Some old foxing and staining, Very Good Condition. A scarce
title. (HEB-19-17) (ID #17013) $325.00.

93.
Mintz, Mose and Joseph Isaac Muenz. ספר
מהר״ם מינץ:
אפי זוטרי:
והוא מחלקי
השאלות
ותשובות. SEFER MAHARAM MINTS:
APE ZUTRI: VE-HU ME-HELKE HA-SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT. Przemysl: Zupnik, Knoller
& Hammerschmidt, 1883. Hardcover, 8vo, 152 pages, 32. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S)
: Descriptor: Responsa -- 1600-1800. Responsa -- 1800- Parallel title: Meharam
Munz. “Helek 1.” “Nidpas pa’am rishonah bi-Prag shenat 587. Vekha-‘et
nidpas me-hadash ‘im he’arot hadashot.” No more published. Muenz (Minz)
(c. 1750–1831), was a “Hungarian rabbi. Muenz was born in Podolia or in
Galicia. After
serving as rabbi in Vishravitz and in Brody, he was appointed in 1789 rabbi of
Alt-Ofen (Obuda) where he remained for the rest of his life. His responsa were
published by his son Joseph Isaac, under the title Sefer Maharam Min [sic,
mints] (Prague,
1827) ” (Marton in EJ 2007). OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (YU, Hebrew Union
College, British Library)
. Bumped corners. Yellowing of pages. Handwritten inscription on front page. Personal
library stamp on title page. Wear to binding. Otherwise good condition.
(Heb-12-2) (ID #25422) $100.00.

94.
Mordekhai Ben Avraham ‘ezra. ספר קרבן
תודה: חלק
ראשון מחבורי
הגדול: הלא חדושים
נחמדים המה
לתרץ כל
כקושיא. SEFER KORBAN TODAH: HELEK RISHON
ME-HIBURI HA-GADOL: HA-LO HIDUSHIM NEHMADIM HEMAH LE-TARETS KOL KUSHIYA.
Vilna: Bi-Defus Sh. Y. B. R. Y. Fin Ve-R. A. Ts. B. R. Y. Rozenkrants, 1865.
Hardcover, Folio, 126 pages, 33 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Moed --
Commentaries. Running title: Korban todah. Other Titles: Korban todah.; Sefer
Karban toda.; Karban toda.; Blagodarstvennia zhertva. OCLC lists 4 copies
worldwide (UCLA, Lib of Congress, YU, British Lib). Cover spine repair. Wear
to pages and light staining to some pages. Bumped and chipped cover edges and
corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-13-3) (ID #25795) $125.00.

95.
Moses, Joseph Ben, Ca.1420-Ca.1488; Isserlein, Israel
Ben Pethahiah, 1390-1460; Freimann, Jacob, 1866-1937. לקט יושר. LEKET
YOSHER. COMPLETE IN 2 VOLS. Berlin, Heraugegeben Im Selbstverlage Des
Vereins M'Kize Nirdamim, 1904. Cloth. 8vo. 159, LII, 122 pages. 24 cm. Two
volumes in one book. In Hebrew with title pages in German as well. Rabbi Yosef
ben R. Moshe, including customs rulings and laws of Judaism, according to
published manuscript Minachen. Includes proofs, corrections and notes by Jacob
Fraeimann. SUBJECT(S): Judaism -- law. Responsa -- 1040-1600. OCLC lists 9
copies worldwide. Cover lightly worn. Front cover detached from front end page,
but binding is secure. Pencil margin note on Hebrew title page, otherwise a
nice, clean copy. Very good condition. (SPEC-14-7). (ID #26448) $195.00.

96.
Nahmanides. ZEH SEFER TOLDOT ADAM. Homburg: J. P. Helwig,
1739. Hardcover, 12mo, 102 leaves. In Hebrew. Romanized record. OCLC lists 3
copies worldwide (UCLA, Mcgill, Bibliotheek Universiteit Van Amsterdam), only
one of them in the US.
Stained pages. Hinge and binding repair. Water stain through top section of
book. Bottom corner of first and last page missing, with loss of some text.
Wear to edges, corners and cover binding. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-8)
(ID #26733) $385.00.

97.
Nahmanides, Jacob Meshullam Ben Mordecai Zeev Ornstein,
Mordecai Leib Bisliches. ספר
אוצר נחמד:
והוא חדושי
הרמב׳׳ן על
מסכת שבת אשר
לא נודע לישראל
מיום הכתבו עד
היום הזה. SEFER OTSAR NEHMAD:
VE-HU HIDUSHE HA-RAMBAN AL
MASEKHET SHABAT. Pressburg: A. Shmid, 1837. Cloth, 64
leaves [i. E. 128 pages], 8vo, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Shabbat
--Commentaries. Other Titles: Title on title page. Verso; Ozar nechmad; Hidushe
ha-Ramban al Masekhet Shabat. Fair Condition. Missing Front Cover. First page
torn, with writings. Wear and tear on back cover and spine. Title page. Stained
pages. Some pages ripped at the bottom. Back cover with writings. We can have
this rebound for you if so desired. Please ask. (k-rab-1-14) (ID #21665)
$60.00.

98.
Nissim Ben Reuben Gerondi. ספר
שאלות
ותשובות הר״ן
: אשר השיב
לשואליו דבר.
SEFER SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT HA-RAN: ASHER HESHIV LE-SHO’ALAV DAVAR. Kenigsberg:
Ba-Defus Shel Gruber Et Langrien, 1840. Hardcover, 8vo, 68 [i. E. 136] pages,
25 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Responsa -- 1040-1600. Nissim (? 1310–? 1375),
was “one of the most important Spanish talmudists. Nissim's family originated
in Cordova and settled first in Gerona, where he
is thought to have been born, and then in Barcelona,
which became his permanent place of residence. Few biographical details are
known of him. He never held any official rabbinical post, even though in fact
he fulfilled all the functions of a rabbi and dayyan in his community.
Furthermore, many takkanot enacted in Spain
originated with him, and his reputation as an authoritative posek was such that
he received queries from as far as Erez Israel
and Syria.
He is also known to have served as a physician in the royal palace. Because of
a calumny, the date and causes of which are not certain, he was imprisoned for
some time. It is also known that in 1336 he wrote a Sefer Torah for his own
use, which became well known and served as a model. This Sefer Torah was moved
from place to place until it reached Tiberias, where it was preserved until
recently. Nissim's renown rests chiefly on his halakhic works” (Feldman in EJ
2007). OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Repair to binding. Wear to spine and
binding. Bumped corners and edges. Good condition. (Spec-8-5) (ID #25470)
$150.00.

99.
Rozenberg, Yehuda Ben Aleksander and Hai Ben Sherira. ספר קובץ
מעשי ידי גאונים
קדמונים. SEFER KOVETS MAASE
YEDE GEONIM KADMONIM. Berlin
:
Friedlander’sche Buchdrukerei, 1855. Hardcover, 8vo, xiii, 55, 112 pages, 23
cm. In Hebrew. Contents: Helek 1. Perush rabenu rav Hai Gaon al seder Tohorot
-- helek 2. Piyutim mi-geonim kadmonim. SUBJECT(S): Geonic literature. Hebrew
poetry, Medieval. Mishnah. Tohorot (Order) -- Commentaries. Other Titles: Kovets maase yede geonim kadmonim. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Wear and
chipping to cover and binding. Bumped corners and chipping to cover edges. Some
stained pages. Wear to binding. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-13) (ID
#26738) $100.00.

100.
Samson Ben Zadok, Meir Ben Baruch. ספר
תשב״ץ. SEFER TASHBATS. Varsha: Y. Goldman, 1875. Cloth, 96 pages, 12mo, 21 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S)
: Descriptor: Judaism -- Customs and practices. Jewish law. Other Titles:
Tashbats. Responsibility: Shimshon bar Tsadok; kolel 590 minhagim, pesakim
ve-dinim shel Meir Yis´rael Maharam mi-Rotenburg. Good Condition. Wear and tear
on cover and binding. Lacks backstrip (spine covering). Hinge Repair.
(k-rab-1-9) (ID #21660) $100.00.

101.
Schick, Moses Ben Joseph. שאולות
ותשובות מהרם
שיק: כולל
שמ״ה תשובות בענינים
שונים, רובן
על שולחן ערוך
אורח חיים. SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT
MAHARAM SHIK: KOLEL 345 TESHUVOT BE-‘INYANIM SHONIM, RUBAN ‘AL SHULHAN ‘ARUKH
‘ORAH HAYIM. Sat?mar: Bi-Defus N. M. Ist?raykher, 1904. Hardcover, 8vo, 334
pages, 38 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Descriptor: Responsa -- 1800- Bound with
Sofer, Abraham Samuel Benjamin Wolf, 1815-1871. Ketav Sofer ‘al Masekhet Git?
In. Munkacs, 1896. Schick (1807–1879), was a “Hungarian rabbi and posek, also
known as “Maharam Schick. ” Schick was born in Brezove in the Neutra (Nitra
) district of
Slovakia. He was orphaned when a child, and at the age of 11 went to study at
the yeshivah of his uncle Isaac Frankel in Frauenkirchen. After three years he
proceeded to the yeshivah of Moses Sofer in Pressburg, where he remained for
six years. In 1861 he agreed to accept the rabbinate of Khust, where he
established a yeshivah and remained until his death. Schick was a prolific
respondent. Almost 1, 000 of his responsa are extant: 345 on Orah Hayyim
(Munkacz, 1880), 410 on Yoreh De’ah (1881), 155 on Even ha-Ezer (Lemberg, 1884)
, and 62 on Hoshen Mishpat (ibid.) ” (Horowitz in EJ 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy
worldwide (JTS). Chipped edges. Some edges taped. Yellowing of pages. Wear to
binding. Good condition. (Heb-12-3) (ID #25423) $100.00.
102.
Shafit, Meir Meirim. ספר
ניר: פירוש
על תלמוד
ירושלמי. SEFER NIR. Varsha: S.
H. Ergalbrand, 1875. Hardcover, 156 pages, tall 8vo, 34 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Talmud Yerushalmi -- - Commentaries. Rav Meir Mairim Shafit was
the Rav in the town of Kobrin,
in the 19th century. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (YU, Hebrew Union. JTS,
Harvard). Ex-library. Hinges repaired. Stained pages. Notes on first few
pages. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-34A-17) (ID #24555) $50.00.

103.
Shapiro, Saul Ben Dov and Moshe Misel Shemu’el Shapira.
SEFER HEMDAT SHA’UL: YAKHIL TESHUVOT. VE-HIDUSHIM U-FERUSHIM. BE-SHUA.
ORAH HAYIM
VE-YOREH DE'AH. Odessa: Bi-Defus Isokovits U-Belinson, 1903. Hardcover, Folio, 128 pages, 34 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Responsa --
1800-1948. Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim, 1488-1575. Shulhan 'Arukh. Includes also
biography of the author by his grandson, Mosheh Mishel Shemuel Shapira. Other
Titles: Hemdat Sha’ul; Sekhiyot ha-hemdah. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Harvard, Ohio
State). Stamp mark of Rabbi Backstein. Wear to binding and cover binding.
Hinge repair. Slight browning to edges of pages. Bumped and chipped corners.
Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-13-2) (ID #25794) $100.00.

104.
Shor, Avraham Hayim. ספר
צאן קדשים:.
סדר קדשים. SEFER TSON
KODASHIM:. SEDER KODASHIM. Zolkova: Bi-Defus Gershon Ben Hayim David, David
Ben Menahem Man Ve-Hayim David Ben Aharon, 1755. Hardcover, large 4to, 71
leaves, 34 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Talmud. Kodashim -- Commentaries. Many
leaves mutilated. Printed in double columns. Title page with architectural
border. This book survived the Holocaust in Europe, and was presented by The
Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc. a
New York
based umbrella organization that served as a trusteeship for the Jewish people
in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust This organization distributed
heirless and unidentifiable cultural materials to scholarly institutions in the
United States, Israel, Europe and Latin
America
. It contains the bookplate of the Jewish Cultural
Reconstruction. Other Titles: Tson kodashim; Katzin Rare Book Collection. OCLC
lists 1 copy worldwide (Spertus). Stained pages. Hinge repair. Chipping to
edges and corners of pages. Large tear on title page with text loss. Bumped cover
corners and cover binding edges. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-15) (ID
#26740) $375.00.

105.
Shrira Ben Hanina, Gaon and Baer Ben Alexander
Goldberg. IGERET RAV SHRIRA GA’ON. Mainz:
Dfus Yehiel Bril, 1873. Softcover, 12mo, 68 pages. In Hebrew. Goldberg (1800-1884)
was a ‘Polish scholar. Goldberg was born in Chlodna, near Lomza, Poland,
and was orphaned at an early age. He studied Torah in dire poverty, but earned
a reputation as a prodigy. Having tried his hand at business and teaching, in
1830 Goldberg became a private tutor for the family of the wealthy and learned
Gershon Litinski in one of the villages of Suwalki district. When after some
time the entire Litinski family converted to Christianity, he was slandered as
having influenced them. In 1843 he went to Berlin, where he was favorably received by
the maskilim. However, lacking a formal education, he could not find employment
there, and in 1847 went to England,
where he managed with great difficulty to earn a living copying and publishing
Hebrew manuscripts from the Oxford
libraries. In 1853 he settled in Paris,
earning his living there by copying and publishing Hebrew and Arabic
manuscripts from the National Library. Altogether, Goldberg published 17 books
and pamphlets and hundreds of articles in Hebrew periodicals, writing mainly
under the name "Divrei Bag" and "Gam Elleh Divrei Bag". His
writings exemplified all the virtues and weaknesses of one who is self-taught:
diligence and an abundance of detail but written in ornate language and lacking
organization. Goldberg's main contribution to scholarship was the editing of
such medieval works as Hefes Matmonim, a collection of medieval texts; Isaac
Israeli's Yesod Olam; Ibn Janah's Sefer ha-Rikmah in Judah ibn Tibbon's
translation; Iggeret Sherira Ga'on; Risalat R. Judah b. Koraish; and Abraham b.
Moses b. Maimon's Birkat Avraham (Goldbloom, Wachstein and Kressel in EJ, 2007)
. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Danish Union, Den Kongelige Bibliothek).
Binding repair. Stained pages. Chipping to edges of cover. Otherwise, good
condition. (Rab-38-6) (ID #24615) $115.00.

106.
Sigel, Yehoshu’a.
שאלות
ותשובות אזני
יהושע. חלק א.
SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT OZNE YEHOSHUA’ HELEK 1. Yerushalayim: Moriyah, Shehnboim Et
Vais, 1914. Hardcover, folio, 236 pages, 34 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Responsa -- 1800-1900. No more published? OCLC lists 6
copies worldwide. Missing front cover. Repair to spine. Pages brittle. Corners
and edges chipped. Yellowing of pages. (Heb-29-1) (ID #26957) $50.00.

107.
Yudelovits, Avraham Aharon. ספר שאלות
ותשובות בית
אב תליתאי:
חלק דעת אברהם
על יורה דעה. SEFER
SHE’ELOT U-TESHUVOT BET AV TELITA’I: HELEK DA’AT AVRAHAM ‘AL YOREH DE’AH. Nyu
York: Bi-Defus Rozenberg Printing Ko. 1918. Hardcover, folio, 4, 280 pages,
33 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): (880-06) Responsa -- 1800-. OCLC lists 13 copies
worldwide. Wear to binding. Personal library stamp inside cover. Good
condition. (Heb-29-2) (ID #26958) $100.00.
RAMBAM

108.
Abraham Ben Moses Ben Maimon, Daniel Ben Saadiah Ha-Bavli,
Eliezer Zilberman. ברכת
אברהם. BIRKAT AVRAHAM: HU SEFER TESHUVOT
LE-RABENU AVRAHAM BEN HA-RAMBAM ZAL AL
SHEELOT VE-HASAGOT SHE-ASAH RABENU DANIEL HA-BAVLI ZAL, ROSH YESHIVAH
HA-SHELISHIT BA-IR BAGDAT AL SEFER YAD HA-HAZAKAH LEHA-RAMBAM. BIRKATH
ABRAHAM. Lik, Ts. H. Petsall, 1859. Cloth, 67 pages,
8vo, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Mishneh
Torah. Other Titles: Birkath Abraham. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide(Stanford
Univ, JTS). Wear to binding. Stained pages and title page. First 8 pages- top
inch of right corner torn off. Otherwise, good condition. (music-1-1) (ID
#24157) $100.00.
109.
Abulafia, Meir; Brill, Jehiel. כתאב
אלרסאייל. KITAB
ALRASA'IL. Paris:
Yehiel Bril, 1871. Hardcover, 8vo, 21
and 152 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Descriptor: Resurrection (Jewish
theology). Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Hilkhot teshuvah. Correspondence with
French rabbis on Maimonides’ doctrine of resurrection. Title in Hebrew: Sefer
igrot. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (YU). Personal library stamp in front
cover. Wear to front cover binding. Good condition. (Heb-25-4) (ID #26799)
$125.00.

110.
Maimonides, Moses and Menasseh Grossberg. SEPHER
REPHUOTH, THE BOOK OF MEDICINE, AND A LETTER OF THE PHYSICIAN "ALI
HAJISHMAELI". London,
Meczyk, 1900. Hardcover, 12mo, 64 pages. In Hebrew. Added title page in
English and text in Hebrew. Grossberg (1860-1927) was a “rabbinical scholar.
Born in Trestina, Russia,
Grossberg led a wandering life, copying and publishing Hebrew manuscripts from
libraries in Berlin, Paris,
London, Amsterdam,
Munich, and
other cities. In the first decade of the 20th century he settled in London, copying manuscripts for European scholars at the British Museum
and at Oxford.
His many publications included a Pentateuch commentary by Jacob of Vienna from
a Munich manuscript; Meshullam b. Moses’ Sefer ha-Hashlamah on tractates
Berakhot, Ta’anit, and Megillah; Hizzei Menasheh, a manuscript commentary on
the Pentateuch by various medieval scholars also containing Jonathan of Lunel’s
novellae on Horayot; Sefer Yezirah; David b. Levi’s Sefer ha-Mikhtam on
Megillah; Megillat Ta’anit; and Seder Olam Zuta. Grossberg also published
responsa and various halakhic treatises” (Grossberg in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 5
copies worldwide. Ex-library. Hinge and binding repair. Wear and chipping to
cover binding. Water to stain to back cover. Bumped corners. Light wear to
pages. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-12) (ID #26737) $65.00.

