Yoseftal 1/157, Tzfat, Israel
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LOT 1:
Selichos in Ashkenazic Rite. Venice, 1600 Selichos for the whole year according to the customs of the Ashekenazic community in Italy, including commentaries, dinim and minhagim. Additional Selichot in the back of the sefer, 8 leaves (16 sides), in 17th century German script along with a ...
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Seder Meah Brachos. Amsterdam, 1687 18th century Amsterdam leather binding Seder Meah Brachos (order of a Hundred Blessings) - contains all the Birkos Hamitzvos and Birkos Nehenin that can be recited throughout one’s life, along with various prayers, Haggadah shel Pesach, halachos ...
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LOT 3:
Siddur with Beis Rachel and Shaar Hallel Ka by the Semichas Chachamim. Rare First Edition. Amsterdam, 1741 Rare siddur brought to print by the grandchildren of the Semichas Chachamim and Shl”a Hakadosh! Siddur in Ashkenazic-Polish right with kabbalistic prayers. The siddur includes the ...
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Important Kabbalistic Siddur Siddur Ha’Ar”i – Ohr Hayashar by Rabbi Meir Paprish. First Edition. Amsterdam, 1709 Siddur with the kavanos of the Arizal in Ashkenazic-Polish rite, and the sefer Ohr Tzaddikim whic h lists customs for daily conduct. by the holy kabbalist Rabbi Meir Paprish ...
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LOT 5:
Unknown Chassidic Siddur Siddur Beis Tefillah and Tzlosa D’Nehorah Hashalem. Ostroh, 1827 Siddur in Sephard-Chassidic rite with commentary, kavanos and halachos compiled and edited by Rabbi Aharon ben Rabbi Yechiel Meir Halevi Segal of Mikailiškės. The siddur includes prayers for weekday ...
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Manuscript Ramak’s Commentary on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Prayers with Piyyut by the Arizal. Prague, circa 1575 Important old manuscript (nearly 450-years-old) recording the teachings of the saintly kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Cordovero, the Ramak. The manuscript, written only several years ...
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Manuscript 17th Century Kabbalistic Siddur with Kavanos of the Arizal as Edited by the Kabbalist Rabbi Nosson Shapira. Siddur for weekdays and Shabbos with the kavanos of the Arizal, arranged by the saintly kabbalist Rabbi Nosson Shapira, author of Meoros Nosson. The siddur opens ...
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LOT 8:
18-Volume Spectacular Miniature Edition of Tanach. Geneva, 1617 Only 11 cm! Pocket-size edition of Torah, Nevi’im, and Kesuvim with vowels and cantillation marks. 18-volume set printed in Geneva between 1617-1618. All 18 volumes are complete with separate title page, and are ornately ...
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LOT 9:
Tikkun Sefer Torah. Amsterdam, 1659 Spectacular edition in ornate antique leather binding and silver clasps Chamish Chumshei Torah, with the Five Megillos and Haftaros for the entire year, in Ashkenazic and Sephardic rite. Precisely edited and proofread for utmost accuracy. Extraordinarily ...
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$125,000
LOT 10:
Beer Mayim Chaim by the Admor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz. First Edition. Mohyliv-Sedilkov, 1818-1820 Complete and attractive set! Chamisha Chumshei Torah with Beer Mayim Chaim by the great tzaddik, kabbalist and Admor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz. Sefer Beer Mayim Chaim was described by the ...
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LOT 11:
Tehillim with Radak’s Commentary. Isny, Germany, 1542 Sefer Tehillim with the commentary of Rabbi Dovid Kimchi, the Radak. The present edition features the Radak’s complete expansive commentary on Tehillim, in contrast to later editions (Cremona 1561) which substantially abridged the ...
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LOT 12:
Tehillim with kabbalistic commentary. First and Only Edition. Venice, 1549 Sefer Tehillim with kabbalistic commentary by Chacham Rabbi Shlomo ben Rabbi Shem Tov Attia. Rabbi Shlomo Attia was a disciple of the Ralbach and other great Rabbies in Salonika. He journeyed to Eretz Yisrael where ...
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LOT 13:
Sefer Tehillim and Maamados with Nusach Sephard-Chassidic Siddur. Zhitomir, 1866 Complete, beautiful copy! The Sefer Tehillim preferred by Chassidic Rebbes. Sefer Tehillim with Diglei Hodaya V’Hamitzvah an anthology of halachos on the 613 mitzvos and division of the Tikkunei ...
