Bidspirit auction | Torat Yosef – A Commentary

Torat Yosef – A Commentary on the Masoretic Text of the Torah, by Rabbi Yosef Yozel ben Moshe. Wilhermsdorf, 1725 [תפ”ה]. - On the title page: A fine commentary on the Masoretic tradition of the Torah, based on the methods of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds, as well as the rulings of early and later authorities. Authored by the distinguished dayan of the community of Fürth, Rabbi Yosef Yozel ben Moshe. Includes approbations from leading rabbis of Germany and Amsterdam. First and only edition. The book was only reprinted in facsimile editions. Ownership inscriptions: ”This book I received as a gift from my brother, the honorable Rabbi Yozek, Rosh Kahal and dayan of the community of Fürth, Avraham Vial...” Rabbi Yozel Rindskopf served as dayan in Fürth in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. See: ”The Great Yeshiva of Fürth, ” Vol. II, p. 25. 104 leaves. 33.5 cm. Condition: Good. Age stains. A few wormholes. Binding detached.