111.
Maimonides, Moses, Abraham Ben David Of
Posquieres, Joseph Ben Ephraim Karo. MISHNEH TORAH: HU HA-YAD HA-HAZAKAH (HELEK
SHLISHI/VOL 3 ONLY). Yesnits: Israel
B. Abraham, 1742. Hardcover, Folio, 3rd volume, 221, 158 leaves, 41 cm. In
Hebrew. This was the first edition of the Mishneh torah to appear with Judah
Rosanes’ commentary, Mishneh le-melekh. SUBJECT (S): Jewish law -- Early works
to 1800. Includes indexes. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Wear to cover and
binding. Hinge repair. Writings inside front cover. Chipping to edges of cover
and cover corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-32-3) (ID #27389) $225.00.

112.
Moses Maimonides; Menasseh Grossberg. ספר
הרפואות:
ונלוה אליו
ספר חבל מנשה.
SEFER REFUOT: VE-NILVAH ELAV SEFER HEVEL MENASHEH. London
: Bi-Defus Y. Z. Metsik, 1900. Hardcover,
64 pages, 12mo, 23 cm. Other Titles: Hevel Menashe. OCLC lists 11 copies
worldwide. Hinge repair. Wear to cover spine and binding. Good condition.
(Heb-17-2) (ID #26717) $100.00.
113. (Maimonides) Hillel Ben Samuel and Solomon Joachim
Halberstam. תגמולי
הנפש. TAGMULE HA-NEFESH. Lyck, 1874. Hardcover,
8vo, 27 pages, 55 leaves, xxii pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Series: Sefarim
ha-yotsim le-or be-faam rishonah 'Al-yede Hevrat mekitse nirdamim.
SUBJECT(S): Soul. Jewish philosophy. Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Dalalat
al-ha’irin. Bound with
Judah
ben Klonymus ben Meir's. Halberstam (1832-1900) was a “Polish scholar and
bibliophile. Halberstam was born in
Cracow
and studied with his father, Isaac Halberstam, an eminent talmudist. During his
years as a successful merchant in Bielsko (Bielitz),
Poland
, he
collected rare books and manuscripts. He studied some and lent others to Jewish
scholars. Halberstam was one of the founders of the Mekize Nirdamim society. In
addition to scholarly articles and notes to the works of other scholars, he
published with introductions and notes some of the manuscripts from his
library, among them being Yom Tov b. Abraham’s novellae on tractate Niddah,
Hiddushei ha-Ritba; Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Sefer ha-Ibbur; and Judah b. Barzillai’s
Sefer ha-Shetarot and Perush Sefer Yezirah. In 1890 he published Kohelet
Shelomo, a catalog of his manuscripts which listed 411 items. After
Halberstam's death most of his manuscripts were sold to the
Judith
Montefiore
College
in
Ramsgate
,
England
, and are now at
Jews' College,
London
.
The majority of the printed books in his library and a small part of his
manuscript collection were acquired by the Jewish Theological Seminary in
New York
and the library of the
Vienna
community. Most of his correspondence
is preserved in the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Halberstam also
wrote notes to H. Michael's bibliographical work Or ha-Hayyim” (Habermann in
EJ, 2007). Ex-library with bookplate. Hinge repair. Wear to cover binding and
spine. Wear to cover and edges. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-40-13) (ID
#24653) $65.00.
113A.
Maimonides,
Moses
,
Judah
Ben
Solomon Harizi, Simon B Scheyer, Leon Schlosberg, Salmon Munk, A Lowy. ספר מורה
נבוכים. SEFER MOREH NEVUKHIM.
London
: Ha-Adon Bagster,
1851. Hardcover, 8vo, vi, 98 pages, 23
cm. In Hebrew SUBJECT(S): Philosophy, Jewish -- Medieval. Added title page in
Latin: Rabbi Mosis Maimonidis Liber More nebuchim. Printed in double columns.
Other Titles: Sefer Moreh nevukhim; Mojre newuchim; Rabbi Mosis Maimonidis
Liber More nebuchim. Harizi (1165-1225) was a “Hebrew poet and translator. He
was born in
Spain
,
very likely in Christian Toledo, a city that at this time preserved Arabic culture
and that he describes with particular detail; however, there are no conclusive
proofs of it, and other places have also been suggested. His education in this
cultural atmosphere made him familiar with Arabic and Hebrew language and
literature. Al-Harizi was a member of a wealthy family which became
impoverished, and was therefore dependent on patrons. He spent some years in
Provence
, where he translated several Arabic works into
Hebrew for the non-Arabic speaking Jews and participated in the ideological
disputes of the time, returning to
Spain
in 1190; in 1205 he was in
Toledo
and wrote a poem on the death of Joseph ben Shoshan. During discussions of the
work of Maimonides he defended the Master against the anti-rationalist rabbis
from
Toledo
.
Some time later he left
Spain
to travel to the Orient. He first went to
Marseilles
,
and from there he sailed to
Egypt
;
in 1215 he arrived in
Alexandria
and from there
he visited
Cairo
, later continuing to
Palestine
,
Syria
,
and
Iraq
.
According to the information that he gives us in one of his works, in 1218 he
was in
Jerusalem
.
Damascus
,
Aleppo
,
Mosul
, and
Baghdad
were among the cities visited. He mentions seeing the tombs of the prophet
Ezekiel and of Ezra in
Susa
.
The ten last years of his life, until his death in
Aleppo
in 1225, are now much better known
thanks to important documents discovered and published in recent years. J.
Sadan published in 1996 an Arabic biography written by Ibn al-Sha'ar al-Maw
ili
in a work on the poets of his time. There are also
many details about his travels in his Tahkemoni as well as in an Arabic
description, Al-rawdah al-aniqah, written by Al-'Arizi himself in his last
years, which has been published and annotated by Y. Yahalom and Y. Blau”
(Mirsky, Stroll, Saenz-Badillos, Avenary in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 15 copies
worldwide. Hinge repair. Wear to binding. Stained pages. Wear to cover edges
and binding. Wear and chipping to cover. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-44-15)
(ID #24723) $175.00.
AGGADA

114.
Berdichevsky, Micah Joseph.
מאוצר האגדה.
ME-OTSAR HA-AGADAH: VOLUME 2, AGADOT `AM.
Berlin: Ahisefer. 1913. Cloth. 8vo. Xv,
234 pages. In Hebrew. Volume two (of two) only. SUBJECT(S): Legends, Jewish.
SERIES: Kol kitve Mikhah Yosef Berditsevski;; kerekh 1-2. Berdichevsky
(1865-1921), also know as Ben-Gorion, was born in Podalia, to a long line of
rabbis. In his teens, he read the Haskalah writers, and this conflict between
modernism and tradition informed his entire literary career. It also caused
deep disagreements with teachers and family members. He began to be published
in 1888, writing both fiction and non-fiction. In 1890, he moved to Russia, and was acquainted with David
Frischmann; in 1892 he moved to Germany.
In Berlin, he
solidified a philosophy of personal and intellectual freedom in the face of
"stultifying" tradition. His writing attacked any already-established
position, including the Haskalah and Zionism, and demanded an expansion of the
Jewish literary canon. Though a later trip back to Russia, and witnessing the realities
of Jewish life there, slightly moderated his polemics, Berdichevsky wrote much
of the same, though he also branched out to collections of legends and Jewish
history. It is of no surprise that his readers were divided along generational
lines; the younger readers flocked to his work, while older critics rejected
his ideas. (Almagor, EJ) Bookplate, good+ condition. (HebLit-5-9) (ID #24514)
$30.00.

114A.
Bialik, Hayyim Nahman. SEFER HA-AGADAH: MIVHAR
HA-AGADOT SHEBA-TALMUD
UVA-MIDRASHIM SEDUROT LE-FIY HA-`INYANIM U-MEFORASHOT `AL YEDE. COMPLETE IN
THREE VOLUMES (BOOKS 1-6). Odessa,
1912. Cloth. 8vo. 130, 247, 215 pages. In Hebrew. Six volumes in three.
SUBJECT(S): Aggadah; Midrash - legends. Bialik (1873-1934) was "the
greatest Hebrew poet of modern times. " His childhood and youth influenced
his poetry - the fields and forests of Volhynia, the solitariness of his
grandfather's house where he lived after his father died, and the yeshiva he
went to in Volozhin. Other influences include Ahad Ha-Am, and Russian literature
- which he began to read as he became disillusioned with the religiosity at the
yeshiva, and further immersed himself in after leaving the yeshiva and going to
Odessa. His
first published work was the poem "El ha-Zippor, " which was
published in 1892, in the first volume of Ha-Pardes. Later in life he lived
also in Berlin, and settled in Palestine in 1924. (EJ,
Spicehandler) Embossed covers. Binding slightly loose on third volume. Light
wear to spines. Good condition. (HEB-19-19) (ID #26758) $100.00.

115.
Hyman, Aaron. BET VA’AD LA-HAKHAMIM: MAFTEAH LE-KHOL HA
AGADOT. London:
Goodmansfields, 1902. Boards, 8vo. 272 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Talmud
-- Quotations. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Hyman (1862–1937), was a
Russian-born London
rabbi and scholar. Born in Slutsk, Belorussia, he studied at various yeshivot and
in 1885 he settled in London.
Active in communal life, he helped found the Mizrachi organization of Great Britain and in 1909, the Etz Chaim
Yeshivah of London.
In 1933 he moved to Tel Aviv. All his books have become indispensable aids to
rabbis and scholars, and a number of new editions of them have appeared. (EJ
Preschel, Tovia) Envelope with the name Mrs. Louis Petchesky, 400 Crown Street, Brooklyn
NY laid in. Wear to covers.
Spine repaired, pages slightly tanned. Good condition. (HEB-19-18) (ID #21323) $45.00.

116.
Ibn Shaprut, Shem Tov, Zweifel, Eliezer. פרדס
רמונים: על
הגדות התלמוד PARDES RIMONIM: ‘AL HAGADOT HA-TALMUD. Zhitomir: Bi-Defus A. S.
Shadov, 1866. Hardcover, 8vo, 122 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Descriptor: Aggada -- Commentaries. Zweifel, Eliezer (1815–1888) was a “Hebrew
author and essayist, one of the first Haskalah writers to view Hasidism
sympathetically. Zweifel was born in Mogilev.
His father belonged to the Chabad movement, and his traditional education
included rabbinic and Hasidic literature, medieval studies, and Kabbalah.
Later, he studied the works of the Haskalah and the Wissenschaft des Judentums
writers in Hebrew and German. After many years of wandering in various Russian
towns, earning his living by preaching and teaching, he was appointed lecturer
in Mishnah and Talmud in the government rabbinical seminary at Zhitomir in
1853, remaining there until the seminary was closed in 1873. Zweifel’s writings
are distinguished by profuse quotations from rabbinic sources and his wide
erudition” (Slutsky in EJ 2010). OCLC lists 13 copies worldwide. Bumped
corners and edges. Repair to spine. Wear to binding. Light staining on pages. Good
condition. (Heb-19-7) (ID #26755) $135.00.

117.
Ibn Shaprut, Shem Tov, Eliezer Zweifel. ספר פרדס
רמונים: על
הגדות התלמוד.
SEFER PARDES RIMONIM: ‘AL HAGADOT HA-TALMUD. Zitomir:
Bi-Defus A. S. Shadov, 1866. Hardcover, 8vo,
122 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Title Subject: Aggada --
Commentaries. 880-03, Pardes rimonim. Zweifel (1815–1888) was a “Hebrew author
and essayist, one of the first Haskalah writers to view Hasidism
sympathetically. Zweifel was born in Mogilev.
His father belonged to the Chabad movement, and his traditional education
included rabbinic and Hasidic literature, medieval studies, and Kabbalah.
Later, he studied the works of the Haskalah and the Wissenschaft des Judentums
writers in Hebrew and German. After many years of wandering in various Russian
towns, earning his living by preaching and teaching, he was appointed lecturer
in Mishnah and Talmud in the government rabbinical seminary at Zhitomir in
1853, remaining there until the seminary was closed in 1873. Zweifel was liked
by his students, who included A. J. Paperna and M. Margolis, and inspired them
with a love of Jewish tradition and the Talmud. By nature, he was a moderate;
he tried “as far as possible to emphasize the favorable aspect of everything
and every person” (preface to his Shalom al Yisrael, 3 (1870), 11). Zweifel’s
writings are distinguished by profuse quotations from rabbinic sources and his
wide erudition. They lack, however, systematic structure, and today his works
are primarily of historical interest” (Slutsky in EJ 2010). OCLC lists 4
copies worldwide (JTS, University of Leeds, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Bibliotheek Universiteit van
Amsterdam) Ex-library with usual markings. Bumped cover corners. Light staining
of pages. Very good condition. (Heb-21-4). (ID #26933) $125.00.

118.
Maximovsky, Sh. B.
חלום אביב:
אגדה. HALOM AVIV: AGADAH. London: Y. Naroditski, 1912. Original inner
cover, 12mo, 12 pages, 15 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Legends. "Le-zakher
Yehuda Shtainberg. "--First page. Small book inside a larger hardcover
binding. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (U of Denver, Hebrew Union).
Ex-library. English translation writing on title page. Hinge repair to binding.
Wear to cover edges. Small water stain on front cover. Otherwise, good
condition. (Heb-20-13) (ID #26928) $125.00.
MUSAR

119.
Volozhiner, Hayyim Ben Isaac. יראת ה׳
לחיים. YIR’AT H. LE-HAYIM. Vilna: Menahem
Nahum Ben Barukh Ve-Simhah Zimel Ben Menhem Nahum,
1837. Hardcover, 8vo, 126 pages, 23 cm. 2nd edition. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S):
Descriptor: Ethics, Jewish. Judaism -- Essence, genius, nature. Second edition.
Hayyim ben Isaac (1749–1821) was a “rabbi and educator, leading disciple of R.
Elijah b. Solomon Zalman the Gaon of Vilna and of R. Aryeh Gunzberg. R. Hayyim
was the acknowledged spiritual leader of non-Hasidic Russian Jewry of his day.
Hayyim distinguished himself both in the theoretical and practical spheres. In
1802 he founded the renowned yeshivah of Volozhin, which became the prototype and
inspiration for the great talmudic academies of Eastern Europe of the 19th and
20th centuries, and similar schools in Israel,
the United States,
and elsewhere. His yeshivah. Transformed the whole religio-intellectual
character of Lithuanian Jewry. Imbued with his educational philosophy, it
raised religious scholarship in Lithuania
to the unique status it was to enjoy there until the Holocaust. It attracted
students from afar enhancing the dignity of their calling. Hayyim set high
standards for admission, insisting on extreme diligence and constancy of study,
and instituted in the yeshivah the system of collegial study, preferring it to
self-study. The talmudic methodology, which was introduced by Hayyim into the
yeshivah, was that of internal criticism of texts which he had learned from the
Vilna Gaon. Though humble and of pleasant disposition, Hayyim was fearlessly
independent in his scholarly endeavors. His insistence upon “straight thinking”
(iyyun yashar), as opposed to the complicated dialectics common to much of the
talmudic discourse of his time, led him occasionally to disagree even with
decisions of the Shulhan Arukh, albeit with appropriate reverence. The
theological framework for Hayyim’s educational philosophy is contained in his
posthumously published Nefesh ha-Hayyim, which is addressed primarily to “the
men of the yeshivah” (Lamm in EJ 2010). OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Cover
corners torn and worn. Ex-library with usual markings. Chipped corners and
edges. Wear to binding. Light staining to pages. Notes in front and back cover
page. Good condition of text. (Heb-21-7) (ID #26793) $200.00.

120.
Bernfeld, Simon. דור
חכם:
מונוגרפיה
ע״ד חכמי עמנו
המצוינים
במאה הי״ט
ותקופתם. DOR HAKHAM:
MONOGRAFYAH `A.D. HOKHME `AMENU HA-METSUYANIM BA-MEAH HA-19 U-TEKUFATAM. Warsaw: Toshiyah. 1896. Cloth. 12mo. 90 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jews - biography; Jewish
ethics. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. BOUND WITH: Bernfeld, Simon. דור תהפוכות
: מונוגרפיה
מימי ראשית
השכלת
היהודים
בגרמניה
בשנות המאה
ה־81. DOR TAHAPUKHOT: MONOGRAFYOT MI-YEME RESHIT HASKALAT
HA-YEHUDIM BE-GERMANYAH BI-SHENOT HA-MEAH HA-SHEMONEH-`ESREH. Warsaw: Tushiyah, 1897-1898. 128, 87 pages.
In Hebrew. Complete, two volumes bound in one. SUBJECT(S): Jews -history -
1789-1945; Jew - Germany
- history. OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. "Bernfeld was born in Stanislav, Galicia,
and was educated in Koenigsberg and Berlin.
In 1886 he was appointed chief rabbi of the Sephardi community of Belgrade, Serbia;
he remained there until 1894, when he returned to Berlin and devoted himself to scholarly
pursuits. He continued his literary work until his death, despite blindness in
his later years. Bernfeld wrote several monographs in Hebrew on Jewish history
and philosophy, the earliest published when he was only 19." (Klausner,
EJ) Tanned, good condition. (HebLit-5-25x) (ID #24531) $100.00.

121.
Gerondi, Jonah Ben Abraham. שערי תשובה.
SHA`ARE TESHUVAH. Vacz: Administration Des Tel Taplios.
, 1916. Cloth. 8vo. 99 pages. In Hebrew. English title: The gates of
repentance. SUBJECT(S): Ethics, Jewish. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (JTSA).
Gerondi (1200-1263) was a Spanish rabbi, and cousin of Nahmanides. His hometown
was Gerona, but he lived many years in Barcelona, and spent the end of his life in Toledo, where he built a
yeshiva. Much of his preaching and writing concerned ethics. Gerondi's books on
ethics were widely read, in which "he protested forcefully against the
many Spanish Jews who disregarded the mitzvot and against widespread sexual
immorality. "(EJ, Kupfer) Owner's name on fly leaf, pages tanned, boards a
little worn, spine repaired, good- condition. (RAB-21-15) (ID #21739) $50.00.

