Bidspirit auction | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Association Copy: Or Chaim


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Association Copy: Or Chaim (New York, 1917) โ€” Gifted by Author Rabbi Greenburg to the Sephardic Rabbi of Harlem ืื•ืจ ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ ืจื—โ€ื - A two-volume workโ€”a cornerstone of early American-Hebrew printingโ€”containing the author's profound, printed dedication to his late wife and endorsed by four leading contemporary American Rabbis. This volume contains both parts of the celebrated commentary ืื•ืจ ื—ื™ื™ื (Or Chaim), by Rabbi Chaim Michael Greenburg (ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื™ื›ืœ ื’ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืจื’), printed in New York City in ืชืจืขโ€ื– (1917). This book is invaluable for collectors focused on the establishment of traditional Hebrew scholarship in the United States. Unique Historical and Biographical Features Printed Author's Dedication: Just before the second volume, the book includes the author's deeply personal and printed dedication to the memory of his recently deceased wife. By making this sorrow a permanent, public part of his scholarly work, Rabbi Greenburg created a unique biographical document, connecting his personal tragedy to his commitment to Jewish law. Association Provenance: The volume bears the stamp of the Beth Hamidrash D'Sphardim D'Harlem (The Sephardic Synagogue of Harlem) and was personally inscribed as a gift by the author to Rabbi R. Levi Yitzchak, establishing a unique, documented link between two early New York rabbinic figures. Scholarly Authority: Four American Rabbinic Endorsers The book's scholarly value is validated by the four esteemed Haskamot (Endorsements), affirming its stature among the contemporary American Orthodox leadership: Rabbi Avraham Eliezer Alfarshtein (ืื‘ืจื”ื ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืืœืคืขืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ) Rabbi Alter Shaul Pepper (ืืœื˜ืขืจ ืฉืื•ืœ ืคืคืขืคืคืขืจ) Rabbi Binyamin Baruch Gotta (ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื’ื•ื˜ื”)ย  Rabbi Menachem Yehuda Guzik (ืžื ื—ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื ื’ื•ื–ื™ืง) The collective approval of these four respected figures confirms that Rabbi Greenburg's work met the highest standards of the American rabbinate in the 1910s. This is a significant, documented connection between two early American rabbinic figures and two major New York Jewish communities (Ashkenazi publishing and Sephardic Harlem).