Bidspirit auction | Sefer Hayakar by the author

Sefer Hayakar by the author of Tosefet Shabbat, Only edition, Lvov 1795. Printed by Rabbi Shlomo Yarish Rappaport. Very Rare! - Sefer Hayakar, On Shulcan Aruch. By the Gaon Rabbi Raphael Meisels author of Tosefet Shabbat. Published by his son Rabbi Chaim Meisels Lemberg: Rabbi Shlomo Yarish Rappaport, 1795. Only Edition. At the beginning of the sefer, there is an interesting introduction by the author's son, Rabbi Chaim Meisels. ”Song of Friendship” in honor of the sefer: by Rabbi Yehuda Leib ben Menachem Shneor. It also includes a second edition of his sefer ”Tosefet Shabbat” on the laws of Shabbat. Very Rare! has only appeared twice at public auction. The printing press of Yehuda Shlomo ben Naftali Hirtz Yarish Rappaport was famed for publishing, in 1788, the first edition of the holy Sefer the Noam Elimelech and the consensus is that among its workers were some of the 36 hidden Tzaddikim. Antique ownership inscriptions of R. Yisrael Dayan in Mezeritch. Impressive early stamp and seal impression: “Asher, son of the late R. Zelig …” [40] Leaves. lacking 2 leaves in the middle. 21 cm. The author, the holy genius Rabbi Raphael Meislish (passed away in 1770/1778), descended from a line of geniuses and saints, including the Ba”Ch and the Chelkat Mechokek. He lived for many years in the city of Harchov and was later appointed as the head of the rabbinical court there. In the last decade of his life, he served as the head of the rabbinical court in Paritzk. The great scholars of his generation praised him, and he was known for his immense genius, holiness, and righteousness. He was described as ”the outstanding and distinguished rabbinical scholar, a complete and sharp-witted sage... full of the word of God, that is, the words of Halacha and Mishna, and all his words were with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding... also greatly knowledgeable in the words of the Talmud and the legal decisors...” (Rabbi Yechezkel Segal Landau, author of ”Noda BiYehuda”, in his approbation to his sefer). For more information about him and his lineage, see ”Zechor LeAvraham” (1994, p. 124).