Bidspirit auction | Sha'arei Chaim - Ungvar, 1869

Sha'arei Chaim - Ungvar, 1869 - First Edition - Sha'arei Chaim – on three important matters: A. man's duty to protest against those who disobey God. B. the sentence of a man who desecrates the Sabbath on purpose before two witnesses. C. the sin of denying the Torah yet the possibility of repenting. By Rabbi Chaim Sofer Av Beit Din of Munkatch. Ungvar, 1869. First edition. On leaves 38-41, a Drasha called ”Ma Ha'Avoda Ha'Zot lachem” against two physicians who desecrate the Sabbath in public. Rabbi Chaim Sofer (1822-1886), Av Beit Din of Munkatch and Beduapest, author of ”Machane Chaim”, disciple of the ”Chatam Sofer” and on eof the leaders of the Hungarian Jewry. A genius and tsaddik, fighter of the Enlightenment Movement. Was born in Pressburg and was circumcised on Yom Kippur by his rabbi, the Chatam Sofer. 43, (1) leaves. 21 cm. Condition: Good. Single moth holes at the margins of the leaves.