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Pri Chadash, first edition, Amsterdam, 1706 [תס”ו]. - Sefer Pri Chadash on Orach Chaim and Even HaEzer, by Rabbi Chizkiya Di Silva – Amsterdam, 1706 [תס”ו] – First Edition On the title page appears the stamp: ”Beit Midrash PUM Maharam Yehiel Wallach, of blessed memory” [the historic Kloyz of Altona-Hamburg]. Rabbi Yehiel Wallach was one of the beloved students of Rabbi Yonasan Eybeschutz and a prominent leader of the Hamburg community. In Hamburg, he founded a Beit Midrash where the sound of Torah never ceased, and he himself was among its regular learners. He passed away on Erev Pesach 1789 [תקמ”ט], after immersing in the mikveh in honor of the holiday. [4], 74; 19, [1], 9 leaves. 32 cm. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 171. Condition: Good. Wear and water stains on some pages. Original leather binding.