Bidspirit auction | Perach Levanon First Edition. Berlin,

Perach Levanon First Edition. Berlin, 1713 Wide-Margined Edition Printed Entirely on Blue Paper * * Two sefarim of commentary on the Torah: Perach Levanon by Rabbi Yehuda Peretz and Nachal Eisan by Rabbi Yitzchak Kavraliyo. The entire sefer was printed on dark-blue paper with particularly wide margins. Such distinguished printings on blue paper were generally commissioned specifically for an important person. The Peretz Family – Exiles of Spain Rabbi Yehudah Peretz, author of Perach Levanon, was a descendant of the illustrious Peretz family, whose lineage traces back to Dovid HaMelech and to Peretz, the son of Yehudah. (In his introduction, Rabbi Yehudah relates that they possessed a family register detailing their entire lineage.) The origins of this distinguished family trace to the exiles who fled after the destruction of the First Beis HaMikdash. These ancestors settled in Castile, Spain, where the family quickly rose to prominence, achieving both wealth and status. During the expulsion from Spain, a small portion of the family remained and lived as Anusim (forced converts), with members in Seville and Cordoba enduring severe persecution during the Inquisition. The majority, however, gave up their considerable wealth and chose exile, eventually settling in Morocco. There, they acquired isolated tract of land in the village of Dadash and married within the family to preserve their lineage. Later, his ancestors left Morocco intending to reach Eretz Yisrael, but due to war, they settled in Tunisia. Rabbi Yehudah's father later moved to Italy for business, and it was in Italy that Rabbi Yehudah was born. *** At the beginning of the sefer there are approbations from the sages of Ashkenaz, foremost among them the gaon and kabbalist Rabbi Naftali Katz, author of Semichas Chachamim. The approbation was granted in Prague, to which R’ Naftali had moved after the devastating fire that broke out in his home in Frankfurt; he therefore concludes his approbation with the words: “A remnant saved from the fire.” The two sefarim are interwined, and for each parsha, the teachings of each author are presented one after the other. Both writers served as darshanim for the Ashkenazic community in Venice. Berlin, 1713. First edition. Page Count: [4], 74 leaves. Size: Height: 26 cm; Width: 20.5 cm. Condition: Minor restoration to the opening leaves; antique wooden binding. ------------------------------------------- Any inquiries about this lot? We are also available on WhatsApp >>>