Bidspirit auction | Midrash Eliyahu – Warsaw 1878

Midrash Eliyahu – Warsaw 1878 – Early Edition with Ownership Inscriptions - Rare early edition of Midrash Eliyahu, a collection of ethical sermons by Rabbi Eliyahu HaCohen of Izmir, one of the most prominent moralist rabbis of the late 17th–early 18th century and author of the famed Shevet Musar and Me’il Tzedakah. This edition was printed in Warsaw in 1878 (Hebrew year 5638) by the printing house of I. O. Alshin. The book includes moralistic and homiletic commentary on the weekly Torah portions, focusing on repentance, ethics, and spiritual refinement. Features several ownership inscriptions and stamps including the names “David Zolin” and “Simon, ” attesting to its historic journey among Jewish communities. Original marbled boards with cloth spine (reinforced), showing signs of wear, with historical repairs. Pages: [9], 146 pp. Size: 22 cm. Language: Hebrew with title page also in Cyrillic and Polish. A collectible gem for lovers of Jewish ethics and Izmir rabbinic literature.