Auction 58 - June 2024 | בית המכירות תפארת

Maran the Gaavad Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis – Four Handwritten Pages – Never Printed!

Maran the Gaavad Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis – Four Handwritten Pages – Never Printed! Four pages in the handwriting of the immense Gaon Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis, author of ‘Liflagos Reuven’, Gaavad of the Eidah Charedis in Yerushalayim – with an entire segment that was not printed.

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150

Lot 52:

Shem Chadash. Warsaw, 1817.

Shem Chadash. Warsaw, 1817. Shem Chadash, Warsaw, 1817.

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80

Lot 53:

Torat Katan Amsterdam, 1765. Singular, Rare Pocket Edition.

Torat Katan Amsterdam, 1765. Singular, Rare Pocket Edition. Sefer ‘Torat Katan’, including also Sefer ‘Chen HaLashon’. Single printing in Amsterdam, 1765 – Rare pocket edition.

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250

Lot 54:

Holy Exemplar of Rabbi Shmuel Heller Av Beis Din of Tzfas

Holy Exemplar of Rabbi Shmuel Heller Av Beis Din of Tzfas Exemplar of the holy Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heller, Av Beis Din of Tzfas. Pnei Mevin, vol. II, by Rabbi Bechor Yitzchak Navarro. Salonika, 1826.

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120

Lot 55:

First Edition Kabbalistic Sefer – Signature of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heller, Av Beis Din of Tzfas

First Edition Kabbalistic Sefer – Signature of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heller, Av Beis Din of Tzfas Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heller, Av Beis Din of Tzfas: Eitz Hachayim and Eshel Avraham. Vol. I Explaining the reasons for the positive commandments in all four ways of Pardes. Livorno, 1783. First edition. Rare.

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100

Lot 56:

Alon Bachut. Eulogy On the Saraf of Brisk. Jerusalem, 1899

Alon Bachut. Eulogy On the Saraf of Brisk. Jerusalem, 1899 Alon Bachut. Eulogy on the Saraf of Brisk and Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim, Maran the Maharil Diskin, by Rabbi Yaakov Orenstein. Jerusalem, S Zuckerman press, 1899.

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400

Lot 57:

Collection of Letters Regarding the Controversy of the Kollelim in Yerushalayim and Other Holy Cities. 1906

Collection of Letters Regarding the Controversy of the Kollelim in Yerushalayim and Other Holy Cities. 1906 The “Kollel America” controversy. Collection of [26] forms, signed by collectors of the “Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes” Pushkas, for reaffirmation of the agreement with ‘Kollel America’; from the beginning of 5567 members of this Kollel will receive a third of the monies gathered in North America. 1906

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750

Lot 58:

The Fight Against Conscription of Girls! Printed Letter – Signed by Maran Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank.

The Fight Against Conscription of Girls! Printed Letter – Signed by Maran Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank. The fight against conscription of Jewish girls. Sharp letter from Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank OBM, Av Beis Din of Yerushalayim, 1950.

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200

Lot 59:

Letter Regarding Charity For Weddings Signed by Maran Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund

Letter Regarding Charity For Weddings Signed by Maran Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund Letter of recommendation signed by Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund, Gaavad of Yerushalayim. 1990.

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300

Lot 60:

Handwritten Letter from Maran Rabbi Moshe Halberstam

Handwritten Letter from Maran Rabbi Moshe Halberstam Letter of recommendation handwritten signed by the Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Moshe Halberstam of Tchakawa, member of the Beis Din of the Eidah Charedis in Yerushalayim, 1987.

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100

Lot 61:

Master of the Holy Land Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Dushinsky

Master of the Holy Land Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Dushinsky Letter of recommendation signed by the Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Dushinsky OBM, Gaavad of the Eidah Charedis in Yerushalayim, 1987, on a letterhead of Yeshiva Beis Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky.

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100

Lot 62:

Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter With a Dedication in His Handwriting.

Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter With a Dedication in His Handwriting. Sefer Divrei Mishpat, an anthology on subjects from Choshen Mishpat, Tel Aviv, 1996. Dedication and ownership notation by the Gaon, the famous Tzaddik Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter, from the prominent Breslav Chasidim and Mashpi’im.

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120

Lot 63:

‘Yemei Muharanat’ 2nd, Rare Edition. Lemberg 1903 ‘Pocket Size With Additions’

‘Yemei Muharanat’ 2nd, Rare Edition. Lemberg 1903 ‘Pocket Size With Additions’ ‘Regarding the gathering on Rosh Hashana’, Yemei Muharanat, about the events that brought the holy Rabbi Nosson to his great Rebbe, the holy Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, and all his chronicles. Second edition with important additions regarding the gathering for Rosh Hashana. Lemberg, 1903. Rare, pocket-sized edition.

