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LOT 1:
The First Edition of the Sacred Piyut Bar Yochai!! Sefer Heichal Hashem - A Collection of Essays in Kabbalah Venice, 1601 * "Bar Yochai, blessed is the one who birthed you, Blessed are the people who learn from you, And blessed are those who understand your secrets, Who ...
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LOT 2:
Rare: First Printing of Tikkun Leil Shavuos Venice, 1648 * Order of learning for the nights of Shavuos and Hoshana Rabbah, based on the teachings of the two great luminaries, the Arizal and the Ramak. This order of study, as printed here for the first time, was embraced by most Jewish ...
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LOT 3:
Tikkun Leil Shavuos Shapira Press Slavita, 1827 * Tikkun Leil Shavuos and Hoshanah Rabbah based on the order of the Shelah Hakadosh with the kavanos of the Holy Names as taught by the Arizal. Printed by Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Shapira, son of Rabbi Moshe Shapira Av Beis Din of ...
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LOT 4:
Aseres HaDevarim. Order of Prayers for Shavuos According to the Custom of Algeria. Wahran, 1856 * Order of Torah passages in Judeo-Arabic script that were read on the Festival of Shavuos in the Jewish communities of Wahran and Tlemcen in Algeria. The text in Judea-Arabic dialect ...
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500
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LOT 5:
Extraordinary! Letter from Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar Regarding his pledge for the Hadlaka on Lag BaOmer in Meron. Karoly, 1933 * Long, inspirational letter from Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum written while contemplating his potential acceptance of the position of Gaavad (Chief ...
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LOT 6:
One-of-a-Kind! Tiferes Shlomo With Dedications and Miracle Story in Handwriting of Author’s Disciple Warsaw 1868. First edition. * Tiferes Shlomo on the Torah, described by the Divrei Chaim of Sanz as “a great and precious work”, authored by the holy Admor Rabbi Shlomo HaKohen ...
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LOT 7:
Priceless! Unpublished Chassidic Chiddushim in Handwriting of the Admor HaZaken of Alexander! Kol Simcha by the Rebbe of Peshischa Personal Copy of the First Rebbe of Alexander & Sons * A Sefer Yesod in Chassidus containing chiddushim on the Chumash and sugyos of Shas by the ...
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8,000
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LOT 8:
The Personal Zohar of the Wondrous Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mattisyahu of Shtefanesht Shapira Press Zhitomir, 1863 * Sefer HaZohar on Chumash Bereishis, with glosses from the Ramchal — a foundational work of Kabbalistic Torah. The title page features the impressive stamp of the holy ...
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LOT 9:
Reb Yeshayale of Kerestir’s Personal Segulah Chumash * Segulah sefer - Chumash Devarim with Heichal HaBrachah commentary including Megillas Eichah and Koheles. This is an original copy that belonged to the holy miracle worker and baal chessed Reb Yeshayah ben Reb Moshe of Kerestir ...
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LOT 10:
Famous Iggeres Hakodesh by the Kedushas Tzion of Bobov Pre-Holocaust. Cracow, 1939 * A historic and special letter by the holy Admor Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam of Bobov, to provide strength and comfort to the broken-hearted Jews of that time, who were in a difficult situation as ...
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LOT 11:
Passport of the Mashgiach Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein Shanghai, USA, and Eretz Yisrael * An official Polish passport issued in Shanghai in 1946 for a refugee, at the close of the famed wartime “exile” - granted to the Mashgiach of the Mir Yeshiva, the master of mussar and tzaddik Rabbi ...
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LOT 12:
Legendary Historical Document: The Most Famous Controversial Ruling of the Chazon Ish! "Dear brothers! Eat on Wednesday and fast on Thursday — and don’t be concerned about anything." * An authentic and historical relic of great importance which stood at the center of a stormy halachic ...
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LOT 13:
Unicum: Todah VeKol Zimrah Rare Remnant from the Gouda (Netherlands) Community Amsterdam, 1798 * A prayer service booklet for the dedication of the Ashkenazi synagogue in the city of Gouda, southwestern Netherlands. At the beginning, a song is printed for when the Torah scroll ...
