Tag: Jonathan Eibeschutz

Rabeinu Asher with Ma’adnei Yom Tov and Divrei Chamudos by Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller, Furth, 1745.

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. →

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. →