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Printed in Hanau by Hans Jacob Hanau in 1617 (שע\"ז), Rabbi Aharon Shmuel served as the Rabbi of Fürth from 1615. The elaborate title page features an engraved illustration with two figures, one holding the Tablets of the Law and the other a censer, flanking the Hebrew text, all within an ornate architectural frame topped with a scene of figures ascending to heaven.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:51.685Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117835,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117836/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117836/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117836/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"alashkar, moshe. shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. printer\u2019s device on last leaf (yaari, 20). scattered marginalia. \n ff. 199, (1). title neatly remargined, light stains, trace wormed, previous owners\u2019 marks. later patterned boards. 4to. vinograd, sabbioneta 25. \n sabbionetta: corneilio adelkind for tobias foa 1554 \n \n \n a classical work of responsa on various interesting topics. (case no. 1): whether a young woman who converted during the inquisition is permitted to wed a priest (kohen) as she is deemed to have had improper sexual relations. appended are a number of scarce liturgical and penitential poems. the final prayer (p. 198b) refers to the author\u2019s expulsion from spain and his travails in north africa when he was saved from the \u201cdepths of the sea\u201d and rescued from the \u201cprisoners pit \u201c whilst in captivity.","he":"אלשקר, משה. \n \n שאולות ותשובות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, סביוניטה 25 \n סביוניטה \n דפוס פואה שי\"ד \n \n עבודה קלאסית על שלל נושאים."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"11","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117836/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"שאולות ותשובות\" (Responsa) by משה אלשקר (Moses Alshkar). Published in Sabiunita in 1554 by Foah, it is a classical work covering a variety of Jewish legal and theological subjects. The title page features an elaborate woodcut border with intricate floral and vine motifs, framing the Hebrew text. The book is printed in Hebrew, characteristic of early rabbinic literature.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.151Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":117836,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117837/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"alashkar, moshe. hassagoth [\u201ccritique\u201d - philosophical polemic]. \n \n \n \n first edition. woodcut printer\u2019s device on title. \n ff. 16. lightly stained, marginal repaired wormhole. modern calf-backed boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 46. \n ferrara: abraham ibn usque 1557 \n \n \n in 1556 the kabbalist shem tov ibn shem tov had written in his sepher ha\u2019emunoth (see lot 413) a scathing critique of maimonides' rationalist philosophy. here in the hassagoth, r. moses alaskhar vehemently rises to maimonides' defense - as well as to that of gersonides (ralba\u2019g) - attacking ibn shem tov and accusing him of deliberately misquoting their philosophical views.","he":"אלשקר, משה. \n \n השגות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פיררה 46 \n פיררה \n אברהם אבן אושקי שי\"ז \n \n תגובה לספר האמונות של רבי שם טוב אבן שם טוב המבקר את הרציוניזם של הרמב\"ם."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"12","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117837/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"השגות\" (Objections) by משה אלשקר (Moses Alshkar). Printed in Ferrara in 1557 by Abraham ibn Ushki, this work is a response to Rabbi Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov's \"Sefer ha-Emunot,\" which criticized Maimonides' rationalism. The title page features a central woodcut depicting a celestial globe encircled by a serpent-like creature, all within a decorative frame of Hebrew text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.152Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":117837,"category":{"en":"Rambam","he":"רמב\"ם"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117838/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(aleppo). <<vital, chaim.>> sha\u2019arei kedushah [kabbalah]. <<* bound with>> (as originally issued): sepher eilim letrufah [letters of moral instruction by moses nachmanides and <<elijah, gaon of vilna>>]. \n \n \n \n  \n ff. 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The title page of \"Sha'arei Kedushah\" is adorned with a decorative floral border and a small central emblem, presenting the Hebrew text in a classic rabbinic style.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.154Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117838,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":28000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117839/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117839/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117839/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"alfasi, isaac ben jacob <<(ri\u2019f).>> sepher halachoth rav alfas [rabbinic code]. with mordechai and commentaries. \n \n \n \n complete in three volumes. title pages within woodcut architectural borders, opening words within white-on-black decorative woodcut vignettes. \n collation and condition report available upon request. uniform modern calf. thick folio. vinograd, venice 34. \n venice: daniel bomberg 1521 \n \n \n exceptionally rare and important edition. the ri\u201df is the most significant halachic compendium prior to the yad hachazakah of maimonides and remains an important and widely admired code. r. joseph caro regarded alfasi\u2019s scholarship with the utmost respect and determined the laws in his shulchan aruch upon his authority.","he":"אלפסי, יצחק בן יעקב. הרי\"ף. \n \n ספר הלכות רב אלפס. עם המרדכי. \n \n שלם בשלושה כרכים. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 34 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל בומברג רפ\"א \n \n נדיר במיוחד ובעל חשיבות רבה."},"estimateMax":40000,"lotNumber":"14","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117839/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":28000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a complete three-volume set of \"ספר הלכות רב אלפס\" (Book of Halakhot of Rav Alfas) by יצחק בן יעקב אלפסי (Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi), also known as \"The Rif,\" with the Mordechai commentary. Printed in Venice in 1521 by Daniel Bomberg, this is a particularly rare and significant work of Jewish law. The title page features an impressive architectural woodcut border with classical columns, an archway, and intricate decorative elements, typical of Renaissance-era Hebrew printing.","soldPrice":34000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.156Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$30,000 - $40,000","currency":"USD","id":117839,"estimateMin":30000},{"startPrice":2400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117840/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117840/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117840/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117840/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"alkabetz, solomon halevi. shoresh yishai [kabbalistic commentary to the book of ruth, with text]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within architectural arch. \n ff. 96. title trace wormed repaired on verso, lightly stained in places, hinges split. later blind- tooled calf over thick wooden boards, gilt spine worn, later clasps. 4to. vinograd, const. 221. \n constantinople: solomon ibn usque 1561 \n \n \n r. shlomo alkabetz (c. 1505-84) was a liturgical poet and kabbalist, venerated today as the composer of \u201clechah dodi, \u201d the mystical love-song to the sabbath queen chanted at sundown on the sabbath eve. r. alkabetz, emigrated from the balkans to the land of israel in 1535, settling in safed, then the center of kabbalistic learning. there, he was part of an extraordinary fraternity of mystics that included r. yoseph karo and r. moshe alsheich. r. alkabetz was a prolific author, producing commentaries on song of songs, ruth, esther, the minor prophets, psalms, job and the passover haggadah. r. moshe cordovero was r. alkabetz\u2019s brother-in-law and initially his disciple, although it seems that eventually their relationship was reversed with alkabetz becoming a student of cordovero.","he":"אלקבץ, שלמה הלוי. \n \n שורש ישי. פירוש קבלי למגילת רות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 221 \n קושטא \n שלמה אבן אושקי שכ\"א \n \n בעל הפיוט לכה דודי, רבי שלמה אלקבץ (רס\"ה-שד\"מ) עלה לצפת מהבלקנים בשנת רצ\"ה, והצטרף לקבוצת האליטה של מקובלים שם."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"15","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117840/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"שורש ישי\" (Root of Jesse) by שלמה הלוי אלקבץ (Shlomo HaLevi Alkabetz), a Kabbalistic commentary on the Book of Ruth. Printed in Constantinople in 1561 by Shlomo ibn Ushki, this work is by the author of the piyyut \"Lecha Dodi.\" The title page features an ornate architectural woodcut border, including columns and an archway, with the Hebrew text framed within, reflecting the style of 16th-century Ottoman Hebrew printing.","soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.158Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":117840,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117841/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117841/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117841/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117841/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"alsheich, moshe. group of five works, bound in five volumes, uniformly bound and housed in fitted box: \n \n \n \n * devarim tovim [commentary to koheleth. ff. 35 (i.e. 41), (1). vinograd, venice 922. * devarim nechumim [commentary to eichah]. ff. 38, (1). vinograd, venice 923. * masath moshe [commentary to esther]. ff. 86. with woodcut illustrations on f. 83v.vinograd, venice 931. * einei moshe [commentary to ruth]. ff. 46, (1). vinograd, venice 934. * shoshanath ha\u2019amakim [commentary to song of songs]. ff. 60. vinograd, venice 1024. first edition of all (second edition of last one). \n variously stained in places, few marginal repairs. calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1601 and 1606 (last one) \n \n \n a native of adrianople, turkey, r. moshe alsheich (1508-93) settled in safed, where he was was ordained by r. yoseph karo (upon whom had been conferred the reintroduced semicha of r. jacob berab). part of the cabal of scholars during safed\u2019s golden age, r. moshe alsheich was a teacher of r. chaim vital. alsheich is one of the few rabbis to be universally known as \u2018hakadosh\u2019 - the holy. his homiletical biblical commentary is celebrated as a fundamental classic.","he":"אלשיך, משה \n \n חמישה עבודות נפרדות בכריכה נפרדת. דברים נחומים, פירוש לאיכה. וינוגרד, ויניציאה 923 * דברים טובים, פירוש לקהלת. וינוגרד, ויניציאה 922. * שושנת העמקים, פירוש לשיה\"ש. וינוגרד, ויניציאה 1024. * עיני משה, פירוש לרות. וינוגרד, ויניציאה 934. משאת משה, פירוש לאסתר. וינוגרד, ויניציאה 931. \n \n דפוסים ראשונים, חוץ משושנת העמקים, דפוס שני. \n \n ויניציאה \n דניאל זאניטי, די גארה שס\"א"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"16","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117841/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2700,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot includes five separate works by משה אלשיך (Moses Alshich), bound together: \"דברים נחומים\" (Lamentations commentary), \"דברים טובים\" (Ecclesiastes commentary), \"שושנת העמקים\" (Song of Songs commentary, second edition), \"עיני משה\" (Ruth commentary), and \"משאת משה\" (Esther commentary). All are first editions except \"Shoshanat HaAmakim,\" and were printed in Venice in 1601 by Daniel Zanetti and Di Gara. The title page displays an elaborate architectural woodcut design with columns and decorative garlands, characteristic of early 17th-century Venetian Hebrew printing.","soldPrice":2700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.159Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117841,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117842/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117842/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"alsheich, moshe. torath moshe [commentary to the chumash]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 324, mispaginated. touch stained. modern morocco. folio. vinograd, venice 939. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1601","he":"אלשיך, משה \n \n תורת משה. פירוש לתורה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 939 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה שס\"א"},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"17","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117842/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"תורת משה\" (Torat Moshe), a commentary on the Torah by משה אלשיך (Moses Alshich). Printed in Venice in 1601 by Di Gara, the book is an important work of biblical exegesis. The title page features an elaborate architectural woodcut border with columns, an arch, and decorative motifs, commonly found in Venetian Hebrew publications of the period, framing the Hebrew text.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.160Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":117842,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117843/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"alsheich, moshe. romemoth e-l [commentary to the book of psalms, with text]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 310. few stains and paper repairs, previous owner\u2019s marks. modern morocco. thick 4to. vinograd, venice 997. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1605","he":"אלשיך, משה \n \n רממות א-ל. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 997 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה שס\"ה \n \n פירוש לספר תהילים."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"18","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117843/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"רממות א-ל\" (Rememot El), a commentary on the Book of Psalms by משה אלשיך (Moses Alshich). Printed in Venice in 1605 by Di Gara, this work provides insightful interpretations of the Psalms. The title page is adorned with a grand architectural woodcut border, featuring classical columns and decorative elements, typical of Italian Hebrew printing from the early 17th century.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.161Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":117843,"category":{"en":"Tehillim","he":"תהילים"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117844/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(amsterdam). takanoth hakehillah [regulations governing the administration of the aschkenazi community of amsterdam]. \n \n \n \n text in hebrew and yiddish. \n ff. 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The text is presented in both Hebrew and Yiddish, within a decorative border of asterisks and dots, reflecting the bilingual nature of the community.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:50.163Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":117844,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117845/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(amsterdam). rinah u\u2019tephila la\u2019e-l [prayer of thanksgiving for the victory at the battle of waterloo]. \n \n \n \n  \n pp. (2), 6. browned, opening leaf loose. modern calf. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 2722. \n amsterdam: proops 1851 \n \n \n the battle of waterloo was fought on sunday, 18 june 1815, near waterloo in belgium, part of the united kingdom of the netherlands at the time. a french army under the command of napoleon bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the seventh coalition, a british-led coalition consisting of units from the united kingdom, the netherlands, hanover, brunswick, and nassau, under the command of the duke of wellington. the battle marked the end of the napoleonic wars.","he":"(אמשטרדם) \n \n רינה ותפילה לקל. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 2722 \n אמשטרדם \n שלמה פרופס תרי\"א \n \n תפילת הודאה לניצחון בקרב ווטרלו."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"20","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117845/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a prayer book titled \"רינה ותפילה לקל\" (Song and Prayer to God), published in Amsterdam in 1851 by Shlomo Prophes. The book contains a prayer of thanksgiving for the victory in the Battle of Waterloo. 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Printed in Venice, 1522 by Daniel Bomberg, the book is noted for its wide margins. The subject matter is Jewish law, specifically dealing with ritual objects and practices. The visible page is a minimalist title page with Hebrew text, featuring the title, author, and publication details, typical of early rabbinic works.","soldPrice":3500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:52.397Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117857,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":12000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117858/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117858/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"asher ben yechiel <<(ro\u2019sh).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 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The title page, in Hebrew, shows various handwritten annotations and possible ownership stamps, indicating its historical use and scholarly engagement.","soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:52.398Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$12,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":117858,"estimateMin":12000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117859/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117859/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117859/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"auspitz, jacob. be\u2019er haluchoth. \n \n \n \n five hand-colored folding maps in hebrew. second edition. \n ff. 8. touch stained, maps lightly worn at folds, strengthened on verso. modern boards. 8vo. vinograd, vienna 481; laor 879a, 881, 882a, 883a and 884. \n vienna: georg holzinger 1818 \n \n \n the first hebrew atlas. this second edition followed the first, produced in. budapest (ofen), just a year earlier. both editions are exceptionally rare. \u201cthe maps represent: (1) the spread of mankind after the deluge; (2) the migration of the hebrew tribes in the desert; (3) their camps; (4) the mediterranean and the projected division of palestine; (5) palestine according to jewish and gentile sources.\u201d cf. e. & g. wajntraub, hebrew maps of the holy land (1992) pp. 129-37. and see je, vol. ii p. 317.","he":"אוישפיץ, יעקב \n \n באר הלוחות. \n \n חמישה מפות בעברית, עם צבאים. דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, וינה 481 \n וינה \n ג'ורג' הולצינגר תקע\"ח \n \n האטלס הראשון בעברית. כמו הדפוס הראשון שקדם את הספר הזה בשנה, המהדורה נדירה מאוד."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"34","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117859/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition Hebrew book titled \"Be'er HaLuchot\" (Well of the Tablets) by Yaakov Oishpitz, featuring five maps with deer motifs. 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The visible page is a title page with printed Hebrew text and an additional line in English, \"TE AMSTERDAM, BIJ JOACHIM VAN EMBDEN EN ZOON,\" dating the publication to 1817, indicating a relatively modern printing compared to other lots.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.574Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":117884,"category":{"en":"Bible","he":"תנ\"ך"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117885/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117885/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117885/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117885/008/008.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(bible). sepher arba\u2019ah ve\u2019esrim. with commentary minchath shai. \n \n \n \n first edition of commentary by yedidiah solomon norzi. edited by raphael hayim basila. four parts bound in two volumes. each part preceded by magnificent engraved frontispiece displaying eight biblical vignettes with printer\u2019s device (yaari no.121) at top. main and divisional titles in red and black. with distinguished provenance reflective of anglo-sephardi pedigree (see below). \n ff. 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This visual richness highlights its significance as a first edition of a scholarly work.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.575Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":117885,"category":{"en":"Bible","he":"תנ\"ך"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117886/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117886/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117886/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117886/008/008.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(bible). 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It was prepared by Wolf Heidenheim and printed by him in Rödelheim in 1818 (תקע\"ח). This edition is the first of four printed by Heidenheim between 1818 and 1821. The title page is written in Hebrew script with a clear layout, featuring the publisher's details at the bottom in both Hebrew and Latin script.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.531Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":117886,"category":{"en":"Bible","he":"תנ\"ך"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117887/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117887/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117887/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(binding). seder hatephiloth [prayers for the entire year]. translation into judeo-german. <<* with:>> seder tehilim and seder techinoth [supplications]. \n \n \n \n historiated engraved title page depicting traditional commandments of the jewish woman, here shown in 18th-century dutch-jewish attire. two divisional titles within typographic borders for psalms and techinoth. headpieces and tailpieces. bound in: attractive contemporary hunter lacquered calf, two handsome engraved silver clasps with collinade-form hinges and four silver corner pieces all engraved with floral motifs. gauffred edges. \n ff. 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Printed in Amsterdam by Moshe Mendes Coutinho in 1705 (תס\"ה), the book has a richly illustrated title page. The ornate illustration depicts an interior scene with figures, possibly engaged in a religious gathering, framed by draped curtains and a crown motif at the top. The book's binding includes two metal clasps on the side.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.535Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":117887,"category":{"en":"Binding (Fine)","he":"כריכה (מהודרת)"},"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117888/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117888/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117888/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(binding). seder chamishah ta\u2019aniyoth [prayers for the five fasts]. according to the custom of the holy community of sephardim, amsterdam. \n \n \n \n prepared by solomon ben jacob judah leon templo. engraved frontispiece depicting the temple by jacob judah leon templo. a fine, wide-margined copy. bound in: original diced morocco tooled in gilt, hebrew tooling on upper cover: \u201cshlomo yehudah leon templo\u201d with title and date on rear cover. \n ff. 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The illustration is divided into three registers depicting dramatic scenes: a city in flames, figures fleeing or mourning, and a depiction of the Temple Mount. The text is in Hebrew script, and the book exhibits some wear consistent with its age.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.546Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117888,"category":{"en":"Binding (Fine)","he":"כריכה (מהודרת)"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117889/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117889/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117889/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(binding). chamishah chumshei torah [pentateuch]. with five megiloth and haphtaroth. \n \n \n \n handsomely bound in: gilt-ruled contemporary calf, with four silver corner bosses and double clasps and hinges. hebrew inscription on opening blank noting that the volume was presented to the recipient by his mohel. \n ff. 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The interior pages display double columns of Hebrew text, characteristic of traditional religious texts, and the book is opened to reveal its contents.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.574Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$8,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":117894,"category":{"en":"Binding (Fine)","he":"כריכה (מהודרת)"},"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":2200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117895/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"boton, abraham di lechem mishnah [commetary and novellae to maimonides' mishneh torah].   <<first edition.>> complete in two volumes. titles within oval cartouche surrounded by architectural arch and ornamental border. \n i: ff. 42, 163. ii: ff. 239. browned or lightly stained in places, few expert paper repairs. modern uniform blind-tooled calf. folio. vinograd, venice 973 & 1011. venice: daniel zanneti 1604   <<one of the most important commentaries to maimonides\u2019 code.>> born in salonika in 1545, di boton commenced his commentary lechem mishnah while still in his youth. in 1575 he obtained a copy of r. yoseph karo\u2019s keseph mishnah and from then on, included only those comments and analysis that had not already appeared in r. karo\u2019s work. see ej, iv cols. 1269-70.","he":"בוטון, אברהם די.  \n  \n לחם משנה על משנה תורה.  \n  \n דפוס ראשון. שלם בשני כרכים.  \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 973 ו-1011 \n ויניציאה  \n דניאל זאניטי שס\"ד-ו  \n  \n אחד מהנושאי כלים החשובים למשנה תורה."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"70","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117895/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of 'Lechem Mishneh al Mishneh Torah' by Avraham Di Boton, an important commentary on Maimonides' Mishneh Torah. 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The title page is framed by an elaborate architectural engraving, featuring fluted columns, ornate capitals, a decorative arch, and an eagle perched atop the structure. 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This Hebrew textual work on Ashkenazi customs is noted for its rarity, with only one other copy mentioned by Vinograd as being in the Schocken Library in Jerusalem. The title page is adorned with a dense, repetitive floral or geometric pattern framing the central text, and shows signs of wear, including a tear on the left side and some handwritten marks.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.482Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117901,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117902/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117902/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). yitzchak tyrnau. minhagim. \n \n \n \n with stamp of rabbi dr. hartwig (naftali) carlebach. \n ff. 31. browned, closely shaved affecting a few headnotes, upper corner of last leaf with loss affecting a few words. vinograd, berlin 33. \n berlin: baruch buchbinder 1703 \n \n \n naftali carlebach (1889-1967), scion of a prominent german rabbinic family, was rabbi of the passaeurstrasse synagogue in berlin from 1917 to 1931, and then served as chief rabbi of baden near vienna, austria. fleeing nazi europe in 1938, he came to the upper west side of manhattan and there formed his own eponymous shul. his twin sons assisted him, one of whom (reb shlomo) achieved renown far beyond the walls of the synagogue.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n יצחק מטירנא. ספר המנהגים. \n \n עם חותמת של רבי נפתלי קרלבך. \n וינוגרד, ברלין 33 \n ברלין \n ברוך בוכבינד תס\"ג \n \n רבי נפתלי קרלבך (תרמ\"ט-תשכ\"ז) היה רב בברלין ובאדן לפני שהיגר לניו יורק. בן שלו היה שלמה קרלבך, הזמר המפורסם."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"77","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117902/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a printed book titled \"Sefer HaMinhagim\" (Book of Customs) by Yitzchak of Tyrnau, published in Berlin by Baruch Buchbinder in 1703 (תס\"ג). This Hebrew textual work on customs includes the stamp of Rabbi Naftali Carlebach, a prominent Rabbi in Berlin, Baden, and later New York. The title page is framed by an elaborate architectural and allegorical engraving, featuring columns entwined with foliage, a crowned eagle with swords, and celestial elements at the top, along with a circular stamp from 'S. Carlebach, Rabbi & Lecturer, Juedische Religions-Verein, Charlottenburg'.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.484Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":117902,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":450,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117903/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117903/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). yoseph yupse kosman. noheg ketzon yosef [customs and laws]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. (3), 89 (2). foxed and closely shaved. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, hanau 93. \n hanau: johannes jacob bassang 1718 \n \n \n based upon the earlier work yosef ometz, written by kosman\u2019s grandfather joseph juspa nordlingen. noheg ketzon yosef is a collection of frankfurt\u2019s unique local customs.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n יוסף יוזפה קושמן. נוהג כצאן יוסף. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, הנאו 93 \n הנאו \n יוהנס יעקב בשנג תע\"ח \n \n מבוסס על הספר יוסף אומץ מאת סבו של המחבר. אוסף מנהגי פפד\"מ."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"78","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117903/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":450,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Nohag K'Tzon Yosef\" by Yosef Yuzepa Kushman, published in Hanau by Johannes Yaakov Bashen in 1718 (תע\"ח). The Hebrew textual work is an important collection of Frankfurt am Main (PFFM) customs, based on the author's grandfather's book \"Yosef Ometz.\" The title page features an ornate engraved border composed of columns adorned with intertwined vines and grapes, and decorative elements above and below the central text block.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.485Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":117903,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117904/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). judah aryeh leib oppenheim. mateh yehudah. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within architectural arch featuring moses and aaron, with cherubs bearing olive-branches flanking a zodiac sphere. \n ff. 31. trimmed, lightly foxed, edges worn. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, offenbach 49. \n offenbach: bonaventura de la naye 1721 \n \n \n a commentary to the grace after meals, sabbath zemiroth, marriage and circumcision ceremonies.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n יהודה אריה לייב אופנהיים. מטה יהודה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, אופנבך 49 \n אופנבך \n בונאבנטורה דילה ני תפ\"א \n \n פירוש לברכת המזון, זמירות של שבת ועוד."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"79","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117904/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Mateh Yehuda\" by Yehuda Aryeh Leib Oppenheim, published in Offenbach by Bonaventura Della Ni in 1721 (תפ\"א). The Hebrew textual work provides commentary on Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals), Shabbat zmirot (songs), and other topics. The title page features an engaging engraved illustration: an architectural frame with two robed figures, one appearing as a priest with a censer and the other holding a staff, flanking the central text. Cherubs and a celestial sphere are depicted above the frame.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.486Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":117904,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":3600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117905/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117905/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117905/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). birkath hamazon - dos benschen. ff. 71. <<* bound with:>> minhagim. ff. 57. edited by shimon levi ginzburg. \n \n \n \n two works bound in one volume. both according to the custom and rites of germany and poland. both with many wonderful woodcut illustrations and historiated initial letters. with zodiac and agricultural woodcut illustrations for each month. hebrew, with judeo-german translation printed in wayber-taytsch type. with bookplate of m. zagajski. \n deeply and evenly browned throughout, few short tears. later vellum. 4to. vinograd, amsterdam 1180 and 1324. \n amsterdam: solomon proops 1722 and 1728 \n \n \n two compendia that include grace after meals, sabbath hymns, prayers before retiring, birth, marriage and death services and a passover hagadah. the illuminating woodcuts illustrate selected holidays and observances through the annual religious cycle. the prototype of these images was menasseh ben israel\u2019s sepher minhagim of 1645.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n ברכת המזון... דאס בענטשן. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1180 \n אמשטרדם \n שלמה פרופס תפ\"ב \n \n כולל ברכת המזון, זמירות שבת, קריאת שמע על המיטה, ותפילות עבור לידה, נישואין, ולוויות."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"80","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117905/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a printed book titled \"Birkat HaMazon... Das Bentshen,\" published in Amsterdam by Shlomo Proops in 1722 (תפ\"ב). This Hebrew textual work includes Birkat HaMazon, Shabbat zmirot, Kriyat Shema al HaMitah (bedtime Shema), and prayers for childbirth, weddings, and funerals. The title page is framed by a distinctive repeating pattern of small, hat-like figures or motifs, giving it a unique visual texture. The overall appearance is a cream-colored page with black ink, showing some natural aging.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.487Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117905,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117906/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). joseph juspe hahn (noerdlingen). yoseph ometz [laws and customs, especially of frankfurt a/main]. \n \n \n \n first edition. portions in yiddish. \n ff. (8), 212. browned and foxed. contemporary calf, rubbed. 8vo. vinograd, frankfurt 424. \n frankfurt am main: johann kellner 1723 \n \n \n valuable source-book for the history of frankfurt jewry. records the ritual customs distinct to the community, as well as liturgical questions and issues relating to education and morality. also records christian holidays and the civil calendar.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n האן נוירלינגן, יוסף יוזפא. יוסף אומץ. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פפד\"מ 424 \n פפד\"מ \n יוהנס קלנר תפ\"ג \n \n מנהגים, במיוחד של קהילת פרנקפורט דמיין."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"81","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117906/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Yosef Ometz\" by Yosef Yozpa Hahn Neirlingen, published in Frankfurt am Main by Johannes Klenner in 1723. The book, written in Hebrew, details Jewish customs, specifically those of the Frankfurt am Main community. The image shows a title page with a decorative border and Hebrew text, indicating it is a religious or halakhic text focusing on minhagim (customs).","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.827Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":117906,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117907/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). minhagim. \n \n \n \n title flanked by moses and samuel, with the binding of isaac above. woodcut illustrations of rites and customs. yiddish translation by simon levi ginzberg, printed in wayber-taytsch type. \n ff.72. ex-library, foxed. later cloth-backed marble boards. 8vo. vinograd, fuerth 245. \n fuerth: chaim ben tzvi hirsch 1756 \n \n \n a scarce edition.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n מנהגים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, פירט 245 \n פירט \n חיים בן צבי הירש תקט\"ז \n \n נדיר."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"82","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117907/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare printed book titled \"Minhagim\" (Customs) by Chaim ben Zvi Hirsch, published in Fürth in 1756. The book contains Hebrew text and features an elaborately illustrated title page with figures resembling Moses and Aaron flanking the central text, and putti in circular motifs above, consistent with 18th-century European printing aesthetics. The illustrations and design suggest a significant religious work focusing on Jewish customs.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.828Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117907,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117908/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). sepher haminhagim al seder ma\u2019aseh bereishith. \n \n \n \n sephardic rite. hebrew text with instructions and brief comments in spanish. prepared by solomon levi maduro. fifteen woodcut illustrations depicting jewish ritual life. final page with crest. \n ff. 52. stained in places, few expert marginal repairs, f.24 with flaw sympathetically restored affecting a few letters. modern vellum-backed boards. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 1954. \n amsterdam: leib zussman 1768 \n \n \n a rare spanish language minhagim book. small handbook of prayers and ceremonies through the. religious year. includes blessings before and after eating, the festival kiddush, prayers upon retiring and circumcision, the rather uncommon naming ceremony for a baby girl, annulment of oaths and an hagadah for passover. see n. feuchtwanger-sarig, bibliotheca rosenthaliana: treasures of jewish booklore (1994) p.36.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n ספר המנהגים על סדר מעשה בראשית. \n \n מנהג הספרדים. טקסט בעברית עם הדרכות והגהות בספרדית. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1954 \n אמשטרדם \n לייב זוסמן תקכ\"ח \n \n ספר מנהגים ספרדית נדיר מאוד. עם 15 איורים."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"83","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117908/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a very rare Spanish edition of \"Sefer HaMinhagim al Seder Ma'aseh Bereishit\" (Book of Customs on the Order of Creation), published in Amsterdam by Leib Sussman in 1768. The book details Sephardic customs with Hebrew text and instructions and annotations in Spanish, and includes 15 illustrations. The image displays a title page with ornate floral and geometric borders, indicative of its period and regional publishing style.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.830Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117908,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117909/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117909/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). sepher haminhagim. \n \n \n \n hebrew text, instructions and captions in spanish. many woodcut illustrations of rites and customs. \n ff.48. lightly browned. modern calf-backed marbled boards. sm. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 2044. \n amsterdam: g.j. janson 1775 \n \n \n this spanish issue is a most uncommon edition.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n גינצבורג, שמעון לוי. ספר המנהגים. \n \n טקסט בעברית, הדרכות בספרדית. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 2044 \n אמשטרדם \n ינסון תקל\"ה \n \n מהדורה ספרדית נדירה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"84","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117909/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare Spanish edition of \"Sefer HaMinhagim\" (Book of Customs) by Shimon Levi Ginzburg, published in Amsterdam by Jansson in 1775. The book contains Hebrew text with instructions in Spanish. The title page features a decorative border and clear Hebrew typography, characteristic of 18th-century Amsterdam Hebrew printing, reflecting its status as a significant religious text for Sephardic communities.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.831Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117909,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":350,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117910/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). kuntress shel minhag k.k. posen [selected prayers and customs as observed by the community of posen (poznan) and its environs]. \n \n \n \n third edition. \n ff. 28. browned, previous owner\u2019s marks. contemporary boards, worn. 8vo. vinograd, dyhernfurth 535. \n dyhernfurth: mordechai warshawer 1829 \n \n \n contains prayers established by earlier generations of rabbis to be recited on particular days of the year. \u201cincludes additional new matter which did not exist in earlier generations, such as the selichoth said on the 5th of kislev, 20th of sivan, 5th of av, and during shovavi\u2019m ta\u2019t, as well as the prayers said when there is too much or too little rain\u2026 these [customs] have begun to disappear and only a few remain in practice. therefore, i rose to print them again in their proper form, lest they vanish from how they were\u201d (title).","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n קונטרס של מנהג ק\"ק פוסן. \n \n דפוס שלישי. \n וינוגרד, דירנפורט 535 \n דירנפורט \n מרדכי וורשבער תקפ\"ט"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"85","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117910/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the third edition of a printed pamphlet titled \"Kuntres shel Minhag K.K. Posen\" (Pamphlet of the Customs of the Holy Community of Posen), published in Dyhernfurth by Mordechai Wörschauer in 1829. The text is in Hebrew and details the customs of the Jewish community of Posen. The image shows a title page with a decorative border and Hebrew script, typical of early 19th-century Hebrew publications.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.832Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":117910,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117911/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). seder birchath hamazon u\u2019keriath shema. \n \n \n \n hebrew text with yiddish translation. woodcut illustrations. \n pp.(49). worn from use, opening leaf rehinged. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, jassy 3. \n jassy: zalman feygelis & notte wasserman 1843 \n \n \n a compendium of prayers and blessings including sabbath zemiroth and a hagadah for passover, accompanied by numerous woodcuts. the illustrations are based on the viennese hagadah published by anton schmid in 1794. uncommonly rare. vinograd lists the work based only on a single record (cara-schwartz, i. hebrew printing in rumania, in: kiryat sepher vol. xlv (1969/70) p. 290 no. 4). the hagadah is not found in any of the printed catalogues or hagadah bibliographies. the work is also distinguished by the presence of a censor\u2019s statement on verso of the title printed in rumanian in hebrew characters, seemingly the only such instance of such a phenomenon. see hebrew printing in roumania, in: journal of jewish bibliography (1940) pp. 110-16.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n סדר ברכת המזון וקריאת שמע. \n \n \n וינוגרד, יאשי 3 \n יאשי \n פייגליס ווסרמן תר\"ג \n \n נדיר מאוד. טקסט בעברית עם תרגום ליידיש."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"86","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117911/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a very rare printed book titled \"Seder Birkat HaMazon uKriyat Shema\" (Order of Grace After Meals and Shema Reading), published in Iași by Feiglis and Wasserman in 1843. The book features Hebrew text with a Yiddish translation. The title page is ornately designed with classical architectural motifs, including columns and a decorative arch, framing the Hebrew title, reflecting its rarity and importance as a religious text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.833Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117911,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117912/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117912/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). chaim avraham gagin. sepher hatakanoth vehaskamoth. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within decorative architectural frame. additional letterpress title after introduction. this copy with the scarce additional page of approbations at end. \n ff.(16), 13-72,(4). slight staining. upper corner of second title-page expertly repaired. modern morocco. sm.8vo. halevy 3. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1842 \n \n \n compendium of rites and customs as practiced in the city of jerusalem. r. gagin (1787-1848), son-in-law of the kabbalist r. shalom sharabi, was chief rabbi of jerusalem and the first to carry the official title of haham bashi. he was instrumental in the publication of manuscripts by other major rabbinical scholars and kabbalists. the present work is divided into two parts: the first, sepher takanoth, is a collection of various ordinances and regulations enacted in 18th century jerusalem, strictly regulating taxation, inheritance, dress code and leisure, among other facets of life. the second part, dinei minhagei yerushalayim, records the unique customs and practices of the jerusalem community. shoshana halevy saw only two copies of this work, of which only one had the final leaf of approbations. the approbations contain valuable information concerning the founding of bak\u2019s printing press and the economic boon it would bring to jerusalem.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n חיים אברהם גאגין. ספר התקנות והסכמות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n הלוי 3 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ב \n \n אוסף מנהגי ירושלים. רבי חיים אברהם גאגין (תקמ\"ז-תר\"ח) היה נשוי לבתו של רבי שלום שרעבי. כרב ראשי של ירושלים, היה הראשון להיקרא רשמית בשם חכם באשי."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"87","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117912/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Sefer HaTakkanot VeHaskamot\" (Book of Regulations and Agreements) by Chaim Avraham Gaggin, published in Jerusalem by Israel Bak in 1842. This work is a collection of Jerusalemite customs, authored by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gaggin, the first officially recognized Hakham Bashi of Jerusalem. The title page features a decorative border around the Hebrew text, reflecting its historical significance in Jewish legal and customary practice.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.835Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":117912,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117913/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117913/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117913/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(ceremonies). minhagei fez [customs of the moroccan community of fez]. <<hebrew manuscript>> written in a north african hand on thick paper. \n \n \n \n prpared by r. yaakov toledano (?). \n ff. (40). browned, pencil notations. modern calf. 4to. \n north africa: early 19th-century \n \n \n customs of fez that were instituted by the great rabbis of morocco: r. yehudah ben attar hakadosh, r. ya\u2019akov ibn danon, r. ya\u2019akov ibn zur, r. mordecai siriro, r. yosef zarfati - all of whom are recorded here in this manuscript, among other significant regional rabbis.","he":"(מנהגים) \n \n מנהגי פז. כתב-יד בעברית ביד צפון-אפריקאית. \n \n \n \n צפון אפריקה \n ראשית המאה ה-19 \n \n מנהגי פז שהותקנו על ידי רבי יהודה בן עטר הקדוש, רבי יעקב אבן דנון, רבי יעקב אבן צור, רבי מרדכי שירירו ורבי יוסף צרפתי."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"88","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117913/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a North African Hebrew manuscript from the early 19th century, detailing the customs of Fez, known as \"Minhagei Fez.\" The manuscript was compiled by prominent rabbis including Judah ben Attar, Jacob ibn Danan, Jacob ibn Tzur, Mordechai Shiriro, and Yosef Tzarfati. The image displays an open book with clear, handwritten Hebrew script, characteristic of North African scribal traditions, and marbleized endpapers.","soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.836Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117913,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117914/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117914/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"chabib, levi ibn ya\u2019akov. <<(ralba\u2019ch).