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Shut Me'il Tzeddakah by Rabbi Yonah Landsofer - First Edition Prague, 1756 - Sefer Shut Me'il Tzeddakah ”authored by the lion of the group... even if his name is unknown...” - despite his name not appearing on the title page, the Gaon Rabbeinu the Noda BiYehuda writes in his approbation that the book was authored by Rabbi Yonah Landsofer. First edition, the Press of Rabbi Yuda and his Brother Rabbi Lipman the sons of Moshe Bak, Prague, 1756. [6], 82 leaves. Stefansky Sifrei Yesod p. 160. Interesting In his introduction, the author speaks out against the social order of the Jewish community of his time, writing, among others, that ”many ordinary people boastfully publish their books... and behold... my eyes have seen among those printed works... that they have blasphemed the footsteps of our Messiah... and therefore, I have edited these words... which are not yet ready to be published, but if I merit to complete them... it is possible that I will not refrain from publishing them... on the condition that my name is not mentioned on them...”. However, as mentioned above, the rabbis of Prague reveal his name in their approbation, stating that ”his wisdom will sing out in the streets”. At the end of the book, and interesting Kuntres - based on Euclid's geometry books. In his foreword to the Kuntres, Rabbeinu writes that the Kuntres compiles things from the works of the Greek Euclid. The Kuntres contains demonstrative geometric sketches by its author.  [6], 82 leaves. Handwriting on the title page - undeciphered. Front wooden board only, worn and incomplete. Many detached leaves. Stains. Moth perforations. Good overall condition.  The author Rabbi Yonah Landsofer (1678-1713) Rav, Posek and one of the leading rabbis of Bohemia. Was known as knowledgeable in engineering and science. Maran the Damesek Eliezer writes about him: ”His contemporaries say of Rabbeinu that he is not born of a woman”. The book was approbated by Gedol hador Rabbi Yechezkel Segal Landau author of the Noda BiYehuda and more.