Manuscript, Novellae of Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz on Yoreh Deah – Mahadura Kama of the Kreiti V'Pleiti, Written in ...

Manuscript, Novellae of Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz on Yoreh Deah – Mahadura Kama of the Kreiti V'Pleiti, Written in his Lifetime
Manuscript, novellae on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, laws of Nidah, laws of blood and salting meat, and ta'arovot (mixtures - kashrut). [Metz, c. 1740-1750]. Two pamphlets of Torah novellae bound together. Written by two writers, both disciples of Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz while in Metz. [Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz served as Rabbi of Metz from 1740-1750, thereafter he moved to serve in the Altona and Hamburg rabbinates]. At the beginning of the laws of Nidah is the title: "Explanations of the laws of Nidah from my teacher…Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz Av Beit Din of Metz". At the beginning of the laws of blood and salting is the title: "Novellae on halachot of blood and salting by R' Y. Av Beit Din of Metz". The novellae on the laws of Nidah are almost identical to the version printed in his book Kreiti V'Pleiti, but the novellae on the laws of blood and salting and ta'arovot are completely different from the printed version although the subject matter is similar and we are certain that this manuscript contains the teachings of Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz written by one of his disciples in his lifetime. While editing his books Kreiti U'Pleiti and Urim V'Tumim, Rabbi Eybeschutz would be careful to arrange two editions of his novellae: First, Mahudura Kama and after inspecting the notebooks of his leading disciples who wrote his novellae, he would re-edit the topics in Mahadura Batra (second edition) from his own writings and his disciples' writings. [His other books: Ye'arot Dvash and the rest of his books of homiletics and Torah commentary were primarily written from disciples' notebooks]. This first pamphlet on the laws of Nidah is apparently the Mahadura Batra, since it matches the printed version. [The first pamphlet on the laws of Nidah is a copy – apparently from a manuscript of the author himself and it has the signs of a scribe's copy: omissions of mistakes of similar letters and copier's errors]. However, the second pamphlet on the laws of blood and salting and ta'arovot differs from the printed version and has novellae that had not been printed. The style of the language in this pamphlet is similar to the writing of Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschutz, apparently these are sections of the Mahadura Kama of his Kreiti U'Pleiti. Nonetheless, possibly this pamphlet is not a copy of his manuscript, but a copy of a notebook of a disciple who wrote his own thoughts. Rabbi Eybeschutz himself writes in his introduction to his disciples' notebooks that "Each one writes according to his understanding and ability". 41 leaves; 20 leaves (more than 120 written leaves). 22 cm. + two torn leaf fragments. Good-fair condition, wear and stains. Light worming. Without binding.