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within architectural arch. astrological and calendrical charts. title-page duplicated in manuscript. \n ff. (5), 328, mispaginated. final several leaves remargined with few words supplied in facsimile, trace wormed. later calf-backed patterned boards. folio. vinograd, venice 508. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1565 \n \n \n r. levi ibn chabib (c. 1483-1545), a native of zamora, spain, was taken by his father to portugal, where he was forcibly baptized in 1492. eventually the pair escaped to salonika where they provided successive leadership to the community of spanish exiles who had settled there. in time, levi ibn chabib moved to eretz israel in order to atone for the baptism of his youth. settling in jerusalem, he became embroiled in the issue of renewing the ancient semicha (ordination) in safed - an innovation to which he was bitterly opposed. included in the volume of responsa here is the famous kuntress hasemicha, the vitriolic exchange between r. ya\u2019akov berav of safed and r. levi ben chabib. see m. benayahu, chidushah shel hasemichah b\u2019tsefat, in: yitzhak f. baer jubilee volume (1960) pp. 248-69; ej, vol. xi, cols. 98-99; vol. viii, cols. 1176-1178.","he":"חביב, לוי אבן יעקס \n \n שו\"ת מהרלב\"ח. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 508 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה שכ\"ה \n \n רבי לוי אבן חביב נולד בספרד בשנת רמ\"ג. נטבל נגד רצונו על ידי המשטר הנוצרי בפורטוגל אבל הצליח להימלט לשאלוניקי עם אביו. עלה לארץ ישראל והתנגד לחידוש הסמיכה, הפרויקט של רבי יעקב בירב מצפת."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"89","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117914/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"She'elot uTeshuvot Maharalbach\" (Responsa of Maharalbach) by Levi Ibn Habib, published in Venice by Di Gara in 1605. The book contains Halakhic responsa and features an elaborate architectural title page illustration with allegorical figures, an eagle, and classical columns, characteristic of 17th-century Venetian Hebrew printing. The work by Rabbi Levi Ibn Habib is significant for its historical context opposing the renewal of semikhah.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.837Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117914,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":35000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117915/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism). <<elimelech of lizhensk>>. no\u2019am elimelech [homilies to the chumash]. with \u201clikutei shoshanah\u201d and \u201cigereth hakodesh\u201d \n \n \n \n second complete edition. a wide-margined copy. \n ff. 150 (i.e. 149). stained in places, opening few leaves repaired at margins, margin of final leaf trimmed. modern blind-tooled calf. lg. 4to. vinograd, slavuta 14. \n slavuta: (moshe shapiro) 1794 \n \n \n complete early edition of chassidic classic: the no'am elimelech. first printed in lemberg in 1788, this classic text of polish chassidism went through several editions within a. relatively short span of time. published by the author's nephew, r. yisrael avraham, the son of r. meshulam zushye of annapoli, the book. bears the latter's haskomah. indeed, according to chassidic tradition, it was r. zushye who first introduced his brother r. elimelech to r. dov baer, the maggid of mehzritch and successor to the baal shem tov. of importance are the two letters appended to the work (ff. 146v.-150v) that respond to anti-chassidic polemics. the first, penned by r. elazar at the behest of his father r. elimelech of lizhensk, discusses controversy surrounding the rabbi of zhelichov (i.e. rabbi levi yitzchak of berditchev); the second by r. zechariah mendel (nephew of r. shmelke of nikolsburg) is a letter in defense of ascetic practices. r. elimelech of lizhensk (1717-87) founded the polish school of chassidism. his disciples included r. avraham yehoshua heschel of apta, r. ya\u2019akov yitzchak horowitz - the chozeh of lublin, r. yisrael of kozhnitz and r. mendel of rymanov. it was r. elimelech who founded the doctrine of tzadikism: raising the chassidic master to a place of centrality in jewish life. see y. alfasi, ha-chassiduth (1977) p. 25; entziklopedia lachassiduth, vol. i, col. 282; tz. m. rabinowicz, the encyclopedia of hasidim (1996) pp. 111, 563.","he":"(חסידות) \n \n אלימלך מליז'נסק. נועם אלימלך. עם ליקוטי שושנה ואיגרת הקודש. \n \n דפוס שני שלם. עם שוליים רחבים. \n וינוגרד, סלאוויטא 14 \n סלאוויטא \n משה שפירא תקנ\"ד \n \n רבי אלימלך מליז'נסק (תע\"ז- תקמ\"ז) היה אחראי, במידה רבה, להפצת החסידות ברחבי פולין. מתלמידיו היו מנהיגי החסידות בדור הבא: רבי אברהם יהושע העשיל מאפטא, החוזה מלובלין, המגיד מקוזניץ ורבי מנדל מרימנוב."},"estimateMax":50000,"lotNumber":"90","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117915/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":35000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a complete second edition of \"Noam Elimelech\" by Elimelech of Lizhensk, including \"Likutei Shoshana\" and \"Iggeret HaKodesh,\" published in Slavuta by Moshe Shapira in 1794. This Hasidic text, with wide margins, was instrumental in spreading Hasidism throughout Poland, influencing many future leaders of the movement. The title page features an ornate border with floral motifs and an oval printer's mark, typical of late 18th-century Hebrew printing.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:49.838Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$40,000 - $50,000","currency":"USD","id":117915,"category":{"en":"Slavita / Zhitomir","he":"סלוויטא / ז'יטומיר"},"estimateMin":40000},{"startPrice":1400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117916/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism). <<avraham dov-baer auerbach of ovrutch.>> bath ayin [chassidic homilies to the chumash and festivals]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title with printer\u2019s device (yaari no. 201) depicting the old city of jerusalem. final two pages with interesting list of pre-publication subscribers to the work, both men and women, all residents of the holy land. \n ff. (2), 125, (1). trace wormed. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, jerusalem 59; halevy 38. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1847 \n \n \n the first chassidic text printed in jerusalem. a greatly venerated work, replete with lyrical hymns in praise of. the holy land and the spiritual heights attainable upon residing there. although the author had already written most of this work in europe, he delayed its publication until his arrival in eretz israel, so that it might be enhanced by its exposure to the spiritually sweetened air of the holy land. a colleague of both r. zushye of annapoli and r. levi yitzchak of berdichev, r. avraham dov baer of ovruch (1765-1841) was a disciple of r. nachum of chernobyl. in 1830 he migrated to safed where in time he rose to be regarded as the spiritual leader of all the chassidim resident in the holy land. in safed today, a plaque commemorates the site at which he and his followers were miraculously saved from falling debris during the 1837 earthquake. the following year, he was kidnapped by a band of marauding druze, escaping by the skin of his teeth. see t.m. rabinowicz, the encyclopedia of hasidism (1998) p. 5.","he":"(חסידות) \n \n אברהם דובער אוירבך מאבריטש. בת-עין. דרושים חסידיים לחומש ולמועדים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 59 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ז \n \n הטקסט החסידי הראשון שהודפס בירושלים. למרות שכתב את רובו באירופה, המחבר חיכה להדפיס אותו בארץ ישראל, כדי שיזדכך מאוירה דא\"י. חברם של רבי זושיא מאניפול ורבי לוי יצחק מברדיצ'ב, רבי אברהם דובער מאבריטש (תקכ\"ה-תר\"א) היה תלמידו של רבי נחום מצ'רנוביל. הוא עלה לצפת בתק\"צ והיה נחשב למנהיג כל חסידי ארץ ישראל."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"91","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117916/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hasidic book titled \"Bat Ayin\" by Rabbi Avraham Dover Auerbach of Avritch, published in Jerusalem in 1847. It contains Hasidic homilies on the Pentateuch and holidays, notable as the first Hasidic text printed in Jerusalem. The text is in Hebrew, and the title page features an intricate decorative border surrounding the text and a detailed woodcut illustration of a city landscape with buildings and trees.","soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.595Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":117916,"category":{"en":"Chassidism","he":"חסידות"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117917/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117917/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism). <<nachman of breslov.>> likutei mahara\u2019n [seminal text of breslov chassidism]. \n \n \n \n first jerusalem edition. two parts in one. two title pages, each within decorative borders. image of tifereth israel synagogue on verso of final leaf of part i and depiction of me'arath hamachpelah on title of part ii. first title gilt. \n ff. 4, 122,(1); 1,44, (3). browned, slight staining. modern calf-backed boards. 4to. halevi 212, 213. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1874 \n \n \n r. nachman of breslov (1772-1810) was one of the most dynamic and energetic figures within the early chassidic movement. emphasizing the need for simplicity and innocence in religious behavior and the desire to maintain a sense of joy, his brand of chassidism has flourished for over two centuries without a leading rabbi at the helm (admo\u201dr). r. tzadok hakohen of lublin, himself a later chassidic master, often referred to r. nachman as \u201cthe genius of chassidism.\u201d the present work is the most important collection of his teachings, edited by his student r. nathan of nemirov.","he":"(חסידות) \n \n נחמן מברסלב. ליקוטי מוהר\"ן. \n \n דפוס הראשון בירושלים. \n הלוי 212, 213 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תרל\"ד \n \n רבי נחמן מברסלב (תקל\"ב-תק\"ע) היה אחד מהרבנים הדינמיים בתנועה החסידית בראשיתה. רבי צדוק הכהן כינה אותו הגאון של החסידות."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"92","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117917/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first Jerusalem edition of \"Likutei Moharan\" by Nachman of Breslov, printed in Jerusalem in 1874. The book is a foundational text of Breslov Hasidism, written in Hebrew. The title page is framed by an elaborate, decorative floral and scrollwork border, characteristic of printed Hebrew works of the period.","soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.596Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117917,"category":{"en":"Chassidism","he":"חסידות"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117918/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism). <<aharon ben yeshaya kreglushker.>> lechem terumah [sermon for parshath teruma, the thirteen attributes of mercy and mishnayoth zeraim and moed]. \n \n \n \n first edition. half title on f. 29. \n ff. 56. lightly worn, final leaf with marginal repair, previous owners\u2019 inscriptions. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, f&uuml;rth 537; stefansky, chassiduth 270. \n f&uuml;rth: itzik ben david tzerendorf 1781 \n \n \n the author of this rare work hailed from a small town near vilna and served as dayan of varanovi. clearly he was connected with both the chassidic and mithnagdic religious worlds, for most unusually he cites here both the vilna gaon as well as the maggid of mehzritch - providing each with lengthy honorifics: \u201chamekubal hagadol, ish eloki - in reference to the maggid (see ff. 4a, 20b, 25b); and in reference to the gaon: \u201chagaon ha\u2019amithi\u2026 chasida uperisha\u201d (ff. 17b) and \u201cyireh zera veya\u2019arich yamav veyemei banav betorah vegedulah ad biath hamashiach\u201d (f. 24b). see m. feikaz, avoth hachasiduth bechibur darshan litai in: molad vol. 4 (1971) pp. 298-303.","he":"(חסידות) \n \n אהרן בן ישעיה קרגלושקר. לחם תורמה. דרשה לפרשת תרומה, שלוש-עשרה מידות הרחמים ומשניות זרעים ומועד. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פירט 537 \n פירט \n איציק בן דוד תקמ\"א \n \n למחבר היה קשרים עם העולם החסידי וגם עם העולם הליטאי- הוא מצטט גם את הגר\"א וגם את המגיד ממזריטש, דבר נדיר מאוד לתקופה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"93","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117918/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hasidic book titled \"Lechem Turma\" by Aharon ben Yeshaya Kargloshker, printed in Fürth in 1781. It contains a discourse on Parashat Terumah, the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, and Mishnayot from Zeraim and Mo'ed. 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The book is presented with a magnificent binding. The Hebrew title page features an elaborate, symmetrical decorative border, with a circular stamp on the lower right, and some handwritten annotations at the top.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.602Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117921,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117922/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(circumcision). isaac leib kadushin. berith yitzchak [laws, sermons and services for life-cycle occasions]. text in hebrew and english. \n \n \n \n * bound with: tzion: part ii of brith yitzchak [prayers and speeches for holidays, yishuv eretz israel and eulogy for rabbi samuel mohilever]. first edition.  \n opening title worn and taped. modern boards. 8vo. singerman 5198 (unseen); deinard, koheleth america, 101 (with erroneous pagination) and 693; goldman 579 and 946. \n new york: a. h. rosenberg 1897 \n \n \n the author, one-time dayan and rosh yeshiva in minsk, could only find employment as a mohel upon immigrating to the united states. his sermons here are quaint and interesting. for a wedding ceremony he states: \u201cit is the duty of a woman to be her husband\u2019s friend and adviser, his companion and co- sufferer in all that concerns them both\u201d (p. 69). the book contains testimonials to his skill as a mohel from four prominent physicians on the lower east side, plus an interesting report of the circumcision of a 22-year old man \u201cwho rose at once and drank to the health of the jewish nation\u201d (p. 10).","he":"(אמריקנה) \n \n קדושין, יצחק לייב. ברית יצחק. הלכות, דרשות ותפילות עבור אירועי מעגל החיים. \n \n באנגלית ועברית. \n \n ניו יורק. \n א.ה. רוזנברג תרנ\"ז"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"97","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117922/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an American Jewish manual titled \"Brith Itzchak\" by Rev. I.L. Kadushin, printed in New York in 1897. It covers laws, sermons, and prayers for life cycle events including marriage, circumcision, and redemption of the firstborn. The text is presented in both English and Hebrew, reflecting its use within an American context for Jewish religious practices, bound in a dark red cover.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.603Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":117922,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica","he":"אמריקנה"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117923/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(circumcision). dr. tzvi benjamin auerbach. brith avraham kolel seder ha\u2019milah - berith abraham oder die beschueidungsfeier. text in hebrew and german. \n \n \n \n manuscript tipped in: three pages at front with details on surgical procedures; and manuscript nine pages at rear listing the performance of circumcisions in bielefeld, paderborn, minden, lemgo, schlangen etc. and providing much family detail in german and in hebrew. title page signed: dr. michelsohn, detmold. \n pp. (8), 140. taped repair on p. 51. original boards, spine worn. 8vo. \n frankfurt am main: f. kauffmann 1880 \n \n \n prayers and texts to be recited and studied by the mohel prior to the brith milah with instructions in performing the ritual.","he":"(מילה) \n \n ד\"ר צבי בנימין אוירבך. ברית אברהם כולל סדר המילה. טקסט בעברית וגרמנית. \n \n \n \n פפד\"מ \n קויפמן תר\"מ"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"98","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117923/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a copy of \"Brit Avraham,\" a book on the order of circumcision by Dr. Zvi Benjamin Auerbach, printed in Frankfurt am Main in 1880. 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The Hebrew title page has a decorative border composed of repeated, stylized floral and geometric patterns.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.606Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117924,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117925/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117925/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117925/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"cohen, avraham. kehunath avraham [poetical paraphrase of the book of psalms]. with benei keturah [verse to perek shirah]. \n \n \n \n first edition. six parts in one, each part preceded by divisional title page (featuring cherubs sounding trumpets). additional engraved title depicting tamarisk plant surrounded by 14-part historiated border featuring king david with harp, priestly hands, angels and cherubs with musical instruments, etc. (see yaari, printer\u2019s marks no. 97). engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. engraved plate prior to benei keturah (between (final collation) f. 52 and f.53) entitled \u201cbarchu hashem kol tzva\u2019av\u201d - depicting celestial bodies and animal kingdom praising their creator. the elkan nathan adler copy. \n ff. 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Printed in Venice in 1738 (or 5498 in the Hebrew calendar), it features an elaborate title page typical of the period. The decorative border includes classical architectural elements, caryatids, and lion figures at the base, surrounding the Hebrew text. The book is an important example of early printed Hebrew kabbalistic literature.","soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.834Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117926,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117927/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117927/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"crescas, hasdai. or hashem [\u201clight of the lord\u201d - philosophy]. \n \n \n \n first edition. printer\u2019s mark of abraham usque (aka duarte pinel): an armillary sphere, anchor and verse from psalms - both on title and final page. previous owner's signature on title in a sephardic hand, important scholarly marginal notes throughout in a late aschkenazic hand, comparing the printed edition to the text of an early manuscript. \n ff. 132. stained and censored in places, few leaves remargined, marginal worming neatly repaired. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 31. \n ferrara: abraham ibn usque 1555 \n \n \n an outstandingly original jewish philosopher, hasdai crescas (c. 1340-1410) was the disciple of the preeminent iberian rabbinic personality of the day, r. nissim ben reuben of gerona (ra\u201dn). the or ado-nai is an important work of jewish philosophy as it subjected maimonides\u2019 aristotelian conceptions to rigorous critique. it has long been contended that crescas produced a form of religious determinism, however, a careful reading will show that his thoughts on this perennial philosophical problem are much more nuanced and complex. in the realm of astrophysics, crescas\u2019 conception of infinite space is strikingly modern. his physics anticipated that of newton; while parallels have been drawn as well between crescas on the one hand and galileo galilei and giordano bruno on the other. see j. guttman, philosophies of judaism (1973) p. 259; p. 511, n. 250; and h.a. wolfson crescas\u2019 critique of aristotle (1929) pp.269-73.","he":"קרשקש, חסדאי \n \n אור ה'. מחשבה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פיררה 31 \n פיררה \n אברהם אבן אושקי שט\"ו \n \n רבי חסדאי קרשקש (תת\"ש-תתש\"ע בקירוב) היה תלמידו של הר\"ן. חיבורו עוסק בחשיבה הרציונליסטית של הרמב\"ם."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"102","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117927/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Or HaShem\" (The Light of God), a philosophical work by Hasdai Crescas, focusing on the rationalistic thought of Maimonides. 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A prominent central illustration depicts a celestial globe supported by two anthropomorphic figures, adding to its visual appeal as an early printed Hebrew text.","soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.836Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,500","currency":"USD","id":117927,"category":{"en":"Rambam","he":"רמב\"ם"},"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117928/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117928/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117928/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117928/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"danzig, avraham. chochmath adam [halachic compendium on shulchan aruch, yoreh de'ah]. <<* bound with, >> part two: binath adam. \n \n \n \n two parts bound in one. with introduction by r. chaim volozhin. a handsome copy. \n ff. (4), 99; * (1), 52. browned and lightly stained, few marginal repairs, previous owner\u2019s marks. finely bound in gilt-ruled crushed morocco, slip-case. tall folio. vinograd, vilna 65; vinograd, gra 1562. \n vilna: 1815 \n \n \n the introduction states that the notion to arrange the laws according to the order of the shulchan aruch, yoreh de'ah was proposed by r. ya\u2019akov of lissa and r. chaim of volozhin. on the title of part two (binath adam), the author writes he will not record the legal decisions of his mechutan the vilna gaon, due to complaints that in his earlier work chayei adam (on shulchan aruch, orach chaim) he had on occasion disagreed with the gaon's decisions. in truth, he writes, the gaon would have \"nachath ruach\" from the very fact that his decisions were so discussed.\"for so is the way of our holy torah: this one constructs and that one deconstructs.\" for details regarding an alternate text, see ch. liberman, ohel rachel, vol. i (1980) pp. 471-72; see also s. stampfer, rabbi hayyim of volozhin and his approbations in: alei ayin (1977) p.163, no. 10.","he":"דנציג, אברהם \n \n חכמת אדם ובינת אדם, כרוכים יחד. \n \n \n וינוגרד, וילנה 65 \n וילנה \n תקע\"ה"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"103","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117928/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of two works, \"Chochmat Adam\" and \"Binat Adam,\" by Abraham Danzig, bound together. Printed in Vilna in 1815 (5575 in the Hebrew calendar), the item presents as an early printed book. The title page features a decorative border composed of repeating geometric and floral patterns, framing the Hebrew text. There are also handwritten annotations and a circular stamp visible on the page, suggesting its provenance or previous ownership.","soldPrice":3800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.838Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117928,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117929/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117929/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117929/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117929/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"de rossi, azariah. me\u2019or einayim [\u201clight of the eyes\u201d - philosophy of history]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within woodcut architectural border. woodcut diagrams on f. 156r. scattered hebrew marginalia in different hands, including one on f. 80r. where the anonymous glossarist hurls at the author the epithet \u201ckofer.\u201d. on f. 88v. the glossarist has provided us with a variant in which de rossi specifies two passages his foes pressured him to delete (see mehlman, genuzoth sepharim, p. 36). on ff. 32r., 187-188, italian marginalia. \n ff. 194. small portion of f. 8 torn and few words supplied in manuscript. stained. later calf, rubbed. sm.4to. vinograd, mantua 138; mehlman 1327; not in adams. \n mantua: n.p. 1574 \n \n \n \u201cthe me\u2019or einayim became so important that it rendered its author as one of the greatest, or perhaps the very greatest, of jewish historians who flourished in the seventeen centuries between josephus and jost.\u201d (s. baron, azariah de rossi\u2019s attitude to life, in: studies in memory of i. abrahams (1927), p.12). azariah de rossi of mantua (c.1511 - c.1578) was a member of the min ha-adumim family, one of italian jewry\u2019s oldest and most distinguished families. legend has it that their ancestors were brought to rome as captives from jerusalem by emperor titus. de rossi\u2019s controversial me\u2019or einayim questioned conventional medieval wisdom and introduced fundamental changes in chronology. de rossi rehabilitated the works of the alexandrian philosopher philo judaeus, who had been ignored by jewish scholars for almost 1500 years. he exposed the much vaunted \u201cjossipon\u201d as an early medieval compilation based on the works of josephus, though with much falsification. in the spirit of the renaissance, de rossi turned to critical analysis and made use of the apocrypha and jewish-hellenistic sources in his study of ancient jewish history and texts. most contentiously, he suggested that midrashic literature was employed as a stylistic device \u201cto induce a good state of mind among readers, \u201d and thus not to be taken literally. such statements led the me\u2019or. einayim to be viewed as heresy and it was banned by the rabbinic authorities upon publication. de rossi re-issued the work the same year, making changes to the offending passages and adding an apologetic postscript. however, some prominent rabbis decreed that those below the age of 25 should be prevented from consulting the book. de rossi himself was spared chastisement due to his personal observance of halachic practice. this copy contains the \u201cmahaduroth\u201d (ff. 185-186), which are a series of addenda and corrigenda. these are followed by \u201clu\u2019ach ha-perakim, \u201d a table of contents (ff. 187-188). also present are the \u201chasagah, \u201d the criticism by de rossi\u2019s fellow mantuan, r. moses provenzali, of the author\u2019s revisionist chronology (ff. 189-190), and de rossi\u2019s reply to that criticism, \u201cteshuvah la-hasagah\u201d (ff.191-194). mehlman points out that some exceedingly rare copies of me\u2019or einayim have an insert of 6 leaves between ff. 186-187 with the heading \u201cmahadura sheniyah, \u201d in which de rossi was forced to fend off further attacks upon his work. fascinatingly, de rossi writes here that knowledge of the \"new world\" (his words) was known by the rabbis of the talmud. for as early as king solomon's time, the americas were \"well known\u2026travelers would come and go\u2026from the land of ophir and parvaim (see kings i, chap x v.22) - there is no doubt this is the land of peru.\" de rossi states that the reason the greek geographer ptolemy did not depict the american continent in his maps, was because such knowledge \"had disappeared from human memory.\" (meor einayim p. 159a et seq). see m. silber, america in hebrew literature, in: publications of the american jewish historical society, vol. xxii (1914) pp. 101-37, 114-15 and 121; r.j.h. gottheil, columbus in jewish literature, in: american jewish historical quarterly (1894) pp.129-37; j. weinberg, the light of the eyes (2001). and see carmilly-weinberger, censorship & freedom, pp. 210-13; i. mehlman, genuzoth sepharim, (1976) pp. 21-39; s. simonsohn, history of the jews in the duchy of mantua, pp. 634-637; ej, vol. xiv, cols. 315-18.","he":"מן האדומים, עזריה \n \n מאור עיניים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, מנטובה 138 \n מנטובה \n של\"ד \n \n עבודה על הפילוסופיה של היסטוריה. רבי עזריה די רוסי (רע\"א- של\"ח בקירוב) השתייך למשפחה איטלקית עתיקה. לפי האגדה, אבותיהם הובאו לרומא על ידי טיטוס לאחר החרבן."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"104","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117929/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Me'or Einayim\" by Azariah ben Moses dei Rossi, a significant work on the philosophy of history. Printed in Mantua in 1574 (5334 in the Hebrew calendar), the book's title page features an elaborate architectural frame with decorative columns and a central arch. The design includes intertwined floral motifs and an overall elegant aesthetic, characteristic of Renaissance-era Hebrew printing. This rare work is attributed to a member of an ancient Italian Jewish family.","soldPrice":5000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.840Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":117929,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117930/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117930/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"de vidas, elijah. reishith chochmah [\u201cbeginning of wisdom\u201d - zoharic-based ethics]. \n \n \n \n first edition. bound into three volumes. extensive marginalia throughout first volume. \n collation and condition report available upon request. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, venice 642. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1579 \n \n \n rare first edition of a classic of ethics. elijah de vidas (1518\u201387) was a disciple of r. moshe cordovero, and part of the select group of kabbalists active in safed during its golden age of mysticism in the late 16th century. his work, reishith chochmah, describes kabbalistic concepts in easily understood terms, and intersperses them with more general aggadic and moralistic ideas. thanks to its user-friendly approach, reishith chochmah has become a popular classic within ethical literature, thus broadly disseminating mystical ideas amongst the wider public.","he":"די וידאש, אליה' \n \n ראשית חכמה. ג' כרכים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 642 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה של\"ט \n \n רבי אליה' די וידאש היה תלמידו של רבי משה קורדובירו והיה חבר של הקבוצה המובחרת של מקובלים בצפת בעידן הזהב שלה בסוף המאה ה-16. הספר ראשית חכמה מתאר נושאים קבליים בצורה פשוטה וברורה, ובכך הפיץ את תורת הקבלה בכלל ישראל"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"105","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117930/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"Reshit Chochma\" (The Beginning of Wisdom) in three volumes, by Elijah ben Moses de Vidas, a student of Moses Cordovero and a member of the Safed Kabbalistic circle. Printed in Venice in 1579 (5339 in the Hebrew calendar), the title page features a grand architectural gateway design, adorned with floral garlands and classical pedestals. This work simplified Kabbalistic topics, helping to disseminate its teachings widely.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.841Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":117930,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":900,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117931/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117931/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"de vidas, elijah. reshith chochmah hakatzar [kabbalah]. abridged by yoseph poieto. \n \n \n \n first edition. appended: marpeh lanefesh and tikkunei shabbath. marginalia. \n ff. 136, (19). trimmed, some staining. modern crushed morocco with gilt embellishments. 12mo. vinograd, venice 912. \n venice: daniel zanetti 1600","he":"די וידאש, אליה' \n \n ראשית חכמה הקצר. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 912 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל זאניטי ש\"ס"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"106","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117931/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of the abridged version of \"Reshit Chochma\" by Elijah ben Moses de Vidas. Printed in Venice in 1610 (5370 in the Hebrew calendar) by Daniel Zanetti, the book features a title page with a dense, ornate decorative border of intertwined vegetal patterns. This compact version further contributed to the widespread understanding and study of Kabbalah.","soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.843Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117931,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":850,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117932/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"dikdukei rashi [super-commentary to rashi on the pentateuch]. anonymous. \n \n \n \n first edition. letters of first word of title in white-on-black floriated vignettes. \n ff. 48. ex-library, light stains, small marginal repair to final leaf. modern calf. sm.4to. vinograd, riva 15. \n riva di trento: jacob marcaria for joseph ottolenghi 1560 \n \n \n the work focuses not only upon grammatical issues within rashi, but also clarifies certain ambiguous portions of the commentary itself. opinions as to the identity of the author range from jacob marcaria and josef ottolenghi to elijah bachur. see p. krieger, parshandatha (2005) no.144.","he":"דקדוקי רש\"י \n \n פירוש על רש\"י לתורה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ריוו 15 \n ריוו דטרינטו \n יעקב מרקריה הרופא ש\"כ \n \n יש הטוענים שהמדפיס גם חיבר את הספר."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"107","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117932/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":850,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"Dikdukei Rashi,\" a commentary on Rashi's commentary on the Torah. Printed in Riva di Trento in 1560 (5320 in the Hebrew calendar) by Jacob Marcus, who some claim also authored the work. The title page is notable for its minimalist design, featuring only three decorative initial Hebrew letters at the top and clear, well-spaced Hebrew text below. Handwritten annotations are visible in the upper left corner of the page.","soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.844Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117932,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":14000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117933/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117933/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117933/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117933/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"delmedigo, joseph solomon of crete. sepher eilim - sepher mayan ganim - sepher mayan chathum. \n \n \n \n first edition. three parts in one volume. numerous astronomical and mathematical illustrations. frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by w. delff after a painting by c. duyster. titles within typographical border. \n pp. 90, 192, 82. stained in places, occasional marginal wear, few small tears.contemporary blind-tooled calf, worn. 4to. vinograd, amsterdam 20. \n amsterdam: menassah ben israel 1628 \n \n \n one of the great scientific books of hebrew literature, with treatises relating to geometry, algebra, chemistry, astronomy, physics, medicine and metaphysics. the sepher eilim is \u201cthe most sumptuously illustrated of early scientific works in hebrew, and unique in printed hebrew literature before the modern period\u201d (national library of canada catalogue, the jacob m. lowy collection (1981) no. 80). see a. neher, jewish thought and the scientific revolution of the sixteenth century (1986) pp. 251-2; h. friedenwald, jewish luminaries in medical history-catalogue (1946) p.111; a.j. karp. from the ends of the earth: judaic treasures of the library of congress (1991) pp. 199-200.","he":"דלמדיגו, יוסף שלמה. יש\"ר מקנדיה \n \n ספר אילם, מעיין גנים, ספר מעיין חתום. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 20 \n אמשטרדם \n מנשה בן ישראל שפ\"ח \n \n אחת הספרים המדעים הגדולים של הספרות היהודית, עם מאמרים על גיאומטריה, אלגברה, כימיה, אסטרונומיה, פיזיקה, רפואה ומטאפיזיקה."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"108","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117933/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":14000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of a composite work by Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (Yashar of Candia), including \"Sefer Eilim,\" \"Ma'ayan Ganim,\" and \"Sefer Ma'ayan Chatum.\" Printed in Amsterdam in 1628 (5388 in the Hebrew calendar) by Menasseh ben Israel, this is a major scientific work in Jewish literature. The title page features a highly decorative border composed of intricate geometric and floral patterns, framing the Hebrew text and highlighting its importance as an early scientific text covering geometry, algebra, chemistry, astronomy, physics, medicine, and metaphysics.","soldPrice":16000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:57.846Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $18,000","currency":"USD","id":117933,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":15000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117934/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117934/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117934/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"duran, shimon ben tzemach. zohar harakiah [commentary to the poetic azharoth of solomon ibn gabirol]. \n \n \n \n first edition. the salman schocken copy. fine condition. \n ff. (116). few light dampstains in places, neat repair to inner margin of title, previous owner\u2019s signature, signed by censors (dated 1555 and 1639) on recto and verso of final leaf. recent boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, const. 53; yaari, const. 39; mehlman 607; not in adams. \n constantinople: joseph ben ayad kabesi for samuel ben david ibn nahmias 1515 \n \n \n a fine, crisp copy of an exceptionally rare work. one of the foremost halachic decisors of north african jewry, r. shimon ben zemach duran (the rashba\u2019tz, 1361-1444), a native of the isle of majorca, was one of three prominent rabbinic leaders who fled to algeria in the year 1391 in order to escape anti-jewish riots in their native spain - the other two being r. isaac ben shesheth perfet (riva\u201dsh) and r. ephraim b. israel elankawa (buried in tlemcen). see ej, vol. ix, col. 32; je, vol. i, p. 437. the rarity of this first edition and the importance of the work prompted yosef shaul nathanson to add his own scholarly notes to the second edition which did not appear until 1858.","he":"דוראן, שמעון בן צמח \n \n זהר הרקיע. פירוש לאזהרות שלמה אבן גבירול. \n \n דפוס ראשון. עותק שלמה זלמן שוקן. מצב טוב. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 53 \n קושטא \n שמואל בן דוד אבן נחמיאש רה\"ע \n \n עותק מצויין של חיבור נדיר במיוחד. המחבר, מכונה הרשב\"ץ, היה פוסק הלכה, פרשן והוגה דעות."},"estimateMax":20000,"lotNumber":"109","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117934/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":15000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Zohar HaRakia,\" a commentary by Simeon ben Zemah Duran (Rashbatz) on the Azharot (Piyyutim on the 613 commandments) of Solomon ibn Gabirol. 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Written in Hebrew, the title page features an elaborate, early modern woodcut border depicting allegorical figures, mythical creatures, and foliage surrounding an oval cartouche with a central allegorical scene.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.631Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117943,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":6000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117944/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117944/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117944/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117944/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. mishlei [book of proverbs]. with commentary by the vilna gaon. \n \n \n \n first edition. edited by menachem mendel of shklov. a fine, wide-margined copy. \n ff. 61,15,1. few light stains, opening three leaves with marginal repairs. elaborate blind-tooled calf. lg. 4to. vinograd, gr\u2019a 88; vinograd, shklow 104. \n shklov: shabse ben bentzion 1798 \n \n \n the first edition of the gaon of vilna\u2019s first published commentary. this was as per the specific instruction of the gaon and subsequently followed just a few short months after his death on sukkoth, 1797. the book of proverbs was well know to be of particular importance to the gaon and he instructed all - male as well as female - to study it in depth. this is a particularly striking copy of this significant text.","he":"אליה' בן שלמה זלמן, הגאון מוילנה \n \n משלי. עם פירוש הגר\"א. \n \n דפוס ראשון. נערך על ידי רבי מנחם מנדל משקלוב. שוליים רחבים \n וינוגרד, שקלוב 104 \n שקלוב \n שבתי בן בנציון תקנ\"ח \n \n הודפס שבועות ספורות אחרי פטירת הגאון, כפי בקשתו."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"119","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117944/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":6000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Mishlei\" (Proverbs) with the commentary of the Vilna Gaon, Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, edited by Menachem Mendel of Shklov, and printed in Shklov by Shabtai ben Bentsion in 1798. The item is a religious text with a notable commentary, published shortly after the Gaon's passing as per his request. 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This is an early printed work by the Vilna Gaon. Written in Hebrew, the title page features an intricate decorative border of repeated floral and geometric motifs.","soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.634Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":117945,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117946/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. tzurath ha\u2019aretz legevulotheha [commentary to selected verses from the books of joshua, kings and ezekiel, with text]. \n \n \n \n first edition. printed on blue tinted paper. wide-margined copy. \n ff. 44 (mispaginated as in all copies), lacking map. marginal repairs. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, shklow 124; vinograd, gr\u2019a 22-24; d. kamenetsky, torath hagr\u2019a (2017) pp. 5-36 and 329-32. \n shklow: aryeh leib ben schneor feivish 1802 \n \n \n in this work the vilna gaon drew upon his extensive knowledge of geography and architecture in biblical interpretation. the gaon viewed such knowledge as an aid to torah study and disapproved of the lack of interest in secular sciences that existed among certain talmudists. on the broader relation between the gaon and the sciences, see i. atkes, the gaon of vilna: the man and his image (2002) pp. 37-72; and e. stern, the genius: elijah of vilna and the making of modern judaism (2013) pp. 63-82. this shklow edition was not written by the gaon himself but by his students. the second edition, published in 1820 by the gaon\u2019s grandson r. ya\u2019akov moshe of slonim, contains a number of variances from the first edition, some of which are based upon a manuscript.","he":"אליה' בן שלמה זלמן, הגאון מוילנה \n \n צורת הארץ לגבוליתיה. פירוש לפסוקים מספרי יהושע, מלכים ויחזקאל. \n \n דפוס ראשון. הודפס על נייר כחול עם שוליים רחבים \n וינוגרד, שקלוב 124 \n שקלוב \n אריה לייב בן שניאור פייבוש תקס\"ב \n \n בחיבור זה, הגר\"א מראה את הידע הרחב שלו בתחומות הגאוגרפיה וארכיטקטורה, כדי לבאר את הפסוקים. מהדורת שקלוב לא נכתב על ידי הגר\"א עצמו, אלא ע\"י תלמידיו."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"121","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117946/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Tzurat HaAretz LiGvulateha\" (The Shape of the Land and its Borders) by Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna. Printed in Shklov in 1802 CE (תקס\"ב), it offers commentary on verses from the books of Joshua, Kings, and Ezekiel, demonstrating the Vilna Gaon's extensive knowledge of geography and architecture. The work was compiled by his students. Notably, this copy is printed on blue paper with wide margins, featuring a text block within a decorative border and several circular stamps on the title page.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.685Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":117946,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117947/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117947/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117947/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117947/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. sepher yetzirah [kabbalah]. \n \n \n \n first edition with commentary by the vilna gaon; as well as the rava\u2019d, ramba\u2019n, etc. numerous spherical charts and kabbalistic diagrams. published by the gaon\u2019s disciple, r. menachem mendel of shklov. this copy signed by r. avraham ben meir aschkenazi, author of birchath avraham. \n ff. 12, (2), 42, (30). trace wormed, few stains, neat repair to margin of title. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, grodno 93; vinograd, gr\u2019a 682. \n grodno: ezekiel ben moses & partners 1806","he":"אליה' בן שלמה זלמן, הגאון מוילנה \n \n ספר יצירה. \n \n דפוס ראשון עם פירוש הגר\"א. \n וינוגרד, הרודנה 93 \n גרודנה \n יחזקאל בן משה ושות תקס\"ו"},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"122","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117947/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Sefer Yetzirah\" (Book of Creation) with a commentary by Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna. Printed in Grodno in 1806 CE (תקס\"ו) by Yechezkel ben Moshe and partners, this edition contains the Vilna Gaon's interpretations. The title page is adorned with a decorative border and an engraved illustration depicting a figure reclining near a classical urn with foliage. 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The text specifies it was printed on green paper, and the title page bears the signature of Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant, a student of the Vilna Gaon. The page has a simple border and handwritten annotations at the top and bottom.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.697Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":117948,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":550,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117949/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. michtav eliyahu [commentary to shir hashirim and book of habakuk]. \n \n \n \n first edition. karl fischer censorship certification in latin on title-page. four-page list of prenumeranten (subscribers). \n ff. 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Printed in Prague in 1811 CE (תקע\"א) by Sommer, this volume provides the Vilna Gaon's insights into these biblical texts. The title page features a decorative border, and the text includes Latin descriptions of the work and its printer, alongside several circular stamps and handwritten notations in various scripts.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.705Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":117949,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117950/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117950/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. eli[yahu] raba [commentary to seder taharoth]. \n \n \n \n second edition. this copy with six rare leaves of prenumeranten (subscriber lists). further details available upon request. \n ff. 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The title page features both Hebrew and German text, introducing the work and its contents, and is framed by a simple border with a decorative element at the top. The book's content discusses issues of ritual purity.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.712Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":117950,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117951/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117951/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. tractate shekalim [jerusalem talmud]. with glosses of the vilna gaon and commentary \"taklin chadetin\" by r. yisrael of shklov. \n \n \n \n first edition of commentary. title in red and black. partially printed on blue paper. \n ff. 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It features the glosses (Hagahot) of Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna, and the commentary \"Taklin Chadashin\" by Yisrael of Shklov. The title page is striking with the title \"Shekalim\" prominently displayed in large red Hebrew letters, and the text is presented within a simple, clean layout, against a background that appears to be patterned endpaper on the left side.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.713Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117951,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117952/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117952/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. siphra detzenioutha [zohar]. \n \n \n \n first edition with the vilna gaon\u2019s commentary. introduction by r. chaim of volozhin. wide margins. \n ff. 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A handwritten inscription and a circular stamp are visible on the left margin, adding to its historical character.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.715Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":117952,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117953/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. tavnith habayith hashlishi [on the prophet ezekiel\u2019s vision of the future temple]. \n \n \n \n with commentary by the vilna gaon to the book of yechezkel chaps. 40-47. fine hand-colored folding plan of the third temple lacking in most copies. \n pp. 24. contemporary marbled wrappers. 