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(3), 64. browned, leaves loose. contemporary boards, worn. folio. \n vilna: 1911 when r. karelitz (1878-1953) published his first work in 1911, he was still a young man and relatively unknown. even decades later, after publishing several more volumes of chazon ish, r. karelitz was hardly known outside a small circle of rabbinical elites in vilna. upon migrating to mandatory palestine in 1933, he became a trusted authority among scrupulously observant farmers. it was only in the early 1940s that he emerged as the leading rabbinical figure of his generation and a key visionary of chareidi society in israel. \n \n r. chaim yehuda leib auerbach (1883-1954) served as the rosh yeshiva of sha'ar hashomayim, an ashkenazic yeshivah in jerusalem that studied both exoteric (nigleh) and esoteric (nistar) aspects of the torah. he also authored chacham lev, a halachic work on marital law. he is perhaps best known as the father of rabbi shlomo zalman auerbach, the leading rabbinical authority in israel during the last decades of the 20th century. the book was inherited by his son, r. rafael david auerbach (1920-1987), who also led the sha'ar hashomayim yeshiva.","he":"דפוס ראשון של חזון איש לאורח חיים ונידה - עותק אישי של רבי חיים יהודה לייב אוירבך, אביו של רבי שלמה זלמן , עם הקדשה של בנו רבי דוד. \n \n דפ' (3), 64. \n בלאי. וילנה, תרע\"א (1911). \n \n כשהחזון איש פרסם את החיבור הזה - הראשון שלו - היה בחור צעיר ועדיין לא מוכר לעולם הרחב. היה רק בשנות הת\"ש שהוכר כגדול הדור ומנהיג הדרך החרדי בארץ. \n \n \n רבי חיים יהודה לייב אוירבך (תרמ\"ג- תשי\"ד) היה ראש ישיבת שער השמים, ישיבה שבה למדו נגלה וגם נסתר. חיבר את ספר חכם לב והיה אביו של רבי שלמה זלמן אוירבך. בנו רבי רפאל דוד, שגם שימש כראש ישיבת שער השמים, ירש את הספר הנ\"ל. \n \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119200/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:34.069Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":119200,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119201/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(belz). diburim kedoshim (the makover chibur). torah thoughts from three grand-rebbes of belz. \n manuscript in hebrew (incomplete): includes 31 entries covering the festivals of tishrei and the first half of the book of bereishith. pp. 32. dampstained. modern boards. sm. 4to. \n belz: c. 1950 evidently partially transcribed by r. shalom fogel , the longtime gabbai of grand-rebbe aharon rokeach of belz. \n \n diburim kedoshim, also known as the makover chibur, is a collection of torah thoughts heard from three belzer rebbes: r. yehoshua rokeach (1825-94), r. yissachar dov rokeach (1854-1926), and r. aharon rokeach (1877-1957). the teachings were recorded by r. yonah zeev halpert, shochet of makova, in the early 20th century and remained in manuscript form for nearly 100 years, until published under the title kol hator (jerusalem, 1993).","he":"דבורים קדושים (דער מאקובר חיבור). הרהורי תורה מ-3 אדמו\"רי בעלז . \n \n כתב-יד בעברית, לא שלם. \n עם 31 תורות על מועדי תשרי ומחצית הראשונה של ספר בראשית. \n עמ' 32. \n תש\"י (1950), בערך. \n \n כנראה הועתק חלקית על ידי רבי שלום פוגל , גבאי לרבי אהרון רוקח. \n \n התורות האלו, מרבי יהושע רוקח, רבי יששכר דוב רוקח ורבי אהרון רוקח, נכתבו על ידי יונה זאב הלפרט, שוחט מאקובה בראשית המאה ה-20. הספר נשאר בכתב-יד עד שנדפס בשם קול התור (ירושלים תשנ\"ג). \n \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"2","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119201/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:34.072Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":119201,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119202/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119202/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism). hora'ath hashemoth [kabbalistic concepts and chassidic tales]. * with: (r. avraham of kalisk) . igroth hakodesh me'admo'r kahana kadisha. manuscript in hebrew. ff. (1), 29, 17. colored stickers occasionally obscuring text. modern calf. 4to. \n jerusalem: 1908 manuscript with chassidic teachings and tales of the ba'al shem tov, the maggid of mehzritch and other chassidic greats. \n \n r. avraham of kalisk (1741-1810) moved to eretz israel along with a chassidic group led by r. menachem mendel of vitebsk (d. 1788). after r. menachem mendel's passing, r. avraham assumed leadership of the group and, through his public letters, sought to maintain contact with the mass of chassidim in europe.","he":"כתב-יד הוראת השמות (קבלה וספירים חסידיים) עם אגרות הקודש מאדמו\"ר כהנא קדישא ( רבי אברהם מקאליסק ). \n \n דפ' (1), 29, 17. \n סטיקרים מסתירים טקסט במספר מקומות. \n ירושלים, תרס\"ח (1908). \n \n כתב-יד עם תורות וסיפורי הבעש\"ט, המגיד ממזריטש, ועוד. \n רבי אברהם מקליסק (תק\"א-תק\"ע) עלה לארץ עם קבוצתו של רבי מנחם מנדל מויטבסק, והנהיג את קבוצה לאחר פטירתו. \n \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"3","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119202/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:34.074Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":119202,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119203/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism). mishkavtha d'rebbi (anonymous). eulogy for grand-rebbe r. duvid moshe friedman of chortkov. written in scribal hand. apparently unpublished. one page. marginal tears, some stains. sm. folio. \n october 1903 r. dovid moshe friedman (1828-1903) was the son of r. yisrael of ruzhin and the progenitor of chortkov chassidus. following in the regal footsteps the rebbe's father, the chortkov court was established in a palace, and everything within it exuded opulence. the chortkover was known for his intense love of every fellow jew, as well as his passion for the land of israel (referenced within the eulogy).","he":"משכבתא דרבי - הספד לרבי דוד משה פרידמן, האדמו\"ר מצ'ורטקוב . כנראה לא נדפס. \n \n נכתב ביד סופר בעילום שם. \n עמוד אחד, קרעים, כתמים קלים. \n אוקטובר 1903. \n \n רבי דוד משה פרידמן (תקפ\"ח-תרס\"ג), בנו של רבי ישראל מרוז'ין, הקים את שושלת טשארטקאוו. בסגנון הרוז'ינו, האדמו\"ר הקים את חצרו בארמון. הרבי זכור לאהבת ישראל ואהבת ארץ ישראל שלו, דברים שמוזכרים בהספד הנוכחי. \n \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע 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the hands of the yitev lev and r. moishe dovid teitelbaum. single tall folio (two pages) written in double columns, contains material on: tehillim (x3), mishlei (x4), shir hashirim (x2), avoth (x1), halacha (x1), talmudic novellae (x1) and aggadah (x4; tractates: yoma, gittin, sanhedrin and shabbath) and piyutim for rosh hashana (x1). light stains. bound into custom tall calf portfolio. \n sighet / gorlitz: 1848-61 a valuable insight into the publishing process of the yismach moishe's works, prepared by the yitev lev. \n \n r. moishe teitelbaum (the yismach moishe, 1759-1841) recorded his torah thoughts as soon as they came to him, with whatever writing material he had available in the time. following his death, the yismach moishe's grandson, r. yekuthiel yehuda teitelbaum (the yitev lev), inherited decades-worth of miscellaneous papers and pages of all sizes. the yitev lev subsequently employed a scribe to transcribe and topically organize this trove of thousands notes in order to prepare them for publication. the yitev lev then added his own sources and edits for the printer. in this way, the yismach moishe's substantial works on the torah were published between the years 1848-1861. the variety of the content in the present folio leaf highlights just how massive this undertaking was, with negligible scraps of paper saved from oblivion. \n \n when pulled away by his own multiple rabbinic responsibilities, the yitev lev entrusted the yismach moishe's manuscripts to his grandson, r. moishe dovid teitelbaum of laposh. thus, these pages were the basis for sharing the yismach moishe's works with the jewish world with his original text, and subsequent autograph edits by his descendants. \n \n r. moishe teitelbaum (the yismach moishe, 1759-1841) of ujel (sátoraljaújhely), is renowned for spreading the chassidic revolution throughout hungary. initially opposed to the movement, he subsequently became a disciple of r. ya'akov yitzchak horowitz, the choizeh of lublin. his own descendants would form some of hungary's most significant chassidic courts, including satmar and sighet. \n \n r. yekuthiel yehuda halberstam (the yitev lev, 1808-83) of sighet, was the grandson of the yismach lev and inherited his grandfather's writings. he dedicated many years to editing them, a formidable task when coupled with the operation of his own substantial chassidic court. \n \n r. moishe dovid teitelbaum (the volover rebbe, 1855-1935) of laposh, was the grandson of the yitev lev. dedicated to his family heritage, he published many of the yismach moishe's works, as well as manuscripts of his grandfather, the yitev lev. \n \n for other examples of the yismach moishe's works prepared for printing, see kedem sale 83, lot 37.","he":"חידושי הישמח משה עם השגות בכתב-יד קדשם של נכדו הייטב לב ונכדו הרבא רבא הרב רבי משה דוד טייטלבוים מסיגעט ווואלווע. \n סיגעט\\גורליץ, תר\"ח-תרכ\"א. \n \n כתב-יד מאת סופר, עם עריכות והשגות מאת הייטב לב ורבי