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800
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LOT 14:
One of the most important teshuvos sefarim! Shu”t Maharik. First Edition. Venice, 1519 Bomberg Press. Only signature in the world (?) of the Mishpetei Shmuel * Teshuvos in halacha by Rabbi Yosef Colon, the Maharik. The Maharik’s teshuvos are one of the fundamental works on ...
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LOT 15:
Sefer Yesod from Era of Rishonim: Sefer Ra’avan. First edition. Prague, 1610. * Sefer Ra’avan containing teshuvos, halachic rulings, and explanations on various masechtos of the Talmud Bavli. It was authored by one of the great Rishonim, Rabbi Eliezer son of Nosson of Mainz, a leading ...
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LOT 16:
Sefer Yesod from Era of Rishonim: Yad Ramah on Bava Basra First edition. Salonika, 1790 Two Volumes * "In his day, there was none like him among all the sages of Spain!" This two-volume set presents the Yad Ramah on Maseches Bava Basra by Rabbi Meir HaLevi Abulafia of Toledo ...
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LOT 17:
Foundations of Hilchos Kashrus: Issur Veheter Ha'aroch Ferrara, 1555. First Edition. * The sefer 'Issur Veheter' by Rabbeinu Yonah, comprising sixty gates (chapters) on the halachos of kashrus and many related rulings, following the tradition of the early Ashkenazic Rishonim. This sefer ...
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LOT 18:
Illustrated Sefer Minhagim in Yiddish. Homburg, 1729 * This Yiddish translation of 'Sefer Minhagim' documents Ashkenazic Jewish customs and rites throughout the ages. It was written by one of the great Rishonim, Rabbi Eisik Tirnau who compiled the list of customs and added other customs ...
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LOT 19:
"דדא ביה כולא ביה" "He who has this, has it all." Sefer Kol Bo Venice, 1567 * A foundational halachic sefer from the era of the Rishonim, ‘Kol Bo’ is cited frequently in both the Beis Yosef and Shulchan Aruch. The identity of its author is unknown. This is an early edition ...
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LOT 20:
Three Volumes, Teshuvos Mahari ben-Lev First Edition. Salonika – Constantinople, 1573-1557 * Sefer Yesod: Important teshuvos and chiddushim by Rabbi Yosef ben Lev (Maharibal). All three parts are rare first editions. Part One: Salonika, circa 1557. 157, [12] leaves Part Two: ...
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LOT 21:
Sefer Yesod: Pri Megadim on Orach Chaim First and Rare Edition Frankfurt an der Oder, 1787 * Halachic novellae, elucidations and elaboration on the Shulchan Aruch - Orach Chaim, on Turei Zahav and Magen Avraham, by Rabbi Yosef Teumim, Av Beis Din of Frankfurt an der Oder, a ...
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LOT 22:
Sefer Yesod: Biur HaGra on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer First Edition. Vilna-Horodna, 1819 * Complete copy of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the Chelkas Mechokek, Beis Shmuel and Be’er Hagolah commentaries, along with the new commentary of Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna, the Vilna Gaon. Biur ...
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LOT 23:
Sifrei Yesod: Three Volumes of The Tzelach by the Noda BeYehuda First Edition during the Author's Lifetime * The three volumes of the renowned scholarly work ‘Tzelach’ (an acronym for ‘Tzion LeNefesh Chaya’), containing explanations and halachic rulings on masechtos Pesachim, Berachos and ...
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LOT 24:
Tzror Hamor on the Torah Early Edition. Venice, 1545 * Kabbalistic commentary on the Chamishah Chumshei Torah by Rabbi Avraham Saba, one of the notable Torah sages during the era of the Spanish Expulsion. One of the foundational commentaries on the Torah, ‘Tzror Hamor’ is a compilation ...
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LOT 25:
Akeidas Yitzchak Important Torah Commentary and Fundamentals of Emunah Venice, 1573 * A comprehensive and foundational commentary on the Chamisha Chumshei Torah and the Megillos by Rabbi Yitzchak Arama, author of the ‘Akeidah’ and among the most prominent of the sages expelled from ...