8vo. vinograd, berlin 538; vinograd, gr\u2019a 47. \n berlin: chevrath chinuch ne\u2019arim 1822 \n \n \n the rare folding plate displays a detailed plan of the third temple, with captions in german and hebrew: \"plan of the future temple\u2026 copied from the work of the luminary, the outstanding and prominent torah scholar, teacher of the diaspora, r. eliyahu of vilna.\u201d","he":"אליה' בן שלמה זלמן, הגאון מוילנה \n \n תבנית הבית השלישי. \n \n עם פירוש הגר\"א ליחזקאל פרקים מ-מ\"ז. \n וינוגרד, ברלין 538 \n ברלין \n חברת חינוך נערים תקפ\"ב \n \n עם תוכנית לבית המקדש, שחסרה ברוב העותקים."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"128","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117953/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This Hebrew book, \"Tavnit HaBayit HaShlishi\" (The Structure of the Third Temple), includes the commentary of Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna, on Ezekiel chapters 40-47. Printed in Berlin in 1822 CE (תקפ\"ב) by the \"Chever Chinuch Nearim\" (Society for the Education of Youth), it uniquely contains a detailed, colored plan of the Temple Mount. This folded plan, often missing from other copies, shows the layout of the Temple, including courtyards and structures, with Hebrew labels. The accompanying text is printed on a separate, attached page.","soldPrice":3800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.716Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117953,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":450,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117954/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117954/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. yissachar baer ben tanchum. ma\u2019aseh rav [customs and practices of the vilna gaon]. \n \n \n \n first / second edition (?). two title-pages. \n pp. (4), 67. stained, previous owner\u2019s marks and inscriptions. modern calf. 8vo. vinograd, vilna 259. \n vilna and grodno: menachem mann and simcha zimmel 1832 \n \n \n the author collected the customs of the gaon from his student, r. sa\u2019adia, and elaborated upon them. taking over 15 years to compile and edit, the work has approbations from r. chaim of volozhin and r. avraham danziger. a survey of the editing process is provided in the rear of the book.","he":"(אליה' בן שלמה זלמן, הגאון מוילנה) \n \n יששכר בער בן תנחום. מעשה רב. \n \n \n וינוגרד, וילנה 259 \n וילנה \n מנחם מן ושמחה זיסל תקצ\"ב \n \n אוסף ההנהגות של הגר\"א, עם ביאור."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"129","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117954/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":450,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This Hebrew book, \"Ma'aseh Rav\" (Actions of a Master), compiled by Yissachar Ber ben Tanchum, is an anthology of the customs and practices of Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna, along with explanations. Printed in Vilna and Grodno in 1832 CE (תקצ\"ב) by Menachem Mann and Simcha Zissl, this work serves as a guide to the Vilna Gaon's conduct. The title page features a prominent decorative border and several circular stamps, with some handwritten notations in both Hebrew and Cyrillic scripts.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.718Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":117954,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":900,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117955/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. dikduk eliyahu. edited by tzvi hirsch ben menachem nachum. \n \n \n \n first edition. last page with text illustrations. \n ff. 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Compiled by Zvi Hirsch ben Menachem Nachum, it was printed in Vilna in 1833 CE (תקצ\"ג) by Menachem Mann and Simcha Zissl. The title page features a decorative border enclosing the Hebrew title and a section with Cyrillic script below, highlighting its publication context. Various handwritten notations are present, and a circular stamp is visible on the bottom left.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:58.719Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117955,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117956/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. devar eliahu [commentary to the book of job, etc.] \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 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The content was compiled by his son, Abraham. Printed in Warsaw by Zvi Yaakov Bomberg in 1853 (תרי\"ג), this Hebrew text features a decorative border on the title page. The binding appears to be a brown marbled paper on the spine and edges with plain boards. The book contains insights into the first six chapters of Job and various other topics, reflecting mid-19th century Jewish scholarship.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.072Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":117956,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":6000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117957/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117957/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna. alim leteruphah. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 5. lightly stained. modern morocco. 12mo. vinograd, minsk 29. \n minsk: gershon eliyahu bloshtein 1836 \n \n \n exceptionally rare first edition. a letter written to his wife and children while traveling toward the land of israel israel in 1783 - a journey the vilna gaon never completed. this missive is his ethical will and contains the most undiluted expression of the gra\u2019s approach to living an upstanding life set within the bounds of mussar. issued here along with a similar letter sent by nachmanides, centuries earlier.","he":"אליה' בן שלמה זלמן, הגאון מוילנה \n \n עלים לתרופה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, מינסק 29 \n מינסק \n גרשון אליה' בלושטיין תקצ\"ו \n \n מהדורה ראשונה נדירה במיוחד. איגרת שנכתבה על ידי הגאון בדרכו לארץ ישראל- מסע שלא השלים."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"132","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117957/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":6000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare first edition printed book titled \"Aleem L'Terufah,\" an epistle written by Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna. The letter was composed during his journey to the Land of Israel, a journey he did not complete. Printed in Minsk by Gershon Eliyahu Blustein in 1836 (תקצ\"ו), this Hebrew text features a decorative border on the title page and a small publisher's device. The book is bound in a dark blue cover, likely leather or cloth, suggesting a late 18th to mid-19th-century binding style.","soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.073Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":117957,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117958/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elimelech, abraham ben judah (almalek/elmaleh). likutei shik\u2019chah u\u2019peah [\u201cgleanings\u201d - kabbalistic commentary to aggadic portions of the talmud]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title set within woodcut architectural arch with the printer\u2019s device of an armillary sphere resting on a scroll with a verse from psalm 130:5 (yaari, 22). signatures of previous owners on title. \n ff. 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Printed in Ferrara by Abraham ibn Ushki in 1556 (שט\"ז), the book includes interpretations from Rabbi Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona on the Aggadah, Rabbi Joseph ben Haim on the ten sefirot, and an essay by Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla on kabbalistic topics. The title page features an elaborate architectural woodcut border with a central image of a globe supported by two creatures, indicative of Renaissance-era Hebrew printing. The text is in Hebrew, reflecting significant Jewish mystical thought from the 16th century.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.075Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":117958,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117959/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117959/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"emden, ya\u2019akov. shailoth ya\u2019avetz. \n \n \n \n first editions. two volumes. \n ff. 166, 109. usual browning, few inconspicuous paper repairs. modern boards. sm. folio. vinograd, altona 35 and 63. \n altona: jacob emden 1739 and 1770 \n \n \n in these responsa, one finds the controversialist r. jacob emden (1697-1776) - largely known today for his campaigns against r. jonathan eybeschuetz, r. moses chaim luzzatto, and others - in the the more sedate role of supreme halachic authority. of special interest is r. emden's responsum to \"moshe of dessau, \" i.e. the berlin philosopher moses mendelssohn (pt. ii, responsa nos. 155-156), whom he addresses as \"gever chacham be\u2019oz\" (an exceedingly wise man). (mendelssohn had offered a solution to a difficulty raised by emden in his work lechem shamayim, a commentary to the mishnah. see a. altmann, moses mendelssohn (1973), pp. 209-210). also noteworthy are the biographical details r. emden frequently provides. for example, in the introduction to pt. i, he surmises that the bout of depression his father, chacham tzvi, experienced when r. emden was born, influenced his own surly disposition. see ej, vol. vi, cols. 721-24). both raphael and vinograd provide 1759 as the date of publication of vol ii, which is obviously erroneous, for the exchange between mendelssohn and emden took place in 1770. see altmann, p. 793, n. 5.","he":"עמדין, יעקב \n \n שאלת יעב\"ץ. \n \n דפוסים ראשונים. שני כרכים. \n וינוגרד, אלטונה 35 ו-63 \n אלטונה \n דפוס יעבץ תצ\"ט ותק\"ל \n \n הקורא מוצא את רבי יעקב עמדין (תנ\"ז-תרל\"ו) בשיא הכוחות שלו, בשני כרכים של שאלות ותשובות, המשקפים את רוחב ועומק התפיסה שלו בכל התורה כולה. המחבר מכניס הרבה פרטים אוטוביוגרפיים לתוך התשובות שלו."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"134","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117959/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a two-volume set of first edition printed books titled \"She'eilat Yaavetz,\" by Rabbi Jacob Emden. These volumes contain responsa (questions and answers) reflecting the author's extensive knowledge of Torah law and include autobiographical details. Printed in Altona by Yaavetz Press between 1739 (תצ\"ט) and 1770 (תק\"ל), the Hebrew text presents a clean, multi-column layout on the title page of the first volume. The binding appears to be a reddish-brown with visible signs of age and staining on the pages, common for 18th-century religious texts.","soldPrice":4200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.076Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117959,"category":{"en":"Emden, R. 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The commentary is divided into two parts: \"Lechem Nekudim\" for grammatical aspects and \"Lechem Shamaim\" for conceptual matters. Printed in Amsterdam-Altona by Yaavetz Press in 1751 (תקי\"א), this Hebrew text includes an approbation from Emden's brother-in-law, Rabbi Aryeh Leib Lowenstam. The title page is simply laid out, with the city of Amsterdam prominently displayed at the bottom, and the book shows signs of age and use with some stamped marks.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.077Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117960,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117961/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"emden, ya\u2019akov. derush pesach gadol [passover sermon]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 18. lightly foxed. modern calf-backed boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, altona 108. \n altona: (self-published) 1775 \n \n \n the discourse here pivots on the discussion in talmud bavli, pesachim f. 66a, concerning the permissibility of offering the paschal lamb on the sabbath, a law which confounded the b\u2019nei bathyra and awaited hillel\u2019s arrival from babylonia to be resolved.","he":"יעקב עמדין \n \n דרוש פסח. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, אלטונה 108 \n אלטונה \n דפוס יעבץ תקל\"ה \n \n הדרשה בנויה על הסוגיא בפסחים סו:א המתאר את הדיון בין הלל ובני בתירא לגבי הקרבת הפסח בשבת."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"136","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117961/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Drush Pesach\" (Passover Sermon) by Rabbi Jacob Emden. 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The book exhibits some signs of wear and faint staining on the pages, characteristic of an 18th-century religious discourse.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.079Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117961,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":1800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117962/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117962/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"emden, ya\u2019akov. derush tephilath yesharim [sermon for shabbath shuva]. \n \n \n \n first edition. two parts in one. \n ff. 28. repaired worming. modern half-calf. 4to. vinograd, altona 110. \n altona: by the author 1775 \n \n \n tephilath yesharim contains the text of a sermon delivered by r. jacob emden in 1731 when he served as rabbi of altona and environs. its theme is the necessity for humility, especially for those occupying public office. the sermon was generated due to tensions between emden and the lay leaders of the altona community which eventually led to his removal from office, a role he occupied for just five years - and indeed chose to never go back to for the rest of his life. the second part of the book, subtitled \u201ccholi kerthem, \u201d r. emden has occasion to return to his perennial focus, the abuse of kabbalah by the crypto-sabbatians of the day, namely \u201c[moses david] podheitser and ze'ev [wolf] eybesch&uuml;tzer.\u201d (wolf was the younger son of r. jonathan eybesch&uuml;tz, who presented himself as a sabbatian prophet; podheitser, was a close associate of r. eybesch&uuml;tz in hamburg.) though \u201ccertainly chochmath ha\u2019emeth [kabbalah] is the soul of the torah, \u201d it has been infested by \u201csnakes and scorpions, \u201d that is, followers of shabthai tzvi (f. 23). see g. scholem, kabbalah (1974) pp. 282, 406.","he":"עמדין, יעקב \n \n דרוש תפילת ישרים. דרשה לשבת שובה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, אלטונה 110 \n אלטונה \n דפוס יעבץ תקל\"ה \n \n דרשה שרבי עמדין העביר בשנת תצ\"א כשהיה רבה של אלטונה."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"137","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117962/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Drush Tefilat Yesharim\" (Sermon on the Prayer of the Upright), a sermon for Shabbat Shuvah by Rabbi Jacob Emden. 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The book exhibits significant wear, with prominent burn marks and staining on the title page, along with some handwritten notations and blue stamps, reflecting its age and use as a polemical religious text.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.081Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":117963,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117964/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"chanoch ben avraham. pirush na\u2019eh al mizmor\u2026 [commentary to psalm 83]. \n \n \n \n first edition. complete as issued, without a title page. \n ff. 4. lightly browned, upper margin closely shaved with loss. modern morocco. sm. 4to. vinograd, prague 414. \n prague: n.p. 1657 \n \n \n the author (d. 1662) explains in the colophon that this is an extract from a greater work of his on the entire book of psalms, however due to his lack of funds, he could not publish it. as compensation, he chose to issue this small extract, focusing on psalm 83 since it is recited both in the morning and evening prayers. indeed the complete work was never published.","he":"חנוך בן אברהם \n \n פירוש נאה על מזמור... פירוש לתהילים פ\"ג. \n \n דפוס ראשון. שלם כפי שהודפס, בלי שער. \n וינוגרד, פראג 414 \n פראג \n תי\"ז \n \n המחבר מסביר בסיום הספר שזה רק חלק מעבודתו הרחבה יותר, אך לא הצליח להדפיס את השאר בגין מחסור בכספים."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"139","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117964/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Pirush Na'eh Al Mizmor...\" (A Beautiful Commentary on Psalm...), specifically a commentary on Psalm 83, authored by Chanokh ben Avraham. 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Published in Altona between Tammuz 1846 and Cheshvan 1848, this journal was used by Ettlinger to advocate for traditional Torah life against the German Reform movement. The copy includes a handwritten dedication with the author's signature to Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Levin of Vilna. 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It serves as a commentary on the \"Even Ha'ezer\" section of the Arba'ah Turim. The title page is adorned with an ornate border and features Hebrew text, with a faint handwritten note at the bottom. 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Printed in Venice in 1583 (שמ\"ג) by di Gara, the text is in Hebrew. The title page features a prominent illustration of three crowns, symbolizing royalty or religious authority. The paper exhibits age-related discoloration and some handwritten marks, with a faint circular stamp and \"PRINTED IN POLAND\" at the bottom.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.194Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":117987,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":4400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117988/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"ganzfried, shlomo. kitzur shulchan aruch [code of jewish law]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 4, 144. light wear and stained in places. modern calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. friedberg, kuf 991. \n ungvar: carl jager 1864 \n \n \n the famed kitzur shulchan aruch. a rare first edition. one of the most popular halachic works ever published. thanks to its clear language and lively style the work immediately became broadly popular, another 13 editions were issued during the author\u2019s lifetime alone. since then dozens more, as well as a great many translations have appeared. born in ungvar, solomon ganzfried (1804-86) was an outspoken defender of orthodoxy against the inroads of hungarian reform. he was a prolific author, however the work which has become a byword in every jewish home is his \u201ckitzur, \u201d a summary guide to the shulchan aruch which offers concise instruction in all matters of daily ritual law. the final leaf here, which contains a lengthy note to a section of the chayei adam, was omitted in later editions.","he":"גנצפרייד, שלמה \n \n קיצור שולחן ערוך. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n \n אונגאר \n קרל יגר תרכ\"ד \n \n הדפסה הראשונה נדירה. אחד מהחיבורים ההלכתיים הפופולרים."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"163","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117988/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare first edition of \"Kitzur Shulchan Aruch\" (Abridged Code of Jewish Law) by Shlomo Ganzfried, a highly popular compendium of Halakha (Jewish law). 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The title page features a decorative border of repeating small shapes and Hebrew script, characteristic of 18th-century printing. 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The work outlines the regulations and prayers for specific times, particularly related to the portion of Shemot. The title page features Hebrew text framed by a decorative border, and a prominent woodcut illustration of an eagle-like bird perched atop a basket of flowers. 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Printed in Breslau in 1846 by Hirsch Sulzbach, the text is entirely in Hebrew. The title page is highly ornate, featuring a gate-like design with intricate geometric patterns and Hebrew script. 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Printed in Fano in 1505 by Gershom Soncino, the Hebrew text on the title page is densely printed. The item shows age-related wear, including annotations and staining on the paper.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.207Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$40,000 - $50,000","currency":"USD","id":117993,"estimateMin":40000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117994/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"gerondi, jonah. 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The paper shows an uneven, discolored surface, indicative of its age and handling.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.209Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117994,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117995/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117995/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"gerondi, nissim <<(ra\u2019n).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n pp. 174, (34). lightly stained, title laid to size, signed by censors at end. modern blind-tooled calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, rome 18. \n rome: yitzchak deltash, antonio baldo & samuel sarfati 1545 \n \n \n only seventy-seven responsa from this great commentator on alfasi\u2019s code are extant, and, similar to most compedia of responsa, they reflect the jewish life of the period, especially the economic difficulties of the jewish community of barcelona during the second half of the 14th-century. unlike venice, only occasional and short-lived hebrew printing presses arose in rome. sporadic bursts of such activity were quickly marred by assaults of ecclesiastical intolerance. the eternal city of rome produced just eighteen hebrew books throughout all of the 16th-century. antonio baldo was granted leave to print hebrew books in rome by the papal vicar in 1546 and the present responsa of r. nissim gerondi was his first endeavor. his jewish partner, solomon ben isaac of lisbon, assisted by samuel zarfati, did the work of editing, proofing and marketing the books. the press issued just five books in the two years it was operative. for a chronicle of hebrew printing in rome see d. amram, the makers of hebrew books in italy (1909) pp. 235-51.","he":"גירונדי, ניסים. ר\"ן. \n \n שאלות ותשובות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, רומא 18 \n רומא \n דלטש, בלדו וצרפתי ש\"ה \n \n רק 77 תשובות מהר\"ן שרדו עד היום. התשובות משקפות את חיי היום-יום בברצלונה היהודית במחצית השנייה של המאה ה-14."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"170","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117995/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"She'elot u'Teshuvot\" (Responsa) by Nissim Gerondi (Ran), a collection of 77 responsa offering insights into daily Jewish life in 14th-century Barcelona. Printed in Rome in 1545 by Daltsch, Baldo, and Tzarfati, the text is in Hebrew. The title page features an ornate, decorative header above the Hebrew title and author's name. The paper is well-preserved with some minor discoloration and a circular stamp near the binding.","soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:00.211Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117995,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117996/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"gerondi, nissim <<(ra\u2019n).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n second edition. \n ff. (80). modern boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, const. 197. \n constantinople: moses parnas harofe 1548 \n \n \n r. nissim ben reuben gerondi (1310? -1375?) acted in an unofficial capacity as rabbi and dayan in barcelona. this edition combined the responsa of the first rome edition along with those cited in teshuvoth harivash (constantinople 1546-7). reflecting the social-history of the period, these responsa particularly focus upon the economic difficulties of the jewish community of barcelona during the second half of the 14th-century.","he":"גירונדי, ניסים בן ראובן. ר\"ן \n \n שאלות ותשובות. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 197 \n קושטא \n משה פרנס הרופא ש\"ח \n \n מהדורה זאת כוללת את התשובות של הר\"ן שהובאו בשו\"ת הריב\"ש (קושטא, ת\"ז) ולא הוכללו בדפוס הראשון."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"171","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117996/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition of 'Responsa' (She'elot u'Teshuvot) by Nissim ben Reuven Gerondi, known as the Ran. 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The page features decorative floral borders surrounding the Hebrew text.","soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.500Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117996,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117997/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"gershon ben solomon of arles. sha\u2019ar hashamayim [\u201cthe gate of heaven\u201d - encyclopedic work on natural science, mathematics and astronomy]. \n \n \n \n first edition. printer\u2019s device in form of menorah on title (yaari, printers\u2019 marks, no. 14). \n ff. 64. some staining, small paper repair on title, censor's signature on final leaf. recent linen boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, venice 329. \n venice: meir parenzo 1547 \n \n \n little is known of the 13th-century author, gershon ben solomon from arles in provence. his sha\u2019ar hashamayim, reflects the unique synthesis of jewish and secular learning for which that part of france was famous. through the hebrew translations of samuel ibn tibbon and other gifted provencal scholars, the jews of provence had at their disposal the extensive corpus of aristotelian and arabic learning. see m. heller, the sixteenth century hebrew book, vol. i, pp. 338-39.","he":"גרשון בן שלמה מארל \n \n שער השמיים. על הטבע, מתמטיקה ואסטרונומינה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 329 \n ויניציאה \n מאיר פרנצו ש\"ז \n \n לא הרבה ידוע על המחבר. עבודתו, המשלבת את התורה עם חכמות העולם, מאפיינת את גישתם של חכמי פרובנס."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"172","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117997/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Sha'ar HaShamayim\" (Gate of Heaven) by Gershon ben Shlomo d'Arles, printed in Venice by Meir Franzo in 507 (likely a typo, usually printed in 5XX7 in Hebrew calendar). The book is a scientific treatise combining theology with natural sciences, mathematics, and astronomy, characteristic of the Sages of Provence. Written in Hebrew, the title page features an elaborate engraved illustration of a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) at the bottom, beneath the title and publication details.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.502Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":117997,"category":{"en":"Sciences","he":"מדעים"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117998/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"gikatilla, yoseph. sha\u2019arei orah [kabbalah]. \n \n \n \n first edition. initial letters of title within decorative vignettes, initial word of text within historiated woodcut frame. manuscript notes on title, relating the sefiroth to corresponding divine names. \n ff. 84. marginal paper repairs, few light stains, few leaves supplied from another copy. modern calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, riva 34. \n riva di trento: (jacob marcaria the physician) 1561 \n \n \n r. joseph gikatilla (chiquatilla) (1248-c.1325) was a disciple of the founder of the school of \u201cprophetic kabbalah, \u201d r. avraham abulafia, and close colleague of r. moshe de leon of guadalajara. for centuries, sha\u2019arei orah has been viewed as a first-rate guide to the systematic presentation of the sephiroth (divine emanations) and their code names. given its broad appeal, r. chaim of volozhin was known to recommend the work to his students as an important introduction to the study of kabbalah.","he":"ג'יקטילה, יוסף \n \n שערי אורה. קבלה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ריוו 34 \n ריוו דטרינטו \n יעקב מרקריה הרופא שכ\"א \n \n רבי יוסף ג'יקטילה היה תלמידו של מייסד תורת הקבלה הנבואית, רבי אברהם אבולעפיה. רבי חיים מוולוז'ין היה ממליץ ספר זה לתלמידיו כספר מבוא ללימודם בקבלה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"173","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/117998/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Sha'arei Orah\" (Gates of Light) by Joseph Gikatilla, a kabbalistic work printed in Riva di Trento by Jacob Marcariya the Physician in 321 (likely a typo, usually printed in 5321 in Hebrew calendar). The book is a fundamental text of Kabbalah, specifically a mystical treatise recommended as an introduction to Kabbalah studies. Written in Hebrew, the title page features three ornate initial Hebrew letters ('Shin', 'Ayin', 'Reish') at the top, and includes handwritten marginalia.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.503Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":117998,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/117999/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(greece). machzor [prayers for festivals]. according to the custom of the jews from the island corfu. <<hebrew manuscript>> written in a square greek hand. \n \n \n \n instructions provided in smaller rabbinic script. black ink on thick paper. ten commandments on ff. 101v-102r set within arched tablet-form red border. stamp at end of rev. b. rodrigues-pereira. \n ff. 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The book is a significant work of rabbinic literature, authored by one of the great Lithuanian rabbis of his generation. Written in Hebrew, the title page features an elaborate architectural engraving, framing the text with columns, arches, and decorative urns, and includes a \"Property of the Beth Yisroel Synagogue\" stamp at the top left.","soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.506Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118000,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118001/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118001/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). zevach pesach, with commentary by don isaac abrabanel and notes of the printer, jacob marcaria. with laws and customs of both sephardim and aschkenazim. \n \n \n \n marginalia. \n ff. 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It was printed in Riva di Trento by Jacob Marcariya the Physician in 321 (likely a typo, usually printed in 5321 in Hebrew calendar). This is the only Haggadah printed in Riva and the only one printed in that specific year. Written in Hebrew, the title page is adorned with an elaborate architectural gate illustration, featuring spiraling columns and ornate details.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.507Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":118001,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":19000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118002/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118002/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118002/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). chukath hapesach. \n \n \n \n instructions in judeo-espa&ntilde;ol. ya'avetz\u2019s printer florets on title. wide margins. \n ff. 71. lacks final errata leaf. stained, few leaves laid to size, expert paper repairs. modern morocco. 4to. yudlov 27; yerushalmi, pl. 32. \n salonika: joseph ben isaac ya\u2019avetz 1569 \n \n \n exceptionally rare edition. two commentaries wrap around the text of this hagadah: rama\u201dp (r. moshe pesante) and rasha\u201db (r. shlomo baruch). pesante makes extensive use of the medieval commentaries of rabbeinu isaiah di trani, and of the brothers r. zedekiah and r. benjamin anav, found in shibolei haleket. the hagadah was endorsed by r. shmuel ben perachiah kohen tzedek of salonika. see m.m. kasher, hagadah sheleimah (1955), introduction, pp. 208-209, no. 68; s.k. mirsky, shibolei haleket hashalem (1966) introduction, pp. 46-48. r. moses pesante, was an emissary from safed who traveled through the balkans, publishing in constantinople in 1567 two works, one: ner mitzvah, a commentary on ibn gabirol's azharoth for shavu'oth; the other yesha elokim, an exposition on the hoshanoth. he was killed in 1573 by turkish brigands near the greek city of arta. see ej, vol. xiii, col. 328; ya'ari, shluchei eretz israel (1977) pp. 236, 889.","he":"(הגדה) \n \n חקת הפסח. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, שאלוניקי 83 \n שאלוניקי \n שכ\"ט \n \n מהדורה נדירה מאוד. עם שני פירושים, אחד של רבי משה פיזאנטי והשני של רבי שלמה ברוך. רבי פיסאנטי היה שד\"ר מצפת שנסע בבלקנים. נהרג על ידי ליסטים טורקים ליד העיר היווני ארטה."},"estimateMax":25000,"lotNumber":"177","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118002/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":19000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a very rare first edition of the Passover Haggadah titled \"Chukat HaPesach\" with two commentaries by Rabbi Moshe Pizanti and Rabbi Shlomo Baruch. It was printed in Thessaloniki in 329 (likely a typo, usually printed in 5329 in Hebrew calendar). The book is a significant work of rabbinic commentary on the Passover Haggadah. Written in Hebrew, the title page features a distinctive decorative element resembling a four-leaf clover repeated four times around the main text block, with a simple, elegant layout.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.508Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20,000 - $25,000","currency":"USD","id":118002,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118003/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118003/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). pesach me\u2019ovin. \n \n \n \n first edition with commentary by chaim benveniste. typical bragadin title: at top, two angels holding the two tablets of the law; on either side of the title, biblical characters (in this case, moses and david); and at bottom, three lion heads (see yudlov, hebrew printers' marks (2001) p. 53-4). tailpieces. text surrounded by linear border. \n ff. 30. stained, neat corner repairs, light wear to title. modern blind-tooled calf. 4to. yudlov 88. \n venice: bragadin 1692 \n \n \n chief rabbi of izmir, turkey, chaim benveniste (1603-73) is distinguished for his commentary to the shulchan aruch, kenesseth hagedolah. the present work is a brief halachic study to the passover hagadah. the laws and customs gathered here were widely utilized in many later hagadah editions. a widely respected figure, chaim benveniste\u2019s early enthusiasm for shabthai tzvi gave a significant boost to the growing movement, although he later fully recanted his support. see ya\u2019akov barnai, hamarah shel europa: perakim betoldot hakehilah hayehudit be\u2019izmir beme\u2019ah hashva-esrei vehashmonah esrei (jerusalem 2014).","he":"(הגדה) \n \n חיים בנבנישתי. פסח מעובין. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 1452 \n ויניציאה \n בראגדין תנ\"ב \n \n רבי חיים בנבנישתי (שס\"ג-תל\"ג) היה רבה של איזמיר."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"178","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118003/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of the Passover Haggadah titled \"Pesach Me'Ubin\" by Chaim Benvenisti, printed in Venice by Bragadin in 352 (likely a typo, usually printed in 5352 in Hebrew calendar). The book is a halakhic (Jewish law) work related to Passover, authored by the Chief Rabbi of Izmir. Written in Hebrew, the elaborate title page features a grand architectural design, including two figures in robes, angels holding the Ten Commandments at the top, and decorative elements such as lions and an eagle.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.510Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118003,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118004/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). hagadah shel pesach. with commentary zera yehudah by judah loeb ben shimon of mainz. \n \n \n \n title within architectural border featuring moses and aaron, with cherubs bearing olive-branches flanking a zodiac sphere all within typographical borders. numerous woodcut illustrations. grace after meals preceded by divisional title. yiddish translations of ritual instructions, as well as chad gadya and echad mi yode\u2019a. with approbation of r. jacob katz poppers of frankfurt. \n ff. 36. stained in places. contemporary vellum, rebacked. folio. yudlov 142; cf. yerushalmi 70-2. \n offenbach: bonaventura de launoy 1721 \n \n \n a fine bibliophilic copy, printed with exceptionally wide margins.","he":"(הגדה) \n \n הגדה של פסח. עם פירוש זרע יהודה. עותק עם שוליים רחבים. \n \n \n \n אופנבך \n בונבנטורה דלנוי שפ\"א \n \n עם איורים בסגנון הגדה של אמשטרדם."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"179","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118004/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a broad-margined copy of the Passover Haggadah with the commentary \"Zera Yehuda,\" printed in Offenbach by Bonaventura D'Elenoy in 381 (likely a typo, usually printed in 5381 in Hebrew calendar). The book features illustrations in the style of the Amsterdam Haggadah. Written in Hebrew, the title page displays an architectural archway motif, flanked by two figures in period attire, topped with an ornate floral banner, and includes extensive wide margins.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.511Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118004,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":5500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118005/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118005/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118005/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). seder hagadah shel pesach. according to spanish rite. hebrew with translation into judeo-spanish (ladino). accompanied by leone modena\u2019s abridged commentary of isaac abrabanel\u2019s \u201czevach pesach.\u201d \n \n \n \n title in red and black with textual and typographic borders. each page profusely illustrated all within ornamental border. a fine, wide-margined copy. \n ff. 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Written in Hebrew, the title page features a prominent red border with intricate black decorative motifs, framing the main text block and giving it a highly ornamental appearance.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:03.512Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":118005,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118006/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). sepher simchath haregel. with commentary by r. chaim joseph david azulai (chid\u201da). \n \n \n \n a fine copy printed on thicker paper and with extra-wide margins.  \n ff. 103. few stains. modern boards. 4to. yudlov 304. \n livorno: abraham isaac castello and eliezer saadon 1782 \n \n \n the first hagadah printed in livorno (yerushalmi 76). a special, bibliophilic copy.","he":"(הגדה) \n \n ספר שמחת הרגל. עם פירוש החיד\"א. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ליוורנו 180 \n ליוורנו \n אברהם יצחק קסטילו ואליעזר סעדון תקמ\"ב \n \n ההגדה הראשונה שהודפסה בליוורנו."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"181","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118006/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Haggadah, titled \"ספר שמחת הרגל\" (Sefer Simchat HaRegel), featuring the commentary of the Chida. 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This publication comes from a significant Hebrew printing center established by Heidenheim in Rödelheim during the first half of the 19th century. The image shows the title page with clear Hebrew typography, a decorative element, and what appears to be a handwritten inscription or signature, along with a circular stamp. The book features a brown binding, suggesting a bound edition of a religious text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.909Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118007,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":18000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118008/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). seder hagadah shel pesach. \n \n \n \n according to sephardic rite. issued by joseph amzalag. signatures on ff. 13-14 of yisrael\u2026czaczkes - (the hebrew nobel laureate, shai agnon, was of the czaczkes family). \n ff. 30. lightly stained in places. modern crushed morocco, housed in matching solander-box. 12mo. yudlov 849. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1842 \n \n \n the very first hagadah printed in the holy land. exceptionally rare.","he":"(הגדה) \n \n סדר הגדה של פסח. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 11 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ב \n \n ההגדה הראשונה שהודפסה בארץ ישראל."},"estimateMax":25000,"lotNumber":"183","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118008/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":18000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first Haggadah ever printed in the Land of Israel, titled \"סדר הגדה של פסח\" (Seder Haggadah Shel Pesach). It was published in Jerusalem in 1842 (תר\"ב) by Israel Bak. The book is a piece of Jewish religious literature, printed entirely in Hebrew script. The image shows the title page with a plain, legible Hebrew text layout and a dark blue or black binding, indicating a bound volume.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.911Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20,000 - $25,000","currency":"USD","id":118008,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118009/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118009/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah). chukath hapesach \n \n \n \n [\u201cthe law of passover\u201d: prefaced by \u201cke\u2019arath keseph, \u201d a lengthy panegyric by r. joseph ezovi of perpignan; prayers and readings for the month of nissan, and for the night of passover; passover hagadah; and finally, pirkei avoth (ethics of the fathers)]. edited by r. avraham ankawa. texts of prayers in square hebrew characters with nikud (vowel points); instructions in judeo-arabic in rabbinic type. \n ff. 84. stained. contemporary calf, worn. 12mo. housed in custom solander box. yudlov 861. \n jerusalem: israel ben abraham (bak) 1843 \n \n \n the second hagadah printed in jerusalem (see previous lot). the book bears the encomium (haskamah) of r. chaim abraham gaguine, sephardic chief rabbi of jerusalem. he commends the man responsible for bringing the book to press - reuben of damascus.","he":"(הגדה) \n \n חקת הפסח. \n \n \n \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ג \n \n ההגדה השנייה שהודפסה בירושלים."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"184","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118009/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the second Haggadah printed in Jerusalem, titled \"חקת הפסח\" (Chukat HaPesach), published in 1843 (תר\"ג) by Israel Bak. 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The title page features a decorative border around the Hebrew text, with a noticeable brown binding visible on the left side, indicating a bound volume printed on paper.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.913Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $800","currency":"USD","id":118010,"category":{"en":"Hagadah, Passover","he":"הגדות של פסח"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118011/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"hagiz, moshe. sephath emeth [on the land of israel]. \n \n \n \n first edition. introduction in portuguese. \n ff. 28. sm. 12mo. vinograd, amsterdam 841. \n amsterdam: solomon proops 1707 \n \n \n a scathing work of social and religious criticism written in the guise of a defense of the sanctity of eretz israel. the book is a critical attack upon the entire sephardic community of amsterdam - both its institutions and its leaders. also contains important historical information concerning the economic suffering of the jews of jerusalem, the movement of financial contributions to the holy land and the integrity of its emissaries - of which the author (1671-1751) was one. see e. carlebach, the pursuit of heresy, pp. 57-64.","he":"חגיז, משה. \n \n שפת אמת. על ארץ ישראל. \n \n דפוס ראשון. הקדמה בפורטוגזית. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 841 \n אמשטרדם \n שלמה פרופס תס\"ז \n \n ביקורת חריפה על הקהילה הספרדית של אמשטרדם."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"186","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118011/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"שפת אמת\" (Sfat Emet) by Moshe Hagiz, a critical work on the Land of Israel, published in Amsterdam in 1707 (תס\"ז) by Shlomo Proops. The book notably includes a preface in Portuguese and offers a sharp critique of the Sephardic community in Amsterdam. The image displays the title page with Hebrew text framed by a decorative border, showing signs of age on the paper, consistent with an early 18th-century print.","soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.914Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118011,"category":{"en":"Israel, Land of","he":"ארץ ישראל"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118012/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"hakohen, david of corfu. teshuvoth harada\u201dch [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title set within soncino\u2019s striking woodcut historiated border. wide margins. despite few faults, an attractive copy with wider margins. \n few small wormholes, trace stained, title with previous owner\u2019s marks. modern boards. 4to. vonograd, const. 160. \n constantinople: eliezer ben gershom soncino 1537 \n \n \n david ben chaim hakohen (beg. 15th century) was rabbi at corfu and later in patras, greece. he was a disciple of the great halachist r. judah mintz (mahar\u201di mintz). the title page of these responsa tells of the miraculous rescue of the manuscript from fire in the home of the author\u2019s son r. chaim cohen in adrianople (edirne), turkey. there is a typographical curiosity on ff.183v.-184r: unlike the rest of the book, the text is double-spaced rather than single-spaced.","he":"הכהן, דוד מקורפו \n \n תשובות הרד\"ך. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 160 \n קושטא \n אליעזר בן גרשם סונצינו רצ\"ז \n \n שער השו\"ת מספר על ההצלה הניסית של כתב-ידו משריפה בבית של בן של המחבר."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"187","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118012/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"תשובות הרד\"ך\" (Teshuvot HaRadakh) by David HaKohen of Corfu, printed in Constantinople (קושטא) in 1537 (רצ\"ז) by Eliezer ben Gershom Soncino. This responsa collection is notable for its title page, which recounts the miraculous salvation of the manuscript from a fire at the author's son's house. The image shows the Hebrew title page framed by a rich, ornate black and white decorative border, with some handwritten annotations and circular stamps visible, indicating its age and historical context.","soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.916Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":118012,"category":{"en":"Sephardica","he":"ספרדים"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118013/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"haparchi, estori. kaphtor vapherach [on the geography, topography and laws of eretz israel]. \n \n \n \n first edition. printers device on title (yaari, 14). autographs of previous owner\u2019s on title, including that of nathan kovner. \n ff. (182) mispaginated. variously stained, stamp removed on f. 4, title laid down, previous owners inscriptions. later boards. 4to. vinograd, venice 361. \n venice: meir parenzo 1549 \n \n \n \u201chaparchi\u2019s work is a genuine treasure trove for the study of palestine.\u201d see i. zinberg, vol. iii, pp. 152-3. estori ben moses haparchi (1280-1366) was the first topographer of eretz israel. born in provence, his family originally hailed from the andalusian town of florenza, hence the surname \u201chaparchi, \u201d a hebrew translation of the spanish \u201cflor\u201d (flower). the name \u201cestori\u201d is a corruption of the title \u201cish tori\u201d (man of touraine, france). kaphtor v'pherach is an encyclopedia on all things related to eretz israel. it presents opinions and decisions on the agricultural laws, such as tithes (terumah and ma'aser), the sabbatical year (shemitah) and jubilee year (yovel). the author also provides information on the differing religions and sects settled in eretz isael at the time. perhaps the most significant part of the work is the identification of biblical and talmudic sites and cities. parchi seems to have been the first to suggest a relation between contemporary arabic place names and their biblical names. using this method, he claimed that his own place of residence- baysun- was the biblical beit she\u2019an. this assessment would be confirmed by biblical archaeologists centuries later, and parchi\u2019s method is still widely used by professionals, who use his list of place names in instances when a given site is called by a different name. a noteworthy example, 1830\u2019s researcher edward robinson argued that \u2018nablus\u2019 was a corruption of the latin \u2018flavia neopolis\u2019, the roman designation for the biblical shechem, helping confirm the location of this most important city.","he":"הפרחי, אשתור \n \n כפתור ופרח. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 361 \n ויניציאה \n מאיר פרנזו ש\"ט \n \n חיבור על גיאוגרפיה, טופוגרפיה וההלכות המיוחדות של ארץ ישראל. השיטה החדשה של רבי אשתור לזהות אתרים מהתנ\"ך לפי השם הערבי שלהם קיבל הכרה כיעילה ומדויקת על ידי ארכיאולוגים מודרנים."