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Responsa of the Geonim – Sha’arei Tzedek. First Edition. Thessaloniki, 1792. - Sefer Sha’arei Tzedek contains responsa of the Geonim, published from a manuscript that was in the possession of Rabbi Chaim Modai. Thessaloniki, 1792. First edition of early responsa that were held by Rabbi Chaim Modai and published by his son, Rabbi Nissim Modai. Signature of Rabbi Binyamin Niederhofheim (1810-1885) was an expert mohel who performed more than 7,000 circumcisions! He was a merchant and talmid chacham, an important member of the Frankfurt-am-Mein community during the time of Rashar Hirsch. He continued the “minyan” of Rabbeinu Natan Adler (rabbi of the Chatam Sofer), which he founded to pray according to the Sefardi nusach, which had passed first to his student Rabbi Leib Amrich and then to Rabbi Binyamin, who was the son-in-law of the son-in-law of Rabbi Leib (Rabbi Be’er Danan). It existed until the Shoah and was called the “Niederhopheimische Shul.” He had a large private library with rare manuscripts. [5], 117 Leaves. 20.5 cm.