Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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![Megaleh Temirin, a satirical parody on Chassidism and its leaders, [by Joseph Perl]. Vienna: Anton Strauss, 1819. First edi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/181_1.jpg "Megaleh Temirin – Anti-Chassidic Polemic – Vienna, 1819 – First Editio")
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Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Megaleh Temirin, a satirical parody on Chassidism and its leaders, [by Joseph Perl]. Vienna: Anton Strauss, 1819. First edition.
Two title pages. On verso of first title page: approbation (fictitious) by "the holy man of G-d… R. Yehudah son of R. Moshe of Turbusmi".
An epistolary satire parodying Chassidic tales and the Chassidic manner of speech. The book comprises 151 fictitious letters, said to have been exchanged between Chassidim. Megaleh Temirin ridicules the Chassidic doctrine, the Chassidic leaders and the faith of the masses in the tzaddikim. It primarily imitates the style of Shivchei HaBesht and Sipurei Maasiyot.
Glossary of Chassidic terms and bibliography of Chassidic books cited at end of book.
The author, Joseph Perl of Ternopil (1773-1839), one of the leaders of Galician Haskalah. He dedicated his life to an intensive battle against the Chassidim of Galicia, printing anti-Chassidic satires in Hebrew and in Yiddish, denouncing Chassidim to the authorities and harassing Galician rebbes and their followers. His actions affected prominent rebbes in Galicia, including R. Yisrael of Ruzhin and R. Tzvi Hirsch of Zidichov.
One of the personalities mocked by Joseph Perl in Megaleh Temirin (p. 39b) is Temerl Bergson (1764-1830), a Jewish businesswoman and philanthropist, who was the patroness of Chassidic courts in Poland. According to Chassidic lore, the Chozeh of Lublin dubbed her "Reb Temerl". Reputedly, Temerl, in an attempt to eradicate this work, declared (and had announced in her name in the synagogues of Warsaw) that she would pay three gold coins to whoever would bring her a copy of the book Megaleh Temirim. She then burned all the copies which were brought to her.
[2], 55 leaves. 25.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Large dampstains to last leaves. New binding.
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Polemics – Books, Leaflets and Broadsides
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Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Sep 1, 2026
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Zemir Aritzim HaRishon, polemic against Chassidut, attributed to R. Aryeh Yehudah Leib son of R. Mordechai Sofer of Brody. Kearny (New Jersey): Ephraim Deinard, 1904. With preface and introduction by Ephraim Deinard.
Zemir Aritzim VeChorvot Tzurim was first printed in Oleksynets, 1772, and is to be distinguished from the second Zemir Aritzim printed in Warsaw, 1798, attributed to R. David son of R. Bentzion of Maków. This book reached R. Yosef Steinhardt, Rabbi of Fürth, who mentions it in his famous introduction to Responsa Zichron Yosef (Fürth, 1773-1774).
The edition printed in Oleksynets is especially rare. Most copies were already in its own time destroyed and burned, and few copies are extant; even the bibliographer Ben Yaakov was unaware of it.
On p. 12, original title page of Oleksynets edition.
In the present edition, Deinard omitted several parts appearing in the original volume, instead adding polemics and poems from other sources.
8; 43 pages. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Old binding, with wear and defects.
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Polemics – Books, Leaflets and Broadsides
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Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Sep 1, 2026
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Mishpato Yiten LaOr, criticism of Ephraim Deinard's bibliography of manuscripts and printed books in the Sulzberger collection in Philadelphia, by Pinchas Ben Amitai (a pen name of Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz). New York: A. Rosenberg, 1897.
Limited edition of 200 copies, not for sale. The present copy belonged to the author, the scholar Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz (1862-1939). His illustrated bookplate appears inside the front board.
Short, sharp work attacking Ephraim Deinard's bibliographical work Or Meir, published earlier in 1896, a catalogue of the collection of Judge Mayer Sulzberger of Philadelphia. In this work, Libowitz accuses Deinard of inaccuracies, unprofessionalism, intentional falsifications and more (one charge is that he assigns enormous prices to works he hated, hoping that they remain unsold).
