Auction 40 Tiferet 40 - Rare and Special Items. We will continue from lot 145
By Tiferet Auctions
Nov 10, 2022
Beit HaDfus 12, B, 4th floor, Jerusalem, Israel

A special auction of rare items:

First editions of Hassidic Sefarim, Slavita-Zhitomir,


To our dear customers!

Due to an unexpected malfunction on the 'Bidspirit' website, we had to stop the sale and end it before lot 145. All attempts to fix the problem on the Bidspirit website did not go well. We will continue the special sale, tomorrow, Thursday at 19:00 Israel time - (7:00 PM US time) - starting with item 145. We will be happy to come back and meet you tomorrow. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused. 



letters by Tzaddikim and the greatest Hassidic Rabbis, the Geonim of Ashkenaz and Hungary, the greatest Rabbis of Lithuania, the greatest Poskim of previous generations, pedigreed copies, artifacts of renowned Tzaddikim, Satmar, Chabad and more

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LOT 25:

The personal copy of Rabbeinu the Chida! Sefer Yashresh Yaakov, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia and at its end, Sefer ...

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Auction took place on Nov 10, 2022 at Tiferet Auctions
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The personal copy of Rabbeinu the Chida! Sefer Yashresh Yaakov, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia and at its end, Sefer Lechai Ro'i by Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim ben Jamil. The Press of Yonah Ashkenazi and David Chazan. Izmir, [1729]. First edition. Rare. 


"I have bought it from him I the Chida..."; Sefer Yashresh Yaakov, commentary on Ein Yaakov by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia and at its end, Sefer Lechai Ro'i by Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim ben Jamil. The Press of Yonah Ashkenazi and David Chazan. Izmir, [1729]. Ownership notation and signature of Rabbeinu the Chida and two of his friends, the Dayanim of Livorno. With [2] handwritten glosses. Rare.


[1], 177 leaves. With ownership notations and signatures of Rabbeinu the Chida and two rabbis of Livorno: Rabbi Yaakov Nunis Vais and the Shach [Rabbi Shmuel Hacohen].


The great Rav Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai, the Chida [1724-1806]. A revered holy Gaon. Famed for his journeys and travels. 


Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Nunis Vais, the Rav of Livorno and Rosh Yeshiva there. Was a famed and sharp Gaon in the Chida's generation. A disciple of the rabbis and Dayanim of Livorno Rabbi Chananya Mazal Tov Bondy and Rabbi David Malach. Author of Chidos Yaakov on the Shas, Afar Yaakov on the Torah and additional compositions. See Encyclopedia of Italian Sages [Hebrew], p. 261. 


Rabbi Shmuel ben Rabbi Moshe Hacohen. Maharshach, one of the rabbis and Dayanim of Livorno, a friend and disciple of the Chida. A sage and poet who proofread the books of the members of his generation. See Encyclopedia of Italian Sages [Hebrew], p. 511.


New, elegant semi-leather binding. Stains, moth holes. Good-very good condition. 






Measurement:  20 cm

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