122.
Mahrich, Jehiel. ספר
הדעות והמדות
: אשר תזרח
עליהן שמש
הגבואה.
אחוזים. בשרשי
וענפי התורה,
הנבאים
והכתובים,
ונוזלים מן לבנון
הרלב׳׳ג. SEFER HA-DEOT
VEHA-MIDOT: ASHER TIZRAH ALEHEM SHEMESH HA-GAVOAH. AHUZIM. BE-SHORSHE
ANFE HA-TORAH, HA-NEVIIM YEHA-KETUVIM, VE-NOZLIM MIN LEVANON HA-RALBAG / HUBAR
VE-HUKHAN ME-ET YEHIEL BEN-SHELOMOH MAHARIAH. Varsha: Bi-Defus S. H.
Orgelbrand, 1865. Cloth, 100 pages, 8vo, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Parallel title:
Hadeoth wehamidoth. Subject: Conduct of life. Very Good Condition. Wear and
tear on the cover and binding. Stained pages. (k-rab-1-17) (ID #21668) $75.00.
123.
Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn Pakuda, Yehudah Ibn Tibon, Max
Emanuel Stern. חובות
הלבבות. HOVOT HA-LEVAVOT. Vien,
1856. Hardcover, 8vo, xxvi, 462 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jewish ethics --
Early works to 1800. Lehrbuch der Herzenspflichten; Torat hovot ha-levavot.
Bahya (second half of 11th century), was a “moral philosopher. Little is known
about the particulars of Bahya's life beyond the fact that he lived in Muslim
Spain, probably at Saragossa.
Bahya was also known as a paytan and some of his piyyutim are metered. Twenty
piyyutim, either published or in manuscript, signed with the name Bahya are
assumed to be his. Bahya's major work, Kitab al-Hidaya ila Fara’id al-Qulub,
was written around 1080. It was translated into Hebrew by Judah ibn Tibbon n
1161 under the title hovot ha-Levavot ("Duties of the Hearts"), and
in this version it became popular and had a profound influence on all
subsequent Jewish pietistic literature. Several abridgments were made of the
Hebrew translation, and the work was translated into Arabic, Spanish,
Portuguese, Italian, and Yiddish. In more recent times it has been translated
into English, German (Choboth ha-L'baboth. Lehrbuch der Herzenspflichten, tr.
By M. Stern, 1856), and French. In his Hovot ha-Levavot Bahya drew a great
deal upon non-Jewish sources, borrowing from Muslim mysticism, Arabic
Neoplatonism, and perhaps also from the Hermetic writings. From Muslim authors
he borrowed the basic structure of the book as well as definitions, aphorisms,
and examples to illustrate his doctrines. Despite the fact that Bahya borrowed
so liberally from non-Jewish sources, Hovot ha-Levavot remains an essentially
Jewish book” (Vajda in EJ 2007). OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. Front and
back cover not attached. Yellowing of pages. Good condition. (Rab-50-6) (ID
#25837) $30.00.

124.
Maimonides, Moses and Ezekiel Feivel Ben Zeev Wolf. מוסר
השכל:.הלכות
דעות.הלכות
תשובה. MUSAR HASEKHEL:. HILKHOT DE’OT
. HILKHOT TESHUVAH. Warsaw
:
G. Ve-F. Levenzohn, 1855. [1867]. Hardcover, 12mo, 178 pages, 17 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jewish ethics. Maimonides, Moses, Hilkhot deot --
Commentaries. Maimonidies, Moses, Hilkhot teshuvah -- Commentaries.880-03,
Sefer musar haskel. Title page is dated in Hebrew 627, i. E. 1867, in Polish
publisher's statement 1855. Titale page. Has ornamental border. Other Titles:
Hilkhot deot; Hilkhot teshuvah; Leshon ha-zahav; Leshon hakhamim; Katzin
Rare Book Collection. Sefer musar haskel; Leshon hakhamim. Leshon ha-zahav.
Maimonides (1135-1204) was “the most illustrious figure in Judaism in the
post-talmudic era, and one of the greatest of all time, Maimonides was born in
Cordoba, Spain,
to his father Maimon, dayyan of Cordoba
and himself a renowned scholar and pupil of Joseph ibn Migash. He continues
his genealogy, "the son of the learned Joseph, son of Isaac the dayyan,
son of Joseph the dayyan, son of Obadiah the dayyan, son of the rabbi Solomon,
son of Obadiah" (end of commentary to Mishnah); traditions extend the
genealogy to R. Judah ha-Nasi. Posterity even recorded the day and hour and
even minute of his birth, "On the eve of Passover (the 14th of Nisan)
which was a Sabbath, an hour and a third after midday, in the year 4895 (1135)
of the Creation" (Sefer Yuhasin) …Maimonides was active as head of the
community. He took vigorous steps to deal with the Karaites, and as a result
brought about the supremacy of the Rabbanites in Cairo. Maimonides succeeded in restoring
rabbinic practice in this matter, but generally his policy toward the Karaites
was more lenient in his later years, and was continued by his son Abraham.
Maimonides made various changes in liturgical custom, the most radical of which
was the abolition of the repetition of the Amidah in the interests of decorum.
With the completion of the Guide, Maimonides' literary work, apart from his
extensive correspondence, came to an end. In failing health he nevertheless
continued his work as head of the Jewish community and as court physician.
Maimonides died on December 13, 1204. There were almost universal expressions
of grief. Public mourning was ordained in all parts of the Jewish world. In
Fostat mourning was ordained for three days and in Jerusalem a public fast and
the Scriptural readings instituted concluded with the verse "the glory is
departed from Israel, for the Ark of the Lord is taken" (I Sam. 4: 22).
His remains were taken to Tiberias for burial, and his grave is still an object
of pilgrimage” (Rabinowitz, Louis Isaac, Jacob I. Dienstag, Arthur Hyman,
Suessmann Muntner, and Bernard R. Goldstein in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 3 copies
worldwide (Brandeis, Leeds, Spertus).
Ex-library with usual markings. Hinge repair. Spine bounding repair. Wear to
cover binding and corners. Some notes on pages. Otherwise, very good condition.
(Rab-40-12). (ID #24652) $100.00.

125.
Tam, Jacob Ben Meir. ספר
הישר לרבינו
תם: בעל
התוספות זצ"ל.
SEFER HA-YASHAR LE-RABENU TAM: BA’AL HA-TOSAFOT ZATSAL. Amsterdam:
Nidpas al Yede Alvarish Soto, M. Even Yakar Brandon, U-B. Di Yunkh, 1708. Softcover, 34
leaves, 17 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jewish ethics. Other Titles: Sefer
ha-yashar (Ethical work). Hinge repair. Stained pages. Wear to edges of pages
and cover corners. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-32-2) (ID #27388) $325.00.
KABALA

126.
Nissim, Shelomoh Ben Eliyahu. ספר אדרת אליהו
: בקנאו קנאת
ה׳. נגד ספר
הויכוח על
קדמות ספר הזהר
וקדמות חכמת
הקבלה וקדמות
הנקודות והטעמים.
SEFER ADERET ELIYAHU: BE-KANO KIN`AT H. NEGED SEFER HA-VIKUAH `AL KADMUT
SEFER HA-ZOHAR VE-KADMUT HOKHMAT HA-KABALAH VE-KADMUT HA-NEKUDOT VEHA-TE`AMIM.
Vilna: A. Ts. Katsinelinboygen. 1885. Cloth. 12mo. 39 pages. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Cabala - history and criticism; Hebrew language - vocalization; Tropes
(Jewish); Luzzatto, Samuel David, 1800-1865; Zohar - authorship. OCLC lists 5
copies worldwide (Stanford, Columbia, Spertus Institute, JTSA, Univ of
Manchester). Ex library. Boards worn, water stains throughout, good-
condition. (RAB-20-7) (ID #21766) $60.00.
LITURGY

127.
סדר
סליחות. SEDER SELIHOT SHE-NOHAGIM
LE-OMRAM BE-KHOL LAYLAH AHAR ARAVIT MI-SHE-AVAR ROSH HODESH ELUL AD YOM
HA-KIPURIM HUTS ME-SHABAT VE-ROSH HA-SHANAH KHE-FI HA-MINHAG BE-MODENA YA”A;
VE-NOSAF HATARAT NEDARIM U-KELALOT KE-FI MINHAGAM HA-TOV. Vinitsaah: Bragadina,
1795. Hardcover, 12mo, 32 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Descriptor:
Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Jews -- Italy
-- Modena --
Prayer-books and devotions. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Rebound. Wear to
binding. Page corners worn and bent. Yellowing of pages. Light staining to
pages. (Spec-27-10) (ID #27068) $625.00.

128.
SEDER TEFILOT YOM HAKIPURIM. KE-MINHAG KEHILAT
SEFARADIM Y. TS. V ‘IM HA-TEFILOT MI-KITVE. HA-ARI. UMI-SEF. HEMDAT YAMIM
. KE-MINHAG KUSHTANTINAH U-MEDINOT HA-MIZRAH. Venetsi’ah: Nella Stamparia
Bragadina, 1792. Hardcover, 12mo, 196 leaves (146-352), 2 leaves. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Judaism -- Sephardic rite -- Liturgy -- Texts. Mahzorim -- Texts.
Other Titles: Mahzor (Sephardic). Stained pages. Water stain on bottom binding
section of first few pages. Wear to binding. Bumped corners. Otherwise, good
condition. (Heb-22-8) (ID #26943) $325.00.

129.
Abraham Ben Nathan and Jacob Moses Goldberg. SEFER
HA-MANHIG:. TAAME VI-YESODE KOL HA-MINHAGIM. Berlin: A. Y. Kornek,
Germany,
1855. Hardcover, 119 leaves, 8vo, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Judaism --
Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800.Other Titles: Manhig. OCLC lists
19 copies worldwide. Ex-library. Hinge repair. Stained pages. Browning of
pages. Top left corner of title page torn, no text lost. Otherwise, good
condition. (rab-33-15) (ID #24169) $125.00.
130.
Ibn Ghiyyat, Isaac, Seligmann Baer Bamberger and
Yitshak Yeranen. ספר
שערי שמחה: הלכות
רבינו יצחק בן
רבי יהודה אבן
גיאת הנקראים
בשם מאה
שערים: עם
מקורות,
ביאורים
והערות יצחק
ירנן. SEFER SHAARE SIMHAH: HILKHOT RABENU
YITSHAK BEN RABI YEHUDAH IBN GIYAT HA-NIKRAIM BE-SHEM MEAH SHEARIM: IM MEKOROT,
BEURIM VE-HEAROT YITSHAK YERANEN (ONLY VOLUME 2). Furta, Germany.
Simha Ha-Levi, 1861. Hardcover, 118 pages, 8vo, 29 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Judaism -- Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800. Fasts and feasts --
Judaism -- Early works to 1800. Jewish mourning customs -- Early works to 1800.
Includes bibliographical references. Other Titles: Shaare simhah; At head of
title: Hilkhot ha-Rits Giyat. Bamberger (1807-1878) was a "rabbinical
scholar and leader of German Orthodoxy. Born in the Bavarian village of Wiesenbronn,
Bamberger studied at the yeshivah of Fuerth and in his native village.
Bamberger opposed the proponents of Reform at a meeting of Jewish communities
of Lower Franconia in 1834. In 1840 he was
elected to succeed Bing, the district rabbi of Wuerzburg, in the face of fierce
opposition from the Reformers. Bamberger continued the local yeshivah, founded
an elementary school in 1855, and a teachers' training college in 1864. Despite
his religious conservatism, Bamberger's position became the basis for modern
Orthodox openness and acceptance of the surrounding non-Orthodox and secular
Jewish community. The "Wuerzburger Rav, " as he was called, was one
of the last great German-style talmudists, and his literary work was chiefly
devoted to subjects of practical halakhah. Bamberger also wrote a commentary on
Isaac ibn Ghayyat's halakhic compendium (Sha'arei Simah) and a treatise on the
Al Tikrei formula in Talmud and Midrash. Together with A. Adler and M. Lehmann,
Bamberger published a German translation of the Pentateuch on behalf of the
Orthodox-Israelitische Bibelanstalt to counter L. Philippson's Bible
translation, against which he had published a polemical pamphlet"
(Berenbaum and Skolnik in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Spertus,
Univ of Leeds). Shalom Spiegel's copy with bookplate. Hinge repair. Wear to
edges of cover. Some stained pages. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-35-6)
(ID #24567) $75.00.

131.
Erter, Isaac and Meir Letteris. הצופה לבית
ישראל:. עם פתח
דבר אל הקורא
ותולדות
המחבר מאת
מאיר הלוי
לעטעריס; ונוסף
. קיצור דיני
הקרבנות
והטומאות אשר
נמצא בין כתבי
יד המחבר. HA-TSOFEH LE-VET
YISRA’EL. Wien: A. Hilberg, 1864. Hardcover, 8vo, xv, 145 pages, portrait. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Satire, Hebrew. Sacrifice -- Judaism. Purity, Ritual --
Judaism. Erter, Isaac. Other Titles: Dr. Isaak Erter's gesammelte Schriften.
Erter (1791-1851) was a “Hebrew satirist of the Haskalah. Born in Koniuszek
near Przemysl, Erter, during the earlier part of his life, lived in various
places including Lvov, where he, together with a group of young maskilim, was
excommunicated in 1816 by Rabbi Jacob Ornstein; Budapest, where he studied
medicine; and Brody, then an important commercial and cultural center for
Galician Jewry, where he settled in 1831 and remained for the rest of his life.
In addition to his literary work, Erter was also active communally among
Haskalah circles, showing special interest in the plans for a reform of
contemporary Jewish society. Toward the end of his life, he collaborated with
his friend Y. H. Schorr in the early stages of the founding of He-Halutz, a
Hebrew periodical dedicated to the study of Judaica in the spirit of religious
reform, and distinguished by a boldly critical treatment of problems relating
to Jewish tradition. Erter's only book, Ha-Zofeh le-Veit Yisrael, consists of
five satires, all of which had been published separately with the addition of
some personal correspondence relevant to his literary career. Noteworthy among
the satires are the following: Hasidut ve-Hokhmah, Tashlikh, and Gilgul Nefesh.
Written in the form of epistles, several of the satires seem to have been
modeled on the work of Lucian, the second-century Greek satirist, whose
writings were very popular in European Rationalist literature and which Erter
came to know in Wieland's German translation. Lucian's satiric and ironic
treatment of Greek mythology and of ignorant and boorish antiquity during its
decline was adapted by Erter in his fight against the traditionalist Jewish
society of his day. The recurring character – a type of "persona
satirae" – "the watchman of the House of Israel, " has its
source in the prophet-castigator of Ezekiel 3: 17; by virtue of the authority
of the biblical figure, Erter's watchman reviews the reality of Jewish society
in Galicia and Poland in the first half of the 19th century. In this narrative,
written in an autobiographical manner, the "observer" gathers
evidence and confronts the reader with confessions of figures belonging to an
imaginary, fanciful world, confessions made in a dream state or after death.
Having endowed them with a keen rhetoric ability, Erter enables these figures
to explain their character and experience by ironic exaggeration, coupled with
the idealistic pathos characteristic of the Haskalah movement” (Werses in EJ,
2007). OCLC lists 17 copies worldwide. Ex-library with bookplate. Hinge
repair. Stained pages. Notes on some pages. Chipping to edges of first few
pages. Bumped corners and chipped edges of cover and spine. Otherwise, good
condition. (Rab-40-28) (ID #24668) $100.00.

132.
Horowitz, Isaiah. תקון
ליל שבועות
והושענא רבה
: על פי הסדר
מספר שלה
הקדוש. TIKUN LEL SHAVUOT VE-HOSHANA RABAH:
'AL PI HA-SEDER MI-SEFER SHELAH HA-KADOSH. Vilna: Bi-Defus Yosef Re’uven Be-R.
Menahem Man Rom, 1856. Hardcover, 8vo, 260 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S)
: Shavuot -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Reprint of the
Vilna edition of 1852. Other Titles: Tikkun leil Shavuot. OCLC lists 1 copy
worldwide (Fl Atlantic Univ). Ex-library. Front hinge repair. Stained pages.
Otherwise, good condition. (Spec-9-17) (ID #25500) $50.00.

133.
Plessner, Elias. DERUSH VE-HIDUSH: BE-‘INYAN I MAHANI
BITUL HAMETS ‘AL YEDE SHALIAH. Berlin:
Bi-Defus Tsevi Hirch Ittskovski, 1879. Hardcover, 8vo, 20 pages, 22 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Descriptor: Passover -- Customs and practices. Title
Subject: Talmud Bavli -- Commentaries. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (New York
Public Library, Yivo Institute for Jewish Res, Harvard, Vanderbilt University,
National Library of Israel). Imprint stamp on font and back cover pages. Light
yellowing of pages. Good condition. (Heb-23-20) (ID #26797) $125.00.
PIYYUTIM

134.
Delitzsch, Franz. ZUR GESCHICHTE DER JUDISCHEN POESIE
VOM ABSCHLUSS DER HEILIGEN SCHRIFTEN ALTEN BUNDES BIS AUF DIE NEUESTE ZEIT. Leipzig, K. Tauchnitz,
1836. Hardcover, 8vo, xxiv, 224 pages, 21 cm. In German. SUBJECT (S): Hebrew
poetry -- History and criticism. Includes bibliographical references. Delitzsch
(1813–1890), was a “German Protestant theologian, Bible and Judaica scholar.
Inspired by Julius Fuerst to devote himself to the study of Judaism, he was
appointed professor of theology at the university of his native Leipzig in 1844. Later he
taught at Rostock, Erlangen,
and again in Leipzig.
Though Delitzsch was a devoted Christian and the most significant figure of the
Lutheran “Mission to the Jews, ” believing in the supremacy of the New
Testament over the Old, he maintained an extraordinary understanding of, and
affection for, Judaism. Well versed in Hebrew and in Semitic languages, as well
as in the Talmud and in medieval Jewish literature, Delitzsch was in close
touch with the leading Jewish scholars of his time. As a devout Christian, he
proselytized among the Jews, wrote several pamphlets for that purpose, and made
a new translation of the New Testament into Hebrew (1877, 190112; supposedly
with the assistance of A. H. Weiss) ” (Breuer in EJ
2007). Bumped cover corners. Light staining to some pages. Otherwise very good
condition. (Heb-15-1) (ID #25820) $240.00.
135.
Another copy of the same title, but Front cover
detached. Bookplate of previous owner inside front cover. Otherwise very good
condition. (Heb-15-1B) (ID #26128) $240.00.

