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Collection of Works by Ancient Gaonim, First Edition. Signature of Rabbi Yehuda Bamberger A collection of works by ancient Gaonim, published by Rabbi Yehuda Rosenberg. Berlin, 5616 (1856). First edition. With approbations from the Aruch LaNer, Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Ettinger, Chief Rabbi of Berlin, Rabbi Elazar Horowitz, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Vienna, and Rabbi Reuven Baruch, head of the Sephardic community in Vienna. The content of the book is divided into two parts: The first part - commentary by Rav Hai Gaon on Seder Taharot, with glosses by the Aruch LaNer, Rabbi Natan Adler of London, and Rabbi Yaakov Reifman. The second part contains a large collection of various pieces: ”Piyutim by ancient Gaonim” from an Oxford manuscript; Seder Avodah by Rabbeinu Saadia Gaon; Seder Avodah by Rabbeinu Yosef ben Avitur; enumeration of the 613 commandments by Rabbi Saadia Gaon; Azharot by Rabbeinu Saadia Gaon; Azharot by Rabbeinu Eliyahu (ben Menachem) HaZaken; two requests by Rabbi Saadia Gaon; a poem by Rabbi Avraham ibn Ezra; Seder Avodah ”Ata Konanta Olam BeRov Chesed”; notes on the Seder Avodah and Azharot by Rabbi Yechiel Michal Zaks, Chaim Yaakov Unger, and Zalman Stern. On the inner sides of the covers appear signatures of Rabbi Yehuda Bamberger, in Hebrew and a foreign language. XIII, 55; 122 pages. 22 cm. Condition: Good to Very Good. Typical stains. A repaired tear with missing part on the last page, without text damage. Old binding preserved. Please note: The translation to English was performed using artificial intelligence. In any discrepancy between the Hebrew and English versions, the Hebrew version prevails. For any clarification questions, feel free to contact us.