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100

Lot 64:

Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe On Hilchot Shabbos. Sudylkiv, 1831. – Rare and Important Edition –

Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe On Hilchot Shabbos. Sudylkiv, 1831. – Rare and Important Edition – Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim Hilchos Shabbos, by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi shneor Zalman of Liadi. Sudylkiv, 1831. Rare.

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300

Lot 65:

Chabad. Rare! Bircos Hanehenin, Warsaw, 1844

Chabad. Rare! Bircos Hanehenin, Warsaw, 1844 Seder Bircos Hanehenin by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneor Zalman of Liady. Warsaw, 1844.

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100

Lot 66:

Letter from the Court of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – On Occasion of a Birth of a Son.

Letter from the Court of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – On Occasion of a Birth of a Son. Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, greetings on birth of a son, signed by the secretary. 19 Tevet 5754 (Jan. 2, 1994).

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200

Lot 67:

Very Long Responsum from the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Eiger

Very Long Responsum from the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Eiger Halachic responsum regarding names in Gittin, by the famous Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Eiger, Av Beis Din of Pozen and Kalisch – with his signature, additions, and corrections – five large pages – Posen, 1850.

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2500

Lot 68:

Noble: The ‘Tiv Gittin’ of the ‘Mateh Naftali’ Sofer, With His Glosses

Noble: The ‘Tiv Gittin’ of the ‘Mateh Naftali’ Sofer, With His Glosses Sefer ‘Tiv Gittin’, a foundational Sefer with Chiddushim on Tractate Gittin, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Heller, Av Beis Din of Alt-Ofen (Óbuda). Single edition. Zolkiew, 1844. The personal exemplar of the ‘Mateh Naftali’, the righteous Gaon Rabbi Naftali Sofer of Kadlburg (Rusovce), from the greatest disciples of Maran the Chasam Sofer and his son, the Ksav Sofer.

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1000

Lot 69:

Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Meir A”Sh of Volova – A Grandson of the Maharam A”Sh.

Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Meir A”Sh of Volova – A Grandson of the Maharam A”Sh. Exemplar of Nachlat Shiv’a that belonged to the great Gaon Rabbi Meir A”sh, Av Beis Din and Ram of Volova, son of the famous, great Gaon Rabbi Menachem A”sh – Eisenstadter – son of Maran Rabbi Meir A”sh, Av Beis Din of Chust and later his successor in Uzhhorod.

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100

Lot 70:

Sefer Hamordechai, With Commentary by Maharam Bennet. Vienna, 1813. Important Exemplar.

Sefer Hamordechai, With Commentary by Maharam Bennet. Vienna, 1813. Important Exemplar. Sefer Mordechai, vol. I, with the Mordechai commentary by abbi Mordechai Benet. Vienna, 1813.

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100

Lot 71:

Arugat Habosem On the Torah. 2 Vol. First Edition. Chust, 1913 – Rare –

Arugat Habosem On the Torah. 2 Vol. First Edition. Chust, 1913 – Rare – Sefer Arugat Habosem on the Torah, by the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Moshe ben Amram Grunwald, Av Beis Din of Chust. First edition from the year ‘aruga”t’ (5673) – 1913.

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150

Lot 72:

Collection of Rabbinical Exemplars

Collection of Rabbinical Exemplars Collection. Five Seforim that belonged to famous Tzaddikim and Geonim.

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200

Lot 73:

Personal Family Letters Handwritten by the Bircas Avraham of Slonim

Personal Family Letters Handwritten by the Bircas Avraham of Slonim Five postcards –warm and enthusiastic family letters from the Rebbe, the Bircas Avraham of Slonim – Tveriah, 1958-1964

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250

Lot 74:

The Bircas Avraham – Family Letters and Postcards

The Bircas Avraham – Family Letters and Postcards Warm and enthusiastic family letters and postcards from the Rebbe, the Bircas Avraham of Slonim – Tveriah, 1959-1960

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200

Lot 75:

Personal Family Letters Handwritten by the Bircas Avraham of Slonim

Personal Family Letters Handwritten by the Bircas Avraham of Slonim Four warm and enthusiastic family letters from the Rebbe, the Bircas Avraham of Slonim – Tveriah, ca. 1959.

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200

Lot 76:

Holy and Noble: Scores of Glosses in the Handwriting of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein, Son-in-Law of the Holy Miracle Worker Reb Yeshayele of Kerestir.