136.
Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn Paguda and Adolph Jellinek. TORAT
HOVOT HA-LEVAVOT. Laiptsig [Leipzig], Germany:
Bi-Defus P. A. Brokhoyz, 1846. Hardcover, xlviii, 464 pages, 16mo, 14 cm.
In Hebrew. Bahya (second half of 11th century) was “a moral philosopher. Little
is known about the particulars of Bahya's life beyond the fact that he lived in
Muslim Spain, probably at Saragossa.
Bahya was also known as a paytan and some of his piyyutim are metered. Twenty
piyyutim, either published or in manuscript, signed with the name Bahya are
assumed to be his. Bahya's major work, Kitab al-Hidaya ila Fara’id al-Qulub
(ed. A. S. Yahuda, 1912), was written around 1080. It was translated into
Hebrew by Judah ibn Tibbon in 1161 under the title Hovot ha-Levavot
("Duties of the Hearts"), and in this version it became popular and
had a profound influence on all subsequent Jewish pietistic literature. Joseph
Kimhi also translated portions of it, but his version gained no circulation and
is still in manuscript. Several abridgments were made of the Hebrew
translation, and the work was translated into Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese,
Italian, and Yiddish. In more recent times it has been translated into English
(Duties of the Heart, text and translation by M. Hyamson, 1962), German (Choboth
ha-L'baboth. Lehrbuch der Herzenspflichten, tr. By M. Stern, 1856), and French
Introduction aux devoirs des coeurs, tr. By A. Chouraqui, 1950). In his Hovot
ha-Levavot Bahya drew a great deal upon non-Jewish sources, borrowing from
Muslim mysticism, Arabic Neoplatonism, and perhaps also from the Hermetic
writings. From Muslim authors he borrowed the basic structure of the book as
well as definitions, aphorisms, and examples to illustrate his doctrines. ”
(Vajda in EJ, 2007) SUBJECT(S): Ethics, Jewish -- To 1492. Edited by Isaac
Benjacob with an introduction in German by Adolf Jellinek. OCLC lists 2 copies
worldwide (JTS, Hebrew Union). Wear to binding. Hinge repair. Stained pages.
Title and first page, slight chipping to edges and corners. Last 3 pages,
slight tears, minimal text loss. Otherwise, good condition. (rab-33-10) (ID
#24164) $165.00.
HEBREW LITERATURE

137.
Cohen, Shalom Ben Jacob. NIR DAVID: SHIRE TIFERET
. LI-GEON `UZENU. DAVID BEN YISHAI MELEKH YISRAEL BE-`ESRIM SHIRIM. Vienna: Bey A. Edlen V.
Schmid. 1834. Cloth. 12mo. 409 pages. In Hebrew. Complete, four volumes
in one. SUBJECT (S): David, King of Israel - poetry; Fiction. OCLC lists 12
copies worldwide. Marbled edges. Ex library with library binding. Water stain
throughout, otherwise good condition. (MX-21-16) (ID #23895) $275.00.

138.
Epstein, Zalman. כתבי זלמן עפשטיין. KITVE
ZALMAN EPSHTAIN. St. Peterburg: Bi-Defus Yosef Lurya Ve-Shutafo, 1904.
Softcover, volume 1 only. 251 pages, 8vo, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Hebrew literature. Epstein (1860-1936) was a “Hebrew essayist and critic.
Epstein was born in Luban, Belorussia,
and he received his early education at the Volozhin yeshivah. At the age of 16
he moved to Odessa
where he lived for 30 years. He served on the central committee of Hovevei Zion
from 1890 to 1900 in Odessa.
Later Epstein lived in St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Moscow, and
settled in Palestine
in 1925. In 1879 he began to publish letters and articles in the Hebrew press,
some under the pen-names of "Shelomo ha-Elkoshi" and "Ben Azzai.
" His article, "The Spirit of Nationalism and its Results in Modern
Times, " brought him a measure of recognition. He became a regular
contributor to Ha-Meliz and later to Ha-Zefirah, Ha-Shilo'ah, and other journals,
writing primarily about Jewish problems, particularly the settlement of Palestine and Zionism. He
contributed a series of articles in Yiddish to the St. Petersburg paper Der Tog. Epstein also
commented on Hebrew and general literature, and published a number of poetic
sketches, the best known of which are the series Mi-Sefer ha-Zikhronot shel
Shelomo ha-Elkoshi. In his article "Ha-Sefer ve-ha-Hayyim", in: Lu'ah
Ahi'asaf, 1 (1894), he called upon Hebrew writers not to concern themselves solely
with Jewish problems. Epstein was a romantic who respected and admired Jewish
traditions and sought to blend Judaism and humanism. He was the first to
publish articles in Hebrew on Dostoyevski, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. His style was
biblical and ornate. Only a few of his hundreds of articles and sketches were
collected in the two volumes of his work, one of which appeared in St. Petersburg in 1905,
the other in Tel Aviv in 1938. His monograph Moshe Leib Lilienblum was
published in 1935” (Elkoshi in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 13 copies worldwide.
Outer cover missing. Hinge repair. Chipping to edges of front and back cover.
Light wear. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-37-11) (ID #24600) $30.00.

139.
Ben-Yehudah, Hemda.
חות בני רכב. HAVAT
BENE REKHAV. Yerushalayim: Be-Hotsa’ot Motsi Le-Or Ha-“hashkafah” Shelomoh
Yisra’el Shirizli, 1906. Hardcover, 12mo, 32 pages, portrait, 15 cm. In Hebrew.
1st edition. “Totsa’ah meyuhadah meha-“Hashkafah” shanah 3” Cover title. The
author (née Paula Jonas), was the lexicographer Eliezer Ben Yehudah’s 2nd
wife, marrying him shortly after the death of her sister, his first wife Devora
(née Jonas). “Adopting the Hebrew name Hemdah, she learned Hebrew fluently in
record time, became a reporter for his paper [‘Hatzvi’ -- The Deer -- a weekly
newspaper], and in time took over as editor, in order to allow Eliezer to
concentrate on his research of the lost Hebrew words that the reborn tongue
required…. ’Hatzvi’ was the first Hebrew paper to report what was happening
throughout the land. For this paper Eliezer needed to coin new Hebrew words for
objects and verbs that did not exist in the days of the last Hebrew
commonwealth” (Junior Judaica, Encyclopedia Judaica for Youth, 1992). OCLC
lists 5 copies worldwide (Harvard, Princeton,
NYPL, Stanford, UC-Berkeley). Slight browning and wear to edges of pages.
Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-40-27) (ID #24667) $150.00.

140.
Boguslawsky,
Israel Shalom
Yudovitsh. MI-GIBBORE ISRAEL. SIPPUR LEUMMI. Zitomir [Zhitomir], Kesselmann
& Feinberg, 1901. Hardcover, 16 pages, 12mo, 18 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT
(S): Jews -- Russia.
Title and text in Hebrew. Add. Title in Russian: Iz hebreiskikh heroev.
Jewish farmers in Russia.
A novel. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (John Hopkins). Slight browning of pages.
Section of top margin chipped off on last 9 pages, with no text loss. Chipped
pages. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-34A-5) (ID #24545) $135.00.

141.
Cumberland, Richard. איש
יהודי. ISH YEHUDI: MAHAZEH SHA’ASHU’IM.
Vilna, 1878. Hardcover, 12mo, 84 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. 1st Hebrew edition. Cumberland (1732-1811) was
an “English playwright and novelist who tried to reverse the image of the Jew
created by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Educated at Cambridge,
Cumberland
began writing plays around 1759. His first stage Jew was Naphtali in The
Fashionable Lover. This was an unflattering portrait, but by the time he wrote
The Jew, his attitude had changed completely. In the person of Sheva, Cumberland brought a new
kind of Jew to the English stage. Sheva, like Shylock, is a usurer, hustled and
insulted by the gentlemen of the town as "the meerest muckworm in the city
of London.
" But by the end of the play the audience is made to realize that not one
of the unflattering epithets really applies to him, and he is acclaimed as
"the widow's friend, the orphan's father, the poor man's protector, the
universal philanthropist. " In spite of touches of melodrama and
sentimentality, The Jew did well on the stage and had an influence on the more
serious drama of the period. It has been translated into Hebrew and Yiddish. Cumberland produced a
collection of essays, The Observer, in which he introduced the saintly original
of Sheva, Abraham Abrahams. He also wrote an unsuccessful comic opera entitled
The Jew of Mogadore. Cumberland's
philo-Semitism paved the way for other favorable depictions of Jews in English
literary works” (Fisch in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 5copies worldwide (Harvard,
Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, NYPL). Ex-library. Light wear. Very good
condition. (Rab-40-21) (ID #24661) $200.00.

142.
Jawitz, Wolf. SIHOT MINNI QEDEM ‘IM MA’AMAR HEGYONI ‘AL
SEGULLAT HAM-MELISA HAS-SIPPURIT BE-HAGGADOT HAZA”L BE-SEM “HAM-MIQRA WE-HA-AGGADA”
= SICHOT MINI KEDEM. Warsa Bi-Defus Boimritter We-Gonsor, 1887. Hardcover,
8vo, 12, 120 pages. In Hebrew. Jawitz (Kolno, Lomza Poland 1848-London, 1924)
was a "Hebrew author and historian.He was a representative of the
Orthodox tendency in modern Hebrew literature and in the Zionist movement, and
was one of the champions of the Hibbath Zion movement.He advocated the
creation of a new community life in Palestine which was to go hand in hand with
a regeneration of religion on the basis of tradition. In 1898, Jawitz left
Palestine and came to Vilna where, together with others, he formed the Mizrahi
(Orthodox) wing of Zionism and was for a time editor of its organ, Hamizrah”
(UJE, 10:48).Subject (s): Aggada OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Univ Bibl Johann
Christian Senckenberg). Hinge repair. Stained pages. Slight browning to edges
of pages. Bumped corners. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-38-5) (ID
#24614) $100.00.

143.
Lehmann, Marcus. ZIS OPPENHAYM: SIPUR HISTORI. Mainz, 1872. Hardcover,
12mo, 104 pages, 15 cm. In Hebrew. 1st edition. SUBJECT (S):
Suess-Oppenheimer, Joseph, 1692-1738 -- Fiction. Lehmann (1831-1890) was a
“German Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and writer. Lehmann was born in Verden, Germany,
and studied with Israel Hildesheimer in Halberstadt, with S. L. Rapoport in Prague, and at Halle.
In Prague he
was friendly with the writer Solomon Kohn, who may have influenced Lehmann's
future work as a writer. In 1853 an organ was introduced in the synagogue of Mainz and in 1854, when
the Orthodox members formed a separate congregation, Lehmann was elected their
rabbi and, eventually, one of the leaders and spokesmen of modern German
Orthodoxy. In Mainz
he founded a religious school which from 1859 was an elementary day school for
boys and girls. Lehmann wrote polemically against Reform and founded the weekly
Israelit to counter the influence of Ludwig Philippson's Reform periodical,
Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums; the Israelit became the principal voice of
German Orthodoxy. Lehmann was the main contributor to the Israelit and his many
historical novels, including Rabbi Joselmann von Rosheim, and short stories
were first published in it. His stories were collected in Aus Vergangenheit und
Gegenwart, and many were translated or adapted into Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic,
French, Hungarian, English, and other languages. Lehmann's stories have no
great literary merit, but as juvenile literature, they have religious and
educational value. Of more scholarly importance, though also primarily intended
for popular instruction, are his German edition of the Haggadah, anonymously
revised and enlarged by H. Ehrmann and translated into English, and his Sabbath
lectures on Avot, collected as Die Sprueche der Vaeter in which Lehmann made
use of earlier commentators, particularly of Samuel b. Isaac 's Midrash
Shemu’el, and thus made the commentators accessible to the German reader.
Lehmann also published the tractate Berakhot of the Jerusalem Talmud with the
commentary of Solomon Sirillo and his own notes, Meir Nativ. Lehmann translated
the Pentateuch in the Bible translation initiated by the Orthodox Bible
Institute to counter the translation of Zunz and others. As editor of the
Israelit, Lehmann agreed increasingly with S. R. Hirsch’s intransigent line in
Hirsch's differences with Hildesheimer, Lehmann's friend and teacher”
(Rothschild in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Brandeis, Harvard,
JTS, Hebrew Union). Light wear. Very good condition. (Rab-40-26) (ID #24666)
$150.00.

144.
Mapu, Abraham. אשמת שומרון:. בימי אחז מלך יהודה ופקח בן רמליהו והושע בן אלה מלכי ישראל. ASHMAT SHOMRON: NIKHBADOT
MEDUBAR BO BI-YEME AHAZ MELEKH YEHUDAH U-FEKAH BEN REMALYAHU VE-HOSHE’A BEN
ELAH MALKHE YISRA’EL (2 VOLUMES). Vilna: Bi-Defus Y. R. Rom, 1865. Hardcover,
2 volumes in 1, 202, 263 pages, 8vo, 18 cm. In Hebrew. 1st edition SUBJECT(S):
Ahaz -- Fiction. Mapu (1808-1867) was the “creator of the modern Hebrew novel.
One of the principal exponents of the Haskalah movement in Eastern Europe, he
is best known for his first and most successful novel Ahavat Ziyyon, which
represents a turning point in the development of modern Hebrew literature. The
son of an indigent and scholarly teacher, Mapu was born in Slobodka, a
poverty-stricken suburb of Kovno, where he early acquired a reputation as a
brilliant student, and, having mastered much of the talmudic learning of the
day, he was considered fit for independent study at the age of 12. Following
his marriage at 17, Mapu continued his studies in the home of his wealthy
father-in-law in Kovno. After a brief flirtation with Hasidism, he resumed an
interest in Kabbalah and mysticism, previously fostered by his father. This
occasioned a period of close contact with Elijah Ragoler. The chance finding of
a copy of the Psalms with a Latin translation in Ragoler's home aroused his
interest and he taught himself Latin, virtually an unknown study among pious
Jews in Eastern Europe. Eventually he acquired
a fair proficiency in French, German, and Russian, in spite of the prevailing
hostility in Orthodox Jewish circles to the learning of languages. These
studies plus an interest in such equally neglected subjects as Bible, Hebrew
grammar, and modern literature laid the foundations of his subsequent
achievements. For the Hebrew reader, Mapu's first novel, Ahavat Ziyyon, was
uniquely influential. It opened the prospect of a free and independent life to
a people hopelessly fettered by political, social, and economic restrictions.
Its significance lies in the fresh possibilities of art and life which it
revealed, and in the new awareness it promoted. As the first Hebrew novel, it
represents the first expression of a people's longing for a fuller and better
life” (Patterson in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Columbia, NYPL, Penn). Ex-library with usual
markings. Stained pages. Hinge repair. Wear and chipping to cover spine and
binding. Bumped corners. Writing on title pages. Otherwise, very good
condition. (Rab-37-21) (ID #24608) $175.00.

145.
Mendele Mokher Sefarim [Shalom Yakov Abramowitz]. האבות
והבנים:
ספור־אהבים.
HA-AVOT VEHA-BANIM. Odessa:
Bi-Defus M. A. Belinson, 1868. Hardcover, 8vo, 162 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew.
Shalom Yakov Abramowitz, aka Mendele Mokher Seforim (1835-1917), “is revered
as the ‘grandfather of Yiddish literature’ for his innovations in laying a new
literary frame work for Yiddish. His work realistically portrayed Jewish life
with honesty and without judgment and depicted the world of the shtetl
[village] with all its poverty and decay; all its joy and poetry. Mendele was
born in Belorussia (Belarus)
and came from a comfortable family of Lithuanian rabbis. He initially wrote in
Hebrew and was a proponent of the Haskalah [Enlightenment]” (my jewish learning
(dot) cm, 2010). SUBJECT(S): Hebrew fiction. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide.
Ex-library with usual markings. Bookplate with inscription of “This book was
once the property of a Jew, victim of the Great Massacre in Europe.
The Nazis who seized this book eventually destroyed the owner. It has been recovered
by the Jewish people, and reverently placed in this institution by the Canadian
Jewish Congress, as a memorial to those who gave their lives for the
Sanctification of the Holy Name. ” Notes inside cover. Hinge repair. Stained
pages. Tape repairs on some pages. Good condition. (Rab-44-10) (ID #24718)
$65.00.

146.
Paulizky, Heinrich Felix, and Yehudah Bezalel Ben Zeev
Wolf Eliasberg. תמים דעות הקדמה לספר מרפא לעם. TEMIM DE’OT HAKDAMAH LE-SEFER MARPE LA-‘AM.
Vilna: Bi-Defus Menahem Man Ve-Simhah Zimel, 1842. Hardcover, 72 pages, 4to, 22
cm. In Hebrew. 1st Hebrew Edition. Haskalah-era Hebrew translation of
Anleitungen für Landleute zu einer vernünftigen Gesundheitspflege (1791. A
Guide to Reasonable Health Care for Rural People) SUBJECT(S): Medicine,
Popular. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Hinge repair. Chipping and wear to
edges of cover and binding. Stained pages. Notes inside back cover. Otherwise,
very good condition. (Rab-37-9) (ID #24598) $225.00.