[1], 19, [1] pages. With original wrapper (front side printed). 11.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming in one place through all leaves, affecting text. Stamp on title page. New binding.
Printed front wrapper not recorded in Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
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Polemics – Books, Leaflets and Broadsides
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Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Sep 1, 2026
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Manuscript, work on the Hebrew calendar. Egypt, 1675-1676.
Oriental (Egyptian) cursive script, and square script. Some frames, initial panels and titles of charts in red ink. Includes molad and full moon charts (based on Shesh Kenafayim by R. Immanuel son of Yaakov Tov Elem, adapted for later years).
At the beginning of the manuscript are two pages with calculations for the present year, 1675, and the location, Egypt. At the end of this passage, the writer mentions his teachers, R. Avraham and his brother R. Yaakov de Medina, and signs his name: "Yaakov Kolon".
R. Avraham de Medina was an Egyptian rabbi of the 17th century. A responsum he authored is printed in Responsa Darchei Noam by R. Mordechai HaLevi Rabbi of Egypt. The Chida in Shem HaGedolim describes him as an expert in astronomy. See further in Tuv Mitzrayim by R. Refael Aharon son of Shimon (Alef, 9).
The other rabbis' names are not known to us.
[23] leaves (numbered 3-26; lacking leaves at beginning and end). 30 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Wear and tears. Defects and open tears, affecting text in several places. Several leaves detached. Without binding.
Category
Oriental Jewry – Manuscripts and Books with Glosses
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Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Sep 1, 2026
Opening: $600
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Three manuscripts, novellae on the Bible and Talmud, handwritten by R. Chaim son of R. Shlomo HaLevi, Rabbi of Milas. [Turkey, 19th century].
Three notebooks handwritten by R. Chaim HaLevi. His signed inscription appears at the beginning of each notebook: "Chaim son of R. Shlomo HaLevi"; in the third, he adds the location and date: "…here in Milas, year [1883]".
At the end of the first notebook is an ownership inscription by his father (Ladino and Hebrew), signed: "Shlomo son of R. Shem Tov HaLevi".
The notebooks comprise novellae and sermons on the Torah portions, the Bible and Talmudic tractates. Notebook 2 also contains a work of problems alphabetically ordered. In various places, the author mentions contemporary rabbis, such as his teacher – R. Yitzchak Krispin of Izmir, author of Shemo Yitzchak; and his uncle R. Chaim Palachi and his son R. Avraham Palachi. In several places he also cites Torah ideas in the name of R. Chaim Cadranel (1846-1934) and R. Yosef Franko (d. 1926), as well as his son Eliyah and his grandson Avraham (in 1892).
In one place (notebook 2, p. 8a), he mentions the local custom of Milas to perform Hakafot on the Shabbat after Sukkot. Top of one page (notebook 2, p. 24a) dated 1849.
On p. 23a of notebook 1 is a decorated title page, with an introduction explaining the book's purpose to refute Christian missionaries (with calligraphic signature at foot of page).
In several places, accounting inscriptions in Turkish and Ladino.
R. Chaim son of R. Shlomo HaLevi (b. 1832; R. Shlomo HaLevi was son of Chelebi Yedidiah Rachamim Shem Tov HaLevi). A descendant of R. Yosef ibn Ezra of Izmir, author of Shulchan HaMelech (mentioned in one of the present notebooks), and nephew of R. Chaim Palachi. R. Chaim HaLevi moved from Izmir to Milas, where he was appointed rabbi and disseminated Torah. R. Chaim was a close disciple of R. Yitzchak Krispin, author of Shemo Yitzchak, who printed one of his student's sermons in his own book.
Two other manuscripts of his are extant, with sermons and novellae – NLI Mss. 1048, 10796.
Three manuscripts. 42 leaves; 25 leaves; 53 leaves (with several pieces of paper between leaves). Varying condition. Overall good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and defects in several places. Original bindings, with defects.
Category
Oriental Jewry – Manuscripts and Books with Glosses
Catalogue Value
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Sep 1, 2026
Opening: $400
Sold for: $2,750
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Shomer Emunim, two dialogues on kabbalah, with Mevo Petachim, selections from the writings of the Arizal, and responsa on kabbalah, by kabbalist R. Yosef Ergas. Amsterdam: printer not indicated, 1736. First edition.
