Bidspirit auction | Lot of 2 rare booklets


Lot of 2 rare booklets printed just before the Shoah by Rav Haim Biberfeld of Berlin - 1. Minhagim of the Old Beit Midrash of Berlin, copied from “what I received from the Rishonim who were before me,” by Haim ben Rabbi Avraham Biberfeld, a rabbi there. Written in 1937. According to researchers’ hypotheses, the rabbi probably believed the end of the community was immanent, and thus rushed to print this booklet beforehand—no introduction or conclusion is included. Original cardboard cover, bound simply. 15 pages. 17.5 cm. Excellent condition, rare. 2. “VeElu HaHalachot—includes all practical halacha from Sinai in Shas and the commentaries, by “Haim ben…Avraham Biberfeld.” Berlin 1939. In Hebrew and German. Front jacket binding missing. Tears in a few corners, generally good condition.