Yalkut Reuveni – Amsterdam, 1700 – Copy of Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, with His Signature

Yalkut Reuveni, short essays and midrashim on the Torah, compiled from Kabbalistic books, the Zohar and early scholarly works. Amsterdam: Immanuel Athias, 1700. Second edition. Separate title page for the Shichechat Leket section.
Ownership inscription on p. 40a, handwritten and signed by R. Shlomo Kluger: "[Acquired with my wealth] in honor of my Creator, so says Shlomo Kluger". In the margins of many pages are additional (trimmed) ownership inscription, attesting that the book belongs to R. Shlomo Kluger, Chief Dayan of Brody. The other inscriptions are handwritten (and signed) by his only son R. Avraham Binyamin Kluger, who's signature also appears on the title page: "Avraham Binyamin Kluger, son of the rabbi and great Torah scholar R. Shlomo Kluger".
R. Shlomo Kluger (1786-1869), leading Torah authority, served as chief dayan and maggid of Brody and had a great impact on all Jewish communities, both in the realm of halachic rulings and public leadership. In 1820, at the young age of 33, he was appointed chief dayan of Brody, which at that time was the largest Torah center in Galicia, at the initiative of R. Efraim Zalman Margolies – one of the foremost Torah scholars of the generation and prominent rabbi in Brody. R. Shlomo Kluger wrote more than 100 books on halacha and Talmudic topics, many of which were reprinted a number of times in later editions. His beloved son, R. Avraham Binyamin Kluger (1841-1915), was his close attendant in public leadership and in managing community matters in Galicia. The latter exchanged halachic correspondence with many rabbis of his time from all over the world, who aspired to hear his great father’s rulings on various matters.
[2], 2-25, 27-184 leaves; [1], 9 leaves. 30.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming affecting the text (the book has been disinfected from worming). Old binding, worn and damaged, tears to the spine.