147.
Wessely, Naphtali Herz. שירי
תפארת: חבור
כולל ששה
חלקים בשמונה
עשר שירים,
כלם מספרים
תהלת ה׳
ועזוזו
ונפלאותיו
אשר עשה לאבותינו
בהוציאם מארץ
מצרים וקרבם
אל הר סיני. SHIRE
TIF’ERET. Lemberg, J. Schnayder, 1844. Hardcover, 8vo, 60, 84, 10, 90, 16, 108,
112, 120 pages, 6 parts in 1 volume, 19cm. In Hebrew. Vocalized text. Wessley
(1725-1805) was a “Haskalah poet, linguist, and exegete. Wessely’s ancestors
had fled Poland during the
Chmielnicki pogroms and settled in Wesel on the Rhine, from where the family took its name. Born in Hamburg, Wessely spent his childhood in Copenhagen,
where his father was a purveyor to the king of Denmark. He received his religious
education at the yeshivah of Jonathan Eybeschuetz, who influenced him greatly,
and read literature and scientific works in a number of European languages,
Associated with the Feitel Bank, Wessely’s business affairs took him to Amsterdam and Berlin.
In Berlin he
met Moses Mendelssohn and contributed a commentary on Leviticus to the Biur.
Wessely began his literary career with the Hebrew translation of the apocryphal
work Wisdom of Solomon, to which he appended a brief commentary, later
elaborated into a full-length exegesis, Ru’ah Hen. He pioneered in the revival
of biblical Hebrew, and his translation, written in the vivid and lofty style of
the Scriptures, prompted later Haskalah writers to translate apocryphal works
into biblical Hebrew. The linguistic problems he encountered led to a number of
philological works such as Gan Na’ul, a work on Hebrew synonyms and roots, and
Yein Levanon, a commentary on the mishnaic tractate Avot, which also
concentrates on linguistic aspects. While Wessely’s focus is often linguistic,
his exegesis shows also wide knowledge and learning, and his commentaries were
well received by orthodox scholarship. He is, however, mainly known as a poet –
Shirei Tiferet is the major literary work of the German Haskalah – and as a
pioneer in education and an advocate of the Enlightenment through his Divrei
Shalom ve-Emet, a call in support of the Edict of Tolerance of Joseph II of
Austria” (Barzilay in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (UCLA, Lib of
Congress, JTS, Toronto,
Brandeis). Ex-library. Hinge repair. Stained pages. Wear and chipping to cover
edges and spine. Bumped corners. Otherwise good condition. (Rab-40-25) (ID
#24665) $125.00.
HISTORY
148.
BEIT HAMIDRASH. Wien, 1865. Cloth, 116 pages, 8vo.
Ex-library. Original blue title page, blue and yellow middle pages and green
end page. Bound with: Anapolski, Tsevi Hirsh. SIAH EREV:. HAMISHAH SIHOT.Odesa
: Bi-defus L. Nittshe ve-shutafo A. Tsederboim, Ukraine. 1863, 28 pages. Hinge
repair. Wear to edges and corners of cover. Ex-library. Some stained pages.
Otherwise, good condition. (rab-34-6/7z) (ID #21790) $200.00.
149.
Russia)
Anapolski, Tsevi Hirsh. SIAH EREV:. HAMISHAH SIHOT.
Odesa: Bi-Defus L. Nittshe ve-Shutafo A. Tsederboim, Ukraine,
1863. Cloth, 28 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S):
Jews -- Russia.
OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (NYPL). Bound with: BEIT
HAMIDRASH. Wien, 1865. 116 pages, Ex-library. Bound with original blue title
page, blue and yellow middle pages and green end page. Ex-library. Hinge
repair. Wear to edges and corners of cover. Stained pages. (rab-34-6/7z) (ID
#21789) $200.00.

150.
Bernfeld, Simon. דור
תהפוכות:
מונוגרפיה
מימי ראשית
השכלת
היהודים
בגרמניה
בשנות המאה
ה־81. DOR TAHAPUKHOT: MONOGRAFYOT MI-YEME RESHIT HASKALAT
HA-YEHUDIM BE-GERMANYAH BI-SHENOT HA-MEAH HA-SHEMONEH-`ESREH. COMPLETE, TWO
VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE. Warsaw
: Tushiyah. 1898. Cloth. 12mo. 128, 87 pages. In Hebrew. Complete, two
volumes bound in one. SUBJECT(S): Jews -history - 1789-1945; Jew - Germany
- history. OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. BOUND WITH: Bernfeld, Simon. דור חכם
: מונוגרפיה
ע״ד חכמי עמנו
המצוינים
במאה הי״ט
ותקופתם. DOR HAKHAM: MONOGRAFYAH `A. D. HOKHME `AMENU HA-METSUYANIM
BA-MEAH HA-19 U-TEKUFATAM. Warsaw:
Toshiyah, 1896. 90 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jews - biography; Jewish
ethics. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. "Bernfeld was born in Stanislav, Galicia,
and was educated in Koenigsberg and Berlin.
In 1886 he was appointed chief rabbi of the Sephardi community of Belgrade, Serbia;
he remained there until 1894, when he returned to Berlin and devoted himself to scholarly
pursuits. He continued his literary work until his death, despite blindness in
his later years. Bernfeld wrote several monographs in Hebrew on Jewish history
and philosophy, the earliest published when he was only 19." (Klausner,
EJ) Has postage style Max Nordau stamp on title page. Tanned, bookplate, good
condition. (HebLit-5-) (ID #24530) $100.00.
151.
Chorny, Joseph Judah. SEFER HA-MASA'OT BE-ERETS KAVKAZ
UVA-MEDINOT ASHER ME-'EVER LE-KAVKAZ U-KETSAT MEDINOT AHEROT BE-NEGEV RUSYA
MI-SHENAT 5627 'AD SHENAT 5635.
St.
Petersburg: Ha-Hevrah Le-Harbot Haskalah Etsel Yehude
Rusya, 1884. 1st edition. Hardcover, 1 leaf, 350 pages, 8vo, 21 cm. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Jews -- Georgia (Republic). Edited by Abraham Elijah
Harkavy. Chorny (1835-1880) was "a traveler and ethnographer, born in Minsk. While a young man,
Chorny settled in the Caucasus, where he became interested in the religious
life and customs of the Mountain Jews and of the communities of Georgia, Bukhara,
and Persia.
He subsequently published articles in the Jewish and Russian press in Russia and in Western
Europe describing their mode of life, their difficult economic and
social situation, and low cultural level. Chorny approached S. D. Luzzatto,
Adolphe Cremieux, and other leading Jews about the problem. In 1864, with the
help of the Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews in Russia, Chorny obtained letters of
recommendation from the governor of the Caucasus, Grand Prince Michael, to the
local authorities and traveled throughout the Caucasian
Mountains and Georgia for
over ten years. At the end of 1879 he went to Odessa. The Society published part of his
findings posthumously as Sefer ha-Massa'ot ("Book of Travels"). It
is important for its ethnographical description of the Mountain Jews and
Georgian communities in the 19th century. Many of Chorny's writings survive in
manuscript form" (Slutsky in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide.
Slight browning to edges of pages. Few stained pages. Bumped corners. Wear to
cover binding. Otherwise, very good condition. Important book on the Jews of
Georgia, here in 1st edition. (Rab-34A-23) (ID #24560) $200.00.

152.
Friedberg, Bernhard. ספר
מרגניתא
שפירא: יכיל
קורות ופעלות
רבנו נתן
שפירא.
וקורות מטעיו
המתיחסים אחר
מטהו. SEFER MARGANITA SHAPIRA:. KOROT
U-FO'OLOT RABENU NATAN SHPIRA ME-HORADNA. Drohobitsh: Bi-Defus A. H. Zupnik,
1899. Hardcover, 16 pages, 8vo, 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Rabbis -- Poland
-- Biography. Jews -- Poland
-- Biography. Shapira, Natan Ashkenazi ben Shimshon, ca. 1490-1577. Spira
family. Includes bibliographical references. Other Titles: Marganita Shapira;
Luhot zikaron. Lichot zikaron. Friedberg (1876-1961) was "a scholar and
bibliographer. Friedberg was born in Cracow, and
in 1900 moved to Frankfurt, where he worked
for the publisher and bookseller Isaac Kauffmann. In 1904 he set up his own
firm and by 1906 had published two catalogs; in the same year he and J. Saenger
founded the publishing house of Saenger and Friedberg. In 1910 the partnership
broke up, and Friedberg entered the diamond trade, moving to Antwerp. When the Nazis occupied Belgium,
he lost his valuable library and all his papers. In 1946 he settled in Tel
Aviv, continuing to deal in diamonds but with his heart in books and his
bibliographical and genealogical research. Beginning in 1896, Friedberg
published in Hebrew a number of biographies, family histories, and a study on
the old Jewish cemetery
of Cracow. In 1932 he
began publishing a series of works on the history of Hebrew printing, Toledot
ha-Defus ha-Ivri; the series included volumes on Poland, Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Turkey, and the Orient, on Central Europe, and on Western Europe. His
greatest achievement was his bibliographical lexicon Beit Eked Sefarim. Though
Friedberg's works are not always accurate, they are indispensable bibliographical
reference books" (Ben-Menahem in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide
(JTS). Hinge repair. Browning to edges of pages. Wear to binding. Bumped
corners and edges of cover, cover binding. Otherwise, very good condition.
(Rab-34A-21) (ID #24558) $100.00.

153.
Germeisa,
Judah Loeb.
TOLDOT RUSYA: BO YEDUBAR MI-SIPURE TOLDOT HA-MOSHLIM ASHER MASHLU LIFNIM
BE-ERETS RUSYA ME-ET HEYOT AM RUSYA LE-AM. VEHA-MILHAMOT. AD ET.
NIKOLAI PAVLOVITS. Sudilkov: Itska
Madfis, Ukraine,
1836. Hardcover, 38 pages, 8vo. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Nicholas I, Emperor
of Russia,
1796-1855. Geographic: Russia
-- History. Partly vocalized. Other Titles: Toldas' Russie, t. E. Istoriia
Rossiickaia. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (JTS). Ex-library. Front cover not
attached to binding. Stained pages. Hinge repair. Tear through page 5-6. Notes
on inside back cover. Otherwise, good condition. Scarce. (rab-33-16) (ID
#24170) $225.00.

154.
Guenzburg, Mordecai Aaron. ספר
ימי הדור, הוא
תולדות הימים החדשים
מראשית ימי
השנוים בצרפת
בשנת תק״ל עד
ימי מסע
נאפאלעאן
לארץ רוסיא
בשנת תקע״ב. SEFER
YEME HA-DOR, HU TOLDOT HA-YAMIM HE-HADASHIM MI-RESHIT YEME HA-SHINUYIM
BE-TSAREFAT BI-SHENAT 530 ‘AD YEME MASA’ NAPOLE’ON LE-ERETS RUSYA BI-SHENAT
572. Vilna, Bi-Defus Yosef Reuven Bar Menahem Min Rom, 1860. Hardcover, 12mo,
130 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Europe
-- History -- 18th century. Europe -- History
-- 1789-1900. Other Titles: Yeme ha-dor. Guenzburg (1795-1846) was a “Hebrew
author and founder of the first modern Jewish school in Lithuania. Guenzburg was born in
Salantai and earned a living as an itinerant tutor until 1835 when he settled
permanently in Vilna. In 1841 he and the poet Solomon Salkind founded a modern
Jewish school, which he directed as headmaster until his death. Guenzburg
became one of the leading spokesmen for the Vilna Haskalah, though he was a
moderate who opposed radical change. He observed the practical mitzvot which,
under Moses Mendelssohn 's influence, he viewed as social regulations for the
benefit of the Jewish community. He opposed the extremism of both the Orthodox
and the secularists. When Max Lilienthal was invited to Russia by the authorities,
Guenzburg joined the Vilna maskilim in attacking Lilienthal's attempts to win
over the Orthodox and ridiculed his German ways and superficiality. Guenzburg's
books in the area of French and Russian history enjoyed wide circulation and
helped improve his financial condition. In 1844 and 1862 he published Devir, an
anthology of letters, essays, and short stories, containing, among others,
letters by Goethe, Heine, and Boerne, and a translation of the letters of Moses
Montefiore's personal secretary, Eliezer Halevi, who accompanied Montefiore on
his first trip to Palestine.
Devir also contained essays about the neglected Jewish communities in the Arab
lands, China, and Ethiopia. Devir
aroused in its readers a love for Palestine
and influenced Abraham Mapu and Kalman Shullmann. His autobiography Avi'ezer,
his most original work, appeared in 1864. Written in the style of Rousseau's
confessions, it portrays the inner world of the Jewish child, and is a ringing
attack on the heder system of education. Stylistically, Guenzburg surpasses his
contemporaries by far. For the sake of accuracy he resorted to mishnaic Hebrew,
introducing talmudic phrases and neologisms, many of which became commonly
accepted and are still in use, for example, milhemet magen, milhemet tigrah,
rahitim, beit-do'ar, etc. Guenzburg was the literary forerunner of P. Smolenskin,
J. L. Gordon, M. L. Lilienblum, and R. A. Broides. His other works include
Ittotei Rusyah Ha-Zarefatim be Rusyah, on the Franco-Russian War of 1812;
Pi-hahiroth, a history of the wars of 1813–1815” (Ahimeir in EJ, 2007). OCLC
lists 11 copies worldwide. Ex-library with bookplate and usual markings. Hinge
repair. Writing inside front cover. Some stained pages. Wear to cover binding,
edges and corners. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-40-11). (ID #24651) $65.00.

155.
Lehmann, Marcus. חתן
המלך: ספור.
יסודתו
בקורות בני
עמנו מימי
גזרות ת״ח
ות״ט. HATAN HA-MELEKH. Warsaw, 1904. Hardcover, 12mo, 58 pages. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Jews -- History. Lehmann (1831-1890) was a “German
Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and writer. Lehmann was born in Verden,
Germany, and studied with
Israel Hildesheimer in Halberstadt, with S. L. Rapoport in Prague,
and at Halle.
In Prague he
was friendly with the writer Solomon Kohn, who may have influenced Lehmann’s
future work as a writer. In 1853 an organ was introduced in the synagogue of Mainz and in 1854, when
the Orthodox members formed a separate congregation, Lehmann was elected their
rabbi and, eventually, one of the leaders and spokesmen of modern German
Orthodoxy. In Mainz
he founded a religious school which from 1859 was an elementary day school for
boys and girls. Lehmann wrote polemically against Reform and founded the weekly
Israelit to counter the influence of Ludwig Philippson’s Reform periodical,
Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums; the Israelit became the principal voice of
German Orthodoxy. Lehmann was the main contributor to the Israelit and his many
historical novels, including Rabbi Joselmann von Rosheim, and short stories
were first published in it. His stories were collected in Aus Vergangenheit und
Gegenwart, and many were translated or adapted into Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic,
French, Hungarian, English, and other languages. Lehmann’s stories have no
great literary merit, but as juvenile literature, they have religious and
educational value. Of more scholarly importance, though also primarily intended
for popular instruction, are his German edition of the Haggadah, anonymously
revised and enlarged by H. Ehrmann and translated into English, and his Sabbath
lectures on Avot, collected as Die Sprueche der Vaeter in which Lehmann made
use of earlier commentators, particularly of Samuel b. Isaac’s Midrash
Shemu’el, and thus made the commentators accessible to the German reader.
Lehmann also published the tractate Berakhot of the Jerusalem Talmud with the
commentary of Solomon Sirillo and his own notes, Meir Nativ. Lehmann translated
the Pentateuch in the Bible translation initiated by the Orthodox Bible
Institute to counter the translation of Zunz and others. As editor of the
Israelit, Lehmann agreed increasingly with S. R. Hirsch’s intransigent line in
Hirsch’s differences with Hildesheimer, Lehmann’s friend and teacher”
(Rothschild in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Brandeis). Ex-library
with markings. Staining on title page. Brown edges. Hinge repair. Wear to cover
corners. Otherwise very good condition. (Heb-13-10) (ID #25802) $100.00.
CHRISTIAN HEBRAISM
156.
Otho,
Johann Heinrich. IOH. HENRICI OTHONIS, HEL. BERNATIS, IN ACAD. LAUS. PHIL.
PROF. LEXICON RABBINICO-PHILOLOGICUM. Genevae: Sumptibus Ioh. Herm. Widerhold,
1675. Bound in period Vellum, 12mo, 80, 682, 54 pages, 18 cm. First edition.
In Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, includes Otho's Latin translation of the Mishnah
Tractate Shekalim with parallel Hebrew text. SUBJECT (S): Descriptor: Latin
language -- Dictionaries -- Hebrew. Hebrew language -- Dictionaries -- Latin.
Engraved title page vignette (printer’s device), head- and tail-pieces,
initials. Includes indexes. Added half title page. Other Titles: “Lexicon
rabbinico-philologicum; Lexicon rabbinico-philologicvm, in qvo ordine
alphabetico notantvr et referuntur praecipua; Mishnah; Shekalim; ” Hebrew;
1675; Mishnah; Shekalim; Latin; Otho; 1675. Ex-library with usual markings.
Staining to cover. Bumped corners and edges. Very good condition. (Bib-22-9) (ID
#25092) $400.00.
LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
157.
Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer. עד
אימתי דברו
עברית'AD EMATAI DIBRU `IVRIT?. Nyu-York:
Kadimah, 1919. CLOTH. 12mo. 132
pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew language. In very good condition. (HEBLIT1-1)
(ID #24810) $35.00.

158.
Gesenius, Wilhelm; E. Kautzsch; A. E. Cowley. GESENIUS'
HEBREW GRAMMAR. Oxford
: Clarendon Press. 1910. Cloth. 8vo. Xvi, 598 pages. "Second English
edition revised in accordance with the twenty-eighth German edition. "
SUBJECT (S): Hebrew language - grammar. Gesenius (1786-1842) was a
"German Orientalist, lexicographer, and Bible scholar. Born at Nordhausen,
he taught in several German towns, and was appointed professor of theology at
the University of
Halle in 1811. He wrote a
number of studies on Semitic languages. Gesenius' main field of interest was
the scientific investigation of biblical Hebrew based on comparison with other
Semitic languages and his studies remained basic for subsequent research. His
work was the first in a field of research that freed the study of Hebrew from
theological considerations. His most important contributions to the knowledge
of Hebrew language and grammar [include] Hebraeische Grammatik, a Hebrew
grammar which appeared in German in 29 editions and was also translated into
English (Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar). Gesenius was a close friend of W. De
Wette, who greatly influenced his work on the authorship of biblical books and
Israelite religion. His rationalism aroused the ire of orthodox
supernaturalists. Some negative assessments of Judaism in his work were hardly
unique to Gesenius' in his own time. " (EJ, 2007) Boaz Cohen's copy with
his signature and donation stamp. Hebrew-language article laid in. Pencil notes
inside front cover, front hinge and spine repaired, boards a little worn, good-
condition. (RAB-20-3) (ID #21762) $30.00.

159.
Gross, Siegmund, Menahem Ibn-Sarûq. MENAHEM BEN SARUK:
MIT BERÜCKSICHTIGUNG SEINER VORGÄNGER UND NACHFOLGER; EIN BEITRAG ZUR
GESCHICHTE DER HEBRÄISCHEN GRAMMATIK UND LEXICOGRAPHIE. Breslau:
Schletter, 1872. Cloth, 112 pages, 8vo, 8". In Hebrew. Mayer
Sulzberger's copy, with his bookplate. Standard SUBJECT (S). Identifier:
Hebrew language; Grammar; Hebrew language; Lexicography; Menahem ben Saruq.
Good Condition. Wear and tear on binding and cover. First 16 pages present in
facsimile only, bound in somewhat crudely. (k-rab-1-11) (ID #21662) $50.00.

