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Sefer Ohalei Yehudah – Only edition – Copy owned by the Malbim!! Bearing His Personal Stamp. - Sefer Ohalei Yehudah, concerning the vocabulary found in the Holy Scriptures. Authored by Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Carpentras. Yasnits 1719 – Only edition. Magnificent new leather binding!! Ownership: A stamp of the famous Gaon, Rabbi Meir Leibush—the Malbim—from the period of his rabbinate in the city of Bucharest, Romania. A central pillar of the Malbim’s exegetical method is the precise definition of the subtle distinctions between the meanings of synonymous terms. The Malbim rejects the assumption that Scripture at times merely “duplicates its language with different words, ” and he labored intensely to elucidate the meaning of every word and expression. His commentaries are founded upon the principle that each of the so-called synonyms in Scripture bears distinct nuances and shades of meaning. It is evident that this work, Ohalei Yehudah, which was found in his library, served as an important aid for him, for the stated purpose of the sefer is precisely the classification and definition of biblical names and terms. Rabbi Meir Leibush—the Malbim (1809–1880), one of the great warriors against the Haskalah movement, studied in his youth in Warsaw under the Ma’haral Tzintz and was known as “the prodigy of Volhynia.” He later studied Kabbalah under the holy Gaon Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditchov. He became renowned for his monumental commentary on Tanach, Malbim, which has been established as a work of lasting acclaim across all the books of Scripture. He also became famous for his sefer Artzot HaChayim, dealing primarily with the laws of tzitzit and tefillin, regarded as a fundamental work in these halachot and frequently cited by the Mishnah Berurah. The illustrious Chatam Sofer praised the sefer, testifying that the Malbim’s conclusions were “in perfect harmony with the truth of Torah.” He served as rabbi in the cities of Bucharest, Lunshitz, and others. Additional Owners: On the title page: “קניתי לכבוד צורי וקוני ליב ??” And in different ink: “פייבל י”צ”. The Yasnits Press: Sefer Ohalei Yehudah, by Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh son of Tzvi Hirsh of Carpentras in Provence, is likely the first book printed by the Yasnits press. The press was established by Yisrael ben Avraham, and rumor held that he had been a Protestant priest who converted (A. Yaari, Mechkarei Sefer, Jerusalem 1958, p. 250). However, it appears that this rumor has no basis—especially since in some title pages he is referred to as “Yisrael b”r Avraham ztz”l, ” which clearly indicates that “ben Avraham” does not refer to Avraham Avinu.