Parshat Derachim, Constantinople, 1728 – Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Nathan Adler of Frankfurt, Teacher of the Chatam Sofer

Parshat Derachim, Constantinople, 1728 – Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Nathan Adler of Frankfurt, Teacher of the Chatam Sofer
Parashat Derachim, by Rabbi Yehuda Rosenes [author of Mishneh L'Melech on the Rambam]. Constantinople, [1728]. First edition. Ownership inscriptions on the title page: "Belongs to R' Nathan son of the late R' Shimon Adler Katz". On Leaf 42/b are handwritten scholarly glosses from c. 19th century. Rabbi Nathan HaCohen Adler (1741-1800) was born in Frankfurt am Main to Rabbi Ya'akov Shimon Adler. He was an outstanding Torah scholar and had vast knowledge of kabbalah. He headed the yeshiva he established in his home in Frankfurt and was the close teacher of Rabbi Moshe Sofer, author of the Chatam Sofer who mentions his teacher frequently in his books on Halacha and on kabbalah calling him "My close teacher, the famed pious Torah genius the great 'eagle'" ["eagle" is a poetic phrase alluding to the meaning of the name Adler], "My teacher, the pious Cohen", etc. Rabbi Adler was pursued by his fellow Frankfurt populace causing him great suffering. They even prohibited him to establish a minyan in his Beit Midrash which was led according to his special Kabbalistic customs. For a while, he served as Av Beit Din of Boskovice but afterwards he returned to his home and his Beit Midrash in Frankfurt. [5], 75 leaves. 30.5 cm. Fair condition, much wear to margins, stains and fungus. Light worming. Worn binding.