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Immense Discovery! Hundreds of Glosses That Were Never Printed from a Disciple of the Netziv – On Ha’amek She’eilah - Sefer “She’iltos DeRav Achai Gaon” with commentary “Ha’amek She’eilah” by the Netziv of Volozhin – Vilna, 1861-1867 – first edition – with hundreds of long handwritten glosses written by the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Eber (Evril) Shapiro of Minsk, a disciple of the Netziv and author of Sefer “Patach Avraham” – the Netziv and his disciple corresponded regarding some of the glosses, and on some of those the Netziv concurred with his disciple’s assertions – a small part of these glosses and the Netziv’s comments on them were printed in “Patach Avraham” – most glosses were never printed – glosses written between 1885-1893. The glosses quote several times omissions from the Netziv’s manuscript, which his disciple Rabbi Avraham had seen – things that have not been printed even in the new editions of “Ha’amek She’eilah”. This lot contains volume I (Bereshis and Shemos) and volume III (Bamidbar and Devarim), surrounded by hundreds of glosses in the handwriting of the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Eber Shapiro, disciple of the Netziv. The glosses mention several times conversations which the disciple had with his teacher the Netziv “The Gaon the author” . Please see the Hebrew listing for examples of these discussions. In his glosses, Rabbi Avraham references often his own Chiddushim on the Shas. He also references many of his own glosses written on the margins of his many Seforim – none of which were printed. He also references several times the glosses of his grandfather the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel of Rubieżewicze on the Rif, which were copied by Rabbi David Luria and were printed withion the Rif in the Vilna Shas. The Gaon Rabbi Avraham Eber (Evril) Shapiro of Minsk was a distinct disciple of the Netziv. Lived in Amlin(?) in Lithuania. Most of his life he combined Torah and wealth and never needed to seek a profession. However, at a latter time in his life his position declined, and he began searching for a suitable Rabbinical position. (Whether he succeeded in this is unknown, as are the years when he was born and passed away. We do know he was still alive in 1899.) Composed many works on the tractates of the Shas and on Shulchan Aruch, some of which are mentioned in the hundreds of glosses before us, and a large work named “Divrei Rivot”. All of these works were never brought to print besides for a small composition calle “Patach Avraham” (Warsaw, 1899), in the beginning of which are enthusiastic approbations from the Geonim Rabbi Refael Shapiro and his son-in-law, the Gaon Rabbi Chaim of Brisk, the “Sha’arei Da’as”, and more illustrious Rabbonim who expound on his greatness in Torah. At the end of this Sefer he printed a pamphlet called “Milata Albishehu Yakira”, which contains, in great length, the back-and-forth correspondence he had with his Rebbe, the Netziv, on his writings in “Ha’amek She’eilah”. Some of this correspondence is mentioned in several glosses in the volumes before us. At the end of his preface to that pamphlet, Rabbi Avraham tells of his schedule of study in these Seforim: “Already in my younger days I was wont to study on Shabbos in the Sefer of the She’iltos on a topic associated with the Parsha, and to better understand I would sometimes cast an eye in the commentary Ha’amek She’eilah from my teacher and Rabbi, the great Gaon, renowned in all corners of the world, Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin OBM, Av Beis Din and Rosh Mesivta of Volozhin, and the words of the Rabbi are dear to me, and this is my honor for because it was dear and I put my mind to them, I had discussions about them before his honorable holiness, . And in some things he agreed to my words” . Vol. I (Bereshis / Shemos): 7; 123 pp. 35 cm. Good condition. Vol. III (Bamidbar / Devarim): 7; 2-126 pp. 35 cm. Good-fair condition. Moisture stains and wear. Tears on some page margins. Many glosses cut at the edge along the length. Old bindings in good condition.