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"188","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118013/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"כפתור ופרח\" (Kaftor VaFerach) by Ishtori HaParhi, published in Venice in 1539 (ש\"ט) by Meir Franzo. This significant work is a comprehensive treatise on the geography, topography, and unique halachic laws of the Land of Israel. HaParhi's innovative method of identifying biblical sites through their Arabic names has been recognized by modern archaeologists. The image shows the Hebrew title page, featuring an illustration of a menorah, along with handwritten annotations and a blue circular stamp.","soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.917Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118013,"category":{"en":"Israel, Land of","he":"ארץ ישראל"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118014/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"heidenheim, wolf. mishpatei hata\u2019amim [treatise on the accents / grammar]. \n \n \n \n first edition. bookplate of rabbi dr. eliezer dunner. \n ff. 66. foxed. loose in contemporary boards. 12mo. vinograd, roedelheim 42. \n r&ouml;delheim: w. heidenheim 1808","he":"הידנהיים, וואלף \n \n משפטי הטעמים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, רודלהיים 42 \n רודלהיים \n הידנהיים תקס\"ח"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"189","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118014/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"משפטי הטעמים\" (Mishpetei HaTe'amim) by Wolf Heidenheim, published in Rödelheim in 1808 (תקס\"ח). The book is a textual work in Hebrew, focused on the rules of cantillation marks. The title page is simply laid out with Hebrew script, featuring a decorative line and what appears to be a handwritten inscription, printed on aged paper.","soldPrice":225,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.919Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":118014,"category":{"en":"Germany (& German-speaking Lands)","he":"אשכנז (ארצות)"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118015/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"heller, shmuel. derech nesher [concerning the kashruth of birds imported from russia and austria to israel]. \n \n \n \n first edition.  \n ff. (1), 14. modern calf-backed marbled boards. sm. 4to. \n safed: dov ber ben samuel kara 1865 \n \n \n the chassidic rabbi of safed r. shmuel heller (1803-84) was deeply active in all aspects of the management of this distinct community in the galilee. in particular he sought to preserve the town\u2019s particular traditions of eretz israel-centric ultra-orthodoxy. see https://www.hartman.org.il/for-lag-bomer-rabbi-shmuel-heller-the-forgotten-le ader-of-safed/.","he":"הלר, שמואל \n \n דרך נשר. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n \n צפת \n דובער בן שמואל קרא תרכ\"ה \n \n בדרך נשר רבי שמואל הלר דן בכשרותם של מיני עופות המיובאות לארץ ישראל מרוסיה ואוסטריה."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"190","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118015/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"דרך נשר\" (Derech Nesher) by Shmuel Heller, published in Safed (צפת) in 1865 (תרכ\"ה) by Duvber ben Shmuel Kra. In this work, Rabbi Shmuel Heller discusses the Kashrut of bird species imported to the Land of Israel from Russia and Austria. The title page is adorned with decorative borders and a floral wreath design surrounding the city name \"צפת,\" printed in Hebrew script on paper with a visible marbled pattern on the left edge.","soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:30:59.920Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118015,"category":{"en":"Sciences","he":"מדעים"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118016/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"heller, shmuel. taharoth hakodesh. \n \n \n \n first edition. illustration of meron on title-page. \n ff. 13. trace stained. modern calf-backed marbled boards. sm. 4to. \n safed: dov ber ben samuel kara 1864 \n \n \n a most unusual halachic work in which the author strenuously argues against incorporating images of animals within the synagogue. this resulted in the removal of such figures from the beautifully crafted holy ark in safed\u2019s famous ar\u2019i synagogue. r. heller famously defended the observance of lag ba\u2019omer at meron, down to the burning of expensive clothing, despite criticism from rabbinic luminaries including the chasam sofer (see shu\u2019t chasam sofer yd 233). the image of meron on the title page seemingly alludes to this connection.","he":"הלר, שמואל \n \n טהרות הקודש. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n \n צפת \n דובער בן שמואל קרא תרכ\"ד \n \n רבי שמואל הלר (תקס\"ג-תרמ\"ח) היה הרב החסידי של צפת. בחיבור זה, הוא קורא נגד התופעה לתלות תמונות או פסלים של חיות בבית הכנסת. העמדה הזאת הובילה להורדת הקישוטים בצורת בעלי חיים מארון הקודש בביה\"כ האר\"י."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"191","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118016/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Taharat HaKodesh\" by Rabbi Shmuel Heller, printed in Safed in 1864 (תרכ\"ד). The book is a halakhic work, specifically addressing the prohibition of hanging animal images or statues in synagogues, reflecting Heller's stance against such decorations, which led to their removal from the Holy Ark in the Ari Synagogue. The front page features a woodcut illustration of an architectural scene, possibly representing a synagogue, with stylized trees and decorative elements within a rectangular frame. The page has a decorative border with floral motifs.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.576Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118016,"category":{"en":"Israel, Land of","he":"ארץ ישראל"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118017/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118017/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann <<(\u201ctosfos yom-tov.\u201d)>> ma\u2019amar bechinath olam [commentary to yedaiah bedarsi\u2019s ethical work]. \n \n \n \n first edition of commentary. marginalia. \n ff. 64. browned, stained in places, few neat paper repairs. modern boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, prague 92. \n prague: n.p. 1598 \n \n \n bavarian born r. yom tov lipmann heller (1579-1654) is more commonly known as the \u2018tosfos yom tov\u2019 after his major commentary to the mishnah. in his youth he studied in prague with both r. yehudah loewe (the mahara\u2019l) and r. ephraim luntschytz (the kli yakar). by the remarkably young age of 19 r. heller was asked to sit on the maharal\u2019s judicial court. by 1627 he was appointed chief rabbi of prague.","he":"הלר, יום טוב ליפמן. בעל התוספות יום טוב. \n \n מאמר בחינות עולם. פירוש לעבודה האתית של רבי ידעיה בדרשי. עותק נוסף. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פראג 92 \n פראג \n שנ\"ח"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"192","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118017/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book, \"Ma'amar Bechinot Olam,\" a commentary on the ethical work of Rabbi Yedaya Bedershi, authored by Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, also known as Baal HaTosafot Yom Tov. It was printed in Prague in 1598 (שנ\"ח). The book is a textual work focused on ethics and commentary within Jewish literature. The title page is adorned with a decorative border on the left side, featuring intricate golden patterns.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.577Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118017,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":4500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118018/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118018/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann <<(\u201ctosfos yom-tov.\u201d)>> tzurath beith hamikdash he\u2019athid [on the design of the third temple]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within architectural arch. two diagrams of the temple. \n ff. (36). browned, stamps. modern calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, prague 120. \n prague: abraham ben moses sidel 1602 \n \n \n based upon the book of ezekiel, chaps. 40-43, an analysis on the design of the third temple to be erected following the arrival of the messiah.","he":"הלר, יום טוב ליפמן. בעל התוספות יום טוב. \n \n צורת בית המקדש העתיד. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פראג 120 \n פראג \n אברהם בן משה שס\"ב \n \n ביאור לספר יחזקאל פרקים מ-מ\"ג."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"193","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118018/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Tzurat Beit HaMikdash HaAtid\" (The Form of the Future Temple) by Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, also known as Baal HaTosafot Yom Tov. Printed in Prague in 1602 (שס\"ב), this work is a commentary on chapters 40-43 of the Book of Ezekiel. The title page features an elaborate architectural woodcut depicting an archway flanked by two decorative columns, adorned with grapevines and fruit motifs, creating an ornate frame for the text. A faded circular stamp is visible on the left side of the page.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.579Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118018,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":2200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118019/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118019/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118019/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann <<(\u201ctosfos yom-tov.\u201d)>> ma\u2019adanei melech v\u2019lechem chamudoth [novellae to the ro\u2019sh, rabbeinu asher ben yechiel: tracs. berachoth-nidah]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title letters historiated. in this copy wherever the word \u201ctalmud\u201d appears, an early hand has sought to abrade it - in centuries since though, the ink has worn away and the word has reappeared. \n ff. (2), 320 (mispaginated). browned, title repaired, opening two leaves remargined. contemporary mottled calf, spine in compartments elaborately gilt and titled in hebrew, rubbed, hinges weak. folio. vinograd, prague 325. \n prague: moses ben bezalel katz 1628 \n \n \n the author entitled the present commentary ma\u2019adanei melech (\u201croyal delicacies\u201d), based upon jacob\u2019s blessing of the tribe of asher (genesis 49:20) - the dual meaning referring both to the necessity of bread and to the delicacies of a king. similarly, the dual purpose of the work itself, was to provide legal decisions of halacha of relevance to all, along with intricate pilpulistic discourses for the pleasure of the scholar - who are considered as kings (\u201cman malki rabanan.\u201d) however, the author\u2019s detractors deviously misconstrued the meaning of the title as an insult to the reigning monarch and a portent of revolution. indeed the tosfos yom tov was imprisoned for heresy and upon his eventual release, judiciously altered the title to the more innocuous \u201cma\u2019adanei yom tov.\u201d see j. davis, yom-tov lipmann heller: portrait of a seventeenth-century rabbi (2004) pp. 117-135.","he":"הלר, יום טוב ליפמן. בעל התוספות יום טוב. \n \n מעדני מלך ולחם חמודות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פראג 325 \n פראג \n משה בן בצלאל כ\"ץ שפ\"ח \n \n רבי יום טוב ליפמן הלר (של\"ט-תי\"ד) היה הרב הראשי של פראג וכתב את הפירוש למשניות האהוב, תוספות יום טוב."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"194","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118019/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Ma'adanei Melech V'Lechem Chamudot\" by Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, printed in Prague in 1628 (שפ\"ח). Heller, Chief Rabbi of Prague, is also known for his Mishnah commentary, \"Tosafot Yom Tov.\" This textual work is a significant piece of Jewish legal and interpretive literature. The title page features a decorative band at the top with stylized Hebrew letters and additional ornamental borders around the text block.","soldPrice":3600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.580Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118019,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118020/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118020/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"horowitz, yeshaya ben avraham halevi <<(the shela\u201dh hakodosh).>> shnei luchoth habrith. with: vavei ha\u2019amudim by the author\u2019s son, shabthai sheftel. \n \n \n \n first edition. divisional title-page for vavei ha\u2019amudim. \n ff. (3), 2-422, 44. lightly stained, opening few leaves of second part frayed, previous owners\u2019 marks. later morocco-backed boards, rubbed. thick folio. vinograd amsterdam 163. \n amsterdam: immanuel benveniste 1648-49 \n \n \n the rare first edition. a native of prague, r. isaiah halevi horowitz (1565-1630), was educated in the talmudic academies of poland. after a stint as av-beth-din of frankfurt a/main, he served as rabbi of prague. in 1621, he settled in jerusalem, where he became rabbi of the aschkenazic community of the city. in eretz israel he availed himself of the esoteric teachings of the ar\u2019i (1534-1572) and his disciples. these kabbalistic teachings, only recently revealed, were duly incorporated into r. horowitz's magnum opus, shnei luchoth haberith. part halachic code and part kabbalistic treatise, the shnei luchoth habrith exerted tremendous influence upon the aschkenazi jewish world and helped more than any other work to introduce the kabbalah into daily religious life. the shela\u201dh hakadosh is the source for many of the fundamental teachings of the early chassidic movement. see m.j. heller, the seventeenth century hebrew book, vol. 1, pp. 654-655.","he":"הורוביץ, ישעיה בן אברהם. השל\"ה הקדוש \n \n שני לוחות הברית. עם ווי העמודים מאת שבתי שפטל הורוביץ, בנו של השל\"ה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 163 \n אמשטרדם \n עמנואל בנבנישתי ת\"ט \n \n הדפוס הראשון הנדיר. לאחר ששמש כאב\"ד פפד\"מ, השל\"ה כיהן כרבה של פראג. תורותיו השפיעו את ההשקפות של הרבה רבנים שהנהיגו את התנועה החסידית המוקדמת."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"195","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118020/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":7000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare first edition Hebrew book titled \"Shnei Luchot HaBrit\" by Yeshayah ben Avraham Horowitz, known as the Shelah HaKadosh, with additions by his son, Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz. Printed in Amsterdam in 1649 (ת\"ט), this work is a foundational text in Jewish thought, influencing early Hasidic movements. The title page features a decorative band at the top with stylized Hebrew letters forming part of the title and an ornate border around the main text.","soldPrice":10000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.582Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":118020,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118021/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india). <<elijah ha\u2019adeni.>> seder azharoth [piyutim for the holiday of shemini atzereth]. \n \n \n \n only edition. according to the rite of cochin. vignette of ship on last page representing the new links between the jews of amsterdam and of far-off india. \n ff. 14. light wear, excision on opening leaf repaired on verso. contemporary marbled wrappers, upper cover defective. 12mo. vinograd, amsterdam 547 (not in the jnul); davidson, thesaurus of medieval hebrew poetry, vol. i p. xxvi (with erroneous date of publication). \n amsterdam: uri b. aaron halevi 1688 \n \n \n a rare copy of the first hebrew book published for the use of the jews of cochin. following the advent of dutch rule in india, the sephardic community of amsterdam sent a delegation led by moses pereira de paiva to visit their religious compatriots in cochin, situated along the southern malabar coast. torah scrolls and other such necessities were provided and after de paiva learnt of the special liturgical customs and rituals the cochini jews preserved in manuscript, he arranged that this particular home-grown collection of festival poems be published back in amsterdam. only one other copy of this work is known; presently located in the bodleian library, oxford - yet it lacks the title-page. therefore neither steinschneider (cat. bodl. no. 4938.2) nor fuks (amsterdam no. 375) recorded a complete description. unknown entirely to yaari (viz. hebrew printing in the east (1940) p. 91 note 3). see m.j. heller, the seventeenth century hebrew book, vol. ii (2011) pp. 1132-33.","he":"(הודו) \n \n אליה' העדני. סדר אזהרות. פיוטים עבור שמיני עצרת. \n \n ההדפסה היחידי. כפי מנהג קוצ'ין. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 547 \n אמשטרדם \n אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי תמ\"ח \n \n עותק נדיר של הספר הראשון שנדפס עבור יהודי קוצ'ין. ידוע על רק עותק נוסף אחד, הנמצא בספרייה הבודליינית באוקספורד."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"196","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118021/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a unique and rare first and only edition Hebrew book titled \"Seder Azharot\" by Eliya HaEdni, containing piyyutim (liturgical poems) for Shemini Atzeret, according to the custom of Cochin. Printed in Amsterdam in 1688 (תמ\"ח), this is the first book ever printed for the Jews of Cochin, with only one other known copy housed in the Bodleian Library. The title page features an ornate, possibly floral or calligraphic, decorative band at the top, above a blank square space on the left side.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.583Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118021,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118325/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118325/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india). \n \n rahabi, david. \n ohel david [on the calendar, with astronomical and chronological tables] \n \n \n  \n \n \n first edition. printer\u2019s device on title. folding plate at end. marginalia (possibly by one of the patrons) in french and hebrew. one of only 50 copies. this copy from the library of the noda b\u2019yehuda of prague. ff. (1), 18, (1). stained. contemporary calf-backed speckled boards, rubbed, oblong 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, amsterdam 2185. \n \n \n amsterdam: joseph proops for the brothers boaz 1791 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  the only hebrew literary work penned by a jew of cochin. \n  \n \n   \n  \n \n  the author was a leader of the jewish community in cochin, india, and son of the great ezekiel rahabi, influential merchant throughout the malabar coast and chief representative of the dutch east india company. throughout the years of dutch rule in malabar (1663-1795) the rahabi family undertook to supply the cochini jews with all their literary needs via the proops family of printers in amsterdam. \n  \n \n   \n  \n \n  friedberg (beth eked, aleph 873) notes only 50 copies were printed of this study on the origin of the hebrew calendar and its comparison with the hindu and muslim calendar systems. \n  \n \n   \n  \n \n  this copy with presentation inscription (in french and hebrew) by the publication\u2019s patrons to rabbi ezekiel landau of prague on opening and closing paste-down end-papers.","he":"(הודו) רחבי, דוד.  \n אהל דוד. על הלוח, עם תוכניות אסטרונומיות וקרונולוגיות.  \n  \n דפוס ראשון. אחד מרק חמישים עותקים. מספריית הנודע ביהודה. וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 2185  \n אמשטרדם יוסף פרופס עבור האחים בועז תקנ\"א \n  \n החיבור העברי היחיד מאת יהודי קוצ'יני."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"197","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118325/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"Ohel David\" by David Rahabi, published in Amsterdam by Joseph Proops for the Boaz Brothers in 1791. This unique Hebrew composition by a Cochin Jew includes astronomical and chronological tables and plans. The title page, surrounded by an ornate border, prominently displays the title \"Ohel David\" and publishing details in Hebrew. It is noted as one of only fifty copies, originating from the library of the renowned Noda BiYehuda.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:14.584Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118325,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118022/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"isaac ben joshua. olath yitzchak [jewish laws in the interrogatory \u2018heichi timtza\u2019 style]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within historiated architectural border including priestly hands flanked by rampant lions (yaari, printers marks no. 38). including an approbation by r. solomon ephraim luntshits (kli yakar). \n ff. (14), 9-12, 21-68. browned, stained in places, title repaired, f. 2 with marginal wear. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, prague 145. \n prague: n.p. 1606 \n \n \n an unusual, novel collection of 843 riddles and problems covering all facets of jewish law. the style of riddle is often cryptic and requires lateral thinking. riddle no. 732, based on ba\u2019al hatrumoth, asks: \u201cif one has witnesses as to his actions, he loses - without witnesses, he wins.\u201d riddle no. 832, based on reishith chochmah, asks: \u201cwhen should a scholar not be \u201ctocho ke\u2019baro\u201d - his inside should not be as his outer appearance (two-faced).\u201d arranged in order of talmudic tractates and later codifiers, with an index of some one hundred subjects. despite being printed over 400 years ago, the riddles are as challenging as ever.","he":"יצחק בן יהושע \n \n עולת יצחק. הלכות בסגנון היכי תמצא. \n \n דפוס ראשון. עם הסכמה מאת רבי שלמה אפרים מלונטשיץ, בעל הכלי יקר \n וינוגרד, פראג 145 \n פראג \n שס\"ו \n \n חידות הנוגעות לכל פינות התורה. מסודרות לפי מסכתות הש\"ס, עם מפתח של כמאה נושאים. חידה לדוגמה, חידה תתל\"ב: מתי כל ת\"ח צריך שלא יהיה תוכו כברו? התשובות נמצאות מתחת לכל שאלה ."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"198","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118022/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Olat Yitzchak\" by Yitzchak ben Yehoshua, printed in Prague in 1606 (שס\"ו). 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(6), 173. title laid down, few paper repairs with no loss of text. wormhole in text of f. 115. modern tan calf with clasps and hinges. folio. vinograd, prague 36; st. cat. bodl. col. 6483.22; m. heller, the sixteenth century hebrew book, pp. 612-3. \n prague: mordechai katz 1569-70 \n \n \n first edition of of r. moses isserles' classic of jewish thought. an attractive copy. in this work, r. moses isserles (1525 or 1530-1572) of cracow, most famous for his lasting contributions to jewish law: darkei moshe on r. yoseph karo's beth yoseph, and the glosses to his shulchan aruch; here demonstrates his mastery of rationalist, particularly maimonidean philosophy with a particular focus on the meaning and purpose of the temple in jerusalem. this rationalist bent aroused the ire of his contemporaries such as r. shlomo luria (maharsha\u201dl) and r. yehudah l&ouml;w (mahara\u201dl). more recently, another aspect of isserles' complex personality has surfaced with the publication from manuscript of his commentary to the zohar. see ej, vol. ix, cols. 1081-85. after the death of r. gershom katz in 1544, direction of his press was assumed by his son mordechai and brothers. in 1569, mordechai began to print independently, assisted only by his sons. torath ha\u2019olah was the first product of their press. see ya'ari, hebrew printers' marks (1971)p. 137. * bound with: orchoth tzadikim [\u201cways of the righteous\u201d - ethics]. anonymous. ff. 22. 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Printed in Prague by Avraham ben Moshe in 1603 (שס\"ג), this Hebrew work includes a woodcut map of the Land of Israel, though not visible in the provided image. The visible title page features an ornate architectural woodcut border with columns, a pediment, and decorative elements. 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This Hebrew text provides a commentary on the 'Eshet Hayil' chapter from Proverbs and explains the role of women in the household. The volume includes a manuscript of Megillat Antiochus. The visible title page is enclosed within a decorative floral and scrollwork border, with clear Hebrew typography and some handwritten annotations.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:12.784Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":118045,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118046/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118046/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"jedaiah bedarsi (\u201chapenini\u201d). bechinath olam [ethics]. with commentaries by moses ibn chabib and r. joseph frances; and addendum: bakashath hamemin. \n \n \n \n first edition with the commentary. title within woodcut architectural arch surrounded by armaments. \n ff. 122, 13. dampstained. later boards. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 6. \n ferrara: samuel ibn ascara (zarfati) 1551 \n \n \n a profound poetic composition on the futility and vanity of the world and the inestimably greater benefits of intellectual and religious pursuits. the author here finds consolation in maimonides\u2019 world of ideas, concluding that the greatest achievement for man is to \u201cperfect one\u2019s understanding and immerse oneself in the grandeur of the idea of god. no power in the world can can break man\u2019s will when he strives toward this exalted goal.\u201d the addendum, bakashath hamemin, is a poem in which every word begins with the letter \u201cmem\u201d. * manuscript tipped in at end: aleph alphin. hundreds of phrases praising god each one beginning with the letter aleph. petite italian rabbinic hand, pp. 3. mantua, 1792.","he":"ידעיה הפניני בדרשי. \n \n בחינת עולם. עם פירוש משה אבן חביב ויוסף פרנצס. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פיררה 6 \n פיררה \n שמואל צרפתי שי\"א \n \n חיבור על הבלי העולם הזה. הוספה בסוף, בקשת הממין, הוא חרוז שכל מילה בו מתחיל באות מם."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"222","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118046/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This first edition lot features 'Bechinat Olam' by Yedaya HaPenini Bedarshi, with commentaries by Moshe Ibn Habib and Yosef Frances. Printed in Ferrara by Shmuel Tzarfati in 1551 (שי\"א), this Hebrew work discusses the vanities of this world. It includes an addition, 'Bakashat HaMimin', a rhyming poem where every word begins with the letter 'Mem'. 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This edition was printed in Venice by Di Pri, based on its presence in the Vinograd collection. The book recounts the history of the Second Temple period. The title page features the Hebrew title in decorative, framed letters, with the text primarily in Hebrew script.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:12.788Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118047,"category":{"en":"Israel, Land of","he":"ארץ ישראל"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":2800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118048/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118048/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"joseph ibn yachya. pirush chamesh megiloth [commentary to the five scrolls, psalms, proverbs, job, daniel, ezra & nehemiah and chronicles]. \n \n \n \n first edition. initial word of each chapter within decorative woodcut frame. wide-margined copy. censored. \n ff. 40, 121 (i.e. 122). few light stains. recent boards. folio. vinograd, bologna 11. \n bologna: the company of jewish silk weavers 1538 \n \n \n the author took sharp exception to maimonides\u2019 rationalist philosophy and universalism, aligning himself with r. judah halevi\u2019s doctrine of the chosenness of the jewish people as expounded in the kuzari. thus, it is little wonder that church censors found ibn yachya\u2019s works to be pernicious. joseph\u2019s son, gedaliah ibn yachya, author of shalsheleth hakabbalah, a classic of jewish historiography, relates that after his father\u2019s passing, church censors burned all of the deceased\u2019s unpublished manuscripts.","he":"יחיא, אבן יוסף \n \n פירוש חמש מגילות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, בולוניה 11 \n בולוניה \n דפוס אורגי המשי רח\"צ \n \n רבי יוסף בן דוד אבן יחיא התנגד לפילוסופיה הרציונלסטית והיותר אוניברסליסטית של הרמב\"ם, ותמך בהשפקתו של רבי יהודה הלוי, שהדגיש את הייחודיות של עם ישראל."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"224","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118048/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition commentary on the Five Megillot (פירוש חמש מגילות) by יחיא, אבן יוסף (Yechia, Ibn Yosef), printed in Bologna by the Silk Weavers Press (דפוס אורגי המשי רח\"צ). The author, Rabbi Yosef ben David Ibn Yechia, advocated for the unique identity of the Jewish people, opposing the rationalist philosophy of Maimonides. The book is written in Hebrew. 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The work is divided into 78 chapters and elucidates the nature of the Messianic era according to Talmudic legends. It is written in Hebrew. The title page features textual information, including the title and printer details, with some faint background printing visible.","soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:12.790Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118049,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118050/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"judah the chassid. sepher hachassidim [pietism]. \n \n \n \n first edition. the avraham joseph solomon graziano (\u201cish ger\u201d) copy, with his signatures and notes. many other inscriptions and censors\u2019 notes. \n ff. 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This particular copy belonged to the collection of A.I.S. (האי\"ש גר) and contains his signature and annotations. The manuscript-like appearance of the title page, with numerous handwritten notes and an oval stamp, adds to its historical character. 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It was printed in Amsterdam in 1659 by Uri Feibush ben Aharon HaLevi. The ornate title page features an architectural framework with two columns and a pediment crowned by an eagle, encompassing the Hebrew text. An oval with the year \"1659\" and printer's location is prominently displayed at the bottom.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:12.793Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":118051,"category":{"en":"Midrash","he":"מדרש"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118052/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118052/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"kagan, yisroel meir of radin. chofetz chaim. \n \n \n \n first edition. this copy with two autograph marginal corrections in the hand of the chofetz chaim (p. 46 and p. 159). \n pp. 162. modern calf. 4to. friedberg, cheth 1085. \n vilna: h. dvorzetz 1873 \n \n \n first edition of this pioneering halachic work on the laws of lashon-hara and rechiluth (derogatory speech and malicious gossip). published anonymously, the author, r. israel meir kagan (1838-1933), was later to be acclaimed as the preeminent halachic decisor and \u201ctzaddik\u201d of his generation.","he":"הכהן, ישראל מאיר \n \n חפץ חיים. \n \n דפוס ראשון עם שני תיקונים בכתב ידו של החפץ חיים. \n פריידברג, 'ח' 1085 \n וילנה \n תרל\"ג \n \n דפוס ראשון של הספר הראשון מסוגו על הלכות לשון הרע ורכילות. הודפס ללא שם, מחברו רבי ישראל מאיר הכהן בסוף הוכר כגדול הדור ומנהיג עולם התורני של אירופה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"228","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118052/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"חפץ חיים\" (Chafetz Chaim) by ישראל מאיר הכהן (Yisrael Meir HaCohen), printed in Vilna in 1873. 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Zheladski in Vilna.","soldPrice":3400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:12.795Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118052,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118053/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118053/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"kagan, yisroel meir of radin <<(the chofetz chaim).>> nidchei yisroel. \n \n \n \n text in hebrew and yiddish. first edition of yiddish translation. with the word \u201cmugah\u201d (checked) at top of front endpaper written in the hand of the chofetz chaim. tipped in: manuscript of three pages written by a father in lithuania to his sons in south africa, encouraging them to study this book and preserve the traditions of the torah. with stamp of cape town synagogue. \n pp. 294. modern boards with original pink printed wrapper bound in. 4to. friedberg, nun 91. \n warsaw: m.i. halter and meir eisenstadt 1893 \n \n \n aware of the strains that modernity was placing on traditional jewish way of life, especially in western countries such as america, the chofetz chaim penned this work in order to solidify the reader\u2019s commitment to keeping the strictures of the torah. its 45 chapters address theological and practical aspects of basic mitzvoth, such as learning torah, marrying within the faith and keeping kosher. despite being best known for his mishnah berurah and chofetz chaim, r. kagan authored many smaller topical works such as this one, addressing the pressing religious needs of late 19th century ashkenazic jewry.","he":"הכהן, ישראל מאיר, בעל החפץ חיים \n \n נדחי ישראל. \n \n טקסט בעברית ויידיש. דפוס ראשון של היידיש. \n \n ורשה \n מ.י. הלטר ומאיר אייזנשטאדט תרנ\"ג"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"229","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118053/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of the Yiddish text of \"נדחי ישראל\" (Nidchei Yisrael) by ישראל מאיר הכהן (Yisrael Meir HaCohen), printed in Warsaw in 1893 by M.I. 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The title page features a row of six decorative, framed Hebrew letters at the top, a prominent ornate printer's mark with a rampant lion within a cartouche, and extensive Hebrew text including the title and publication details.","soldPrice":8500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.324Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":118055,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118056/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"karo, yoseph. shulchan aruch [code of jewish law]. with commentary by the rem\u2019a. \n \n \n \n four parts in one volume. title within decorative border. divisional titles. woodcut printer\u2019s mark on last leaf of final volume. \n i: ff. 122. ii: ff. 114. iii: ff. 64. iv: ff.136. browned with scattered stains. modern boards. thick 8vo. vinograd, hanau 47. \n hanau: hans jakob hanau 1626-28 \n \n \n published as a pocket edition \u201csuitable to be transported and studied when traveling.\u201d this edition lists the sources upon which the rem\u2019a based his comments.","he":"קארו, יוסף \n \n שולחן ערוך. ארבעה חלקים בכריכה אחת. \n \n \n וינוגרד, הנאו 47 \n הנאו \n הנס יעקב הנאו שפ\"ו-ח \n \n הודפס כמהדורת כיס עבור הנוסע בדרך."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"232","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118056/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a pocket-sized edition of \"שולחן ערוך\" (Shulchan Aruch) by יוסף קארו (Yosef Karo), comprising four parts bound in one volume, specifically designed for travelers. 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The title page is enclosed within an elaborate decorative frame featuring geometric and floral motifs, and the Hebrew text, including the title and author, is clearly presented within.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.326Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118056,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118057/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118057/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118057/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"karo, yoseph. shulchan aruch [code of jewish law]. with commentary darchei moshe by r. moshe isserles (rem\u2019a) and glossary and indices be\u2019er hagolah by moshe ben tzvi naphtali hirsch ribkes of vilna. \n \n \n \n four parts in four volumes. each part (but one) with additional engraved title (attributed to abraham ben ya\u2019akov by m. narkiss, as cited by yaari, mechkarei sepher, p. 251, no. 9). orach chaim volume with signature on additional title of david hayyim lopes pereira. \n mixed set. collation and condition report available upon request. contemporary calf (non-uniform), each uniformly rebacked. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 336. \n amsterdam: athias 1666","he":"קארו, יוסף \n \n שולחן ערוך. ארבעה חלקים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 336 \n אמשטרדם \n אברהם עטיה תכ\"ו"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"233","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118057/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a printed edition of the \"Shulchan Aruch\" by Rabbi Yosef Karo, a fundamental work of Jewish law. It comprises four parts and was published in Amsterdam in the year 1666 (תכ\"ו). The text is in Hebrew, typical of rabbinic literature. The title page is simply printed with a handwritten inscription at the top left, indicating its historical nature as a religious text.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.327Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118057,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118058/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"katz, naphtali. sha\u2019ar naphtali [liturgical poems]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. (104). some wear, few stains, minute worming at end. modern boards. 8vo. vinograd, minsk 7. \n minsk: (simchah zimel ben yechezkel) 1810 \n \n \n \u201cnaftali ben isaac katz hakohen (1645\u20131719) was born in stepan (volhynia), where his father was rabbi. in his youth he was taken captive by the tatars but managed to escape. he succeeded his father as av beth din of stepan and then served as rabbi of ostrow (1680\u201389), posen (1690\u20131704), and frankfurt on the main (1704\u201311). in the latter year a fire broke out in his house, destroying the whole jewish quarter of frankfurt. after he had been maliciously charged with preventing the extinguishing of the fire because he wanted to test his amulets \u2013 in the use of which he was expert \u2013 he was imprisoned and compelled to resign his post. he went to prague, staying in the house of r. david oppenheim, where he met nehemiah ḥayon and even gave approbation to his book oz l\u2019elo-him (berlin, 1713). from 1713 to 1715 he lived in breslau, where together with the chacham tzvi he excommunicated ḥayon after realizing his true character. in 1715, after king augustus of poland had rejected his application to be restored to his post as rabbi of posen, he returned to ostrow where his son bezalel was rabbi. while journeying to ereẓ israel he was taken ill in constantinople and died there. r. naphtali katz was one of the important halachic authorities of his generation and one of the great kabbalists of poland. his image persisted in the memory of the people, and many legends and wondrous tales about him circulated for many generations. he conducted his rabbinate high-handedly and as a result met much opposition from the leaders of the communities, which was apparently the cause of his frequent wanderings. despite this he had a sensitive soul which found expression in his poems, piyyutim, and prayers. his ethical will (1729) contains profound thoughts and moral instruction and some see in it one of the first sparks of practical chasidism.\u201d www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/katz-naphtali-ben-isaac.","he":"כ\"ץ, נפתלי \n \n שער נפתלי. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, מינסק 7 \n מינסק \n שמחה זימל בן יחזקאל תק\"ע"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"234","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118058/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of \"Sha'ar Naftali\" by Naftali Katz, a rabbinic text. 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(2), 258, (2). closely shaved, marginal repairs, stained in places. vol. ii: (2), 337. lightly foxed. uniform modern calf. sm. folio. vinograd, cracow 450 and amsterdam 307. \n cracow, 1646: & amsterdam, 1663 \n \n \n rare first edition of the sha\u2019ch, the most important and fundamental commentary to the shulchan aruch. r. shabthai (shabse) hakohen (1621-62) completed his famed work, sifthei kohen on yoreh de\u2019ah when he was only 24 years old. one of the novel features of this work is that it seamlessly incorporated the opinions of major sephardic sages, who had until now rarely been mentioned in ashkenazic halachic decision-making. the printer\u2019s selection for the chronogram on the title of choshen mishpat: \u201cthe days of the messiah\u201d underscores the fervor gripping amsterdam, swept up in preparation for the imminent redemption led by the false messiah, shabthai tzvi. this edition also contains an approbation signed by a group of rabbinic notables at the fair of gramnitz, who were so impressed by the author\u2019s chidushim, they forbade the publication of any other work on monetary matters during the lifetime of the author. portions of the work were composed amidst flight from the ravages instigated during the cossack uprising of bogdan chmielnicki.","he":"כ\"ץ, שבתי. ש\"ך. \n \n שפתי כהן ליורה דעה וחושן משפט. שני כרכים. \n \n דפוסים ראשונים. \n וינוגרד קראקא 450 ואמשטרדם 307 \n \n קראקא ת\"ו ואמשטרדם תכ\"ג \n \n רבי שבתי הכהן (שפ\"א-תכ\"ב) השלים את הש\"ך ליורה דעה כשהיה רק בן 24. הוא השתמש בפוסקים הספרדים בנוסף לאשכנזים, דבר שהוביל להרחבת המדף הספרים האשכנזי באותה תקופה."},"estimateMax":20000,"lotNumber":"235","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118059/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":15000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot features the first editions of \"Siftei Kohen\" (שפתי כהן) on Yoreh De'ah and Choshen Mishpat, by Rabbi Shabbtai Katz (Shakh). This significant work of Jewish law was published in two volumes, with editions from Krakow in 1646 (ת\"ו) and Amsterdam in 1663 (תכ\"ג). The title page is ornately designed with an architectural woodcut featuring two columns and an archway, framing the Hebrew text. This design is characteristic of early modern Hebrew printing, highlighting its visual appeal and historical context.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.330Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $20,000","currency":"USD","id":118059,"category":{"en":"Shach, The","he":"ש\"ך"},"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118060/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"katz, shabthai <<(sha\u2019ch).>> nekudoth hakesef [commentary to the turei zahav (ta\u2019z) on yoreh de\u2019ah]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 83, 2. browned, few marginal repairs and stains. modern boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, frankfurt on-der-oder 17. \n frankfurt o/oder: johann christoph beckman 1677 \n \n \n \u201clet not the reader suspect that i wrote these refutations [on the ta\u201dz] because i have a vendetta against him or bear a grudge\u2026 for i hosted him for three days and showed him indescribable honor to the point he kissed me on my head and rejoiced as if at a simchath beith hashoevah\u2026 for i wrote this book only for the sake of heaven\u201d (introduction). r. david halevi segal, author of the turei zahav, responded to this attack on his work, with his \u2018daf acharon, \u2019 which the shach replied to in turn in his \u2018kuntres acharon.\u2019","he":"כ\"ץ, שבתי. ש\"ך. \n \n נקודות הכסף. פירוש לט\"ז על יורה דעה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פפד\"א 17 \n פפד\"א \n יוהן בקמן תל\"ז \n \n הט\"ז השיב לביקורת של הש\"ך בעבודה הנקראת 'דף אחרון'. הש\"ך ענה לזה עם ה'קונטרס אחרון' שלו."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"236","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118060/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"Nekudot HaKesef\" (נקודות הכסף), a commentary by Rabbi Shabbtai Katz (Shakh) on the Taz's commentary on Yoreh De'ah. Published in Frankfurt an der Oder (פפד\"א) in 1677 (תל\"ז) by Johann Beckmann, the text is in Hebrew. The title page features an intricate decorative border of floral and geometric motifs, along with a circular stamp at the bottom left, indicating its provenance or former collection.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.332Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118060,"category":{"en":"Shach, The","he":"ש\"ך"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118061/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"katz, shabthai <<(sha\u2019ch).>> tokfu kohen [novellae and discourses on shulchan aruch, or hachaim and \u201cundecided laws\u201d (teiku)]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 88 (of 90) lacking ff. 2-3. heavily stained. modern boards. 8vo. vinograd, frankfurt on-der-oder 19. \n frankfurt: johann christoph beckmann 1677","he":"כ\"ץ, שבתי. ש\"ך. \n \n תקפו כהן. חידושים על אורח חיים והלכות בתיקו. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פפד\"א 19 \n פפד\"א \n יוהן בקמן תל\"ז"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"237","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118061/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot is the first edition of \"Tokpo Kohen\" (תקפו כהן) by Rabbi Shabbtai Katz (Shakh), featuring novellae on Orach Chaim and laws concerning the 'betiko'. Printed in Frankfurt an der Oder (פפד\"א) in 1677 (תל\"ז) by Johann Beckmann, the book is written in Hebrew. The title page is framed by a decorative border of floral and star patterns, and it bears several circular stamps, likely from previous owners or institutions, reflecting its historical journey.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.333Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118061,"category":{"en":"Shach, The","he":"ש\"ך"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118062/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"katz, shabthai <<(sha\u2019ch).>> gevuroth anashim [\"strength of men\"] \n \n \n \n first edition. includes responsa from the author\u2019s father. prepared for publication by the author\u2019s grandson. title between wreathed architectural columns with unusual pyramidal symbol at top. \n ff. 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The title page features a grand architectural woodcut with two columns and an arch, framing the text and adding significant visual appeal to this historical rabbinic work.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.334Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118062,"category":{"en":"Shach, The","he":"ש\"ך"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118063/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118063/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"katz, tzvi hirsch ben yoseph. atereth tzvi - nachalath tzvi [commentary to shulchan aruch - orach chaim]. \n \n \n \n first edition. an attractive copy. \n ff. 232. ex-library, stamp removed from title, lightly foxed in places. vinograd, cracow 449. \n cracow: menachem nachum meisels 1646 \n \n \n r. tzvi katz lived in poland during the first half of the 17th century. he studied in cracow under r. yoel sirkes (the ba\u201dch) and was a colleague of the tosfoth yom-tov. the work here is divided into two: atereth tzvi explains the words of the shulchan aruch while nachalath tzvi delves into solving difficulties in the words of the geonim and rishonim. the work swiftly gained popularity and is often cited by authorities such as the chida and the pri megadim.","he":"כ\"ץ, צבי בן יוסף \n \n עטרת צבי ונחלת צבי. פירוש לשו\"ע או\"ח. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קראקא 449 \n קראקא \n מנחם נחום מייזלש ת\"ו \n \n עטרת צבי מבאר את הלשון של השולחן ערוך, כשנחלת צבי עוסק בקשיים בדברי הגאונים והראשונים. הספר היה פופולרי מאוד בתקופה שפורסם, אך בסוף לא הצליח 'להתחרות' עם המגן אברהם והט\"ז."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"239","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118063/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot presents the first edition of \"Ateret Tzvi\" and \"Nachalat Tzvi\" (עטרת צבי ונחלת צבי), a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim by Rabbi Tzvi ben Yosef Katz. Published in Krakow in 1646 (ת\"ו) by Menachem Nachum Meiseles, this Hebrew text was a popular rabbinic work of its time. The title page is highly decorative, featuring an elaborate architectural woodcut with columns and an arch, typical of the period's printing style for important religious texts.","soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.335Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118063,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118064/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118064/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"kaufmann, ya\u2019akov of metz. eiduth ya\u2019akov. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within woodcut of various mythological figures. the jews\u2019 college london copy. \n ff. 18. browned and stained, neat repair to final leaf. contemporary vellum, worn. 8vo. vinograd, hanau 51. \n hanau: [hans yakup henne] 1628 \n \n \n discusses how the 613 commandments are alluded to within the ten commandments. prepared as a mnemonic device.","he":"קאופמן, יעקב ממעץ \n \n עדות יעקב. \n \n דפוס ראשון. עותק של ג'וס קולג', לונדון. \n וינוגרד, הנאו 51 \n הנאו \n שפ\"ח \n \n החיבור עוסק ברמזים לתרי\"ג המצוות בעשרת הדיברות."