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$140,000
LOT 14:
The Yaabetz - Rabbi Yaakov Emden Over 120 hagahos handwritten by Rabbi Yakov Emdin on Yalkut Shimoni, autographed. Rabbi Yaakov Emden’s autographed copy of sefer Yalkut Shimoni on Chamishah Chumshei Torah (Frankfurt am Main, 1687), with over 120 handwritten glosses which the Yaabetz ...
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LOT 15:
Chavatzeles Hasharon by the Alshich Hakadosh. First Edition. Constantinople, 1563 The first sefer printed by the Alshich Hakadosh! Sefer Daniel with a lengthy, comprehensive commentary by Rabbi Moshe Alshich. This is the first sefer from among the Alshich Hakadosh’s works brought to ...
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LOT 16:
Exceedingly rare treasure! Commentary on Megillas Koheles by Rabbi Yitzchak ben Latif. First Edition. Constantinople, circa 1575 Megillas Koheles with Commentary by the great Chacham Yitzchak ben Latif. The text of the Megillah is printed in block letters with vowels, the commentary by ...
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LOT 17:
Lady Reyna Press - Belvedere Palace! Gal shel Egozim. Belvedere, circa 1593 Commentary and drashos on Sefer Bereishis by Rabbi Menachem Egozi. The title page bears the following inscription: Printed in the home of the noble and honorable woman Donna Reyna Nassi, may she be blessed ...
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LOT 18:
Segulah for banei, chayei u’mezonei! Zera Shimshon. First Edition. Mantua, 1778 Drashos and commentary on Chamishah Chumshei Torah and Megillos by the great kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Shimshon Nachmani. Segulah of the Zera Shimshon In his preface, the author relates that after his only ...
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8,000
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$42,000
LOT 19:
Mishnayos Slavita – Complete 6 volume Set! Shisha Sidrei Mishnah. Shapira Press. Slavita, 1830 Beautiful and ornate set of Shisha Sidrei Mishnah printed by the Admor Rabbi Moshe Shapira, Av Beis Din of Slavita, son of the saintly Admor and talmid of the Baal Shem Tov Rabbi Pinchas of ...
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$9,000
LOT 20:
Distinguished provenance! Kol HaRamaz. First Edition. Amsterdam, 1712. Special blue paper copy Personal copy of Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Berlin with handwritten glosses Commentary on Shisha Sidrei Mishnah and discussion on the Bartenura and Tosfos Yom Tov by the great kabbalist Rabbi Moshe ...
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$36,000
LOT 21:
Talmud Bavli Maseches Zevachim. Bomberg Press. Second Edition. Venice, 1529 Complete volume of Maseches Zevachim with Rashi and Tosfos. This volume was part of the second edition of Talmud printed by the acclaimed Venetian printer Daniel Bomberg Venice, 1529. Daniel Bomberg Press. ...
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$22,000
LOT 22:
Talmud Bavli First Printing of Maseches Krisus! Maseches Krisus. First Edition. Bomberg Press. Venice, 1522 Maseches Krisus with Rashi’s commentary. Complete volume from the original Bomberg Edition of the Talmud, printed by the celebrated Italian printer Daniel Bomberg of Venice. ...
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$75,000
LOT 23:
Fundamental Extremely rare! Maharsha, Chiddushei Aggados. First Edition. Lublin, 1627 Commentary on Aggados of Shas by Rabbi Shmuel ben Eliezer Edeles, the Maharsha. Beautiful, complete copy in exquisite condition! First volume of the Maharsha’s Chiddushei Aggados, this sefer was ...
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LOT 24:
Foundations of Gemara Study Maharsha on Masechtos Beitzah and Yevamos. First Edition. Basel, 1600 Rare find! Chiddushim of the Maharsha, Rabbi Shmuel ben Eliezer Edeles, on Masechtos Beitzah and Yevamos. This first edition was printed during the Maharshah’s lifetime. This was the ...
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LOT 25:
Shulchan shel Arba by Rabbeinu Bachya. Mantua, circa 1514 Fundamental sefer on Hilchos Brachos, eating and meals, along with mussar kabbala and rules of conduct. The sefer is divided into four sections, with the last one discussing and the future seudah of tzaddikim at the end of days and ...