משה דוד טייטלבוים. \n פוליו (2 עמודים) עם חומרים על תהילים, משלי, שיר השירים, אבות, הלכה, חידושי גמרא, אגדה, ופיוטי ראש השנה. \n \n צוהר חשוב לתוך תהליך ההדפסה של כתבי הישמח משה, על ידי הייטב לב. \n \n רבי משה טייטלבוים, הישמח משה (תקנ\"ט-תר\"א) רשם את חידושי התורה שלו ברגע שחשב עליהם, לא משנה איזה כלי כתיבה ונייר היו לו באותו העת. לאחר פטירתו, נכדו הייטב לב ירש כתביו: יותר מ-50 שנה של ודפים ועמודים בכל מיני גודלים. הייטב לב העסיק סופר להעתיק ולסדר את הכתבים כדי להכין אותם לדפוס. הייטב לב גם הוסיף את העריכות שלו לאלפי העמודים האלו עבור המדפיס. כך, הרבה מכתבי הישמח משה הודפסו בין השנים תר\"ח-תרכ\"א. הגיוון של התוכן בדף זה מדגיש את גודל המשימה הזאת, עם הרבה פיסות נייר ניצולים מאיבוד. \n \n כשתפקידיו כרב קהילה לא התיר לו להמשיך לפרסם את הכתבים, הייטב לב מסר אותם לנכדיו, רבי משה דוד טייטלבוים להמשיך את עבודת הפרסום. העמודים האלו הם הבסיס להפצת תורות הישמח משה עם העולם היהודי הרחב, עם הטקסט המקורי והעיבודים של זרעיו. לעוד דוגמה של עיבוד כתבי הישמח משה לדפוס, ראה מכירת קדם 83, פריט מס' 37. \n \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"5","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119204/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:34.077Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":119204,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119205/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(eretz israel). collection of c. 65 autograph / typed letters and other documents. primarily 20th century, majority from eretz israel. including (see details below): condition varies. \n * aerogramme to r. henkin from r. yitzchak isaac yungreis, son of r. moshe nathan, rabbi in yeshivath ohr leyisrael letzeirim. \n \n \n \n \n * aerogramme to r. henkin from r. yonah romm (1929-2021), rabbi of mekor baruch, jerusalem, grandson of the r. yonah romm. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to r. henkin from r. jacob schechter-brazis, formerlly abd falticeni, romania. with stamp. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to r. henkin from r. abraham goldschmidt, son of r. chaim abd zamosc. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yechiel michel rabinowitz to mechon torah sheleimah. 1975. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. shimon grossman to r. gedalya samdprol. jerusalem, 1961. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to kol yisrael from rabbis moshe shimon weintraub, ya'akov brazluscki. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yitzchak elimelech yosef yair, with stamp and signature, on letterhead. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. zeev aryeh raviner. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yehuda shulman. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed letter from r. kathriel fischel tchorsh, rabbi of shapira neighborhood. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yisrael cohen plonczyk, abd messnitz, rosh yeshivath torath emeth haifa. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. meir segal landau, previously of antwerp. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. abraham zvi weiss to r. nathan zvi friedman, rabbi of shechuna 5, bnei brak. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. efrayim zemel of bnei brak to r. shmuel weinberg. \n \n \n \n \n \n * request for assistance for yeshivah student. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. elimelech shapira of tel aviv to r. jacob englard. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. efrayim zeitzik, rosh yeshivath ohr chodosh, jerusalem. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. menachem hakohen sapir, rabbi of starkman synagogue, tel-aviv. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. shlomo mordechai hager to r. shmuel avigdor cohen. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from knesseth mordechai synagogue, tel-aviv. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yaakov berman(1878-1974), mizrachi leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n * transcript of sermon delievered by r. yechezkel levenstein of ponovezh, c. 1960's. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. menachem kahana of haifa to r. yisrael porat of cleveland, student of r. kook (1886-1974). \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to r. henkin from menachem porush regarding funding for housing for yeshiva students. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yehuda aryeh dunner, rabbi of divrei shir synagogue, bnei brak. \n \n \n \n \n \n * four letters from r. shlomo dichovsky, abd and rabbi of yeshurun synagogue, tel-aviv. \n \n \n \n \n \n * mission statement by the 'mishmereth shabbath' of tiberias, with stamp. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter addressed to shadar of hebron community. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to president yitzchak ben-tzvi from faculty of new york university's institute of hebrew studies, signatures of 15 faculty members. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to editors of kol yisrael from abd and rosh yeshivath serdehale, america. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. baruch donut to shmuel leibov. 1888. \n \n \n \n \n \n * decorated yahrzeit poster. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed letter from kollel ahavath zion-transylvania to ezrath torah, signed by r. yechezkel shraga zussman. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter addressed to r. shmuel salant, pp. 5. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. moshe chaim shmerler, rabbi of machzikei hadath zurich. with stamp. \n \n \n \n \n \n * two postcards to kol yisrael, from stryju and berlin-charlottenburg communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n * heichal hatorah building fund receipt. \n \n \n \n \n \n * ezrath torah receipt. \n \n \n \n \n \n * two letters addressed to william zeitlin. \n \n \n \n \n \n * two title pages of r. zvi makovsky's v'ashiva shoftecha, inscribed by author (member of tel-aviv beith din, former abd of melitopol). \n \n \n \n \n \n * title page of r. chaim yisrael zimmerman's pnei chaim, with three inscriptions by author attached (rabbi of tel aviv's beith yitzchak admo'r of sokolov synagogue). \n \n \n \n \n \n * title page of r. shaul moshe's pardes shaul, inscribed by author (abd lodz, later tel-aviv). \n \n \n \n \n \n * two letters by r. dr. shmuel gertz, tel-aviv. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. moshe zeev nachshon, secretary of yeshivath rav amiel, tel-aviv. \n \n \n \n \n \n * receipt from yeshivath rav amiel, tel-aviv. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. yechiel abraham zilber. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. mordechai shraga schlezinger. \n \n \n \n \n \n * poalei agudath israel voters slip. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter by r. binyamin levi or al hamishmar, jerusalem. \n \n \n \n \n \n * notice of the passing of donor meir robbens. \n \n \n \n \n \n * postcard from r. shalom rozenthal to r. zvi yehuda rozenthal. \n \n \n \n \n \n * aerogramme from zvi green, melbourne to gross family, bnei brak. \n \n \n \n \n \n * aerogramme to r. henkin from kollel ahavath zion.","he":"ארץ ישראל . אוסף כ-65 מכתבים ומסמכים. רובם ממאה ה-20 מארץ ישראל. \n \n כולל: \n \n * aerogramme to r. henkin from r. yitzchak isaac yungreis, son of r. moshe nathan, rabbi in yeshivath ohr leyisrael letzeirim. \n \n * aerogramme to r. henkin from r. yonah romm (1929-2021), rabbi of mekor baruch, jerusalem, grandson of the r. yonah romm. \n \n * letter to r. henkin from r. jacob schechter-brazis, formerlly abd falticeni, romania. with stamp. \n \n * letter to r. henkin from r. abraham goldschmidt, son of r. chaim abd zamosc. \n \n * letter from r. yechiel michel rabinowitz to mechon torah sheleimah. 1975. \n \n * letter from r. shimon grossman to r. gedalya samdprol. jerusalem, 1961. \n \n * letter to kol yisrael from rabbis moshe shimon weintraub, ya'akov brazluscki. \n \n * letter from r. yitzchak elimelech yosef yair, with stamp and signature, on letterhead. \n \n * letter from r. zeev aryeh raviner. \n \n * letter from r. yehuda shulman. \n \n * typed letter from r. kathriel fischel tchorsh, rabbi of shapira neighborhood. \n \n * letter from r. yisrael cohen plonczyk, abd messnitz, rosh yeshivath torath emeth haifa. \n \n * letter from r. meir segal landau, previously of antwerp. \n \n * letter from r. abraham zvi weiss to r. nathan zvi friedman, rabbi of shechuna 5, bnei brak. \n \n * letter from r. efrayim zemel of bnei brak to r. shmuel weinberg. \n \n * request for assistance for yeshivah student. \n \n * letter from r. elimelech shapira of tel aviv to r. jacob englard. \n \n * letter from r. efrayim zeitzik, rosh yeshivath ohr chodosh, jerusalem. \n \n * letter from r. menachem hakohen sapir, rabbi of starkman synagogue, tel-aviv. \n \n * letter from r. shlomo mordechai hager to r. shmuel avigdor cohen. \n \n * letter from knesseth mordechai synagogue, tel-aviv \n \n * letter from r. yaakov berman(1878-1974), mizrachi leader. \n \n * transcript of sermon delievered by r. yechezkel levenstein of ponovezh, c. 1960's. \n \n * letter from r. menachem kahana of haifa to r. yisrael porat of cleveland, student of r. kook (1886-1974). \n \n * letter to r. henkin from menachem porush regarding funding for housing for yeshiva students. \n \n * letter from r. yehuda aryeh dunner, rabbi of divrei shir synagogue, bnei brak. \n \n * four letters from r. shlomo dichovsky, abd and rabbi of yeshurun synagogue, tel-aviv. \n \n * mission statement by the 'mishmereth shabbath' of tiberias, with stamp. \n \n * letter addressed to shadar of hebron community. \n \n * letter to president yitzchak ben-tzvi from faculty of new york university's institute of hebrew studies, signatures of 15 faculty members. \n \n * letter to editors of kol yisrael from abd and rosh yeshivath serdehale, america. \n \n * letter from r. baruch donut to shmuel leibov. 