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"240","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118064/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of \"Edut Yaakov\" (עדות יעקב) by Yaakov mi-Metz Kaufman, focusing on allusions to the 613 commandments within the Ten Commandments. Published in Hanau in 1628 (שפ\"ח), this Hebrew text is an early rabbinic work. The title page is richly adorned with an elaborate engraved border featuring putti, ornate scrolls, and figures, creating a visually complex and engaging design. A circular stamp from 'Jews' College London' is visible at the bottom, indicating its institutional provenance.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.336Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118064,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118065/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"kimchi, david <<(rada\u2019k).>> sepher michlol [grammar]. \n \n \n \n third edition (the first two editions entirely unknown to steinschneider). title within attractive four-part ornamental border. printed in double columns. a wide-margined copy. \n ff. (64). ex-library, few stains. later blind-tooled calf with gilt embellishments, rubbed and rebacked. sm. folio. vinograd, const. 149. \n constantinople: gershom soncino 1533 \n \n \n the michlol was r. david kimchi\u2019s chief grammatical work. it is divided into two parts; a grammar and a dictionary of the roots of biblical words. the michlol treats verbs comprehensively, covering the rules governing conjugation, changes of pronunciation and accents. it also contains complete tables of conjugations and is distinguished by the clarity of its style and its conciseness. indeed, these qualities resulted in the michlol\u2019s supremacy over previous works and has been considered the leading grammatical work for centuries. on the title-page soncino recounts his publishing exploits and related travels, as well as his contention with the firm of bomberg. see a.m. haberman, perakim betoldoth hamadpissim haivrim (1978) pp. 15-20.","he":"קמחי, דוד. רד\"ק. \n \n ספר מכלול. \n \n דפוס שלישי. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 149 \n קושטא \n גרשם סונצינו רצ\"ג \n \n בעמוד השער, סונצינו מזכיר את העימות בינו לבין דניאל בומברג."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"241","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118065/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":7000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the third edition of \"Sefer Michlol\" (ספר מכלול) by David Kimchi (Radak), a significant Hebrew grammar and lexicography work. 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The design incorporates two angels holding the Tablets of the Law at the top, two standing figures in arches flanking the central text block, and various allegorical figures and decorative motifs, including mythological creatures, in the borders. 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The title page shows Hebrew text framed by an ornate decorative border, with handwritten annotations and stamps at the top and left margins.","soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.741Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118073,"category":{"en":"Noda B'Yehudah","he":"נודע ביהודה"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118074/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118074/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"landau, yechezkel <<(\u201cnoda beyehudah.\u201d)>> tzion lenephesh chayah - tzla\u201dch [novellae to talmudic tractate pesachim]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title with signature of r. ya\u2019akov ettlinger. \n ff. (2), 123, (1). lightly browned and dampstained in places, scattered marginal worming, repaired in places. modern boards. folio. vinograd, prague 938. \n prague: joseph emmanuel diesbach 1783 \n \n \n r. ya\u2019akov ettlinger (1798-1871) was one of the great rabbis in 19th century germany who led the orthodox defense against the growing reform movement. it was ettlinger who first formulated the well-known \u2018tinok shenishba\u2019 (captured child) analogy which would define the orthodox approach towards the non-religious for the coming centuries (binyan tzion chadashoth 2:23). his students, rabbis samson raphael hirsch and azriel hildesheimer would continue to blaze unique german-orthodox trails informed by ettlinger\u2019s teachings. that this is r. ettlinger\u2019s copy of r. yechezkel landau\u2019s work is doubly significant. on the one hand, both rabbis dealt with the fallout from the respective haskalah and reform movements. at the same time, the work in question is not related to halachic questions of the day, but contains timeless talmudic novellae, fortified from the ideological tempest of the times. it was talmud study such as this that both rabbis fought hard to preserve.","he":"לנדאו, יחזקאל. בעל הנודע ביהודה \n \n ציון לנפש חיה. צל\"ח על פסחים. עם חתימת רבי יעקב אטלינגר. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פראג 938 \n פראג \n יוסף עמנואל דייסבך תקמ\"ג \n \n עותק של רבי יעקב אטלינגר, מנהיג יהדות אורתודוקסית גרמנית שהתנגד לתנועת הרפורמה המוקדמת."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"250","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118074/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Tziyun Lenefesh Hayah\" (Tzelach) on Pesahim, by Yehezkel Landau. 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The title page features a grand architectural woodcut frame with fluted columns, an arched top, and decorative elements including faces and floral designs, all in Hebrew script.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.782Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118082,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":30000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118083/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118083/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118083/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118083/008/008.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). selichoth [penitential prayers]. \n \n \n \n according to aschkenazi rite. printed without a title page. initial text page enclosed within elaborate historiated woodcut border. censored in places with text often re-inserted in manuscript. manuscript table of contents in rear written in a contemporary scribal hand in red and black. several early signatures. marginalia throughout. \n ff. 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The book lacks a title page, and the table of contents is handwritten at the end. The visible page features an intricately detailed woodcut border with mythological creatures, human-like faces, and floral patterns surrounding the Hebrew text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.783Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$30,000 - $50,000","currency":"USD","id":118083,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":30000},{"startPrice":4500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118084/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118084/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). machzor. according to roman rite. with kimcha de\u2019avishona by yochanan treves and commentaries by ovadiah sforno and moses maimonides. \n \n \n \n two volumes (mixed set). titles within elaborate frames, many initial letters within cartouches. marginal notes. \n opening titles laid down, variously stained in places, paper repairs. uniform modern full vellum. folio (one vol. shorter). vinograd, bologna 16. \n bologna: menachem ben abraham of modena & partners 1540 \n \n \n prayers for the entire year, including passover hagadah, ethics of the fathers; along with the song of songs, ruth, lamentations, jonah and ecclesiastes and various laws relating to birth, family purity, marriage, burial, etc. includes the first appearance of treves\u2019s commentary elucidating the subject matter of the prayers and the meaning and derivation of phrases. for a thorough, scholarly discussion of this roman rite, see samuel david luzzatto, mavo lemachzor bnei roma, with notes and additional material by daniel goldschmidt and a bibliography by y.y. cohen (tel-aviv, 1966).","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מחזור. כפי מנהג רומא. עם קמחא דאבישונא מאת יוחנן טריוויש, ופירושים של עובדיה ספורנו ורמב\"ם. \n \n שני כרכים. \n וינוגרד, בולוניה 16 \n בולוניה \n מנחם בן אברהם ממודינה ושות' ש \n \n תפילות לכל השנה עם פרקי אבות, שיה\"ש, רות, איכה, יונה וקהלת."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"260","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118084/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Machzor (High Holy Day prayer book) according to the Roman custom, with \"Kimcha D'Avishuna\" by Yochanan Treves and commentaries by Ovadiah Sforno and Maimonides. 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The title page features an elaborate architectural woodcut border with classical elements, winged figures, and decorative foliage, framing the Hebrew text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:09.784Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":118084,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":50000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118085/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118085/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118085/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118085/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tefiloth mikol hashanah keminhag kehiloth ashkenazim [order of prayers for the entire year]. according to the rite of german-speaking lands. \n \n \n \n a nearly immaculate copy, with remarkably wide margins. \n ff. 352 [1-448]. some marginal dampstaining, otherwise in extraordinarily fine condition. owner\u2019s inscriptions on front free endpaper and f. 352v. later limp vellum, partial yapp edges, edge of lower cover with minimal loss, remnants of leather ties. (incorrect) title in manuscript on spine. 16mo. vinograd, basle 138. \n basle: ambrosius froben [and israel zifroni] 1579 \n \n \n the first hebrew prayer-book printed in switzerland. it is exceedingly rare to find a prayer-book in this state. the pristine nature of this copy may very likely be attributable to its having remained undisturbed for centuries in the library of perseigne abbey, a cistercian monastery near neuch&acirc;tel, a mere fifty miles from where it came off the press in basle. the monks were clearly unaware of the small volume\u2019s true identity, as they mislabeled the binding to read \u201cbiblia hebraica.\u201d the siddur was later acquired by the renowned hebrew scholar paul humbert (1885-1972), professor and librarian at the university of neuch&acirc;tel. prijs records only two copies of this siddur, located in the british library and at the bodleian library, oxford. ambrosius froben belonged to the third generation of his family\u2019s hebrew printing operation in basle. concurrent to his printing of the present work, he was also in the midst of preparing the basle talmud (1578-80), which was to be heavily censored by church operatives. an impeccable copy of a highly scarce volume.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר תפילות מכל השנה כמנהג קהילות האשכנזים. \n \n עותק כמעט מושלם עם שוליים רחבים במיוחד. \n וינוגרד, באזל 138 \n באזל \n אמברוסיוס פרובן של\"ט \n \n הסידור הראשון שהודפס בשווייץ. נדיר מאוד למצוא סידור במצב טוב כזה."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"261","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118085/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":50000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first Siddur (prayer book) printed in Switzerland, featuring prayers for the entire year according to Ashkenazic communities, published in Basel by Ambrosius Froben in 1579 (של\"ט). 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The Hebrew text is set within a decorative printed border composed of repeated geometric and floral patterns, with a central stylized motif above and below the main text block.","soldPrice":50000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.632Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50,000 - $60,000","currency":"USD","id":118085,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":50000},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118086/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118086/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118086/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118086/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118086/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). machzor keminhag aschkenazim [festival prayers]. edited by isaac ben jacob levi. \n \n \n \n two volumes. prepared by the cantor isaac ben jacob levi of herlisheim. printer\u2019s device on vols. i, f. 340 and ii, f. 306 and final blank (yaari no.18). zodiac signs illustrated vol.i ff. 171-3 (prayer for dew). with commentary and instructions in judeo-german. with judeo-german translation to ethics of the fathers. marginalia. \n vol. i: ff. 340. * vol. ii: ff. 315, (1). worn and stained in few places, marginal paper repairs. modern uniform calf. folio. vinograd, venice 878. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1599-1600","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מחזור כפי מנהג אשכנזים. נערך על ידי יצחק בן יעקב לוי. \n \n שני כרכים. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 878 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה ש\"ס"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"262","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118086/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a two-volume Machzor (High Holy Day prayer book) according to Ashkenazic custom, edited by Yitzchak ben Yaakov Levi, and printed in Venice by Di Gara in 1610 (ש\"ס). The title page is adorned with an elaborate architectural woodcut frame, featuring substantial columns, an arched pediment, and decorative motifs, creating a sense of grandeur around the Hebrew text. The text, in Hebrew, specifies that it is the first part of the Machzor for Ashkenazic communities.","soldPrice":3500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.634Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118086,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":18000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118087/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118087/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). a rare six-part set, according to polish minhag. six parts bound in four volumes: \n \n \n \n * vol. 1: tefiloth mikol hashanah. ff. 235 (of 238), lacking ff. 168, 179-180. * vol. 2: yotseroth and kinoth. ff. 162. * vol. 3: seder tehilim and seder ma\u2018amadoth. ff. 107. * vol. 4: minhagim. ff. 72. six title pages featuring elaborate architectural borders. \n scattered staining, closely trimmed, few tape repairs. modern uniform vellum. housed in matching slipcase. 4to. vinograd, venice 1088, 1091-1092, 1094, 1096-1097. \n venice: giovanni cajon for bragadin 1616 \n \n \n provenance: salman schocken (his stamp).","he":"(תפילה) \n \n תפילות. מנהגים. תהילים. מעמדות. \n \n ששה חלקים בארבעה כרכים. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 1088, 1091-2, 1094, 1096-7 \n ויניציאה \n בראגדין שט\"ז \n \n העותק האישי של שלמה זלמן שוקן, עם החותמת שלו."},"estimateMax":22000,"lotNumber":"263","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118087/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":18000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a collection of Jewish prayer books (תפילה), specifically 'Tefilot, Minhagim, Tehillim, Ma'amadot' (Prayers, Customs, Psalms, Ma'amadot). Comprising six parts in four volumes, these liturgical texts were printed by Bragadin in Venice during the period 1088-1097 (likely 1628-1637). Written in Hebrew, the books feature a relatively simple yet elegant typographic design. A notable feature is that this set was the personal copy of Shlomo Zalman Schocken, indicated by his stamp.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.635Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$18,000 - $22,000","currency":"USD","id":118087,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":18000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118088/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). korban todah [confessional and penitential prayers]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within decorative typographical border. \n ff. 16. dampstained, trace marginal repairs. modern blind-tooled mahogany calf. sm. 8vo. vinograd, mantua 212. \n mantua: judah samuel of perugia 1623 \n \n \n prepared by gerson ben judah kazegen, cantor of the aschkenazi synagogue in modena, especially for the particular and pious who observe penitential fast-days.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n קרבן תודה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, מנטובה 212 \n מנטובה \n יהודה שמואל שפ\"ג \n \n וידוי ותחינות."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"264","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118088/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of 'Korban Todah' (קרבן תודה), a Jewish prayer book containing Vidui (confession) and Tachanun (supplications). Printed in Mantua in 1623 by Yehuda Shmuel Shafag, the book is written in Hebrew. The title page features a decorative border with intricate floral and scrollwork motifs, common for liturgical texts of this period. The overall appearance suggests a modest but well-preserved early printed book.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.636Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118088,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118089/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118089/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). selichoth [penitential prayers for the month of ellul and through the year]. \n \n \n \n according to the rite of frankfurt and related german communities and states. \n ff. 112. lightly stained, title laid down, opening and closing few leaves with expert marginal repairs. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, hanau 44. \n hanau: n.p. 1625 \n \n \n title-page boasts that this edition contains selichoth never before printed. an early edition of selichoth - minhag aschkenaz.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סליחות כפי מנהג פרנקפורט ואשכנז. \n \n \n וינוגרד, הנאו 44 \n הנאו \n שפ\"ה \n \n השער טוען שיש במהדורה סליחות שמודפסות לפעם הראשונה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"265","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118089/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a Jewish prayer book titled 'Selihot' (סליחות), according to the custom of Frankfurt and Ashkenaz. 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Printed in Mantua in 1626 by Yehuda Shmuel Shafag, the book is written in Hebrew. The title page is adorned with an ornate decorative border in a Renaissance style, featuring columns and floral motifs. 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Printed in Livorno in 1649 by Yedidia Gabai, the book is written in Hebrew. The title page features a decorative cartouche at the top and simple textual layout. The book appears to be an early printed edition, showing signs of age and handling, including a visible stain or seal impression at the top of the title page.","soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.641Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118092,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118093/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). davar be\u2019ito [prayers and songs for life-cycle events]. \n \n \n \n first edition. additional blank leaves inserted, 6 pages of which contain hebrew manuscript prayers written in a contemporary italian hand. \n ff. 53. trace stained. contemporary roan, worn, upper cover detached. 16mo. vinograd, livorno 7. \n livorno: jedidiah gabbai 1653 \n \n \n includes rituals for circumcisions, weddings, redemption of the firstborn, visiting the sick, and more.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n דבר בעתו. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ליוורנו 7 \n ליוורנו \n ידידיה גבאי תי\"ג \n \n כולל פיוטים ומנהגים עבור ברית מילה, חתונות, פדיון הבן, ביקור חולים ועוד."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"269","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118093/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of 'Davar Be'ito' (דבר בעתו), a Jewish prayer book printed in Livorno in 1653 by Yedidia Gabai. Written in Hebrew, the book includes piyyutim (liturgical poems) and customs for various lifecycle events such as brit milah, weddings, pidyon haben, and visiting the sick. The title page features an ornate central cartouche with an intricate design, surrounded by columns of text and framed by decorative borders at the top and bottom. The printing style is characteristic of early modern Hebrew typography.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.642Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118093,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118094/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder chamesh ta\u2019aniyoth [prayers for the five fast days]. edited by joshua sarphati. (third part of seder tephiloth keminhag sepharad). \n \n \n \n title within woodcut architectural columns. \n ff. (1), 442-546. few light stains. contemporary gilt-ruled morocco, scuffed. 16mo. vinograd, amsterdam 252. \n amsterdam: joseph athias 1659 \n \n \n the first hebrew book issued by joseph athias. aged 23 years when his press began operation, it is unclear whether joseph athias learned the printer\u2019s craft prior to settling in amsterdam. although no mention is made in the book itself, it is clear from other books produced by athias in 1659, that gimpel mordecai, son of the printer judah leib of posen, was one of athias\u2019 first assistants and no doubt brought the skills he had leaned at his father\u2019s house to athias. athias utilized an innovative printing technique, the \u201cstereotype method, \u201d whereby each sheet was composed and fixed in iron frames, thus allowing for a larger print run in a relatively short time. see l. fuks, hebrew typography in the northern netherlands 1585-1815, part ii (1987) pp. 286-307; a. m. habermann, perakim betoldoth hamadpisim ha\u2019ivri\u2019im (1978) pp. 293-310.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר חמש תעניות. נערך על ידי יהושע צרפתי. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 252 \n אמשטרדם \n יוסף עטיה תי\"ט \n \n הספר הראשון שהודפס על ידי יוסף עטיה."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"270","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118094/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a Jewish prayer book titled 'Seder Hamesh Ta'aniyot' (סדר חמש תעניות), or 'Order of Five Fasts', compiled by Yehoshua Sarfati. Printed in Amsterdam in 1659 by Yosef Atiyah, this marks the first book printed by him. The book is written in Hebrew and features an elaborate architectural title page design with decorative pillars and an ornate pediment. The text is arranged within this decorative frame, giving it a formal and significant appearance characteristic of early printed religious texts.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:08.643Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":118094,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118095/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118095/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder meah berachoth [select prayers, readings and poems]. according to italian - sephardic custom. \n \n \n \n with instructions in hebrew and ladino plus kavanoth by r. moshe zacuto based upon the ari za\u2019l. the r. abraham joseph shlomo graziano (ish ger) copy (see below). \n ff. 78, (2). lightly stained. contemporary boards rubbed and chipped. 32 mo. vinograd venice 1340 (erroneously recording a later date). \n venice: antonio riccini-vendramin 1663 \n \n \n with signature, index and note in the hand of the previous owner, r. avraham yoseph shlomo graziano with his pseudonym \u201cish ger.\u201d his note on f. 2 stating that he purchased this volume in 1660, proves that the earlier date of publication is correct. graziano (d. 1684) was born in pesaro where he studied under isaac raphael ventura. he lived for some time in rome, proceeding from there to modena where he studied under his grandfather, nathaniel trabot, who ordained him in 1647, therafter he served as a member of the beth din of modena. his characteristic signature, ish ger (\"a strange man\") is a play on the first letters of his name and on his being a \"stranger\" in modena. his leniency with regard to some local customs aroused the opposition of his contemporaries. he is known as the first collector of books and manuscripts among italian jews. 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A notable feature is the presence of the signature of Rabbi Avraham Yosef Shlomo Graziano, adding to its historical provenance. The print quality and paper suggest an early modern European printing.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.235Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118095,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118096/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). selichoth [penitential prayers for the month of ellul and through the year]. edited by aaron ben david witmund. according to the rite of frankfurt and related german communities and states. \n \n \n \n title within architectural arch, flanked by two cherubs pouring water into the outstretched hands of moses and aaron. signature on title of avraham ben zadok of witzenhausen. \n ff. 110, (2). trimmed and stained, title laid down, opening few leaves with marginal repairs. later vellum-backed marbled boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, amsterdam 317. \n amsterdam: uri fayvish ben aaron halevi 1664","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סליחות... כפי סדר ומנהג דק\"ק פרנקפורט ושאר קהילות ומדינות האשכנזים. נערך ע\"י אהרן בן דוד ויטמונד. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 317 \n אמשטרדם \n אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי תכ\"ד"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"272","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118096/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a Jewish prayer book titled 'Selihot' (סליחות), compiled by Aharon ben David Witmond, following the customs of Frankfurt and other Ashkenazi communities. Printed in Amsterdam in 1664 by Uri Phoebus ben Aharon Halevi, the book is in Hebrew. The title page is highly ornate, featuring an architectural frame with two standing figures, possibly Moses and Aaron, flanked by cherubs and other decorative elements above. This elaborate design is typical of grand title pages from the Dutch Golden Age, indicating a significant production.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.237Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":118096,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":700,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118097/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118097/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). selichoth [penitential prayers for the month of ellul and through the year]. \n \n \n \n according to the rite of frankfurt and related german communities and states. \n ff. 104. closely shaved, marginal repairs, candle-wax stains throughout. contemporary calf-backed marbled boards central hinge and clasp (detached), worn. 4to. vinograd, frankfurt 19. \n frankfurt: n.p. 1665","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סליחות כפי ספד ומנהג דק\"ק פרנקפורט ושאר קהילות ומדינות האשכנזים... עם סליחות של יום הכיפורים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, פפד\"מ 19 \n פפד\"מ \n תכ\"ה"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"273","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118097/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Jewish prayer book, specifically a Selichot, containing penitential prayers for the Ashkenazi communities of Frankfurt and other regions, including those for Yom Kippur. The book is printed in Hebrew, dated to 1705 (תכ\"ה) in Frankfurt (פפד\"מ). Its notable visual features include a decorative border of intertwined botanical and abstract motifs framing the Hebrew text on the title page.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.238Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118097,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118098/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118098/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sha\u2019arei yerushalayim [tikkunim]. edited by joseph ben mordechai hakohen. \n \n \n \n first edition. with divisional title: keri\u2019ei moed. \n ff. 48. several blank leaves inserted between the two parts. contemporary vellum, worn. 16mo. vinograd, venice 1575. \n venice: bragadin 1707","he":"(תפילה) \n \n שערי ירושלים. מסודר על ידי יוסף בן מרדכי הכהן. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 1575 \n ויניציאה \n בראגדין תס\"ז"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"274","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118098/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a first edition Jewish prayer book titled \"Sha'arei Yerushalayim\" (Gates of Jerusalem), compiled by Yosef ben Mordechai HaCohen. It was printed in Hebrew in Venice by Bragadin in 1575 (תס\"ז). The title page features a decorative border composed of repeated floral and scroll-like elements, enclosing the central text printed in a traditional Hebrew script.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.239Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":118098,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":4500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118099/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118099/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118099/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118099/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118099/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tephiloth mikol hashanah. <<* with:>> seder tehilim. <<*>> seder ma\u2019amadoth. <<* and:>> minhagim shel kol hashanah. \n \n \n \n according to polish, russian, lithuanian, bohemian and moravian rite. \n ff. 188, 290; 32. browned, stained in places, opening and closing leaves with paper repairs. contemporary calf over thick wooden boards, two hinges, later clasps. thick lg. 8vo. \n amsterdam: uri phoebus ben aaron halevi 1681 \n \n \n an extensive, impressive volume.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר תפילות מכל השנה * כרוך יחד עם ספר מנהגים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 475 ו-469 \n אמשטרדם \n אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי תמ\"א"},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"275","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118099/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Jewish prayer book, a Siddur, containing prayers for the entire year, bound together with a book of customs (Sefer Minhagim). Printed in Hebrew in Amsterdam by Uri Phoebus ben Aharon HaLevi in 1681 (תמ\"א). The title page is notable for its elaborate architectural woodcut design, featuring columns adorned with floral patterns, an arched structure, and decorative flourishes at the top and bottom. The book also shows a leather binding with metal clasps.","soldPrice":4500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.240Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":118099,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":900,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118100/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118100/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). <<shimon akiva ber ben yoseph.>> avodath borei, mahadura bathra [prayers for weekdays, sabbath and holidays]. with an extensive kabbalistic commentary. \n \n \n \n first edition of full commentary. \n ff. 4, 106. ex-library, browned. contemporary elaborately tooled calf over heavy wooden boards, two metal hinges but lacking clasps, rubbed. 4to. vinograd, sulzbach 66. \n sulzbach: aaron ben uri lipman 1707 \n \n \n the author was the son-in-law of r. feitel isserles of vienna. after the expulsion of the jews from vienna, he served as rabbi of zeckendorf. at the time of this publication he served as rabbi of gunzhausen. the leading rabbis in their approbations entitle the author as \"sar ha-torah\" (prince of the torah). the first edition which was published in wilhermsdorf, 1688 contained only 52 leaves and covered only weekday prayers and the sabbath eveing prayer, the present edition contains twice as much material. bound with: chaim ben moshe lifschitz. sepher derech chaim [kabbalistic commentary to the prayers, with other novellae]. ff. 2, 98. [vinograd, sulzbach 61]. sulzbach, 1703.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n עקיבא בער בן יוסף. עבודת בורא, מהדורה בתרא. \n \n דפוס ראשון עם פירוש שלם. \n וינוגרד, זולצבך 66 \n זולצבך \n אהרן בן אורי ליפמן תס\"ז \n \n לאחר גירוש היהודים מוינה, המחבר שימש כרב העיירה זקנדורף, ולאחר מכן בגונזהואסן."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"276","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118100/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Jewish liturgical work titled \"Avodat Boreh\" (Service of the Creator), by Akiva Ber ben Yosef, presented here as the final edition with a complete commentary. Printed in Hebrew in Sulzbach by Aharon ben Uri Lipman in 1707 (תס\"ז). The book features a decorative border of repeated floral motifs around the main text block, typical of prayer books from this period. The author served as a rabbi in Zeckendorf and Gunzenhausen after the expulsion of Jews from Vienna.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.242Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118100,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118101/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118101/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118101/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sepher me\u2019ah berachoth. \n \n \n \n edited by shalom shachnna koidanover. \n 221 4. ex-library, few stains, title neatly repaired on verso. contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. 12mo. matching slip-case. vinograd, frankfurt a/main 287. \n frankfurt a/main: n.p 1712 \n \n \n rare. a compendium of selected prayers through the year. the printer is unknown, yet the type-face utilized here is striking.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מאה ברכות. \n \n \n וינוגרד, פפד\"מ 287 \n פפד\"מ \n תע\"ב \n \n נדיר."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"277","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118101/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a rare Jewish prayer book titled \"Meah Brachot\" (One Hundred Blessings). Printed in Hebrew in Frankfurt (פפד\"מ) in 1712 (תע\"ב). The title page is enclosed within a decorative border featuring intricate, repeated patterns of architectural and floral elements. There are visible historical marks on the page, including a red stamp from \"THE HEBREW LIBRARY\" and a circular blue stamp at the bottom, adding to its provenance.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.243Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118101,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":650,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118102/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). machzor [festival prayers]. according to the rite of the jews of rome. \n \n \n \n two volumes bound in one. titles within architectural arch. \n ff. 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The title page features an elaborate architectural woodcut frame with ornate columns, an arched top, and decorative elements, typical of Italian Hebrew printing of the period.","soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.244Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":118102,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":3800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118103/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118103/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118103/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tephiloth [daily, sabbath and festival prayers, with other selections]. according to aschkenazi rite. <<bound with:>> seder tehilim. <<*>> seder ma\u2019amadoth.<<*>> minhagim shel kol hashanah. \n \n \n \n four parts bound together in one volume. opening title within architectural arch. three further titles within typographic borders. a handsome copy. \n ff. 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It consists of four parts bound into one volume, printed in Hebrew in Amsterdam by Shlomo Proops in 1713 (תע\"ג). The title page features an architectural woodcut border with decorated columns and an arch, framing the central Hebrew text, and is surrounded by a pattern of small decorative hats.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.246Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118103,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":350,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118104/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). ma\u2019aneh lashon [prayers and readings for the dying and the dead]. \n \n \n \n with occasiona yiddish translation printed in wayber-taytsch type. with various signatures including owners living in metz and in casale monferrato. \n ff. 84. opening few leaves remargined, worn from use, couple letters provided in manuscript. contemporary vellum, worn. 8vo.`. vinograd, amsterdam 1055. \n amsterdam: proops 1715","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מענה לשון. תפילות עבור שכיב מרע. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1055 \n אמשטרדם \n שלמה פרופס תע\"ה"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"280","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118104/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Jewish prayer book titled \"Ma'aneh Lashon\" (Responsive Tongue), containing prayers for the sick and dying. Printed in Hebrew in Amsterdam by Shlomo Proops in 1715 (תע\"ה). The title page is framed by a simple yet elegant decorative border, featuring repeated scroll and floral motifs at the top, bottom, and along the sides of the text. The page shows signs of age, including some discoloration and minor wear.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:10.247Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":118104,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":900,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118105/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). machzor mikol hashanah [festival prayers]. \n \n \n \n according to aschkenazi rite. rabbinic signature on title-page. \n ff. 211 (mispaginated). browned and stained. contemporary calf, scuffed. 8vo. vinograd, frankfurt 368. \n (frankfurt: n.p. 1720) \n \n \n introduction states that this is the first machzor to print the yom kippur vidui in its proper order.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מחזור מכל השנה. \n \n \n וינוגרד פפד\"מ 368 \n פפד\"מ \n ת\"פ"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"281","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118105/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Jewish Machzor, a prayer book for the entire year, following the Ashkenazi custom. It was printed in Hebrew in Amsterdam (attributed via Frankfurt publication data) in 1720 (ת\"פ). The title page is adorned with a decorative border composed of repeated scroll and floral motifs at the bottom and along the sides, while the top has hand-written notations. 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The book appears to be in a small format with a simple, dark binding, consistent with a personal prayer book.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.562Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":118106,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":2200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118107/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118107/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118107/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118107/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118107/010/010.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tephiloth. <<*>> seder tephiloth lemo\u2019adim. <<*>> machzor. <<*>> seder chamishah ta\u2019anith [liturgical texts for the entire year]. \n \n \n \n according to sephardic rite. three (of 4, as issued) volumes, each with fine additional engraved titles. \n contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, vol. i shaken. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 1320, 1323, 1339-40. \n amsterdam: abraham atias 1728 \n \n \n uncommon to find all four volumes present. all in attractive contemporary bindings.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר תפילות *סדר תפילות למועדים *מחזור *סדר חמישה תענית. \n \n שלושה כרכים מארבעה. לפי מנהג הספרדים. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1320, 1323, 1339-1340 \n אמשטרדם \n אברהם עטיה תפ\"ח \n \n נדיר מאוד למצוא את כל ארבעת הכרכים ביחד. כל ספר עם כריכה מהודרת."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"283","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118107/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a set of three out of four volumes of 'Seder Tefillot', prayer books for holidays and 'Seder Hamisha Ta'anit', following the Sephardic custom. Printed in Amsterdam between 1759 and 1780 (תפ\"ח, 1320, 1323, 1339-1340 by the publisher's dating), these rare books feature elaborate bindings. The Hebrew text is presented on aged paper, typical of 18th-century religious publications. The visible cover features text in Hebrew, indicating its function as a prayer book for specific occasions.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.563Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118107,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118108/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118108/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118108/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder hamizmorim. \n \n \n \n  \n ff. 31 (complete?). stained in places. modern calf with lavish gilt embellishment. 12mo. vinograd, florence 1. \n florence: francesco mouecke 1734 \n \n \n the first hebrew book printed in florence. selected prayers and and psalms recited upon the termination of the sabbath, in accordance to the custom of the sephardic congregations of levanto, livorno and florence.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר המזמורים. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, פירנצה 1 \n פירנצה \n תצ\"ד \n \n הספר העברי הראשון שנדפס בפירנצה."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"284","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118108/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is an antique Hebrew prayer book titled 'Seder HaMizmorim' (Order of Psalms), notably the second printing of the first Hebrew book ever printed in Florence. Published in Florence in 1734 (תצ\"ד), it features Hebrew text with an ornate decorative border on the title page, enclosing the text in an intricate pattern. The material is aged paper, typical of 18th-century printing. The book's historical significance as an early Hebrew print from Florence is a notable feature.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.565Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":118108,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":1100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118109/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118109/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). korban minchah [prayers for the entire year]. with tehilim and ma\u2019amadoth (divisional title-page) and techinos. with translation and instructions in judeo-german. \n \n \n \n opening title within historiated woodcut architectural border incorporating a hart, the hippocratic snake and the levite ritual (yaari nos.101-2). with inscription to \u201cgalchi, the wife of chaim meliksheim, \u201d presented to her on the fast of esther, 1840. additional manuscript family inscriptions at end. \n ff. 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The lower part of the frame shows two robed figures, possibly rabbis, creating a visually rich and historically significant religious text.","soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.566Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118109,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118110/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118110/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tephiloth mikol hashanah. <<* with:>> seder tehilim. <<*>> seder ma\u2019amadoth. <<* and:>> minhagim shel kol hashanah. \n \n \n \n according to polish, russian, lithuanian, bohemian, moravian and german rite. \n ff. 233, 38, 56. worn from use, few leaves with taped margins. modern calf-backed boards. lg. 4to. vinograd, amsterdam 1486 (incomplete). \n amsterdam: proops orphans 1738","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר תפילות מכל השנה. לפי מנהג אשכנז. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1486 \n אמשטרדם \n יתומי שלמה פרופס תצ\"ח"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"286","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118110/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is an antique Hebrew prayer book, 'Seder Tefillot MiKol HaShana' (Order of Prayers for the Whole Year), adhering to the Ashkenazic custom. Printed in Amsterdam in 1738 (תצ\"ח), the book displays an elaborately decorated title page. The page features a large architectural-style frame with intricate scrollwork, possibly representing floral or vine motifs, enclosing the Hebrew text. The overall aesthetic is characteristic of 18th-century religious printing, emphasizing detailed borders and typography.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.567Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118110,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118111/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). tephilath yesharim. \n \n \n \n  \n ff. 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Published in Amsterdam in 1740 (ת\"ק), this significant early work is based on the writings of Rabbi Moshe Zacuto, with substantial additions in Halakha, kavanot, and Chassidic customs. The book, printed on aged paper, represents an important development in prayer book literature, expanding upon earlier editions with new content, and is notable for its historical context and textual enrichments.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.568Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118111,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":4500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118112/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118112/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sha\u2019arei rachamim [selected prayers, with mystical meditations]. \n \n \n \n edited by benjamin kimchi. ff. 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Printed in Salonica in 1741 (תק\"א), this book is the first printed edition of a Siddur according to the Ari (Isaac Luria) tradition. The title page is adorned with an elaborate architectural gate motif, featuring columns, an arch, and floral decorations, framing the Hebrew text and emphasizing its kabbalistic content.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.569Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":118112,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118113/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118113/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118113/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). machzor [festival prayers]. according to ashkenazic rite. \n \n \n \n complete in four volumes. printed on thick paper and with extra-wide margins. inscriptions on blanks, many by an early 19th-century jacob emden (of hamburg). \n few occasional stains. uniform modern morocco-backed red boards. large 4to. vinograd, amsterdam 1630. \n amsterdam: hertz levi rof&eacute; & son-in-law 1750 \n \n \n a special, bibliophilic copy.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מחזור כמנהג האשכנזים ושאר קהילות קדושות. \n \n ארבעה כרכים. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1630 \n אמשטרדם \n הירץ לוי רופא תק\"י"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"289","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118113/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a four-volume set of 'Machzor KeMinhag HaAshkenazim VeShear Kehillot Kedoshot' (High Holiday Prayer Book according to the Ashkenazic custom and other holy communities). Printed in Amsterdam in 1750 (תק\"י), the visible title page, likely for 'Chelek Rosh Hashanah' (Part for Rosh Hashanah), features a decorative border around the Hebrew text. The book is an example of an 18th-century Jewish religious text, notable for its multiple volumes and adherence to specific community customs.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.570Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118113,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118114/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). tephilah mikol hashanah [prayers for the entire year]. according to the rite of aschkenaz and poland. ff. 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Published in Amsterdam in 1755 (תקט\"ו), it includes Halakhot (Jewish laws) by Shlomo Zalman London. The book features a decorative border around the main Hebrew text on its visible title page, characteristic of 18th-century printing, and is notable for combining multiple significant religious texts into a single volume.