160.
Levisohn, Shlomo. מחקרי
לשון:
כולל שיחה
בעולם הנשמות
ובית האסף. MEHKERE LASHON
KOLEL SIHAH BE-'OLAM HA-NESHAMOT U-VET HA-OSEF 'IM HE'AROT ME-ET ADAM HA-KOHEN
LEBENZOHN. Vilna: Y. R. Rom. 1849. Half leather. 16mo. Xii, 108 pages. In
Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew language - grammar. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide.
Ex library. Boards worn, notes on front fly leaf, good condition. (RAB-19-5)
(ID #21712) $100.00.

161.
Shapiro, Aaron Jacob. MORE NEVUKHE HA-LASHON: OTSAR
MILIM: SEFER SHIMUSHI LE-KHOL HA-KOTVIM `IVRIT. Warsaw: No Publisher. 1909. Cloth. 8vo.
Xiv, 78 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Hebrew language - style. OCLC lists 9
copies worldwide. Ex library. Pages tanned, light water stain in margins
throughout, good+ condition. (RAB-21-6) (ID #21730) $75.00.

162.
Wijnkoop, J. D.; C. Van Den Biesen. MANUAL OF HEBREW
GRAMMAR. London:
Luzac & Co. 1898. Cloth. 12mo. Xvi, 158 pages. "Revised and
improved edition. " SUBJECT (S): Hebrew language - grammar. OCLC lists 29
copies worldwide. Ex library. Light water stain in corner of first few pages,
good+ condition. (RAB-21-32) (ID #21756) $30.00.

163.
Gesenius, Wilhelm. NEUES HEBRAISCH-DEUTSCHES
HANDWORTERBUCH UBER DAS ALTE TESTAMENT MIT EINSCHLUSS DES BIBLISCHEN
CHALDAISMUS: EIN AUSZUG AUS DEM GROSSEN WERKE IN VIELEN ARTIKELN DESSELBEN UMGEARBEITET
VORNEHMLICH FUR SCHULEN. Leipzig:
F. C. W. Vogel, 1815. Hardcover, xvi, 720 pages, 8vo, 24 cm. In German. 1st
edition thus. SUBJECT (S): Hebrew language -- Dictionaries -- German. Bible.
O. T. - Dictionaries. "Gesenius' main field of interest was the scientific
investigation of biblical Hebrew based on comparison with other Semitic
languages and his studies remained basic for subsequent research. His work was
the first in a field of research that freed the study of Hebrew from
theological considerations. " (Garbell, EJ 2007). This is an improved
edition of his first Hebraeisch-deutsches Handwoerterbuch. Other Titles: Neues
hebraisch- deutsches Handworterbuch uber das Alte Testament.;
Hebraisch-deutsches Handworterbuch uber das Alte Testament.; Hebraisch-
deutsches Handworterbuch uber das Alte Testament. OCLC lists 20 copies
worldwide. Front and back cover detached. Book in 3 sections. Hinge repair.
Stained pages. Ex-library and institutional bookplate. Otherwise, good
condition. (Rab-34A-12) (ID #24552) $80.00.

164.
Jellinek, Adolph, 1821-1893. DIE HEBRÄISCHE SPRACHE:
REDE, AN SCHEMINI AZERET 5639 GEHALTEN. Wien: M. Waizner, 1878. Original
paper wrappers, 8vo. 16 pages. First Edition. In German. SUBJECT (S): Jewish
sermons. Jellinek was a "Vienna preacher and scholar.In 1862 Jellinek
founded the Beit ha-Midrash Academy where public lectures were delivered by
himself, Isaac Hirsch Weiss, and Meir Friedmann. A scholarly periodical, also
called Beit ha-Midrash, was published under its auspices. His eldest son,
GEORGE J. JELLINEK (1851-1911), a professor of public law at Basle and Heidelberg, was baptized
after Jellinek's death. Jellinek was considered the greatest preacher of his
day and some 200 of his sermons were published, some were translated into
Hebrew and into other languages. Their most striking characteristic was that,
while related to actual problems of the day, they made brilliant and original
use of aggadah and Midrash. Personally lenient in matters of ritual, he advocated
a moderately liberal line, striving for unity in the community. Thus although
he wanted to install an organ in the synagogue "to attract the
indifferent, " he took I. N. Mannheimer 's advice and abandoned the idea.
He also opposed the omission from the prayer book of references to Zion and prayers for the
restoration of sacrifices. Due to the conciliatory attitude of both Jellinek
and the leader of the Orthodox group, Solomon Benjamin Spitzer, a split in the
community was avoided. " (Scholem and Lamed, EJ, 2007) OCLC lists 8 copies
worldwide. Covers darkened and brittle, edges chipped. Pages and text clean.
Good + condition. (RAB-45-15) (ID #24703) $75.00.

165.
Katzenelson, Itzhak. SEFAT AMENU: METSUYAR: HA-SEFER
HA-RISHON AHARE HA-ALEF-BET: SEFER LIMUD U-MIKRA. Varsheh: Merkaz, 1917.
Hardcover, 8vo, 191 pages, illustrations, 25 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S):
Descriptor: Hebrew language -- Readers. Vocalized text. OCLC lists 2 copies
worldwide (Florida Atlantic University,
University of Cape
Town), only 1 in the US. Bumped corners. Fraying of
spine cover. Wear to binding. Yellowing of pages. Good condition. (Heb-19-6)
(ID #26754) $35.00.

166.
Kraints, H. Z. N. A. מערכי־לשון
כולל כל חכמת
הדקדוק. SEFER MAARKHE-LASHON: KOLEL
KOL HOKHMAT HA-DIKDUK LI-RESHIT HA-LIMUD LE-NAARE B.Y.: VE-NISPAH LO SEFER
HA-MILOT LE-SHORSHEHEN. Zitomir [Zhitomir]:
Bi-Defus Y. M. Baaksht?, 1873. Hardcover, 107 pages, 12mo. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Hebrew language -- Grammar -- Textbooks. Hebrew language --
Textbooks for foreign speakers -- Yiddish. No copies found on OCLC. Ex library.
Stained pages. Tile page chipped around edges. Wear to cover binding and edges.
Chipped cover corners. Otherwise, very good condition. Scarce. (Rab-34A-4) (ID #24544)
$200.00.

167.
Mussafia, Benjamin and Judah Loeb Paradiesthal. זכר רב:
מסודות הלשון.
ZEKHER RAV: MOSADOT HA-LASHON. Vilno: Fin, Rozenkrants, 1863. Hardcover, 12mo,
x, 198 pages, 16 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew language -- Root. Mussafia
(1606-1675) was a “rabbi, philologist, physician, and author. A descendant of
Spanish Marranos, he was probably born in Spain; little is known of his early
years. He received a broad philosophical education, and, apart from his great
talmudic scholarship, had a sound knowledge of Latin, Greek, and Arabic. He
lived in Hamburg
where he distinguished himself as a physician and gained fame in the medical
profession with the publication of his books on medicine. Consequently, he was
invited to act as personal physician to King Christian IV of Denmark, to whom he dedicated the
scientific work Mei ha-Yam. When the king died in 1648, Mussafia moved to Amsterdam where he became
a member of the well-known bet ha-midrash "Keter Torah. " In his old
age, he acted as one of the scholars of Amsterdam, and his signature was first
on the eulogy and letter of recognition of Shabbetai Zevi, the false messiah,
which was signed by Portuguese and bet hamidrash “Keter Torah” scholars. In
consequence, Jacob Sasportas, a zealous fighter against the Shabbateans,
attacked him in his Oholei Ya’akov. Mussafia’s most important work is Musaf
he-Arukh, a supplement of linguistic entries to the Arukh of Nathan b. Jehiel
of Rome, in which he also gave new explanations to Latin and Greek words in that
work. In his research he based himself largely on Buxtorf’s lexicon. The book
gave him a world reputation as a scholar, and it was published in more than 20
editions. Zekher Rav is his first published work; written in verse, it relates
the marvels of the creation. His commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud has not
been published. His scientific works, written under the Latin pseudonym,
Dionysius, include Mei Zahav, on the healing properties of gold; and Mei
ha-Yam, on the tidal flow” (Alfassi in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 11 copies
worldwide. Ex-library. Hinge repair. Stained pages. Last 6 pages, top corner,
slighty damaged. Notes on inner title page. Staining to front and back cover.
Chipping and wear to cover edges and cover. Otherwise, good condition. (Rab-40-24)xx
(ID #24664) $100.00.

168.
Reicherson, Moses. חלקת
הנקוד: כולל
כללי הנקוד
לכל
משפטיו.עפ"י
שטה חדשה. SEFER HELKAT
HA-NIKUD:.KOLEL KELALE HA-NIKUD LE-KHOL MISHPATAV. ‘AP.I. SHITA HADASHA.
Vilna: Bi-Defus Shemuel Yosef Fain, 1864. Hardcover, 12mo, 154 pages, 21 cm.
In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S); Hebrew language -- Grammar. Other Titles: Helkat
ha-nikud. Reicherson (1827-1903) was a “Hebrew author and grammarian.
Reicherson was born in Vilna where he earned his living as a part-time teacher
of Hebrew and as a proofreader and editor for publishing houses. He was a
childhood friend of J. L. Gordon. He produced the first Hebrew translation of
the proverbs of the Russian author I. A. Krylov, and published a three-part
Hebrew grammar, Dikduk li-Sefat Ever. In 1890 he immigrated to New York where he
translated Lessing's proverbs and stories in Mishlei Lessing ve-Sippurav. He
also wrote many essays on linguistics for American and European Hebrew
journals” (Slutsky in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Brandeis).
Ex-library with usual markings. Hinge repair. Page before title page torn.
Stained pages. Wear and chipping to cover edges, spine and corners. Otherwise,
very good condition. (Rab-40-10). (ID #24650) $50.00.

169.
Stern, S. G, Menahem Ben Saruq, Ben Kafron, Judah Ben
David Hayyuj, Isaac Ibn Gikatilla, Dunash Ben Labrat, Yehudi Ben Sheshet, Jacob
Ben Meir Tam, Ibn Gabirol. ספר
תשובות:
תשובות
תלמידי מנחם
בן יעקב ן׳ סרוק
(ה״ה ן׳ קפרון,
יהודה ן׳ דוד,
ויצחק ן׳ גיקטיליה)
על תשובות
דונש בן לברט
אשר חלק על
מנחם רבם:
תשובות תלמיד
דונש הלוי בן
לברט (ה״ה
יהודי אבן
ששת) אשר השיב
על דברי
תלמידי מנחם
בן סרוק. SEFER TESHUVOT: TESHUVOT
TALMIDE MENAHEM BEN YA’AKOV N. SARUK. ‘AL TESHUVOT DUNASH BEN LABRAT:
TESHUVOT TALMID DUNASH HA-LEVI BEN LABRAT. Wien: S. G. Stern, 1870.
Hardcover, 8vo, 2 volumes in 1, lxxvi, 104, 44, 60 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew.
Edition: Lo nod’u bilti ha-yom. Contents: Particula I. Continet Responsiones
discipulorum R. Menahem b. Saruk, i. E. Ben Kafron, Jehuda b. Daud, Isaak ibn
Chiquitilla contra responsiones Dunasch b. Labrat, Levitae, qui a praedicto R.
Menahem in grammaticis dissensit -- Particula II. Continet Responsiones
discipuli Dunasch b. Labrat, i. E. Jehudi b. Scheschat, quibus sententias
discipulorum R. Menahem b. Saruk refutavit. Primum ex uno et solo Cod. Mss.
Edidit, annotationibus collocationibusque illustravit, commentario instruxit,
introductione in linguae Hebraicae historiam ornavit Salomo Gottlieb Stern.
SUBJECT(S): Hebrew language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1800. Hebrew language
-- Lexicography -- Early works to 1800. Menahem ben Saruq, Mahberet --
Controversial literature. Mahberet -- Apologetic works. Dunash ben Labrat, 10th
cent. Teshuvot Dunash ben Labrat ha-Levi asher halak ‘al Menahem rabam.
Hasdai ben Shaprut. Partly vocalized. Other Titles: Talmide Menachem; Liber
responsionum Salomo Gottlieb Stern, Hungarus Rohonczinus. Saruq (10th century)
was a “Spanish author and lexicographer. Born in Tortosa, he moved at an early
age to Cordova, where Isaac, the father of Hisdai ibn Shaprut, became his
patron. After Isaac's death, Menahem went back to his native town for a short
interlude, and then returned to Cordova, where he lived under the patronage of
Hisdai and worked as his secretary. Besides eulogies on Isdai's parents,
Menahem composed Isdai's famous letter to the king of the Khazars. Isdai
encouraged him to compile his Mahberet, a biblical dictionary in Hebrew.
However, Menahem endured poverty because Hisdai was not a very generous patron.
Later, when Menahem fell into disgrace, Hisdai even persecuted his former
protege and forced him to return to Tortosa. Here Menahem wrote a touching
letter of complaint to Hisdai, a gem of epistolary style and an important
historical document concerning its author's life. Menahem's most important
work, intrinsically and historically, is the Mahberet, whose original name was
probably The Book of Solutions. Because Menahem's dictionary was originally
written in Hebrew, its style surpasses that of biblical dictionaries of greater
quality translated into Hebrew from Arabic, such as Judah ibn Tibbon’s
translation of Ibn Janah’s Book of Roots. More importantly, because the
dictionary was in Hebrew, it was also understood by Jews in Christian countries
where it exerted great influence. For example, in
France, the Mahberet was used
extensively by Rashi. Menahem carefully refrained from linguistic comparisons
between Hebrew and Arabic, presumably as Hebrew was considered a holy language.
Menahem's theological concern is further reflected in his attempt to show that
ehyeh which is referred to as a name for God in Exodus 3: 14 is not derived
from the verb hayah ("to be"). Often original in terminology, the
dictionary attempts, without reference to its predecessors, a systematic summation
of the lexicographical and grammatical knowledge of the time. Menahem shows
awareness of ellipses and pleonasms occurring in the Bible, and brings into
relief poetic parallelism, or constructions in which, as he put it, "one
half instructs us in the meaning of the other. " However, he did not have
a systematic knowledge of grammar, and his approach tended to the empirical.
Although Menahem carried out the investigation of the Hebrew roots
systematically and built his dictionary accordingly, he thought that letters of
the root that disappear in conjugation are not radical, and therefore
established, on the synchronic level, biliteral and even uniliteral roots, e.
G. natah, root t; hikkah, root k. Thus, the Mahberet can only be regarded as
a summary of past achievements and it was, according to some authorities,
reserved to Menahem's pupils to initiate the new period of linguistic research”
(Blau in EJ, 2007). Ex-library. Light browning to edges of pages. Front cover
not attached to binding. Hinge repair. Wear to spine. Lightly bumped corners.
Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-40-14) (ID #24654) $50.00.
SERMONS

170.
Muschkin, J. M. ספר
מיכל המים:
כולל מאמרים
נפלאים. SEFER MEKHAL HA-MAYIM: KOLEL MAAMARIM
NIFLAIM. Jerusalem:
Bi-Defus L`evi Ve-Shutafav. 1912. Cloth. 8vo. 208 pages. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Jewish sermons, Hebrew. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Yeshiva Univ)
. Pages tanned, dent in top edge, tape label on spine, good condition.
(RAB-21-18) (ID #21742) $75.00.

171.
Flekeles, Eleazar Ben David. SEFER ‘OLAT HODESH (ONLY
VOLUME 1). Mukachevo: Kahn & Fried, 1902. Hardcover, 12mo, 103 leaves,
20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S): Jewish sermons, Hebrew. Jewish funeral sermons.
Running title: “Mile di-shemaya. ” Vol. 3 (not present here) has running title:
“Mile de-hespeda. ” Other Titles: Mile di-shemaya.; Mile de-hespeda. Flekeles
(1754-1826) was a “rabbi and author. Born in Prague, Fleckeles studied under Meir
Fischeles (Bumsla), Moses Cohen-Rofe, and Ezekiel Landau. In 1779 he was
appointed rabbi of Kojetin in Moravia, but in
1783 returned to Prague,
where he served as a member of the bet din of Ezekiel Landau and also headed a
large yeshivah. After Landau’s death, Fleckeles was appointed Oberjurist
("president") of the three-man rabbinate council which also included
Samuel Landau, the son of Ezekiel. Fleckeles’ fame rests on his volume of
collected sermons, Olat Hodesh. It contains both halakhic and aggadic themes.
Part II, Olat Zibbur includes a sermon attacking Moses Mendelssohn’s German
translation of the Bible. In Part IV, Ahavat David, there are also included
sermons against the Shabbateans and the Frankists. In these sermons, that
reflect his outstanding ability as a preacher, Fleckeles expressed his vigorous
opposition to various reforms resulting from the spread of the Haskalah
movement, warning on the one hand against excessive pursuit of secular studies
and on the other concurring in the study of Kabbalah, but only on the basis of
a sound knowledge of Talmud. Of his other books the following are noteworthy:
Teshuvah me-Ahavah, a collection of 450 responsa, in which he employed a new
method of arranging the responsa according to the order of the Shulhan Arukh,
and at the same time adding his own comments on, and supplements to, other
responsa; Melekhet ha-Kodesh, a guide for scribes of Sifrei Torah, tefillin,
and mezuzot; and Hazon la-Mo’ed, 14 sermons for the month of Tishri” (Horowitz
in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Hinge repair. Browning to edges
of pages. Wear to cover spine. Otherwise, good condition. (Spec-9-16) (ID
#25499) $60.00.