1888. \n \n * decorated yahrzeit poster. \n \n * typed letter from kollel ahavath zion-transylvania to ezrath torah, signed by r. yechezkel shraga zussman. \n \n * letter addressed to r. shmuel salant, pp. 5. \n \n * letter from r. moshe chaim shmerler, rabbi of machzikei hadath zurich. with stamp. \n \n * two postcards to kol yisrael, from stryju and berlin-charlottenburg communities. \n \n * heichal hatorah building fund receipt. \n \n * ezrath torah receipt. \n \n * two letters addressed to william zeitlin. \n \n * two title pages of r. zvi makovsky's v'ashiva shoftecha, inscribed by author (member of tel-aviv beith din, former abd of melitopol). \n \n * title page of r. chaim yisrael zimmerman's pnei chaim, with three inscriptions by author attached (rabbi of tel aviv's beith yitzchak admo'r of sokolov synagogue). \n \n * title page of r. shaul moshe's pardes shaul, inscribed by author (abd lodz, later tel-aviv). \n \n * two letters by r. dr. shmuel gertz, tel-aviv. \n \n * letter from r. moshe zeev nachshon, secretary of yeshivath rav amiel, tel-aviv. \n \n * receipt from yeshivath rav amiel, tel-aviv. \n \n * letter from r. yechiel abraham zilber. \n \n * letter from r. mordechai shraga schlezinger. \n \n * poalei agudath israel voters slip. \n \n * letter by r. binyamin levi or al hamishmar, jerusalem. \n \n * notice of the passing of donor meir robbens. \n \n * postcard from r. shalom rozenthal to r. zvi yehuda rozenthal. \n \n * aerogramme from zvi green, melbourne to gross family, bnei brak. \n \n * aerogramme to r. henkin from kollel ahavath zion. \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"6","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119205/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:34.078Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":119205,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119206/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(eretz israel). collection of c. 43 autograph / typed letters and other documents. primarily related to the old yishuv during mandate times. \n \n \n includes (see below): \n condition varies. \n \n * three letters from r. elijah mordechai eisenstein (1867-1957; director of beith va\u2019ad hakelali and onetime personal secretary to r. shmuel salant), and three letters to him, along with four letters from father r. abraham eisenstein and another family member. (total 10 letters). \n \n \n \n \n * traveler\u2019s cheque redeemable through va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel. jerusalem, 1922. \n \n \n \n \n \n * postcard to r. isaac eliezer charlap, requesting prayers at holy sites of jerusalem for ailing wife of a mr. straussberg. signed by a mr. ziskind. germany, 1913. \n \n \n \n \n \n * receipts from va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel. jerusalem, 1921 and 1922. \n \n \n \n \n \n * new years\u2019 wishes from r. yisrael shimon katzenellenbogen to the benefactor l.z. jerusalem, 1931. \n \n \n \n \n \n * postcard from r. yisrael aryeh sapir (founder of petach tikva), to r. eliezer yitzchak berman the \u2018minsker maggid\u2019 and rosh yeshivath eshel hatorah. petach tikva. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed letter to r. abraham isaac hakohen kook. incomplete. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed notice from the eidah chareidis to only eat meat with their supervision. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from va\u2019ad adath ha\u2019ashkenazim presenting seven marriage certificates (not included) to the mandate authorities. jerusalem, 1940. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed halachic ruling from r. avraham schorr abd beith din chassidim. signed by secretary r. mordechai cohen. jerusalem, 1933. \n \n \n \n \n \n * \u2018form of affidavit to be used in lieu of a passport\u2019 for refugee sarina stern, in cairo, seeking to reach palestine. cairo, 1946. (tear in place of photo). \n \n \n \n \n \n * receipt for parcel, haifa 1932. \n \n \n \n \n \n * machzikei hadath of palestine blank stationary. jerusalem, 1923. \n \n \n \n \n \n * receipt from hitachduth rabbanim d\u2019lita. jerusalem, 1951. \n \n \n \n \n \n * trilingual telegram form, blank. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed letter from american central relief committee. pp. 3, one page with letterhead. jerusalem, 1924. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed letter from va\u2019ad adath ashkenazim beyerushalayim. \n \n \n \n \n \n * va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel yiddish appeal. \n \n \n \n \n \n * flyer by va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel summarizing activities for the year 1925. (x2). \n \n \n \n \n \n * envelope addressed to monsieur mashiah galihoff, jerusalem. 1935. \n \n \n \n \n \n * new years\u2019 wishes from va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel. english and yiddish. \n \n \n \n \n \n * blank va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel kaddish form. \n \n \n \n \n \n * va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel appeal. \n \n \n \n \n \n * typed letter from \u2018neros shabbos\u2019 organization to chief rabbinate. jerusalem, 1947. \n \n \n \n \n \n * flyer advertising loan opportunities with the machzikei hadath gemach. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter detailing kollel bucharest transaction. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter to kol yisrael newspaper. tiberias, 1944. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter of guarantorship, jerusalem 1935. \n \n \n \n \n \n * four papers relating to lawsuit between moses and sarah levin of jerusalem. jerusalem, 1935. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from chayei olam yeshiva and orphanage with stamp. \n \n \n \n \n \n * letter from r. shlomo eliach, director of beith tavshil haklali. with stamp, on letterhead. jerusalem, 1927.","he":"אוסף של כ-43 מכתבים ומסמכים, רובם קשורים לארץ ישראל בתקופת המנדט הבריטי. \n \n כולל: \n \n * three letters from r. elijah mordechai eisenstein (1867-1957; director of beith va\u2019ad hakelali and onetime personal secretary to r. shmuel salant), and three letters to him, along with four letters from father r. abraham eisenstein and another family member. (total 10 letters). \n \n \n * traveler\u2019s cheque redeemable through va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel. jerusalem, 1922. \n \n \n \n * postcard to r. isaac eliezer charlap, requesting prayers at holy sites of jerusalem for ailing wife of a mr. straussberg. signed by a mr. ziskind. germany, 1913. \n \n \n \n * receipts from va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel. jerusalem, 1921 and 1922. \n \n \n \n * new years\u2019 wishes from r. yisrael shimon katzenellenbogen to the benefactor l.z. jerusalem, 1931. \n \n \n \n * postcard from r. yisrael aryeh sapir (founder of petach tikva), to r. eliezer yitzchak berman the \u2018minsker maggid\u2019 and rosh yeshivath eshel hatorah. petach tikva. \n \n \n \n * typed letter to r. abraham isaac hakohen kook. incomplete. \n \n \n \n * typed notice from the eidah chareidis to only eat meat with their supervision. \n \n \n \n * letter from va\u2019ad adath ha\u2019ashkenazim presenting seven marriage certificates (not included) to the mandate authorities. jerusalem, 1940. \n \n \n \n * typed halachic ruling from r. avraham schorr abd beith din chassidim. signed by secretary r. mordechai cohen. jerusalem, 1933. \n \n \n \n * \u2018form of affidavit to be used in lieu of a passport\u2019 for refugee sarina stern, in cairo, seeking to reach palestine. cairo, 1946. (tear in place of photo). \n \n \n \n * receipt for parcel, haifa 1932. \n \n \n \n * machzikei hadath of palestine blank stationary. jerusalem, 1923. \n \n \n \n * receipt from hitachduth rabbanim d\u2019lita. jerusalem, 1951. \n \n \n \n * trilingual telegram form, blank. \n \n \n \n * typed letter from american central relief committee. pp. 3, one page with letterhead. jerusalem, 1924. \n \n \n \n * typed letter from va\u2019ad adath ashkenazim beyerushalayim. \n \n \n \n * va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel yiddish appeal. \n \n \n \n * flyer by va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel summarizing activities for the year 1925. (x2). \n \n \n \n * envelope addressed to monsieur mashiah galihoff, jerusalem. 