Bidspirit auction | Chaim MiYerushalayim – Sermons and

Chaim MiYerushalayim – Sermons and Torah Insights by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gagin, Jerusalem 1882 - A rare and significant edition of Chaim MiYerushalayim, a collection of sermons and Torah insights by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gagin (1787–1842), the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi (Rishon LeZion) of the Land of Israel and a prominent member of the Gagin rabbinic dynasty. Printed in Jerusalem, 1882 (Hebrew year: 5642), at the A.G.N. Press under Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Zuckerman, this book reflects the early development of Hebrew printing in the Holy Land. It includes moral discourses and commentary on weekly Torah portions from Bereshit to Pinchas, along with seasonal sermons. Pagination: [4], 212, 302–233, [14] pages — with a known pagination jump typical for 19th-century Hebrew books. Size: 23.5 cm. Condition: Good to fair, with age marks, light stains. A highly collectible item for scholars of Jerusalem’s rabbinic history, Sephardic thought, and the history of Hebrew printing in Palestine.