Two title pages at beginning of book, the first with a fine copper engraving featuring Biblical scenes and angels. On verso of second title page, approbations of rabbis of Livorno, R. Gavriel Delario, R. Immanuel Chai Ricchi (author of Mishnat Chassidim) and R. Malachi HaKohen.
Divisional title page for Mevo Petachim.
Ownership inscription on title page in Yemenite script (surname deleted): "Purchased with the money of my youth, Shalom son of R. Yosef [---]". Another inscription on p. 1a by his son (surname deleted here as well): "This came into my portion, Yehudah son of Shalom son of R. Yosef ---, may his merit protect us, may G-d grant me the merit of studying it, I and my progeny and my progeny's progeny to the end of time, Amen". Another ownership inscription on title page, deleted with ink.
Another ownership inscription on p. 1a, handwritten by R. Yichya Zabib of Cochin: "I acquired this holy book in a trade with the perfect sage, emissary of G-d, R. David Maimaran, emissary of Tiberias, and I gave him […] three books: Igrot HaRambam, Pri Chadash Orach Chaim and Yichus HaTzaddikim, a fine book […] along with Sefer Mazalot […] of man and healing of the body. Yichya Zabib […] grant us the merit to understand […] Amen".
Handwritten glosses on the leaves of the book, apparently by several writers including R. Yichya Zabib.
R. Yichya son of R. Avraham Zabib, a Torah scholar of Cochin. As Zabib is a Yemenite name, he presumably belonged to the Paradesi community of Cochin whose members included families of Yemenite origin. He may be the grandson of R. Yichya son of R. Moshe Zabib, the addressee of an 1803 letter of R. Yichya Tzalach (Maharitz), which mentions a son named Avraham (printed in Zevach Todah, Jerusalem 1980). Another manuscript he copied is JTS Ms. 4506. A handwritten work of glosses he authored was previously sold by Kedem, Auction 59, Lot 170.
For more information on R. David Maimaran, the emissary of Tiberias mentioned in R. Yichya Zabib's inscription, see: Yaari, Shluchei Eretz Yisrael, p. 636.
[2], 78, [1] leaves. Does not include last [2] leaves with errata. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Marginal tears and open tears to title page and other leaves, slightly affecting illustrated title page, partially repaired with paper filling. New leather binding.
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Oriental Jewry – Manuscripts and Books with Glosses
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![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_1.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_2.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_3.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_4.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_5.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_6.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_7.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
![Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/187_8.jpg "Tikunei Zohar – Livorno, 1794 – Many Glosses of Kabbalist Rabbi Masud")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Tikunei Zohar. Livorno: R. Yaakov Nunez-Vaez and Refael Meldola, [1794].
Tens of lengthy kabbalistic glosses handwritten by kabbalist R. Masud Amsalem, who signs most of them with his acronym: "the Maamitz".
At the beginning of the manuscript are ownership inscriptions and signatures of his son: "Avraham son of Masud Amsalem" (with his calligraphic signature).
R. Masud Amsalem was a Moroccan kabbalist, probably ca. early 19th century. We do not know of any biographical details about him, but his profound and lengthy glosses on the writings of the Arizal appear in several kabbalistic manuscripts from Morocco. These important glosses – including those in the present books – have not yet been printed.
164 leaves (lacking title page and following leaf). 25 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Worming, affecting text in several places. Old binding, with defects.
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Oriental Jewry – Manuscripts and Books with Glosses
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![Or Gadol – Five Books of the Torah, Book of Devarim. Livorno, [1862].
The leaves of the book contain hundreds of handwr](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/188_1.jpg "Book of Devarim – Livorno, 1862 – Hundreds of Handwritten Glosses")
![Or Gadol – Five Books of the Torah, Book of Devarim. Livorno, [1862].
The leaves of the book contain hundreds of handwr](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/188_2.jpg "Book of Devarim – Livorno, 1862 – Hundreds of Handwritten Glosses")
![Or Gadol – Five Books of the Torah, Book of Devarim. Livorno, [1862].