1935. \n \n \n \n * new years\u2019 wishes from va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel. english and yiddish. \n \n \n \n * blank va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel kaddish form. \n \n \n \n * va\u2019ad haklali knesseth israel appeal. \n \n \n \n * typed letter from \u2018neros shabbos\u2019 organization to chief rabbinate. jerusalem, 1947. \n \n \n \n * flyer advertising loan opportunities with the machzikei hadath gemach. \n \n \n \n * letter detailing kollel bucharest transaction. \n \n \n \n * letter to kol yisrael newspaper. tiberias, 1944. \n \n \n \n * letter of guarantorship, jerusalem 1935. \n \n \n \n * four papers relating to lawsuit between moses and sarah levin of jerusalem. jerusalem, 1935. \n \n \n \n * letter from chayei olam yeshiva and orphanage with stamp. \n \n \n \n * letter from r. shlomo eliach, director of beith tavshil haklali. with stamp, on letterhead. jerusalem, 1927. \n \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"7","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119206/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:34.080Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - 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(partial). published: shu\u201dt tuv ta\u2019am voda\u2019ath, 3:2:13. \n \n \n \n \n \n orphaned at an early age and raised by the maggid of dubno, r. shlomo kluger was a pre-eminent halachic decisor and a most prolific author of responsa who served as the chief dayan of brody (galicia). his rulings were sought by all, and he remains a halachic phenomenon until today. when penning a responsum, in addition to sending it to the questioner, r. kluger would also record it in his ledger (pinkas), per the common practice. it is from pinkasim such as this one that the great collections of responsa were gathered and published. 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(seder selichoth - chevra kadisha). manuscript in hebrew written in a fine calligraphic hand on vellum by the scribe reuven, son of rabbi aryeh leib darshan of waltsch. title page in red and black ink. pp. 8. recent marbled boards. sm. 4to. \n (poland): 1778 the title page of this manuscript states that it was utilized by the members of the burial society who would gather on the eve of the 1st of kislev to fast and recite selichoth. afterwards they would assemble in the cemetery and ask forgiveness from the departed souls. \n \n the scribe states he copied the penitential prayer here, an alphabetical acrostic entitled \u201cana elo-hei hashamayim ha\u2019e-l hagadol (composed by r. tevele ben yechezkel) from a manuscript siddur that belonged to his father \u201cthe significant rabbi, great light, hassid, and martyr rabbi aryeh leib darshan.\u201d \n \n rabbi aryeh leib darshan was one of the accused in a blood libel in posen in 1736. the dreadful details of his arrest and execution appear in the introduction of r. shmuel ben azriel's sepher amudei olam (berlin, 1741). \n \n this selicha text later appeared in print in: seder chevra kadisha u\u2019vikur cholim dekehal kodesh posen (krotoszyn, 1858).","he":"כתב-יד של סליחות, על קלף, שומש על ידי חברה קדישא בפולין. \n \n תקל\"ח (1778). \n כתוב על ידי הסופר ראובן בן אריה ליב, הדרשן מוולטש. \n \n 8 עמודים. \n \n הסופר מציין שהעתיק פיוט בשם אנא אלקי השמים, מאת רבי טבל'ה בן יחזקאל, מכתב-יד של אביו, רבי אריה ליב דרשן. רבי אריה לייב דרשן הואשם בעלילת דם בפוזן בשנת תצ\"ו (1736) והוצא ליהרג."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"24","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119223/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:02.591Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - 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(1804-1887). the mordecais were both southerners and american military careerists trained at west point. mordecai, sr. could not resolve his allegiance to the united states of america with his desire not to fight against the confederate cause of which his entire family and network were aligned with, so he resigned his position in 1861. his son, who graduated west point in 1861 (in the same class as custer) did not however share this scruple and fought in the civil war on the union side. in 1865 was appointed instructor of ordnance and gunnery at the military academy, and eventually achieved the rank of brigadier general."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"59","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119258/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:13.097Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":119258,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119259/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica). mordecai, moses cohen. baltimore and charleston railroad and steamship co. document. printed with manuscript additions. one page. \n baltimore, md: 19th september 1867 shipping receipt for goods transported on a mordecai & co. steamship. \n \n the owner, moses cohen mordecai (1804-88), has been described as \u201cthe most prominent jewish charlestonian of the 1850s and 1860s.\u201d mordecai was also a member of south carolina\u2019s senate, aco-owner of the newspaper the southern standard and parnas in charleston\u2019s congregation beth elo-him. prior to the civil war he opposed secession, a position he changed one war broke out."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"60","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119259/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:13.098Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - $180","currency":"USD","id":119259,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119260/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica). yulee, david levy (us senator from florida, 1810-86). autograph letter signed written to governor john branch. \u201ccol. king wrote you of the rejection of allston - that was all well - but everything else has gone wrong. [william h.] ware is appointed in his place without consulting me. the judges against us - the marshall of w[est] f[lorida] co. against us. the secy. of the territory mr. [joseph] mccants removed without a word of intimation to me. i have been set aside virtually. just about the time of these things the smoke which my enemies had enveloped me, i stood alone. and i presume the president thought i was not worth attending to. but- i shall set my coulter deep. i shall go back with a spirit of war and will yet show whether i am to be regarded or not in these matters. the impression was created her that i was a mere chance delegate. the choice of a minority only- and that i will lose my seat and not be heard of again. i suppose this notion reached the president. i am mortified to be obliged to write you this, but so it is. genl. [samuel] parkhill is dead. i don\u2019t know but that the very fact of my having recommended baily will prevent this appointment\u2026 will start south and spend a day or two with you.\u201d two pages. 4to. \n washington: 15th september 1841 on march 4, 1841, yulee took his seat as a territorial delegate in the u.s. house of reps., the first person of jewish ancestry to serve in the u.s. congress. his presence in congress was immediately disputed, his enemies arguing that he was not a u.s. citizen, having been born in the virgin islands. at the time of this letter his legislative activities were suspended, pending resolution of his citizenship. it was resolved in his favor in 1842. the frustration at his legislative impotence comes through clearly in this letter. upon florida statehood in 1845 he became a u.s. senator, (the first jewish u.s. senator, and among the first two u.s. senators from florida). pro slavery, he supported florida secession from the union. at the end of the war he was imprisoned for helping jefferson davis attempt to escape. he is known as \u2018father of florida railroads.\u2019"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"61","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119260/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:04.362Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":119260,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":125,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119261/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica). license for a jewish pawnbroker. annual license issued by the mayor and city council of baltimore for solomon engelmyer . it affirms that the fee of $500 has been paid, and that the license is valid if engelmyer faithfully exercises the trade of pawn broking. it is signed by witnesses m. pollock, and henry feig, as well as baltimore mayor elijah stansbury, jr. printed with manuscript additions. one page. \n baltimore, md: 16th may 1850 solomon engelmyer (1804-89), whose pawnbroker business was a a frequent advertiser in the baltimore sun since 1843, was also active in jewish communal life. from 1851 to 1853 he was the president of the baltimore hebrew congregation, and his name appears in the pages of the new york jewish periodical the asmonean, advertising for a chazan for his synagogue. his pewter seder plate, engraved with his hebrew name, shlomo leib engelmyer, and that of his wife, channa, as well as baltimore in hebrew letters, is in the collection of the national museum of american history."