Bidspirit auction | Shevilei David Yehudah. Two Parts.

Shevilei David Yehudah. Two Parts. First Edition, Jerusalem, 1862–1865. - Sefer Shevilei David Yehudah, novellae on the laws of Even HaEzer, Choshen Mishpat, and legal documents, by the gaon Rabbi David Yehudah Silberstein. Two parts bound in one volume. First Edition. Jerusalem, 1862–1865. Printed by Rabbi Israel Bak. Sh. HaLevi, Sifrei Yerushalayim HaRishonim, nos. 67 and 116. 72, 100 leaves. 32.5 cm. Includes illustrations of Jerusalem and of the Western Wall. Variant issue: the title page in the present copy differs from the copy recorded by Sh. HaLevi and in the Vinograd-Rosenfeld CD listing no. 62803. There the title reads Shevilei David VeYehudah, with an additional letter. Signatures on the front endpaper: “Yitzchak Kahn HaKohen, Debrecen” and “Dov HaKohen.” The renowned gaon Rabbi David Yehudah Leib Silberstein (1820–1884) was among the leading rabbinic authorities of Hungary. He studied under Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt (“Maharam Ash”) and Rabbi Koppel Charif. Between 1859 and 1870 he resided in Jerusalem, where he began printing his famous Shevilei David works. He later served as rabbi in Sátoraljaújhely, Senta, Bodrogkeresztúr, and Vác, and stood at the forefront of the Orthodox rabbinate in Hungary. His son was the renowned gaon Rabbi Yeshayah Silberstein (1857–1930), author of Ma’asei LaMelech, who succeeded his father as rabbi of Vác.