This is an interesting book from my antique Hebrew books collection. It consists of an important book by Asher ben Yechiel (1259 Cologne (?)-1327 Toledo), known as Rabeinu Asher or the Rosh, together with important commentaries by Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller. Rabbeninu Asher's best known work is this abstract of Talmudic law. It includes … Continue reading Rabeinu Asher with Ma’adnei Yom Tov and Divrei Chamudos by Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller, Furth, 1745.
Category: Antique Judaica
Sefer Zichron Avraham Hashalem, by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Dziubas, Pietrokov / Warsaw, 1924.
I have written before about the author of this book, Rabbi Abram Icyk Dziubas, who was born in Czestochowa in 1885 and died in England in 1947. He was a prolific writer of extraordinary talents. When he was just ten years old, he was already studying Talmud with Toisefos (medieval commentaries on the Talmud) and … Continue reading Sefer Zichron Avraham Hashalem, by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Dziubas, Pietrokov / Warsaw, 1924.
Tzavat (The Ethical Will of) Rabbi Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen, Second Edition, Vilna 1871. With Eulogies for Rabbi Katzenellenbogen and the Vilna Gaon.
My ancestor, Rabbi Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen, was born in 1667, the son of Rabbi Avraham Katzenellenbogen, in the city of Brisk Lithuania. There he studied and was educated by Rabbi Mordechai Ziskind. He married the daughter of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Sirkis of Brisk, whose wife was a grand-daughter of the Tosephos Yom Tov, Rabbi Yom Tov … Continue reading Tzavat (The Ethical Will of) Rabbi Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen, Second Edition, Vilna 1871. With Eulogies for Rabbi Katzenellenbogen and the Vilna Gaon.
Merkevet HaMishneh on the Rambam by Rabbi Shlomo (Solomon) of Chelm, Frankfort on the Oder, 1751.
This book, from my antique Hebrew books collection, consists of Novellae on the Talmud and the Mishneh Torah of the Rambam (Maimonides) by Rabbi Shlomo ben Moshe of Chelm (1717-1781). This is the first edition of the first part. Rabbi Shlomo was born at Zamoscz, government of Lublin and died at Salonica in 1778. He … Continue reading Merkevet HaMishneh on the Rambam by Rabbi Shlomo (Solomon) of Chelm, Frankfort on the Oder, 1751.
Sefer Yaaros Devash by Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschutz, Karlsruhe, 1782 – Copy of Rabbi Meyer Schwartzman of Winnipeg.
This is a book from my antique book collection. It is a first edition of Yaaros Devash (A Hive of Honey), and has some important haskomos (approbations). Yaaros Devash is a collection of sermons on ethical matters. The author, Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschutz (circa 1690/4–1764) was a talmudist and kabbalist, a child prodigy. He married the … Continue reading Sefer Yaaros Devash by Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschutz, Karlsruhe, 1782 – Copy of Rabbi Meyer Schwartzman of Winnipeg.
Shu”t Knesset Yechezkel by Rabbi Yechezkel Katzenellenbogen, Altona 1732.
When I was ten years old, my late cousin, Issy Blankfield, told me that I was descended from the "Hamburg Rov". The "Hamburg" Rov, my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, was Rabbi Yechezkel (Ezekiel) ben Avraham Katzenellenbogen. I have other copies of this book, but this one, which I recently acquired, is a first edition, printed in the … Continue reading Shu”t Knesset Yechezkel by Rabbi Yechezkel Katzenellenbogen, Altona 1732.
Lechem Hapanim, by Rabbi Moshe Yekusiel Kaufman, Hanau 1716.
This book, from my antique books collection, is a rare commentary on Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah by Rabbi Moshe Yekusiel Kaufman (circa 1661 - 1722). It is the first edition, printed in the author's lifetime in Hanau, a city in Hesse, Germany, east of Frankfort am Main. The book has many haskomos (approbations) from the … Continue reading Lechem Hapanim, by Rabbi Moshe Yekusiel Kaufman, Hanau 1716.
Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
L. Frumkin, the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. My great-grandfather's public house, the King's Head, was at 128 Commercial Road, and my late great-aunt told me that when she was young they would stop serving beer for Pesach, cover one of the bars with a cloth and … Continue reading Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
Shu”t HaRaDBaZ, Part 5, by Rabbi David ben Shlomo ibn Zimra, Livorno (Leghorn) 1818.
Rabbi David ben Shlomo ibn Zimra, know as "the Radbaz" after the initials of his name, was born in Spain in about 1479. He was thirteen years old when the Jews were expelled from Spain and his family settled in Safed. (These details are contested by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, later to found the Frumkin wine … Continue reading Shu”t HaRaDBaZ, Part 5, by Rabbi David ben Shlomo ibn Zimra, Livorno (Leghorn) 1818.
Sefer Korban Shabbos, by Rabbi Betzalel ben Solomon of Kobrin and Slutzk, Dyhrenfurth, 1691.
This is an interesting book from my antique Hebrew books collection, a book of homilies on several laws of Shabbos (the Sabbath day), compiled from halachic (Jewish legal) authorities and works of Kabbalah, including lighting of the Shabbos candles and the idea of adding time onto Shabbos, written by Rabbi Bezalel ben Solomon Darshan (17th … Continue reading Sefer Korban Shabbos, by Rabbi Betzalel ben Solomon of Kobrin and Slutzk, Dyhrenfurth, 1691.
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