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Sefer Yesod. Chok Yaakov on the Laws of Passover. First Edition. Dessau, 1696. - A foundational work on the laws of Passover, by the gaon Rabbi Yaakov Reischer. The book was received with great acclaim and was later incorporated into many subsequent editions of the Shulchan Aruch. Includes the appendix Solet LaMinchah (with a separate title page), containing Torah novellae by the author on various subjects. First Edition. Dessau, 1696. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 175. Vinograd, Dessau, no. 2. 100 Leaves. 18.5 cm. Rabbi Yaakov Reischer (1661–1733) was the son of Rabbi Yosef, author of Giv‘ot Olam. He served as a dayan in Prague and later as rabbi in Reisha (Rzeszów), after which he was named. He authored many important works, among them Chok Yaakov, Minchat Yaakov, and Shevut Yaakov.