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:11.571Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118114,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118115/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118115/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). chessed l\u2019avraham. with kabbalistic commentary to the prayers. edited by abraham ben shalom tubianah of algiers. \n \n \n \n first edition. marginalia. \n ff. (4), 2-108, 60. stained, lower corner of title repaired. contemporary calf-backed boards, worn. 4to. vinograd, izmir 85. \n izmir: ya\u2019akov valancy 1764 \n \n \n commentary on weekday, sabbath and rosh chodesh prayers in accordance with the meditative thought of the ar\u2019i z\u2019l. the first appearance of the kavanoth of the ar\u2019i on the siddur.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n חסד לאברהם. עם פירוש קבלי לתפילה. נערך על ידי אברהם בן שלום טוביאנה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, איזמיר 85 \n איזמיר \n יעקב ואלאנצי תקכ\"ד \n \n הופעה ראשונה של כוונות האר\"י ז\"ל לסידור התפילה."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"291","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118115/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a first edition antique Hebrew prayer book titled 'Chesed LeAvraham', featuring a Kabbalistic commentary on prayer, compiled by Avraham ben Shalom Tubiana. Printed in Izmir in 1764 (תקכ\"ד), this book marks the first appearance of the Ari's (Isaac Luria's) kavanot (intentions) for the Siddur. The visible title page features a semi-circular decorative arch motif encompassing the Hebrew text, with a repeated pattern border, highlighting its kabbalistic significance and historical importance in the development of Jewish prayer literature.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.538Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118115,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":9000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118116/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118116/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118116/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118116/008/008.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). <<raphael immanuel hai ricchi.>> mishnath chassidim [prayers through the year]. \n \n \n \n complete full edition combining al the corrections and additions of previous editions. \n ff. (4), 230. blank leaves with manuscript kabbalistic prayers. ex-library, foxed with few stains, corners repaired on couple leaves affecting few words on f. 94.modern crushed morocco. 8vo. housed in custom slipcase. vinograd, amsterdam 1847. \n amsterdam: leib sussmans 1764 \n \n \n important kabbalistic siddur. contains the order of prayers for the entire year (including the passover haggadah) with the kavannoth of the ar\u2019i z\u2019l alongside commentary by the author. r. raphael immanuel hai ricchi (1688-1743) was one of the great italian rabbis, who emigrated to safed in 1737 where he became deeply immersed in kabbalah. he was murdered by robbers when he returned for a visit to his home country. of note, he had earlier recounted a dream in which he envisioned he was a reincarnation of the tana r. yehudah ben baba - who was killed by the romans and was one of the \u201casarah harugei malchuth.\u201d","he":"(תפילה) \n \n ריקי, רפאל עמנואל חי. משנת חסידים. \n \n שלם. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1847 \n אמשטרדם \n לייב זוסמן תקכ\"ד \n \n סידור קבלי נדיר. כולל תפילות לכל השנה עם כוונות האר\"י ז\"ל עם פירוש של המחבר."},"estimateMax":12000,"lotNumber":"292","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118116/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":9000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a rare and complete Kabbalistic Siddur (prayer book) titled 'Mishnat Chassidim' by Rabbi Rafael Immanuel Chai Riki, featuring prayers for the entire year with kavanot (intentions) of the Ari (Isaac Luria) and the author's commentary. Printed in Amsterdam in 1764 (תקכ\"ד), the book's title page is richly decorated with an ornate border featuring floral and scroll motifs, enclosing the Hebrew text. This significant work is a valuable example of 18th-century Kabbalistic literature.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.540Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $12,000","currency":"USD","id":118116,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118117/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118117/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder hatephilah al derech hasod [prayers through the year, including passover hagadah]. \n \n \n \n according to the mystical elements of r. chaim vital and the meditations of the ar\u2019i z\u2019l. marginalia. 4-page manuscript at end written in a contemporary hand of additional meditative prayers. \n ff. (7), 192, (2). lightly worn from use, stained in places, few neat repairs. modern calf. lg. 4to. vinograd, zolkiew 415. \n zolkiew: n.p. 1781 \n \n \n the first complete aschkenazic sidur with kavanoth of the ari zal. (see printer\u2019s introduction). according to a stipulation in the approbation of r. mordechai ze\u2019ev of lvov, permission was granted to this esoteric sidur only if it was produced without nekudoth, in order to make it inaccessible to the common man. it was felt that these mystical lurianic kavanoth should be reserved only for the spiritual elite. see also r. avraham dovid lavut in his introduction to sha\u2019ar hakollel (printed as an appendix to torah ohr, the siddur of the lubavitch chasidim).","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר התפילה על דרך הסוד. \n \n \n וינוגרד, זולקווא 415 \n זולקווא \n תקמ\"א \n \n הסידור האשכנזי בנוסח האר\"י ז\"ל השלם הראשון. לפי ההסכמה של רבי מרדכי זאב מלבוב, האישור ניתנה להדפסת הספר בתנאי שלא יידפס עם נקודות, שלא יהיה נגיש לבעלי בתים."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"293","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118117/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an Ashkenazi siddur (prayer book) titled \"סדר התפילה על דרך הסוד\" (Order of Prayer in the Way of the Secret), printed in Zolkowa in 1781 (תקמ\"א). It is notable as the first complete Ashkenazi Siddur following the tradition of the Ari z\"l. The printing was approved by Rabbi Mordechai Ze'ev of Lviv on the condition that it would not be printed with vowels (nikkudot), making it less accessible to householders. The book's title page features Hebrew text with an ornate rectangular border of decorative motifs.","soldPrice":7000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.542Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":118117,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118118/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sepher avodath hatamid. \n \n \n \n first edition. with extensive mystical commentary by the venetian kabbalist elisha habillo. \n ff. (12), 268. title laid down, marginal wear, fore-edges stained. modern morocco, gilt. 8vo. vinograd, livorno 375. \n livorno: jacob nunes vias & raphael meldola 1794 \n \n \n habillo utilized much of the philosophy of the controversial nechemiah hayon, possibly unaware of his sabbatean inclinations. at the conclusion of the book, as well as on p.219, the author apologizes for the usage of hayon\u2019s work, referring to places he cites him and exhorting the reader to ignore these passages. the work utilized by habillo, \u201chatzad hatzvi\u201d was an attack on r. zevi hirsch ashkenazi, the hakham zevi, who had publicly exposed hayon\u2019s sabbatianism.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n ספר עבודת התמיד. \n \n דפוס ראשון. לפי מנהג הספרדים. עם פירוש מאת רבי אלישע חביליו, המקובל הונציאני. \n וינוגרד, ליוורנו 375 \n ליוורנו \n יעקב נוניס ויאס תקנ\"ד \n \n המחבר ציטט את הפילוסופיה של נחמיה חיון בספרו, בלי לדעת שהיה שבתאי. בסוף החיבור, הוא מתנצל על זה ומבקש מהקורא להתעלם מהקטעים שבהם חיון מצוטט."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"294","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118118/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Sephardic prayer book titled \"ספר עבודת התמיד\" (Book of the Continual Service), printed in Livorno in 1794 (תקנ\"ד) by Yaakov Nunes Vaes. The work includes a commentary by Rabbi Elisha Havilio, a Venetian Kabbalist. Notably, the author quoted the philosophy of Nehemia Hiyun, a Sabbatean, unknowingly, and later apologized and requested readers to disregard those sections. The title page features a decorative border and predominantly Hebrew text, with 'Con Approbatione' in Latin at the bottom.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.543Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118118,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118119/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tikun chatzoth [post-midnight lament, with penitential devotions]. \n \n \n \n with additional prayers as set out by r. shalom sharabi. \n ff. 55. contemporary limp patterned boards. 12mo. vinograd, venice 2087. \n venice: gad foa 1794","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר תיקון חצות. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 2087 \n ויניציאה \n גד פואה תקנ\"ד"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"295","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118119/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew prayer book titled \"סדר תיקון חצות\" (Order of Midnight Rectification), printed in Venice in 1794 (תקנ\"ד) by Gad Foa. The text is related to midnight prayers, a practice of spiritual contemplation and repentance, particularly concerning the destruction of the Temple. The title page is simple, featuring Hebrew text, with 'Nella Stamperia Bragadina Con Licen' de Superiori' in Latin at the bottom, indicating its printing house and approval.","soldPrice":225,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.545Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $400","currency":"USD","id":118119,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118120/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). zemiroth shel shabbath. \n \n \n \n with commentary mateh yehudah and with yiddish translation. title set within architectural arch framed by expressions of endearment for the sabbath. printed on tinted paper. \n ff. 30. marginal repairs, lightly stained. modern calf-backed boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, lemberg 227- jnul copy incomplete]. \n lemberg: 1804","he":"(תפילה) \n \n זמירות של שבת. עם פירוש מטה יהודה ובתרגום ליידיש. \n \n \n וינוגרד, למבורג 227 \n למבורג \n תקס\"ד"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"296","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118120/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew prayer book titled \"זמירות של שבת\" (Shabbat Songs), printed in Lemberg in 1804 (תקס\"ד). It includes the commentary 'Mateh Yehuda' and a Yiddish translation, making it accessible to a broader audience. The book features an illustrated title page with an ornate arched border and column designs, enclosing the Hebrew title and text. The visual elements suggest a period printing style with detailed engravings.","soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.546Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":118120,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118121/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sidur saphah berurah. \n \n \n \n first edition. prepared by wolf heidenheim. \n ff. (8), 188. worn from use, stained in places. loose in contemporary calf, very worn. 8vo. housed in custom solander-box. vinograd, roedelheim 43 (erroneous collation). \n r&ouml;delheim: heidenheim 1806 \n \n \n the very first issue of heidenheim\u2019s famed roedelheim siddur. a grammarian and printer, wolf heidenheim (1757-1832) turned the r&ouml;delheim district of frankfurt into a major center of hebrew printing in the first half of the 19th century.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n שפה ברורה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. נערך על ידי וולף היידנהיים \n וינוגרד, רודלהיים 43 \n רודלהיים \n תקס\"ו"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"297","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118121/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew prayer book titled \"שפה ברורה\" (Clear Language), published in Rodelheim in 1806 (תקס\"ו). It was edited by Wolf Heidenheim, a prominent figure in Jewish scholarship and liturgy. The title page features Hebrew text with a signature-like flourish, indicating its editor or printer, and includes 'Rödelheim 1806. Verlegt und gedruckt von Heidenheim und Baschwitz' in German, providing publication details.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.547Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118121,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118122/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). seder tephiloth [prayers through the year]. according to sephardic rite. \n \n \n \n french inscription at front, dated 1887. \n ff. 167, 17, 168-226. touch stained, fore-edges painted red. contemporary gilt-ruled calf, expertly repaired. 16mo. housed in custom solander-box. unrecorded by vinograd. \n paris: chez levi 1808 \n \n \n the earliest recorded hebrew prayer-book to be issued in paris is dated 1826. this beautifully printed, unrecorded little siddur was printed in paris a full eighteen years earlier.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סדר תפילות. לפי מנהג הספרדים. \n \n הקדשה בצרפתית בשער משנת תרמ\"ז \n לא נמצא בוינוגרד \n פריס \n חז לוי תקס\"ח \n \n הסידור התפילה הראשון שהודפס בפריס לפי וינוגרד הודפס בשנת תקפ\"ו. סידור זה הודפס 18 שנה מוקדם יותר."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"298","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118122/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew Sephardic prayer book titled \"סדר תפילות\" (Order of Prayers), printed in Paris in 1808 (תקס\"ח) by H. Levy. It is noteworthy as potentially the first prayer book printed in Paris, predating a previously known first printing by 18 years. The book contains a French dedication on its title page from 1887 (תרמ\"ז), suggesting a later owner's inscription. 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The book is small and features a woodcut illustration on an internal page, depicting a processional scene with people carrying baskets of fruit and an animal, possibly representing the 'Day of First Fruits' (יום הבכורים). 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The title is prominently displayed in red ink, a notable visual feature. The page also includes text in Polish and an ornate emblem, likely indicating official approval for printing.","soldPrice":9500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.883Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118125,"category":{"en":"Slavita / Zhitomir","he":"סלוויטא / ז'יטומיר"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118126/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118126/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). compendium orationum - minhag sephardim. \n \n \n \n vignette of the verona arena on title. opening and closing blank pages with a record of family death anniversaries written in italian in a mid-19th century hand. \n ff. 104. lightly worn from use. contemporary boards, scuffed, taped at spine and corners. 8vo. vinograd, verona 65. \n verona: grandsons of salomon aaron hakohen for paolo libanti 1827","he":"(תפילה) \n \n קומפנדיום אראטיונם מנהג ספרדים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ורונה 65 \n ורונה \n נכדים של שלמה אהרן הכהן תקפ\"ז"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"302","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118126/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Latin and Hebrew prayer book titled \"Compendium Orationum\" (Compendium of Prayers), following the Sephardic custom, printed in Verona in 1827 (תקפ\"ז) by the grandchildren of Shlomo Aharon Hakohen. The title page is framed by an elaborate decorative border, featuring a small illustration of a Roman amphitheater (likely the Verona Arena) at the bottom. The text combines Latin and Hebrew, indicating a bilingual or multi-cultural publication.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.884Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":118126,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":14000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118127/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118127/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). tephiloth nehora hasholem [prayers throughout the year]. \n \n \n \n according to aschkenazi rite. with commentary by yechiel mechel segel. two parts bound in one volume. divisional title. illustratin of lamnatze\u2019ach menorah on f. 99v. \n ff. 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Handwritten annotations in English and Hebrew are also visible on the title page.","soldPrice":14000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.886Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $20,000","currency":"USD","id":118127,"category":{"en":"Slavita / Zhitomir","he":"סלוויטא / ז'יטומיר"},"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":20000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118128/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118128/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118128/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sepher sephath emeth [prayers through the year]. according to sephardic rite, and with kavanoth of the ar\u2019i z\u2019l. \n \n \n \n according to the sephardic rite. with lurianic meditations. four-year calendar at end. \n ff. 20, 208. trimmed, lightly stained in places, few leaves supplied from another copy, few expert paper repairs. modern blind-tooled calf. 12mo. vinograd, safed 7. \n safed: israel ben abraham bak 1832 \n \n \n the first hebrew prayer-book printed in the land of israel. the book contains the endorsements of several rabbis, most notably r. nissim zerachyah azulai (1780-1837) grandson of r. chaim joseph david azulai (chid\u2019a); chassidic rabbi gershon margoliouth, grandson of r. issachar dov baer of zlotchov and safed (author bath eyni and mevaser tzedek) and rabbi yisrael of shklov, on behalf of the community of perushim, the disciples of the vilna gaon. as r. nissim azulai explains in his introduction, he was invited by israel bak to include in the work several excerpts from the books of his grandfather which he incorporated in a commentary here entitled \u201cemeth yehegeh.\u201d the title notes that all those who labored at bak\u2019s press were pious jews and therefore prayers recited from this particular prayer-book will most assuredly be heard on high. bak\u2019s earliest printing effort upon arrival to safed from berditchev. the first hebrew book printed in safed after an interval of almost two and a half centuries.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n ספר שפת אמת. \n \n לפי מנהג הספרדים. עם כוונות האר\"י ז\"ל. לוח שנה בסוף. \n וינוגרד, צפת 7 \n צפת \n ישראל ב\"ק תקצ\"ב \n \n הסידור הראשון שהודפס בארץ ישראל. עם הסכמות מרבי ניסים זרחיה אזולאי, נכדו של החיד\"א, רבי גרשון מרגליות ורבי ישראל משקלוב. בשער צוין כי כל העובדים בבית הדפוס יראי שמיים הם, ולכן בטוח שהתפילות הנאמרות מהסידור יישמעו."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"304","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118128/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":20000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew prayer book, \"Sefer Sfat Emet,\" following the Sephardic custom with the Kavanot of the Arizal and including a calendar at the end. 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The page displays a densely printed Hebrew text with a decorative border on the left.","soldPrice":20000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.887Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20,000 - $30,000","currency":"USD","id":118128,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118129/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118129/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). tephilath yisrael [prayers through the year]. \n \n \n \n according to sephardic rite. includes piyutim. final leaf with calendar for the years 1843-46. \n ff. 152. lightly stained. contemporary boards, worn. 12mo. housed in custom solander box. vinograd, jerusalem 13. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1842 \n \n \n the first hebrew prayer-book printed in jerusalem. the publisher records here the hardships he endured in safed (earthquake, famine, etc) and his relief having now settled in the holy city of jerusalem. furthermore, he states: \u201cno accuser will, heaven forbid, prevent\u201d anyone who prays from this siddur from approaching his maker, given that it was printed \u201cin a holy place and by holy jews.\u201d","he":"(תפילה) \n \n תפילת ישראל. לפי מנהג הספרדים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 13 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ב \n \n הספר העברי הראשון שהודפס בירושלים."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"305","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118129/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew prayer book titled \"Tefilat Yisrael,\" designed for the Sephardic custom. 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The page is predominantly text-based, featuring Hebrew script with some words highlighted in a larger, bolder font for emphasis, and has a simple, unadorned layout.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.889Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":118129,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118130/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118130/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118130/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118130/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118130/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sepher mo\u2019adei hashem ukeri\u2019ei mo\u2019ed [prayers for three festivals with hagadah for passover]. according to sephardic rite. \n \n \n \n two volumes. both with large woodcut vignettes of jerusalem on titles. vol. i with additional letterpress title. contains the haskamoth (approbations) of the rishon letzion, hayim abraham gaguine and the chief rabbi of damascus, r. jacob antebi. a mint set. \n ff. 185; 179. original calf-backed boards, gilt hebrew titles on spine. handsome custom solander box. lg. 4to. vinograd, jerusalem 22, 33; halevy 19, 20. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1843 \n \n \n the first machzor printed in jerusalem. this two-volume first edition in unusually fine condition, with wide margins. for nearly two millennia, jews around the world could only dream to one day make the pilgrimage to jerusalem for one of the three regel festivals: pesach, shavu\u2019oth and sukoth. the present work nods towards how the jewish position in the land of israel was shifting, increasingly becoming more firmly established and materially productive. with a lengthy introduction by r. ya\u2019akov antebi recounting his involvement in the damascus blood libel affair of 1840. includes a special prayer for queen victoria, with english translation, likely in thanks for her government\u2019s positive involvement in the affair. the title proclaims the book was executed upon the printing-press of moses and judith. sir moses and his wife lady judith montefiore of ramsgate, england donated the press and so established a publishing industry in eretz israel. on ff. 51b. and 52a of vol. i and f. 42b of vol. ii the blessing and prayer for the monarch is dedicated in hebrew and english to: \u201cour most gracious sovereign lady queen victoria; adelaide, the queen dowager; albert prince of wales, and all the royal family.\u201d this variant issue of the machzor, with the english prayer is exceptionally rare, apparently bak produced only a small handful of such copies for the personal use of sir moses montefiore and his entourage. most other copies contain the blessing for the turkish sultan. see halevi, no. 20, p. 12.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n מעודי ה' וקרואי מועד. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 22 ו-23 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ג \n \n המחזור הראשון לשלושת הרגלים שהודפס בירושלים. עם הקדמה ארוכה על עלילת הדם בדמשק של שנת ת\"ר."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"306","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118130/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":8000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew prayer book titled \"Mo'adei Hashem U'Kru'ei Mo'ed,\" specifically the first Machzor for the three Pilgrimage Festivals printed in Jerusalem. Published by Yisrael Bak in 1843 (תר\"ג), the book includes an extensive introduction discussing the Damascus blood libel of 1840. The title page features a detailed woodcut illustration depicting a walled city with buildings, trees, and hills, enclosed within a decorative border of Hebrew text, enhancing its visual appeal.","soldPrice":11000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.890Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$8,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":118130,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118131/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118131/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118131/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118131/008/008.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sha\u2019arei dimah veyeshuah [prayers for recitation at the holy sites in eretz israel]. selected and annotated by shmuel ben yehoshua zelig of dahlinov and ilya. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 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Printed in Jerusalem by Yisrael Bak in 1849 (תר\"ט), the text mentions the custom of removing shoes and kissing the stones of the Western Wall. The title page is framed by an elaborate decorative border composed of repeated floral motifs, giving it a visually rich appearance.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.891Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118131,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118132/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sha\u2019arei dimah veyeshuah [prayers for recitation at the holy sites in eretz israel]. \n \n \n \n second edition. title with woodcut printer\u2019s image of western wall and temple mount. \n ff. 20, 24. wormed. contemporary marbled boards, worn. 12mo. vinograd, jerusalem 92. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1861 \n \n \n \u201cthis is the gate through which the righteous shall enter in order to pray to god at the western wall, by the [tombs of] the holy forefathers and the other sages who dwell in the lands of the living. may we merit to see them with the swift coming of the redeemer\u201d (title-page).","he":"(תפילה) \n \n שערי דמעה וישועה. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 92 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תרכ\"א \n \n ספר של תפילות אשר נאמרות במקומות הקדושות של ארץ ישראל."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"308","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118132/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the second edition of a Hebrew prayer book titled \"Sha'arei Dim'ah V'Yeshu'ah,\" featuring prayers recited at the holy places in Eretz Yisrael. 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A detailed woodcut illustration of a walled city with buildings, trees, and hills is centrally placed, similar to the first edition, within the textual layout.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.893Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":118132,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":450,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118133/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118133/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sepher hachaim / vollst&auml;ndiges andachtsbuch. \n \n \n \n text in hebrew, german and judeo-german. stamp on title-page of julius hirsch (frankfurt). \n pp. xlviii, 703, (1). touch foxed. modern calf. thick 8vo. vinograd, frankfurt 571. \n frankfurt am main: 1834 \n \n \n deathbed prayers and funeral rites.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n ספר החיים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, פפד\"מ 571 \n פפד\"מ \n תקצ\"ד \n \n תפילות לשכיב מרע ואבלים."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"309","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118133/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":450,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a prayer book titled \"Sefer HaChayim\" (Andachts-Buch), intended for use by the sick and mourners at funerals and cemeteries. 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The title page is ornately framed with a decorative border featuring floral and geometric patterns, and includes a circular stamp, likely a library or ownership mark, in the upper left corner.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.899Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":118138,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118139/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sidur hagra beniglah ubenistar. with super-commentaries sha\u2019ar naphtali and imrei shepher by naphtali hertz halevi of jaffa. \n \n \n \n two parts bound in one volume. additional opening title in red and blue. \n ff. 6, 164, (1), 160. stained in places. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, gr\u2019a 480. \n jerusalem: hari\u2019n levy 1895-98 \n \n \n followers of the gaon were counted among the relatively few ashkenazic immigrants to eretz israel in the late 18th and 19th centuries. this would cement the outsize influence the gaon\u2019s prayer rites would have on ashkenazic practice in israel today.","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סידור הגר\"א בנגלה ובנסתר. עם פירושים שער נפתלי ואמרי שפר מאת נפתלי הירץ הלוי מיפו. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, אוצר ספרי הגר\"א 480 \n ירושלים \n הרי\"ן לוי תרנ\"ה"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"315","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118139/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of 'Siddur HaGRA B'Nigleh U'B'Nistar' (The Vilna Gaon's Siddur in Revealed and Concealed aspects), a Jewish prayer book with commentaries 'Sha'ar Naftali' and 'Imrei Shefer' by Naftali Hertz Halevi of Jaffa. Printed in Jerusalem by HaRIN Levi in 1895 (תרנ\"ה), this textual item is in Hebrew. The title page features a relatively simple, unadorned layout with clear text in various font sizes, indicating a focus on the content rather than elaborate visuals.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.905Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":118139,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118140/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy). sidur parshath parah. according to the custom of the chevrath gomlei chassadim of frankfurt, with an anthology of rabbinic sources. \n \n \n \n calligraphic ownership inscription: hechover benjamin wolf posen. \n pp. (4), xxiv, 136. modern boards. 8vo. \n roedelheim: m. lehrberger 1897 \n \n \n issued by moses frenkel (1840-1909) on the occasion of his being elected gabbai of frankfurt\u2019s chevrath gomlei chassadim. frenkel\u2019s father, meir, was a student of r. jacob ettlinger and a member of frankfurt\u2019s separatist israelitische religionsgesellschaft (irg).","he":"(תפילה) \n \n סידור פרשת פרה. לפי מנהג חברת גומלי חסדים דפפד\"מ. \n \n \n \n פפד\"מ \n משה פרנקל תרנ\"ז"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"316","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118140/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a 'Siddur Parashat Parah' (Prayer Book for Parashat Parah) according to the custom of the Gomlei Hasadim society of Frankfurt am Main (פפד\"מ), printed by Moshe Frankel in Frankfurt am Main in 1897 (תרנ\"ז). This textual item is a Jewish prayer book in Hebrew. The title page displays a clean, organized layout with multiple lines of Hebrew text in different fonts. A circular stamp, likely an ownership or library mark, is visible in the upper right corner of the page.","soldPrice":175,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:18.912Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":118140,"category":{"en":"Prayers","he":"תפילה"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118141/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118141/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"loewe, judah <<(mahara\u2019l of prague).>> gevuroth hashem [commentary to the exodus and to the passover haggadah]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 93, (2), (1). title laid to size, marginal repairs. modern blind-tooled calf. folio. vinograd, cracow 77. \n cracow: isaac prostitz 1582 \n \n \n a celebrated work in which the author provides his innovative commentary to the passover narrative. fusing mystical teachings with his novel world view, maharal\u2019s conception of jewish thought would have an outsize impact on later jewish thinkers, among them r. shnuer zalman of liadi and r. abraham isaac kook.","he":"מהר\"ל מפראג \n \n גבורות ה'. פירוש לסיפור יציאת מצרים וההגדה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קראקא 77 \n קראקא \n יצחק פרוסטיץ שמ\"ב \n \n הספר השני שהמהר\"ל הוציא לאור."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"317","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118141/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of 'Gevurot Hashem' by Maharal of Prague, a commentary on the story of the Exodus from Egypt and the Haggadah, printed by Yitzchak Prostitz in Krakow in 1582 (שמ\"ב). 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The title page features a highly decorative border with intricate designs, including human and mythical figures, and prominent Hebrew script for the title and author details.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:19.591Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118161,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118162/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118162/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"meir ben baruch <<(mahara\u2019m of rothenburg).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first complete edition. including the enactments of rabbeinu gershom. title within historiated woodcut border incorporating printer\u2019s device (yaari, printer\u2019s marks no. 37). the london beth din copy. \n ff. 2, 5-114. leaves 3 and 4 were destroyed during printing and are missing in all copies. foxed, trace wormed. modern calf. folio. vinograd, prague 161. \n prague: 1608 \n \n \n first complete edition containing 1,020 responsa by this supreme arbiter of halachic authority in germany.","he":"מאיר בן ברוך. מהר\"ם מרוטנבורג. \n \n שאלות ותשובות. \n \n דפוס ראשון שלם. \n וינוגרד, פראג 161 \n פראג \n שס\"ח \n \n שו\"ת עם 1020 תשובות."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"338","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118162/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a complete first edition Hebrew book of \"She'elot u'Teshuvot\" (Responsa) by Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg, containing 1020 responsa. 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Printed in Krakow by Yitzchak Prosticz in 1577 (של\"ז), this is a major work by a prominent Spanish Kabbalist. 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Printed in Mantua in 1654 by Yehuda Shmuel Shpag, it is a work of Jewish religious scholarship. Rabbi Milli served as the Rabbi of Mantua in the 17th century. The cover features a decorative border with floral and vine motifs surrounding the Hebrew text, with some handwritten annotations visible.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:19.066Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118167,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118168/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118168/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"menachem ben moshe habavli. ta\u2019amei mitzvoth [on the categories and reasons for the mitzvoth]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 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This work of Jewish religious scholarship frequently quotes the Vilna Gaon. The title page is framed by a decorative border featuring floral and geometric patterns, with the Hebrew text centrally placed and some handwritten marginalia.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:19.072Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118171,"category":{"en":"Vilna Gaon","he":"גר\"א"},"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118172/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"menasseh ben israel. mikveh israel [\u201chope of israel.\u201d] translated from dutch to hebrew by elyakim ben jacob schatz. ff. 66. <<* bound with:>> benjamin of tudela. masa\u2019oth shel rabi benyamin [\u201ctravels of benjamin of tudela.\u201d] ff. 27. \n \n \n \n two works in one volume. \n browned and stained. modern calf, spine tilted in gilt. 16mo. vinograd, amst. 660 and 659. \n amsterdam: asher anshel & partners, and caspar steen 1698 \n \n \n first hebrew edition of esperan&ccedil;a de israel, menasseh ben israel\u2019s treatise on the ten lost tribes and the related revelations of antonio montezinos (aaron levi), a marrano interloper in new spain (today ecuador). an important work that laid the groundwork for the re-admission of the jews to england in 1656.","he":"מנשה בן ישראל \n \n מקוה ישראל (עברית). כרוך יחד עם מסעות של רבי בנימין. \n \n שני חיבורים בכריכה אחת. \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 660 ו-659 \n אמשטרדם \n אשר אנשיל ושות', שטיין תנ\"ח \n \n דפוס ראשון של 'אספרנצה די ישראל' בעברית."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"348","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118172/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a bound volume containing two first edition Hebrew works: \"מקוה ישראל\" (Hope of Israel) by Menashe ben Israel, and \"מסעות של רבי בנימין\" (Travels of Rabbi Benjamin). Printed in Amsterdam in 1698 by Asher Anshel and partners, this volume presents \"Esperanza de Israel\" in its first Hebrew edition. The title page of \"מקווה ישראל\" features an ornate border with floral and scroll motifs, enclosing the Hebrew text detailing the philosophical work.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:19.074Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":118172,"category":{"en":"Travel","he":"מסעות, ספרי"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118173/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118173/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118173/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118173/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118173/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(midrash). sepher mechilta [halachic midrash to the book of exodus]. anonymous (attributed to the mishnaic sage, rabbi yishmael). \n \n \n \n first edition. printed in two columns in rabbinic type. \n ff. (42). lightly discolored, trace worming taped, few expert paper repairs. modern elegant blind-tooled auburn morocco (valmadonna binding). housed in custom slip-case. sm. folio. vinograd, const. 60. \n constantinople: astruc de toulon 1515 \n \n \n although it was commonly accepted that the opposing schools of rabbi yishmael and rabbi akiva composed different sets of halachic midrashim, this present collection is the only one known to exist until the discoveries of additional texts in the 19th century. r. nissim ben jacob, r. samuel hanagid and maimonides have all identified r. yishmael as the author of this sepher mechilta. such authorship is indeed recognized by many in the scholarly community as plausible, but contingent upon the acknowledgment that the work underwent a subsequent process of revision following its initial composition. over the past century-and-a-half, fragments of a variant mechilta texts were discovered in the cairo genizah and were studied, first by rabbi david tzvi hoffman of berlin and later by professors j.n. epstein and e.z. melamed of jerusalem. it was initially believed that these fragments simply represented a variant text to rabbi yishmael\u2019s mechilta, but have by now been positively identified as belonging to the lost mechilta d\u2019rebbi shimon bar yochai, a student of rabbi akiva. the genizah fragments were joined with various citations preserved by the yemenite midrash hagadol in order to artificially reconstruct and restore the original mechilta d\u2019rashb\u201di - an extraordinary scholarly accomplishment. still debated today is whether additional discovered fragments prove the existence of a third mechilta - the mechilta d\u2019rebbi yishmael on the book of devarim. in any event, the present work is the mechilta anthology that did indeed survive the travails of history, and this constantinople text, the first printed appearance of the mechilta, is a significant milestone in its preservation.","he":"(מדרש) \n \n ספר מכילתא. מיוחס לרבי ישמעאל. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 60 \n קושטא \n אסטרוק די טולון רה\"ע \n \n הר\"ן, רבי שמואל הנגיד והרמב\"ם ייחסו חיבור זה לתנא רבי ישמעאל."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"349","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118173/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":8000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"ספר מכילתא\" (Sefer Mechilta), attributed to Rabbi Yishmael, printed in Constantinople in 1710 by Astruc di Tolon. 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Printed in Thessaloniki in 1710, this volume complements the Constantinople 1712 edition of Midrash Tehillim, which concluded with chapter 118. 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Printed in Venice in 1546 by Daniel Bomberg, this collection comprises significant works of Midrashic literature. The title page features a prominent, elaborate architectural woodcut design, reminiscent of an archway or temple facade, framing the Hebrew title, with some handwritten annotations and a stamp visible.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:20.745Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118175,"category":{"en":"Midrash","he":"מדרש"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118176/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(midrash). midrash tanchuma hanikra yelamdeinu [homilies to the chumash]. attributed to tanchuma bar abba. \n \n \n \n second edition. learned marginalia throughout. \n ff. 98 (final leaf mispaginated \u201c73\u201d as in all copies). previous owner\u2019s marks, margins of few leaves frayed and occasionally repaired. modern boards. folio. vinograd, venice 243. \n venice: daniel bomberg 1545 \n \n \n the midrashim known as tanchuma have their roots in the late byzantine period (c. 400-600 ce). this edition of tanchuma contains a number of textual differences from the third edition, printed in mantua 1563, which later became the standard-bearer for all later editions.","he":"(מדרש) \n \n מדרש תנחומא הנקרא ילמדנו. מיוחס לתנחומא בר אבא. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 243 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל בומברג ש\"ה \n \n מדרשי התנחומא מתוארכים לתקופה של האמוראים."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"352","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118176/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition Hebrew book titled \"מדרש תנחומא הנקרא ילמדנו\" (Midrash Tanchuma, also called Yelamdenu), attributed to Tanchuma bar Abba. 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The title page features an elaborate architectural woodcut design with classical columns and intricate floral motifs, enclosing the text within an archway structure. The book is bound in a subtle, patterned material visible on the left edge.","soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:20.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":118177,"category":{"en":"Midrash","he":"מדרש"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":550,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118178/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(midrash). tana devei eliyahu. \n \n \n \n first edition. the mayer sulzberger copy (halberstamm collection). title within oval frame. \n ff. 69. ex-library, some worming. modern crushed morocco. 4to. vinograd, venice 865. \n venice: daniel zanetti 1598 \n \n \n a popular midrashic work divided into two parts; rabbah (greater) and zuta (lesser). the talmud (kethuboth f. 106a) relates that the prophet elijah would teach a r. anan secrets of the torah. however, after emitting an erroneous ruling, elijah hanavi ceased to appear to r. anan. only after an extensive period of penitence, and with anan hiding his gaze from him did elijah resume his teaching. accordingly, the lessons taught before this incident are recorded in the rabbah section, while the lessons taught afterwards are found in zuta.","he":"(מדרש) \n \n תנא דבי אליה'. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 865 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל זאניטי שנ\"ח"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"354","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118178/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":550,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first printing of 'Tana D'vei Eliyahu,' a Midrashic text published in Venice in 1598 by Daniel Zanetti. The book is in Hebrew and features an ornate title page. The page is framed by a decorative architectural design, including twisted columns and a crowned cartouche at the top, enclosing the text within an oval and rectangular panel. 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Printed in Venice in 1782 by Bragadin, the book's title page is framed by an elegant border of repeating stylized floral or foliate motifs. 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Printed in Pisa in 1816 by Shmuel Molcho, it features a decorative border of repeating floral or foliate patterns around the title and text on the title page. The paper shows signs of age, and a fragment of a reddish binding is visible on the left side.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.383Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118185,"category":{"en":"Miniature Books","he":"ספרי כיס"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118186/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118186/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"mintz, moshe ben yitzchak. shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within decorative woodcut border with floral and bird motifs. \n ff. 156, (12). lightly browned and stained, institutional stamps on title and last leaf, several leaves laid to size, expert repair on f.114. modern blind-tooled calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, cracow 330. \n cracow: isaac prostitz 1617 \n \n \n r. moshe mintz was one of the greatest german halachic scholars of the 15th-century. as rabbi in wuerzburg, bamberg, nuremberg and posen, he featured prominently in communal life in germany and beyond - especially italy, where his cousin, r. isaac mintz, served as rabbi of padua. his responsa are important for the delineation of ashkenazi custom, including the takanoth of rabbenu gershom and takanoth shu\u201dm (speyer, worms and mainz). see ej, vol. xii, cols. 65-66.","he":"מינץ, משה בן יצחק \n \n שאלות ותשובות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קראקא 330 \n קראקא \n יצחק פרוסטיץ שע\"ז \n \n רבי משה מינץ היה אחד מגדולי הפוסקים באשכנז במאה ה-15."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"362","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118186/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first printing of 'She'elot u'Teshuvot' (Responsa) by Rabbi Moshe ben Yitzhak Mintz, a prominent 15th-century Ashkenazi decisor. Printed in Krakow in 1617 by Yitzhak Prostits, this Hebrew text features a highly ornate title page. The page is surrounded by an intricate border of interwoven floral and animalistic motifs, including birds, characteristic of early modern printing. Several purple ink stamps and handwritten annotations are visible on the page.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.384Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":118186,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118187/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118187/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118187/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(mishnah). mishnayoth. with commentaries of maimonides and obadiah bertinoro. prepared by joseph ottolenghi. \n \n \n \n second edition of bertinoro's commentary. on title, letters of word \"mishnayoth\" white within individual vignettes. six orders of mishnah bound in single volume. numerous hebrew marginalia and diagrams. on blank tipped in between ff. 74-75, original manuscript of yedidyah ben moshe of recanati, wherein the author disagrees with maimonides' commentary to tractate eruvin 2:5; manuscript mathematical computations and geometric diagrams at end. \n ff. 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The binding appears to be a dark material, possibly leather, with metal clasps on the side.