{"lots":[{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122401/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"albargeloni, yitzhak.  \n  \n seder azharoth [piyutim for shavu\u2019oth]. according to the custom of constantine, tlem&ccedil;en, tunis, algiers and oran.  \n prepared by moshe edrehi. pp. (24). stained. modern boards. 12mo.  \n vinograd, jerusalem 10. \n jerusalem, yisrael bak, 1842. azharoth are poetic arrangements of the 613 precepts that are recited on shavu\u2019oth. various communities adopted azharoth of different medieval poets. the azharoth of r. isaac ben reuben al-bargeloni (i.e., of barcelona, b. 1043), were adopted by the communities of algeria and morocco. \n see r. chaim david azulai, shem hagedolim ii, s.v. azharoth; je, vol. vi, p. 629; ej, vol. ii, col. 525.","he":"אַלבַּרְגֶלוֹנִי, יִצְחָק.  \n \n  \n \n \n סֵדֶר אַזְהָרוֹת [פיוטים לשבועות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לפי מנהג קונסטנטין, תלמסאן, תוניס, אלג\u2019יר ואוראן. \n \n \n נערך על ידי משה אדרחי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים (24). מוכתמים. כריכה מודרנית. 12mo. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 10. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, ישראל באק, 1842. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ה\"אַזְהָרוֹת\" הן סידורים פיוטיים של תרי\"ג מצוות, הנאמרים בחג השבועות. קהילות שונות אימצו לעצמן את האזהרות של פייטנים מימי הביניים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n האזהרות של ר\u2019 יצחק בן ראובן אַל־בַּרְגֵלוֹנִי (כלומר, מברצלונה, נולד בשנת 1043), נתקבלו בקהילות אלג'יריה ומרוקו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה: ר\u2019 חיים דוד אזולאי, שם הגדולים ח\"ב, ערך \"אזהרות\"; je, כרך ו', עמ' 629; ej, כרך ב', עמודה 525."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122401/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":275,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.814Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122401,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122402/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(aleppo).  \n  \n  shem tov ibn falaquera.  \n  \n  \n sepher hamevakesh [a survey of human knowledge in the form of a philosophical dialogue in rhymed verse and prose].  \n  \n the approbation contains the names of 52 rabbinical leaders of aleppo.  \n  \n ff. 48. with previous owner\u2019s signature and stamp dayan ya\u2019akov r. attie of beirut. contemporary boards. 8vo.  \n yaari, aleppo 3. \n  \n aleppo, eliahu hai sasson, 1867. \n  \n the spanish author (c. 1225-1295) was one of the supporters of the rambam during the anti-maimonidean controversy. in this work, a young student, debates the appropriate approach to intellectual pursuit.","he":"(חַלַב).  \n \n  \n \n \n שֵׁם טוֹב אִבְּן פַלַקֵירָא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n סֵפֶר הַמְבַקֵּשׁ [סקירה של הידע האנושי בצורת דיאלוג פילוסופי משולב שירה ופרוזה]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בהסכמה נזכרים שמותיהם של 52 מגדולי חכמי חַלַב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים 48. חתימה וחותמת בעלים קודמים \u2013 הדיין יעקב רפאל עטיה מביירות. כריכה בת התקופה. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יערי, חלב 3. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חלב, אליהו חי ששון, 1867. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר הספרדי (בערך 1225\u20131295) היה מתומכי הרמב\"ם בזמן המחלוקת האנטי-מיימונית. בחיבור זה מתנהל ויכוח בין תלמיד צעיר לבין מורהו על הדרך הנכונה לשאוף להשגת דעת וחקירה פילוסופית."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"2","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122402/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.816Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122402,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122403/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(aleppo).  \n  \n shivchei ha\u2019ari [biography of  r. yitzhak luria ]. edited with an introduction and notes by  shaul dayan.  \n  \n ff. 48. contemporary marbled boards, rebacked. 12mo.  \n ya\u2019ari, aleppo 9. \n  \n aleppo, eliahu hai sasson, 1872.","he":"(חַלַב).  \n \n  \n \n \n שִׁבְחֵי הָאֲרִ\"י [ביוגרפיה של ר\u2019 יצחק לוריא]. נערך עם מבוא והערות מאת שאול דיין. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים 48. כריכה משישת בת התקופה, שוקמה. 12mo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יערי, חלב 9. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חלב, אליהו חי ששון, 1872."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"3","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122403/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.818Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122403,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122404/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122404/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(aleppo).  \n  \n  shalom hedaya.  shalom la'am. \n  \n  first edition.  title surrounded by biblical verses. vignette of jerusalem on p. 104. \n  \n ff. (6), 112. title-page with old tape repair affecting few letters. contemporary boards. sm. 4to. \n yaari, aleppo 21; sutton, aleppo, no. 310. \n  \n aleppo, y. dayan, 1896. \n  \n r. shalom hedaya (1864-1945), a native of aleppo and member of an illustrious rabbinic family, moved to jerusalem as a young man and was soon appointed av beth din of the sephardic beth-din of jerusalem and head of the beth-el yeshiva.  \n  \n this ethical work, shalom la'am, became very popular and in the words of david sutton: \"many attribute the great respect in aram-soba for torah institutions and torah scholars to the intense study of this book by the community\" (aleppo: city of scholars, p. 219). besides the many haskamoth of the rabbis of aleppo, the book is graced by the endorsement of the rishon le-zion, r. ya\u2019akov shaul elyashar.  \n  \n the author's son, r. ovadyah hedaya (1890-1969) served as dayan of the senior appeals beth din in jerusalem, as well as head of the reconstituted beth-el yeshiva (which was destroyed when the old city fell to the jordanians in 1948). he authored a work of halachic responsa, yaskil avdi, and a work of kabbalistic responsa, de'ah vehaskel. (sutton, aleppo, no. 309).  \n the author's daughter mazal, married r. jacob kassin (1900-94), who became chief rabbi of the syrian jewish community of new york. (sutton, aleppo, no. 330).","he":"(חַלַב).  \n \n  \n \n \n שלום הדאיה. \n \n \n שָׁלוֹם לָעָם. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . העמוד הראשון מוקף פסוקי מקרא. איור של ירושלים בעמ' 104. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים (6), 112. עמוד השער עם תיקון ישן בעזרת נייר דבק הפוגע במספר אותיות. כריכה בת התקופה. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יערי, חלב 21; סאטון, חלב, מס' 310. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חלב, י\u2018 דיין, 1896. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רבי שלום הדאיה (1864\u20131945), יליד חלב ובנו למשפחה רבנית מפוארת, עבר לירושלים בצעירותו, ושם נתמנה לאב בית דין של בית הדין הספרדי בירושלים ולראש ישיבת בית־אל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספרו המוסרי שָׁלוֹם לָעָם זכה לפופולריות רבה, ובדברי דוד סאטון נאמר: \n \n \n \u201cרבים מייחסים את הכבוד הרב ששרר בארם־צובה למוסדות התורה ולחכמי התורה \u2014 לעיסוק הנמרץ של הקהילה בספר זה\u201d (חלב: עיר החכמים, עמ' 219). מלבד ההסכמות הרבות של רבני חלב, זכה הספר גם להסכמת הראשון לציון, רבי יעקב שאול אלישר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בנו של המחבר, ר\u2019 עובדיה הדאיה (1890\u20131969), שימש דיין בבית הדין הרבני הגדול לערעורים בירושלים, וכן ראש ישיבת בית־אל המחודשת (שנחרבה עם נפילת העיר העתיקה בידי הירדנים בשנת 1948). הוא חיבר את ספר השו\"ת ישכיל עבדי ואת ספר התשובות הקבליות דעה והשכל (סאטון, חלב, מס' 309). \n \n \n  \n \n \n בתו של המחבר, מזל, נישאה לרבי יעקב קצין (1900\u20131994), ששימש כרב הראשי של קהילת יהודי סוריה בניו יורק (סאטון, חלב, מס' 330)."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"4","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122404/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.820Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122404,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122405/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"algazi, yom tov.  \n  \n kedushath yom tov [commentary to maimonides' mishneh torah, with sermons: yom tov derabanan]. \n  \n  \n first edition.  \n  \n ff. (2), 92. opening few leaves repaired. modern boards. sm. folio.  \n vinograd, jerusalem 24. \n  \n jerusalem, yisrael bak, 1843. \n  \n the author, known as the mahrit algazi (1727-1802), was a close colleague of the chid\u2019a. they both studied kabbalah under the wing of r. shalom sharabi at the famed bet el yeshiva. following the latter\u2019s death, mahrit algazi was appointed rishon letzion and succeeded r. shalom sharabi as rosh yeshiva of bet el. his important work on hilchoth bechoroth appears in all standard vilna editions of the talmud.  \n  \n r. yom tov algazi often traveled to europe to solicit funds for the jerusalem community and among many places visited, was warmly welcomed by famed hungarian rabbis r. moshe sofer and r. akiva eiger.  \n  \n mahrit algazi\u2019s leadership was influential: when rumors spread that the jews of jerusalem were planning to aid napoleon's conquest of the city, r. algazi publicly declared loyalty to constantinople and gathered the community to offer public prayers for an ottoman victory.  \n  \n he is buried on har hazeitim alongside the grave of the rasha\u2019sh.  \n  \n see https://www.geni.com/people/yom-%e1%b9%acov-ben-israel-algazi/6000000014348193878","he":"אלגאזי, יום טוב.  \n \n  \n \n \n קְדוּשַׁת יוֹם טוֹב [פירוש על משנה תורה לרמב\"ם, עם דרשות: יום טוב דרבנן]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים (2), 92. הדפים הראשונים מתוקנים. כריכה מודרנית. פוליו קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 24. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, ישראל באק, 1843. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר, הידוע בכינויו מהריט אלגאזי (1727\u20131802), היה ידידו הקרוב של החיד\"א. שניהם למדו קבלה מפי ר\u2019 שלום שרעבי בישיבת בית־אל המפורסמת. לאחר פטירתו של הרש\"ש, נתמנה מהריט אלגאזי לראשון לציון ולראש ישיבת בית־אל במקומו. חיבורו החשוב על הלכות בכורות נדפס בכל מהדורות וילנה התקניות של התלמוד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ר\u2019 יום טוב אלגאזי הרבה לנסוע לאירופה לשם איסוף כספים עבור קהילת ירושלים, ובין היתר התקבל בכבוד רב על ידי גדולי רבני הונגריה \u2014 ר\u2019 משה סופר (החתם סופר) ור\u2019 עקיבא איגר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מנהיגותו של מהריט אלגאזי הייתה משמעותית: כאשר נפוצו שמועות כי יהודי ירושלים מתכוונים לסייע לצבאות נפוליאון בכיבוש העיר, הכריז בפומבי על נאמנות לקונסטנטינופול ואסף את הציבור לתפילה למען ניצחון האימפריה העות'מאנית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רבי יום טוב אלגאזי נטמן בהר הזיתים, בסמוך לקברו של הרש\"ש. \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://www.geni.com/people/yom-%e1%b9%acov-ben-israel-algazi/6000000014348193878"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"5","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122405/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.821Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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(94). ex-library, several margins repaired, stained in places. later half-morocco over marbled boards. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, constantinople 225. \n  \n (constantinople c. 1565). \n  \n yad avshalom (see samuel ii, 18:18) consists of essays connecting verses from different parts of mishlei in order to develop various coherent ideas. the author titled and dedicated the work to his son-in-law avshalom, who passed away just weeks following his marriage.  \n  \n r. yitzchak arama (c. 1420-94) who served as rabbi in several spanish communities before the expulsion of 1492, is best known for his akeidath yitzchak (first edition: salonika, 1522) a collection of philosophical and allegorical commentaries to the chumash that exercised great influence on subsequent jewish thought.","he":"ארמה, יצחק.  \n \n  \n \n \n יד אבשלום [פירוש על ספר משלי \u2013 מִשְלֵי, עם הטקסט]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמוד השער עם חתימתו של הרב הראשי מרדכי גרונדי מפדואה (1799\u20131852). \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים 94. ספריית ציבור, מספר שוליים מתוקנים, כתמים במקומות שונים. כריכה מאוחרת מחצי עור על לוחות משיש. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, קונסטנטינופול 225. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קונסטנטינופול, בערך 1565. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר יד אבשלום (ראה שמואל ב\u2019 18:18) כולל מאמרים הקושרים פסוקים ממקומות שונים בספר משלי במטרה לפתח רעיונות עקביים ומסודרים. המחבר קרה לחיבורו יד אבשלום והקדישו לחותנו אבשלום, שנפטר שבועות ספורים לאחר נישואיהם. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רבי יצחק ארמה (בערך 1420\u20131494), שכיהן כרב בכמה קהילות ספרדיות לפני גירוש 1492, ידוע בעיקר בזכות חיבורו עקידת יצחק (מהדורה ראשונה: סלוניקי, 1522), אוסף פירושים פילוסופיים ומטאפוריים לחומש, שהשפיע רבות על ההגות היהודית שבאה אחריו."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"10","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122410/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1900,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.830Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":122410,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122411/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122411/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"aschkenazi, eliezer ben eliyahu ha\u2019roph&eacute;.  \n  \n ma\u2019asei hashem [commentary to the six days of creation, ethics of the fathers, the passover hagadah (with text) and various biblical portions].  \n  \n  first edition.   \n  \n ff. (6), 197. dampstained. modern blind-tooled calf. folio.  \n vinograd, venice 661. \n  \n venice, giovanni di gara, 1583. \n  \n r. eliezer aschkenazi (1513-86) held influential positions in widely scattered jewish communities from egypt, cyprus and italy to the major 16th century centers of poland, where he died. as a biblical exegete, he followed the rationalist trend in rabbinical scholarship, suggesting that non-rational elements in jewish tradition had occurred due to copyists\u2019 errors, misunderstandings and misreadings, or had been precipitated in times of trouble and expulsions, or even inserted by adversaries.  \n  \n the commentary on the hagadah here annotates in an aggadic vein alongside a mystical explication and served as a basis for many later commentators. it was very popular and has been republished numerous times to this day.","he":"אשכנזי, אליעזר בן אליהו הרופא.  \n \n  \n \n \n מעשי השם [פירוש על ששת ימי הבריאה, פרקי אבות, הגדה של פסח (עם הטקסט) ומקצת פרשיות מקראיות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים (6), 197. כתמי רטיבות. כריכת עור מודרנית עם עיטורים בעיבוד עיוור. פוליו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ונציה 661. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ג\u2019ובאני די גארה, 1583. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רבי אליעזר אשכנזי (1513\u20131586) כיהן בתפקידים מרכזיים בקהילות יהודיות רחוקות \u2013 ממצרים וקפריסין ועד איטליה, ומרכזי יהדות פולין במאה ה־16, שם נפטר. כחוקר מקראי, נקט בנטייה רציונליסטית, והציע כי אלמנטים שאינם רציונליים במסורת היהודית נוצרו עקב טעויות סופרים, אי־הבנות, קריאות שגויות, או נבעו מתקופות של צרות וגירושים, ואף הוכנסו על ידי אויבים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הפירוש על ההגדה בספר זה מתאר את הטקסט הן בגישה אגדית והן בהסבר מיסטי, ושימש בסיס לפירושים רבים מאוחרים יותר. הספר היה פופולרי מאוד ונדפס מחדש פעמים רבות עד ימינו."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"11","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122411/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.274Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122411,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122412/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122412/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122412/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122412/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"auschenberg, shimon.  \n  \n devek tov [super-commentary to rashi on the chumash].  \n  \n  woodcut map of land of israel  illustrating the sojourn of the jews (f. 101a) with a manuscript notation offering corrections to the orientation of the map. endpapers with previous owners inscriptions in hebrew and french, many by members the levy family of mutzig, bas-rhine, alsace; including a list of days when inadvisable to draw blood, as well as days when inappropriate to swear.  \n  \n ff. 113 (of 116, title and first two leaves in facsimile). some staining, marginal repairs, scattered marginalia. contemporary vellum utilizing an illuminated manuscript latin missal. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, lublin 85; st. cat. bod. 7195:3; krieger, parshandatha no. 17. \n  \n lublin, tzvi b. kalonymus jaffe, (1600-07). \n    \n  rare.  \n according to vinograd the nli copy is also incomplete. although the year of publication is not noted, steinschneider estimates the date to be from 1600-28. vinograd states the year to be 1607. krieger also states 1607 based upon friedberg, toldoth hadefus ha\u2019ivri bepolania p. 53.","he":"אושנברג, שמעון.  \n \n  \n \n \n דבק טוב [פירוש על רש\u201dי על החומש]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל מפת עץ של ארץ ישראל המתארת את מסעות היהודים (עמוד 101א) עם הערה בכתב יד המתייחסת לתיקוני כיוון המפה. דפי פנים כוללים כתובות בעלים קודמים בעברית ובצרפתית, רבות של בני משפחת לוי ממוציג, בז-רין, אלזס; 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(6), 68. modern boards. sm. 4to.  \n halevi, jerusalem 16; ch. liberman, ohel rochel vol. i, p. 90 (no. 13). \n  \n jerusalem, yisrael bak, 1843. \n  \n the author, r. aviezer of tiktin, was a renowned lithuanian kabbalist, who migrated to eretz israel in 1840 (see otzar harabbanim, a-40).  \n  \n the book is divided into four she\u2019arim:  \n 1. sha\u2019arei orah (which bemoans the tragedies that befell the three cities of safed, jerusalem, and tiberias);  \n 2. sha\u2019arei teshuvah (on repentance);  \n 3. sha\u2019arei yosher (responses to sectarians);  \n 4. sha\u2019arei yeshu\u2019ah (belief in imminent salvation). the author appended \u201cne\u2019ilath hasha\u2019ar\u201d wherein he predicts redemption in the year 5620 [1860], the numerical value of \u201czaphnath\u201d (the egyptian name of joseph).  \n  \n the third part of the work, sh\u2019arei yosher was in response to the following extraordinary incident: in 1843, exasperated by the failure of the redemption to materialize in the year 5600 (1840) as predicted by the zohar, two members of the elite jerusalem community of perushim converted to christianity. in a dazzling discourse on the dimension of time (foreshadowing einstein\u2019s theory of relativity), r. aviezer demonstrates that ein sof (the infinite) cannot be constricted to man\u2019s limited conception of time. r. aviezer consequently postulates that the redemption did indeed commence in the year 1840 but will not become evident until the year 1846.  \n see aryeh morgenstern, ge\u2019ulah bederech hateva (1979) pp. 12-16.","he":"אביעזר בן יצחק מטיטקין.  \n \n  \n \n \n שערי צדק לזרע יצחק [חיבורים קבליים]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עותק יפה מודפס על נייר ירוק-צלול. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים (6), 68. כריכה מודרנית. 4to קטן. \n \n \n הלוי 16; ח. ליברמן, אוהל רחל, כרך א\u2019, עמ\u2019 90 (מס\u2019 13). \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, ישראל באק, 1843. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר, רבי אביעזר מטיטקין, היה קבליסט ליטאי ידוע, שעליה לארץ ישראל בשנת 1840 (ראה אוצר הרבנים, a-40). \n \n \n הספר מחולק לארבעה שערים: \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n שערי אור \u2013 מתאר את הטרגדיות שפקדו את שלוש ערי הקודש צפת, ירושלים וטבריה; \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n שערי תשובה \u2013 על התשובה; \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n שערי יושר \u2013 תגובות למינות ולכתות שונות; \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n שערי ישועה \u2013 אמונה בגאולה הקרובה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n לסוף הספר צירף המחבר את נעילת השער, בו חזה את הגאולה בשנת 5620 [1860], המספרי של \"צפנת\" (שמו המצרי של יוסף). \n \n \n החלק השלישי, שערי יושר, נכתב בתגובה למקרה יוצא דופן: בשנת 1843, בעקבות אכזבה מכישלון הגאולה שהובטחה בשנת 5600 [1840] לפי תחזית הזוהר, שניים מבני הקהילה היוקרתית של הפרושים בירושלים המירו את דתם לנצרות. ברהוט מופלא על מימד הזמן (קדם-חזית לתורת היחסות של איינשטיין), מראה רבי אביעזר כי אין סוף אינו מוגבל לתפיסתו המצומצמת של האדם לגבי הזמן. הוא מסיק כי הגאולה אכן החלה בשנת 1840, אך לא תתגלם עד שנת 1846. \n \n \n ראה: אריה מורגנשטרן, גאולה בדרך הטבע (1979), עמ\u2019 12\u201316."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"13","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122413/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":275,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.278Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122413,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122414/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122414/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(azulai, chaim yoseph david).   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benayahu, chid'a, no. 34. \n  \n livorno, eliezer saadon, 1801. \n  \n one of the chida's most popular works - noted for it's short pithy comments.  \n both r. tzvi elimelech shapiro of dinov (bnei yissaschar) and r. yoseph shaul nathanson (shoel u\u2019meishiv), issued supra-commentaries to this work by the chid\u2019a.","he":"אזולאי, חיים יוסף דוד (החיד\"א).  \n \n  \n \n \n דבש לפי [חיבור אנציקלופדי, מיסטי, בסדר אלפביתי]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כולל פירוש על הגדה של פסח בשם פה אחד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים 108, 11. כתמים קלים, כתובות של בעלי ספרים קודמים על דף הכותרת, הערת שוליים למדנית בעמוד 49א. כריכה מודרנית מעור עם קישוטי זהב. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ליברנו 486; בניהו, חיד\"א, מס\u2019 34. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ליברנו, אליעזר סעידון, 1801. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אחד מהספרים הפופולריים ביותר של החיד\"א \u2013 ידוע בהערותיו הקצרות והמלומדות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n גם רבי צבי אלימלך שפירא מדינוב (בני יוסף) ו-רבי יוסף שאול נתנסון (שואל ומעיב) כתבו פירושי-על על חיבור זה של החיד\"א."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"15","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122415/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.281Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122415,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":60,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122416/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"azulai, chaim yosef david.  \n    \n  (chid\u2019a).  ma\u2019agal tov hashalem [travel diary].  \n  \n  first edition.  two volumes. uncut and unopened. introduction and annotations by aron freimann.  \n  \n pp. 80, 81-220. original printed wrappers, broken. 8vo.  \n  \n berlin & jerusalem, mekitzei nirdamim, 1921 & 1934. \n  \n the indefatigable emissary for the jewish community of hebron, the chid'a (1724-1806) journeyed across much of the jewish world. his travel diaries provide a comprehensive first-hand account of jewish life and historical events throughout the europe and near east of his day.","he":"אזולאי, חיים יוסף דוד (חיד\"א).  \n \n  \n \n \n מעגל טוב השלם [יומן מסע]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. שני כרכים. לא נחתכו ולא נפתחו. מבוא והערות מאת אהרון פריימן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 80, 81\u2013220. עטיפות מקוריות מודפסות, קרועות. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ברלין וירושלים, מקיצי נרדמים, 1921 & 1934. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חיד\"א (1724\u20131806), שליח חרוץ של קהילת חברון, סייר ברחבי העולם היהודי. יומני המסע שלו מספקים תיאור מקיף ומעולה של חיי היהודים ואירועים היסטוריים ברחבי אירופה והמזרח הקרוב בתקופתו."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"16","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122416/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":60,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.283Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - $180","currency":"USD","id":122416,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122417/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"benjamin of tudela.  \n  \n masa\u2019oth shel rabi benyamin [travel]. ff. 27. modern boards. 16mo.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 659; 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traditionally 42 lines commencing with the letter vav. the shira and ha\u2019azinu portions are printed on wider leaves and here folded, to follow the wider columns necessary in the written torah.  \n  \n  provenance:  \n 1. rabbi p.a. hilfman, paramaribo, suriname. \n 2. s.s. meyer, amsterdam.","he":"(תנ\"ך)  \n  \n עזרת הסופר \u2013 תיקון סופרים, ובויי העמודים. חמשת ספרי משה  \n \n  \n \n \n מלא בחמישה כרכים. כל כרך עם דף שער נוסף חרוט על ידי א. סנטקרוס. חלקים הנדרשים לעמודים רחבים יותר מודפסים על דפים רחבים ומתקפלים. הפטרות בסוף כל כרך עם כותרת חלוקה. מהדורה זו כוללת ניקוד וטעמי מקרא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מצורף: \n יהודה פיזה , calendario \u2013 לוח שנה של 112 שנים בעברית ופורטוגזית. עמודים 8 (6 עמודים רחבים ומתקפלים). \n \n \n  \n \n \n צהבהוב קל. לוחות אחידים שחורים עם גב עור מרוקו מאוחר. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, אמסטרדם 1942. \n \n \n אמסטרדם, י. מונדובי עבור ג'. ג'. ינסון, 1767\u201369. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מוכן כדגם עבור סופרים לכתיבת ספר תורה. הטקסט מסודר לפי דיני ההלכה בכתיבת ס\"ת. כל שני עמודים מציגים עמוד אחד בתורה \u2013 42 שורות, מתחילות באות ו'. חלקי השירה והעֲזינו מודפסים על דפים רחבים ומתקפלים, בהתאם לעמודים הרחבים הנדרשים בכתיבה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בעלות: \n \n \n  \n \n \n הרב פ.א. הילפמן, פרמאריבו, סורינאם \n \n \n  \n \n \n ס.ס. מאייר, אמסטרדם"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"28","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122428/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.840Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - 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(2), 412. few stains, trace wormed. modern blindtooled crushed morocco. thick lg. 4to.  \n vinograd, offenbach 137.  \n  \n (offenbach, 1797). \n  \n the first work issued by the hebrew grammarian, masoretic scholar and roedelheim publisher, r. wolf heidenheim (1757\u20131832).  \n contains the targum, commentaries of rashi, rashbam and shlomo norzi, and heidenheim\u2019s own glosses and masoretic references, along with his supercommentary to rashi. heidenheim based his commentary chiefly on the accents, adding numerous grammatical notes. however the undertaking of this publishing venture was financially onerous and the project was aborted, ending at bereishith ch. 43:16.","he":"(תנ\"ך)  \n  \n תורת האלהים \u2013 נערך על ידי וולף היידנהיים  \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. עם פירושים: שום שכל, מנחת שי וחובת המקרא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: (2), 412. מעט כתמים, סימן תולעים קל. עור מרוקו מעוצב מודרני. 4to עבה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, אופנבך 137 (אופנבך, 1797). \n \n \n  \n \n \n היצירה הראשונה של הדקדוקי, המלומד המסורתי והמו\"ל מרודליים, ר׳ וולף היידנהיים (1757\u20131832). כוללת תרגום, פירושי רש״י, רשב״ם ושלמה נורצי, והערות והפניות מסורתיות של היידנהיים, יחד עם פירוש-על לרש״י. הפירוש מבוסס בעיקר על הטעמים, עם תוספות רבות של הערות דקדוקיות. הפרויקט לא הושלם כספית והסתיים בבראשית פרק 43:16."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"30","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122430/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.855Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122430,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122431/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"buchner, chaim ben benjamin ze\u2019ev.  \n  \n ohr chadash [on daily and occasional berachoth].  \n  \n  first edition.  including approbation by  the tosfos yom-tov.  \n  \n ff. (6), 53, (3). heavily browned, fore-edges of opening leaves worn. later vellum. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 386. \n  \n amsterdam, uri faivish ben aaron halevi, 1671. \n  \n a classic work on the laws of blessings, widely cited by later authorities. with twenty six approbations from the most prominent aschkenazic and sephardic rabbis of the period.  \n  \n r. chaim bochner (1609-84) was born into one of the wealthiest jewish families in cracow, where he established a free rabbinical school in his own home. later in life, he served the austrian communities of ebenfurth and lackenbach. after the expulsion of 1670, he settled in f&uuml;rth, where he lived until his death.  \n see y. yudolov, hagaon rebi hayim bukhner z\u2019tl mechaber sefer or hadash, in: birkat hamazon l\u2019mh\u2019r shabbetai sofer (2002).","he":"בוכנר, חיים בן בנימין זאב  \n  \n אור חדש  \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כולל הסכמת \n תוספות יום טוב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: (6), 53, (3). צהבהוב כבד, שולי הדפים הראשונים שחוקים. קלף מאוחר. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, אמסטרדם 386. \n \n \n אמסטרדם, אורי פייביש בן אהרון הלוי, 1671. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר קלאסי על דיני ברכות, מצוטט רבות על ידי פוסקים מאוחרים. כולל עשרים ושש הסכמות מרבנים אשכנזים וספרדים בולטים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ר׳ חיים בוכנר (1609\u20131684) נולד לאחת המשפחות היהודיות העשירות בקרקוב, והקים בביתו בית מדרש חינם. מאוחר יותר שימש קהילות אוסטריות באבןפורט ולקןבך, ולאחר גירוש 1670 התיישב בפורט, שם חי עד מותו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה י. יודולוב, הגאון רבי חיים בוכנר זצ\"ל מחבר ספר אור חדש, ב: ברכת המזון למהר\"של שבתאי סופר (2002)."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"31","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122431/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.390Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":122431,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122432/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(cairo).  \n  \n aharon menachem mendel hakohen.  \n kuntress agunoth [responsa regarding the agunah (an abandoned wife)]. \n only edition.  \n  \n ff. 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(1)-5 and 74 provided in facsimile. stained, neat marginal repairs throughout, with slight loss of text on a few leaves. modern tan elegantly blind-tooled calf; housed in a matching tan slipcase. sm. 4to.  \n  \n venice, giovanni di gara, 1589. \n  \n  the exceptionally rare first edition of this canonical yiddish book of customs.  \n  \n  first edition  of a classic, comprehensive compendium of ashkenazic custom for the entire liturgical year. produced in yiddish, it is based in large part on the text compiled by yitzhak tyrnau in the first half of the fifteenth century, but it also expands on the latter\u2019s work with explanations of various practices and additional comments on ritual and religious life.  \n  \n g&uuml;nzburg\u2019s minhagim was aimed to serve the entire ashkenazic diaspora. it also included the customs of ashkenazim living in the rhine valley, as well as in italy, moravia, bohemia, and poland.  \n  \n  only one complete copy is extant  (housed at the jewish theological seminary, new york). three incomplete copies are held by variouslt: the national library of israel, the butler library of columbia university, and the berlin staatsbibliothek.","he":"(טקסים)  \n  \n מנהגים \u2013 נערך על ידי שמעון הלוי גינזבורג  \n \n  \n \n \n עם יידיש בכתב וויברטייטש. חותמת המדפיס על דף השער. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: 66 מתוך 74; חסרים עמודים (1)\u20135, 37, 41, 74. דפים חסרים מסופקים בפקסימיליה. כתמים, תיקונים שוליים מסודרים, אובדן קל של טקסט בכמה דפים. עור חום מודרני מהודר עם חיתוך עיוור; מונח בקופסת הגנה תואמת. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ג׳ובאני די גרא, 1589. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה נדירה במיוחד של ספר יידיש קאנוני על מנהגים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה של קובץ מקיף של מנהגי אשכנז לכל השנה הליטורגית, מבוסס ברובו על טקסטו של יצחק טירנא מהמחצית הראשונה של המאה ה-15, עם הרחבות והסברים נוספים על מנהגים, טקסים וחיי דת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספרו של גינזבורג כוון לכל יהדות התפוצה האשכנזית, וכלל מנהגי אשכנזים בעמק הריין, איטליה, מוראביה, בוהמיה ופולין. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עותק שלם יחיד קיים (ספריה התיאולוגית היהודית, ניו יורק). שלושה עותקים לא שלמים נמצאים: הספרייה הלאומית, ספריית באטלר של קולומביה, והספרייה הממלכתית בברלין."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"33","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122433/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":6000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.395Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - 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$3,000","currency":"USD","id":122436,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122437/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"chaim ben bezalel.  \n  \n sepher hachaim [ethics].  \n  \n  first edition.  title within woodcut architectural arch.  \n  \n ff. 51, (1). trimmed and stained, marginal repairs. modern calf. 4to.  \n vinograd, cracow 155. \n  \n cracow, isaac prostitz, 1593. \n  \n r. chaim ben bezalel (1530-88), the older brother of the celebrated mahara\u2019l of prague, studied in lublin under r. shlomo luria (the maharsha\u2019l) and r. shalom shachna, before being appointed rosh yeshivah of worms. later he served as the rabbi of friedberg, serving there until his death.","he":"חיים בן בצלאל  \n  \n ספר החיים  \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. דף שער במסגרת עץ ארכיטקטונית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: 51, (1). גזור וכתמיו, תיקונים שוליים. עור מודרני. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, קרקוב 155. \n \n \n קרקוב, יצחק פרוסטיץ, 1593. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ר׳ חיים בן בצלאל (1530\u20131588), אחיו הגדול של המהר״ל מפראג, למד בלובלין אצל ר׳ שלמה לוריא (המהרש״ל) ור׳ שלום שכנא, לפני שנמנה כר״י ורמס. מאוחר יותר כיהן כרב פרידברג עד פטירתו."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"37","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122437/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.402Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - 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(11), 37. stained, trace wormed. modern boards, 8vo.  \n vinograd, grodno 70; vinograd, gr\u2019a 687. \n  \n grodno (horodna), baruch b. yoseph, 1798. \n  \n the particular text of the sepher yetzirah that appears here (there are many),  \n was directly  authorized by the vilna gaon.  moreover, the gaon also approved the commentary.  \n r. yitzchak eizik was a contemporary of the gaon and studied in his beth hamedrash.","he":"הגאון מוילנא.  \n  \n יצחק אייזיק בן יקותיאל זלמן ממוהילב \u2013 פרי יצחק  \n \n  \n \n \n פירוש על ספר יצירה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כולל טבלאות קבליות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: (11), 37. כתמים במקומות, סימני תולעים קלים. לוחות מודרניים. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n vinograd, גרודנה 70; vinograd, הגר\u201dא 687. \n \n \n גרודנה, ברוך בן יוסף, 1798. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הטקסט הספציפי של ספר יצירה המופיע כאן (מבין רבים) \n אושר ישירות על ידי הגאון מוילנא , והוא גם אישר את הפירוש. ר׳ יצחק אייזיק היה בן דורו של הגאון ולמד בבית מדרשו."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"48","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122448/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":650,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.230Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":122448,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122449/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122449/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna.  \n  \n tosephta zeraim.  \n with commentary by the vilna gaon and further explanations by dayan yonah ben gershon of vilna.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n ff. 122. worn and stained in places, few marginal paper repairs. modern boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, vilna 8; vinograd, gr\u2019a 279. \n  \n vilna, josephat mirsky, 1799. \n  \n prof. saul lieberman in his tosefta kipshuta made use of this work and states that there is no question that most of the corrections are from the school of the gr\u2019a (see vol. i, introd. p. 16).  \n see also r. dovid kamenetsky, torath hagr\u2019a, pp. 398-400.","he":"הגאון מוילנא.  \n  \n תוספתא זרעיים. \n \n  \n \n \n עם פירוש הגאון מוילנא והסברים נוספים מאת הדיין יונה בן גרשון מוילנא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: 122. שחוק וכתמים במקומות, תיקוני נייר שוליים מועטים. לוחות מודרניים. 4to. \n \n \n vinograd, וילנה 8; vinograd, הגר\u201dא 279. \n \n \n וילנה, יוספאט מירסקי, 1799. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פרופ׳ סול ליברמן, בספרו tosefta kipshuta, עושה שימוש בעבודה זו ומציין שאין ספק שרוב התיקונים הם מבית מדרשו של הגר״א (ראה כרך א\u2019, הקדמה, עמ\u2019 16). \n \n \n ראו גם ר׳ דוד קמניצקי, תורת הגר״א, עמ\u2019 398\u2013400."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"49","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122449/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.232Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122449,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122452/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122452/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna.  \n  \n tzurath ha\u2019aretz legevulotheha [commentary to select verses from the books of yehoshua, melachim and yechezkel, with text].  \n  \n  first edition.  printed on thick, blue tinted paper. wide-margined copy.  \n  \n ff. 44 (mispaginated as in all copies), lacking map. stamp removed from title. modern boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, shklow 124; vinograd, gr\u2019a 22-24; d. kamenetsky, torath hagr\u2019a, pp. 5-36 and 329-32. \n  \n shklov, aryeh leib ben schneor feivish, 1802.","he":"הגאון מוילנא.  \n  \n צורות הארץ לגבולותיה פירוש למבחר פסוקים מספרי יהושע, מלכים ויחזקאל, כולל הטקסט. \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. מודפס על נייר עבה בצבע תכלת. עותק עם שוליים רחבים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: 44 (מספרי עמודים שגויים, כרגיל בכל העותקים), ללא המפה. חותמת הוסרה מהשער. לוחות מודרניים. 4ו. \n \n \n vinograd, שקלו 124; vinograd, הגר״א 22\u201324; ד. קמנצקי, תורת הגר״א, עמ\u2019 5\u201336, 329\u2013332. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שקלו, אריה לייב בן שניאור פייביש, 1802."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"52","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122452/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.233Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":122452,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122453/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna.  \n  \n eliyahu raba [commentary to seder taharoth].  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n ff. 2, 44. some worming expertly repaired. modern boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, br&uuml;nn 9. \n  \n br&uuml;nn, rosman, 1802. \n  \n although the purported editor of this work, r. meir of vilna, presented himself as a disciple of the vilna gaon and providing in the introduction two letters to that effect, vinograd states that in fact the work was published without permission of the vilna beth din. in addition vinograd (see gr\u2019a pp. 10-12) cites the children of the gaon who state that the manuscript shown to them was full of errors.  \n  \n raphael nathan nata rabinowitz however, writes in the introduction to \u201cgaon yaakov\u201d by his teacher r. ya\u2019akov kahana (a disciple of the gaon and son-in-law of his brother yissachar dov) that in reality r. ya\u2019akov kahana edited the volume. indeed r. meir of vilna did not understand many of the gaon\u2019s comments and requested that r. ya\u2019akov kahana explain and ammend these esoteric comments - yet due to his modesty, r. ya\u2019akov requested his name not be recorded in the body of the publication.","he":"הגאון מוילנא.  \n  \n אליהו רבה פירוש לסדר טהרות. \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים: 2, 44. חלק מהחורקים תוקנו במיומנות. לוחות מודרניים. 4ו. \n \n \n vinograd, ברונץ 9. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ברונץ, רוזמן, 1802. \n \n \n  \n \n \n למרות שהעורך המוצהר, ר\u2019 מאיר מוילנא, הציג עצמו כתלמיד הגר״א והביא במבוא שתי מכתבים לכך, וינוגרד מציין כי למעשה הספר פורסם ללא היתר מבית דין של הגר״א. נוסף לכך, ציינו ילדיו של הגר״א כי כתב היד שהוצג להם היה מלא שגיאות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רפאל נתן נטע רבינוביץ\u2019 כותב במבוא ל״גאון יעקב״ של מורהו ר\u2019 יעקב כהנא (תלמיד הגר״א וחתן אחיו יששכר דב) כי בפועל ר\u2019 יעקב כהנא ערך את הספר. ר\u2019 מאיר מוילנא לא הבין חלק מהערות הגר״א וביקש מר\u2019 יעקב כהנא להסבירן ולתקנן \u2013 אך עקב ענוותו ביקש ר\u2019 יעקב שלא יופיע שמו בגוף ההוצאה."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"53","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122453/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.645Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122453,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122455/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna.  \n  \n taharath hakodesh [commentary to tosephta seder taharoth, with text].  \n  \n  first edition  of zer zahav commentary. edited by r. meir of shad. with approbation by  r. mordechai bannet.  \n  \n ff. 2, 72. stained. morocco-backed boards. 4to.  \n vinograd zolkiew 610; vinograd, gr\u2019a 281. \n  \n zolkiev, mordechai rubenstein, 1804.","he":"אליהו, גאון וילנה.  \n \n  \n \n \n טהרת הקודש [פירוש לתוספתא סדר טהרות, עם הטקסט]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה של פירוש זר זהב. נערך על ידי ר׳ מאיר משד. עם אישורו של \n ר׳ מרדכי באנעט. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ׳ 2, 72. כתמים. כריכות מצופות מרוקו. 4טו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד זולקיו 610; וינוגרד, גר״א 281. \n \n \n  \n \n \n זולקיו, מרדכי רובנשטיין, 1804."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"55","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122455/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.647Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":122455,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122456/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122456/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna.  \n  \n eli[yahu] raba [commentary to seder taharoth]. second edition.  \n this copy with six rare leaves of prenumeranten (subscriber lists). ff. (7), 47. stained, title crudely remargined. later boards, worn. 4to.  \n vinograd, prague 1112; vinograd, gr\u2019a 242. \n prague, 1812.","he":"אליהו, גאון וילנה.  \n \n  \n \n \n אליהו רבה [פירוש לסדר טהרות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עותק זה כולל שש דפים נדירים של פרנומרנטים (רשימות מנויים). \n \n \n עמ׳ (7), 47. כתמים, הכותרת שולמה גסות. כריכות מאוחרות, שחוקות. 4טו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, פראג 1112; וינוגרד, גר״א 242. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פראג, 1812."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"56","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122456/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":122456,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122457/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122457/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122457/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122457/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(elijah, gaon of vilna).  \n  \n mishnayoth. complete set in  six volumes .  \n with commentary of r. ovadia of bartenura, tosafoth yom tov, tosafoth rishon letzion, novellae by r. levi yitzchak of berditchev, and with commentaries and additions by the gaon of vilna. printed on blue-green tinted paper. title pages in red and black. order kodashim includes an  engraved plate  depicting the plan of the temple, its contents and the temple mount. \n  \n  *  zera'im: ff. [17], 132. trimmed.  \n  *  moed: ff. [9], 172.  \n  *  nashim: ff. [8], 159, [1]. stained.  \n  *  nezikin: ff. [10], 196.  \n  *  kodashim: ff. [8], 2-157, [2], 159-163.  \n  *  taharoth: ff. [7], 223, [14].  \n a mixed set, all complete. bound in uniform modern boards. lg. 4to.  \n vinograd, vilna 107. \n  \n vilna & horodna, menachem mann & simcha zimmel, 1818. \n  \n this edition of the six orders of the mishnah includes various additions and commentaries by the vilna gaon.  \n regarding the importance of this first edition, see vinograd, sifrei hagr\u2019a no. 183.","he":"(אליהו, גאון וילנה)  \n \n  \n \n \n משניות. סט מלא \n בשישה כרכים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עם פירוש ר׳ עובדיה מברטנורה, תוספות יום טוב, תוספות ראשון לציון, חידושים מר׳ לוי יצחק מברדיטשב, ועם פירושים ותוספות מגאון וילנה. מודפס על נייר בגוון ירוק-כחול. דפי כותרת באדום ושחור. סדר קדשים כולל \n לוח חרוט המציג את תוכנית המקדש, תוכנו והר הבית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n זרעים: עמ׳ [17], 132. גוזר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מועד: עמ׳ [9], 172. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נשים: עמ׳ [8], 159, [1]. כתמים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נזיקין: עמ׳ [10], 196. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קדשים: עמ׳ [8], 2-157, [2], 159-163. \n \n \n  \n \n \n טהרות: עמ׳ [7], 223, [14]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n סט מעורב, כל הכרכים שלמים. כרוכים בכריכות מודרניות אחידות. 4טו גדול. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, וילנה 107. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וילנה והורודנה, מנחם מן ושמחה זימל, 1818. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה זו של ששת סדרי המשנה כוללת תוספות ופירושים שונים מגאון וילנה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לגבי חשיבות מהדורה ראשונה זו, ראו וינוגרד, ספרי הגר״א, מס׳ 183."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"57","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122457/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.650Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":122457,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122458/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122458/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna.  \n  \n apei ravrevei [commentary to shulchan aruch-even ha\u2019ezer].  \n  \n  first edition of the gaon's commentary.   \n  \n ff. (2), 3-24, 23-55; 186, lacking final two leaves; two prior leaves with loss of text at upper corners. browned and stained in places, two taped repairs affecting text. contemporary marginalia. recent boards. folio.  \n vinograd, vilna 134. \n  \n vilna, menachem mann-simchah zimmel, 1819. \n  \n a striking example of the deep conservatism of traditional jewish scholarship:  \n paragraphs 1-25 of r. yoseph karo\u2019s work are twinned with the commentary of the vilna gaon alone, whereas the classic commentaries beth shmuel and chelkath mechokek are moved to the end of the volume. however, r. chaim of volozhin, the gaon\u2019s foremost disciple, objected to this formula as disrespectful to these two early decisors. thus, from paragraph 26 onward, in deference to his opinion, the publishers reverted to the traditional page layout.","he":"אליהו, גאון וילנה.  \n \n  \n \n \n אפי רבווי [פירוש על שולחן ערוך \u2013 אבן העזר]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה של פירוש הגר״א. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ׳ (2), 3-24, 23-55; 186, חסרים שני דפים אחרונים; שני דפים מוקדמים עם אובדן טקסט בפינות העליונות. כהה וכתמים במקומות מסוימים, שתי תיקונים עם סרט הדבקה שפוגעים בטקסט. הערות שוליים עכשוויות. כריכות חדשות. פוליו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, וילנה 134. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וילנה, מנחם מן \u2013 שמחה זימל, 1819. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דוגמה מרשימה לשמרנות העמוקה של המחקר היהודי המסורתי: \n \n \n  \n \n \n פסקאות 1\u201325 של חיבורו של ר׳ יוסף קארו מלוות אך ורק בפירוש הגר״א, בעוד הפירושים הקלאסיים בית שמואל ו-חלוקת מחוקק הועברו לסוף הכרך. עם זאת, ר׳ חיים מוולוז׳ין, תלמידו הבולט של הגר״א, התנגד לנוסח זה כהתנהגות בלתי מכבדת כלפי שני הפוסקים הקדומים הללו. לכן, מהפסקה ה-26 ואילך, מתוך כבוד לדעתו, המוציאים לאור שבו לסידור הדפוס המסורתי."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"58","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122458/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.651Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":122458,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":125,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122459/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(elijah, gaon of vilna).  \n  \n tikunei hazohar, with: tikunim from zohar chadash. with commentary  biur hagr\u201da.  \n  \n  first edition of commentary.  two titles.  \n  \n pp. (10), 344, 104. stained, marginal repairs, final leaf with loss of text. modern boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, gr\u2019a 724. \n  \n vilna, fuenn and rosencrantz, 1867. \n  \n published by the philanthropist shmarya zuckerman - (the gaon was his wife's great-grandfather) - who collected and published many of the gaon\u2019s writings. the present edition is particularly noteworthy as it was published directly from the gaon\u2019s autograph manuscript as opposed to notes recorded by students. the introduction records the comment by r. avraham, the son of the gr\u2019a, noting that his father wrote thirty works on the zohar and would not be ashamed to recite them to r. shimon b\u2019r yochai himself!  \n  \n it is a custom among many communities to study portions of this work daily, especially during the month of elul through yom kippur. see the forty day calendar at the end of the introduction.","he":"(אליהו, גאון וילנה)  \n \n  \n \n \n תקוני הזוהר, עם: תקונים מזוהר חדש. עם פירוש \n ביאור הגר״א. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה של הפירוש. שני דפי כותרת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ׳ (10), 344, 104. כתמים, תיקוני שוליים, הדף האחרון עם אובדן טקסט. כריכות מודרניות. 4טו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, גר״א 724. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וילנה, פוען ורוזנקראנץ, 1867. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הוצאה לאור על ידי הפילנתרופ שמריה זוקערמן \u2013 (הגר״א היה סבו הגדול של אשתו) \u2013 שאסף ופרסם רבים מכתבי הגר״א. מהדורה זו ראויה לציון במיוחד כיוון שהיא פורסמה ישירות ממחברת היד של הגר״א, ולא מתוך הערות תלמידיו. בהקדמה מצוין דבריו של ר׳ אברהם, בנו של הגר״א, על כך שאביו כתב שלושים חיבורים על הזוהר ולא היה מתבייש להשמיעם לרבי שמעון בן יוחאי עצמו! \n \n \n  \n \n \n מנהג בקהילות רבות ללמוד קטעים מהחיבור הזה מדי יום, במיוחד בחודש אלול ועד יום הכיפורים. ראו את לוח הארבעים יום בסוף ההקדמה."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"59","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122459/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":125,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.653Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122459,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":125,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122460/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(elijah, gaon of vilna).  \n  \n sepher yetzirah. with commentaries to this kabbalistic text by the vilna gaon, and with corrections by his disciple r. moshe shlomo of tolchin, plus a lengthy super-commentary 'toldoth yitzchak' by r. yitzchak kahana. with foldout kabbalistic chart at the end, depicting the two hundred thirty one gates, according to the interpretations of the ar\u2019i and the gr\u2019a. ff. (5), 82, (6), (1). lightly browned, slight paper repair to chart. contemporary boards, gutter split. 4to.  \n vinograd, gr\u2019a 684; halevi, 240. \n jerusalem, michel cohen, yitzchak goshinsky, 1874 (i.e. 1875). the editor and author of the super-commentary was a renowned kabbalist and former disciple of r. yitzchak eisik chaver. the introduction cites r. david luria who states that the first edition published in grodno was littered with mistakes and in great need of correction and clarification.","he":"(אליהו, גאון וילנה)  \n \n  \n \n \n ספר יצירה. עם פירושים לחיבור הקבלי הזה מאת הגר״א, ותיקונים מתלמידו ר׳ משה שלמה מטולצ\u2019ין, בנוסף לתולדות יצחק, פירוש מקיף מאת ר׳ יצחק כהנא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל דיאגרמת קבלה נפתחת בסוף, המראה את מאתיים שלושים ואחד השערים, לפי פירוש האר״י והגר״א. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ׳ (5), 82, (6), (1). מעט כהה, תיקון קל בדיאגרמה. כריכות עכשוויות, פיצול בגיבוי. 4טו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, גר״א 684; הלוי, 240. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, מיכל כהן, יצחק גושינסקי, 1874 (כלומר 1875). \n \n \n  \n \n \n עורך וחבר הפירוש הוא מקובל נודע ותלמידו לשעבר של ר׳ יצחק אייזיק חבר. בהקדמה מובאת דברי ר׳ דוד לוריא, האומר שהמהדורה הראשונה שפורסמה בגרודנו הייתה מלאה בשגיאות והייתה זקוקה לתיקון והבהרה רבה."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"60","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122460/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":125,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":125,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.654Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122460,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122461/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"eliyahu hakohen of smyrna.  \n  \n shevet musar [ethical sermons]. with additional notes by the publishers.  first edition  of the notes. two parts in one volume. two titles, one with illustration of the tomb of zechariah and second title with illustration of the western wall, illustration of the cave of machpailah on last page. divisional title. ff. (2), 130. few light stains in places. modern morocco. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, jerusalem 124. \n jerusalem, yechiel brill, 1863.","he":"אליהו הכהן מסמירנה.  \n \n  \n \n \n שבט מוסר [דרשות מוסר]. עם הערות נוספות מאת המוציאים לאור. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה של ההערות. שני חלקים בכרך אחד. שני דפי כותרת, אחד עם איור קבר זכריה והשני עם איור הכותל המערבי, איור מערת המכפלה בדף האחרון. כותרת חלוקה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ׳ (2), 130. מספר כתמים קלים במקומות מסוימים. עור מרוקאי מודרני. 4טו קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 124. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, יחיאל בריל, 1863."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"61","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122461/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.655Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":122461,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122462/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122462/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122462/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122462/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"emden, ya\u2019akov.  \n  \n lechem shamayim [commentary to the mishnah and to the rambam's hilchoth beth habechirah].  \n  *  part i. verso of title with diagram of the position of the temple furniture (according to the raava'd). ff. (1), 122 (i.e. 121). \n  *  bound with: lechem shamayim. part ii. ff. 104, 36. complete as issued without a title page. \n together, two parts in one volume.  both first edition.  \n  \n foxed and browned, few paper repairs. modern calf. folio.  \n vinograd, wandsbeck 18; and vinograd, altona 87. \n  \n wandsbeck, israel ben abraham, 1720; and  \n altona, by the author, 1768. \n  \n lechem shamayim was the very first of some 30 titles issued by r. ya\u2019akov emden (1697-1776) and the only one published before he established his own printing press. \n the author introduces the work with apologies for presuming to contribute to existing scholarship despite his youth, and specifically for arguing with the highly regarded tosafos yom tov commentary, which he notes was the only mishnah commentary available to him. (sefaria).","he":"אמדן, יעקב.  \n \n  \n \n \n לחם שמים [פירוש על המשנה]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חלק א׳. גב דף הכותרת עם דיאגרמת מיקום כלי המקדש (לפי הראב״ע). עמ׳ (1), 122 (כלומר 121). \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרוך עם: לחם שמים. חלק ב׳. עמ׳ 104, 36. שלם כגופו, ללא דף כותרת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שני חלקים בכרך אחד \n . שתי המהדורות הראשונות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כתמים כהים, מעט תיקוני נייר. עור פרה מודרני. פוליו. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ונדסבק 18; וינוגרד, אלטונה 87 (עותק ה-nli אינו שלם). \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונדסבק, ישראל בן אברהם, 1720; ואלטונה, מאת המחבר, 1768. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לחם שמים הוא פירוש על המשנה ועל הלכות בית הבחירה לרמב״ם. \n \n \n זוהי המהדורה הראשונה מתוך כ-30 חיבורים שפרסם ר׳ יעקב אמדן (1697\u2013 \n \n \n 1776), והיחידה שפורסמה לפני שהקים את דפוסו האישי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר פותח את החיבור בהתנצלות על כך שמעז להוסיף לפסוקי חכמים למרות גילו הצעיר, ובפרט על וויכוחו עם פירוש תוספות יום טוב, אשר לפי דבריו היה הפירוש היחיד למשנה שהגיע לידיו. (ספאריה)."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"62","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122462/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.657Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,500","currency":"USD","id":122462,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":750,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122463/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"emden, ya\u2019akov.  \n  \n derush tephilath yesharim.  \n  \n  first edition.  two parts in one.  \n  \n ff. 28. repaired worming. modern half-calf. 4to.  \n vinograd, altona 110. \n  \n altona, by the author, 1775. \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 r. ya\u2019akov 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. after which, he never again returned to communal leadership for the rest of his life.  \n  \n 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[moshe david] podheitser and ze'ev [wolf] eybesch&uuml;tzer.\u201d (wolf was the younger son of r. yonathan eybesch&uuml;tz, who presented himself as a sabbatian prophet; r. 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 (see f. 23).","he":"אמדן, יעקב.  \n \n  \n \n \n דרוש תפילת ישרים [דרשה לשבת שובה ולמיגור השבתאות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. שני חלקים בכרך אחד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ׳ 28. תיקון נזקי תולעים. עור חצי פרה מודרני. 4טו. \n \n \n וינוגרד, אלטונה 110. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אלטונה, מאת המחבר, 1775. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תפילת ישרים מכיל את נוסח הדרשה שנשא ר׳ יעקב אמדן בשנת 1731, בעת שכיהן כרב אלטונה וסביבותיה. נושא הדרשה הוא הצורך בענווה, במיוחד בקרב בעלי משרות ציבוריות. הדרשה נכתבה על רקע המתחים בין ר׳ יעקב אמדן למנהיגי הקהל החילוניים של אלטונה \u2013 שהובילו בסופו של דבר להדחתו ממשרתו, תפקיד בו כיהן רק חמש שנים. לאחר מכן, מעולם לא שב להנהגה קהילתית לאורך חייו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n החלק השני של הספר, שכותרתו המשנית \"חולי כרתם\", מחזיר את ר׳ אמדן למוקד הקבוע של עיסוקו: השימוש לרעה בקבלה בידי השבתאים הסודיים של זמנו, כלומר \"[משה דוד] פודהיצר וזאב [וולף] אייבשיץ\". (וולף היה בנו הצעיר של ר׳ יונתן אייבשיץ, שהציג את עצמו כנביא שבתאי; ר׳ פודהיצר היה שותף קרוב של ר׳ אייבשיץ בהמבורג.) אף על פי ש**\"חכמת האמת [קבלה] היא נשמת התורה, \"** היא נגועה ב**\"נחשים ועקרבים, \"** כלומר, עוקבי שבתאי צבי (ראו עמ׳ 23)."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"63","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122463/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":750,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:24.658Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":122463,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122464/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122464/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"eybeschuetz, yonathan.  \n  \n ya\u2019aroth devash [sermons and eulogies].  \n  \n  first edition.  complete in two volumes.  \n  *  vol. i: ff. (4), 116.  \n  *  vol. ii: (4), 116.  \n lightly foxed, margins of ff. 62-3 of second volume touch frayed. later boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, karlsruhe 16, 18; stefansky, sifrei yesod 491. \n  \n karlsruhe, makilat, 1779-82. \n  \n posthumously published by the author\u2019s nephew r. yehudah leib b'r moshe wormisch of karlsruhe, and with a foreword by him.  \n  \n ya\u2019aroth devash reflects r. yonathan eybeschuetz's astounding rabbinic scholarship and deep spiritual passion. his oratorical skills and charismatic personality are self-evident in this work which has been republished in dozens of editions to this day.  \n with approbations of rabbis: aryeh leib [guenzburg], author sha\u2019agath aryeh (r. eybeschuetz's successor in the metz rabbinate); benyamin wolf of bouxwiller (alsace); et al.","he":"אייבשיץ, יונתן  \n \n  \n \n \n יערות דבש [דרשות והספדים] \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. שלמה בשני כרכים. \n  עם היתר מהרב שאגת אריה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך א\u2019: ע\u201dנ (4), 116. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך ב\u2019: (4), 116. מעט כתמי סוכר, שולי עמודים 62\u201363 בכרך השני קלים קרועים. לוחות מאוחרים. פורמט 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, קרלסראה 16, 18; סטפנסקי, ספרי יסוד 491. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קרלסראה, מקילת, 1779\u201382. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פורסם לאחר מותו על ידי אחיינו של המחבר, הרב יהודה ליב ב\"ר משה וורמיש מקרלסראה, עם הקדמה בחתימתו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יערות דבש משקף את עוצמתו הרבנית המדהימה ואת תשוקתו הרוחנית העמוקה של הרב יונתן אייבשיץ. כשרונותיו הדרשניים ואופיו הכריזמטי ניכרים בעבודה זו, אשר הודפסה מחדש בעשרות מהדורות עד היום. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עם היתרים מהרבנים: אריה ליב [גינצבורג], מחבר שאגת אריה (ממשיך דרכו של ר\u2019 אייבשיץ ברבנות מצ), בנימין וולף מבוקסווילר (אלזס), ואחרים."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"64","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122464/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.427Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":122464,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122465/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122465/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(guttmacher, eliyahu).  \n    \n  yisroel shain.  aliyath eliahu [eulogy for r. eliyahu guttmacher].  \n  \n  first edition.  a special  presentation copy  with full-page poetic dedication in gold and blue  signed by the author  in hebrew and german inserted after the title. illustrations of jerusalem, kever rachel and r. meir baal haness. author\u2019s stamp on title-page. formerly in the collection of r. hayyim liberman of lubawitz. \n  \n pp. 16. dampstained. contemporary boards. 8vo.  \n  \n jerusalem, y.d. frumkin, 1875. \n  \n r. eliyahu guttmacher of greidetz (graetz) (1795-1874), a disciple of r. akiva eger, was known as a kabbalist and wonder-worker. although not aligned with the chassidic movement, he nonetheless carried all the trappings of a chassidic rebbe and was venerated as the wonder rabbi of western europe.  \n together with r. tzvi hirsch kalischer (another student of r. akiva eger), r. guttmacher was active in behalf of the welfare of eretz israel. \n the author studied in r. guttmacher\u2019s yeshiva shnoth eliyahu in jerusalem. according to halevi, the poem on p. 13-15 was written by  r. chaim hirschensohn  whose father was the rosh yeshiva. the final leaf contains an announcement of a manuscript for sale written by r. abraham azulai and signed by his grandson the chid\u2019a. \n according to shoshana halevi (no. 254) only 130 copies of this work were published.","he":"(גוטמאכר, אליהו)  \n \n  \n \n \n ישרואל שיין. עליית אליהו [הספד לרב אליהו גוטמאכר]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . \n עותק הצגה מיוחד עם הקדשה פיוטית בעמוד מלא בזהב וכחול, \n חתומה בידי המחבר בעברית ובגרמנית, שהוכנסה לאחר שער הספר. איורים של ירושלים, קבר רחל ורב מאיר בעל הנס. חותם המחבר על עמוד השער. בעבר היה באוסף \n הרב חיים ליברמן מלובביץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 16. כתמי רטיבות. לוחות עכשוויים. פורמט 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, י.ד. פרומקין, 1875. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רב אליהו גוטמאכר מגראידץ (גרץ) (1795\u20131874), תלמידו של הרב עקיבא איגר, היה ידוע כקבלי ומעשן נפלאות. אף על פי שלא היה מזוהה עם תנועת החסידות, נושא כל סממני רב חסידי והיה נערץ כרב הנפלאות של מערב אירופה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביחד עם הרב צבי הירש קלישר (תלמיד נוסף של הרב עקיבא איגר), היה הרב גוטמאכר פעיל למען רווחת ארץ ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר למד בישיבת שנות אליהו של הרב גוטמאכר בירושלים. על פי הלוי, השיר בעמודים 13\u201315 נכתב על ידי \n הרב חיים הירשנסון,  שבנו היה ראש הישיבה. העלה האחרון מכיל הודעה על כתב יד למכירה, שנכתב על ידי הרב אברהם אזולאי וחתום בידי נכדו, החיד\"א. \n \n \n  \n \n \n על פי שושנה הלוי (מס\u2019 254), יצאו לאור רק 130 עותקים של עבודה זו."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"65","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122465/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.438Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122465,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122466/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"hagiz, moshe.  \n  \n sephath emeth [on the land of israel].  \n  \n  first edition.  introduction in portuguese.  \n  \n ff. 28. lightly stained, lower corner of title with loss of a few letters. later boards. sm. 12mo.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 841. \n  \n amsterdam, solomon proops, 1707. \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.  \n 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.  \n see e. carlebach, the pursuit of heresy, pp. 57-64. \n    \n  bound with:  shlomo ibn verga, shevet yehudah. zolkiew, 1802.","he":"חגיז, משה. \n \n  \n \n \n ספרת אמת [על ארץ ישראל]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . הקדמה בפורטוגזית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 28. מעט כתמי דפים, פינת תחתונה של השער עם אובדן כמה אותיות. לוחות מאוחרים. פורמט קטן 12mo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, אמסטרדם 841. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אמסטרדם, סולומון פרופס, 1707. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יצירה נוקבת של ביקורת חברתית ודתית, שנכתבה בדמוי הגנה על קדושת ארץ ישראל. הספר מהווה התקפה ביקורתית על כלל הקהילה הספרדית באמסטרדם \u2013 הן על מוסדותיה והן על מנהיגיה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מכיל גם מידע היסטורי חשוב בנוגע לסבל הכלכלי של יהודי ירושלים, תנועת התרומות לארץ הקודש ושלמות שליחיה \u2013 ואשר המחבר (1671\u20131751) היה אחד מהם. ראו: א. קרלבך, the pursuit of heresy, עמ\u2019 57\u201364. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרוך יחד עם : שלמה אבן ורגה, שבט יהודה. זולקוב, 1802."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"66","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122466/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.446Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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mehlman 1316. \n  \n (grodno 1790). \n  \n the author migrated to safed in 1764 but returned to poland within a year due to the protestations of his wife. described in detail here are his travels through jaffa, safed, acre and the surrounding areas of the northern parts of eretz israel.  \n accounts of other parts of the country were added from other travelogues, by the author\u2019s son-in-law, solomon dubno, who apparently edited this book. \n  \n see a.m luncz, jerusalem vol. iv, pp. 137-52; ya\u2019ari, masa\u2019oth eretz yisrael pp. 773-75; g. scholem, tarbiz, vol. xxv (1957) p. 429; i. tishby, zion, vol. xxxii (1967) pp. 4-8.","he":"הס, שמחה בן יהושע. \n \n  \n \n \n (\u201cהמגיד מזלוז\u2019יץ\u201d) אהבת ציון [יומן מסע בארץ הקודש] \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. מספר דיאגרמות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 61. לוחות מודרניים. פורמט 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד גרודנו 9; מהלמן 1316. \n \n \n  \n \n \n גרודנו, 1790. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר עלה לצפת בשנת 1764 אך שב לפולין בתוך שנה עקב מחאות אשתו. מסופר כאן בפירוט על מסעותיו דרך יפו, צפת, עכו והאזורים הסמוכים בצפון ארץ ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תיאורים של חלקים אחרים בארץ נוספו מיומנים אחרים על ידי חתנו של המחבר, שלמה דובנו, אשר ככל הנראה ערך את הספר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו גם: א.מ. לונץ, ירושלים, כרך ד\u2019, עמ\u2019 137\u2013152; 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(1), 140 (i.e. 139). few stains, scattered marginalia. modern boards. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, mantua 532.  \n  \n mantua, eliezer solomon d\u2019italia, 1783. \n  \n contains all the prayers for the week, shabbath and the new month, as well as many uncommon prayers, many of deep, personal devotion:  \n seder hashulchan hatahor; tikun oth habrith; kol bochim (tikun chatzoth); pidyon nefesh; mishpat mavet; seder levia; seder tikun hamagefah; etc.","he":"(סִדּוּר). \n \n   \n \n \n חֶסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם [סידור קבלי המבוסס על כוונות האר״י הקדוש, ר׳ יצחק לוריא]. נערך בידי המקובל ר׳ אברהם בן שלום טוביינה מאלג׳יריה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n סימן המדפיס בגב עמוד השער. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפים (1), 140 (למעשה 139). מספר כתמים, רישומים שוליים פזורים. כריכה מודרנית. שמינית קטנה (4to). \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, מנטובה 532. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מנטובה, אליעזר שלמה ד׳איטליה, 1783. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מכיל את כל התפילות לימי החול, לשבת ולראש חודש, וכן תפילות רבות שאינן מצויות, רבות מהן בעלות אופי אישי ועמוק של התעוררות הנפש: \n \n \n  \n \n \n סדר השולחן הטהור; תיקון אות הברית; קול בוכים (תיקון חצות); פדיון נפש; משפט מוות; סדר הלוויה; סדר תיקון המגפה; וכו׳."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"71","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122471/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":550,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.485Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":122471,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122472/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india).  \n  \n seder tephiloth.  according to the rite of the jews of cochin and cranganore.  \n  \n second edition. formerly in the collection of prof. a.m. haberman.  \n  \n ff. 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$1,500","currency":"USD","id":122472,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122473/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122473/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india).  \n  \n selichoth - the jewish propitiatory prayer: or a prayer for the forgiveness of sins.  \n translated from hebrew into marathi by joseph ezekiel rajpurker, teacher in david sasoon\u2019s benevolent institution. published by the bene-israel improvement society. \n  \n text in marathi with occasional use of hebrew. two title pages, english and marathi.  \n pp. (8), 60. browned and trace wormed. modern boards. 8vo. \n yaari, bombay 95, citing only one copy located in the sassoon collection. \n  \n bombay, gunput krushnajee press, 1859.  \n  \n  the first prayer-book issued in marathi for the bene israel community of bombay.","he":"(הודו)  \n \n  \n \n \n סליחות \u2013 תפילה יהודית לכפרת חטאים: או תפילה לסליחת עוונות. תורגמה מעברית למרטהי על ידי יוסף עזיאל רזפורקר, מורה במוסד הרחמן של דוד ססון. פורסם על ידי אגודת השיפור של בני ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הטקסט במרטהי עם שימוש לסירוגין בעברית. שתי דפי שער \u2013 באנגלית ובמרטהי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (8), 60. הדפים כהו ויש סימני תולעים קלים. לוחות מודרניים. פורמט 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: יערי, בומביי 95, מציין רק עותק אחד הנמצא באוסף ססון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בומביי, מדפסת גונפוט קרושנאג'י, 1859. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר התפילות הראשון שיצא במרטהי עבור קהילת בני ישראל בבומביי."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"73","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122473/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:23.495Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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$900","currency":"USD","id":122474,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":650,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122475/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122475/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122475/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india).  \n  \n seder lesimchath torah.  \n  manuscript in hebrew  written in a square oriental hebrew hand, brown ink on paper. \n composed for samuel ben joseph meshuhrar by the scribe levi ben shem tov hallegua of cochin. formerly in the sassoon collection. \n  \n ff. 48. trace wormed, slight browning from ink bleed. sassoon library marbled boards with large sassoon bookplate in front and ink stamp in rear. 12mo.  \n  \n cochin, 1876. \n  \n the text comprises the order of the morning and afternoon liturgical services for the festival of simhat torah, according to the rites of the indian jews of cochin.  \n  \n  provenance:   \n formerly in the collection of the late  david suleiman sassoon.  \n see d.s. sassoon, ohel dawid: catalogue of the sassoon library (1932) vol. i pp. 260-1, no. 140.  \n  \n simchath torah, the festival of rejoicing in the torah, was a grand affair in old cochin. (in fact, the very first hebrew book published in cochin was the seder minchath simchath torah [1876-7]). \n \u201con motza\u2019ei simchath torah, the night following the holiday, it is the custom here in cochin to each sing songs in the synagogue, beginning with the eldest and concluding with the youngest. this goes on until nine hours. afterwards, the women go out to kiss the torah scrolls, at which time the hazzan ascends the teivah [platform] to bless them, reciting four times \u2018mi she-beirach\u2019 corresponding to the four matriarchs.\u201d (sassoon catalogue).","he":"(הודו)  \n \n  \n \n \n סדר לשמחת תורה. \n כתר יד בכתב עברי מרובע מזרחי, דיו חום על נייר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נכתב עבור שמואל בן יוסף משורר \n על ידי הסופר לוי בן שם טוב הלגואה מקוצ\u2019ין . בעבר באוסף ססון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 48. סימני תולעים קלים, כהות קלה מדיו. לוחות מרבליים של ספריית ססון עם פלאק ספר גדול בחזית וחותמת דיו בגב. פורמט 12mo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קוצ\u2019ין, 1876. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הטקסט כולל את סדר התפילות של בוקר וצהריים לחג שמחת תורה, על פי מנהגי יהודי הודו מקוצ\u2019ין. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שושלת בעלות: בעבר באוסף של \n  דויד סולימאן ססון ז\"ל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו: ד.ס. ססון, אהל דוד: קטלוג ספריית ססון (1932), כרך א\u2019, עמ\u2019 260\u2013261, מס\u2019 140. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שמחת תורה, חג השמחה בתורה, הייתה אירוע מרשים בקוצ\u2019ין הישנה. 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$500","currency":"USD","id":122477,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122478/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india).  \n  \n masechta avoth [ethics of the fathers]. hebrew text along with translation into both english and judeo-arabic. formerly in the library of the valmadonna trust. pp. 69. browned and wormed. recent boards, 8vo. calcutta, yehezkel hai saleiman, 1891.","he":"(הודו)  \n \n  \n \n \n מסכת אבות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n טקסט עברי עם תרגום לאנגלית ויהודית-ערבית. קודם בספריית valmadonna trust. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 69. כהה וסימני תולעים. לוחות חדשים, פורמט 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קלכתה, יהזקל חי סאלימן, 1891."},"estimateMax":250,"lotNumber":"78","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122478/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.060Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $250","currency":"USD","id":122478,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":350,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122479/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122479/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(india).  \n  \n tehillim - psalms.  \n  \n  text entirely in marathi  (except few hebrew words on title). translated by aaron jacob divekar.  \n  \n pp. (1), 123. browned. original printed wrappers (upper cover remargined) laid into modern boards. 8vo.  \n y. goldman, india catalogue no. 91. \n  \n kedgaon, muktimission press, 1919. \n  \n the place of publication kedgaon, is located in the ahmednagar district of maharashtra state.","he":"(הודו)  \n \n  \n \n \n תהילים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הטקסט כולו במרתי (למעט כמה מילים בעברית בדף השער). תרגום: אהרון יעקב דיבקר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (1), 123. כהה. עטיפות מודפסות מקוריות (החלק העליון של השער תוקן) מובלטות בלוחות מודרניים. פורמט 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: י. גולדמן, קטלוג הודו, מס\u2019 91. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קדגאון, מִשְׁלַחַת מוקטימי, 1919. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מקום הפרסום קדגאון נמצא במחוז אחמדנגר, מדינת מאהאראשטרה."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"79","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122479/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.062Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - 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(4), 76. trimmed, stained in places. recent boards. sm. 8vo.  \n vinograd, venice 1309. \n  \n venice, vendramin, 1655. \n  \n \u201cthis kabbalistic work on the holiness of the land of israel includes praise of eretz israel, seguloth, tikun chatzoth, tikun for the nights of shavu\u2019oth and hoshana rabbah. these tikkunim are according to the rite of the kabbalists in eretz israel. there is also a kinah (dirge) on the exile of the shechinah.\u201d (m.j. heller).  \n  \n in his introduction, the author writes that his work, based on the writings of the ar\u2019i, the rema\u2019k, r. hayyim vital and r. avraham azulai, concerns the holiness of the land, the need to sustain its inhabitants, and rebuking those whose criticism results in reduced support. he concludes that those who hearken, \u201cshall eat the good of the land (tuv ha\u2019aretz)\u201d (isaiah 1:19).  \n  \n see https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/380411/jewish/tuv-haaretz-about-the-author.htm","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n שפירא, נתן מירושלים , טוב הארץ [על מעלות ארץ ישראל]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עם מבוא פיוטי מאת ר\u2019 משה זקוטו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (4), 76. גזור, מוכתם במקומות. לוחות מודרניים. פורמט קטן 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, ונציה 1309. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ונדרמין, 1655. \n \n \n  \n \n \n \u201cחיבור קבלי זה על קדושת ארץ ישראל כולל שבח הארץ, סגולות, תיקון חצות, תיקון ללילות חג השבועות והושענא רבה. תיקונים אלה הם על פי מנהג הקבליים בארץ ישראל. נוסף על כך, קינה על גלות השכינה.\u201d (מ.י. הלר). \n \n \n  \n \n \n במבואו כותב המחבר כי חיבורו, המבוסס על כתבי האר\u201dי, ר\u2019מ\"ק, ר\u2019 חיים ויטאל ור\u2019 אברהם אזולאי, עוסק בקדושת הארץ, בצורך לקיים את יושביה, ובנקיטת תוכחה כלפי מי שביקורתם מפחיתה את התמיכה. הוא מסכם, כי המאזינים \u201cיאכלו טוב הארץ\u201d (ישעיהו א:י\"ט). \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/380411/jewish/tuv-haaretz-about-the-author.htm"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"81","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122481/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.065Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122481,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122482/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122482/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n  yoseph shalit richietti.  \n igereth mesapereth yechasuta detzadikei [guide to the tombs of sages and the holy places in the land of israel].  \n  \n fine association copy: title-page with signature of avraham yoseph shlomo graziano (ish ger) and stamps of  r. nachum dov-ber friedman of sadigura.  \n  \n ff. (4). expertly remargined. modern boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, mantua 258; mehlman 530. \n  \n mantua, n.p. 1676. \n  \n the author served as an emissary from safed to italy during the years 1674-76. in his introduction here, he declares that all proceeds from the sale of this work will be utilized solely for the support of impoverished scholars in jerusalem.  \n  \n the work records only those holy sites that the author personally visited, and so does not rely on hearsay. thus he notes, his, is a far more reliable text than previous such works.  \n see a. yaari, sheluchei eretz yisrael, pp. 84, 414.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n יוסף שליט ריקיוטי , אגרת מספרת יחסותא דצדיקי [מדריך לקברי צדיקים ולמקומות הקדושים בארץ ישראל]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עותק ייחוס מפואר: דף הכותרת עם חתימתו של אברהם יוסף שלמה גרציאנו (איש גר) וחותמות \n ר\u2019 נחום דוב-בר פרידמן מסדיגורא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (4). מחודש מומחית. לוחות מודרניים. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, מנציה 258; מהלמן 530. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מנציה, ללא מו\"ל, 1676. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר שימש כשולח מצפת לאיטליה בשנים 1674\u20131676. במבואו מצהיר כי כל ההכנסות ממכירת חיבור זה יוקדשו אך ורק לפרנסת תלמידי עניים היושבים בירושלים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n החיבור מתאר אך ורק את המקומות הקדושים שהמחבר עצמו ביקר בהם, ולא נשען על שמועה. לכן מציין המחבר כי ספרו מהימן יותר מחיבורים דומים קודמים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו: א. יעארי, שלוחי ארץ ישראל, עמ\u2019 84, 414."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"82","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122482/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.066Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":122482,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122483/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122483/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  paliastri, yehudah.   \n zichron yerushalayim [illustrated guide to the tombs of sages and the holy places].  \n  \n second edition. woodcut illustrations of the temple, the western wall and other notable locations in the land of israel. edited by ya\u2019akov babani and david meldola. formerly in the collection of prof. abraham j. karp.  \n  \n ff. 16. browned, final page laid down and with small portion removed. recent boards. sm. 8vo.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 1771; mehlman 537. \n  \n amsterdam, n.p. 1759. \n  \n according to the title, this particular edition has several additions not contained in the first edition of igereth mesapereth/yichusta detzadikaya (constantinople, 1743).","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n יהודה פאליאסטרי , זכרון ירושלים [מדריך מצויר לקברי צדיקים ולמקומות הקדושים]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. איורים בחריטת עץ של בית המקדש, הכותל המערבי ומקומות בולטים נוספים בארץ ישראל. נערך על ידי יעקב בבני ודוד מלדולה. לשעבר באוסף פרופ\u2019 אברהם י. קרפ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 16. השחמה, הדף האחרון מחוזק עם חלק קטן חסר. לוחות מודרניים. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, אמסטרדם 1771; מהלמן 537. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אמסטרדם, ללא מו\"ל, 1759. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לפי הכותרת, מהדורה זו כוללת תוספות רבות שאינן מופיעות במהדורה הראשונה של אגרת מספרת / יחסותא דצדיקיא (קונסטנטינופול, 1743)."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"83","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122483/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:26.068Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122483,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122484/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  shivchei yerushalayim  [an anthology of works (including r. chaim vital and r. yitzchak luria) on the holy sites]. edited by ya\u2019akov b. moshe chaim baruch.  \n    \n  first edition.  \n ff. (1), 47, (1). ex-library, foxed. modern boards. 8vo. \n vinograd, livorno 216. \n  \n livorno, a. castillo and e. saadon, 1785. \n  \n a description of the land of israel, including important cities, graves of the righteous and kabbalistic prayers to be said in places of religious significance. the author was a follower of the ar\u2019i z\u2019l and places great import on sites relating to his teacher and followers.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n שבחי ירושלים [אנתולוגיה של יצירות (כולל ר\u2019 חיים ויטאל ור\u2019 יצחק לוריא) על המקומות הקדושים]. נערך על ידי יעקב בן משה חיים ברוך. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (1), 47, (1). לשעבר מספרייה, עם כתמים. לוחות מודרניים. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, ליבורנו 216. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ליבורנו, א. קסטילו וא. סעדון, 1785. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תיאור ארץ ישראל, כולל ערים חשובות, קברי צדיקים ותפילות קבליות לומר במקומות בעלי משמעות דתית. המחבר היה חסיד האר\"י ז\"ל ומייחס חשיבות רבה לאתרים הקשורים אליו ולתלמידיו."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"84","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122484/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.406Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122484,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122485/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122485/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  yehoshua feivel ben yisrael.  kitzvei eretz [on the boundaries of the land of israel].  \n  \n  with original folding map  by r. aryeh leib of saini.  \n  \n ff. 16 (plus fold-out map). slight worming in places, few stains. modern calf-backed marbled boards. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, grodno 113. \n  \n horadna (grodno), simcha zimmel ben menachem nuchem, 1813. \n  \n  rare.  \n the-fold out map shows the borders of eretz israel according to the tribes, with many extra geographical details, including names of cities and explanations. \n see e. & g. wajntraub, hebrew maps of the holy land (1992) pp. 127-28.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n קיצווי ארץ [על גבולות ארץ ישראל]. \n יעקב פייבל בן ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל מפת קיפול יוצאת דופן מאת ר\u2019 אריה לייב מסייני. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 16 (ועם מפת קיפול). מעט חורים ממזיקים, מספר כתמים. לוחות מודרניים עם גב עור ומרקם שישי. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, גרודנו 113. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הורדנה (גרודנו), שמחה צימל בן מנחם נוחם, 1813. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נדיר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מפת הקיפול מציגה את גבולות ארץ ישראל לפי השבטים, עם פרטים גאוגרפיים נוספים, כולל שמות ערים והסברים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו: e. & g. wajntraub, hebrew maps of the holy land (1992), עמ\u2019 127\u2013128."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"85","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122485/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.407Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":122485,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122486/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  beirav, ya\u2019akov.  zimrath ha\u2019aretz [\"the song of the land\": history of the settlement of tiberias] \n  \n second edition. text in hebrew and ladino (judeo-espanol). with haskamah of r. yitzchak abulafia.  \n  \n ff. 28. stain at lower margin. modern boards. sm.4to. \n vinograd, livorno 646; yaari, ladino 356. \n  \n livorno sa'adoun, molcho & co., 1820. \n  \n in 1740, r. chaim abulafia founded a colony in tiberias. in this work, first published in mantua in 1745, abulafia's son-in-law r. ya\u2019akov beirav records the trials and tribulations and the ultimate triumph of establishing the new settlement. the purpose of the book was to call attention to the importance of settling tiberias, one of the four holy cities of the land of israel.  \n appended are twelve poems composed by the author in praise of the sanctity of tiberias. \n  \n see https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/6813242/jewish/the-siege-and-double-salvation-of-18th-century-tib erias.htm","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n זִמְרַת הָאָרֶץ [\"שיר הארץ\": היסטוריה של יישוב טבריה]. \n יעקב בירב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. טקסט בעברית ולדינו (יהודית-ספרדית). עם השגחת רבי יצחק אבולעפיה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 28. כתם בשולי הדף התחתון. לוחות מודרניים. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, ליברנו 646; יערי, לדינו 356. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ליברנו: סעדון, מלקו ושות', 1820. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בשנת 1740 יסד ר\u2019 חיים אבולעפיה מושבה בטבריה. בכתב זה, שפורסם לראשונה במנטואה ב-1745, ר\u2019 יעקב בירב, חותנו של אבולעפיה, מתעד את הניסיונות וההצלחות בהקמת המושבה החדשה. מטרת הספר היא להדגיש את חשיבות ההתיישבות בטבריה, אחת מארבעת הערים הקדושות בארץ ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מצורפים גם שנים-עשר שירים שחיבר המחבר לשבח קדושת טבריה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/6813242/jewish/the-siege-and-double-salvation-of-18th-century-tib erias.htm"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"86","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122486/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.409Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122486,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122487/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n  yisrael ben shmuel of shklov.  pe\u2019ath hashulchan [agricultural laws of eretz israel].  \n    \n  first edition.  with the rare final leaf of corrections and polemical addenda lacking in most copies.  \n  \n ff. (5), 2-109, (1). lightly browned, stamps on title, neat repairs to title-page. contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. folio.  \n vinograd, safed 12; vinograd, vilna gaon 1543. \n  \n tzfath yisrael bak 1836. \n  \n discusses the laws applicable to the holy land, based on maimonides and in particular the rulings of the author\u2019s mentor,  the vilna gaon.  \n written in a style approximating that of yoseph karo\u2019s code, the shulchan aruch (\u201cprepared table\u201d), hence the name pe\u2019ath hashulchan (\u201ccorner of the table\u201d). \n the final leaf contain a vehement retort to a criticism of the vilna gaon and states that the critic who writes such nonsense, should \u201ctoil for forty years\u201d to understand the depth of the gaon\u2019s brilliance. \n  \n one of six books israel bak printed in safed between the years 1832-1836.  \n the author, r. yisrael ben samuel of shklov (1770-1839) was the leader of the kollel perushim, the followers of the vilna gaon in eretz israel.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n פִּעַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן [דיני ארץ ישראל: חקלאות]. \n ישראל בן שמואל משקלוב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. עם הדף האחרון הנדיר המכיל תיקונים ותוספות פולמיות, החסר ברוב העותקים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (5), 2\u2013109, (1). קלות השחמה, חותמות על העמוד הראשון, תיקונים מדויקים לעמוד הכותרת. לוחות מרובדים בחשיפה עור עכשווית. פורטו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, צפת 12; וינוגרד, הגר\"א 1543. \n \n \n  \n \n \n צפת: ישראל בק, 1836. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר דן בדינים החלים בארץ הקודש, בהתבסס על הרמב\"ם ובפרט על פסקי רבו, \n  הגר\"א . \n \n \n  \n \n \n נוסחו קרוב לסגנון שולחן ערוך של יוסף קארו, ומכאן שמו: פִּעַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן (\u201cפינת השולחן\u201d). \n \n \n  \n \n \n הדף האחרון כולל תגובה חריפה לביקורת על הגר\"א, וקובע כי המבקר, אשר כותב שטויות כאלה, צריך \u201cלעבוד ארבעים שנה\u201d כדי להבין את עומק חכמתו של הגאון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אחד משישה ספרים שישראל בק הדפיס בצפת בין השנים 1832\u20131836. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר, ר\u2019 ישראל בן שמואל משקלוב (1770\u20131839), היה מנהיג קהל הפרושים בארץ ישראל, תלמידי הגר\"א."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"87","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122487/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.410Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122487,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122488/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122488/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n kaplan, ya\u2019akov ben shlomo hakohen and lewisohn, shlomo. eretz kedumim\u2026 geliloth eretz israel [geography of land of israel].  \n  \n two parts in one volume; two titles. additional title in german. letter of tsarist censor w. tugenhold in german. at conclusion vol. i, printed blue wrapper.  \n  with colored lithograph foldout map of holy land.  scattered learned marginalia.  \n  \n * part i: pp. 40, (2), 187, (1). * part ii: (8), 262, (22). name of former owner on title removed. contemporary half-calf, rubbed. 4to.  \n vinograd, vilna 431 (part two only); laor 394; vinograd, vilna gaon 238. \n  \n vilna, menachem man ben baruch [romm] and simcha zimel ben menachem nachum, 1839. \n  \n this work deals with the various locales of the holy land in alphabetical order, drawing on biblical and talmudic, as well as general sources.  \n the book bears a letter of endorsement from mordechai aaron ginzburg, a religious maskil. according to ginzburg, kaplan merely revised the work of lewisohn (vienna, 1819; see vinograd, vienna 500), adding entries lewisohn neglected. \n on prefatory pages 31-38, kaplan reproduces the commentary of the vilna gaon (\"shenoth eliyahu\") to the mishnah, shevi'ith 9:2, adding german translation to the mishnah and notes to the gaon's commentary. kaplan writes that the gaon's commentary was written by his students, and even their words were tampered with. furthermore, he accuses jost of making liberal use of the gaon's commentary in his german translation of the mishnah (1832-1834), without properly crediting his source (p. 37).","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n ארץ קדומים\u2026 גלילות ארץ ישראל [גאוגרפיה של ארץ ישראל]. יעקב בן שלמה הכהן קפלן ושְׁלמוֹ לוויסון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שני חלקים בכרך אחד; שני כותרים. כותרת נוספת בגרמנית. מכתב צנזור הצאר וו. טוגנהולד בגרמנית. בסיום חלק ראשון, עטיפה כחולה מודפסת. \n  עם מפה בצבעים מצולמת מתקפלת של ארץ הקודש, מחולקת לשנים-עשר שבטי ישראל. הערות שוליים למודעות למדוּע. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חלק ראשון: עמ\u2019 40, (2), 187, (1). חלק שני: (8), 262, (22). שם הבעלים הקודם על הכותרת הוסר. עור מחצית עכשווי, מרופט. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, וילנה 431 (חלק שני בלבד); לאור 394; וינוגרד, הגר\"א 238. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ווילנה: מנחם מאן בן ברוך [רום] וסימחה צימל בן מנחם נחום, 1839. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר דן במקומות שונים בארץ הקודש לפי סדר אלפביתי, תוך הסתמכות על מקורות תנ\"כיים, תלמודיים וגם חיצוניים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר כולל מכתב המלצה ממרדכי אהרון גינזבורג, משכיל דתי. לפי גינזבורג, קפלן רק עדכן את עבודתו של לוויסון (ווינה, 1819; וינוגרד, וינה 500), והוסיף ערכים שלוויסון הזניח. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בעמודי הקדמה 31\u201338, קפלן מביא את פירוש הגר\"א (\"שנאת אליהו\") על המשנה, שביעית 9:2, בצירוף תרגום גרמני והערות לפירוש הגר\"א. קפלן מציין שהפירוש נכתב על ידי תלמידי הגר\"א, ואף דבריהם נערכו ושונו. בנוסף, הוא מאשים את יוסט שעשה שימוש נרחב בפירוש הגר\"א בתרגום הגרמני של המשנה (1832\u20131834) מבלי לציין את מקורו כראוי (עמ\u2019 37)."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"88","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122488/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.412Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122488,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122489/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122489/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  farhi, yitzhak.  matok midvash [on ethics].  \n  \n  *  bound with: tuv yerushalayim [on the sanctity of the holy city of jerusalem].  \n  first edition.  with addendum in ladino. \n  \n ff. (2), 46; 22. misnumbered and misbound. stained. contemporary boards, worn. 12mo.  \n vinograd, jerusalem 12. \n  \n jerusalem, yisrael bak, 1842. \n  \n born in tzfat, haham yitzhak farchi (\u2019the jerusalem maggid' 1782-1853) was a disciple of r. yom tov algazi. he served as rosh yeshiva of jerusalem\u2019s hayei olam yeshiva and was often abroad on charitable missions, traveling through turkey, the balkans and italy.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n מטוק מדבש [על מוסר]. \n יצחק פרחי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מחובר עם: טוב ירושלים [על קדושת עיר הקודש]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . כולל תוספת בלאדינו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. (2), 46; 22. ממוּספר וממוּזג באופן שגוי. מוכתם. לוחות עכשוויים, מרופטים. 12mo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, ירושלים 12. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים: ישראל בק, 1842. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חכם יצחק פרחי (המגיד הירושלמי, 1782\u20131853) נולד בצפת. תלמידו של ר\u2019 יוסף טוב אלגזי, שימש כרֹאש ישיבת חיי עולם בירושלים. לעיתים יצא לשליחות צדקה בחו\"ל, וביקר בטורקיה, הבלקנים ואיטליה."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"89","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122489/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":275,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.413Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122489,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122490/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122490/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  horowitz, chaim ben dov-ber halevi.  \n   sepher chibath yerushalayim [descriptions of the holy sites of eretz israel]. \n  \n  the first book about the holy land printed in jerusalem.  woodcut printer\u2019s device on title depicts the holy sites including the western wall, temple mount and mount of olives.  with historic marginal note  (see below). \n  \n ff. (3), 60. some staining. contemporary half-calf marbled boards, scuffed, gutter split. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, jerusalem 29; halevi, jerusalem 23 (illustrated) p. 15. \n  \n jerusalem, israel bak, 1844. \n  \n 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 on the title page.  \n  \n on f. 40r, an important historical handwritten marginalium states: \"today, the jews of holland and germany residing in jerusalem have a synagogue to call their own: 'ahavath zion' (founded 1852), wherein there is preserved the aschkenazic rite of prayer\u2026and upon his visit to jerusalem, the philanthropist samuel rothschild donated 200 francs to our synagogue.\u201d","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n ספר חיבת ירושלים [תיאורי קדושי ארץ ישראל]. \n חיים בן דוב-בר הלוי הורוביץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה ספר על ארץ הקודש המודפס בירושלים . מכשיר דפוס מצויר בכריכה הקדמית, המתאר את המקומות הקדושים כולל הכותל המערבי, הר הבית והר הזיתים. \n עם הערת שוליים היסטורית (ראו מטה). \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. (3), 60. מעט כתמים. לוחות חצי-עור מרוקעים עכשוויים, מרופטים, סדק בגת. sm. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: וינוגרד, ירושלים 29; הלוי 23 (מאויר) עמ\u2019 15. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים: ישראל בק, 1844. \n \n \n  \n \n \n chibath yerushalayim הוא מדריך ליהודי מטייל בארץ ישראל. המחבר מתאר את מצבם הנוכחי של המקומות הקדושים לצד מקורותיהם מהספרות הרבנית ומדיווחים מוקדמים של נוסעים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n זהו אחד הספרים העבריים הראשונים שהודפסו בירושלים (הראשון, 1841), בדפוסו של ישראל בק, שהתקבל מלונדון על ידי סר משה מונטיפיורי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הערת שוליים היסטורית: על f. 40r נכתב: \"היום, ליהודי הולנד וגרמניה השוהים בירושלים, יש בית כנסת משלהם: 'אהבת ציון' (נוסד 1852), שבו נשמר נוסח התפילה האשכנזי\u2026 ובביקורו בירושלים, פילנתרופ סמיואל רוטשילד תרם 200 פרנקים לבית הכנסת שלנו.\u201d"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"90","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122490/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.415Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122490,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122491/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122491/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122491/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  schwarz, yoseph.  tevu'oth ha\u2019aretz [\u201cproduce of the land.\u201d]  \n  \n  first edition.  \n two parts (each with divisional titles): totza'oth ha\u2019aretz [concerning fauna, flora and minerals of the land.  \n  * and:  ma'aseh ha\u2019aretz [a chronology of the land from the destruction of the second temple to the present]. \n  \n ff. (2), 156, 52, (3). stain on opening title. later boards, worn. 8vo.  \n halevi, jerusalem 31. \n  \n jerusalem, yisrael bak, 1845.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n תבואות הארץ [\u201cproduce of the land\u201d]. \n יוסף שוורץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. שני חלקים (כל אחד עם כותרת משנית): \n \n \n  \n \n \n תוצאות הארץ \u2013 על חיות, צמחים ומינרלים של הארץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מעשה הארץ \u2013 כרוניקה של הארץ מהחורבן ועד זמננו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. (2), 156, 52, (3). כתם בכותרת הפתיחה. לוחות מאוחרים, מרופטים. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: הלוי 31. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים: ישראל בק, 1845."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"91","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122491/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.416Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122491,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122492/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122492/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  schwarz, yoseph.  divrei yoseph: peri tevu'ah and pardess.  \n  \n  first edition.  divisional title. facing f.1 three small maps of jerusalem.  \n  \n ff. (7), 247, (1). modern calf. 8vo.  \n halevi, jerusalem 58. \n  \n jerusalem, israel bak, 1861. \n  \n this volume is the sequel to schwarz\u2019s earlier work, tevu'oth ha\u2019aretz. part one of this volume, contains detailed information concerning the various locales in the holy land. part two, takes the form of a rabbinic commentary.","he":"(ארץ ישראל)  \n \n  \n \n \n דברי יוסף: פרי תבואה ופרדס. \n יוסף שוורץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כותרת חלקית. מולם על f.1 שלושה מפות קטנות של ירושלים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. (7), 247, (1). עור מודרני. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ביבליוגרפיה: הלוי 58. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים: ישראל בק, 1861."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"92","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122492/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.418Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122492,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122493/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n  mohr, avraham menachem mendel.   \n mevaseret tzion.  \n  \n  first edition.  title page  inscribed and signed by the author  to r. shaul horowitz. \n  \n pp. 98. trimmed and lightly stained. later boards. 8vo.  \n  \n lemberg, josef schneider, 1847. \n  \n guide to the land of israel, featuring geography, population survey, with locations of holy sites and graves of the righteous. \n includes details of a visit to eretz israel by sir moses montefiore.","he":"( אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)  \n \n  \n \n \n מוֹהַר, אַבְרָהָם מְנַחֵם מֶנְדֵל . מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עמוד הכותרת \n מוקדש וחתום בידי המחבר לר׳ שאול הורוביץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 98. גזוז ועם כתמים קלים. כריכות מאוחרות. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לֶמְבֶּרְג, יוסף שניידר, 1847. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מדריך לארץ ישראל, הכולל גיאוגרפיה, מפקד אוכלוסין ומיקומים של מקומות קדושים וקברי צדיקים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל פרטים על ביקורו של סר משה מונטיפיורי בארץ ישראל."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"93","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122493/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.420Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - 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(2), 32, (12). ex-library. contemporary boards (with owner\u2019s name tooled in gilt) and with original pink pictorial wrappers bound in. 4to.  \n halevi, jerusalem 192. \n  \n jerusalem, isaac guszini, 1873. \n  \n this work is intended to \u201cincrease love for jerusalem, for one\u2019s fellow jew and for the holy torah.\u201d the treatise focuses on the uniqueness of these three elements and their interconnectedness. contains a supplement by r. akiva schlesinger and a poem in honor of r. shalom sharabi.","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)  \n \n  \n \n \n פֶּרַרָה (פֶּרִיֵרָה), אַהֲרוֹן רָפָאֵל. כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תּוֹרָה [על קדושת ארץ ישראל]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כולל איורים של קברי הנביא שמואל בנבי סמואל ומר\"ם רחל בבית לחם. העמוד האחרון מציג את מערת המכפלה, הר הבית ובית הכנסת תפארת ישראל החדש שנבנה. עמוד נוסף כולל מִזְרָח מאויר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים (2), 32, (12). ספרייתי. כריכות עכשוויות (עם שם הבעלים מונצק בזהב) ועטיפות ורודות מצוירות מקוריות בתפר. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הלוי, ירושלים 192. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, יצחק גוזיני, 1873. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר זה נועד \u201cלהגדיל אהבה לירושלים, לחברו ולתורה הקדושה.\u201d החיבור מתמקד בייחודיותם של שלושת האלמנטים הללו ובקשר ההדדי ביניהם. כולל תוספת מאת ר׳ עקיבא שלזינגר ושיר לכבוד ר׳ שלום שרעבי."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"97","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122497/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":175,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.380Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122497,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122498/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122498/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122498/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n  luncz, avraham moshe.   \n nethivoth tzion veyerushalayim [topography of jerusalem].  \n  \n  first edition.  illustrations of the tomb of david on p. 56, cave of machpelah on verso of final leaf and fold-out illustration of the temple mount at end. title pages in hebrew and german. opening blank  inscribed by the author.  formerly in the library of the london beth din.  \n  \n pp. 28, 91. lightly browned, opening title loose, clean tear and neat repairs to fold-out illustration. later boards, lacking spine. sm. 8vo.  \n halevi, jerusalem 276. \n  \n jerusalem, yisrael dov frumkin, 1876.","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל) \n \n   \n \n \n לונץ, אַבְרָהָם מֹשֶׁה. נְתִיבוֹת צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם [טופוגרפיה של ירושלים]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כולל איורים של קבר דוד בעמוד 56, מערת המכפלה בצד האחורי של הדף האחרון ואיור נפתח של הר הבית בסוף. דפי כותרת בעברית ובגרמנית. עמוד פתיחה ריק \n מוקדש בידי המחבר. היה שייך לספריית בית הדין בלונדון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 28, 91. מעט כהה, דף הכותרת הראשון רופף, קרע נקי ותיקונים מסודרים לאיור הנפתח. כריכות מאוחרות, חסר גב. sm. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הלוי, 276. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, ישראל דב פרומקין, 1876."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"98","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122498/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.382Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122498,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122499/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122499/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  aryeh leib charif.  \n sepher em lemasoroth.  \n  *  issued with:  shneor zalman ben menachem mendel [mendelevich].  sepher zichron yerusahalayim. \n  \n  first edition.  two title-pages. replete with woodcut vignettes of traditional scenes of the holy land.  this copy inscribed by the author  on the opening blank. \n  \n ff. 16, 28. brittle. modern boards. sm. 4to.  \n halevi, jerusalem 266. \n  \n jerusalem, nissan ben yisrael bak & grandson, 1876. \n  \n the second work is a travel-guide to eretz israel and cities far beyond. includes descriptions of beirut, damascus, aleppo, baghdad, bombay, alexandria, izmir, istanbul and london.  \n  \n  zalman mendelevich  was an emissary on behalf of colel chabad of hebron and jerusalem. his travels took him to baghdad and bombay, where he benefited from the munificence of the celebrated sassoon family. (see ya\u2019ari, sheluchei eretz israel (1977) pp. 695-96; halevi, the first hebrew books printed in jerusalem (1975) p. 113).  \n  \n em lemasoroth is graced by the approbations of many renowned rabbis: the rishon lezion, r. avraham ashkenazi; r. elijah mani and r. shimon menashe, respectively sephardic and chabad rabbis of hebron; plus the venerable chassidic rabbi  r. aaron of chernobyl  and his three sons.","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)  \n \n  \n \n \n אַרְיֵה לֵיְב חָרִיף. סֵפֶר אֵם לַמְּסוֹרוֹת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הודפס יחד עם: \n  שניאור זלמן בן מנחם מנדל [מנדלֶבִיץ]. \n \n \n סֵפֶר זִכְרוֹן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. שני דפי כותרת. מלא בתמונות חרוטות עץ של סצנות מסורתיות מן הארץ הקדושה. \n עותק זה מוקדש על ידי המחבר בדף הפתיחה הריק. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 16, 28. שביר. כריכות מודרניות. sm. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הלוי, ירושלים 266. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, ניסן בן ישראל בק ונכדו, 1876. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הודפס על ידי סב ונכדו. הספר השני הוא מדריך מסע לארץ ישראל ולעיריות רחוקות מעבר לה. כולל תיאורים של ביירות, דמשק, חלב, בגדאד, בומביי, אלכסנדריה, אזמיר, איסטנבול ולונדון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n זלמן מנדלֶביץ היה שליח מטעם כולל חב\"ד של חברון וירושלים. מסעותיו לקחו אותו לבגדאד ולבומביי, שם נהנה מנדיבות משפחת ססון המפורסמת. (ראו יערי, שלוחי ארץ ישראל (1977), עמ\u2019 695-696; הלוי, הספרים העבריים הראשונים שהודפסו בירושלים (1975), עמ\u2019 113). \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר אֵם לַמְּסוֹרוֹת זכה לאישוריהם של רבנים ידועים רבים: הרב הראשי לישראל, ר\u2019 אברהם אשכנזי; ר\u2019 אליהו מני ור\u2019 שמעון מנשה, רבנים ספרדים וחב\u201dדיים של חברון; וכן הרב החסידי המכובד \n ר\u2019 אהרן מצ\u2019רנוביל ושלושת בניו."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"99","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122499/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.383Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122499,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122500/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  brill, yechiel.   \n yesod ha\u2019ma\u2019alah [on his experiences as a founder of the colony, mazkeret batya (ekron)].  \n    \n  first edition.  presentation copy,  inscribed by the author  on title page to the beth hamedrash library, london. \n  \n pp. (4), 236. ex-library. lightly browned. contemporary boards, gently rubbed at corners, lacking spine. 8vo.  \n  \n mainz, by the author, 1883. \n  \n an early pioneer of hebrew printing in eretz israel, yechiel brill (1836-86) established a press in jerusalem with the collaboration of yoel moshe salomon. in 1863, founded \u2018levanon, \u2019 the first hebrew periodical in eretz israel. a staunch defender of religious tradition, brill also pleaded the cause of settlement outside the walls of jerusalem. he became embroiled in disputes concerning the policy of the agricultural school mikve israel, and along with other settlers, left the country disillusioned. he settled in london in 1884.  \n for further details of his life, see https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3713-brill-jehiel","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)  \n \n  \n \n \n בְּרִיל, יְכִיאֵל . יְסוֹד הַמַּעֲלָה [על חוויותיו כמייסד המושבה מזכרת בתיה (עקורן)]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עותק הצגה, \n מוקדש על ידי המחבר בעמוד הכותרת לספריית בית המדרש, לונדון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים (4), 236. ספרייתי. מעט כהה. כריכות עכשוויות, משופשפות בעדינות בפינות, חסר גב. 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מיינץ, בידי המחבר, 1883. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חלוץ מוקדם של הדפוס העברי בארץ ישראל, יְכִיאֵל בריל (1836\u20131886) הקים דפוס בירושלים בשיתוף עם יואל משה סלומון. בשנת 1863 יסד את \u2018לבנון\u2019, כתב העת העברי הראשון בארץ ישראל. מגן נחרץ על המסורת הדתית, בריל גם נאבק למען יישוב מחוץ לחומות ירושלים. הוא היה מעורב במחלוקות סביב מדיניות בית הספר החקלאי מקווה ישראל, ויחד עם יישובים נוספים עזב את הארץ מאוכזב. בשנת 1884 התיישב בלונדון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לפרטים נוספים על חייו, ראה: \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3713-brill-jehiel"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"100","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122500/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.384Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122500,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122501/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122501/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n  \n  mendelovitz, shneur zalman.   \n avodath hashem [commentary to bereishith].  \n published on the occasion of the author\u2019s 80th birthday. final leaf consists of a poem composed by the author at the tomb of ezekiel the prophet in baghdad.  \n  \n  first edition.  on verso of title and f. 4r., vignette of the western wall. on f. 4v. vignette of chabad synagogue in old city of jerusalem with caption reading in hebrew and english: \"this synagogue was built by messrs. dawid sassoon & sons in jerusalem the holy land.\" on title, stamp of \"raphael david kaski, sh[ochet] u-b[odek] (ritual slaughterer), beirut.\"  \n  \n ff. (7), 2-41, (1). title tape-repaired. browned, tear on final two leaves repaired, minor loss of text. modern boards. sm. 4to.  \n halevi, jerusalem 408. \n  \n jerusalem, elchanan tannenbaum, 1884. \n  \n the work recounts the founding of the chabad synagogue in the old city of jerusalem. it includes an account of the author\u2019s travels on behalf of the chabad community of both jerusalem and hebron, noting visits among the aristocratic jewish denizens of europe as well as the far east, including: david sassoon, his sons abdallah (albert) and elias david, bombay (in whose home mendelovitz resided for two years); solomon and his wife farha (flora) sassoon, bombay; sir moses montefiore and joseph sassoon, london; baron shimon wolf (wilhelm karl) de rothschild, frankfurt a/main; frederick (frej chaim) sassoon, hong kong; azori (edward) sassoon, shanghai, etc. according to his account here, mendelowitz received an audience with queen victoria of great britain. \n  \n included are haskamoth by the two sephardic rabbis of jerusalem, r. raphael meir panigel and r. ya\u2019akov shaul elyashar; as well as r. yehoshua leib diskin (brisk-jerusalem), r. eliyahu mani (hebron), r. shimon menashe chaikin (chabad-hebron), r. rahamim yoseph franco (sephardim-hebron) and r. raphael aaron ben shimon (jerusalem-later cairo).","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל) \n \n  \n \n \n מנדלוביץ, שניאור זלמן. עבודת השם [פרשנות לבראשית]. הודפס לרגל יום הולדתו ה-80 של המחבר. הדף האחרון כולל שיר שחיבר המחבר על קברו של יחזקאל הנביא בבגדאד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . בגב העמוד הראשי ובעמוד 4ר., איור של הכותל המערבי. בעמוד 4ו. איור של בית הכנסת חב\"ד בעיר העתיקה בירושלים עם כיתוב בעברית ובאנגלית: \"בית הכנסת הזה נבנה על ידי מר דוד ססון ובניו בירושלים, ארץ הקודש.\" על העמוד הראשי, חותמת של \"רפאל דוד קסקי, שוחט ובודק, ביירות.\" \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים (7), 2-41, (1). תיקון רצועת כותרת. דפים כהים, קרע בשני הדפים האחרונים תוקן, אובדן קל של טקסט. כריכות מודרניות. ספר בארבעה רבעים קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הלוי, ירושלים 408. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, אלחנן טננבאום, 1884. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר מתאר את הקמת בית הכנסת חב\"ד בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל תיאור מסעות המחבר מטעם קהילת חב\"ד בירושלים וחברון, עם התייחסות לביקורים אצל יהודים אצילים באירופה ובמזרח הרחוק, כולל: דוד ססון, בניו עבדאללה (אלברט) ואליאס דוד בבומביי (בביתו שהה מנדלוביץ שנתיים); שלמה ואשתו פרחה (פלורה) ססון בבומביי; סר משה מונטיפיורי ויוסף ססון בלונדון; הברון שמעון וולף (וילהלם קרל) דה רוטשילד בפרנקפורט על מיין; פרדריק (פריי חיים) ססון בהונג קונג; אזורי (אדוארד) ססון בשנגחאי, ועוד. לפי תיאורהו כאן, מנדלוביץ קיבל פגישה עם המלכה ויקטוריה של בריטניה הגדולה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מצורפות חסקאות של שני רבנים ספרדיים מירושלים, ר' רפאל מאיר פניגל ור' יעקב שאול אליאשר; וכן ר' יהושע לייב דיסקין (בריסק\u2013ירושלים), ר' אליהו מני (חברון), ר' שמעון מנשה חייקין (חב\"ד\u2013חברון), ר' רחמים יוסף פרנקו (ספרדים\u2013חברון) ור' רפאל אהרון בן שמעון (ירושלים\u2013לאחר מכן קהיר)."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"101","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122501/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.386Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122501,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122502/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n  moskowitz, shabthai.  \n gevulei tzion [on the sanctity of the holy land and the integrity of its borders].  \n  \n  first edition.  with fold-out color map of palestine and surrounding lands captioned in hebrew and russian.  the mayor gershon agron copy  with his book-plates.  \n  \n ff. 24. lightly browned. later boards with original colored printed wrappers bound in. 4to.  \n  \n vilna, a.z. katzenellenbogen, 1899. \n  \n list of subscribers includes r. chaim ozer grodzinski of vilna, and a letter from the son of the chofetz chaim in radin.","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)  \n \n  \n \n \n מוסקוביץ, שבתאי . גבולות ציון [על קדושת ארץ הקודש ושלמות גבולותיה]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עם מפה צבעונית נפתחת של פלסטין והארצות הסובבות עם כיתוב בעברית וברוסית. \n העותק של ראש העיר גרשון אגרון עם חותמות ספריו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 24. מעט הצהבה. כריכות מאוחרות עם כריכות צבעוניות מקוריות מובאות פנימה. 4&ordm;. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וילנה, א.ז. קצבנלבוגן, 1899. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רשימת המנויים כוללת את ר' חיים עוזר גרודזינסקי מוילנה ומכתב מבנו של החפץ חיים מרדין."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"102","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122502/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.388Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122502,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122503/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n  deinard, ephraim.  \n milchemeth tugarma be\u2019eretz yisrael [\u201cthe war against turkey in the land of israel.\u201d]  \n  \n  first edition.  photographic portrait of author.  \n  \n pp. 240. loose in original boards. lg. 4to.  \n goldman, hebrew printing in america 564. \n  \n st. louis, moinester printing, 1926. \n  \n deinard\u2019s personal, piquant memoirs of his time living in the holy land (1914-16) - including his usual tirades against zionism. many well known personalities are painted in an unflattering light.  \n even though he was an american citizen, deinard was arrested by the turks apparently due to the slander of certain zionists. contains political insights concerning the turks, germans, british and arabs. with details concerning the plague of locusts of 1915 and a pogrom that occurred in jaffa on chanukah.  \n  \n of bibliographic interest, deinard writes that he kept two large boxes of unbound incunables and other rare books in his home in ramlah. these treasures were severely damaged when ottoman military occupied his house. with tears in his eyes upon the loss of this \"priceless treasure\" deinard had the volumes buried in his garden: \"they are there till this present day\" (pp. 62, 65).","he":"(אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)  \n \n  \n \n \n דיינארד, אפרים. מלחמת טורגרמה בארץ ישראל [\u201cהמלחמה נגד טורקיה בארץ ישראל\u201d]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . כולל דיוקן מצולם של המחבר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 240. רופף בכריכות המקוריות. 4&ordm; גדול. \n \n \n  \n \n \n גולדמן, הדפוס העברי באמריקה 564. \n \n \n  \n \n \n סנט לואיס, מויניסטר פרינטינג, 1926. \n \n \n  \n \n \n זיכרונותיו האישיים והחריפים של דיינארד בעת שהתגורר בארץ הקודש (1914\u20131916), כולל מתקפותיו הרגילות נגד הציונות. דמויות מוכרות רבות מצוירות באור לא מחמיא. אף על פי שהיה אזרח אמריקאי, דיינארד נעצר על ידי הטורקים בעקבות הכפשה שקרית שהעבירו נגדו כמה ציונים. כולל מידע פוליטי מעניין על הטורקים, הגרמנים, הבריטים והערבים, וכן פרטים על מגפת הארבה של 1915 ופוגרום שקרה ביפו בחנוכה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מבחינה ביבליוגרפית, דיינארד כותב כי היו לו בבית ברמלה שתי ארגזים גדולים של ספרי אינקונאבלס לא כרוכים וספרים נדירים אחרים. אוצרות אלו נקרעו וניזוקו כאשר חיילים כבשו את ביתו. עם דמעות בעיניו על אובדן \"האוצר היקר הזה\", דיינארד קבר את הכרכים בגניו: \"הם שם עד היום הזה\" (עמ' 62, 65)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"103","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122503/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:28.389Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122503,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122504/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122504/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122504/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"issachar baer ben pethachiah moshe of kremenets.   \n  \n yesh sachar [halachic code based upon the zohar].  \n  \n  first edition.   \n  \n ff. 79. hebrew inscription on title. foxed, final few leaves remargined with loss of few words, modern boards. 4to.  \n vinograd, prague 170. \n  \n prague, gershom ben bezalel katz, 1609. \n  \n the work focuses upon the role of kabbalah in determining mainstream halachic practice. with commentary by r. yissachar baer of kremenetz (d. pre-1648), one of the first aschkenazi jews to compose kabbalistic works in the early-modern era.  \n  \n  a significant source of law and custom drawn from kabbalah.","he":"יִשָּׂשכָר בֵּר בֶּן פְּתַחְיָה מֹשֶׁה מִקְרֶמְנֶץ. \n \n  \n \n \n יש סָחַר [קודקס הלכתי המבוסס על הזוהר]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. כותרת במסגרת טיפוגרפית. כתובת עברית על הכותרת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 79. דפים עם כתמי גיל, הדפים האחרונים שולבו מחדש עם אובדן של כמה מילים, כריכות מודרניות. 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, פראג 170. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פראג, גרשום בן בצלאל קץ, 1609. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר עוסק בתפקיד הקבלה בקביעת ההלכה הרווחת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עם פירוש מאת ר' יששכר בר מקרמנץ (נפטר לפני 1648), אחד היהודים האשכנזים הראשונים שחיברו ספרים קבליים בתקופה המודרנית המוקדמת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מקור חשוב להלכה ומנהג המופק מהקבלה."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"104","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122504/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.032Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122504,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122505/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"isserles, moshe.  (rem\u2019a).  \n   zoth torath hachatath [rabbinic code]. with: hilchoth nidah by r. yoseph karo, accompanied by glosses of the rem\u2019a.  \n  \n second edition. this copy contains the rare final leaf of corrections (lacking in the mehlman copy). \n  \n ff. 84, 19, 1. lightly browned and stained, previous owner\u2019s marks. modern half-calf over marbled boards. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, cracow 47; mehlman 697. \n  \n cracow, isaac prostitz, 1577. \n  \n  \n the importance of the torath hachatath lies in the fact that it includes the customs of communities in eastern and central europe which in many cases differ from the halachic rulings found in the shulchan aruch. the rema generally leaned toward polish custom, an attitude that irked many of his peers, especially r. chaim b. betzalel (brother of the mahara\u2019l of prague), who criticized the rem\u2019a in his viku\u2019ach mayim chaim. despite such opposition, the rema\u2019s decisions have become fully accepted by ashkenazic authorities worldwide.  \n  \n  according to the title, this second edition has the advantage of having been prepared from a copy of the work that was directly corrected by the rem\u2019a himself.  \n  \n born in cracow, r. moshe isserles (c. 1525-72), was regarded among his contemporaries as the \u201cmaimonides of polish jewry.\u201d he was consulted on all halachic matters by such great rabbinic figures as r. meir katzenellenbogen (mahara\u2019m padua), r. yoseph karo, r. shlomo luria (maharsh\u2019al) and the rema\u2019s brother-in-law, r. yoseph katz (author of she'erith yosef).","he":"אִיסֶרְלֵס, מֹשֶׁה. \n \n  \n \n \n (רמ\u201dא) . זאת תורת החטאת [קודקס רבני]. עם: הלכות נידה מאת ר\u2019 יוסף קארו, מלווה בפירושי הרמ\u201dא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים 84, 19, 1. מעט הצהבה וכתמים, סימני בעלים קודמים. כריכת חצי עגל מודרנית על לוחות מסולסלים. 4&ordm; קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, קרקוב 47; מהלמן 697. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קרקוב, יצחק פרוסטיץ, 1577. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה נדירה ביותר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עותק זה כולל גם את הדף האחרון הנדיר של תיקונים (שלא נמצא בעותק מהלמן). \n \n \n  \n \n \n חשיבות תורת החטאת נובעת מהעובדה שהיא כוללת מנהגי קהילות במזרח ובמרכז אירופה, שלעיתים שונים מהפסיקות ההלכתיות שבשולחן ערוך. הרמ\u201dא נטה בדרך כלל למנהגי פולין, גישה שהרגיזה רבים מעמיתיו, במיוחד את ר\u2019 חיים בן בצלאל (אחיו של מהר\u201dל מפראג), שביקר את הרמ\u201dא ב-ויכוח מים חיים. למרות התנגדות זו, החלטות הרמ\u201dא התקבלו במלואן על ידי השלטונות האשכנזיים בעולם כולו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לפי הכותרת, מהדורה שנייה זו הוכנה מהעתק של הספר שתוקן ישירות על ידי הרמ\u201dא עצמו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ר\u2019 משה איסרלס נולד בקרקוב (בערך 1525\u20131572) ונחשב בעיני בני דורו ל\"מיימונידס של יהדות פולין\". הוא נחשב ליועץ בכל ענייני ההלכה על ידי גדולי הרבנים כמו ר\u2019 מאיר קצבנלבוגן (מהרא\u201dם פאדובה), ר\u2019 יוסף קארו, ר\u2019 שלמה לוריא (מהרש\u201dל) ואחיו לחותן של הרמ\u201dא, ר\u2019 יוסף כץ (מחבר שארית יוסף)."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"105","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122505/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.038Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":122505,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122506/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(italy).  \n  \n shefer hatikkunim [synagogue practices unique to the community of reggio]. ff. (6). ex-library. modern boards. 8vo.  \n vinograd, mantua 278. \n mantua, sons of joshua of perugia, 1688. \u201colder laws as well as new [are here written]\u2026in order to preserve the ways of the synagogue of k.k reggio\u2026so that truth will not be concealed from father nor son, and in order to prevent any possible dispute between the congregants of the house of zera emunim.\u201d","he":"(איטליה)  \n \n  \n \n \n שפר התיקונים [מנהגי בית הכנסת הייחודיים לקהילת רג\u2019יו]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כותרת במסגרת קשתית קישוטית. שייך בעבר לאוסף של המנוח ג\u2019י. ג\u2019י. רייך, מנצ\u2019סטר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים (6). מספריה ציבורית. כריכות מודרניות. 8&ordm;. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, מנוטה 278. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מנוטה, בני יהושע מפרוג\u2019יה, 1688. \n \n \n  \n \n \n \u201cחוקים ישנים וגם חדשים [כתובים כאן]\u2026כדי לשמר את דרכי בית הכנסת של ק\"ק רג\u2019יו\u2026שלא תוסתר האמת מאב או מבן, וכדי למנוע כל מחלוקת אפשרית בין המתפללים בבית זרע אמונים.\u201d"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"106","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122506/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.046Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122506,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122507/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122507/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"jaffe, mordechai.  \n  \n levush ha\u2019orah [elucidations and novellea to rashi\u2019s commentary on the chumash].  \n  \n with  map of the land of israel  at the end of the portion of masei. \n  \n ff. 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(extended issue).  \n  \n ff. 6, (1), 4-38. browned. contemporary gilt-tooled calf, rubbed. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 179 (unseen); fuks, amsterdam 266 (\u201cthere exist different copies with somewhat different contents and foliation.\u201d) \n  \n amsterdam, marcus levi, 1650. \n  \n treatise on the exterior, interior and ritual objects of the temple of solomon.  \n  \n ya\u2019akov yehudah aryeh leon templo was born near coimbra in 1602. three years later his family fled portugal for amsterdam where they returned to the open practice of judaism. jacob studied for the rabbinate and served pulpits in hamburg and then middleburg. it was there he met the theologian and millenarian adam boreel with whom he studied along with menasseh ben israel. it is suggested that under boreel\u2019s urging leon was inspired to construct a model of solomon\u2019s temple based upon the description of the torah and later rabbinic writings. this accomplishment brought about intense interest throughout europe - the name \u201ctemplo\u201d subsequently added to the author\u2019s surname.","he":"לאון, יעקב יהודה (טמפלו).  \n \n  \n \n \n תבנית היכל \u2013 libellus effigiei templi salomanis. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה עברית ראשונה. כותרות נפרדות בעברית וללטינית. הקדשה בספרדית לפרנסים של קהילת ספרדיים תלמוד תורה באמסטרדם, ואחריה תרגום לעברית של ההטבות שניתנו על ידי המדינות המאוחדות של הולנד. 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(3), 7-255, (3), 261-284. candle-wax and other sporadic light stains, several leaves with expert paper repairs, portion of f. 12 with loss of few words supplied in facsimile. modern linen boards. folio.  \n vinograd, venice 557. \n  \n venice, giorgio di cavalli, 1568. \n  \n a rare liturgical volume, one of only a handful of 16th century machzorim prepared according to german rite.  see next lot.","he":"(סידור).  \n \n  \n \n \n מחזור [תפילות לכל השנה]. \n על פי מנהג גרמני. עם פירוש מעגלי צדק מפורט. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך א׳ (מתוך 2) \u2013 \n ראו המכרז הבא . חותמת מדפיס על הכותרת (יערי מס' 32). אותיות הכותרת בתוך מדורי עץ מקושטות. מילה הפותחת בתפילות נבחרות בתוך מסגרות עץ מקושטות. מספר הערות שוליים בכתב יד מוקדם. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמודים (3), 7\u2013255, (3), 261\u2013284. כתמי שעווה וכתמים קלים נוספים, כמה עלים עם תיקוני נייר מומחים, חלק מעלה 12 עם אובדן מספר מילים שחוזרו בפקסימיליה. כריכה מודרנית מבד. פולי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ונציה 557. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ג'ורג'יו די קאוואלי, 1568. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך תפילה נדיר, אחד ממעט מאוד מחזורי המאה ה-16 שהוכנו לפי מנהג גרמני. \n ראו המכרז הבא."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"117","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122517/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:31.202Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - 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$250","currency":"USD","id":122523,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122524/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122524/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122524/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy).  \n  \n siddur avodath hatamid.  \n  \n  first edition.  with extensive mystical commentary by the venetian kabbalist r. elisha habillo.  \n  \n ff. (12), 268. title laid down, marginal wear, fore-edges stained. modern morocco, gilt. 8vo. \n vinograd, livorno 375. \n  \n livorno, jacob nunes vias & raphael meldola, 1794. \n  \n an important kabbalistic siddur.  \n weekday prayers according to sephardic rite, with custom and kabbalistic meditations. prepared with commentary by  r. elisha habillo of sarajevo  (18th-cent.) and endorsed by his rabbinic mentor, r. david pardo.","he":"(סידור).  \n \n  \n \n \n סידור עבודת התמיד \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. עם פירוש קבלי נרחב מאת המקובל הונציאני ר\u2019 אלישע חבילו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (12), 268. הכותרת מודבקת, בלאי שוליים, קצוות הדפים מוכתמים. עור מודרני, עם זהב. פורמט 8vo. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ליבורנו 375. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ליבורנו, יעקב נונס ויאס ורפאל מלדולה, 1794. \n \n \n  \n \n \n סידור קבלי חשוב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תפילות יומיות לפי נוסח ספרד, עם מנהג ותפילות קבליות. נערך עם פירוש מאת \n ר\u2019 אלישע חבילו מסרייבו (המאה ה-18) ומאושר על ידי רבו, ר\u2019 דוד פרדו."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"124","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122524/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.005Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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$500","currency":"USD","id":122527,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122528/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122528/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy).  \n  \n machzor keminhag italiani  \n [prayers for the whole year according to italian custom].  \n  with embellishment by samuel david luzzato (shada\u2019l).   \n complete in two volumes. \n  \n  *  vol. i: pp. 27, ff. 192.  \n  *  vol. ii: pp. 18, ff. 217.  \n generally a clean copy with some light foxing. modern maroon crushed morocco. 4to. \n vinograd, livorno 1134. \n  \n livorno, solomon belforte, 1856.","he":"(סידור).  \n \n  \n \n \n מחזור לפי מנהג איטליה [תפילות לכל השנה לפי מנהג איטליה]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עם עיטורים מאת שמואל דוד לוצאטו (שד\u201dל) . שלם בשני כרכים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך א\u2019: עמ\u2019 27, עמודים 192. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך ב\u2019: עמ\u2019 18, עמודים 217. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עותק נקי למדי עם כתמי זאב קלים. עור מרוקאי מודרני בצבע חמרה. פורמט 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ליבורנו 1134. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ליבורנו, שלמה בלפורטה, 1856."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"128","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122528/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":75,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.012Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":122528,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122529/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122529/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"luria, yitzchak   (ar\u201di hakadosh).   \n   sepher hakavanoth [mystical meditations, prayers and customs]. \n  \n second edition. ff. 65, (5). browned, stained in places, title repaired, upper corners of several leaves neatly extended to size. modern blind-tooled crimson morocco. 4to.  \n vinograd, hanau 40; mehlman 1082 (incomplete) and cf. 1081. \n  \n venice, 1620 (i.e. frankfurt a/main, 1624). \n  \n sefer hakavanos l\u2019ha\u2019ar\u2019i (first ed. 1620) is the very first book published based upon the revolutionary mystical legacy of the ari-zal.  \n this rare edition,   a pseudo-venetian imprint, is attributed to hanau, although it is self-evident by the approbations and the colophon itself, that the book was printed in frankfurt a/main. \n see kiryat sefer vol. 26, p. 320 and vol. 27, pp. 283-4. \n see also m.j. heller, the seventeenth century hebrew book, pp. 434-5.","he":"לוריא, יצחק. \n \n \n  \n \n \n (האר\"י הקדוש) . ספר הקבנות [מדיטציות מיסטיות, תפילות ומנהגים]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. עמ' 65, (5). כהה, מוכתם במקומות, הכותרת תוקנה, פינות עלי מספר דפים הורחבו בעדינות לגודל. עור מרוקו אדום מודרני עם חיתוכי בלאי. פורמט 4&ordm;. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, האנהו 40; מהלמן 1082 (לא שלם), השווה 1081. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, 1620 כלומר האנהו, 1624. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר הקבנות לאר\"י (מהדורה ראשונה 1620) הוא הספר הראשון שהתפרסם בהתבסס על המורשת המיסטית המהפכנית של האר\"י ז\"ל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה נדירה זו , חיקוי של מהדורה ונציאנית, מיוחסת להאנהו, אף כי ברור מההסכמות ומהקולופון עצמו שהספר הודפס בפרנקפורט על/main. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה קריית ספר כרך כ\"ו, עמ' 320 ו-כרך כ\"ז, עמ' 283-284. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה גם m.j. heller, the seventeenth century hebrew book, עמ' 434-435."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"129","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122529/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.013Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":122529,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122530/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122530/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122530/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"meir ben baruch   (mahara\u2019m of rothenburg).   \n  \n shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth [responsa]. \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  \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.  \n vinograd, prague 161. \n  \n prague, moses ben bezalel katz, 1608. \n  \n first complete edition, containing 1,020 responsa, by this supreme arbiter of halachic authority in germany. \n two responsa anthologies by maharam of rothenburg exist: shu\u2019t mahara\u2019m haketzaroth (abbreviated responsa) issued in 1557; and this expanded anthology, known as shu\u2019t mahara\u2019m ha\u2019arukoth.","he":"מאיר בן ברוך. \n \n  \n \n \n (מהרא\"ם מרוטנבורג). שאלות ותשובות [רשומות הלכתיות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה מלאה . כוללת את תקנות רבנו גרשום. כותרת בתוך מסגרת עץ מקושטת הכוללת את סימן המדפיס (יערי, סימני מדפיס מס' 37). עותק בית הדין של לונדון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ' 2, 5\u2013114. העלים 3 ו-4 נהרסו במהלך ההדפסה וחסרים בכל העותקים. כתמים, סימני תולעת קלים. עור עגל מודרני. פורמט פולי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, פראג 161. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פראג, משה בן בצלאל כץ, 1608. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה מלאה, הכוללת 1,020 תשובות, על ידי פוסק-העל ההלכתי העליון בגרמניה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קיימות שתי אוספות תשובות של מהרא\"ם מרוטנבורג: שו\"ת מהרא\"ם הקצרות (תשובות מקוצרות), שיצאה בשנת 1557; ואוסף מורחב זה, הידוע בשם שו\"ת מהרא\"ם הארוכות."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"130","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122530/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.015Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - 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(1), 21. browned. contemporary marbled boards, rubbed. 8vo.  \n ya\u2019ari, safed 17. \n  \n safed, dovber ben shmuel kara, 1864. \n  \n the last of ten essays from the asarah ma\u2019amaroth by the ram\u2019a of fano, first published in 1597 in venice (which comprised just three essays). the rest were issued separately over a course of many years. this is the final essay to appear, which focuses on the nanu\u2019im of the lulav and which side (right/left) should dominate.","he":"מנחם עזריה מפאנו. \n \n  \n \n \n מאמר שבירי לוחות \u2013 ימין השם רוממה \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עם הקדמה מאת ר\u2019 שמואל הלר ודרשה מאת ר\u2019 שלמה אלקבץ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ' (1), 21. נייר כהה. לוחות שישיים בני התקופה, שחוקים. פורמט 8&ordm;. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יערי, צפת 17. \n \n \n  \n \n \n צפת, דובר בן שמואל קארא, 1864. \n \n \n  \n \n \n זהו האחרון מעשרת המאמרים מתוך עשרת המאמרות של רמ\u201dע מפאנו, שפורסמו לראשונה בשנת 1597 בוונציה (ובמהדורה ההיא היו כלולים רק שלושה מאמרים). השאר יצאו בנפרד לאורך שנים רבות. זהו המאמר האחרון שהתפרסם, העוסק בנענועים של הלולב ובאיזו צד (ימין/שמאל) צריך להשתלט."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"133","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122533/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.018Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122533,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122534/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"menashe ben yoseph ben porath of ilya.  \n  \n binath mikra. \n  \n  first edition.   \n  \n ff. (20). censors notes on verso of title-page. slight staining, previous owners' marks, natural paper fault on two leaves. modern boards. 12mo. \n vinograd, grodno 119; vinograd, gr'a 1570. \n  \n horodna (grodno), simcha zimel ben yechezkel, 1818. \n   a   work on the cantillation notes as factors in the syntax and meaning to the chumash.  \n  \n closely linked to the vilna gaon, the author here records (f. 3b): \u201cshamati mipeh kadosh hagaon hachasid nishmatho eden moreinu harav r. elyah mivilna\u2026\u201d (\"i heard from the holy mouth of the gaon the importance of the simple philological method of peshat with the gaon's interpretation of a sample verse.\"). \n  \n for an important discussion of the life and works of r. menasheh of ilya see d. kaminetsky, hagaon r. menasheh me'ilya, in: yeshurun vol. xx, pp. 729-81, where he takes issue with m. plungian in his work ben porath (vilna, 1859).  \n see also a. kosman, pesher davar lerabbi menasheh me'ilya, talmid hagra in yeshurun, vol. v, pp. 191-203; and i. barzilai\u2019s, manasseh of ilya: precursor of modernity among the jews of eastern europe (jerusalem, 1999).","he":"מנשה בן יוסף בן פורת מאליה. \n \n  \n \n \n בינת מקרא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . הערות צנזורה בגב דף הכותרת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ' (20). כתמים קלים, סימני בעלים קודמים, פגם טבעי בנייר בשני דפים. לוחות מודרניים. 12&ordm;. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, גרודנו 119; וינוגרד, גר\u201dע 1570. \n \n \n  \n \n \n גרודנה, שמחה צימל בן יחזקאל, 1818. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נדיר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יצירה על טעמי המקרא כגורמים המשפיעים על הסינטקס והמשמעות של החומש. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קשור קשר הדוק להגאון מוילנה, המחבר מציין כאן (עמ' 3ב): \n \n \n \"שמעת מפי הקודש הגאון החסיד נשמתו עדן מורנו הרב ר\u2019 אליה מוילנא...\" \n \n \n (\"שמעתי מפיו הקדוש של הגאון את חשיבות השיטה הפילולוגית הפשוטה של פשט עם פירושו של הגאון על פסוק לדוגמה\"). \n \n \n  \n \n \n לדיון חשוב על חייו ויצירותיו של ר\u2019 מנשה מאליה ראו: \n \n \n ד. כמינצקי, הגאון ר\u2019 מנשה מאליה, בתוך: ישורון, כרך כ\u2019, עמ\u2019 729\u2013781, שם הוא מתעמת עם מ. פלונגיאן בספרו בן פורת (וילנה, 1859). \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה גם: \n \n \n א. קוסמן, פשר דבר לרב מנשה מאליה, תלמיד הגרא, בתוך ישורון, כרך ה\u2019, עמ\u2019 191\u2013203; \n \n \n ו-י. ברזילאי, מנשה מאליה: חלוץ המודרניות בקרב יהודי מזרח אירופה (ירושלים, 1999)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"134","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122534/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.019Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122534,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122535/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"menashe ben yoseph ben porath of ilya.  \n  \n alphei menashe [philosophy and novellae on the talmud].  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n ff. 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bragadin, 1777-78. \n  \n rare. the nli copy of the first work is incomplete.  \n the pagination of the second work differs from the copy listed by vinograd. \n the third work appears to be unrecorded. the colophon states the typesetter as \u201chabachur shabthai baruch b. menachem polako.\u201d the polako family provided a number of type-workers for various printers in venice. yaari, in mechkarei sepher, notes four other members of the polako family, but does not know of shabthai baruch. \n the third part of the volume was apparently bound in here in order to make this miniature-book a complete and useful compact volume for the entire year.","he":"(ספר מיניאטורי). \n \n  \n \n \n סדר תפילות [ליטורגיה]. עמ' 224. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל גם: תקוני שבת [תפילות, על פי תורת \n האר\"י ז\"ל ]. עמ' 157 (מספור שגוי, אך שלם). \n \n \n  \n \n \n וגם: [פרשיות]. עמ' 29\u2013119. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שלושה כרכים מחוברים יחד. מעט מוכתמים. לוחות עם גב עור בני התקופה, שחוקים. כל הקצוות מוזהבים. גובה: 3 אינץ'. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ונציה 2015 ו-2020. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ג. פואה \u2013 ברגדין, 1777\u20131778. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נדיר. עותק הספרייה הלאומית של הספר הראשון חסר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מספור הספר השני שונה מהעותק שמופיע בוינוגרד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר השלישי נראה כלא מתועד. הקולופון מציין את הדפוס: \"הבחור שבתאי ברוך בן מנחם פולאקו.\" משפחת פולאקו סיפקה מספר דפוסי אותיות למדפיסים שונים בוונציה. יערי, במחקרי ספר, מציין ארבעה אחרים ממשפחת פולאקו, אך אינו מזכיר את שבתאי ברוך. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נראה כי החלק השלישי של הכרך חובר כאן במטרה להפוך את הספר המיניאטורי הזה לכרך קומפקטי, שימושי ומלא לכל השנה."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"137","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122537/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:32.596Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - 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(9), 84. browned. modern fine calf-backed boards. 8vo.  \n halevi, jerusalem 636.  \n  \n jerusalem, s. zuckerman, 1889. \n  \n  rare.  halevi records only one copy (located at machon ben tzvi). \n  \n prayers and piyutim for weekdays, sabbath and holidays according to the old moroccan rite practiced in fez, prior to the spanish expulsion.  \n  \n according to the introduction, as well as the approbation by r. raphael ibn tzur of fez, when the spanish exiles arrived in morocco they prayed in accordance with their castilian rite. in time, most synagogues in morocco followed suit and began to adopt the spanish custom. the only synagogue that retained the original, ancient moroccan rite, was the toshavim synagogue in fez - however it was never brought to publication. the present volume was composed from the sole manuscript extant of the rite, composed by the hazan of fez\u2019s toshavim congregation.  \n  \n the introduction here contains interesting historical information pertaining to the jews of fez, their ancient cemetery and relations with the surrounding arab population. the final leaves (ff. 79b-83b) contain a pesak din (dated 1715) concerning the ownership and administration of the toshavim synagogue. toshavim had their own minhagim (judaic traditions) and they spoke judeo-arabic or judeo-berber dialects.  \n  \n toshavim ('residents' or, bildiyīn / moroccan arabic: بلديين, lit.\u2009'of the country, natives') is a generic reference to non-sephardic jews who inhabited lands in which the jews expelled from spain in 15th century settled ('megorashim' or, 'expellees.') the jews in the area of north africa known as maghreb are also referred to as maghrebim (maghrebi jews). in particular, the term 'toshavim' was applied to the jews of morocco. both groups are considered indigenous to the area despite their migration and diaspora origins.  \n  \n despite the fact that toshavim were apparently overwhelmed and absorbed by sephardic immigrants, the differences in many areas of communal lives of toshavim and megorashim persisted for a long time: separate negidim, separate synagogues, separate teachers, separate cemeteries, etc.","he":"(מרוקו).  \n \n  \n \n \n אהבת הקדמונים. ספר תפילה\u2026 כמנהג ק[הילה] ק[דושה] התושבים\u2026 פז. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . שתי דפי כותרת, הראשון באותיות אדומות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. 