Holy and Noble: Scores of Glosses in the Handwriting of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein, Son-in-Law of the Holy Miracle Worker Reb Yeshayele of Kerestir. Pedigreed Sefer from the bibliothèque of the righteous Gaon Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein, Av Beis Din of Snina HY”D, son-in-law of the famous and holy Reb Yeshaya of Kerestir – his signature and scores of long, handwritten glosses.

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800

Lot 77:

Divrei Shir. Kisvárda, 1924

Divrei Shir. Kisvárda, 1924 Sefer Divrei Shir, 2 vol. on the Torah and the holidays. By Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Roth of Kisvárda, with approbations by the Gedolim of the generation including Reb Yeshaya of Kerestir. 1924.

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200

Lot 78:

Collection of Rare Pamphlets and Notebooks. Romania and the Surrounding Area. 1910-1940

Collection of Rare Pamphlets and Notebooks. Romania and the Surrounding Area. 1910-1940 Collection of [19] pamphlets and soft-covered Seforim. Some rare. Romania and thereabout. 1912-1944.

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120

Lot 79:

Dikdukei Sofrim. Munich, 1870-1882. Noble Rabbinic Exemplar

Dikdukei Sofrim. Munich, 1870-1882. Noble Rabbinic Exemplar [2] volumes of Sefer Dikdukei Sofrim, versions of the Talmud in the Munich manuscript, with “Divrei Sofrim”. By Rabbi Refael Nathan Nota Rabinowitz. Munich, 1870-1882.

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100

Lot 80:

Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De’ah. Shapiro Print in Zhitomir, 1852. Rabbinical Exemplar.

Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De’ah. Shapiro Print in Zhitomir, 1852. Rabbinical Exemplar. Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De’ah. Printing house of the Shapiro brothers of Slavuta. Zhitomir, 1852.

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500

Lot 81:

Or Zarua. 2 Volumes in One Binding. Shapiro Press in Zhitomir – 1862

Or Zarua. 2 Volumes in One Binding. Shapiro Press in Zhitomir – 1862 Or Zarua, by Rabeinu Yitzchak of Vienna. 2 parts in one volume. Press of the partners, grandsons of the Slavuta Rav, Zhitomir, 1862. Exemplar of Rabbi Yeshaya Karlinsky and his son. Edition based on a manuscript.

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200

Lot 82:

Exemplars of the Holy Rabbi Aharon of Stretin Tzfas – Raised and Ordained by the Tiferes Yisrael of Ruzhin

Exemplars of the Holy Rabbi Aharon of Stretin Tzfas – Raised and Ordained by the Tiferes Yisrael of Ruzhin 2 Seforim, hallowed exemplars of the holy Rabbi Aharon Brandwein of Feltchin-Stretin-Tzfas, who was raised by the holy Crown of Israel of Ruzhin, who ordained and crowned him and even gave him Kvittlech.

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100

Lot 83:

Letter from Rabbi Shraga Feivel Za”K – Mecuhtan of the Holy Rabbi Aharon of Belz

Letter from Rabbi Shraga Feivel Za”K – Mecuhtan of the Holy Rabbi Aharon of Belz Aerogramme sent from the holy Gaon Rabbi Shraga Feivel Za”k – Mechutan of Maran the holy of holies Rabbi Aharon of Belz – to Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, chairman of Ezras Torah. 1958.

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800

Lot 84:

Handwritten Recommendation from the Gaavad of Erlau

Handwritten Recommendation from the Gaavad of Erlau Letter of recommendation from Maran the Gaavad of Erlau, the holy Rabbi Yochanan Sofer. 1961.

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100

Lot 85:

The Ikvei Abirim of Sadigora

The Ikvei Abirim of Sadigora Letter of recommendation by the Rebbe Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Friedman of Sadegora. Tel-Aviv, 1987.

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100

Lot 86:

Important and Historic! Establishment and Support of the Yeshivos in Lithuania! Letters of the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Lipman Gurwitz to Maran Rabbi Chaim Ozer

Important and Historic! Establishment and Support of the Yeshivos in Lithuania! Letters of the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Lipman Gurwitz to Maran Rabbi Chaim Ozer An important, historic collection. A dozen letters sent by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Lipman Gurewitz, from the leading Rabbonim who assisted the Va’ad Hayeshivos in Lithuania, and one of the Va’ad’s leaders in England and later in Australia.

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150

Lot 87:

Chiddushim Handwritten by Rabbi Itzele of Ponhevezh

Chiddushim Handwritten by Rabbi Itzele of Ponhevezh Chiddushim handwritten by the famous and immense Gaon Rabbi Itzele of Ponhevezh

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300

Lot 88:

Halachic Responsum Handwritten by Rabbi Itzele of Ponhevezh

Halachic Responsum Handwritten by Rabbi Itzele of Ponhevezh Halachic responsum on Hilchos Niddah, handwritten by the immense Gaon Rabbi Itzele of Ponhevezh.

