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A Celebration Catalog
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Lot : 1

Zithomir Shas
Beautiful Impressive Set
Complete 20 Volume
Talmud Bavli - complete magnificent Shas from the Zithomir Edition 1858-1864. With halachos of the Ri”f. published by Rabbi Chanina…

Lot : 2

Mishnayos Zera’im
 Bomberg
Venice, 1521
Mishnayos seder zera’im contains all the ten masechtos of seder Zeraim which do not have gemara, printed with the Rambam's…

Lot : 3

Maseches Eduyos
Bomberg, First edition
Venice 1521
Maseches Eiduyos - Complete volume from the original Bomberg Edition of the Talmud, with the Ramba"m and Raava"d commentary.  Printed…

Lot : 4

Hagahos Maharshal
Cracow, 1582
First Edition
Chochmas Shlomo on the Shas by the Maharshal. Cracow, 1582. First Edition. Sefer Yesod! Complete. Rare. Chochmas Shlomo contains the…

Lot : 5

Rare, Only Edition
Damesek Eliezer
Lublin, 1646
Novellae and explanations on the entire Tractate Chulin, authored by Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi, Av Beis Din and Rosh Mesivta of…

Lot : 6

15th Century Prayer Book
Manuscript on Parchment
Exquisite 15th Century Manuscript, of the order of prayers according to the custom of the Italian jews which is based…

Lot : 7

Siddur with Kavanos of the Arizal. Zolkova, 1781.

 The First Siddur in Chassidic Nusach Sefard
“One who puts his heart to pray from this siddur…his prayer will not return empty-handed” (Title page of Siddur) Important…

Lot : 8

Rare Siddur Nusach Sefard --Chassidic

Yas 1843

Magnificent copy with wide margins
A very rare Siddur. Year-round Chassidic nusach Sefard - Chasiddish Siddur with commentaries and instructions. includes Derech HaChaim by Rabbi…

Lot : 9

Tanach. Paris,
1539-1543. 2 volumes.
Beautiful printed Torah, Nevi’im and Kesuvim with large letters and wide margins. Printed in Paris between 1539-1543 by master printer…

Lot : 10

Chamisha Chumshei Torah - Tikun Sofrim, Amsterdam, 1726

Six Artistic title pages on Parchment.
Magnificent set of Chamisha Chumshei Torah - Tikun Sofrim, Amsterdam, 1726 Chamisha Chumshei Torah with Haftarot - in six volumes,…

Lot : 11

Chamisha Chumshei Torah precisely edited by the
'Minchas Shai' - Mantova 1742
The most precise edition of the Torah.  Chamisha Chumshei Torah, the five Megillos, and the haftoros according to the custom…

Lot : 12

Very Rare Kushta Print
“Canizal” Commentaries on Rash”i - Kushta - Constantinople, 1525
Four early commentaries on the commentary of Rash’i on the Torah. 1] Commentary by Rabbi Yakov Canizal 2] Commentary of…

Lot : 13

3 Important Medieval Works
Kushta Reish
Constantinople 1515
Pesach Devari / Pisron Chalomos / Maaseh Torah. Kushta 1515 Three early sefarim printed together in one book. 1] Pesach…

Lot : 14

Extremely Rare! Kesef Nivchar
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto The First
Damascus, 1605
Essays, commentary and novella on the Torah portions of Bereishis, Shmos and Vayikrah by the saintly kabbalist and Rav Hamusmach…

Lot : 15

Sefer Yesod:
Tanya. Mantua, 1514. First Edition
Sefer Tanya - Halachos and Minhagim for the whole year by Rabbi Yechiel son of Rabbi Yekutiel Anav from the…

Lot : 16

Tur with the Bach’s Commentary
Complete Four Volume Set.
First Edition
Cracow, 1631-1640
The Four volumes of the Tur with Bayis Chodosh the great commentary of Rabbi Yoel Sirkis Ab”d of Cracow, known…

Lot : 17

Original signature of the holy Bach

Rabbi Yoel Sirkis

Cracow 1629



A lengthy halachic fundamental teshuvah from the great gaon Rabbi Yoel Sirkis the Bac”h concluded with his holy signature.


Four pages written neatly by a scribe, the Bac”h then reviewed the teshuvah and added annotations, and on the bottom of the teshuvah he inscribed this rare and holy signature:


I the humble and young 

Yoel ben la”a [to my father] Morenu….Rabbi Shmuel Z”l 

[Today] Friday 23rd of Shevat 1629….

