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LOT 391:
Asaf HaMazkir. Venice, 1675. First Edition. The Yisa Brachah's Signature
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Asaf HaMazkir. Venice, 1675. First Edition. The Yisa Brachah's Signature
References and sources for books of sermons, containing commentaries on essays in Talmudic aggadahs, according to the order in Ein Yaakov. By Rabbi Zechariah Porto. Venice, 1675. First edition, Bragadin press. Illustrated title page. The page following the title page bears the signature of Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Elyashar, the "Yisa Brachah."
Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Elyashar (1817-1906), known as the "Yisa Brachah," was born in Tzfat. He was orphaned in his childhood, and lived in Jerusalem. He was ordained a dayan in 1853, and in 1869 began serving as Av Beit Din of Jerusalem. Subsequent to Rabbi Panigel's passing, he was appointed to the position of Rishon LeTziyon in 1893. He wrote numerous books whose titles contain his name's initials, AY"Sh: Simchah LeI"sh (AY"Sh), Maaseh I"sh, Derech I"sh, Divrei I"sh, Olat I"sh, Shaal HaI"sh, Kavod LaI"sh, and Pnei I"sh. The Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Shaul is named after him.
The author Rabbi Zechariah of Porto was one of Rome's sages, but refused to serve in the rabbinate. He was wealthy and dispersed many of his assets to charity and assisting Jews' return to the Land of Israel. The book was printed posthumously by the Rome community's Talmud Torah organization. In the introduction they highly praise him, write of his humility, and provide a precise list enumerating amounts of charity he left in his estate. The book was later printed in several editions with the Ein Yaakov.
[4] 300 leaves, 20 cm. Title page torn at bottom, without damage to text. Wide margins [3 cm]. Corrugated paper, stains. Fine condition.