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1,200
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LOT 26:
Sefer Yesod Published by Rabbi Menashe Ben Israel: Toldos Aharon with Toldos Yaakov Amsterdam, 1652 * 'Toldos Aharon' is a comprehensive index of references from Talmud Bavli on the Tanach, compiled by Rabbi Aharon of Pesaro. At the end of the sefer, an important supplementary work ...
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500
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LOT 27:
Ye’aros Dvash by Rabbi Yehonasan Eibschutz First Edition. Karlsruhe, 1779 * Drashos, mussar discourses, and eulogies by Rabbi Yehonasan Eibschutz. Ye’aros Dvash has been widely acclaimed throughout the Torah world, regarded as a foremost work of derush and mussar. The devout and the ...
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LOT 28:
Foundation of Jewish Faith: Moreh Nevuchim by the Rambam Sabbioneta, 1553 Including the Rare Geometry Pages * The monumental work of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon - ‘Moreh Nevuchim’ (Guide for the Perplexed) - which delves into the core tenets of faith and religion, stands as the ...
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LOT 29:
Foundation of Jewish Philosophy Kuzari with Kol Yehudah Commentary First Edition. Venice, 1594 * Sefer Hakuzari is among the most significant works of Jewish thought and possibly the most well-known. It presents fundamental principles in emuna. The book is written in the form of a ...
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LOT 30:
Early Sefer Kabbalah Sefer HaTemuna Koritz, 1784. First Edition. Segulah Sefer! * Early Kabbalah sefer discussing the hidden meaning in the aleph-beis letters, attributed to the great Tannaim, Rabbi Nechuniya ben HaKaneh and Rabbi Yishmael Kohen Gadol. The sefer includes an ...
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LOT 31:
Mevo She'arim: Classic Sefer on Arizal’s Kabbalah First Edition Koritz, 1783. Wide Margins! * Introductions to the teachings of the Arizal and writings of Rabbi Chaim Vital including glosses from Rabbi Yaakov Tzemach and the Rama”z. The sefer Mevo She'arim includes foundational ...
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LOT 32:
Sefer Yesod: Maggid Meisharim by the Beis Yosef. First Edition. Venice, 1649 Very Rare! * Great mystical teachings, warnings and practices revealed by the Maggid - angel from heaven - to Rabbi Yosef Karo, author of the Beis Yosef and Shulchan Aruch. “…I have come to enlighten you ...
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LOT 33:
Manuscript Seder Kavanos for Shabbos Prayers and Discourses from the Arizal Eastern Europe, Mid to Late 18th Century * A fine Ashkenazi manuscript from the mid to late 18th century, containing kavanos (mystical intentions) for Shabbos prayers and meals, based on 'Pri Etz Chaim' by ...
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LOT 34:
Shaar HaHakdamos by Rabbi Chaim Vital First Edition Personal Copy of the Holy Mekubal Rabbi Yehuda Fetaya, with Hundreds of His Handwritten Corrections and Notes! * A sefer yesod in Kabbalah – ‘Shaar HaHakdamos’, the first of eight gates (chapters) in the sefer ‘Eitz Chaim’ authored ...
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LOT 35:
Abuchatzira Dynasty: Marriage Certificate Signed by Rabbi Meir Abuchatzeira, the Baba Meir * Marriage Certificate written in Judeo-Arabic and signed by Rabbi Meir Abuchatzeira during his tenure as Rav of Erfoud, Morocco. Rabbi Yehuda Simchon and Rabbi Masoud Mallul signed as ...
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LOT 36:
Historical Document Division of the area surrounding the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness after its liberation, including a partition map! Teveria, 1867 * "Eloka d’Meir Aneini!" The tomb of the Tanna Rabbi Meir Baal Haness in Teveria is one of the most well-known burial sites of ...
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LOT 37:
Drashah for 7 Adar, 1864 Handwritten Manuscript of Rabbi Yirmiyahu Loewe, Av Beis Din of Ujhely * “I delivered this drashah in the holy congregation of Ujhely on 7 Adar, 1864.” This lecture, handwritten by Rabbi Yirmiyahu Loewe, Av Beis Din of Ujhely, includes words of praise of the ...