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"62","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119261/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":125,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":125,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:04.364Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":119261,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119262/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica). antisemitica. autograph letter signed written by george williams to miss hewson abbott. \n informs the recipient that he has sent \u201c30 emb[osse]d cashmerelaine robes, and asks to report back on them as soon as possible. \u201cthey are well adapted to the jew trade i think.\u201d one page, with integral address panel. \n philadelphia: 8th february 1853"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"63","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119262/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:04.366Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":119262,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119263/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica). (civil war/ antisemitica). autograph letter signed by edward a. walker written to george w. knight. four pages. with envelope. \n nashville, tn: 9th july 1865 this is a letter from one union veteran to another, a scant three months after the civil war\u2019s end. walker, a machinist, describes life in nashville after the war: \u201cthe city has been filled with returned rebs., \u201d many of whom resumed working at the shops they were employed in before the war. walker describes how the men get along well in the shop he works in, describing conversation with confederate veterans about battles they fought in on opposing sides, and then cheerfully adds an antisemitic remark about a coworker: \u201cwe are truly a mixed set in the shop - all nations represented - and wonder of wonders! there is a genuine jew at work for a living, his name is maximilian and being of a huge tendency, this hot weather makes him pant for a saloon or a snug little shop to sell 2d hand clothing in - so much for the jew.\u201d \n \n walker (1838-1923), originally of maine, was a union corporal with the first minnesota infantry. he carried on a correspondence during the war with george w. knight of massachusetts, always addressed to \u201cfriend knight.\u201d"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"64","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119263/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:04.368Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":119263,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119264/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica). (actress \u2018rachel.\u2019) group of nine letters. these letters were written by a cultured, well-spoken bostonian, ch. baldwin, who discusses all manner of topics, ranging from politics, antislavery, women\u2019s rights, etc. totaling 36 pages. \n boston, ma: 1854-56 two of the letters discuss one of the acting sensations of the 19th century, the swiss-french jewish actress rachel (eliza rachel felix, 1821-58). baldwin writes with awe that she \u201cmakes tragedy seem tragedy, \u201d and \u201cone need not know the words (i.e., french) to understand her.\u201d \n \n rachel felix was an enormous celebrity in her time, whose private life and relationships fascinated the public no less than her accomplishments onstage."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"65","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119264/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:04.369Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - 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(1) pp. 1-178 (pentateuch); (10- introduction + 1- title), 179-332 (early prophets); (1) 1-159 (later prophets; (1) 160-350 (hagiography) (1). foxed. folio. darlow & moule 5156 \n amsterdam: the sons of solomon proops 1762 first edition of the bible in hebrew and spanish. although the bible has regularly appeared in the spanish language ever since the appearance of the great ferrara bible of 1553, the present edition heralds the first appearance of both hebrew and spanish texts in a single volume. 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normally, it is the messiah son of david who is portrayed as the final redeemer, not elijah the tishbite. according to emden, \u201ctishbi\u201d is none other than \u201cshabtai\u201d by the process of metathesis. see b. naor, post-sabbatian sabbatianism (1999) pp.38-9."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"99","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119298/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:10.310Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119298,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119299/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"aboab, shmuel. sepher hazichronoth [ethics]. title within wreathed arch. ff. 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(x2). \n \n * broadside mourning arlozoroff, by magen david adom. \n \n * broadside mourning arlozoroff, by tel-aviv council of workers. \n \n * list of donations by jewish settlements in arlozoroff\u2019s memory. pp. 5. \n \n * histadrut land settlement fund in memory of arlozoroff stationary. (x2). \n \n * davar - summaries of the murder trial for that day. (x7). \n \n * pamphlet advertising the complete works of arlozoroff, to be published on the anniversary of his death. pp. 8. \n \n * broadside announcing closure of histadrut services on the day of the funeral. \n \n * broadside by mapai tel-aviv branch, on lecture regarding the trial. \n \n * advertisement for arlozoroff\u2019s complete works. \n \n * histadrut announcement to workers of the murder. \n \n * tel-aviv workers union order to contribute in alrozoroff\u2019s memory. \n \n * doar hayom addition announcing the murder. \n \n * besha\u2019ar broadside, disparaging the defense\u2019s claim that the perpetrators were arabs. \n \n * jerusalem workers union announcement of the murder. \n \n * broadside seeking donations to the mifal ha\u2019ovdim in memory of arlozoroff. \n \n * flyer announcing abba ahimeir\u2019s release from detention. \n \n * newspaper clipping of communist party\u2019s accusation against revisionist \u2018fascism\u2019s involvement in the murder. \n \n * formal & informal newspaper correspondence regarding the trial (x27). \n \n * broadside by haaretz covering the murder. poor condition. \n \n * entry slip to jewish agency\u2019s memorial service for arlozoroff. \n \n * pamphlets on \u2018mifal arlozoroff\u2019. (x2). yiddish, polish and hebrew. \n \n * pamphlet by benzion katz on the murder. pp. 8. \n \n * documents relating to mifal arlozoroff. 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(x2). \n \n \n \n * broadside mourning arlozoroff, by magen david adom. \n \n \n \n * broadside mourning arlozoroff, by tel-aviv council of workers. \n \n \n \n * list of donations by jewish settlements in arlozoroff\u2019s memory. pp. 5. \n \n \n \n * histadrut land settlement fund in memory of arlozoroff stationary. (x2). \n \n \n \n * davar - summaries of the murder trial for that day. (x7). \n \n \n \n * pamphlet advertising the complete works of arlozoroff, to be published on the anniversary of his death. pp. 8. \n \n \n \n * broadside announcing closure of histadrut services on the day of the funeral. \n \n \n \n * broadside by mapai tel-aviv branch, on lecture regarding the trial. \n \n \n \n * advertisement for arlozoroff\u2019s complete works. \n \n \n \n * histadrut announcement to workers of the murder. \n \n \n \n * tel-aviv workers union order to contribute in alrozoroff\u2019s memory. \n \n \n \n * doar hayom addition announcing the murder. \n \n \n \n * besha\u2019ar broadside, disparaging the defense\u2019s claim that the perpetrators were arabs. \n \n \n \n * jerusalem workers union announcement of the murder. \n \n \n \n * broadside seeking donations to the mifal ha\u2019ovdim in memory of arlozoroff. \n \n \n \n * flyer announcing abba ahimeir\u2019s release from detention. \n \n \n \n * newspaper clipping of communist party\u2019s accusation against revisionist \u2018fascism\u2019s involvement in the murder. \n \n \n \n * formal & informal newspaper correspondence regarding the trial (x27). \n \n \n \n * broadside by haaretz covering the murder. poor condition. \n \n \n \n * entry slip to jewish agency\u2019s memorial service for arlozoroff. \n \n \n \n * pamphlets on \u2018mifal arlozoroff\u2019. (x2). yiddish, polish and hebrew. \n \n \n \n * pamphlet by benzion katz on the murder. pp. 8. \n \n \n \n * documents relating to mifal arlozoroff. (x9). \n \n הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"105","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119304/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:31.316Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119304,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119305/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(austro-hungarian empire). imperial edict of holy roman emperor francis ii concerning