Bidspirit auction | Gedulas Mordechai & Agudas Eizov.

Gedulas Mordechai & Agudas Eizov. Hanau, 1615, First edition. Stamps of Rabbi Chaim Berlin. Gedulas Mordechai - Commentary on the Mordechai including glosses and novellae on the Mordechai. Agudas Eizov - Commentary on Choshen Mishpat by Harav Baruch ben Dovid of Poloniyya. This work is cited several times by the Shach. In his Hakdama, the author relates that he possesses a copy of the Mordechai, proofread by the Maharal of Prague. R. Chaim Berlin (1832–1912), son of the illustrious R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv) of Volozhin, was famous for his towering scholarship and thousands of queries on a vast range of topics were addressed to him from around the globe. A great rabbinical leader, he served in various communities in Russia including Moscow, Kobrin, Elizavetgrad and Volozhin. In Volozhin he also served as Rosh Yeshiva alongside his father until the yeshiva was forcibly closed by the Russian authorities. In 1906 he settled in Jerusalem, where he was elected as assistant chief rabbi of the Ashkenazic community. Following the passing of R. Shmuel Salant in 1909, he led the Jerusalem Rabbinate and headed many of Jerusalem’s charitable institutions. His complete dedication to the community endeared him to the many different religious factions in the city. Size : 28 cm Pages : 116 Condition : Fine-moderate condition, some water and mold stains, small tares, antique binding.