172.
Jacob Ben Wolf Kranz; Avraham Berush Flahm. ספר
המדות. SEFER HA-MIDOT. Varsha: Defus
Yitshak Goldman, 1875. Hardcover, 8vo, 109 leaves. SUBJECT(S): Sefer ha-midot.
Kranz (1741-1804) was a “preacher. Born in Zietil, in the province of Vilna,
Kranz demonstrated his homiletical skill at an early age and was known as
preacher to his fellow yeshivah students especially in Mezhirech, where he
received his halakhic, and probably his kabbalistic, education. He was barely
20 years old when he became Darshan in his city. From there he wandered through
several other cities, holding the post of preacher in Zilkiew, Wlodawa near Lublin, Kalisz,
and Zamosc. But he achieved his fame as preacher in Dubno, where he served for
18 years. As his reputation spread, he came into contact with some of the most
prominent rabbis of his time, such as Elijah b. Solomon Zalman. It is told that
when Elijah was too ill to study, he asked Kranz to visit his bedside and read
him his homiletical interpretations, stories, and parables. All of Kranz’s
works were printed posthumously by his son, Isaac, and his pupil, Baer Plahm.
His major homiletical work, Ohel Ya’akov, was printed in four parts. In
addition, his homilies on the five scrolls, Kol Ya’akov, were printed in Warsaw in 1819. Among his
other published homiletical works are an exegesis of the Passover Haggadah and
a collection of homilies called Haftarot. Baer Plahm edited Kranz’s Sefer
ha-Middot, a work consciously modeled after the 11th-century Hovot ha-Levavot
by Bahya ibn Paquda. In describing the attitude required of the Jew in his
spiritual relationship with God, as well as the observances required in his
practical relationship, Kranz discusses such subjects as the fear of God, love
of God, knowledge of God, and prayer. Although he made use of the vast treasure
of Jewish ethical, homiletical, halakhic, and kabbalistic material, Kranz
succeeded in composing homilies which the Jewish layman could readily
understand. The inclusion of many parables, fables, stories, and epigrams
captivated the hearts of less scholarly listeners. Yet the homilies are not
simplistic, but represent the highest achievement of Hebrew homiletical art at
that time. That Kranz integrated folkloristic material into his homilies
without vulgarizing them was a significant achievement. His parables were
culled from his works and printed separately as Mishlei Ya’akov. However, taken
out of their homiletical context, the parables lose most of their artistic
effect” (Kranz in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Wear to binding.
Hinge repair. Some stained pages. Writing inside front cover. Chipped and
bumped cover corners, edges and binding. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-18-1)
(ID #26726) $125.00.

173.
Nahmanides, Adolph Jellinek. תורת ה׳ תמימה
: דרשה. TORAT H. TEMIMAH
: DERASHAH. Leipzig: Heinrich Hunger, 1853.
Cloth, 40 pages, 12mo, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Jellinik (1820/1-1893) “was
born in a village near Uhersky Brod (Ungarisch Brod), Moravia, into a family which he believed to
be of Hussite origin. After attending the yeshivah of Menahem Katz (Wannfried)
in Prostejov (Prossnitz), in 1838 he moved to Prague where he was influenced by Solomon
Judah Rapoport, Michael Jehiel Sachs, and Wolfgang Wessely. Moving to Leipzig in 1842, he
studied philosophy and Semitics at the university there, assisted Julius Fuerst
in editing the Orient, and in 1845 was appointed preacher in the new synagogue
which was established under the guidance of Zacharias Frankel. Although he
opposed the radical views of his brother, Herman Jellinek, he enthusiastically
hailed the freedom resulting from the 1848 revolution. Together with Christian
clergymen he then founded the Kirchlicher Verein fuer alle
Religionsbekenntnisse, an association open to all religious denominations, and
would have represented it at the Frankfurt German National Assembly (1848) but
for the intervention of the Saxonian minister of religious affairs. He was also
on the board of an association (Verein zur Wahrung der deutschen Interessen an
den oestlichen Grenzen) formed to support Germans in the Slav countries. In
1857 he was appointed preacher at the new Leopoldstadt synagogue in Vienna, remaining there
until he went to the Seitenstetten synagogue in 1865. In 1862 Jellinek founded
the Beit ha-Midrash Academy
where public lectures were delivered by himself, Isaac Hirsch Weiss, and Meir
Friedmann. A scholarly periodical, also called Beit ha-Midrash, was published
under its auspices. ”( Scholem, Gershom, and Meir Lamed in EJ, 2007).
SUBJECT(S): Judaism -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800. "Mokhiah
Be-zeh ha-derush maalat ha-Torah ve-Yisrael le-ene ha-amim. " Includes
bibliographical references. Wear on cover and binding. Stained pages. Hinge
repair. Otherwise, very good condition. (k-rab-2-11) (ID #21610) $65.00.
WOMEN

174.
Grodzinsky, Henry [Tzvi Hirsch Grodzinsky]. SEFER
MIKVEH YISRAEL: HILKHOT MIKVAOT. Chicago:
Ginzburg, 1898. Paper wrappers, 4to. 110 pages. In Hebrew. First edition. Early
work of Halacha, dealing with the laws of Mikveh and feminine purity, published
in the United States.
The author, who was Rabbi of Omaha, Nebraska for almost sixty years (1892 to
1949), was a cousin of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzenski of Vilna. SUBJECT(S): Mikveh.
OCLC lists 1 copies worldwide (Jewish Theological Seminary of America). Bound
in modern paper cover. Pages lightly tanned. Good condition. (HEB-19-20) (ID
#26760) $300.00.
175.
Adret, Solomon Ben Abraham and Joseph Ben Benjamin
Samegah. SEFER ‘AVODAT HA-KODESH. A Metz:
Chez Joseph Antoine, 1765. Hardcover, 12mo, 16, 12 leaves; 21 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT (S): Prohibited work (Jewish law) -- Early works to 1800. Eruv --
Early works to 1800. Fasts and feasts -- Judaism -- Early works to 1800.
Purity, Ritual -- Judaism -- Early works to 1800. Jewish women -- Religious
life -- Early works to 1800. Other Titles: ‘Avodat ha-kodesh. Adret (1235-1310)
was a “Spanish rabbi and one of the foremost Jewish scholars of his time, whose
influence has remained to this day. Adret belonged to a well-to-do family of Barcelona where he lived
all his life. His principal teacher was Jonah b. Abraham Gerondi and Adret
always refers to him as “my teacher. ” He also studied under Nahmanides, being
considered one of his outstanding students and principal exponent of his
“school” in the interpretation of the Talmud. While still young, Adret engaged
extensively in financial transactions, and the king of Aragon was among his debtors. After
a few years he withdrew from business and accepted the position of rabbi in Barcelona, which he held
for more than 40 years. Adret was recognized as the leading figure in Spanish
Jewry before he was 40 and his opinions carried weight far beyond the frontiers
of Spain.
He was a man of great accomplishments, strong character, and incorruptible
judgment. Not long after he entered upon his office as rabbi, he vigorously
defended an orphan against leading court Jews and the powerful Christian nobles
who supported them. Yet, he was a humble man, with a warm, sensitive heart.
Many of his responsa deal with the clarification of problematic biblical
passages, and some of them touch on questions of philosophy and the fundamentals
of religion…Collections of the responsa of Adret are extant today. They pose a
difficult literary problem. Beside his responsa and novellae, Adret wrote two
legal manuals. The more important, Torat ha-Bayit, deals with most of the
ritual observances, such as ritual slaughter, forbidden foods, gentile wine,
and the laws of niddah, together with Sha’ar ha-Mayim- laws of mikveh. Adret’s
Avodat ha-Kodesh on the laws of the Sabbath and the festivals is also extant.
It appeared in two versions, one complete and the other abridged. The former
has not yet been published, while the latter was published in Venice in 1602. He also wrote Piskei Hallah
on the laws relating to Hallah. The changes in rabbinic study in Spain
started by Nahmanides were finally effected by Adret. His responsa have at all
times been highly influential and were a major source of the Shulkan Arukh”
(Assaf and Derovan in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Hebrew Union).
Tearing to outer covers, chipping to edges and corners. Hinge repair. Outer
covers not attached to binding. Light staining to some pages. Otherwise, good
condition. (Heb-32-5) (ID #27391) $300.00.

176.
Margolioth, Ephraim Zalman Ben Menahem Mannes. ספר טיב
גטין: וספר יד
אפרים. SEFER TIV GITIN. Vilna: Bi-Defus Y.
R. Rom, 1849. Softcover, 4to, 146, 16, pages, 35 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S):
Names, Personal -- Jewish. Divorce (Jewish law). Other Titles: Sefer Yad
Efrayim. Yad Efrayim. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide. Wear and tear to cover
spine and binding, wear to edges. Water stain through first few pages of book.
Hinge and spine repair. Paper & internal binding good, overall Good
Condition. (heb-13-7) (ID #25799) $175.00.

177.
Rabin, Shemuel Aharon. ספר
בית אהרן: קצת
חדושים על ש״ע
אה״ע הלכות גיטין
עם משפטי
גיטין והוא
קיצור דינים.
ואיזה שו״ת
השייכים
להלכה זו. SEFER BET AHARON:
KETSAT HIDUSHIM 'AL SHAE HA-'E. HILKHOT GITIN ‘IM MISHPATE GITIN VE-HU
KITSUR DINIM. VE-EZEH SH. U-T. HA-SHAYAKHIM LE-HALAKHAH ZO. Lemberg:
Bi-Defus Avraham Yitshak Mankish, 1876.
Hardcover, Folio, 81 leaves, 38cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Divorce
(Jewish Law). Karo, Joseph, 1488-1575. Even ha-Ezer -- Commentaries. 1876,
printing date. Title page has ornamental border. Other Titles: Mishpate gitin;
Beth Aron; OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Spertus Inst, UCLA), none east of
Illinois. Spertus keeps
their copy in their Katzin Rare Book Collection. Wear to edges of pages and
binding. Chipping and bumped cover corners. Light browning to edges of pages.
Wear to cover binding. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-13-5) (ID #25797)
$165.00.

178.
Tendlau, Abraham Moses. שערי
שמים. SHA’ARE SHAMAYIM. PFORTEN DES HIMMELS: EIN
BUCH ZUR HAUSLICHEN ANDACHT FUR ISRAELITEN, BESONDERS DEN FRAUEN IN ISRAEL
GEMIDMET. Frankfurt Am Main: Selbstverlage Des
Verfassers, 1834. Hardcover, 8vo, xii, 304 pages, 19 cm. In German. Rabbi
Jacques J. Lyons’ copy, with his ownership stamp on title page. Lyons was a “hazan,
rabbi, and community leader….born in Surinam,
Dutch Guiana on Menahem 25, 5573 (August 25,
1813). ….Jacques began his career as a hazan in Surinam in Congregation Nevie
Shalom, a synagogue founded by Spanish-Portuguese Jews. In 1836 he left for Philadelphia, his parents home state, and was hired within
a few months by Congregation Beth Shalome of Richmond, Virginia.
He served Beth Shalom for two years, winning the high esteem of the
congregation. In 1839, following the death of Rev. Isaac B. Mendez Seixas, he
was elected Seixas’ successor as minister of Congregation Shearith Israel of New
York City. He married Grace Nathan, daughter of Seixas
Nathan and Sarah Mendes Seixas in 1842….In 1854, Jacques and Rabbi Abraham de
Sola of Montreal collaborated in writing A Jewish Calendar for Fifty Years, a
book that contained a comprehensive Jewish calendar, an essay on the Jewish
calendar system, as well as historical information concerning Jewish
communities in the United States, Canada, and the West Indies….His niece
through marriage [was] Emma Lazarus…” (AJHS). SUBJECT(S): Jewish women --
Religious life -- Germany
-- Handbooks, manuals, etc. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (JTS). Light yellowing
of pages. Lightly bumped cover corners. Very good condition. (Spec-8-1) (ID
#25466) $145.00.
AMERICANA

179.
Brainin, Reuven. כתבים
נבחרים:
כרך ראשון,
ספורים,
ציורים,
ורשימות. KETAVIM NIVHARIM:
KEREKH RISHON, SIPURIM, TSIYURIM U-RESHIMOT. New York: Asaf. 1917. Cloth. 8vo. Xv,
304 pages. Frontispiece. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Fiction. Solomon Schechter's
copy with his posthumous bookplate. Ex library. Brainin (1862-1939) was a
Belorussian-born writer. In 1892 he moved to Vienna and published an "influential but
short-lived" periodical that "intended to bridge the gap between
European and Hebrew literature. " This theme, along with outstanding
biographies, are the building blocks of Brainin's work. In 1909 he moved to North America, editing and writing for Hebrew and Yiddish
periodicals in the U. S. And Canada.
(Silberschlag, EJ) Covers spotty and pages wrinkled from moisture, good-
condition. (HebLit-3-18) (ID #24493) $50.00.

180.
Guth, Benjamin B. SHITA MEKUBETZETH HACHADASH. New York, M. Philip,
1910. Hardcover, 135, 10 pages, 8vo. Encylopedia work of Talmudic sayings.
With Kunteres Halacha LeMoshe MiSinai (Goldman 608). Hardcover, Institutional stamp,
Contemporary boards, spine chipped. Hinge repair. Stained pages. Otherwise,
very good condition. (BIB-15-28) (ID #24297) $50.00.
181.
Katzenberg, Julius. BLOSSOM AND FRUIT: CHOICE
COLLECTION OF HEBREW TEXTS FOR JEWISH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. TSITS
U-FERI [ZIZ WE-PERI]. New York: Printed At Industrial School, Hebrew Orphan Asylum [J.
Katzenberg], 1882. Wrappers, bound in period cloth. 8vo, 48 pages. 22 cm.
Singerman 3078. Deinard 695. Goldman 287. In Hebrew and English. SUBJECT (S):
Hebrew language -- Readers. “compiled and published by Julius Katzenberg. OCLC
lists 8 copies worldwide (Columbia, Nat Lib of Israel, JTSA, NYPL, Yale, Chicago
, Brandeis, HUC), none west of
Cincinatti. Heavy wear to boards, spine repair, wear & stains to paper,
with loss of 5 words on last page. Library stamp on title page. Good-
Condition. (DW-1) (ID #26264) $135.00.

182.
Mapu, Abraham.
כל כתבי אברהם
מאפו: כרך
א. אהבת ציון. KOL
KITVE AVRAHAM MAPU: KEREKH ALEF (VOL 1): AHAVAT TSIYON. New York: Asaf. 1918. Cloth. 8vo. Xxi, 216 pages. Illustrated. In Hebrew.
Vol 1 only, stands on its own. Mapu (1808-1867) was the "creator of the
modern Hebrew novel. " Born in Kovno, he was a Halaskah writer who learned
Latin, Frnench, Russian, and German, and studied modern literature alongside
the Bible and Hebrew grammar. In turns a private and government teacher, Mapu
spent many years struggling with poverty and ill health. He was best known for
his first novel, Ahavat Tsiyon, first published in 1853, which was reprinted in
several editions and translated into many languages. (EJ, 2007) Ex library.
Bumped corners, small tear at top of spine, gift inscription on free end paper,
good condition. (HebLit-5-27) (ID #24533) $30.00.

183.
Sivitz, Moshe Shimon. ספר
חקר דעת:
. דרושים. בכל
פרשה. לפי
צורך הדור
והזמן. וביאורים
. במקראות
ומאמרי חז״ל,
ופילפולא. SEFER HEKER
DA`AT: DERUSHIM. BE-KHOL PARASHAH U-FARASHAH. VOLUME 2, SEFER SHEMOT. (ONLY)
. Jerusalem:
Bi-Defus Ha-Ahim Solomon. 1902. Cloth. 8vo. In Hebrew. Volume two (of two)
only. SUBJECT(S): Jewish sermons, American; Jewish sermons, Hebrew - United
States; Bible. O. T. Pentateuch - commentaries; Hadran; Diskin, Moses Joshua
Judah Loeb, 1817-1898 - eulogies. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Sivitz
(1855-1936) was born and educated in Lithuania. Shortly after becoming a
rabbi at the age of thirty, he emigrated to the United
States, where he served as rabbi in Baltimore
and Pittsburgh.
Though he dwelt in the United
States for most of his life, Sivitz found
Americans to be materialistic and impious. An opponent of Reform Judaism who
would not preach in English, he was also at odds with many Jewish leaders in
the U. S.
(EJ, 2007) Pages tanned, hinges repaired, good condition. (RAB-21-17) (ID
#21741) $50.00.
184.
Abraham Loeb Benjaminson (Avraham Leyb Binyaminzohn) מלחמה
בשלום: ויכוח
בין שני
אוהבים יהודי.
MILHAMAH BE-SHALOM: VIKUAH BEN SHENE OHAVIM YEHUDI VE-NOTSRI BE-INYENE
HA-DAT.
New York
: A. H. Rozenberg, 1898. Harcover, 8vo. 92 pages. In Hebrew. Goldman 1068:
"Benjaminson authored this fictional dialogue between 'Abraham, ' a Jewish
preacher, and 'peter, ' a Christian priest, to instruct Jews how to respond to
Christological arguments. " Abrahamson notes in the introduction to this
work: "And now I call out to you.the writers of Israel.come
with me and help me in this holy war.write, publish, bring to light and
vindicate our holy religion. We are all obligated by this holy responsibility,
for if we are not for ourselves, then who will be for us, and if not now, then
when? And who knows, maybe Divine Providence caused all this [i. E. The
pogroms] to bring us here to this free land, where there is no satanic
adversary, demon of destruction or devil (censor) over the press. Everyone may
speak and write as he wishes concerning matters of religion.However, to our
sorrow, we have become used to the barrier placed over our mouths by our
enemies in all the lands of the dispersion. We have ceased to speak on matters
of religion because one could never know who might take offence. Over time this
custom has become second nature to us.not to respond with the truth because
it was a time to be silent (and this was when we were in cursed Russia). But
now it is a time to speak (now that we are in the land of freedom). "
SUBJECT(S): Judaism -- Apologetic works. Disputations -- Jewish-Christian.
Flyleaf brittle and chipped. Ex-library. Otherwise very good condition.
(BIB-7-19) (ID #23949) $60.00.
185.
Album, Simon Hirsch. DIVRE EMET: 'AL DEVAR SHEVU'AT HA-EMET. UVE-'INYAN
HA-KASHRUT. (VOLUME 1 ONLY). Chicago; United States,
1904. Hardcover, 87 pages, 8vo, facsims, 22 cm. Volume 1. In Hebrew. SUBJECT
(S): Jews -- Dietary laws. Shehitah. Oaths (Jewish law). Vol. 2 includes also
Mehaah geluyah in Hebrew, Yiddish or English, 28 p. At end. Originally
published: Chicago,
1904-1912. Other Titles: Mehaah geluyah. Album (1849-1921) was "born in Tazitz, Lithuania,
and studied at the Volozhin yeshivah where he received his ordination. After
spending much of his early career working as a rabbi in Russia, Album immigrated to America in
1891. He settled in Chicago
and assumed the pulpit of the new Mishna Ugemoro Synagogue, which served the
substantial immigrant community. He held this pulpit until his death,
overseeing the growth of the congregation and the opening of a second satellite
synagogue. Despite his successes as a scholar, communal leader, and
congregational rabbi, Album's tenure was not entirely untroubled. His
involvement in a number of intra-communal squabbles suggests a difficult
personality and penchant for feuding. The most serious of these confrontations
occurred in 1903 after Jacob David Willowski was invited to Chicago to serve as the chief rabbi of a
collection of allied synagogues. Willowski quickly set out to establish
oversight and control of the kashrut supervision of Chicago's vast abattoirs. This move angered
Album, who shortly before had secured an arrangement to act as the sole
supervisor for the shohatim working at the major packing plants that supplied
much of America's
centrally slaughtered meat. Album published a polemic that vilified Willowsky.
The ugly public dispute that followed created friction and divisions within the
immigrant community, eventually degenerating into a violent confrontation in a
synagogue between supporters of the two men. The bickering subsided when Jacob
Willowski resigned his post and left Chicago for
Palestine.
Among Album's writings are Divrei Emet, Meha'ah Geluyah, and Teshuvah al
Hanutat ha-Metim. " (Mendelsohn in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide
(Harvard). Ex-library. Hinge repair. Wear to cover spine and binding. Slight
staining on front cover. Otherwise, very good condition. (Rab-34A-16) (ID #24554) $135.00.