the jews of bohemia. german and czech printed in double columns. large type and broad margins. pp. 35. foxed. unbound. folio. \n vienna: 3rd august 1797 infamous edict against the jews by emperor francis ii (1792-1835) of austro-hungary. while officially, this \"patent\" for bohemian jewry states as its objective the removal of jewish disabilities, in fact its approach was generally draconian, especially in regard to the notorious familiant laws (see below). \n \n the edict is broken down into the following subjects: religion, education, community constitution, population, livelihood, political and legal authority, and duties toward the state. \n \n of select interest: rabbis are required to be examined in secular philosophical studies (par. 3); status of the \u201cschulsinger, der sogenannte schames\u201d (synagogue singer, the so-called \u201cschamess\u201d), (par. 6); circumcision to be performed only by those with medical training (par. 42); families organizing private prayer services, complete with torah reading, to be taxed (par. 11). \n \n the historic prague jewish community comes under especial scrutiny, with detailed instructions for the administration of the community (pars. 18-19). \n \n the familiant laws (familiantengesetz): in order to limit the jewish population, familiants laws were first introduced in 1727 and permitted only the oldest son of a jewish family to marry. paras 25-35 reinforce the familiants laws that limit the number of marriage permits issued, thus severely curbing the growth of the jewish population. the number of jewish families was to be frozen at 8,600 which was the number of families counted in the 1789 census (par. 26). should a foreign jewess marry a jew from a native bohemian family, a marriage permit can be granted only if the bride brings into the country no less than 5,000 gulden (par. 35). \n \n the familiants system forced many jews to marry secretly and the children born of such couples were considered illegitimate by the authorities. the familiants system led to large-scale emigration from those areas in which it was strictly enforced. many of the communities in hungary were founded by the younger sons of moravian jewish families. \n \n see r. kestenberg-gladstein, the jews between czechs and germans in the historic lands, 1848-1918 in: the jews of czechoslovakia (1968); ej, vol. iii cols. 891-4; vol. vi, cols. 1162-4."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"106","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119305/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:31.318Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119305,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119306/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119306/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(austria / germany). chamishah chumshei torah [pentateuch], with megiloth and haftoroth. and commentaries. rare court-room hebrew bible. \n three parts in one volume. title within engraved architectural-form border incorporating biblical personages. the rev. william hechler copy, with his signature and inscription on front paste-down. ff. 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(3), 63 (i.e. 60). dampstained in places, upper corner of title repaired with loss of a few words, paper repairs to lower margins of first and last few leaves. loose in contemporary cloth-backed boards, rubbed. sm. 4to. vinograd, jerusalem 29; halevi 23. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1844 chibath yerushalayim is a jewish traveler\u2019s guide to the holy land. the author describes the present state of each site along with all associated sources from both rabbinic literature as well as from earlier traveler reports. \n \n this is one of the first hebrew books published in jerusalem (the earliest being 1841) printed by israel bak on the new press sent to him from london by sir moses montefiore, as referenced to on the title page.","he":"ספר חבת ירושלים לרבי חיים בן דובער הלוי הורוביץ. \n הספר הראשון על מקומות הקדושות שנדפס בירושלים. \n \n דפ' (3), 60 (שהוא 63). \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 29. הלוי 23. \n ירושלים, ישראל ב\"ק, תר\"ד (1844). \n \n אחד הספרים הראשונים שנדפסו בירושלים, הראשון שנדפס על אתרים קדושים בארץ."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"187","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119386/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:36.558Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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long live our state! 14th may, 1948. \n * yom-yom. \u201cthe state of israel in the land of israel.\u201d 14th may, 1948. \n * hatzofeh. \u201ctonight shall be established the hebrew state.\u201d 14th may, 1948.","he":"טקסט בשתי הצדדים. \n לכבוד היום האחרון של שלטון זר. \n עם 3 עיתונים היום הכרזת המדינה: ידיעות מעריב, יום-יום, והצופה."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"190","title":{"he":"יום המדינה. מאי 14, תש\"ח."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119389/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:36.563Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119389,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119390/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, state of). seder hatephilot leyom hazikaron legiborei milchemet hakomemiyut. pp. 7. original printed wrappers. 12mo. \n tel aviv: circa 1949 issued by the ministry of religion on the day preceding independence day. a guide how to most appropriately honor the memory of those soldiers who fell in the line of duty during the state of israel\u2019s war of independence a year prior.","he":"עמ' 7. \n תל-אביב, תש\"ט בערך (1949). \n הוצא על ידי משרד הדתות."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"191","title":{"he":"סדר תפילות ליום הזכרון לגיבורי מלחמת הקוממיות."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119390/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":120,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:29.167Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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(torn). \n * flyer demanding an orthodox solution to the \u2018who is a jew\u2019 question. (x2). \n * broadside encouraging dr. yosef burg of the mafdal party to take a hardline position regarding the \u2018who is a jew\u2019 controversy. \n * kahanist flyer awarding sarcastic \u2018be like the other nations\u2019 prize to secular politicians yigal alon and teddy kollek. 1973. \n * broadside of michah 3:9-12, accusing leaders\u2019 corrupt behavior as destroying the nation. \n * kahanist flyer petitioning against \u2018land for peace.\u2019 c. 1976. \n * kahanist flyer calling to expel an arab holocaust denier from israel. 1979. \n * \u2018soldiers at the front\u2019 (chayalim bechazit) flyer encouraging appreciation of the holy sites liberated in the six-day war. \n * broadside by yad le\u2019achim protesting russian immigrants being sent to secular kibbutzim for passover. \n * broadside with yad le\u2019achim outreach organization accomplishments, 1978. with endorsement from r. ovadiah yosef. \n * broadside with yad le\u2019achim outreach organization accomplishments, 1974. (x2). \n * broadside seeking donations for yad le\u2019achim outreach organization. (x3).","he":"שנות ה-70, ירושלים. \n \n כולל: \n \n \n * flyer against r. shlomo goren and his liberal halachic rulings. (torn). \n \n * flyer demanding an orthodox solution to the \u2018who is a jew\u2019 question. (x2). \n \n * broadside encouraging dr. yosef burg of the mafdal party to take a hardline position regarding the \u2018who is a jew\u2019 controversy. \n \n * kahanist flyer awarding sarcastic \u2018be like the other nations\u2019 prize to secular politicians yigal alon and teddy kollek. 1973. \n \n * broadside of michah 3:9-12, accusing leaders\u2019 corrupt behavior as destroying the nation. \n \n * kahanist flyer petitioning against \u2018land for peace.\u2019 c. 1976. \n \n * kahanist flyer calling to expel an arab holocaust denier from israel. 1979. \n \n * \u2018soldiers at the front\u2019 (chayalim bechazit) flyer encouraging appreciation of the holy sites liberated in the six-day war. \n \n * broadside by yad le\u2019achim protesting russian immigrants being sent to secular kibbutzim for passover. \n \n * broadside with yad le\u2019achim outreach organization accomplishments, 1978. with endorsement from r. ovadiah yosef. \n \n * broadside with yad le\u2019achim outreach organization accomplishments, 1974. (x2). \n \n * broadside seeking donations for yad le\u2019achim outreach organization. (x3)."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"192","title":{"he":"אוסף כ-16 פוסטרים ומסמכים הקשורים לזהות יהודית במדינת ישראל."