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300

Lot 89:

Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin. Tov LeYisrael, Singular Edition.

Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin. Tov LeYisrael, Singular Edition. Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin. Tov LeYisrael, by Rabbi Eliyahu Chayun. Israel Bek Press, Jerusalem, 1869. Single edition. Rare.

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200

Lot 90:

‘This is the Opinion of the Gaavad Shlita of Brisk’ – Letter from Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Kaplan

‘This is the Opinion of the Gaavad Shlita of Brisk’ – Letter from Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Kaplan A postcard from the holy Gaon Rabbi Ysrael Chaim Kaplan. 1935. Includes a mention of the Brisker Rov.

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120

Lot 91:

Postcard from Rabbi Moshe Shotzkes Av Beis Din of Lomza

Postcard from Rabbi Moshe Shotzkes Av Beis Din of Lomza Postcard in Yiddish, from the great Gaon Rabbi Moshe Shotzkes, Av Beis Din of Łomża, on behalf of the orphanage in the town of Iwia, during the time he served there. 1924.

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100

Lot 92:

'The Merit of Maran Admor the Holy Gaon the Chofetz Chaim Will Stand By Him...'

'The Merit of Maran Admor the Holy Gaon the Chofetz Chaim Will Stand By Him...' Grandsons of Maran the Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Eliezer Zev Kaplan and Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Levinson in a passionate letter to the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Lipman Gurevich, Chief Rabbi of Melbourne. Radin, 1935.

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120

Lot 93:

The Moreh Hora’ah, the Gaon Rabbi Yehonatan Eibschutz of Warsaw

The Moreh Hora’ah, the Gaon Rabbi Yehonatan Eibschutz of Warsaw Printed document with a handwritten addition by the Gaon Rabbi Yehonatan Halevi Eibshutz, Moreh Hora’ah in Warsaw and prolific author. Early 1930s.

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80

Lot 94:

Collection of Letters from Rabbonim of Eretz Yisrael Between 1947-1966

Collection of Letters from Rabbonim of Eretz Yisrael Between 1947-1966 Collection of letters regarding Kashrus, Halachic Ruling, support, the Rabbinate, and other issues, from various Rabbonim of Eretz Yisrael, early post-war period.

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100

Lot 95:

Important Collection: Letters On Private and Public Topics from the Gaon Rabbi Shabtai Yagel, Rosh Yeshiva of Slonim and Member of Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah.

Important Collection: Letters On Private and Public Topics from the Gaon Rabbi Shabtai Yagel, Rosh Yeshiva of Slonim and Member of Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah. Large collection of letters on public and private matters, from the great Gaon Rabbi shabtai Yagel, rosh Yeshiva of Slonim and member of Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah.

Start price:

50

Lot 96:

Handwritten Letter from Maran Rav Elyashiv On Matters of Education.

Handwritten Letter from Maran Rav Elyashiv On Matters of Education. Letter of greeting for an assembly of Cheder students, from Maran, the Posek Hador, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv OBM. 2006.

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120

Lot 97:

The Gaon Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg – Letter On Charity and Chessed

The Gaon Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg – Letter On Charity and Chessed Letter of recommendation, signed by Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Rosh Yeshiva Torah Ohr, Yerushalayim, 1990.

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200

Lot 98:

Rulings on Topics of Tahara from Maran the Shevet Halevi

Rulings on Topics of Tahara from Maran the Shevet Halevi Rulings on topics of Tahara handwritten in the holy hand of Maran, the pillar of ruling, the Shevet HaLevi, Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner, Gaavad of Zichron Meir and Rosh Yeshiva of Chachmei Lublin in Bnei Brak, from the leading Poskim of the generation.

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150

Lot 99:

Sefer Hamanhig – Holy Exemplar Signed by Maran Sar Hatorah Rav Chaim Kanievsky

Sefer Hamanhig – Holy Exemplar Signed by Maran Sar Hatorah Rav Chaim Kanievsky Sefer Hamanhig, exemplar of Maran Sar Hatorah, the Gaon Rabbi chaim Kanievsky, with his signature. Jerusalem, 1951.

Start price:

100

Lot 100:

Large Collection of Letters from City and Town Rabbis Regarding Mikva’ot in EY

Large Collection of Letters from City and Town Rabbis Regarding Mikva’ot in EY Very large collection of letters from Rabbonim of various cities and towns, in support of Mikva’ot and purity in EY.

Start price:

100