Bidspirit auction | SEFER HA’CHINUCH. VENICE 1600. UNIDENTIFIED

SEFER HA’CHINUCH. VENICE 1600. UNIDENTIFIED SIGNATURE AND GLOSSES! - The Mitzvos are listed according to weekly Torah portions and the Sefer is structured correspondingly. Each Mitzvah is discussed from its Biblical source, followed by the “Shoresh” which discusses the underlying basis for the mitzvah and concludes with a brief summary of the Halacha governing its observance – usually based on the RaMBaM. It remains one of the most classic seforim of Jewish thought providing an overview of man’s obligations vis a vis the commandments. There is extensive discussion about who the author of the Sefer HaChinuch was. In the introduction, the author refers to himself as “Ish Yehudi M’Bais Levi Barceloni”. The publishers of the first edition attributed the Sefer to Rabbeinu Aaron HaLevy, who was a talmid of the RaMBaN and the Rebbe of the Ritva. This was accepted for many years by most of the Achronim including the Shach (Yore Deah 25:2, 70:31 and R. Akiva Eiger (Teshuvos Kamma 129). The CHIDA however in Shem HaGedolim (Rabbeinu Aaron HaLevy) points out various discrepancies with this assumption and therefore the author’s identity remains unclear. This second edition contains important variants to the first edition (Venice 1523). Di Gora press. 268 pages. 19.5 cm. Overall good condition. Some slight worming and staining with professional restoration. Unidentified signature and glosses. Modern leather binding.