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119391/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:29.169Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119391,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119392/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, state of). collection of c. 13 broadsides pertaining to civil life in israel. condition varies. \n israel: mainly 1970's \n includes: \n \n * broadside appeal for otzar hayishuv. \n * broadside by hapoel hamizrachi tel-aviv branch fundraising for beit hapoel building construction. \n * flyer by hebrew university student union for rally in support of soviet prisoners of zion. 1973. (x 2). \n * voting slip for the black panther party. \n * flyer demanding accountability for government budget intransigence. \n * sheet music to the \u2018flying camel\u2019 song celebrating tel-aviv\u2019s levant fair. \n * broadside by elizur religious sportive union for inauguration of basketball court in jerusalem. \n * department of education pamphlet on weekly torah portion. 1974, pp. 4. \n * flyer by hapoel hamizrachi jerusalem branch for upcoming gathering. \n * magazine produced by the youth of kibbutz sha\u2019alvim. c. 1975, pp. 5. \n * broadside by hapoel hamizrachi haifa branch for communal passover seder. \n * poster of mizrachi leader r. meir bar-ilan.","he":"כולל: \n \n \n * broadside appeal for otzar hayishuv. \n \n * broadside by hapoel hamizrachi tel-aviv branch fundraising for beit hapoel building construction. \n \n * flyer by hebrew university student union for rally in support of soviet prisoners of zion. 1973. (x 2). \n \n * voting slip for the black panther party. \n \n * flyer demanding accountability for government budget intransigence. \n \n * sheet music to the \u2018flying camel\u2019 song celebrating tel-aviv\u2019s levant fair. \n \n * broadside by elizur religious sportive union for inauguration of basketball court in jerusalem. \n \n * department of education pamphlet on weekly torah portion. 1974, pp. 4. \n \n * flyer by hapoel hamizrachi jerusalem branch for upcoming gathering. \n \n * magazine produced by the youth of kibbutz sha\u2019alvim. c. 1975, pp. 5. \n \n * broadside by hapoel hamizrachi haifa branch for communal passover seder. \n \n * poster of mizrachi leader r. meir bar-ilan."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"193","title":{"he":"אוסף כ-13 פליירים ומסמכים הקשורים לחיים במדינת ישראל בשנות ה-70."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119392/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:29.171Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119392,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119393/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, state of). group of four broadsides pertaining to civil life in israel. includes: \n \n * israel trains schedule, 1953 (50 x 70 cm). some stains and tears. \n * reshimath (mifleget) po\u2019alei eretz yisrael, c. 1955 (60 x 95 cm). \n * reshom yaldecha lechinuch hamamlachti dati, c. 1965 (50 x 65 cm). \n * yisrael neshef atzma\u2019ut, 1958 (65 x 90 cm). top corner torn. all with fold-marks, unframed. taken together, the posters present a united display of the young israel's political, educational, infrastructural and cultural temerity within the first two decades of her existence.","he":"לו\"ז הרכבות, 1953. \n רשימת (מפלגת) פועלי ארץ ישראל (מפא\"י), 1955 בערך. \n רשום ילדיך לחינוך הממלכתי דתי, 1965 בערך. \n ישראל נשף עצמאות, 1958."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"194","title":{"he":"ארבעה פוסטרים מישראל בראשית ימיה."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119393/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:29.172Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $400","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119393,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119394/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(jerusalem). collection of c. 50 broadsides, flyers and documents pertaining to jerusalem's chareidi communities. condition varies. jerusalem includes: \n \n * flyer for prayers and cow-slaughtering, during six-day war. yazidi community in bucharim quarter, jerusalem. 1967. \n * large broadside against bribery, agudath emunim lehafatzath torah. \n * broadside from rabbanut with shemittah guidelines. 1965. \n * decorated membership certificate for yeshivath beith yosef zvi. c. 1955. \n * decorated donor certificate for toldoth aaon yeshiva. c. 1965. \n * decorated membership certificate for kiryat sefer talmud torah. c. 1960. \n * decorated wardenship certificate for kollel yishub eretz israel, c. 1925. \n * decorated business contract, jerusalem c. 1930. \n * broadside with political platform of the reshimath hasephardim u\u2019bnei edoth hamizrachi party. 1949. \n * broadside appealing for modest dress. 1968. \n * flyer against bathing at the \u2018kosher beach\u2019 in tel aviv. 1966. \n *broadside publicizing mass priestly blessing at western wall over passover. \n * broadside protesting tiberias\u2019 plans for a new mixed beach. \n * curious flyers by \u2018one of the captives\u2019 containing kabbalistic messages (x3). \n * rabbanut appeal for holocaust victims\u2019 names for memory books. yiddish. \n * flyer for event marking yahrzeit of r. meir ba\u2019al haness, speakers r. sholom schwadron, levi nahmani, yehuda zadka. 1970. \n * document from beith yehudith school for sephardic chareidi girls. 1962. \n * fundraising appeal from beith chinuch yethomim l\u2019adath hasephardim. 1949. 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(x2). \n * anonymous moral appeal from shikkun skver. 1975. \n * broadside appeal for beit oloth veyetomoth. approved by rabbis ovadiah yosef, bezalel zolty, moshe sternbuch and yehuda zadka. c. 1968. \n * machzikei hadath of palestine appeal. \n * poster with quotes by rabbi nachman of breslov. \n * flyer for inauguration of new wing to beith ya\u2019akov yashan building. \n * broadside announcing arrival of yeshiva students to bolster torah learning in kiryat shmonah. 1974. \n * poster appeal for diskin orphanage. \n * poster for inauguration of ohr kaliv yeshiva. 1977. \n * kollel america stationary. \n * beith chinuch yethomim stationary. \n * broadside for sermon by r. yosef zvi duschinsky. 1938. poor condition. \n * broadside calling for mass teshuva. 1967. poor condition. \n * addendum to kol yisrael, telegram from r. moshe blau. 1937. * large broadside for chazzan performance. poor condition, badly torn.","he":"אוסף של כ-50 מסמכים, פליירים ופוסטרים הקשורים לקהילות החרדיות בירושלים . \n \n כולל: \n \n * flyer for prayers and cow-slaughtering, during six-day war. yazidi community in bucharim quarter, jerusalem. 1967. \n \n * large broadside against bribery, agudath emunim lehafatzath torah. \n \n * broadside from rabbanut with shemittah guidelines. 1965. \n \n * decorated membership certificate for yeshivath beith yosef zvi. c. 1955. \n \n * decorated donor certificate for toldoth aaon yeshiva. c. 1965. \n \n * decorated membership certificate for kiryat sefer talmud torah. c. 1960. \n \n * decorated wardenship certificate for kollel yishub eretz israel, c. 1925. \n \n * decorated business contract, jerusalem c. 1930. \n \n * broadside with political platform of the reshimath hasephardim u\u2019bnei edoth hamizrachi party. 1949. \n \n * broadside appealing for modest dress. 1968. \n \n * flyer against bathing at the \u2018kosher beach\u2019 in tel aviv. 1966. \n \n *broadside publicizing mass priestly blessing at western wall over passover. \n \n * broadside protesting tiberias\u2019 plans for a new mixed beach. \n \n * curious flyers by \u2018one of the captives\u2019 containing kabbalistic messages (x3). \n \n * rabbanut appeal for holocaust victims\u2019 names for memory books. yiddish. \n \n * flyer for event marking yahrzeit of r. meir ba\u2019al haness, speakers r. sholom schwadron, levi nahmani, yehuda zadka. 1970. \n \n * document from beith yehudith school for sephardic chareidi girls. 1962. \n \n * fundraising appeal from beith chinuch yethomim l\u2019adath hasephardim. 1949. 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(1), 31 (i.e. 27). dampstained, ff. 1-2 loose. contemporary limp chestnut blind-tooled morocco, rubbed. sm. 8vo. vinograd, jerusalem 77. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1849 interestingly, the author records the prevailing custom of jerusalem: \u201cwhen approaching the western wall, one must remove one's shoes before kissing the stones of the kotel, thereafter, bow deeply and say\u2026\u201d \n \n in the introduction, the editor, more readily known for his halachic writings (especially minchath shmuel on tractate berachoth, vilna, 1842), explains his circumstances, whereby recent illness resulted in his inability to focus upon more legalistic scholarly pursuits, thus the appearance of the present volume of prayers.","he":"שערי דמעה וישועה. תפילות למקומות הקדושות בארץ ישראל. \n \n דפוס ראשון. \n ירושלים, ישראל ב\"ק, תר\"ט (1849). \n \n עריכה מאת רבי שמואל בן יהושע זליג מאליה. \n דפ' 1, 31 (שהוא 27). 1-2 דפים לא מחוברים. \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 77. \n \n המחבר מזכיר את המנהג של אז, להוריד נעלים לפני ההגעה לכותל המערבי, לנשק את אבניו, להשתחוות ולהתפלל."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"196","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119395/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:29.175Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - 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especially the aschkenazic tradition. \n \n \u201cr. jaffe\u2019s commentaries on the classics of philosophy, astronomy and kabbalah included alongside his halakhic code\u2026are perhaps the finest and most balanced expression of a general cultural pattern of polish jewry in the 16th century\u2026in the work of r. jaffe, the rabbinic culture of poland-lithuania\u2026achieves a certain breadth and integrity that even at this distance cannot fail to impress.