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יהודו-ערביים או יהודו-ברבריים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תושבים (\"תושבים\") או בילדיינים (בערבית מרוקאית: بلديين, מילולית \"של הארץ, ילידי המקום\") הוא מונח כללי ליהודים לא ספרדיים שגרו בארץ שבה התיישבו היהודים שגורשו מספרד במאה ה-15 (\"מגורשים\"). היהודים באזור צפון אפריקה המכונה maghreb נקראים גם מג\u2019רבים (יהודים מג\u2019רבים). במיוחד, המונח \"תושבים\" הוחל על יהודי מרוקו. שתי הקבוצות נחשבות ילידות האזור למרות מקורותיהן ההגירתיים והגולים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n למרות שתושבים כביכול הוצפו ונבלעו על ידי עולי ספרד, ההבדלים בתחומים רבים של חיי הקהילה בין התושבים למגורשים נשמרו לאורך זמן: נגידים נפרדים, בתי כנסת נפרדים, מורים נפרדים, בתי קברות נפרדים, וכו\u2019."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"146","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122546/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:33.468Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":122546,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122547/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe ben nachman (ramba\u2019n).  \n  \n torath ha\u2019adam [laws concerning the sick and the dying, and the after-life].  \n  \n second edition. with a laudatory poem by yehuda aryeh (leon de) modena on f. 2.  \n  \n ff. 108. ex-library, trace wormed and stained in places, title washed. later vellum. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, venice 815.  \n  \n venice, giovanni di gara, 1595. \n  \n the final page contains the famed historical letter penned by the ramba'n to his son, describing the destitute condition of eretz israel following the invasion of the tatars in the year 1260. he sums up the dismal state of affairs stating: \u201can underlying principle is, the more holy the place, the more desolate. jerusalem is more desolate than the rest of the land, and judah more desolate than the galilee.\u201d","he":"משה בן נחמן (נחמנידס, רמב\"ן).  \n  \n תורת האדם [הלכות החולה והמת, והעולם הבא]. \n  \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. עם שיר שבח ליהודה אריה (לאון דה) מודנה בדף 2. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. 108. מספריה, עקבות של תולעים וכתמים במקומות מסוימים, דף הכותרת נשטף. קלף מאוחר. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ונציה 815. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ג'ובאני די גארה, 1595. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הדף האחרון מכיל את המכתב ההיסטורי הידוע שנכתב על ידי הרמב\"ן לבנו, המתאר את המצב העגום בארץ ישראל לאחר פלישת הטטארים בשנת 1260. נחמנידס מסכם את מצב העניינים הקודר באמירה: \"עקרון יסוד הוא, ככל שהמקום קדוש יותר, כך הוא שומם יותר. ירושלים שוממה יותר משאר הארץ, ויהודה שוממה יותר מהגליל.\""},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"147","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122547/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:33.470Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122547,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122548/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122548/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"moshe of premeshyl.  \n  \n mateh moshe [novellae to shulchan aruch].  \n  \n second edition. signature (f. 11r) of r. shlomo zalman geiger (author of divrei kehiloth, community notable of frankfurt a/main, d. 1775).  \n  \n ff. 125. modern calf-backed marbled boards. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, frankfurt a/main 369.  \n  \n frankfurt, j. kuellner, 1720. \n  \n the work provides reasons for halacha, supplying a broad collection of relevant rabbinic opinions. additionally, customs of the author\u2019s teacher, the maharsh\u2019al, are recorded, with particular emphasis on the approach to halacha taken by polish jewry.  \n mateh moshe was an immensely popular work and is cited countless times in later halachic texts, such as magen avraham and mishnah berurah.  \n  \n the author, r. moshe ben avraham (c. 1550-1606), was rabbi in belz, przemysl and opatow.","he":"משה מפרמישיל.  \n \n  \n \n \n מטה משה [חידושים על שולחן ערוך]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. חתימת \n ר\u2019 שלמה זלמן גייגר (מחבר ספר דברי קהילות, איש קהילה חשוב מפרנקפורט על מיין, נפטר 1775) בדף 11r. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ff. 125. כריכה מודרנית מעור עגל עם עיטורים משוננים. 4to קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, פרנקפורט על מיין 369. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פרנקפורט, י. קואלנר, 1720. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר 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Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":550,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122549/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122549/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122549/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"muelhausen, yom-tov lipmann.  \n  \n sepher nitzachon - liber nizachon.  \n  \n  first edition.  edited by theodor hackspan. engraved hebrew title with additional latin letter-press title. hebrew text followed by hackspan\u2019s latin notes. includes teshuvoth rada\u2019k lanotzrim [\u201cresponses of r. david kimchi to the christians\u201d] (pp. 196-200). wide margins.  an uncut copy.  \n  \n pp. (16), 512, (24). occasionally foxed and dampstained, old tape on margins of couple pages. later half-roan, rubbed, 4to.  \n vinograd, altdorf 1.  \n  \n nuremberg, w. endter, 1644. \n  \n  an important polemic.  \n  \n a defense of rabbinic judaism and an attack upon christianity and karaism. the intent of muelhausen\u2019s sepher nitzachon was to serve as an instruction to the ordinary jew as to how to respond if confronted by christians seeking to prove the veracity of their religion over judaism. \n  \n written in a rationalistic vein, it sets forth a systematic debate against christianity, following the biblical order in the presentation of its arguments. muelhausen refutes the christian interpretation of the bible and the doctrines derived from them, and in so doing, incidentally provides many exegetic insights. his method is to expose the christian lack of understanding of hebrew sources with their linguistic and contextual associations and to ridicule aspects of the christian religion. muelhausen\u2019s great superiority over other polemicists was his fluency in latin and an intimate knowledge of christian literature including the evangelion, the vulgate, the leading church fathers, as well as the works of the late christian scholars.  \n  \n sepher nitzachon was much copied in manuscript, but was first published by a christian, the priest theodore hackspan, who strove to edit it with maximum faithfulness to the source, with the aim of enabling christian scholars to oppose it. however, neither he nor the workers at his press had a full understanding of the language of the sources or of their subject matter, and as a result, this edition is full of errors.  \n  \n birth date unknown, death some time after 1420, there is no comprehensive account of yom-tov lipmann muhlhausen\u2019s life and career, which must be reconstructed from fragmentary references. his influence spanned the jewish communities of bohemia, poland, austria and various parts of germany, and his dispute with the principles of christianity left a lasting imprint on the relations between christianity and judaism.  \n  \n yom tov lipmann\u2019s activities as a polemicist gave him lasting renown. subsequent rebuttals by christians to this polemical text of his gave rise to \u201canti-lipmanniana.\u201d see m. carmilly-weinberger, censorship and freedom of expression in jewish history (1977) pp. 186-87.  \n  \n for an in-depth treatment of muelhausen, see judah (even shmuel) kaufman, r. yom tov lipmann muelhausen (1927); and j. rosenthal, anti-christian polemics from its beginnings to the end of the 18th century, aresheth ii, pp. 142-146; ej vol. xi, cols. 499-502.","he":"מולהאוזן, יום-טוב ליפמן.  \n \n  \n \n \n ספר ניצחון \u2013 ליבר ניזאכן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. נערך על ידי תאודור הקספאן. כותרת בעברית חרוטה עם כותרת נוספת בלוחות אותיות לטיניות. הטקסט העברי מלווה בהערות לטיניות של הקספאן. כולל תשובות רד״ק לנוצרים [\u201cתשובות ר\u2019 דוד קמחי לנוצרים\u201d] (עמ\u2019 196-200). שוליים רחבים. \n עותק לא חתוך. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (16), 512, (24). לעיתים מופיעים כתמי ליחה ושעבודי, סרט ישן על שוליים של כמה דפים. חצי עור מאוחר, שחוק, 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, אלטדורף 1. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נירנברג, וו. אנדטר, 1644. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פולמוס חשוב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הגנה על היהדות הרבנית והתקפה על הנצרות והקראים. מטרת ספר ניצחון של מולהאוזן הייתה לשמש כהדרכה ליהודי הפשוט כיצד להתייחס אם יעמוד מול נוצרים השואפים להוכיח את אמת דתם מול היהדות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נכתב בסגנון רציונליסטי, מציג דיון שיטתי נגד הנצרות, לפי סדר מקראי בהצגת טיעוניו. מולהאוזן מפריך את פרשנות הנוצרים לתנ״ך ואת הדוקטרינות הנגזרות ממנה, ובכך מספק גם תובנות פרשניות רבות. שיטתו היא לחשוף את חוסר ההבנה של הנוצרים במקורות העבריים, בלשונם והקשריםיהם, וללעוג להיבטים מסוימים של הדת הנוצרית. עליונותו של מולהאוזן על פני פולמוסנים אחרים נבעה משטף ידיו בלטינית ומידיעתו המעמיקה בספרות נוצרית, כולל האוונגליון, הוולגטה, אבות הכנסייה המובילים, וכן עבודותיהם של מלומדים נוצרים מאוחרים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר ניצחון הועתק רבות בכתבי יד, אך פורסם לראשונה על ידי נוצרי, הכומר תאודור הקספאן, שניסה לערוך אותו בנאמנות מירבית למקור, במטרה לאפשר למלומדים נוצרים להתנגד לו. עם זאת, גם הוא וגם פועלי דפוסו לא הבינו באופן מלא את שפת המקורות או את נושאיהם, ולכן מהדורה זו מלאה בשגיאות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תאריך הלידה אינו ידוע, נפטר לאחר 1420; אין תיעוד מקיף של חייו וקריירתו של יום-טוב ליפמן בן שלמה מולהאוזן, ויש לשחזרם מתוך רפרנסים חלקיים. השפעתו חצתה את קהילות היהודים בבוהמיה, פולין, אוסטריה וחלקים שונים של גרמניה, ומחלוקתו עם עקרונות הנצרות השאירה חותם מתמשך על היחסים בין הנצרות ליהדות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פעילותו של יום-טוב ליפמן כפולמוסן העניקה לו מוניטין מתמשך. תשובות מאוחרות של נוצרים לטקסט הפולמוסי שלו יצרו את מה שמכונה \u201cאנטי-ליפמניאנה.\u201d ראו מ. כרמילי-ויינברגר, צנזורה וחופש הביטוי בהיסטוריה היהודית (1977) עמ\u2019 186-187. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לטיפול מעמיק במולהאוזן, ראו יהודה (אבן שמואל) קאופמן, ר\u2019 יום-טוב ליפמן מולהאוזן (1927); וכן י. רוזנטל, פולמוסים אנטי-נוצריים מראשיתם ועד סוף המאה ה-18, ארשת ii, עמ\u2019 142-146; ej כרך xi, עמודים 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ya\u2019avetz, 1575. \n  \n a halachic and aggadic commentary to the chumash, with special attention to the 613 precepts, together with kabbalistic inferences.  \n  \n the turkish-born author (c. 1508-81) lived in damascus and tzfat and was one of the disciples of the ar\u2019i za\u2019l. his son, r. yisrael najara, was a distinguished poet who composed the peerless hymn, y-ah ribon.  \n see m.j. heller, lekah tov what\u2019s in a name? https://seforimblog.com/2024/03/lekah-tov-whats-in-a-name/  \n  \n  provenance:  \n    \n kestenbaum sale 3, duplicates from the rare book room, library of the jewish theological seminary, lot 188.","he":"נאג\u2019רה, משה.  \n \n  \n \n \n לקח טוב [פרשנות על התורה עם סיבות המצוות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . עותק יציב עם שוליים רחבים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 149, (1). ספרייתי לשעבר, עם כתמי עקבות, תיקונים שוליים מעודנים בכמה דפים. עור מודרני. פורמט קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, קונסטנטינופול 250. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קונסטנטינופול, שלמה ויוסף יאבץ, 1575. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שושלת בעלות: \n \n \n  \n \n \n מכירת קסטנבאום 3, כפולים מחדר הספרים הנדיר, ספריית סמינר התאולוגי היהודי, לוט 188. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פרשנות הלכתית ואגדתית על החומש, עם דגש מיוחד על 613 המצוות, יחד עם מסקנות קבליות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המחבר, יליד טורקיה (כ-1508\u20131581), חי בדמשק ובצפת והיה אחד מתלמידי האר\"י ז״ל. בנו, ר\u2019 ישראל נאג\u2019רה, היה משורר נודע שחיבר את ההימנון המופלא \u201cי-ה ריבון\u201d. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו מ.י. הלר, \u201cלקח טוב \u2013 מה יש בשם?\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://seforimblog.com/2024/03/lekah-tov-whats-in-a-name/"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"150","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122550/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:33.474Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":122550,"category":{"en":"Hebrew 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prostitz's newly established press where he remained active until 1586.  \n boehm was highly influential in the publishing of r. yoseph karo's beth yosef, he also worked on texts by r. mosge isserles and r. avraham zacuto.  \n  \n see \u201cthe editor's place: samuel boehm and the transfer of italian print culture to cracow\u201d by andrea schatz & pavel sl&aacute;dek in the jewish quarterly review, vol. 112, no. 3 (2022) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/861820.  \n see also: https://hebrewbooks.org/8721","he":"נתן בן יחיאל מרומא.  \n \n  \n \n \n ספר הערוך. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בעריכת שמואל ד'ארכיבולטי. רישום משפחתי בכתב יד בעמוד הריק האחורי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמוד השער נושא הקדשה וחתימה מאת העורך הידוע של ספרים עבריים: \n \n \n  \n \n \n שמואל בן יצחק פיהם \n \n \n (שמואל בהם). \n \n \n  \n \n \n 166 דפים. דפים מצהיבים ומוכתמים, עמוד השער משוחזר. כריכת קלף מקורית, בלויה, משוקמת ומודבקת מחדש. פורמט פוליו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ונציה 459. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ונציה, ברגאדין, 1553 (נרשם 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מברסלאו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n 24 דפים. שחוק מאוד, עם כתמים. הכריכה המודפסת המקורית כרוכה בתוך כריכה מודרנית. שמינית (8vo). \n \n \n  \n \n \n רוטרדם, יוהנס הופהאוט ובנו, 1793. \n \n \n  \n \n \n \"תפילות חגיגיות עבור קהילת היהודים ברוטרדם, שנערכו לרגל תפילות דו-שבועיות בתקופת המלחמה עם הצרפתים, שהחלו ב-27 בפברואר 1793.\" \n \n \n  \n \n \n ספר זה אינו נזכר ברישום של וינוגרד לספרים עבריים , שבו ההדפסה הראשונה ברוטרדם מתועדת רק תשע-עשרה שנה מאוחר יותר."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"152","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122552/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":225,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:33.477Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122552,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed 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(2) 100, (2). tears to ff. 42-3 not affecting text. contemporary boards, rubbed. sm. 4to.  \n halevi, jerusalem 171.  \n  \n jerusalem, shomer, gascinni & slutky, 1872. \n  \n r. chaim palachi (palaggi / falaji, 1788-1868) was chief rabbi of izmir (smyrna), turkey. a prolific writer, he authored over 70 works.","he":"פלאג׳י, חיים.  \n \n  \n \n \n ארצות החיים \u2013 על מעלותיה ודיניה של ארץ ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. עם הקדשת המחבר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n (2), 100, (2) דפים. קרעים בדפים 42\u201343 שאינם פוגעים בטקסט. כריכה מקורית בלויה. רבעון קטן (4&ordm; קטן). \n \n \n  \n \n \n הלוי, ירושלים 171. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, שומר, גסקיני ושלוצקי, 1872. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רבי חיים פלאג׳י (פלאג׳י / פלאג׳י, 1788\u20131868) היה הרב הראשי של איזמיר (סמירנה), טורקיה. מחבר פורה שכתב למעלה משבעים חיבורים."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"153","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122553/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":60,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:33.479Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - 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(3), 243. lightly foxed. later boards, rubbed. folio.  \n vinograd, constantinople 385.  \n  \n constantinople, 1714. \n  \n published by r. chaim kimchi, following the author\u2019s death in tzfat, aged just 31.","he":"ששון, יעקב.  \n \n  \n \n \n בני יעקב \u2013 פירוש על ספר האיתור, שאלות ותשובות וחידושים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. בעבר מספריית הקלויז האלטונה המפורסם. \n \n \n  \n \n \n (3), 243 דפים. כתמים קלים. לוחות מאוחרים, שחוקים. פורמט פוליו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, קונסטנטינופול 385. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קונסטנטינופול, 1714. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר הודפס על ידי רבי חיים קימחי לאחר מות המחבר בצפת, בגיל 31 בלבד."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"159","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122559/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:45.970Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122559,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122561/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"schlesinger, akiva yosef.   \n  \n brith olam ha\u2019acharon.  \n    \n  first edition.  \n  \n ff. (8), 82. browned, opening few leaves loose, final leaf repaired with loss of text. contemporary boards. sm. 4to.  \n  \n jerusalem, 1898. \n  \n polemical essay in the format of a sage debating a scientist. defends traditional approaches to reward and punishment, revivification of the dead, and the messianic age - all topics that came under secular scrutiny during the post-enlightenment age.  \n  \n a longtime resident of jerusalem, r. akiva yoseph schlesinger (1838-1922) was born in pressburg, hungary, where his mohel was the chasam sofer. later, he studied in the pressburg yeshiva of the kethav sofer. r. schlesinger's most famous work, lev ivri is a commentary to the ethical will of chasam sofer, calling for unswerving adherence to tradition.  \n  \n nonetheless, r. schlesinger could be innovative within the confines of jewish law. thus, he wore the recently-discovered blue thread of techeleth and blew the shofar on the sabbath in the old city of jerusalem. furthermore, he was instrumental in helping develop eretz israel, specifically the establishment of the new settlement of petach tikvah.  \n  \n thanks to his often paradoxical positions, he is both celebrated and vilified at once by both the eidah chareidis and religious zionist communities.","he":"שלזינגר, עקיבא יוסף  \n \n  \n \n \n ברית עולם האחרון \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n (8), 82 דפים. מצהיב, מספר דפים ראשונים רופפים, הדף האחרון מתוקן עם אובדן טקסט. כריכה מקורית. רבעון קטן (4&ordm; קטן). \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, 1898. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מאמר פולמוסי בצורת שיח בין חכם למדען. המאמר מגונן על גישות מסורתיות לנושאים כמו שכר ועונש, תחיית המתים, ועידן המשיח \u2013 כל נושאים שנחקרו מבחינה חילונית בתקופת ההשכלה והלאה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רבי עקיבא יוסף שלזינגר (1838\u20131922), תושב ירושלים לאורך שנים רבות, נולד בפרשבורג, הונגריה, שם היה מוהלו חסם סופר. מאוחר יותר למד בישיבת פרשבורג של כתאב סופר. חיבורו המפורסם ביותר, לב עברי, הוא פירוש לכתיבת צוואה מוסרית של החסם סופר, וקורא לשמירה בלתי מתפשרת על המסורת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עם זאת, שלזינגר היה יכול להיות חדשני בגבולות ההלכה היהודית. כך, הוא חבש את חוט התכלת שנמצא לאחרונה ותקע בשופר בשבת בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. בנוסף, היה פעיל במאמץ ההתיישבות בארץ ישראל, ובפרט בייסוד ההתיישבות החדשה בפתח תקווה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בזכות עמדותיו לעיתים פרדוקסליות, הוא גם מוערך וגם נדון לביקורת על ידי קהילות העדה החרדית ויהדות הציונות הדתית כאחד."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"161","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122561/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":125,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:45.972Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":122561,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122562/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"schlesinger, akiva yoseph.  \n  \n shomer yisrael [polemic]. \n  \n  first edition.  uncut copy. \n ff. 24. modern boards. sm. 4to.  \n halevi, jerusalem 234.  \n  \n jerusalem, yoel moshe salomon, 1874. \n  \n an anonymous polemic against r. akiva yosef schlesinger, \u2018who has made himself into a false messiah and prophet so as to ensnare the hearts of our brethren.\u2019 among matters that raised the ire of the polemicist is schlesinger\u2019s views in his beth yosef chadash that a man whose wife refused to immigrate with him to eretz yisrael may take a second wife, despite the ban of rabbeinu gershom.  \n  \n leaf 9 records the names of 52 jerusalem rabbis opposed to him including members of the perushim kollel and chabad.","he":"שלזינגר, עקיבא יוסף \n \n  \n \n \n שומר ישראל [פולמוס] \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. עותק לא גזור. \n \n \n  \n \n \n 24 דפים. כריכה מודרנית. רבעון קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הלוי 234. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, יואל משה סלומון, תרל\"ד (1874). \n \n \n  \n \n \n פולמוס אנונימי נגד ר' עקיבא יוסף שלזינגר, \"אשר עשה עצמו למשיח שקר ולנביא כדי ללכוד את לב אחינו.\" \n \n \n בין העניינים שעוררו את חמת מחבר הפולמוס נמנות דעותיו של שלזינגר בספרו בית יוסף חדש, שם טען כי אדם שאשתו מסרבת לעלות עמו לארץ ישראל רשאי לשאת אישה שנייה \u2013 אף על פי חרם דרבנו גרשום. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בדף ט' נרשמו שמותיהם של 52 מרבני ירושלים שהתנגדו לו, וביניהם חברי כולל הפרושים וחב\"ד."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"162","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122562/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":175,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:45.974Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122562,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122783/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122783/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"schlesinger, akiva yoseph.  \n  \n beth yoseph chadash. \n  \n  only edition . with stamps of r.yehuda gershuni (\u201cyudel grodner, \u201d 1908-2000). \n  \n ff. (14 of 18), 124. browned. boards. sm. folio. \n see mehlman, ginzei yisrael 1758.  \n  \n jerusalem, 1875. \n  \n the work energetically advocates for the migration of jews from europe to eretz israel in order to prevent rampant assimilation, a result, according to the author, of living in a modernist society.  \n  \n the author\u2019s radical ideas (encouraging men to leave their wives rather than reside in europe), as well as his criticism of existing communal structures (kollel ungaren), resulted in the book placed under a severe ban. portions of it were released sporadically and a complete copy is rare.  \n  \n a longtime resident of jerusalem, r. akiva yoseph schlesinger (1838-1922) was born in pressburg and was intimately connected with the famed sofer family: his mohel was the chasam sofer, he studied in the yeshiva of the kesav sofer and his most famous work, \u201clev ivri\u201d is a commentary to the ethical will of the chasam sofer, calling for an unswerving adherence to tradition. - nonetheless, schlesinger could also be innovative (within the confines of jewish law). thus, he wore the recently discovered blue thread of techeileth and blew the shofar on the sabbath in the old city of jerusalem.  \n  \n r. akiva yoseph schlesinger\u2019s call for the urgent resettlement of the land of israel based upon the traditions of torah, was instrumental in the establishment of the new colony of petach tikvah.  \n  \n see m. carmilly-weinberger, censorship and freedom of expression in jewish history (1977) pp. 156-7; l. jung, men of the spirit (1964) pp. 85-105.","he":"שלזינגר, עקיבא יוסף  \n \n  \n \n \n בית יוסף חדש \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה יחידה. עם חותמותיו של ר' יהודה גרשוני (\"יודל גרודנר\", 1908\u20132000). \n \n \n  \n \n \n [14 מתוך 18] דפים לא ממוספרים, 124 דפים ממוספרים. נייר מצהיב. כריכה. פוליו קטן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה: מהלמן, גנזי ישראל מס' 1758. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, תרל\"ה (1875). \n \n \n  \n \n \n הספר תומך בלהט בהגירת יהודים מאירופה לארץ ישראל במטרה למנוע התבוללות גוברת, אשר לדעת המחבר היא תוצאה של החיים בחברה מודרנית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דעותיו הרדיקליות של המחבר (כגון עידוד גברים לעזוב את נשותיהם ולא להישאר באירופה), וכן ביקורתו על המבנה הקהילתי הקיים (כגון כולל הונגרן), הביאו להטלת חרם חמור על הספר. חלקים ממנו נדפסו באופן חלקי בלבד, והעותק השלם נדיר מאוד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ר' עקיבא יוסף שלזינגר (1838\u20131922), תושב ותיק של ירושלים, נולד בפרשבורג והיה קשור בקשר הדוק למשפחת סופר המפורסמת: מוהלו היה החת\"ם סופר, הוא למד בישיבת הכתב סופר, וחיבורו הידוע ביותר לב עברי הוא פירוש על צוואת החת\"ם סופר, הקורא לדבקות בלתי מתפשרת במסורת. \n \n \n עם זאת, שלזינגר ידע גם לחדש (בגבולות ההלכה). כך, למשל, לבש את חוט התכלת שנתגלה מחדש, ותקע בשופר בשבת בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קריאתו של ר' עקיבא יוסף שלזינגר ליישוב ארץ ישראל באופן מיידי, על יסודות התורה והמסורת, הייתה גורם משמעותי בהקמת המושבה החדשה פתח תקוה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה: מ. כרמילי-וינברגר, צנזורה וחופש הביטוי בתולדות ישראל (1977) עמ' 156\u2013157; ל. יונג, אנשי הרוח (1964) עמ' 85\u2013105."