Bidspirit auction | Mishnayot Nezikin w comm. of

Mishnayot Nezikin w comm. of Rabbeinu Ovadia of Bartenura, Tosafot Yom Tov. Mogilev, 1818. Extremely rare! - Antique ownership inscriptions. Regarding the Mogilev printing press, see Freidberg’s article on this press in his book on Hebrew printing in Poland. We will quote here a passage about the importance of this printing press among the Chassidim, taken from the article by Avraham Yaari, “The Hebrew Press in Mogilev on the Dniester River”, from Kiryat Sefer, Year 23: ”The printer, Rabbi Zvi, was a Torah scholar and also a meticulous typesetter. For some books, he added commentary compiled from various sources, including manuscripts or accurate versions from printed books. Thus, he added the 'Asifat Amrim' commentary to the Midrash Rabbah and extensive Tosafot commentary to the Mishnah. Rabbi Zvi Ze'ev, the printer from Mogilev, was a Chassid and close to Rebbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and Rebbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta (the Ohev Yisrael) during the time the latter stayed in Yassy and Mezhbizh.” Their approbations appear in several seforim printed in Mogilev. The Apta Rebbe was also the one who encouraged the printer to publish the Ma'amadot, and even gave him the Seder Amirat HaKetoret that he arranged, for printing at the end of the Ma'amadot. Regarding the relationship between the Apta Rebbe and the printer from Mogilev, Chassidim tell the following story: “Once, the holy Rebbe of Apta became very angry at the printer from Mogilev, because he had printed the holy seforim of the righteous Gaon Rebbi Chaim of Chernowitz — Siddur Tefilat Yesharim and Be’er Mayim Chaim — since he had also printed books that did not have the approval of the sages. When the Rebbe learned of this, he ordered that the printer should not set foot in his house. Later, the Rebbe was informed that the same printer had published the holy sefer Sha’ar HaTefillah by the same author (Be’er Mayim Chaim). He then sent word that he forgave him completely because he had printed that holy work, and permitted him to enter his house once again.” [2], 244 Leaves. 17.3 cm.