\" \n \n see l. kaplan, rabbi mordekhai jaffe and the evolution of jewish culture in poland in the sixteenth century in: b. cooperman (ed.) jewish thought in the sixteenth century (1983) pp. 266-82.","he":"לבושים על שלחן ערוך של רבי מרדכי יפה. \n שלם, ארבעה חלקים בשני כרכים. \n פראג, משה בן בצלאל כ\"ץ, שס\"ט (1609). \n \n לבוש הבוץ וארגמן (אבן העזר), דפ' 116. \n לבוש עיר שושן (חושן משפט), דפ' 210. \n לבוש התכלת (אורל חיים), דפ' 247. \n לבוש עטרת זהב (יורה דעה), דפ' 192. וינוגרד, פראג 172, 173, 174, 192. \n \n ברוב קהילות אירופה, למדו את הלבוש בתוספת לשלחן ערוך והרמ\"א. אולם, בפראג למדו אותו כחיבור היסודי וסמכותי ביותר. עד היום, הספר נשאר אחד הספרי הלכה החשובים, במיוחד לפי המסורת האשכנזית."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"197","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119396/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:29.176Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - 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(2), 5-108; 77. dampstained, gently damp-wrinkled. modern morocco-backed boards. 4to. vinograd, jerusalem 22 and 33; halevy 19-20 (noting variants); and see israel museum catalogue, amanut ve'omanut be'eretz yisrael (1979) fig. 167. \n jerusalem: israel bak 1843-4 the first machzor printed in jerusalem. \n \n 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. \n \n 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. \n \n for a rare variant issue of this machzor containing prayers in english for the british royal family, see kestenbaum sale 94, lot 306.","he":"המחזור הראשון שנדפס בירושלים. \n ספר מועדי ה' וקרואי מועד. תפילות שלוש רגלים לפי מנהג הספרדים. \n ירושלים, ישראל ב\"ק, תר\"ד (1843). \n \n שני כרכים, עם איורים גדולים של ירושלים בעמודי השער. \n עם הסכמות הראשון לציון חיים אברהם גגין, ורבה של דמשק, יעקב אנטבי. \n א- דפ' (5), 4-20, 25-97, 62, 41-68. ב- דפ' (2), 5-108, 77. \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 22 ו-33. הלוי 19-20. \n \n לאלפיים שנה יהודים ברחבי העולם חלמו על הזכות לעלות לרגל לירושלים והר הבית. החיבור הנוכחי מרמז למצבו המשתנה של היהודים בארץ, שנהיה יותר יציב. לוריאנטים נדירים של המחזור עם תפילות באנגלית עבור המשפחה המלכותית האנגלית, ראה את קסטנבוים מכירה 94, פריט 306."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"224","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119423/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:37.007Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - 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the most concentrated treatment of the mahara\u201dl\u2019s positions on ethics. for a detailed analysis of the ethical thought of the mahara\u201dl found in nethivoth olam, see m. fox, the moral philosophy of mahara\u201dl, in: jewish thought in the sixteenth century (1983) pp. 167-185. provenance: christie\u2019s (east), rare printed books, 28th april, 1995, lot 92.","he":"חיבור נתיבות עולם של המהר\"ל - דפוס ראשון. \n פראג, גרשם בן בצלאל כ\"ץ, שנ\"ו (1596). \n \n דפ' 131 (שהוא 132). \n וינוגרד, פראג 81. \n דפוס ראשון נדיר של החיבור האתי של המהר\"ל, עם עמדותיו על כל סוגי רעיונות מוסריות. \n מקור: קריסטיס, מכירה באפריל 28, 1995, פריט 92."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"225","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119424/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":7000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:37.009Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119424,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119425/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119425/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"loewe, judah ben bezalel (mahara\u2019l of prague). netzach yisrael [homilies and elucidations on the final redemption and messianic times]. first edition. signatures on title. the adolph lewisohn copy, in his exquisite binding. ff. 63 (i.e 64). modern crushed morocco with gilt extra, green morocco doublures and silk endpapers, all edges gilt. folio. vinograd, prague 100. \n prague: moshe ben bezalel katz 1599 the famed netzach yisrael contains profound analyses pertaining to exile, redemption and the concept of repentance. \n provenance: christie's (east), rare printed books, 28th april, 1995, lot 93.","he":"נצח ישראל של המהר\"ל (על הגאולה וימי המשיח), דפוס ראשון. \n פראג, משה בן בצלאל כ\"ץ, שנ\"ט (1599). \n \n דפ' 63 (שהוא 64). \n וינוגרד, פראג 100. \n \n הספר כולל עיון לתוך מהות התשובה, גלות וגאולה. \n מקור: קריסטיס, מכירה באפריל 28, 1995, פריט 93."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"226","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119425/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":4400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:37.011Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - 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(8), 464. fore-edges worn. recent plain boards. thick 4to. \n amsterdam: wetstenius 1680 christian hebraist george gentze (1618-87), a pupil of menasseh ben israel, was entrusted with the task of completing the translation of ibn verga's historiography \u201cshevet yehudah\u201d that menasseh himself had begun. besides enjoying the confidence of the great dutch rabbi, gentius was also held in high esteem by rabbis isaac aboab and moses aguilar. see aaron l. katchen, christian hebraists and dutch rabbis (1984) pp. 247-268. \n \n the shevet yehudah is a chronicle of jewish persecution from the destruction of the second temple until the author\u2019s own day, \u201c(it is) one of the outstanding achievements of the hebrew literature of the renaissance.\u201d (ej, vol. viii col. 1204).","he":"שבט יהודה לרבי שלמה אבן וירגה- מהדורה לטינית. עותק סגור. \n תורגם על ידי ג'ורג' ג'נטיוס. \n 44, (8), 464. \n אמשטרדם, ת\"מ. \n \n הרעיון עבור התרגום התחיל עם רבי מנשה בן ישראל. כשהוא לא הצליח לקדם איתו, ביקש מהנוצרי ג'נטיוס להשלים את העבודה. ג'נטיוס גם קיבל את האהדה של רבי יצחק אבוהב ורבי משה רפאל דה אגילר."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"260","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119459/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:40.705Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","details":{"he":"הערה: הקטלוג העברית מיועד להנגיש את המכירה לציבור הישראלי הרחב. עם זאת, הטקסט בעברית עלול לחסר מידע חיוני על הפריט. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני ההצעה. לא ניתן לבטל רכישה לאחר המכירה על סמך תיאור פריט שחיסר מידע בעברית."},"currency":"USD","id":119459,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119460/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(spinoza, benedictus de). opera posthuma. five parts in one: ethica; tractatus politicus; tractatus de intellectus emendatione; epistolae; and compendium grammatices linguae hebraeae. first edition. printer\u2019s device on title. pp. (40), 614, (34), 112, (8). lightly foxed, otherwise a good copy. contemporary mottled calf, rebacked retaining gilt-tooled spine. thick 4to. mehlman 1943; van der linde, spinoza bibl. no. 22; kingma & offenberg 15. \n (amsterdam: j. rieuwertsz) 1677 first edition of spinoza\u2019s highly influential philosophical work. \n \n baruch spinoza (1632-77) was educated in the orthodox sephardic culture of amsterdam, however his rebellion against traditional religious thought - propounding pantheism - ultimately led to rabbinic excommunication. \n \n spinoza is considered today as one of western philosophy\u2019s most important thinkers, one of the great rationalists of the 17th-century, who laid the groundwork for the 18th-century enlightenment. \n \n published in the year of his death, the \u201copera\u201d was banned by the states of holland for blasphemy. \n \n an engraved portrait of spinoza was composed three years after his death, which was inserted by the publisher into those copies of this first edition that were still in stock (see e. altkirch, spinoza im portraet, pp. 61-3 and as noted by mehlman no. 1943). see a.k. offenberg, bibliotheca rosenthaliana\u2014treasures of jewish booklore (1994), p. 31; je, vol. xi, pp. 511-20; ej, vol. xv, pp. 275-84. \n \n \u201cthe opera posthuma has served to immortalize spinoza\u2019s name\u201d (printing and the mind of man, no. 153)."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"261","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/22888/lot/119460/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:34:38.581Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":119460,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119461/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-06-16","available":false,"description":{"en":"surenhusius, guilielmus. sepher hamashveh sive biblos katallages in qui secundum veterum theologorum hebrľorum formulas allegandi, & modos interpretandi conciliantur loca ex v. in n.t. allegata. first edition. latin with some greek and hebrew. ff. 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