The leaves of the book contain hundreds of handwr](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/188_3.jpg "Book of Devarim – Livorno, 1862 – Hundreds of Handwritten Glosses")
![Or Gadol – Five Books of the Torah, Book of Devarim. Livorno, [1862].
The leaves of the book contain hundreds of handwr](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/188_4.jpg "Book of Devarim – Livorno, 1862 – Hundreds of Handwritten Glosses")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Or Gadol – Five Books of the Torah, Book of Devarim. Livorno, [1862].
The leaves of the book contain hundreds of handwritten glosses in Sephardic-Oriental script, by an unidentified writer. These glosses comprise much material dealing with allusions and numerical values.
On title page, ownership inscription and calligraphic signature of "Shlomo HaLevi".
181 leaves. 17 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains. Tears and defects to several leaves, affecting text of glosses. Several leaves detached. Title page torn, lacking bottom half. Without binding.
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Oriental Jewry – Manuscripts and Books with Glosses
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![Manuscript, Shahin Torah and other verse in Judeo-Persian. [Persia (Iran)], 1844.
Oriental script, written by several sc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/189_1.jpg "Manuscript – Shahin Torah and Other Verse in Judeo-Persian – Iran, 184")
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Oriental script, written by several sc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/189_2.jpg "Manuscript – Shahin Torah and Other Verse in Judeo-Persian – Iran, 184")
![Manuscript, Shahin Torah and other verse in Judeo-Persian. [Persia (Iran)], 1844.
Oriental script, written by several sc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/189_3.jpg "Manuscript – Shahin Torah and Other Verse in Judeo-Persian – Iran, 184")
![Manuscript, Shahin Torah and other verse in Judeo-Persian. [Persia (Iran)], 1844.
Oriental script, written by several sc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/189_4.jpg "Manuscript – Shahin Torah and Other Verse in Judeo-Persian – Iran, 184")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Manuscript, Shahin Torah and other verse in Judeo-Persian. [Persia (Iran)], 1844.
Oriental script, written by several scribes.
Volume includes verse from the extensive corpus of poetry written by Persian Torah scholars. Second part includes parts of Bereshit Nameh, mainly from Vayeshev-Vayechi – the stories of Joseph and his brothers and their descent to Egypt, centrally figuring the story of Joseph and Zuleika (Potiphar's wife). Bereshit Nameh was authored by Mowlana Shahin, leading Jewish Persian poet, flourished in the 14th century.
At beginning of book: Shahzadeh va Sufi, by Elisha son of R. Shmuel – poetic adaptation of the story of Barlaam and Josaphat (Ben HaMelech VehaNazir) to Persian verse.
Colophon signed "Yechezkel son of R. Mordechai son of R. Tzemach" and dated Tuesday, 25th Iyar 1844.
Ownership inscriptions on several leaves.
[126] leaves. Incomplete, many leaves lacking throughout volume. Approx. 21 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including dampstains and inkstains. Tears and open tears to many leaves, affecting text. Original leather binding, with defects.
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Oriental Jewry – Manuscripts and Books with Glosses
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![Handwritten parchment leaf, a portion of Rashi's commentary on Tractate Chullin. [Europe, ca. 13th/14th century].
Ashken](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/190_1.jpg "Handwritten Parchment Leaf – Rashi on Chullin – 13th/14th Century")
![Handwritten parchment leaf, a portion of Rashi's commentary on Tractate Chullin. [Europe, ca. 13th/14th century].
Ashken](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/190_2.jpg "Handwritten Parchment Leaf – Rashi on Chullin – 13th/14th Century")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Handwritten parchment leaf, a portion of Rashi's commentary on Tractate Chullin. [Europe, ca. 13th/14th century].
Ashkenazic semi-cursive script. Extracted from a bindings genizah. The leaf is cut at bottom, with remains of four pages of manuscript. Comprises sections of Rashi's commentary on the second chapter of Tractate Chullin (leaves 29-34).
[1] leaf (two page spreads). 36.5X20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and defects. Fading of ink and impact to text as a result of binding.
