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OHR YISROEL. GET OF CLEVES. COMPLETE COPY! FIRST EDITION. CLEVES 1770. - OHR YISROEL. GET OF CLEVES. COMPLETE COPY! FIRST EDITION. CLEVES 1770. RARE! The only sefer published in Cleves. Authored by R. Yisroel Lipchitz (grandfather of the Tiferes Yisroel) on the topic of the infamous “Get of Cleves”. One of the most contentious divorces in Jewish history was the “Get of Cleves” in the mid-18th century, which caused a rift between several rabbinic courts in Western Europe and was the subject of much Halachic debate. The case involved a husband, who at times exhibited signs of mental illness who gave his wife a get. Since a divorce bill can only be given by a sane individual, much analysis and discussion ensued regarding how this individual should be classified, as well as the precise definition of insanity, in Halacha. Includes the rare pages, with chapters 34-36 containing the severely critical statements of the Frankfurt Rabbinate. Includes another responsum by R. Aryeh Leib, Av Beis Din of Hanover, against the Frankfurt Torah scholars, a responsum by R. Yitzchak Horowitz, Av Beis Din of Hamburg and extremely fierce polemical contributions by R. Yisroel Lipchitz himself. Due to the severely critical nature of these responsa, these pages are lacking in most copies. Sismann press. 66, 69-120 pages. 19.2 cm. Excellent condition. Some small erasures. Two pages bound out of order. Antique binding.