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LOT 26:
Rare Constantinople Work! Foundational Halachah Sefer! Sefer Hamanhig. First Edition. Constantinople, 1519 Halachos and halachic rulings mainly on the topic of Orach Chaim, by Rabbi Avraham ben Rabbi Nosson Hayarchi. Sefer Hamanhig is from the basic sifrei halachah from the early ...
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LOT 27:
Fundamental Sefer Krisus. First Edition. Constantinople, 1516 Laws of the Mishnah and Talmud, principles of rulings in halachah, the chronological order of the Tannaim and Amora’im and explanations of the attributes by which Torah is studied, by Rabbi Shimshon of Kinon. This work was one ...
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$22,000
LOT 28:
Kesser Torah. First Edition. Constantinople, 1536 Halachos of the 613 mitzvos and 7 mitzvos d’Rabbanan in poetic form by Rabbi Dovid Vital. This sefer is based on a lengthy poem which the author printed in the beginning of his sefer. The poem comprises 620 words (the sum of 613 mitzvos ...
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$56,000
LOT 29:
Rare treasure! Shu”t Mahar”i Ben Lev. Kuru Chesme, 1598 Shailos and teshuvos by Rabbi Yosef ben Lev. The present sefer is the fourth volume of his teshuvos and includes as well his chiddushim on the tractates Kiddushin and Avodah Zara. Volumes 1-3 of Shu”t Maharival were printed in ...
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$13,000
LOT 30:
Fundamental Shu”t Rabbi Yosef Karo. First Edition. Salonika, 1598 Shailos and teshuvos on Even Haezer by Rabbi Yosef Karo, author of Shulchan Aruch and Beis Yosef. Like all of the Beis Yosef’s works, Shu”t Rabbi Yosef Karo numbers among the foundational works in the Jewish library. All ...
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LOT 31:
Sefer Hazikaron. First Edition. Ferrara, 1555 Halachic rulings arranged in order of Shas by Rabbi Yishmael Hakohein Tanuji, foremost Egyptian rabbi in the 16th century. Rabbi Yishmael Hakohein Tanuji descended from an illustrious family of Tunisian kohanim. He relocated to Egypt where he ...
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LOT 32:
Handwritten and Autographed Glosses by Rabbi Akiva Eiger on the Chassam Sofer responsa Handwritten glosses by Rabbi Akiva Eiger in the margins of a teshuvah authored by his son-in-law the Chasam Sofer. The teshuvah was printed at the end of the sefer Yam Hatalmud (Zolkova, 1828) pps. ...
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LOT 33:
Sefer HaZohar, Cremona 1559-1560. Magnificent Copy! Sefer HaZohar by the Holy Tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Printed and edited based on ancient manuscripts with marginal references. Glowing with the Radiance of the Heavens… “These are Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his ...
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LOT 34:
Sefer HaZohar. Shapira Press. Slavita, 1824 Complete set with extra wide margins. Complete set of Zohar by the Tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, edited and amended based on the Constantinople edition and printed in the famed Shapira Press. The set was printed on light green paper with title ...
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$17,000
LOT 35:
Tikkunei HaZohar. Shapira Press. Slavita, 1821 Exceptional copy with wide margins! REBBISHER COPY !!! This beautiful and impressive sefer, featuring extra wide margins, was the first edition of Tikkunei HaZohar printed in Slavita. This sefer was printed in Slavita by the Admor Rabbi ...
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$80,000
LOT 36:
List to Rabbi Chaim Vital’s Sefer Hasegulos V’harefuos handwritten by His Son Rabbi Shmuel Vital Complete Manuscript 24 leaves (48 Handwritten Sides) One of the most extraordinary legacies of Rabbi Chaim Vital is a lengthy sefer discussing segulos, amulets and remedies. Importance of ...
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LOT 37:
Manuscript Otzros Chaim Edited by the Maghreb Kabbalist, Meknes, 1812 Elementary principles and introduction to the wisdom of kabbalah received by Rabbi Chaim Vital from his spiritual master, the Ari za"l . Written in Oriental script by Rabbi Yosef Bahloul of Meknes and features a ...