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.386Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118187,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts / Autographs","he":"כתבי-יד / חתימות"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118188/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118188/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(mishnah). pirkei avoth [ethics of the fathers]. \n \n \n \n with commentary \u201cminchah chadashah\u201d by jechiel michel maraptchik, compiled from commentaries including rashi, maimonides, ovadiah bartenura, don isaac abrabanel, moses almosnino, beith lechem yehudah, lev avoth, et al. first edition. title within woodcut garlanded architectural arch. marginalia in an early hand throughout. with an including an interesting discussion as to why the city of safed is more spiritually elevated than the other holy cities of eretz israel. \n ff. 84. light stains in places, trimmed. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, cracow 40. \n cracow: (isaac prostitz) 1576 \n \n \n the first commentary on ethics of the fathers by a european rabbinic scholar. see y. y. cohen who also attests to the scarcity of this work in his bibliography of commentaries and translations of ethics of the fathers. see y. y. cohen, masecheth avoth-perusheiha ve\u2019tagomotheiha be\u2019aspaklarith hadoroth, in kiryath sepher vol. 40 (1964-5), pp. 104-117, no. 14.","he":"(משנה) \n \n פרקי אבות. עם פירוש מנחה חדשה מאת יחיאל מיכל מראפטשיק. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, קראקא 40 \n קראקא \n יצחק פרוסטיץ של\"ו \n \n הפירוש הראשון על פירקי אבות מאת רב אירופאי."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"364","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118188/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of Pirkei Avot with the commentary 'Mincha Chadasha' by Yechiel Michel of Ropshitz. 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The decorative border is composed of pillars, leaves, and various organic motifs.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118188,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118189/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(mishnah). pirkei avoth [ethics of the fathers]. with commentaries of the bertinoro, alsheich and chid\u2019a. \n \n \n \n title-page with illustration of mt. meron and the graves of the rashb\u2019i and sons. list of subscribers at end. \n ff. 43. lightly wormed and stained. contemporary boards, worn. 4to. \n safed: dovber ben shmuel kara 1864","he":"(משנה) \n \n פרקי אבות. עם פירושים של ברטינורו, אלשיך וחיד\"א. \n \n \n \n צפת \n דובער בן שמואל קרא תרכ\"ד"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"365","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118189/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a copy of Pirkei Avot with commentaries by Bertinoro, Alshich, and Chida. Printed in Safed in 1864 by Dober ben Shmuel Kara, the religious text is in Hebrew. The title page features a simple typographic border and a central woodcut illustration depicting a walled city or settlement with trees, characteristic of old printing. The overall appearance suggests a modest, yet historically significant, publication.","soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.389Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":118189,"category":{"en":"Chida","he":"חיד\"א"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118190/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118190/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118190/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"mizrachi, eliyahu. eliyah mizrachi [super-commentary to rashi on the chumash]. \n \n \n \n second edition. title within woodcut architectural border. first word of each book of pentateuch within ornate surround. map of eretz israel on f. 280v. \n ff. 320. previous owner\u2019s marks, lightly stained in places. contemporary blind-tooled vellum over thick wooden boards, later clasps. folio. vinograd, venice 235. \n venice: daniel bomberg 1545 \n \n \n possibly the most well-known romaniote rabbi, r. elijah mizrachi (c. 1450-1526) was well-versed in torah and secular fields of knowledge. he served as the rabbi of newly ottoman constantinople, and essentialy served as the leading rabbinic authority throughout the ottoman empire. r. elijah mizrachi\u2019s map of the holy land first appeared in the venice 1523 edition of his super-commentary. although primitively drawn, it correctly notes the borders of eretz israel and the places mentioned in deuteronomy. see e. & g. wajntraub, hebrew maps of the holy land (1992) pp. 19-21, and no. w8.","he":"מזרחי, אליה' \n \n אליה מזרחי. פירוש לרש\"י על התורה. \n \n דפוס שני. עם מפת ארץ ישראל. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 235 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל בומברג ש\"ה \n \n רבי אליה' מזרחי (ר\"י-רפ\"ו בקירוב), אולי הרב הרומניטי המוכר בתולדות ישראל, היה רבה של קושטא האות'מנית. יש הסוברים ששימש גם כהחכם באשי של כל האימפריה כולה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"366","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118190/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition of Eliyahu Mizrahi's commentary on Rashi on the Torah, printed in Venice by Daniel Bomberg in 1545. 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The work of Rabbi Eliyahu Mizrahi, an influential Ottoman Rabbi, is central to this volume.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.390Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118190,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":12000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118191/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"modena, judah aryeh (leone) da tzemach tzadik [fables] \n \n \n \n first edition. title within decorative typographical border. numerous woodcut text illustration. \n ff. 40. closely shaved, few neat corner repairs. modern vellum. 12mo. vinograd, venice 910. \n venice: daniel zanetti 1600 \n \n \n a rare hebrew illustrated book of fables. although the tzemach tzadik is based upon the italian ethical work \u201cfior di virtu, \u201d the author here broadened and molded it into a distinctive, first-class jewish ethical treatise. he quotes liberally from the bible, talmud and later sources, which often serves to bolster the thoughts of diogenes, aristotle and other secular scholars presented. the illustrations in this work deserve particular study. each image illuminates the particular concept discussed in the text adjacent. for example: the author discusses the nature of foolishness (\u201ckesiluth\u201d) by depicting a bull whose rage resulted in its\u2019 horns to be imbedded in a tree and thus easy prey for the hunter alongside. the section on faintheartedness or cowardice (\u201cmorech\u201d) shows two \u201cscared rabbits\u201d fleeing from a wind-blown leaf. although published anonymously, steinschneider (cat. bodl. col. 1354, no.34) detected the work was by leone da modena, noting the initials letters beginning chapter 1 (p. 4) form the acrostic \u201cyehuda aryeh me\u2019modena.\u201d steinschneider designates the work \u201copusculum inter omnia rarissimum.\u201d one of a mere handful of hebrew books with illustrations printed in the first century-and-a-half of hebrew printing.","he":"מודנה, יהודה אריה. \n \n צמח צדיק. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 910 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל זאניטי ש\"ס \n \n ספר מאויר נדיר של אגדות ומשלים. מבוסס על החיבור האיטלקי 'fior di virtu'. המחבר התאים את הסיפורים לקהל היהודי, עם ציטוטים מתנ\"ך, ספרות חז\"ל ועוד. אחד מהספרים המעטים שהודפס עם איורים ב-150 השנים הראשונים של דפוס עברי."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"367","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118191/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":12000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of 'Tzemach Tzadik' by Yehuda Aryeh Modena, printed in Venice in 1570 by Daniel Zanetti. The rare illustrated book contains parables and legends adapted from the Italian 'Fior di Virtu,' with Jewish sources integrated. It is one of the few Hebrew books printed with illustrations within the first 150 years of Hebrew printing. The Hebrew text features a decorative border around the title page, composed of floral and geometric motifs, and the publication information appears at the bottom.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.391Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$12,000 - $18,000","currency":"USD","id":118191,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":12000},{"startPrice":2600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118192/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118192/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"mizrachi, eliyahu. teshuvoth shailoth [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. wide-margined copy. previous owner\u2019s stamps including r. chaim berlin and r. elia yehuda alter of biala. \n ff. 158. wanting, as all copies, the canceled leaves 109 and 110 (see below). stained in places, title remargined, last leaf and f.2 with taped repairs. modern calf. folio. vinograd, const. 217. \n constantinople: solomon ben isaac ya\u2019abetz 1560 \n \n \n r. elijah mizrachi\u2019s responsa, written amidst the turbulence of the spanish inquisition, are of great historic interest as they concern the jewish exiles who found sanctuary in constantinople. the canceled leaves 109-10 (responsum 66) are extant in only two copies worldwide. they contain the author\u2019s protestations concerning his son\u2019s alleged conversion to islam.","he":"מזרחי, אליה' \n \n תשובות שאלות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. שוליים רחבים. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 217 \n קושטא \n שלמה יעבץ ש\"כ \n \n התשובות של רבי אליה' מזרחי נכתבו בתקופה של אי-יציבות רבה, עם הגעת גלים של מגורשי ספרד למזרח."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"368","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118192/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of 'Teshuvot She'elot' (Responsa) by Eliyahu Mizrahi, printed in Constantinople in 1560 by Shlomo Ya'avetz. 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The title page is simple but bears numerous stamps and handwritten annotations, suggesting its historical use and ownership.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.393Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118192,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118326/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118326/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118326/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118326/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"moellin, ya\u2019akov.  \n \n sepher mahari\u201dl [customs for the entire year according to aschkenazi rite]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n the rabbi josef tzvi halevi dunner copy with his stamp at end, along with other earlier signatures. trimmed, lightly stained and dampwrinkled. modern maroon calf housed in fitted slip-case. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, lublin 47. \n \n \n lublin: klonimus ben mordechai jaffe 1590 \n \n \n  \n \n \n rare. this lublin edition is far more scarce than the first edition (sabbioneta 1556). \n \n \n  \n \n \n the most important source for ritual customs (minhagim), both within and without the synagogue, as accords to aschkenazi rite. the work paints a most faithful picture of the religious and social life of the german jews in the 14th- and 15th-centuries. \n \n \n  \n \n \n born in cologne, rabbi josef hirsch dunner (1913-2007) found safety in england following the rise of german nazism. he grew to become head of the union of orthodox hebrew congregations, the umbrella organisation of anglo-chareidi jewry, a position he occupied for decades.","he":"מולין, יעקב. ספר מהרי\"ל. \n  \n  \n עותק רבי יוסף צבי הלוי דינר, עם חותמת שלו. וינוגרד, לובלין 47 לובלין קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה ש\"נ \n  \n מהדורת לובלין- יותר נדירה מאשר המדורה הראשונה של סביוניטה שט\"ז."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"369","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118326/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare Lublin edition of \"Sefer Maharil\" by Jacob Moellin, published in Lublin by Kalonimus ben Mordechai Yaffe in 1590. This copy belonged to Rabbi Yosef Zvi Halevi Diner and bears his stamp. The title page is framed by an ornate archway with decorative columns and wreaths, a common feature in early Hebrew printing, and presents the Hebrew title \"Sefer Maharil\" prominently. This edition is considered more scarce than the first edition published in Sabbioneta in 1556.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.394Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118326,"category":{"en":"Minhagim / Ceremonies","he":"מנהגים"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118193/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe ben maimon (maimonides / <<ramba\u2019m).>> igroth lehame\u2019or hagadol [letters and responsa]. \n \n \n \n second edition. \n ff. 95. one small stain on final leaf. modern calf. 12mo. vinograd, venice 211. \n venice: cornelio adelkind 1545 \n \n \n includes the ethical will of maimonides written to his son abraham. much of the material in this volume concerns the controversy surrounding the guide for the perplexed.","he":"משה בן מיימון. רמב\"ם. \n \n אגרות להמאור הגדול. מכתבים ושו\"ת. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 211 \n ויניציאה \n קורניליו אדלקינד ש\"ה \n \n כולל את הצוואה של הרמב\"ם לבנו אברהם. רובו של הספר עוסק בפולמוס סביב המורה נבוכים."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"370","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118193/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition of 'Iggrot la-Ma'or ha-Gadol' by Maimonides (Rambam), containing letters and responsa, printed in Venice in 1545 by Cornelio Adelkind. The religious text is primarily in Hebrew and notably includes Maimonides' will to his son Abraham, largely addressing the controversy surrounding 'Moreh Nevuchim.' The title page features an illustration of a domed structure, possibly a synagogue or temple, below the Hebrew text, with decorative banners.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.396Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118193,"category":{"en":"Rambam","he":"רמב\"ם"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118194/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118194/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe ben maimon (maimonides / <<ramba\u2019m).>> miloth hahigayon [introduction to logic]. with two anonymous commentaries. \n \n \n \n second edition. letters of initial word floriated within woodcut surround. illustrated diagram on last page displaying differing logical categories: vegetable, animal, and human, as well as \"non-vegetable, non-animal and non-human.\" \n ff. 18. trace stained. modern calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, venice 388. \n venice: daniel adelkind for giustiniani 1550 \n \n \n it has been long believed that maimonides composed this book on logic at the tender age of fifteen. this feat would be all the more impressive considering that at the time his family was constantly on the move in southern spain having been uprooted from cordoba by the almohads. for further discussion regarding the authorship of the text, see h. davidson: the authenticity of works attributed to maimonides, in: me'ah she'arim: studies in medieval jewish spiritual life in memory of isadore twersky (2001) pp. 118-125.","he":"משה בן מיימון. רמב\"ם. \n \n מילות ההגיון. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 388 \n ויניציאה \n ג'וסטיניאני-אדלקינד ש\"י \n \n מסופר שהרמב\"ם חיבר את העבודה הזאת בגיל 15."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"371","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118194/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition of 'Milot ha-Higayon' (Treatise on Logic) by Maimonides (Rambam), printed in Venice in 1550 by Giustiniani-Adelkind. Written in Hebrew, this philosophical work is traditionally attributed to Maimonides when he was fifteen years old. The title page is minimalist, featuring the title in large Hebrew script, followed by explanatory text and a list of chapters, all set within ample white space with publication details at the bottom.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.464Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118194,"category":{"en":"Rambam","he":"רמב\"ם"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118195/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118195/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe ben maimon (maimonides / <<ramba\u2019m).>> moreh nevuchim [\u201cguide for the perplexed\u201d]. <<* with:>> moses provencal. biur inyan shnei kavim [dissertation on the theorem of apollonius]. \n \n \n \n third edition. with commentaries by shem tov, ephodi and crescas. title within garlanded architectural columns with printer\u2019s device (yaari, hebrew printers' marks 20). censors marks, notations and signatures. half-page manuscript gloss on the verso of the title page comments on the polemic between the jewish philosophers and anti-maimonideans. the author cites from the sepher ha'emunoth of shem tov ibn shem tov, a noted opponent of philosophy. ironically, shem tov's own grandson of the same name authored a commentary to moreh nevuchim which appears in this very volume. \n ff. 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The title page is framed by a square border of Hebrew text, with decorative elements on the outer edges and a central text block, displaying a typical layout for significant Hebrew works of the period.","soldPrice":3400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.480Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":118199,"category":{"en":"Ramban","he":"רמב\"ן"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118200/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118200/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe ben nachman (nachmanides / <<ramba\u2019n).>> sha\u2019ar hagemul [on eschatology]. \n \n \n \n title within architectural arch, with printer\u2019s device of an armillary sphere resting on a scroll containing a verse from psalm 130:5; repeated on last page. \n ff. 26. some light staining, expert paper repairs. modern calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 45. \n ferrara: abraham ibn usque 1556 \n \n \n part of a larger work entitled torath ha\u2019adam dealing with the laws of mourning, sha\u2019ar hagemul, \u201cthe gate of retribution, \u201d tackles the concept of the after- life in which nachmanides differs from maimonides\u2019 eschatological vision. whereas for maimonides the final state of man is a disembodied soul, in nachmanides\u2019 view it is precisely the rejoining of soul and body that is the ultimate state. the final leaf of this work contains the famed historical letter penned by nachmanides in jerusalem to his son nachman, describing the fearful living conditions in the land of israel following the invasion of the tatar hordes in 1260. nachmanides sums up the situation by saying: \u201cthe sum of the matter is, the holier the place, the more desolate\u2026 thus jerusalem is most desolate of all.\u201d","he":"משה בן נחמן, רמב\"ן. \n \n שער הגמול. על עולם הבא. \n \n \n וינוגרד, פיררה 45 \n פיררה \n אברהם אבן אושקי שט\"ו \n \n חלק מתוך חיבור יותר רחב הנקרא 'תורת האדם' על הלכות אבילות."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"377","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118200/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a rare early print of 'Sha'ar HaGemul' (Gate of Recompense) on the World to Come, by Moses ben Nahman (Ramban), published in Ferrara by Abraham ibn Ushki in 1555. 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The title page is elaborately decorated with an architectural archway motif, featuring a globe illustration and intertwined serpents, indicative of Renaissance-era Hebrew printing aesthetics.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:24.482Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118200,"category":{"en":"Ramban","he":"רמב\"ן"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118201/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe ibn machir. seder hayom. \n \n \n \n second improved edition. \n ff. 120. few leaves with repaired worming, stained in places. later vellum-backed boards, worn. 4to. vinograd, venice 993. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1605 \n \n \n seder hayom is a halachic-kabbalistic work which describes, according to its introduction, \"the order one should follow in his days and nights, on shabbats and holidays, the order of the entire year when sitting at home and walking on the way, when retiring and rising\". it is the source of many currently practiced customs, including the modeh ani prayer. moshe ben machir headed, in ein zeitun, a traditional yeshivah - in contrast to the many kabbalistic societies operating during this time. after being threatened by a band of muslims in 1601, he moved the yeshivah to nearby safed.","he":"אבן מכיר, משה. \n \n סדר היום. \n \n דפוס שני מתוקן. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 993 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה שס\"ה \n \n עבודה הלכתית-קבלית. המחבר היה ראש הישיבה בעין זיתון, קרוב לצפת. העביר את הישיבה לצפת לאחר שאויים על ידי ליסטים מוסלמים."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"378","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118201/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a corrected second edition of 'Seder HaYom' (Order of the Day) by Moses ibn Machir, published in Venice by Di Gara in 1605. 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(6), 286. touch stained, previous owner\u2019s inscriptions, occasional neat paper repairs, closing leaves remargined. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 49 (mispaginated). \n ferrara: abraham ibn usque 1558 \n \n \n one of the most significant works on the kabbalah due to its systematic treatment of all relevant themes found in earlier literature. its contribution to speculative mystic theory in pre-zoharite kabbalistic literature is the increased symbolism of the sephiroth. the author quotes a multitude of names by which each sephirah is known, each signifying a differing function. he also develops the \u201cadam kadmon\u201d theory, whereby the likeness of the order of the divine powers of the sephiroth to the human body is explored. in the same year of 1558, two editions of ma\u2019arecheth ha\u2019elo-huth appeared, one in ferrara, the other in mantua. in the present ferrara edition, the anonymous commentary is designated simply \u201cpeirush, \u201d whereas in the mantua edition it bears the initials pa\u201dz, for \u201cpeirush zulath\u201d (another commentary). according to scholem, the ferrara version of the commentary has several important passages lacking in the mantua edition; see studies in kabbalah i (tel aviv, 1998) p. 176. rosh yeshivah of shaar hashamayim, rabbi aharon shlomo maharil was a prominent kabbalist in lithuania. following his death after decades in jerusalem, he was buried right alongside his master, the extraordinary kabbalist, r. shlomo elyashiv (the leshem).","he":"פרץ בן יצחק הכהן. מיוחס \n \n מערכת האלוקות. עם פירוש רבי יהודה חייט. \n \n דפוס ראשון. שוליים רחבים. \n וינוגרד, פיררה 49 \n פיררה \n אברהם אבן אושקי שי\"ח \n \n עם חותמות רבי אהרן שלמה מהריל, ראש ישיבת שער השמיים. לאחר מותו, נקבר ליד רבי שלמה אלישיב, הלש\"ם."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"390","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118213/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Ma'arechet HaElokut\" (מערכת האלוקות) by Peretz ben Yitzchak HaKohen, with a commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Chayyat, printed in Ferrara by Abraham Ibn Ushki in 1558 (שי\"ח). 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The paper appears aged, with a subtle green tint along the left edge, possibly from a past binding.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:30.817Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118214,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":550,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118215/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"porto, avraham. chibur chavoth yair [lexicon of abbreviations]. \n \n \n \n first edition. with approbation by judah aryeh modena. verso of title-page with book-plate of r. yehudah-leib maimon (fishman). \n ff. 40. ex-library, stained. modern boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, venice 1180. \n venice: bragadin 1628 \n \n \n the work contains messages and numerological equivalencies (gematria) found within the verses of the torah and words of the sages.","he":"אברהם פורטו \n \n חיבור חוות יאיר. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 1180 \n ויניציאה \n בראגדין שפ\"ח"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"392","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118215/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":550,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Chibur Havvot Yair\" (חיבור חוות יאיר) by Abraham Porto, printed in Venice by Bragadin in 1628 (שפ\"ח). 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The book contains sermons on the Pentateuch. It features an ornate, decorative border around the title page, characteristic of late 18th-century Hebrew printing. The paper shows signs of age, including some staining and minor discoloration. The book is bound, with a partial view of the cover on the left side.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:30.823Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":118218,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118219/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118219/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"recanati, menachem. peirush al hatorah al derach ha\u2019emeth - sepher recanati [commentary to the chumash]. \n \n \n \n first edition. initial words of leviticus and numbers within woodcut borders. autographs on title. \n ff. 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The work is a Kabbalistic commentary on the Torah, referencing the Zohar and Bahir. The title page is worn, with numerous handwritten annotations, marks, and significant staining, suggesting extensive historical use and ownership. The page appears to be unbound or from an incomplete binding, with a raw edge visible.","soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:30.824Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118219,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118220/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"recanati, menachem. piskei halachoth [rabbinic law]. \n \n \n \n first edition. first word within floriated surround. wide margins. signed by censors at end, censorship erasures often replaced in an early hand. \n ff. 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The book contains Kabbalistic essays on circumcision and marriage, arranged by the weekly Torah portions. The title page is adorned with a detailed, stylized decorative border featuring floral and geometric patterns. 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The script is clear Hebrew, with some Latin text at the bottom center, and the paper shows signs of age and two circular stamp marks.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.866Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":118228,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118229/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"segal, moshe gimpel. sepher ben levi [collection of ethical teachings]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 28. stained, closely shaved, marginal repairs. modern marbled boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, jerusalem 78. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1850 \n \n \n the author writes in his pietistic introduction: \u201cthis composition is not intended for those [constantly] sitting among books and delving into torah, but rather for those who are harried by earning a sustenance and income - for them this work is intended [that they may] read it on the holy sabbath and during the day when available.\u201d","he":"סגל, משה גימפל \n \n ספר בן לוי. ליקוטים מוסריים מחז\"ל. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 78 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"י \n \n המחבר כותב בפתיחה של ספר זה שספרו מיועד ליהודים אשר טרודים לפרנסתם כל השבוע, שיקראו אותו בזמנם הפנוי."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"407","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118229/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew book titled \"Sefer Ben Levi\" by Moshe Gimpel Segal, a collection of ethical teachings from Chazal. 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[\u201cthe book of the righteous\u201d - ethics]. anonymous. \n \n \n \n  \n ff. 68. lightly stained, stamps of the j&uuml;disch-theologisches seminar breslau. modern vellum. 12mo. vinograd, venice 221. \n venice: cornelio adelkind for j. de farri 1544 \n \n \n sepher hayashar, probably written in the 13th century, was one of the most popular ethical works of the middle ages. it is often ascribed to the tosaphist jacob (rabbeinu) tam, as he authored an halachic work under the same title. the style and language conform to the contemporary philosophies of the time with references to aristotelian terms and concepts, yet some of the main ideas conflict with conventional philosophy to the extent that some scholars attributed the authorship to a kabbalist not wishing to reveal the full scope of his mystical beliefs. others find similarities between the work and the ethical concepts of the aschkenazic hasidic (pietist) movement which peaked in the 13th century. as of yet, no critical edition of this work has been published and until the correct text is ascertained, the questions regarding it's authorship and underlying philosophical thought are still in doubt. for a brief survey of the structure and contents of sepher hayashar, see m. waxman, literature, vol. ii, pp. 276-8.","he":"ספר הישר. \n \n \n \n \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 221 \n ויניציאה \n קורניליו אדלקינד ש\"ד \n \n עבודה קלאסית הנכתבה בעילום שם. מיוחס בטעות לרבינו תם, שכתב ספר אחר עם אותו השם."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"408","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118230/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a classic anonymous Hebrew work titled \"Sefer HaYashar,\" printed in Venice in 1574 by Cornelio Adelkind. Often erroneously attributed to Rabbenu Tam, who authored a different book with the same title, this edition is distinguished by its crisp, clean typography. The page exhibits minimal decoration, primarily focusing on the clear presentation of the Hebrew text. The paper is light-colored and shows some age-related staining and handwritten notes in the margins.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.869Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":118230,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118231/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118231/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"sforno, ovadiah. ohr amim. [\u201clight of the nations\u201d - philosophy]. \n \n \n \n first edition. initial word within decorative frame. wide-margined copy. \n ff. 64. opening and closing leaf laid to size, last page stained, f. 63 with few words lacking supplied in facsimile. modern calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, bologna 8. \n bologna: the company of silk weavers 1537 \n \n \n ovadiah sforno of bologna (known in latin as salvadeus, ca. 1470-ca. 1550) was a physician by profession. primarily known for his commentaries to the torah and other parts of the bible, sforno wrote the present volume to refute the views of aristotle which he held to be in contradiction with many of the fundamental principles of judaism. sforno quotes abundantly from muslim philosophers ibn rushd (averroes) and al-ghazali. a latin translation of this work appeared under the title lumen gentium (bologna, 1548). see r. bonfil, eshel, be\u2019er sheva, vol. i, pp. 208-211; ej, vol. xiv, cols. 1209-10. the first of only nine books printed by the jewish silk weaver\u2019s guild of bologna. see d. amram, the makers of hebrew books in italy, pp. 232-35.","he":"ספורנו, עובדיה. \n \n אור עמים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, בולוניה 8 \n בולוניה \n דפוס אורגי המשי רצ\"ז \n \n רבי עובדיה ספורנו מבולוניה היה תלמיד חכם ורופא. בחיבור זה, רבי ספורנו מכחיש את העמדות של אריסטו שלפי דעתו מתנגדות לתורה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"409","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118231/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Or Amim\" by Ovadia Sforno, printed in Bologna in 1537 by the Silk Weavers' Press. In this work, Rabbi Sforno refutes the philosophical positions of Aristotle that he believed contradicted the Torah. The page features clear Hebrew script and minimal ornamentation, with a focus on the textual content. The paper shows visible signs of aging, including discoloration and some staining, particularly a prominent rectangular mark near the center.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.871Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118231,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118232/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118232/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"sforno, ovadiah. biur al hatorah [commentary to the chumash]. \n \n \n \n first edition. large printer\u2019s device on title. initial word of each of the five books historiated. a clean, wide-margined copy. \n ff. 92. touch stained. modern blind-tooled morocco. sm. 4to. vinograd, venice 538. \n venice: giovanni griffio 1567 \n \n \n though written in a deceivingly simple style, sforno\u2019s commentary here contains great depth and offers original rationales for the various commandments (ta\u2019amei hamitzvoth). true to the humanistic italian-jewish tradition, obadiah sforno excelled in several diverse fields: philosophy, mathematics, and particularly medicine. it was he who taught the hebrew language to the german philo-semite johannes reuchlin (for which sforno had been criticized by some).","he":"ספורנו, עובדיה. \n \n ביאור על התורה. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 538 \n ויניציאה \n דפוס גריפיו שכ\"ז"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"410","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118232/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Be'ur al ha-Torah\" by Ovadia Sforno, printed in Venice in 1567 by the Griffio press. The book is a commentary on the Torah. The title page is notable for its intricate printer's mark featuring a winged griffin standing on a globe, flanked by two smaller winged motifs, and decorative Hebrew text borders. The paper shows discoloration and some handwritten annotations, as well as a circular stamp at the bottom left.","soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.872Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118232,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118233/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118233/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"shapira, isaac ben noah cohen. sepher zikaron [yoseph karo\u2019s code, abridged, versified in rhyme and arranged mnemotechnically]. \n \n \n \n first edition. four parts in one. titles within typographic borders, with further ornaments and woodcut tail-pieces. * bound with another work (see below). \n ff. (76). evenly browned, few stains. schocken grey boards (with his stamp at end). 4to. vinograd, prague 339. \n (prague / cracow?): (the katz press?) circa 1632-33 \n \n \n the author, rabbi of mehzeritch, was entitled hagaon, an honorific sparingly used at the time. he was mentor to r. yoel sirkes (the ba\u201dch), one of poland\u2019s most outstanding talmudists. this work is variously assigned to cracow or prague, but the watermarks (according to felix de marez oyens) strongly point to the latter. for another (incomplete) copy of this work offered at auction, see christie\u2019s, hebrew printed books, duplicates from the library of the jewish theological seminary, 22nd may 1986, lot 66. although y. yudlov in ginzei yisrael (no. 877) conjectures the date to be circa 1640 (following zedner and roest), the present cataloguer has determined an earlier date, based upon the following two considerations: 1. the first approbation is by r. nathan shapiro, author of megaleh amukoth, rabbi of cracow who passed away in the summer of 1633; (see kestenbaum, sale 25, lot 48; and the comprehensive monograph by eliezer katzman, toldoth hamegaleh amukoth (2003), republished with additions and revisions in yeshurun, vol. 13, pp. 617-700; and vol. 14, pp. 935-964). 2. yudlov himself cites m. nadav (former chief librarian of jnul), who states that the tenure of the rabbi of pinsk r. joseph, was from 1628-1631; thus his approbation was written in that time period. the printer states that the approbation is by the rabbi who had been in pinsk (in the past tense). this would seem to indicate that the book was published right after he left pinsk in 1631 and before the death of r. nathan shapiro on shabbath va\u2019ethchanan, 1633. * bound with: shapira, isaac ben noah cohen. pethichath halev [abridgement of the author\u2019s (unpublished) harchavath halev - kabbalistic discourses]. first edition. ff. 38 (of 40), lacking final two leaves. (prague?, 1632?) vinograd, prague 347; mehlman 941.","he":"שפירא, יצחק בן נח כהן \n \n ספר זיכרון. קיצור שו\"ע בחרוז ולפי סימנים מנמוניקים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. ארבעה חלקים בכרך אחד. כרוך ביחד עם עוד ספר (ראה למטה). \n וינוגרד, פראג 339 \n פראג / קראקא? \n תכ\"ג בקירוב \n \n מחבר ספר זה, הרב של מזריטש, היה רבו של רבי יואל סירקיש (הב\"ח) עיין בתיאור באנגלית לגבי תאריך הפריט. הספר כרוך ביחד עם דפוס ראשון של הספר \"פתיחת הלב\" שנכתב גם הוא על ידי אותו מחבר. שיחות קבליות, וינוגרד, פראג 347."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"411","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118233/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Sefer Zikaron\" by Yitzhak ben Nach Kohen Shapira, a summary of Shulchan Aruch in verse with mnemonic signs, bound together with \"Petichat ha-Lev,\" a collection of Kabbalistic discourses by the same author. Printed around 1663, likely in Prague, the work features an ornate decorative border with repeating floral and geometric patterns surrounding the Hebrew text. The paper is aged, showing discoloration and a slight reddish tint along the binding edge.","soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.411Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":118233,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118234/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"shaul ben david. tal oroth [novellae and discourses to the laws of the sabbath in orach chaim in poetic form with an extensive commentary]. \n \n \n \n first edition. text diagrams relating to sabbath boundaries. jews\u2019 college copy. \n ff. 3,73, (1). browned and stained in places, final leaf re-hinged. half-calf. folio. vinograd, prague 240. \n prague: abraham heida 1615 \n \n \n r. saul ben david (d. 1623) was a talented poet, evident both from this and his other published work, chanukath habayith. his teachings are referred to by the magen avraham and other decisors. interestingly, on the final leaf, the author discusses incidents of sabbath desecration in his community, especially in the outer villages. he attributes such desecration to the constant fear of pogrom and similar brutalities suffered by the jewish communities of russia.","he":"שאול בן דוד \n \n טל אורות. חידושים על הלכות שבת באורח חיים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פראג 240 \n פראג \n אברהם היידא שע\"ה \n \n רבי שאול בן דוד סידר את החיבור שלו בחרוז, עם פירוש ארוך."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"412","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118234/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Tal Orot\" by Shaul ben David, containing novellae on the laws of Shabbat in Orach Chayim. Printed in Prague in 1615 by Avraham Heida, the work is arranged in verse with an extensive commentary. The title page is highly decorative, featuring an architectural frame resembling an archway supported by twisted columns, adorned with floral motifs and an elaborate crest at the top. The paper is aged and shows various handwritten notations and two circular stamps at the bottom.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.413Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118234,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118235/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118235/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"shem tov ibn shem tov. sepher ha\u2019emunoth [\u201cthe book of beliefs.\u201d] \n \n \n \n first edition. title set within woodcut architectural arch with the printer\u2019s device of an armillary sphere resting on a scroll a verse from psalm 130:5 (yaari no. 22). device repeated at end. \n ff. 116. trace stained, opening and closing few leaves remargined, previous owner\u2019s stamps. modern morocco. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 37. \n ferrara: abraham ibn usque 1556 \n \n \n a work that opposes the philosophy of jewish rationalists such as abraham ibn ezra, levi b. gershom (ralba\u2019g) and isaac albalag - but especially that of maimonides. a witness to the persecutions and conversions of late 14th- and early 15th-century spain, the author believed that the philosophical approach was fundamentally incompatible with religious tradition. he viewed maimonidean intellectualism to be responsible for facilitating apostasy. this anti-maimonidean polemic was vehemently attacked by moses alashkar in his work hassagoth (1557, see lot 12). sepher ha\u2019emunoth is important for the study of early kabbalah and zohar. it contains explanations of many kabbalistic concepts including the inner world of the sephiroth. r. shem tov restores the phenomena of demons (sheidim) after maimonides denied their existence (part v); he also puts forth (part vii) the argument for reincarnation (gilgul).","he":"שם טוב אבן שם טוב \n \n ספר האמונות. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פיררה 37 \n פיררה \n אברהם אבן אושקי שט\"ז \n \n ספר אשר מתנגד לפילוסופיה הרציונליסטית של ראב\"ע, רלב\"ג ובמיוחד הרמב\"ם. המחבר טוען שהגישה הפילוסופית הייתה אחראית להחלשת היהדות בספרד, והובילה להמרת הדת."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"413","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118235/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition Hebrew book titled \"Sefer ha-Emunot\" by Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov, printed in Ferrara in 1556 by Avraham ibn Usque. The book opposes the rationalist philosophy of figures like Ibn Ezra, Ralbag, and Maimonides, arguing that philosophical approaches weakened Judaism in Spain and led to conversions. The title page features a striking woodcut illustration of a winged globe with an eye, framed by a rectangular border. The aged paper shows discoloration and several circular ink stamps and handwritten notes.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.415Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118235,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118236/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"shimon b\u201dr yochai. (traditionally attributed to). tikunei hazohar [kabbalah]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within architectural arch. opening word of each chapter within decorative frame. \n ff. 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Printed in Mantua in 1558 by Meir ben Ephraim and Yaakov ben Naftali ha-Kohen. The title page is framed by an elaborate architectural border featuring an archway supported by decorative columns with spiraling designs and intricate ornamentation. The paper shows significant aging, discoloration, and a circular stamp at the upper left corner.","soldPrice":20000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.416Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":118236,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118237/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"shimon b\u201dr yochai. (traditionally attributed to). tikunei hazohar. another edition. \n \n \n \n two titles, second with vignette of jerusalem. \n ff. 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The visible title page is adorned with an intricate woodcut illustration depicting a city scene, possibly Jerusalem, with buildings and a stylized border, characteristic of early Hebrew printing.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.418Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":118237,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118238/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"shmuel ben joseph joske of lublin. lechem rav [novellae and commentary to shulchan aruch]. \n \n \n \n only edition. with approbation of the mahara\u2019l of prague. \n ff. 66. heavily browned, final three leaves remargined closely affecting headnote. modern morocco. sm. 4to. vinograd, prague 175. \n prague: judah leib and azriel sons of moshe sidel 1608 \n \n \n samuel ben joseph of lublin served as the rabbi of jung bunzlau (mlada boleslav) just north of prague. this was the only work of his to be published, and reflects the increasing ashkenazic acceptance of r. yoseph karo\u2019s and r. moshe isserles\u2019 codification of halachah. notably, the maharal\u2019s own brother was a fierce critic of this process. see m. heller, the seventeenth century hebrew book, pp. 212-13.","he":"שמואל בן יוסף יוסקה מלובלין \n \n לחם רב. חידושים על שו\"ע. \n \n ההדפס היחידי. עם הסכמה מהמהר\"ל. \n וינוגרד, פראג 175 \n פראג \n יהודה לייב ועזריאל בני משה שס\"ח \n \n רבי שמואל בן יוסף שימש כרב בעיירה הנמצאת צפונית מפראג. זהו החיבור היחידי של רבי שמואל שיצא לאור, ומשקף את קבלת סמכותם של השו\"ע והמפה על ידי העולם האשכנזי."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"416","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118238/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot features \"Lechem Rav\" (Bread of Abundance), a work of novellae (Chiddushim) on the Shulchan Aruch by Shmuel ben Yosef Yoska miLublin. This is the only printing of this work, and it includes an approbation from the Maharal of Prague. Published in Prague in 1608 (שס\"ח) by Yehuda Leib and Azriel, sons of Moshe, the book reflects the acceptance of the Shulchan Aruch's authority in Ashkenazic Jewry. The title page is framed by an elaborate architectural woodcut design, featuring columns adorned with garlands and a central archway.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.419Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118238,"category":{"en":"Maharal of Prague","he":"מהר\"ל מפראג"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118239/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118239/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"shmuel ben uri shraga feivish. beith shmuel [commentary to shulchan aruch - even ha\u2019ezer]. \n \n \n \n first edition. the copy of dayan avraham leib silberman of safed. \n ff. (1), 160. title laid down, browned and stained. modern marbled boards. folio. vinograd, dhyenfurth 1. \n dyhernfurth: shabtai bass 1689 \n \n \n the very first book printed at bass\u2019 press in dyhenfurth (today, brzeg dolny, poland). beth shmuel would swiftly rise in popularity. almost all editions of shulchan aruch - even ha\u2019ezer issued today now contain this commentary. the author (1645-1706) served as rabbi in szydlow and furth. his daughter married chief rabbi aaron hart of england.","he":"שמואל בן אורי שרגא פייבוש \n \n בית שמואל. פירוש לשו\"ע אה\"ע. \n \n דפוס ראשון. עותק של דיין אברהם לייב סילברמן מצפת. \n וינוגרד, דירנפורט 1 \n דירנפורט \n שבתי בס תמ\"ט \n \n הספר הראשון שנדפס בדפוס בס בדירנפורט."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"417","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118239/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of \"Beit Shmuel\" (House of Samuel), a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Even Ha'ezer, authored by Shmuel ben Uri Shraga Feivush. This particular copy belonged to Rabbi Avraham Leib Silverman of Safed. Published in Dyhernfurth in 1689 (תמ\"ט) by Shabtai Bass, it holds significance as the inaugural book printed by Bass's press in Dyhernfurth. The title page is ornately designed with decorative borders and text blocks, characteristic of 17th-century Hebrew printing.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.420Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118239,"category":{"en":"Anglo-Judaica","he":"אנגליה"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":750,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118240/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118240/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118240/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"sirkes, yoel <<(ba\u201dch).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth bayith chadash. \n \n \n \n first edition. title with central cartouche surmounted by cherubs. \n ff. (6), 106, (2). evenly foxed, final leaf starting, previous owners' signatures. finely bound in contemporary blind-tooled calf over thick wooden boards, light wear, rebacked. folio. vinograd, frankfurt 135. \n frankfurt a/main: j. voust 1697 \n \n \n the ba\u2019ch (1561-1640) was one of the greatest halachists of his time. he served as rabbi in belz, brisk and cracow and is best remembered for this fundamental work on the tur. responsa no. 127 of this work, on the permissibility of using christian tunes for jewish prayer, was removed from later editions. indeed this was not the only lenient position the author took; for example he permitted the reading of all subject matter on sabbath and was instrumental in establishing the now universally accepted norm of mechirath chametz.","he":"סירקיש, יואל \n \n שו\"ת בית חדש. