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A single volume with [3] personal copies of Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis, with his handwritten glosses: Sefer Artzos HaChaim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, I-II, by Rabbi Meir Leibush Malbim. Warsaw, 1860-1861. Second edition. And Sefer HaSimanim MiToras HaChatas by the Rema that was printed with Hagahos Rabbi Akiva Eiger. Warsaw, 1890.
[3] Seforim in a single volume:
* Artzos HaChaim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, I, Avraham Bamberg Press, Warsaw, 1860. Several owner’s stamps including the stamp of Rabbi "Zelig Reuven ben … Rabbi Zvi Bengis Av Beis Din of Kolovare author of Liflagos Reuven". With approbations from the first edition including an approbation by the Chasam Sofer. With many corrections and glosses handwritten by Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis.
[4], 86, [1] leaves, 23 cm. One of the two title pages is missing from this copy.
* HaSimanim MiToras HaChatas by Rabbi Moshe Iserlish, that was printed with Hagahos Rabbi Akiva Eiger. Meir Yechiel Holter Press, Warsaw, 1890. On the title page, the stamp of Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis.
24 leaves, 23 cm.
* Artzos HaChaim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, II, Avraham Bamberg Press, Warsaw, 1861. With a stamp of the rabbinic the Naggid Rabbi Yehoshua Gershon Munk, who was one of the publishers of this Sefer. With two glosses handwritten by Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis.
35 leaves, 23 cm. Two title pages. An additional title page is missing as well as leaves 36-40. With Chidushei Rabbi Eliyahu Halperin, the Malbim’s son-in-law. The leaf with the table of errors is also missing.
The Rosh Av Beis Din Maran the Gaon Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis (1864-1953) Rosh Av Beis Din of HaEidah HaChareidis in Jerusalem and one of Gedolei Hador. Was born in Šnipiškės to his father Rabbi Zvi Hirsch. When he was approx. seventeen, he began studying at the Volozhin Yeshiva where he became close to his Rav the Natziv, who even called him ‘a living Shas’. The Gaon Rabbi Bengis received his Semicha by the greatest of his generation: his Rav the Natziv, the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Elchonon Spektor and the Gaon Rabbi Chaim of Brisk. Served as Rav in several holy communities until in 1938, he was called to serve as Rosh Av Beis Din of HaEdah HaChareidis in Jerusalem and immigrated to the Holy Land. In Jerusalem, he mightily led the community (although he had no tendency to zealousness). After his passing, he was succeeded by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinsky. His disciples included Maran the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv.
The renowned rabbinic Naggid Rabbi Yehoshua Gershon Munk, a merchant, bookseller and publisher in Warsaw. Published the Seforim of the Malbim Artzos HaShalom and Artzos HaChaim.
Renewed binding, several missing leaves, blemishes to the corners of the title page of section II of Artzos HaChaim and several additional leaves, fair-good condition.
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