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LOT 38:
Sefer Malkiel. Tihingen , 1560 Sefer Malkiel An ancient and exceedingly rare essential kabbalistic work by Rabbi Malkiel Chizkiya ben Rabbi Avraham, on the topics of reward and punishment; the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowledge; Og Melech HaBashan; the prohibition of zugos (pairs); and ...
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LOT 39:
Likutei Halachos by Rabbi Nosson of Breslov on Even Haezer and Choshen Mishpat. Lemberg, 1861 Autographed by Rabbi Tzvi Hersh of Liska! Sefer Likutei Halachos by Rabbi Nosson of Breslov contains profound explanations of lessons taught by the Arizal and Rabbi Nachman of Breslov regarding ...
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LOT 40:
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov Tikkun Haklali. First Edition. Breslov, 1821 Printed in the home of Rabbi Nosson of Breslov! Ten chapters of Tehillim that are effective for tikkun habris, revealed by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. The present Tikkun Haklali was brought to print for the very first ...
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$24,000
LOT 41:
Fundamental Sefer Chassidus Distinguished provenance! Maor Vashemesh. First Edition. Breslau 1842 Personal copy of the Admor Rabbi Nechemia of Bichov, son of the Yid Hakadosh of Peshischa! Maor Vashemesh al HaTorah by the Admor Rabbi Klonimus Kalman Halevi Epstein, A prime disciple ...
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LOT 42:
Letter by the Leaders of the Chevraya Kadishta in Teveria to Chassidim in Lithuania and Reisin following the passing of the Admor Rabbi Avraham of Kalisk Teveria, 1811 Historic letter by the saintly spiritual leaders of the chaburah of chassidim who journeyed to Eretz Yisrael at ...
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LOT 43:
The Baruch Ta’am’s Personal Autographed Copy of Sefer Arugas Habosem. Amsterdam, 1730 Rabbi Baruch Frankel-Thumim’s personal copy of sefer Arugas Habosem with his sacred autograph. The title page of the sefer features the owner’s signature: “Hakatan Baruch b[en] Harav Hamanoach Maharif zt”l ...
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LOT 44:
Dor yesharim yevorach! Letter by the Ahavas Yisrael of Vizhnitz to the Admor Rabbi Shalom of Shatz. Grosswardein, 1930 Autographed letter by the Admor Rabbi Yisrael Hager of Vizhnitz, author of Ahavas Yisrael, to the Admor Rabbi Shalom Moskowitz of Shatz-London. At the end of the letter ...
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LOT 45:
Segulah and Shemirah! Ana B’Koach Handwritten by the Admor Imei Emes of Gur Four lines from the Ana B’Koach, handwritten by the Admor Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter of Gur, author of Imrei Emes. At the end, he inscribes the words “Baruch Shem kevod malchuso l’olam va’ed.” Shortly before ...
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LOT 46:
“Please mention me in your pure prayers… Yissachar Shlomo ben Gittel… From me, the young author who sits here in the dark land, in the capital city of Budapest” Autographed Copy of Eim Habanim Semeichah by Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal Hy”d. First Edition. Budapest, 1944 with ...
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LOT 47:
Handwritten by the Satmar Rav Handwritten Page from the Admor Rabbi Yoel of Satmar from the Essay on Yishuv Eretz Yisrael This is a sacred leaf from the Admor Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar’s landmark essay “Yishuv Eretz Yisrael” which was printed in his magnum opus Vayoel Moshe. This ...
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LOT 48:
The Lubavitcher Rebbe explains the teachings of the Alter Rebbe Letter by the Admor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch with Lengthy Glosses added in his handwriting. Brooklyn, 1949 Autographed letter of blessings by the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson with ...
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LOT 49:
Kad Hakemach by Rabbeinu Bachya. First Edition. Constantinople, 1515 Rare Sefer from the Constantinople Press! Fundamental The basics of Jewish faith and the mitzvot, and moral conduct, organized into alphabetically ordered categories by the famous Torah commentator Rabbeinu Bachya. ...
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LOT 50:
Fundamental Toras HaOlah, by the Rema . First Edition. Prague, 1570 Printed during the Rema’s lifetime! Insights and elaborate discussions on the significance and meaning of the Beis Hamikdash, its detailed and precise measurements, the holy vessels, and the priestly garments, as well as ...
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