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Manuscripts – Ashkenaz
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![Manuscript, letters, compositions and poems by R. Menashe Tzvi Berger (Harari). [Hungary, 19th century].
Wide-format not](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/191_1.jpg "Manuscript – Letters and Poems – By Rabbi Menashe Tzvi Berger – Hungar")
![Manuscript, letters, compositions and poems by R. Menashe Tzvi Berger (Harari). [Hungary, 19th century].
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![Manuscript, letters, compositions and poems by R. Menashe Tzvi Berger (Harari). [Hungary, 19th century].
Wide-format not](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/191_3.jpg "Manuscript – Letters and Poems – By Rabbi Menashe Tzvi Berger – Hungar")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Manuscript, letters, compositions and poems by R. Menashe Tzvi Berger (Harari). [Hungary, 19th century].
Wide-format notebook. Neat Ashkenazic cursive script, with several titles and footnotes in calligraphic German.
The first part of the manuscript is a poem Telaah Monah, followed by Shanah Tovah letters in elegant prose and poetry from a son to his parents (with names in acrostic); elegant prose letters between friends (with names in acrostic); and letters of a son studying away from home requesting support from his father.
The second part of the manuscript comprises poetic compositions on various topics, as well as an epitaph to a child.
R. Menashe Tzvi son of R. Yitzchak Berger (Harari) of Érmihályfalva (Hungary; present-day Valea lui Mihai, Romania), studied in yeshiva of R. Yechezkel Reich Rabbi of Karlburg (Rusovce) and later Werbau (Vrbové). In this yeshiva, he befriended his teacher's son, R. Koppel Reich, later Rabbi of Budapest and a leader of Orthodox Judaism in Hungary.
A manuscript with several works and sayings he authored, from the Gans collection, was sold by Kedem, Auction 108, Lot 166. Another autograph anthology of his works is Ms. Rosenthaliana, Amsterdam, no. 194. Little is known of him; he may have served as a posek. Some of his poems are printed in the periodical Kochvei Yitzchak.
[14] written leaves (and many blank leaves). Height: 10 cm. Width: 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original binding, with wear and defects.
Provenance: Collection of Mozes Heiman Gans.
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Manuscripts – Ashkenaz
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Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Sep 1, 2026
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Assorted collection of handwritten leaves and endpapers with Torah inscriptions, and leaves of books with lengthy handwritten glosses. [Europe, ca. 18th-20th centuries].
The collection includes:
• Endpaper with notes on the laws of terefot. [Early Ashkenazic script, ca. 18th-19th century].
• Endpaper with ownership inscriptions (dated 1807) and novellae on Tractate Ketubot dated [1830].
• Handwritten leaf, short questions and answers (for study or for a test) on the laws of Choshen Mishpat.
• Endpaper, with Torah inscriptions, including a citation heard in the name of "the Rebbe of Gostynin". Ownership inscriptions and stamp on verso.
• Endpaper with handwritten notes on section 65 of the book (Responsa Heshiv Moshe by the Yismach Moshe). Signatures and stamps on verso of leaf and another leaf (Hebrew and non-Hebrew).
• Partial endpaper, with references and signature of R. "Eliezer Mordechai, Rabbi of Slizeva and the region" – R. Eliezer Mordechai Elberg (1840-1889), a disciple of the Yeshuot Malko of Kutno, who compelled his student to take a rabbinic position in Służewo, northern Poland (see Chachmei Polin, p. 281).
• Leaf from Talmud Yerushalmi, Tractate Shabbat, with commentary of Ridvaz (Piotrków, 1900), with a handwritten gloss signed at beginning "Avraham Aharon" – R. Avraham Aharon Yudelovitz (ca. 1850-1930), Lithuanian Torah scholar and leading American rabbi. Nephew and disciple of R. Meir Meirim Shafit, Rabbi of Kobryn. Served as Rabbi in Lithuania and England, and in 1904 reached the United States, where he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the United Congregations of New York.
• Handwritten leaf, Torah novellae. Among other things, the writer mentions R. Tzvi Pesach Frank (with a blessing for the living).
• And many leaves with Torah inscriptions by various writers.
20 leaves. Varying size and condition.
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Manuscripts – Ashkenaz
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