186.
Chones, Isaac Bear. (ספר
עורך המלים
והפתרונים:
יכיל בקרבו כל
המלים
הנמצאות
בתנ״ך. ואחרי
כל מלה יבוא
המראה מקומה
בתנ״ך, שרשה,
בנינה
ופתרוניה
בשפת אשכנז צחה
(באותיות
עבריות. SEFER OREKH HA-MILIM
VEHA-PITRONIM: YAKHIL BE-KIRBO KOL HA-MILIM HA-NIMTSAOT BA-TANAKH. VE-AHARE
KOL MILAH YAVO HA-MAREH MEKOMAH BA-TANAKH, SHORSHAH, BINYANAH U-FITRONEAH
BI-SEFAT ASHKENAZ TSEHAH (BE-OTIYOT IVRIYOT). Chicago, 1906. Hardcover, Original paper wrappers, 80 pages,
portrait, 30 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Hebrew language -- Dictionaries --
German. Bible. O. T. -- Concordances, Hebrew. Title on verso of title page: A
biblical word-book and concordance. Includes words beginning with the letters
Alef and Bet only. No more published. Other Titles: Biblical word-book and
concordance. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Bumped cover corners and edges.
Hinge repair. Browning to front and back cover pages, with light chipping.
Light staining to outer covers. Otherwise, very good condition. (Heb-20-1) (ID
#26917) $100.00.

187.
Gesenius, Wilhelm, 1786-1842. Gibbs, Josiah W.;
1790-1861.; (Josiah Willard),. A
HEBREW AND ENGLISH LEXICON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT:. Andover, Mass: Flagg And Gould, 1824.
Hardcover, 8vo. 715 pages. Malachi [1955] # 343; Marcus [1954] # 70. Not listed
in Goldman, though he does reference it. SUBJECT (S): Hebrew language --
Dictionaries - English. English language - Dictionaries -- Hebrew. Hinge
repaired. Ex-library with book pocket. Soil and damp stain to pages. Covers
worn, binding damaged, but quality paper remains good and solid. Fair condition
overall. (BIB-12-13) We can have this rebound for you. Please enquire. (ID #24265) $150.00.

188.
17. Jos
Athias; Johannes Leusden; Johann Simonis; Everardus Van Der Hooght; Heinrich Opitz; Wolf Heidenheim; August Hahn; Isaac Leeser. TORAH, NEVI’IM U-KETUVIM.
BIBLIA HEBRAICA. Philadelphiæ: J. W. Moore, Edition: Editio Stereotypa, 1856. Hardback, 8vo. 1416 pages. In Hebrew and Latin. With introduction, preface
and notes in Latin. SUBJECT (S): In good condition. (MX15-2). (ID #21373) $125.00.

189.
Rivkind, Moses Mordecai Israel. גדולת
מרדכי:. כלול
בו שו״ת.
והרבה
חידושים. וביאורים
ופשטים על
התורה
ומדרשים. GEDULAT
MORDEKHAI:.KALUL BO SHEELOT U-TESHUVOT.VE-HARBEH HIDUSHIM.U-VE URIM
U-FESHATIM AL HA-TORAH U-MIDRASHIM. Chicago:
Bi-Defus H. L. Mitas, 1904. Hardcover,
8vo, 39 pages, 26 cm. In Hebrew. Deinard 109. Goldman 723: Rivkind “served as a
rabbi and preacher in St. Paul (MN), Indianapolis (IN) (prior to 1904), Des
Moines (IA), (ca. 1904) and Philadelphia, prior
to being hired as the preacher of New
York’s Kehal Adath Jeshurun…. [Gedulat Mordekhai]
contains a commentary on the weekly lections of Genesis, on responsum (on the
direction one must face when praying in America)
, and a poem on mussar” as well as “advice on how to raise children in America. ” In
this work, Rivkind also suggests that “references to idolaters and gentiles do
not pertain to those nations among whom contemporary Jews live and that Jews
must pray on behalf of their host countries” (Goldman) SUBJECT(S): Bible. O.
T. Genesis -- Commentaries. Wear to cover binding. Light chipping to cover
corners and edges. Very good condition. (Rab-44-12) (ID #24720) $125.00.

190.
Rosenzweig, Gerson. חמשה
ואלף מכתמים
מקוריים:
בשני חלקים.
HAMISHAH VE-ELEF MIKHTAMIM MEKORIYIM: BI-SHENE HALAKIM (VOLUME 1 ONLY, OF 2). New York: A. H.
Rosenberg, 1903. Hardcover, 8vo, 150 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew. Only volume 1 (of
2 issued). SUBJECT(S): Epigrams, Hebrew. Added title page: Chamisha v’oleph;
one thousand and five original Hebrew epigrams. Other Titles: Chamisha v’oleph.
; One thousand and five original Hebrew epigrams. Rosenzweig (1861-1914) was a
“U. S. Hebrew writer. Born in Lithuania,
he taught Hebrew in Bialystok, and in 1888 he
immigrated to the United
States. Rosenzweig edited several Hebrew
periodicals– Ha-Ivri, Kadimah, Ha-Devorah- they were short-lived and earned him
neither fame nor a livelihood. He also edited Hebrew columns in the Yiddish
press. Though he was a versifier rather than a poet, he had a genuine flair for
satire and he was known to his contemporaries as the “sweet satirist of Israel” and as
a parodist he earned an honorable place in Hebrew literature. His Talmud Yanka’i
poured a stream of ill-humored sarcasm on the peddler, the teacher, the rabbi.
The pages of that collection of satires resembled the pages of the Talmud: the
text in large letters, wreathed by commentary in Rashi script, is divided into
six tractates instead of the talmudic six orders. Rosenzweig also denounced the
vulgarisms of the country, the worship of money, the religion of success.
Epigrammatic neatness was his forte. Example: “What is the difference between a
convert and an anarchist? A convert denies what he believes, an anarchist
believes what he denies. ” Using a biblical phrase, he quipped sardonically
about his impending death by cancer of the tongue: “Life and death are at the
mercy of the tongue” (Prov. 18: 21). He published two books of epigrams:
Shirim, Meshalim u-Mikhtamim and Hamishah ve-Elef Mikhtamim. In the English
preface to his Hebrew translations of “America, ” “The Star-Spangled Banner, ”
and “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean” which appeared in the booklet Mi-Zimrat
ha-Arez, he ventured to suggest that “the youngest nation is the heir of the
oldest, and all that was best in the Jewish nation is now in the possession of
the American nation to be developed and cultivated for the benefit of all
humanity” (Silberschlag in EJ, 2007). OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide.
Ex-library. Hinge repair. Front cover not attached to binding. Stained inner
front and back cover. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-22-6) (ID #26941)
$100.00.

191.
Samuelzohn, Ze'ev Volf [Samuelsohn, Zev Wolf]. SHIR
HA-SHIRIM: 'IM PERUSH BE-SHEM HAVATSELET HA-SHARON. Philidelphia, S. Rubin
And Chazan, 1905. Cloth, ix, 68 pages, 8vo. In Hebrew. Samuelsohn was from Kovno Province
and he served as a rabbi in various Russian cities and in Baltimore. He was in Baltimore by 1898, when his daughter died. He
was the father-in-law of R. Jacob Even Frommer Halevi of New Haven. This work contains the text of
Songs of Songs with Samuelsohn’s commentary (Goldman 204). Includes title
page, preface, table of contents. SUBJECT(S) Bible. O. T. Song of Solomon --
Commentaries. Added title page: “Songs of Solomon, with commentary Chabazeleth
hashoron by Wolf Samuelson. ” OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. Hinge repair.
Wear and slight tears to cover binding. Wear to cover and edges of cover. Stained
pages. Otherwise, good condition. (amr-36-21) (ID #24110) $40.00.
OTHER

192.
Harkavy, Albert.
לקורות הכתות
בישראל. LE-KOROT HA-KITOT
BE-YISRA'EL. Varsha: Y. Elefin, 1895. Cloth, 19 pages; 21 cm. In Hebrew. OCLC
lists 3 copies worldwide (JTSA, Yale,
Florida). Subject: Jewish sects
-- History. Harkavy (1835-1919) was a "scholar of Jewish history and
literature. Harkavy was born in Novogrudok,
Belorussia. He
studied at Lithuanian yeshivot and at the universities of St.
Petersburg, Berlin, and Paris. On his return to Russia in 1870
he began teaching ancient Oriental history. The opposition in certain circles
to the appointment of a Jew to a university lectureship prompted the Russian
government to cancel his post, and he was transferred to the department of
Jewish literature and Oriental manuscripts at the Imperial Library in St. Petersburg. In 1877
he was made head of that department, remaining in that position for the rest of
his life. " (Poliak in EJ, 2007). Good Condition, stains on pages. Mayer
Sulzberger's copy with his bookplate. (K-Rab 1-1) (ID #21651) $150.00.

193.
Hirsch, Samson Raphael. A BOOK OF ESSAYS. London: Published For The Jewish Historical Society Of England By MacMillan,
1905. Hardcover, 8vo, xiii, 336 pages, 8 leaves of plates, illustrated, 22
cm. Contents: Early English Hebraists: Roger Bacon and his predecessors (1899)
-- Johann Pfefferkorn and the battle of the books (1892) -- Johann Reuchlin,
the father of the study of Hebrew among Christians (1896) -- Israel: a nation
(1898) -- Jewish philosophy of religion and Samson Raphael Hirsch (1890) -- The
Jewish sibylline oracles (1890) -- Some literary tribes (1901) -- A survey of
Jewish literature (1902). SUBJECT(S): Jews. Bacon, Roger. Pfefferkorn,
Johannes. Reuchlin, Johann. “Israel:
a nation” reprinted from the Report of the Zionist conference in London in 1898; the other
essays, with the exception of “A survey of Jewish literature, ” reprinted from
the Jewish quarterly review of various years 1890-1901. Boaz Cohen’s copy with
his ownership signiture. Wear to edges of pages. Hinge repair. Wear to cover
binding. Wear to edge of cover spine. Otherwise, good condition. (Heb-13-15)
(ID #25807) $30.00.

194.
Molin, Yaacov. ספר
מהרי״ל:
מנהגי ק״ק
אשכנז. SEFER MAHARIL: MINHAGE KEHILOT
ASHKENAZ. Warsaw: Y. Lebenzon. 1874. Cloth. 8vo. 88 leaves. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Judaism - customs and practices; Commandments (Judaism). OCLC
lists 6 copies worldwide. Covers a little edgeworn, pages tanned, front hinge
repaired, good condition. (RAB-21-19) (ID #21743) $60.00.

195.
Hofman, Franz and Moshe Semuel Sperling. BEN-MELEK:
SIPUR LE-NAARE BENE YISRAEL. Warsa: Yoel Lebenzohn, 1876. Later paper
wrappers, 12mo, 86 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title also in Russian: Ben Melech
t. E. Syn korolja/ perevod s nemeckago M. S. Sperlinga. Izd. Jakova Edelstejna
priobretennoe ot perevodcika. (1876). Other Titles: Ben Melech; Syn korolja.
OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Bibliotheek Universieit Van Amsterdam). Wear and
tear to binding. Fragile pages. Light browning to edges of pages. Otherwise,
good- condition. (Heb-20-15) (ID #26930)
$75.00.

196.
Isaacs, Samuel Hillel. MA’AMAR HADSHE HA-SHANAH. Yerushalayim:
Torah Me-Tsiyon, 1900. Hardcover, 8vo, 24 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT
(S): Jewish calendar. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (JTS). Personal library
stamp in front cover. Wear to binding. Some pages loose. Yellowing of pages.
Chipped corners and edges. (Heb-29-10) (ID #26966) $125.00.

197.
Leipnik, Tzvi Hirsch. KAV VENAKI. Ofen, 1826.
Hardcover, 4to, 32 pages. Unusual title set within a half circle with the
acronym “SHILAT” (Shivthi Hashem Lenegdi Tamid). Ex-library. Hinge repair.
Light wear to edges. Otherwise, very good condition. () (ID #26027) $145.00.

198.
Mafletz, Eliezer Ben Aryeh Leib. ספר שערי
חכמה: והוא
כולל במספר שב
שמעתתא. SEFER SHA’ARE HOKHMAH. 1907.
Hardcover, folio, 224, 20 pages. In Hebrew. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide
(National Library of Israel). Repair to spine. Bumped corners and edges.
Yellowing of pages. Wear to binding. Scarce. (Heb-29-3) (ID #26959) $150.00.

199.
Margolis, Aaron. סמל
האהבה והקנאה.
SEMEL HA-AHAVAH VEHA-KIN’AH MAHAZEH-TUGAH BE-ARBA’ MA’ARAKHOT, YESODATO
BE-KHITVE HA-KODESH. Vienna,
1876. No cover, 8vo, 69 pages. In Hebrew. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide
(National Library of Israel, University of Haifa), none outside Israel. Bound
together with Sefer Milchemet Ha’Emunah V’Ha’ahava (published in Minsk 1878).
Wear to binding. Bumped corners. Chipped edges. Yellowing of pages. (Heb-29-8)
(ID #26964) $150.00.

200.
Mehlsack, Eliakim Ben Judah Ha-Milzahgi. דער
צבועק, אדער,
דער
מאסקירטער ר'
צדק: א ראמאן
<נאך מאפוס עיט
צבוע SEFER RABIYAH: HASAGOT AL SIFRO SHEL HA-RAV
. LIPMAN TSUNTS MI-BERLIN VE-‘AL DIVRE HA-RAV.SHELOMOH YEHUDAH LEB
HA-KOHEN RAPOPORT MI-LEVOV. Ofen: Gedruckt In Der Koniglichen Ungrischen
Univeritaets-Buchdruckerei, 1837. Hardcover, 33 pages, 8vo, 24 cm. In Hebrew.
SUBJECT(S): Descriptor: Judaism -- History of doctrines. Zunz, Leopold,
1794-1886. Gottesdienstlichen Vortrage der Juden. Rapoport, Solomon Judah Leib,
1790-1867. Attacking Zunz & work on synagogal liturgy and several
publications of Rapoport. Mehlsack (c. 1780–1854) was a “Polish talmudist.
“Milzahgi” is a derivation of Mehlsack, the German name for Samila in Poland where
Eliakim was born. He settled in Galicia
and lived his last years in Lvov
and Brody under the patronage of Isaac Berish Blumenfeld of Brody, devoting his
life to Jewish scholarship. In 1837 he published Sefer Ravyah (= Rabbi Eliakim
b. Judah
ha-Milzahgi), a criticism of the Gottesdienstliche Vortraege of Zunz and the
Toledot of Solomon Judah Rapoport. Unlike Zunz, who conceded the correctness
of some of Mehlsack’s remarks, Rapoport took umbrage at them and replied
scathingly in Kerem Hemed. Although he wrote almost 70 books, only Sefer Ravyah
was published” (Avneri and Kressel in EJ 2010). OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide.
Missing front cover. Bumped corners and edges. Back cover not attached. Light
staining and yellowing of pages. Good condition. (Heb-21-1) (ID #26777)
$225.00.

201.
Reines, Isaac Jacob. SEFER ORAH VE-SIMHAH,MAAMARIM
NISHGAVIM, HA-MEFITSIM OR `AL `INYAN SHEL PURIM BI-PERAT, VE-`AL YI`UD YISRAEL
U-MATARAT TIKVATO. Vilna, Bi-Defus Ha-Almanah Veha-Ahim Rom, 1898.
Hardcover, 244 pages, 8vo, 23 cm. In Hebrew. Reines (1839-1915) was "born
in Karolin, Belorussia, Reines studied at the
Eishishok (Eisiskes) and Volozhin yeshivot and was ordained by leading rabbis.
He served in the rabbinate in Shavkyany (Saukenai), Lithuania, from 1867; in Sventsyany
(Svencionys), Vilna district, from 1869; and in Lida from 1885 until his
death. Reines made a distinct contribution to rabbinic scholarship, introducing
a new and almost modern methodology which was in contrast to the current system
of pilpul. " (Kressel in EJ, 2007).
SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Restoration. Purim. Library Stamp. Very Good
Condition. Wear and tear on the cover and binding. Stained pages. Imprint is
slightly off center as bound. (k-rab-1-12) (ID #21663) $125.00.
202.
Scherschewsky, Hirsch. בסר
אבות: הד אנחת
בני הנעורים,
משאת־אשם
להוריהם
ומוריהם,
בהשמם על עקב
חנוכם. BOSER AVOT: HED ANHAT BENE
HA-NEURIM, MASAAT-ASHAM LE-HOREHEM U-MOREHEM. Odessa, 1876.
Later Paper Wrappers, 12mo, 32 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. OCLC lists 6
copies worldwide. Stained pages. Some fragile pages. Otherwise, good-
condition. (Heb-20-16) (ID #26931) $100.00.