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LOT 38:
Beautiful Handwritten Inscription by the Daas Sofer of Pressburg, on the Sefer of his Father the Shevet Sofer Vienna, 1923. First edition. * Sefer Sha'arei Simcha, containing chiddushei aggadah on the Torah, with the sefer Ohel Rachel, containing precious and delightful derashos ...
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LOT 39:
Large Handwritten Kuntres of Chiddushim on the Torah by Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald Av Beis Din of Satmar – 1903. * 59] pages in the handwriting of the renowned gaon and tzaddik Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Satmar and one of the leading Rabbanim of Hungary. The ...
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LOT 40:
Lengthy Halachic Letter from Rabbi Shraga Tzvi Tannenbaum, Av Beis Din of Chaht, author of 'Netah Sorek' Chaht, 1891 * The letter is written with depth and extensive analysis, addressing several different topics, including the laws of slaughtering Kodshim. At the bottom of the letter ...
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LOT 41:
Beautiful Unknown Letter from Rabbi Zeckel Segal Pollack, Disciple of the Chasam Sofer * A lengthy handwritten and autographed letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Zeckel Segal Pollack, one of the greatest disciples and closest confidants of the Chasam Sofer. In the letter, Rabbi Zeckel expresses great ...
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LOT 42:
Long Handwritten Letter of Chiddushei Torah by the Maharshag. Szentmihály, 1908 * A long, 3-page letter of Chiddushei Torah handwritten by the Maharshag during his early years of serving as Rabbi in Szentmihály. The letter is written on the personal stationery of his father Rabbi Yehuda ...
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LOT 43:
Handwritten & Autographed Letter by Rabbi Eliezer Zussman-Sofer Concerning Building a Mikveh with A Pump Paks, 1890 Maharam Ash’s miracle! * A handwritten and autographed letter by Rabbi Eliezer Zussman-Sofer, Av Beis Din of Paks and author of 'Yalkut Eliezer', to “My son ...
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LOT 44:
Interesting Handwritten Letter by Rabbi David Friedman Ish-Shalom, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Tzehlim * Letter from Rabbi David Friedman Ish-Shalom to Rabbi Mordechai Friedman, Av Beis Din of Tata. Rabbi David Friedman Ish-Shalom (c. 1851–1906) was one of the greatest Rosh ...
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LOT 45:
Letter from Rabbi Menachem Greenwald, Av Beis Din of Sopron, Disciple of the Ksav Sofer Edenburg, 1910 * Rabbi Menachem Greenwald (1843-1930) was a beloved and outstanding disciple of the Ksav Sofer in Pressburg, where he studied alongside Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, who later said ...
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LOT 46:
Intriguing letter from Rabbi Yosef Elimelech Kahana Regarding his Rabbanus in Ungvar "May Hashem grant us the merit to uphold religion and be among those who bring merit to the public." * The letter was sent to Rabbi Yechiel Michel Segal Gold, author of the sefarim 'Ma'asef Lechol ...
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LOT 47:
Certificate for a Student from Rabbi Shaul Brach of Nitra Kosice, 1928 * A certificate awarded by Rabbi Shaul to a student who excelled in his studies. This is a small and rare document with interesting content! Rabbi Shaul writes: "With the help of Hashem, the bearer of this document ...
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LOT 48:
Wedding Blessings from Rabbi Pinchas HaKohen Steiner, Av Beis Din of Ilok, and his son Rabbi Yosef Meir Moshe (son-in-law of Rabbi Hillel Lichtenstein) 1909 * Handwritten and autographed letter of congratulations on the occasion of a wedding, by Rabbi Pinchas HaKohen Steiner, Av Beis ...
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LOT 49:
Tzava’a of the Baal Shem Tov – First Edition! Likutim Yekarim from the Teachings of the Maggid of Mezeritch First Edition. Lvov, 1792 * A collection of Torah teachings that came from the mouths of four holy tzaddikim: the Baal Shem Tov; his student the holy Rebbe Dov Ber, the Maggid ...
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LOT 50:
Vetziva HaCohen: Rare Chassidic Sefer Sde-Lavan, 1823 Copy of the Chernobyl Rebbes * The will of Rabbi Aharon Shmuel HaCohen of Stepin, disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch and Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz, to his sons, spiced with explanations on Tanach and on sayings from the Baal Shem ...
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