Here KK”K [Kehula kedosha Kracow]


On the side of the page, three short notations in the sacred handwriting of the Bach.


This teshuvah of the bach is one of the most famous of the bach’s teshuvos, its discussions revolve around the matter of agunos and has many practical halachic ramifications in the matter of agunos.


This teshuvah is quoted by and referred to, by all the great Achronim when discussing matters of agunot. (see below)


At the end of the teshuvah the Bac”h tells of a similar incident that occurred, in which there was an halachic argument between the Mahara”l of Prague and his Rabbi, Rabbi Shlomo of Lublin. 


This teshuvah was printed in Teshuvos HaBac”h (Frankfurt 1697) Ch. 86-87. The teshuvah was sent to the Gaon Rabbi Yehoshu of Cracow, author of Shu”t Pnei Yehoshua and Maginei Shlomo, in response to his teshuvah which was printed in Shu”t Geonei Basroei (Turka 1764) Ch. 21. In response, the Mageini Shlomo wrote another teshuvah on the matter, printed in Shu”t Pnei Yehoshua Vol. 2 (Levov 1860) Ch. 47. 


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Original signature of the holy Bach Rabbi Yoel Sirkis Cracow 1629 A lengthy halachic fundamental teshuvah from the great gaon…

Lot : 18

Rare Sifrei Yesod
Derisha and Perisha on Yoreh Deah and Even HaEzer
First Edition Lublin 1635-1638
Sefer Derisha and Perisha on Tur Yoreh Deah and Even Ha’ezer by Rabbi Yehoshua Falk Katz, author of the Sma'a…

Lot : 19

Fascinating First Time Discovery!
100 Handwritten Hagaos
Written by The Tosfos Yom Tov.
Sefer Toras Chatos by the Rema - Cracow, 1591 with approximately 100 handwritten glosses on the margins. Written in the…

Lot : 20

Important Discovery

Manuscript of Chidushim from 
Rabbi Yehonoson Eibishitz
written by his Talmid. 
Metz 1750
Important manuscript of Chidushei Torah by Rabbi Yehonoson Eibishitz author of Urim VeTumim and Yearos Devash, with never-before- published material…

Lot : 21

Manuscript. Chidushim from the ‘Noda Beyehuda'
 written by his Talmid during his lifetime.

Manuscript. Chidushim on Shas by Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, the ‘Noda Beyehuda' written by his Talmid during his lifetime. Manuscript notebook—156…

Lot : 22

Sacred Letter from the
Chasam Sofer 
Pressburg  1837
 ‘May Hashem have mercy on us and quickly bring us home from exile’ Autographed and Handwritten Letter  By the Holy…

Lot : 23

Manuscript
Pri Eitz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital
Russia, 1779
Unknown Version with kabbalistic hagaoss
Kabbalistic intentions for week-day prayers Pri Eitz Chaim – manuscript contains Kabbalistic intentions for week-day prayers based on the writings…

Lot : 24

Kabbalah Manuscript
Sefer Kanfei Yona
Teachings from the Ar”i
Lanzburg 1732
Impressive manuscript with illustrated title page

Sefer Kanfei Yona - from the basics of Kabbalah books written by the Talmidim of the Ar”i Z”l - as…

Lot : 25

Kushta Raish
The Attributes of Hashem

Shaar Hashem Hachadash.
Singular Edition. Constantinople, 1533
Descriptions of the names and titles of Hashem, their essence and meanings by Chacham Rabbi Shlomo Almoli. Rabbi Shlomo Almoli…

Lot : 26

The Ba’al Shem Tov
& his greatest student's teachings

Darchei Yesharim, First Edition Zolkva, 1794
An early and exceptionally rare Chassidic Sefer The well-known commentary of Baal Shem Tov on Mizmor 107 in Tehillim which…

Lot : 27

Avodas Yisroel by the
Kozhnitizer Maggid

First Edition. Yozapof, 1842
Rare printing with wide margins.
Sefer Avodas Yisroel by the Holy Kozhnititzer Maggid - Rabbi Yisroel Hopstein Zt”l from the yesodos of Sifrei Chassidus. Unique…

Lot : 28

Very Rare Chassidic Pamphlet
Completions to the holy sefer 'Ateres Tiferes Yisroel' - Odessa, 1868
Known throughout the diaspora is the holiness and segulah of the sefer Ateres Tiferes Yisroel by Rabbi Israel Harif of…

Lot : 29

Ateres Tzvi on the Zohar by the
Admor Rabbi Tzvi Hersh of ‎Ziditchov

First Edition. Lemberg, 1834-1841‎
Complete 3 volumes Set
A complete set of illuminating commentary on the Sefer Hazohar by the “Sar Beis Hazohar” the Admor Rabbi Tzvi Hersh…

Lot : 30

A segulah for banei, chayei u’mezonei!
Children, life & prosperity!