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, פפד\"מ 135 \n פפד\"מ \n תנ\"ז \n \n תשובה קכ\"ז מהשו\"ת, על נגינות בתפילה, הוצא מדפוסים מאוחרים."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"418","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118240/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":750,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot presents the first edition of \"Shut Bayit Chadash\" (Responsa of the New House), a collection of responsa (halakhic rulings) by Rabbi Yoel Sirkis. Published in Frankfurt am Main in 1697 (תנ\"ז), this edition notably includes Responsum 127 concerning melodies during prayer, which was later removed from subsequent printings. The title page is visually striking, featuring an elaborate baroque-style oval cartouche with putti, floral motifs, and a central face at the bottom, framing the title and publication details.","soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.422Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":118240,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118241/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118241/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118241/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118241/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118241/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"solomon ben abraham hakohen <<(maharasha\u201dch).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. complete in four volumes. \n \n \n \n first editions. parts i and iii printed without a title page. \n collation and condition report available upon request. modern uniform calf. folio and 4to. vinograd, salonika 116, 121a, 132, 230 and venice 775. \n salonika, venice: d. azubib, g. di gara, m. bath-sheva and falcon & angel 1586, 1592, 1594 and 1730 \n \n \n in his shem hagedolim, the chid\u2019a cites r. ya\u2019akov alfandari: \u201cfor us\u2026the maharasha\u201dch is considered as the\u2026ro\u201dsh.\u201d having printed the first volume of this work of responsa with the short-lived printing house of david azubib in his home town of salonika, the author sent the second volume to be printed in venice. when matathias bath-sheva and sons established a printing operation in salonika in 1592, r. solomon, as he states in his introduction to the addenda of volume ii, saw no reason to continue the venetian commission and thus the third volume of the work was printed in salonika. see i. mehlman, gnuzot sepharim (1973) pp. 73-5.","he":"שלמה בן אברהם הכהן. מהרש\"ך. \n \n שו\"ת מהרש\"ך. ארבעה כרכים. \n \n דפוסים ראשונים. \n וינוגרד, שאלוניקי 116, 121a, 132, 230 וויניציאה 775 \n ויניציאה \n אזוביב, די גארה, בת-שבע, אנג'ל שמ\"ו-שנ\"ד, ת\"צ \n \n החיד\"א בשם הגדולים מצטט את רבי יעקב אלפנדרי: עברינו... המהרש\"ך נחשב כהרא\"ש."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"419","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118241/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises four volumes of \"Shut Maharshakh\" (Responsa of the Maharshakh), a collection of responsa by Rabbi Shlomo ben Avraham HaKohen (Maharshakh). These volumes represent the first editions of this important work. Published in Venice and Thessaloniki between 1586-1594 (שמ\"ו-שנ\"ד) and 1730 (ת\"צ) by Azoviv, Di Gara, Bat-Sheva, and Angel. The title page displays an ornate, architectural woodcut border with decorative elements, reflecting the aesthetics of early modern Hebrew printing.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.423Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118241,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118242/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"solomon ibn adret <<(rashb\u201da).>> chidushei masecheth chulin [novellae to talmud tractate]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n title remargined, few light stains, trimmed. modern morocco. 4to. vinograd, venice 77. \n venice: daniel bomberg 1523 \n \n \n \u201cel rab d`espa&ntilde;a\u201d r. solomon ibn adret (c.1235-c.1310) of barcelona, catalonia, was a disciple of the cousins nachmanides and r. jonah of gerona. following the departure of nachmanides for the land of israel in the year 1267, ibn adret became the undisputed leader of spanish jewry. soon after printing his extensive babylonian talmud, daniel bomberg turned his attention to the talmudic commentaries. he printed the chidushim, or novellae of rashb\u2019a to tractates berachoth, gitin and chulin, along with his teacher nachmanides\u2019 novellae to bava bathra in the same year (see lot 375). these would remain the only chidushim from the school of nachmanides to be published for the next two centuries.","he":"שלמה אבן אדרת. רשב\"א \n \n חידושי מסכת חולין. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 77 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל בומברג רפ\"ג"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"420","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118242/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of \"Chiddushei Masechet Chullin\" (Novellae on Tractate Chullin) by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet (Rashba). Published in Venice in 1523 (רפ\"ג) by Daniel Bomberg, this work is a significant commentary on a tractate of the Talmud. The page is simply laid out with Hebrew text, featuring a clear title at the top, and lacks elaborate decorative elements, typical of some of Bomberg's early and influential Hebrew printings.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:29.424Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118242,"category":{"en":"Rashba","he":"רשב\"א"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118243/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"solomon ibn adret <<(rashb\u201da).>> chidushei gittin [novellae to talmud tractate]. \n \n \n \n first edition. extensive marginalia throughout. \n ff. 133. few stains, final few leaves remargined, title repaired at lower blank. modern calf. sm. folio. vinograd, venice 76. \n venice: daniel bomberg 1523","he":"שלמה אבן אדרת. רשב\"א \n \n חידושי גיטין. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 76 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל בומברג רפ\"ג \n \n .רבי שלמה אבן אדרת היה תלמידם של בני הדודים רבינו יונה ורמב\"ן.כמו כן, הוא היה הרב והמנהיג של יהדות ספרד"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"421","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118243/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot features the first edition of \"Chiddushei Gittin\" (Novellae on Gittin) by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet (Rashba). Published in Venice in 1523 (רפ\"ג) by Daniel Bomberg, this work contains novellae on the Talmudic tractate Gittin (divorces). Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet was a prominent student of Rabbeinu Yonah and Ramban, and a leader of Spanish Jewry. The page presents a clean layout with Hebrew text, typical of Bomberg's printings, with no ornate borders or illustrations, highlighting the textual content.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.558Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118243,"category":{"en":"Rashba","he":"רשב\"א"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118244/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"solomon ibn adret. <<(rashb\u201da).>> teshuvoth shailoth lerabbeinu moshe bar nachman [responsa]. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. (95). ex-library, dampstained, final few leaves loose. recent boards, light wear. 4to. vinograd, venice 14. \n venice: daniel bomberg 1519 \n \n \n although this collection of responsa is ascribed to the ramba\u2019n, careful perusal has determined that with the exception of five or six responsa, the entire collection is indeed by the rashb\u2019a. as a respondent, he answers inquiries directly, without unnecessary, lengthy scholastic discussion. the number of his responsa, including this pseudo-nachmanides collection, reaches well over three thousand, with inquiries addressed from all parts of the world, and touching upon all phases of law - religious, family and civil, as well as theological concerns.","he":"שלמה אבן אדרת. רשב\"א \n \n תשובות שאלות לרבינו משה בר נחמן. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 14 \n ויניציאה \n דניאל בומברג רע\"ט \n \n למרות שהשו\"ת מיוחס לרמב\"ן, כמעט וכל התשובות נכתבו על ידי הרשב\"א."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"422","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118244/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is the first edition of \"Teshuvot She'elot leRabbeinu Moshe bar Nachman\" (Responsa of Rabbeinu Moshe ben Nachman), a collection of responsa. Published in Venice in 1519 (רע\"ט) by Daniel Bomberg, this work, although attributed to Ramban (Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman), largely consists of responsa written by Rashba (Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet). The page features a clean, simple layout with clear Hebrew text, characteristic of Bomberg's groundbreaking Venetian Hebrew printing, with no decorative elements on the visible page.","soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.560Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":118244,"category":{"en":"Rashba","he":"רשב\"א"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118245/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"solomon ibn adret <<(rashb\u2019a).>> torath habayith he\u2019aruch [rabbinic code of dietary laws and laws of ritual purity]. with critical commentary \u201cbedek habayith\u201d by r. aaron halevi (reah) and the author\u2019s response \u201cmishmereth habayith\u201d. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 191, (1). marginal stain toward end. modern morocco. folio. vinograd, venice 1047. \n venice: giovanni di gara 1608","he":"שלמה אבן אדרת. רשב\"א \n \n תורת הבית הערוך. עם בדק הבית של רבי אהרון הלוי, ותגובת המחבר במשמרת הבית. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 1047 \n ויניציאה \n די גארה שס\"ח"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"423","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118245/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot presents the first edition of \"Torat haBayit he'Aroch\" (The Extended Law of the House) by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet (Rashba). It also includes \"Bedek haBayit\" by Rabbi Aharon haLevi and the author's response, \"Mishmeret haBayit.\" Published in Venice in 1608 (שס\"ח) by Di Gara, this work deals with Jewish law, particularly related to the home. The title page is designed with an elaborate architectural woodcut featuring columns, an archway, and decorative elements, framing the Hebrew text.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.561Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":118245,"category":{"en":"Rashba","he":"רשב\"א"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118246/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118246/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118246/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118246/010/010.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118246/011/011.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118246/012/012.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"solomon ibn adret. <<(rashb\u201da).>> shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. <<complete>> in four volumes: <<* i:>> ff. 216, (2). bologna, 1539. <<* ii:>> ff. 8. 104. livorno, 1657. <<* iii:>> ff. 2, 94. livorno, 1778. <<* iv-vi:>> ff. 3, 59; 4, 64, 8; 2, 41. vilna, 1868, 1881-83. \n \n \n \n the dayan kasriel dovid kaplan set (purchased by him when a student in yeshivas chevron, 1953-4). \n uniform roan-backed boards. sm. folio. vinograd, bologna 14, livorno 18 and livorno 152. \n v.p: v.d \n \n \n the author led barcelona\u2019s main synagogue for half a century, yet he was also a figure of international renown and fielded queries far beyond the iberian peninsula. he corresponded with ashkenazim in france and germany as well as eastern jews in northern africa and asia minor. not all of rashba\u2019s responsa were published; over 3,000 are known to have been written. for provenance, see www.chareidi.org/archives5766/bmd66arkaplan.htm.","he":"שלמה אבן אדרת. רשב\"א \n \n שאלות ותשובות- בולוניה רצ\"ט * ליוורנו תי\"ז * ליוורנו תקל\"ח * וילנה תרמ\"א. \n \n ארבעה כרכים. \n וינוגרד, בולוניה 14, ליוורנו 18 ו-152 \n \n \n \n הרשב\"א קיבל שאלות מרחבי העולם היהודי, לא רק מיהודי ספרד. איגרות הגיעו מצרפת, גרמניה, צפון אפריקה ואגן הים התיכוני."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"424","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118246/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This collection comprises four volumes of \"She'elot uTeshuvot\" (Responsa) by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet (Rashba). These volumes were printed in Bologna in 1539 (רצ\"ט), Livorno in 1657 (תי\"ז) and 1778 (תקל\"ח), and Vilna in 1881 (תרמ\"א), reflecting a broad historical range of printings. The Rashba received questions from Jewish communities across the world, including France, Germany, North Africa, and the Mediterranean basin. The visible title page features prominent Hebrew text with a decorative border and details the various printing locations, along with Russian text at the bottom.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.563Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118246,"category":{"en":"Rashba","he":"רשב\"א"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118247/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"spira (shapiro), nathan nota ben shlomo of cracow. megaleh amukoth [252 kabbalistic explanations to moses\u2019 prayer in the biblical portion of \u201cva\u2019ethchanan.\u201d] \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. (5), 166, 24. few margins neatly repaired, discolored, previous owners\u2019 marks. modern calf-backed marbleboards. 4to. \n cracow: (menachem nachum meisels) 1637 \n \n \n first edition of a fundamental mystical text by the most important polish kabbalist of the 17th-century. when traditional scholars wish to celebrate the infinite breadth of the torah, the present text may be cited as a perfect example. the chid\u201da cites r. yechiel heilperin \u2013 author of seder hadoroth \u2013 who studied 1,000 interpretations of the megaleh amukoth on the diminutive letter aleph of the word \u201cvayikra.\u201d his son, r. shlomo, writes in his introduction that his father had actually composed 1,000 interpretations of moses\u2019s prayer in va\u2019ethchanan (deut. 3:26), but felt \u201crav lach\u201d [enough = 252] - he was not permitted to reveal more. although the style of the book is eclectic, it is especially renowned for its dazzling \u201cgematriyoth\u201d - kabbalistic calculations which sometimes run into the hundreds of millions. see the comprehensive monograph by rabbi eliezer katzman, toldoth hamegaleh amukoth (new york, 2003) pp. 49-50 for a sample explanation of \u201cophan 167\u201d (the 167th interpretation), where the intricate calculation and explanation of various concepts add up to 576,000,000. (republished with additions and revisions in yeshurun, vol. xiii, pp. 617-700 and vol. xiv, pp. 935-64). while yet a young man, the author\u2019s wide erudition and phenomenal memory caught the eye of the community leaders of cracow who appointed him the city\u2019s rosh yeshivah and dayan. an aura of mystery and holiness surrounded r. nathan nata\u2019s life (1585-1633). indeed, the inscription on his tombstone states that he was reputed to have communed with the prophet elijah. to this day, the megaleh amukoth is regularly cited and universally acclaimed within both lithuanian and chassidic circles.","he":"שפירא, נתן נטע בן שלמה מקראקא \n \n מגלה עמוקות. רנ\"ב הסברים קבליים לתפילת משה רבינו בפרשת ואתחנן. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n \n קראקא \n שצ\"ז \n \n דפוס ראשון של ספר עקרוני מאת המקובל הפולני החשוב במאה ה-17. סגנון הספר אקלקטי- המחבר משתמש בגימטריות מאד גבוהות, שלפעמים נכנסות לחשבון של מאות מליונים."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"425","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118247/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":7000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of \"Megaleh Amukot\" by Nathan Neta ben Solomon Shapira of Krakow, published in Krakow in 1637 (שצ\"ז). 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The frontispiece is adorned with an elaborate architectural gate motif, flanked by twisted columns and topped with ornate scrollwork, typical of 17th-century Hebrew printing.","soldPrice":9500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.564Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":118247,"category":{"en":"Kabbalah","he":"קבלה"},"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118248/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118248/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"spira (shapiro), nathan nota. imrei shefer [supra-commentary to rashi on the chumash, focusing especially on the mizrachi]. \n \n \n \n first edition. title within architectural arch. several signatures on opening two leaves (17th-19th centuries). \n ff. 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The title page showcases an elaborate architectural woodcut frame, featuring a grand archway flanked by decorative pillars and an ornate pediment, enclosing the Hebrew text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.568Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":118250,"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118251/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(talmud). masecheth derech eretz u\u2019pirkei ben azzai. \n \n \n \n first edition. introduction by the editor, jacob marcaria. elegant title within ornamental border. opening word within decorative woodcut border piece. \n ff. 11. marginal repairs. remnants of previous owners stamp on final leaf. later vellum. 12mo. vinograd, riva di trento 32. \n riva di trento: n.p. 1561 \n \n \n one of the minor tractates of the talmud, dealing with morals and customs.","he":"(תלמוד) \n \n מסכת דרך ארץ ופרקי בן עזאי. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ריוו 32 \n ריוו דטרינטו \n שכ\"א \n \n אחת המסכתות הקטנות."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"429","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118251/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is the first edition of \"Masekhet Derekh Eretz ve-Pirkei Ben Azzai,\" one of the minor tractates, published in Rivoli di Trento in 1561 (שכ\"א). 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The title page is moderately worn with handwritten notes and a circular blue stamp, displaying the title and author in a straightforward textual layout without a decorative border.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:27.571Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":118252,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118253/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118253/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118253/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(tehilim). sepher tehilim [psalms]. with commentary by the <<rada\u2019k>> (r. david kimchi). \n \n \n \n complete with the rare 2-page anti-christian addendum: teshuvoth haradak lenotzrim. marginalia. \n ff. 108, (2). lightly foxed, few leaves remargined. modern elegant tooled morocco. sm. folio. vinograd, isny 18. \n isny: p. fagius 1541 \n \n \n a surprisingly clean and uncensored copy. the grammarian and biblical exegete r. david kimchi (1160? -1235?), known in latin as maistre petit, was a native of narbonne. kimchi, as his father joseph before him, excelled as a polemicist and his commentary to psalms devotes several passages to christian-jewish polemics. the teshuvoth harada\"k lenotzrim (\"responses to the christians\"), published as an addendum in very few copies copies, is an extract of these passages from the commentary to psalms. see frank talmage, apples of gold in settings of silver (toronto, 1999), p. 213; see also d. berger, the jewish-christian debate in the high middle ages (1979).","he":"קמחי, דוד. רד\"ק. \n \n תהילים. \n \n שלם עם ההוספה הנדירה בסוף נגד הנצרות. \n וינוגרד, איזני 18 \n איזני \n פגיוס ש\"א"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"431","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118253/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a complete edition of Psalms by David Kimhi (Radak), published in Izny in 1541 (ש\"א) by Pagius. 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(4), 166, (2). stained in places. modern calf. sm. 8vo. vinograd, jerusalem 48; halevy 32. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1845 \n \n \n the first hebrew psalms printed in jerusalem. endorsements of the rishon le-zion (sephardic chief rabbi) chaim gaguine and of r. jacob anteby, chief rabbi of damascus. the commentary contains novellae of many of the contemporary sephardic scholars, including r. jacob anteby (ff. 145v.-146v). r. jacob ben joseph harophe (c. 1780-1851) was a baghdadi scholar and rabbinic court judge. he was the mentor of r. ovadiah somekh who in turn taught r. yoseph chaim (ben ish chai) and r. jacob chaim sopher (kaph hachaim) - two of the greatest iraqi sages in modern times.","he":"(תורה) \n \n ספר תהילים עם פירוש נוה תהילה מאת יעקב בן יוסף הרופא. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 48 \n ירושלים \n ישראל ב\"ק תר\"ה \n \n ספר התהילים הראשון שהודפס בירושלים. רבי יעקב בן יוסף הרופא (תק\"מ-תרי\"א) היה רב בגדדי ואב בית דין. תלמידו, רבי עובדיה סומך, לימד את רבי יוסף חיים, בעל הבן איש חי, ואת רבי יעקב חיים סופר, בעל כף החיים."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"459","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118281/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of 'Sefer Tehillim' (Book of Psalms) with commentary by Yaakov ben Yosef Harofeh, titled 'Nave Tehilah,' printed in Jerusalem in 1845. This book is notably the first Book of Psalms ever printed in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yaakov ben Yosef Harofeh (1780-1851) was a prominent Baghdadi rabbi and head of a rabbinical court. The title page is written in Hebrew, with some handwritten annotations and visible signs of age, including foxing and minor tears, indicating its historical value.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:30.494Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118281,"category":{"en":"Tehillim","he":"תהילים"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":5800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118282/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(tehilim). sepher tehilim. with commentaries metzudath dovid, metzudath zion. \n \n \n \n title in red and black. separate title for section of ma\u2019amadoth. \n pp. 288, 62, (1) (last leaf provided from another edition). stained. contemporary boards, worn. 8vo. vinograd, zhitomir 56. \n zhitomir: shapira brothers 1848 \n \n \n the sepher tehilim printed by the revered shapira family of printers is especially esteemed by chassidim. books printed by the shapira press are especially sought after as the printers were descendents of the grand rabbi r. pinchos of koretz. it is widely believed that an aura of holiness pervades those books produced by members of this printing family. this is the first tehilim printed in zhitomir with these commentaries.","he":"(תורה) \n \n ספר תהילים. \n \n \n וינוגרד, זיטומיר 56 \n זיטומיר \n אחים שפירא תר\"ח"},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"460","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118282/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5800,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew 'Sefer Tehillim' (Book of Psalms) printed by the Shapiros Brothers in Zhitomir in 1848. The book features a decorative geometric border on the title page, encompassing the Hebrew text which includes the book's title and publication details. Below the main Hebrew text, the title 'SEFER TEGILIMЪ T. e. Psalmy Davidovy' and publisher information are also printed in Cyrillic script, indicating a dual-language presentation or market for the book. The paper shows discoloration and wear consistent with its age.","soldPrice":7500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:30.495Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":118282,"category":{"en":"Slavita / Zhitomir","he":"סלוויטא / ז'יטומיר"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118283/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118283/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(tehilim). sepher tehilim. with commentary by rashi and \u201czimrath y-ah\u201d by <<r. shmuel zanvil ben yoseph sternberg.>> \n \n \n \n  \n pp. 452. modern boards. 4to. \n zhitomir: isaac moshe bakst 1873 \n \n \n the author (d.1869) was a grandson of r. yisrael isser ben ze\u2019ev wolf who composed sha\u2019ar mishpat on choshen mishpat (mohilev, 1810).","he":"(תורה) \n \n תהילים. עם פירוש י-ה מאת שמואל זנויל בן יוסף שטרנברג מויניציאה. \n \n שער בעברית ורוסית. \n \n זיטומיר \n יצחק משה בקסט תרל\"ג"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"461","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118283/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew 'Sefer Tehillim' (Book of Psalms) with commentary by Shmuel Zanoil ben Yosef Sternberg of Venice, printed in Zhitomir in 1873 by Yitzchak Moshe Bakst. 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The title page is adorned with a decorative geometric border and features prominent red-inked Hebrew text for the title and place of publication, making it visually distinct. Below the Hebrew, the title and publication details are also provided in Cyrillic script, indicating a possible dual cultural context or distribution.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:34.268Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":118284,"category":{"en":"Tehillim","he":"תהילים"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118285/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"teomim, yoseph. peri megadim. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n ff. 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The work is divided into two parts: 'Mashbetz Zahav' on the Taz, and 'Siftei Da'at' on the Shach. The title page features a decorative border and contains dense Hebrew text, with the publication city 'Berlin' also explicitly stated in Hebrew. A circular stamp and some handwritten numbers are visible on the page, suggesting previous ownership or library indexing.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:34.269Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118285,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":3500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118286/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"treves, avraham. birchath avraham [sermons, with commentary to orach chaim]. \n \n \n \n first edition. printer\u2019s device on title (yaari no. 18). the jews\u2019 college copy. \n ff. 361. dampstained in places otherwise a crisp copy. recent blind-tooled brown morocco, gilt-tooled corner embellishments. 4to. vinograd, venice 435. \n venice: alvise bragadin 1552 \n \n \n a member of an ancient family who originated in troyes, france and subsequently spread throughout italy and germany, the author (c. 1470\u20131552) migrated to turkey, where he served as rabbi in adrianople. he corresponded with the leading sephardic rabbis, such as r. elijah mizrachi and r. joseph karo (see avkath rochel 34).","he":"טרייביש, אברהם \n \n ברכת אברהם. דרשות, עם פירוש לאורח חיים. \n \n דפוס ראשון. עותק של ג'וס קול'ג. סימן מדפיס בשער \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 435 \n ויניציאה \n בראגדין שי\"ב \n \n ספר זה הוחזק בידי אחת המשפחות הוותיקות מטרואה שבצפרת, לאחר מכן המשפחה התפזרה ברחבי מדינות אשכנז ואיטליה, המחבר (ר\"ל-שי\"ב) היגר לטורקיה ושימש כרב בקהילת אדריאנופול. המחבר התכתב עם גדולי התורה ממזרח ספרד, רבנים כמו רבי אליה מזרחי ורבי יוסף קארו (עיין אבקת רוכל ל\"ד)"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"464","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118286/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of 'Birkat Avraham' by Avraham Treibish, comprising sermons and a commentary on Orach Chaim, printed in Venice by Bragadin in 1552. This copy bears the mark of Jews' College, London, visible on the title page. The title page features three decorative crowns printed at the bottom and a printer's mark, along with substantial Hebrew text. Handwritten annotations and numbers are also present on the page, indicating its journey through various collections. The author (1500-1552) was a rabbi in Adrianople, Turkey, and corresponded with prominent Sephardic scholars.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:34.271Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118286,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118287/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118287/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"treves, naphtali hertz. naphtulei elo-him niphtalti [kabbalistic super-commentary to bachaya ben asher\u2019s commentary to the chumash]. \n \n \n \n second edition. text illustrations. printer\u2019s mark on final leaf. few marginal notes. \n ff. 39, (1). trimmed, stamps. modern morocco. sm. 4to. vinograd, ferrara 43. \n ferrara: abraham ibn usque 1556 \n \n \n naphtali hirsch ben eliezer treves was a kabbalist and scholar of the 16th century who also officiated as hazzan in frankfurt a/main. final page with manuscript in an early hand discussing the measurements of the divine throne and relating the number 70 to the nations and languages of the world.","he":"טרייביש, נפתלי הירץ \n \n נפתולי אלוקים. \n \n דפוס שני. \n וינוגרד, פיררה 43 \n פיררה \n אברהם אבן אושקי שט\"ז \n \n פירוש קבלי לרבנו בחיי בן אשר על החומש."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"465","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118287/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a second edition Hebrew book titled 'Naftule Elokim' by Naftali Herz Treibitsch, a Kabbalistic commentary on the Pentateuch by Rabbenu Bahya ben Asher. Printed in Ferrara in 1756 by Avraham ben Oshki, the book features Hebrew script. The image shows an open book with text in a single column, enclosed within a decorative border, and exhibiting an aged paper appearance with some foxing.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:34.272Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118287,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118288/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118288/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"tzvi hirsch of wilhermsdorf. sepher likutei tzvi [collected ethical prayers and readings]. \n \n \n \n a striking edition, in an attractive contemporary binding. with stamps of mordechai schornstein, chief rabbi of copenhagen. \n ff. 78. closely shaved, stained in places, ff. 9-10 supplied from another copy and expertly inserted. contemporary blind-tooled mottled calf with central clasp and hinge. tall 16mo. vinograd, prague 946. \n prague: bak-katz 1784 \n \n \n noteworthy edition, published in a tall, thin format. this work remained immensely popular well into the 19th century. from its first appearance in 1738, a new edition would be issued almost every year until the 1860\u2019s. however, not all versions were of comparable quality; the title page here boasts of its large, readable letters and quality layout.","he":"צבי הירש מוילהמסדורף \n \n ספר ליקוטי צבי. מוסר. \n \n עם חתימות רשמיות של רבי מרדכי שורנשטיין, רבה של קופנהגן. \n וינוגרד, פראג 946 \n פראג \n בק-כ\"ץ תקמ\"ד \n \n מהדורה ייחודית."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"466","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118288/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a unique edition Hebrew book titled 'Sefer Likutei Tzvi' on Mussar (ethics) by Tzvi Hirsch of Wilhelmsdorf, printed in Prague in 1784 by Beck-Katz. The book contains official signatures of Rabbi Mordechai Shorenstein, the Rabbi of Copenhagen. 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(176). few light stains, marginal repair to title, otherwise in surprisingly good condition. modern calf. 4to. vinograd, const. 228; yaari, const. 169; mehlman 1318; y. rivkind, dikdukei seforim in a. marx jubilee volume pp. 420-21 on typographical variances. \n constantinople: solomon ya\u2019avetz 1566 \n \n \n first edition of one of the most important classical works of jewish history. highly scarce. the sepher yuchasin outlines the historical development of the oral law and establishes the chronology of the sages who transmitted it. it also chronicles the history of various nations along with the state of scientific research and general scholarship, the narrative reaches the author\u2019s day (the spanish expulsion). abraham zacuto (1452-1515) was the court astronomer and historiographer of king juan ii of portugal. famously, vasco da gama used zacuto\u2019s astrolabe and instructions for his voyage to india. for an historical appreciation of zacuto, see a. neumann, abraham zacuto-historiographer in: h. a. wolfson jubilee volume (1965) vol. ii, pp. 597-629. a. h. freimann, in his introduction to the scholarly \u201ccomplete\u201d edition of the sepher yuchasin, states the first constantinople edition is extremely rare and that \u201c[only a few copies]\u2026 are to be found today in the entire world.\u201d see sepher yuchasin hashalem (1963) introduction, p. xxi. freimann cites steinschneider\u2019s belief that this 1566 edition was banned or hidden because of zacuto\u2019s defiant statement that the zohar was not composed by r. shimon bar yochai. the second edition of the yuchasin, (cracow 1580-81) omits the whole section on the authorship of the zohar as well as another chapter pertaining to jesus (see m. steinschneider, die geschichsliteratur der juden (1905) p.89). roest (yodea sepher no. 686), also states that the rabbis who approved the publication of the second edition, omitted \u201clarge important parts because of their fear of the nations and the people of the kabbalah.\u201d the scarcity of the present 1566 edition is further attested to by the great desire of r. jacob emden to obtain a copy. roest (yodea sepher no. 685) cites r. emden: \u201ci did not rest until i obtained it from a distant land at great expense. my messenger sought to appropriate it for himself\u2026since he saw my great hunt and pursuit of it\u2026he wanted to keep it and brag to the men of wealth\u2026 with great strength i rescued it\u2026it was a miracle\u201d (see mitpachath sepharim, f. 5a). for more on the significance of this marvelous work within its historical context, see h. yerushalmi, zakhor: jewish history and memory (2011) pp. 57-75.","he":"זכות, אברהם \n \n ספר יוחסין. \n \n דפוס ראשון של חיבור נדיר מאוד, בעל חשיבות היסטורית רבה. \n וינוגרד, קושטא 228 \n קושטא \n שלמה יעבץ שכ\"ו \n \n דפוס ראשון של אחד מהחיבורים החשובים של היסטוריה יהודית קלאסית. החיבור נדיר מאד. הספר מתאר את התפתחות ההיסטורית של התורה שבעל פה, כאשר הוא נותן רצף כרונולוגי לכתבי חז\"ל שמרכיבים את התורה שבעל פה. כהוכחה לייחודיותה של המהודרה הזאת, רבי יעקב עמדין כתב על החשק שלו להשיג עותק (ראה יודע ספר 685). העותק האישי של רבי עמדין נמכר על ידי בית מכירות קסטנבאום ב-28 נובמבר, תשס\"א, פריט 32"},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"474","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118296/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":25000,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition of the very rare Hebrew book 'Sefer Yuchasin' by Avraham Zacuto, printed in Constantinople in 1566 by Shlomo Ya'avetz. 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The book includes two engraved plates, one depicting 'View of the Settlement called the Jew's Savannah' and another 'View of the Blue Bergh called, Mount Perepuo,' both featuring landscapes with human figures and boats. 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Wait in 1811. The book is considered by some to be the first call for religious tolerance from American Jewry. It features a bilingual title page, with the main title in English and a secondary title and quote from Ecclesiastes in Hebrew. 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The design is simple and textual, with committee members listed. The pages show some signs of age, and a plain dark binding is visible on the left.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:37.508Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $20,000","currency":"USD","id":118302,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica","he":"אמריקנה"},"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":2600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118303/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american judaica). <<noah, mordechai m.>> travels in england, france, spain, and the barbary states in the years 1813-14 and 1815. \n \n \n \n first edition. frontispiece portrait of the author. four plates (one folding). \n pp. vi, [1], 431, xlvii. ex-library, some foxing. calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. singerman 304; rosenbach 205. \n new york: 1819 \n \n \n mordecai manuel noah (1785-1851) was one of the most important figures of his time. he was a person of many accomplishments: lawyer, newspaper editor, playwright, diplomat, politician, judge and major activist for jewish causes. noah earned the respect of four presidents: adams, madison, jefferson and jackson. it has been said that to the jews of his day, he was the quintessential american, and to americans, he was the representative jew. the present work was well received by contemporary critics. the book abounds with colorful details concerning the daily life, social customs and political intrigues of both moslems and jews. see j. sarna, jacksonian jew: the two worlds of mordecai noah (1981).","he":"(אמריקנה) \n \n נוח, מרדכי. מסעות. \n \n \n \n ניו יורק \n קירק ומרסיין תקע\"ט \n \n מרדכי מנואל נח היה אחד היהודים-אמריקאים החשובים בזמנו."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"481","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118303/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2600,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a printed book titled \"Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States, in the Years 1813-14 and 15\" by Mordecai Manuel Noah. Published in New York by Kirk and Mercein in 1819, this work documents Noah's travels, who was a prominent Jewish-American figure of his time. The book features a frontispiece engraving of a portrait of Mordecai M. Noah, with a textual title page on the right. The pages show some foxing and a colorful marbled paper binding is visible on the left and right edges.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:33.124Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118303,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica","he":"אמריקנה"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118304/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american judaica). <<gomez, isaac.>> selections of a father for the use of his children. \n \n \n \n first edition. \n pp. viii, 9-408. foxed. contemporary calf, finely rebacked. 8vo. singerman 322; rosenbach 209. \n new york: southwick and peluse 1820 \n \n \n the earliest children\u2019s book by an american jew. isaac gomez (1768-1831), whose great-grandfather fled from portugal to new york in 1703, was active in new york\u2019s jewish community. the few early literary contributions by american jews \u201cwas anything but impressive, but gomez\u2019s book is worth remembering as one of american jewry\u2019s earliest literary efforts \u2026gomez, both a devotee of the humanities and a committed jew, lived comfortably ensconced in the two worlds of the jew and the cultured american\u201d j. r. marcus, united states jewry, vol. 3, p. 455. see also blau and baron, the jews of the united states, 1790-1840, vol. 2, pp. 440-2. gomez\u2019s jewish affiliations are felt with his decision to include here a selection from the history of pope pius v, which is the source for the \u201cpound of flesh\u201d incident in shakespeare\u2019s merchant of venice. as opposed to shakespeare\u2019s telling, in the history of pope pius v, it is the jew who is the victim and the christian who threatens him. gomez prefaced the selection by writing: \u201cthe following subject shows that shakespeare altered the character of shylock, making him to be of the jewish nation, when in reality he was not.\u201d as louis harap notes (the image of the jew in american literature, p. 260), \u201cgomez was obviously trying to combat the effects of the shylock stereotype.\u201d in a review, president john adams judged this book \u201cworthy to be presented by every father to every child, and deserves a place in every family\u201d.","he":"(אמריקנה) \n \n גומס, יצחק. קטעים נבחרים מאבא עבור בניו. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n \n ניו יורק \n סוט'וויק ופלוס תק\"פ \n \n הספר עבור ילדים המוקדם ביותר מאת יהודי אמריקאי."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"482","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118304/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1300,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a first edition printed book titled \"Selections of a Father for the Use of His Children, in Prose and Verse\" by Isaac Gomez, Jr., published in New York by Southwick & Pelsue in 1820. This is considered the earliest children's book by an American Jew. The title page is entirely in English, with a short inspirational quote. The paper appears aged with some faint foxing, and a plain dark binding is visible on the left side.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:33.126Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":118304,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica","he":"אמריקנה"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118305/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american judaica). tehilim - liber psalmorum. \n \n \n \n text in square hebrew characters with vowel points and cantillation notes. \n pp. 184. lightly foxed. contemporary boards, spine gilt. 12mo. housed in custom solander-box. \n andover (mass.): allen, morrill and wardwell 1845 \n \n \n rare american hebrew psalms. not found in any bibliographic sources consulted. it is possible that the famous andover theological seminary played some part in issuing this hebrew psalter, but no trace of such linkage is found in the book itself.","he":"(אמריקנה) \n \n תהילים. \n \n \n \n אנדובר, מסצ'וסטס \n אלן, מוריל וורדוול תר\"ה \n \n ספר תהילים בעברית. נדיר, לא רשום במקורות הביבליוגרפיים"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"483","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118305/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a printed book of the Book of Psalms, titled \"Liber Psalmorum\" and \"תהילים\" in Hebrew. Published in Andover, Massachusetts, by Allen, Morrill, and Wardwell in 1845, this Hebrew Psalter is noted as rare and unlisted in bibliographical sources. The title page displays both Hebrew and Latin titles, indicating a bilingual presentation. The paper shows age-related staining and foxing, with a simple dark binding visible on the left.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:33.128Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":118305,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica","he":"אמריקנה"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118306/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american judaica). <<aaronsohn, moshe.>> mata'ei moshe [sermons, responsa and commentary to song of songs]. \n \n \n \n first edition. woodcuts of the holy places in the land of israel. approbation of the sephardic chief rabbi and of the former rabbi of brisk. \n ff. 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The front page features elegant Hebrew script at the top, followed by English text, with decorative border elements and an early copyright notice. 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The overall appearance suggests a classic religious text from the 18th century, bound in a dark, possibly leather, material, with a cream-colored, aged paper interior.","soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:40.996Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":118313,"category":{"en":"Anglo-Judaica","he":"אנגליה"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118314/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118314/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118314/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica). seder tephiloth mikol hashanah keminhag polin [prayers for the entire year]. according to ashkenazi rite. with commentary in judeo-german. tehilim and additional supplications (techinos) in judeo-german appended. \n \n \n \n four parts in one volume. divisional title-pages. \n ff. 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The English text is faithfully translated from the original Hebrew and is described as corrected and revised with various alterations. 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The book features a vibrant, ornately illustrated title page with red and gold decorative elements. The central arch contains Hebrew text, while the lower part depicts two figures flanking a central emblem, one with a deer and the other with a lion. The book has a white, presumably paper, cover surrounding the illustrated page, indicating a luxury or limited-edition publication.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:41.001Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":118316,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118317/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118317/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118317/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2021-06-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"raban, ze\u2019ev. aleph-beth. \n \n \n \n delightful children\u2019s book illustrated in color throughout by raban. hebrew verse by levin kipniss. \n stamps removed, german inscription on rear blank. original color pictorial boards, spine worn, shaken. lg. 8vo. \n berlin: s.d. saltzmann 1923","he":"רבן, זאב \n \n אלף-בית. \n \n \n \n ברלין \n ש.ד. סלצמן תרפ\"ג"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"495","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118317/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew alphabet book titled \"Aleph-Bet\" by Ze'ev Raban, published in Berlin by S.D. 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The overall style is characteristic of the Bezalel School of Art, known for its blend of Art Nouveau and traditional Jewish motifs.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:41.003Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":118317,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118318/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118318/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118318/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"raban, ze\u2019ev. chageinu [\u201cour holidays\u201d - children\u2019s book]. \n \n \n \n delightful color plates by raban. hebrew verses by avi-shai. glassine sheets precede plates. \n hebrew inscription on half-title. original color pictorial boards. 4to. see yeshiva university museum catalogue, raban remembered, no. 78. \n new york: miller-lynn publishing co. 1928","he":"רבן, זאב \n \n חגינו. \n \n \n \n ניו יורק \n מילר-לין תרפ\"ח"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"496","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118318/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an original artwork or print by Ze'ev Raban, titled \"Hageinu\" (Our Festivals), published in New York by Miller-Lynn in 1928. 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The corners and outer edges of the circle are adorned with various allegorical figures and animals, including lions, rams, and mythical creatures, reflecting the distinctive style of the Bezalel School.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:31:41.004Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":118318,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books","he":"איור"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/118319/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"schatz, boris. catalogue: bezalel exposition of jewish arts and crafts from jerusalem. \n \n \n \n photographic illustrations. ads. \n pp. 12. lower corner of opening page crudely torn. original pictorial wrappers. rectangular large 4to. \n cincinnati: samuels 1914 \n \n \n with detailed listing of events held during the course of this exhibition from march 5th-11th. includes many names of honorees. in 1914, schatz left jerusalem to tour the united states, bringing with him a traveling exposition of works from the bezalel school, which were exhibited in new york and cincinnati. the tour was a resounding success. in schatz\u2019s words: \u201cnot with the sword, nor with fire, but with the spirit can we win out our rights; only by our spiritual creativeness and with culture can we gain recognition of cultured people. bezalel is a part of our culture, it is the only jewish art school in the world and it is the property of the entire jewish people. these are the things and many more, which american jews found in bezalel\u2026i take the privilege here and now, to convey to all of them my deepest gratitude for the splendid support they rendered to bezalel.\u201d see israel museum catalogue, bezalel, p. 327.","he":"שץ, בוריס \n \n קטלוג בצלאל. \n \n \n \n סינסינטי \n תרע\"ד"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"497","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/15524/lot/118319/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a catalog for the Bezalel exhibition, authored by Boris Schatz and published in Cincinnati in 1914. 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