Kabbalistic Teachings Handwritten by the
Holy Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditchov
On this large page from Midrash Rabbah on Shir HaShirim, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditchov wrote with his holy hands…

Lot : 31

Long letter by
Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke
of Selish 1864
Long letter of chidushei Torah spanning on two whole pages written in the holy hands of the holy Gaon Rabbi…

Lot : 32

Response in Halacha signed by the holy hand of
Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum
author of 'Yitav Lev'
Sigat 1878
Response in Halacha on topics from Even Haezer with the signature in the hand of the holy Baal Yitav Lev:…

Lot : 33

The Rebbe's
Komarna Chumashim
Chumash Heichal Habracha Personal Copy of Rabbi Yoel of Satmar Komarna Chumashim Particularly Cherished by the Admor of Satmar Two…

Lot : 34

 'Al HaGeula v’Al HaTemura'
handwritten by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar
"And Hashem shall help and assist you in wholesome prayers in the Bais Haknesses and Bais Hamedrash where there is…

Lot : 35

An invitation letter signed by the
Admor Rabbi Yochanan of Rachmastrivka the First
son of the holy Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl
1894
An invitation letter signed by the founder of the Rachmastrivka dynasty, the holy Rabbi Yochanan Twersky, son of the holy…

Lot : 36

Letter full of blessings from
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Biala

First of the Biala dynasty. 1886
A letter of greetings for the new year, signed by the holy hand of the first Admor of Biala, Rabbi…

Lot : 37

Letter of Blessings, by the
Admor Rabbi Noson Dovid of Partsov
Biala 1900
Letter with inspiring encouragement and blessings for healing, written entirely by the Admor Rabbi Natan David Rabinowitz of Partsov. In…

Lot : 38

Historic Letter from
Rabbi Yisroel Salanter
Founder of the Mussar Movement. Memel, 1861
Letter from Rabbi Yisroel Salanter and Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Meizel Rabbi of Lodz to Rabbi Zvi Binyamin Auerbach Rabbi of…

Lot : 39

The 'Chazon Ish’s Handwritten
Instructions for Building Mikvaםs
A large page in the handwriting of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karlitz, author of 'Chazon Ish', with detailed instructions listed in…

Lot : 40

Pamphlet on Chazon Ish 

Handwritten by the Steipler
A lengthy pamphlet spanning 5 pages on the topic of Shiurim In Halacha, the method of measuring the required amounts…

Lot : 41

 Fascinating discovery!
 Declaration by the Bais Yosef
Alshich, and Tzfas Rabbonim
Meor Einayim - Mantua 1574 with Fascinating discovery!  Declaration Banning Sefer Meor Einayim  by the Bais Yosef, Alshich, and Tzfas…

Lot : 42

Beutifuly illustrated sefer.
Mashal HaKadmoni. Venice 1547
with dozens of Drawings!
Mashal HaKadmoni a mussar sefer from the times of the Rishonim composed of traditional parables written in rhymes accompanied by…

Lot : 43

Sefer Yesod Nishmas Chaim
First Edition Amsterdam, 1651


with Portrait of the Author
Rabbi Menashe ben Israel

Nishmas Chaim an original sefer containing essays and proofs on the existence of the spiritual soul, matters of demons and…

Lot : 44

Passport
of the Famed Mekubal
Rabbi Yehuda Fetaya

Passport of Rabbi Yehuda Fetaya, the famed mekubal, used by him when he moved to Eretz Yisrael, complete with his…

Lot : 45

Jerusalem History

Huge Collection of Invitations to Celebrations and Events 
A very extensive collection including over 230 printed letters and invitation cards for various celebrations and public events from Yerushalayim…

Lot : 46

The Rabbi's Blessing
 Sir Frederic William Burton (1816-1900)
Watercolor on board 54 x 67 cm (21 x 26 inches) Signed and dated top right: Fred W. Burton, A.R.H.A.…
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