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"162A","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122783/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:45.975Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":122783,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122563/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122563/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"schneersohn, yosef yitzchak.  \n  \n  (press photo).  portrait of the lubavitcher rebbe, the day he arrived in america, fleeing from nazi occupied europe.  \n  \n verso of photograph with date and lengthy press caption (in english).  \n  \n (new york), 19th march 1940. \n  \n arriving in nerw york from german-occupied poland on the transatlantic ocean liner the ss drottingholm, the previous (friediker) lubavitcher rebbe stepped onto the shores of the united states on the 19th march, 1940.  \n hence, this is among the very earliest images of the rebbe on the historic day in which the dynasty of chabad was reborn in the new world ('di tachtoyne medinah').","he":"שניאורסון, יוסף יצחק. \n \n  \n \n \n (צילום עיתונאי) . פורטרט של רבי מלובביץ\u2019, ביום הגיעו לאמריקה, נמלט מאירופה הכבושה בידי הנאצים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n על גב התצלום מצוינת תאריך וכיתוב עיתונאי מפורט (באנגלית). \n \n \n  \n \n \n [ניו יורק], 19 במרץ 1940. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בהגיעו מפולין הכבושה על ידי גרמניה על סיפון האונייה הטרנסאטלנטית ss drottingholm, רבי מלובביץ\u2019 הקודם (פרידיקר) נחת על חופי ארצות הברית ב-19 במרץ 1940. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לכן, מדובר באחת התמונות המוקדמות ביותר של הרבי ביום ההיסטורי בו צאצאי חב\"ד הגיעו לאמריקה."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"163","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122563/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:45.976Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122563,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122564/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122564/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122564/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(sciences).  \n    \n  eliezer beilin.   \n sepher ivronoth [astronomy and calculations of intercalation and the jewish calendar].  \n  \n title within architectural arch featuring moses and aaron, with cherubs flanking a zodiac sphere.  numerous mathematical tables, spherical charts and illustrations.  double-page intercalation diagram in the form of a pair of hands (ff. 23v. and 24r). single sphere tipped between ff. 36v and 37r.  \n  \n ff. (2), 40. lacking volvelles on ff. 25 and 28. browned, inscriptions on title. modern calf-backed marbled boards. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, offenbach 63.  \n  \n offenbach, israel ben moses, 1722. \n  \n treatise on the jewish calendar which facilitated the determination of holidays and other important religious dates.  \n this edition contains the first appearance of meir himmelburg\u2019s appendix presenting charts of christian holidays, saints\u2019 days, a discussion of solar leap year calculations and an analysis of the differences between the gregorian and julian calendars.  \n see a. j. karp, from the ends of the earth: judaic treasures of the library of congress (1991) pp. 197-8.","he":"(מדעים).  \n   \n אליעזר בילין  \n \n  \n \n \n ספר אברונות \u2013 אסטרונומיה וחישובי מעברות ולוח השנה היהודי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הכותרת מוקפת בקשת ארכיטקטונית ובה דמויות משה ואהרון, עם כרובים משני צדדים סביב גלגל המזלות. \n טבלאות מתמטיות רבות, תרשימים ספריים ואיורים. דיאגרמת מעברות כפולה בדמות זוג ידיים (דף 23v ו-24r). כדור בודד מצורף בין דפים 36v ו-37r. \n \n \n  \n \n \n (2), 40 דפים. חסרות גלגלי נעה (volvelles) בדפים 25 ו-28. מצהיב, כתובות בכותרת. לוחות משוחזרים עם עור מודרני על גביהם. רבעון קטן (4&ordm; קטן). \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, אופנבך 63. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אופנבך, ישראל בן משה, 1722. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חיבור על לוח השנה היהודי המסייע בקביעת מועדים וחגים דתיים חשובים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה זו כוללת את הופעתו הראשונה של נספח מאת מאיר הימלבורג, המציג תרשימים של חגים נוצריים, ימי קדושים, דיון בחישובי שנה מעוברת שמשית וניתוח ההבדלים בין הלוח הגרגוריאני ליוליאני. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו: a. j. karp, from the ends of the earth: judaic treasures of the library of congress (1991), עמ\u2019 197\u2013198."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"164","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122564/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:45.978Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122564,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122565/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122565/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122565/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(sciences).  \n  \n sepher uklides [euclid\u2019s the elements]. translated by  baruch schick of shklov.  \n  \n  first edition.  complete with three folding engraved geometrical plates.  \n  \n ff. 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(26). modern boards. 12mo.  \n vinograd, kopyst 145.  \n  \n kopust, shabthai slavin, 1836. \n  \n  manuscript bound in, entitled:  \n likkutim meharav moshe yehuda leib sassov.  \n 12 pages.  \n jerusalem & safed, 19th century.  \n  \n written by r. yitzchak meir markovitz these pages contain teachings of  r. moshe leib of sassov  (1745-1807), a disciple of rabbi shmelke of nikolsburg.","he":"ויטל, חיים.  \n \n  \n \n \n שערי קדושה [אתיקה קבלית]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (26). כריכה מודרנית. 12מו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, קופיסט 145. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קופוסט, שבתי סלאווין, 1836. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בכרך מחובר כתב יד שכותרתו: \n \n \n  \n \n \n לקוטים מהרב משה יהודה לייב מסאסוב. 12 עמודים. ירושלים וצפת. המאה ה-19. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דפי כתב היד נכתבו בידי ר\u2019 יצחק מאיר מרקוביץ\u2019 ומכילים תורותיו של \n ר\u2019 משה לייב מסאסוב (1745-1807), תלמידו של רבי שמלקה מניקולסבורג."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"180","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122580/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.563Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122580,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122581/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122581/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(women).  \n    \n  (bamberger, yitzchak dov halevi - \u201cthe w&uuml;rzburger rov.\u201d)   \n   amirah lebeith ya\u2019akov [digest of laws on family purity, challah and sabbath candles].  \n  \n  bound with:  hichoth melichah [kosher laws].  \n two parts in one. second edition. text in german in hebrew characters. with approbation by  rabbiner s.r. hirsch.   \n  \n pp. (6), x, (2), 42; 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(3), 145. stained in places. contemporary boards. folio.  \n vinograd, jerusalem 15.  \n  \n jerusalem, yisrael bak, 1843. \n  \n in the introduction, the author offers a mystical explanation as to why the redemption did not arrive in the year [5]600 / 1840 as prophesied in the zohar.  \n see a. morgenstern, ge\u2019ulah bederech hateva (1979) pp. 12-16.","he":"יהודה בכור שלמה הכהן.  \n \n  \n \n \n אהלי יהודה [קומפנדיום הלכתי]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (3), 145. כתמים במקומות מסוימים. לוחות עכשוויים. פולה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ירושלים 15. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ירושלים, ישראל בק, 1843. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בהקדמה מציע המחבר הסבר מיסטי לשאלה מדוע הגאולה לא הגיעה בשנת [5]600 / 1840 כפי שניבא הזוהר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה: א. מורגנשטרן, גאולה בדרך הטבע (1979), עמ\u2019 12-16."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"183","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122583/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.567Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122583,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122584/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122584/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"yitzchak ben shesheth perfet   (riva\u2019sh).   \n  \n teshuvoth harav [responsa]. \n  \n second edition. three initial title letters within floral woodcut vignettes and gilt. few marginal notes.  \n  \n ff. 415 (i.e. 417), (9). lightly stained in places, marginal paper repairs to final few leaves with few letters supplied in manuscript. later full vellum, covers bowed. thick 4to.  \n vinograd, riva 13.  \n  \n riva di trento, n.p. 1559.","he":"יצחק בן ששת פרפת. \n \n  \n \n \n (ריב״ש) . תשובות הרב [שאלות ותשובות]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה. שלוש האותיות הראשונות של דף השער במסגרת חיתוכי עץ פרחוניים ומוזהבות. מספר הערות שוליים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 415 (כלומר 417), (9). כתמים קלים במקומות מסוימים, תיקוני נייר שוליים בכמה העלים האחרונים עם מספר אותיות משוחזרות בכתב יד. קלף מלא מאוחר יותר, הכריכה קמורה. 4מו עבה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, ריבה 13. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ריבה די טרנטו, ללא מקום מדפיס, 1559."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"184","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122584/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.568Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122584,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122585/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"yitzchak ben yehoshua.  \n  \n olath yitzchak [jewish laws in the interrogatory \u2018heichi timtza\u2019 style].  \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 the kli yakar.  \n  \n ff. (14), 9-12, 21-68. browned, stained in places, title repaired, f. 2 with marginal wear. modern calf. 4to.  \n vinograd, prague 145.  \n  \n prague, n.p. 1606. \n  \n an unusual novel collection of 843 riddles and problems covering all facets of jewish law. the style 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  \n arranged in order of talmudic tractates and later codifiers, with an index of some one hundred subjects. despite being composed over 400 years ago, the riddles remain as challenging as ever.","he":"יצחק בן יהושע.  \n \n  \n \n \n אולת יצחק [הלכות יהודיות בסגנון חקירה \u201cהיכי תמצא\u201d]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. דף השער במסגרת אדריכלית עם איורים הכוללים ידיים כהן מוקפות באריות מתרוממים (יערי, סימני מדפיס מס\u2019 38). כולל הסכמה מהקלי יקר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (14), 9-12, 21-68. נצהב, כתמים במקומות מסוימים, דף השער תוקן, דף 2 עם בלאי שוליים. עור מודרני. 4מו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, פראג 145. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פראג, ללא מקום מדפיס, 1606. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אוסף יוצא דופן של 843 חידות ובעיות המכסות את כל תחומי ההלכה היהודית. הסגנון לעיתים קריפטי ודורש חשיבה יצירתית. חידה מס\u2019 732, על בסיס בעל ההתרומות, שואלת: \u201cאם יש לו עדים למעשיו, הוא מפסיד \u2013 ללא עדים, הוא מנצח.\u201d חידה מס\u2019 832, על בסיס ראשית חכמה, שואלת: \u201cמתי לא צריך החכם להיות \u2018תווך כבורו\u2019 \u2013 פנימיותו לא תתאים למראית עין שלו (דו-פנים).\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n ממוינת לפי מסכתות התלמוד והפוסקים המאוחרים, עם מדד של כמאה נושאים. על אף שנכתבה לפני למעלה מ-400 שנה, החידות נותרות מאתגרות כבעבר."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"185","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122585/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.662Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122585,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":750,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122586/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122586/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122586/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"yoseph ben yissachar.  \n  \n yosef da\u2019ath [commentary to rashi on the chumash].  \n  \n  first edition.   \n     map of the land of israel  together with other woodcut plates and text-illustrations striving to clarify errors in rashi\u2019s commentary by using an early manuscript text. the israel mehlman copy. \n  \n heavily worn, lacking final six leaves, title and several leaves with extensive loss of text. map (f. 128) in good condition, small marginal tears at upper corners. later marbled boards. sm. 4to. sold not subject to return.  \n vinograd, prague 168.  \n  \n prague, gershom ben bezalel katz, 1609. \n  \n this important map of the land of israel is based on r. mordechai jaffe\u2019s earlier effort that appeared in his levushim (1590-1604). here however the map is more clearly defined: the mountains are easily visible and the cities are shown by towers and decorated with flags - an altogether sophisticated representation.  \n the details of the map were entirely based on information derived from the bible and its commentaries, for, as e. & g. wajntraub point out in their hebrew maps of the holy land (1992) pp. 42-3, \u201cit was not possible to draw eyewitness reports, and all geographical data is based on geographical knowledge of the bible (only).\u201d  \n  \n see also z. vilnay, hamapah ha\u2019ivrit shel eretz yisrael (1968) p. 15 (illustrated).","he":"יוסף בן יששכר.  \n \n  \n \n \n יוסף דעת [פירוש על פירוש רש״י על החומש]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . דף השער במסגרת טיפוגרפית. \n מפה של ארץ ישראל יחד עם לוחות עץ ואיורים נוספים המנסים להבהיר טעויות בפירוש רש״י באמצעות טקסט מוקדם מכתבי יד. עותק ישראל מהלמן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שחיקה כבדה, חסרים ששת העלים האחרונים, דף השער וכמה עלים עם אובדן טקסט נרחב. המפה (דף 128) במצב טוב, קרעים שוליים קטנים בפינות העליונות. לוחות משיש מודרניים. 4מו קטן. נמכר ללא אפשרות החזרה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וינוגרד, פראג 168. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פראג, גרשום בן בצלאל כץ, 1609. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מפת ארץ ישראל החשובה הזו מבוססת על מאמץ מוקדם של מרדכי יפה שהופיע ב\u201dלבושים\u201d שלו (1590-1604). כאן המפה מוגדרת בצורה ברורה יותר: ההרים נראים היטב, הערים מיוצגות על ידי מגדלים ומעוטרות בדגלים \u2013 ייצוג מתקדם ומורכב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פרטי המפה מבוססים כולו על מידע שנלקח מהתנ״ך ופרשנויותיו, שכן, כפי שמציינים א. וג. ויינטרוב ב-hebrew maps of the holy land (1992), עמ\u2019 42-43, \u201cלא היה ניתן לצייר דיווחי עדים, וכל הנתונים הגיאוגרפיים מבוססים על ידע גיאוגרפי מהתנ״ך בלבד.\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראה גם ז. וילנאי, המפה העברית של ארץ ישראל (1968), עמ\u2019 15 (מאויר)."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"186","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122586/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":750,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.664Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":122586,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122587/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122587/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n    \n  alkalai, yehuda.  goral lashem.  \n  \n  first edition.  with two letters addressed to the author by sir moses montefiore. inscription (by the author?) on title-page.  \n  \n ff. 8. modern boards. 8vo.  \n  \n vienna, torre, 1857. \n  \n  with:  goral lashem. second edition. ff. 9, (3). amsterdam, 1858. \n  \n practical ideas towards the restoration of jewish life in eretz yisrael. the proto-zionist author suggests creating a joint-stock company with the aim of convincing the ottoman sultan to grant jewish autonomy in eretz israel, similar to the means through which the danube territories received their own self-governance.  \n  \n the second edition includes responses to alkalai\u2019s proposals from various jewish intellectuals.  \n  \n born in sarajevo, yehuda alkalai (1798-1878) studied torah under rabbi eliezer papo, the 'peleh yo'etz.\u2019 he served as rabbi in the area of belgrade and toward the end of his life settled in jerusalem and is buried on the mount of olives.","he":"(ציונות).  \n \n  \n \n \n אלקלעי, יהודה . גורל להשם. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה . כולל שתי מכתבים שנכתבו למחבר על ידי סר מֹשֶׁה מונטיפיורי. הקדשה (בידי המחבר?) על דף השער. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 8. לוחות מודרניים. 8מו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ווינה, טורה, 1857. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  כולל גם: גורל להשם. מהדורה שנייה. עמ\u2019 9, (3). אמסטרדם, 1858. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הצעות מעשיות לשיקום החיים היהודיים בארץ ישראל. המחבר הפרוטו-ציוני מציע להקים חברה למניות במטרה לשכנע את הסולטן העות\u2019מאני להעניק אוטונומיה ליהודים בארץ ישראל, בדומה לאופן שבו קיבלו שטחי הדנובה ממשל עצמי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המהדורה השנייה כוללת תגובות להצעותיו של אלקלעי מאת אינטלקטואלים יהודים שונים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יהודה אלקלעי (1798-1878), יליד סרייבו, למד תורה מפי רבי אליעזר פפו, \u201cפלא יועץ\u201d. שימש כרב באזור בלגרד ובסוף חייו התיישב בירושלים, שם קבור בהר הזיתים."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"187","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122587/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.666Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":122587,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122588/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n  \n  alkalai, yehuda.  raglei mevasser.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n ff. (1), 10, (1). lower margins torn. modern boards. 8vo.  \n  \n belgrade, 1865. \n  \n yehudah alkalai (1798-1879) was one of the very earliest spiritual pioneers of modern zionism, who stressed that human initiative is necessary in bringing about the redemption of the jewish people.  \n  \n he writes here: \u201credemption will reach us in a natural way. had the almighty wished to redeem his people through miracles, the exile would not have lasted so long. moreover, in the present jewish situation, even a naturally attained redemption would be miraculous. redemption will grow from within the people and not with the messiah performing miracles, as in the days of the exodus from egypt.\u201d  \n  \n alkalai\u2019s revolutionary approach represented a judaism of action and not one of learned helplessness. this in turn aroused opposition within other orthodox circles for promoting such daring concepts and modern interpretations.","he":"(ציונות).  \n \n  \n \n \n אלקלעי, יהודה . רגלי מבשר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (1), 10, (1). שולי דפים תחתונים קרועים. לוחות מודרניים. 8מו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בלגרד, 1865. \n \n \n  \n \n \n רב סרייבו, בוסניה, יהודה אלקלעי (1798-1879) היה אחד החלוצים הרוחניים המוקדמים ביותר של הציונות המודרנית, שהדגיש כי יוזמה אנושית נחוצה להבאת גאולת עם ישראל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הוא כותב כאן: \u201cהגאולה תגיע אלינו בדרך טבעית. לו רצה הקב״ה לגאול את עמו באמצעות ניסים, הגלות לא הייתה נמשכת כל כך זמן. יתר על כן, במצב היהודי הנוכחי, אפילו גאולה שהושגה בדרך טבעית תהיה ניסית. הגאולה תצמח מתוך העם ולא באמצעות המשיח המבצע ניסים, כימי יציאת מצרים.\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n גישתו המהפכנית של אלקלעי ייצגה יהדות של מעשה ולא של חוסר אונים מלומד. גישה זו עוררה התנגדות בקרב מעגלים אורתודוקסיים אחרים בשל קידום רעיונות נועזים ופרשנויות מודרניות."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"188","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122588/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.667Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":122588,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122589/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n    \n  kalischer, tzvi hirsch.   \n derishath tzion.  \n  \n second edition, with supplement: rishon letzion.  \n title-page with stamp of r. dovid zusman stern (1893-1969) menahel of torah vodaas for decades, and in his later years, the chavrusa of r. shlomo zalman auerbach. also with signature of shlomo zalman lindenbaum.  \n  \n ff. 45. lightly stained. contemporary boards. 8vo.  \n  \n thorn (toruń, poland), dumbrowski, 1866. \n  \n a student of r. akiva eiger, r. kalischer (1795-1874) outlines here, in this important early zionist work, ideas regarding the resettlement of the land of israel. kalischer\u2019s groundbreaking formulation of modern messianic activism, paved the way for later religious zionism.  \n  \n \u201ckalischer was one of the first orthodox rabbis to advocate direct political action in order to radically transform jewish life. kalischer lived in a time when jewish tradition was increasingly challenged by rational thought and social integration. applying his knowledge of rabbinic literature to the unusual historical events unfolding around him, he became convinced that behind the rise of individual jews to great power was a divine plan to prepare the way for messianic redemption. kalischer anticipated that in his own lifetime he would see the ingathering of the jews, the renewed cultivation of the land of israel, and the restoration of sacrificial worship. this would be achieved not through supernatural agency but by the efforts of the jews themselves, in the spirit of the time. the jewish people was obligated by god to 'seek zion'.\u201d  \n see j. myers, seeking zion: modernity and messianic activity in the writings of tsevi hirsch kalischer (2012).","he":"(ציונות).  \n \n  \n \n \n קלישער, צבי הירש . דרישות ציון. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה שנייה, עם תוספת: ראשון לציון. דף השער עם חותמתו של ר\u2019 דוד זוסמן שטרן (1893-1969), מנהל ישיבת תורת ודעת במשך עשרות שנים, ובשנותיו המאוחרות, חברו של ר\u2019 שלמה זלמן אויהבך. כמו כן עם חתימתו של שלמה זלמן לינדנבאום. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 45. כתמים קלים. לוחות עכשוויים. 8מו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n טורן (toruń, פולין), דמברובסקי, 1866. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תלמידו של ר\u2019 עקיבא איגר, ר\u2019 קלישער (1795-1874) מפרט כאן, באחד מהחיבורים הציוניים הראשונים והחשובים ביותר, רעיונות לגבי יישוב מחודש של ארץ ישראל. ניסוחו פורץ הדרך של קלישער בנוגע לפעילות משיחית מודרנית סלל את הדרך לציונות דתית מאוחרת יותר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n \u201cקלישער (1795-1874) היה אחד מהרבנים האורתודוקסיים הראשונים שקראו לפעולה פוליטית ישירה במטרה לשנות באופן מהפכני את חיי היהודים. קלישער חי בתקופה שבה המסורת היהודית הייתה תחת אתגר גובר של חשיבה רציונלית והשתלבות חברתית. תוך שימוש בידיעתו בספרות הרבנית לאירועים ההיסטוריים הבלתי רגילים שסביבו, השתכנע כי מאחורי עלייתם של יחידים יהודים לעוצמה רבה עומד תכנית אלוהית להכין את הדרך לגאולה המשיחית. קלישער צפה שבימי חייו יראה את איחוד העם היהודי, את העיבוד המחודש של ארץ ישראל, ואת שיקום הפולחן הקרבני. זאת לא יושג בכוחות על-טבעיים אלא באמצעות מאמציהם של היהודים עצמם, ברוח התקופה. העם היהודי היה מחויב מאלוהים ל\u2019לבקש את ציון\u2019.\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n jody myers, seeking zion: modernity and messianic activity in the writings of tsevi hirsch kalischer (littman library of jewish civilization, 2012)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"189","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122589/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.669Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122589,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122590/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n    \n  friedland, nathan.   \n solu solu hamesilah [on resettlement of the land of israel].  \n  \n  first edition.  two parts. \n  \n pp. (xvi), 32, 104. misbound, browned. needs rebinding. 4to.  \n  \n leslau, tzvi hirsch engel, 1866. \n  \n rabbi nathan friedland (1808-83) was a russian maggid and proto-zionist activist. a devotee of the 19th-century hibbat zion movement, he was instrumental, together with r. tzvi hirsch kalischer, in helping to lay the ideological groundwork for a movement to return the jews to the land of israel in order to usher in the messianic age.","he":"(ציונות)  \n \n  \n \n \n פרידלנד, נתן. סולו סולו המסילה [על ישוב ארץ ישראל]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. שני חלקים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (xvi), 32, 104. כריכה לא תקינה, הדפים מצהיבים. דורש כריכה מחדש. פורמט 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n לסלאו, צבי הירש אנגל, 1866. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הרב נתן פרידלנד (1808\u20131883) היה מגיד רוסי ופעיל פרוטו-ציוני. חסיד תנועת חיבת ציון במאה ה-19, היה מעורב, יחד עם הרב צבי הירש קלישר, בהנחת היסודות האידאולוגיים לתנועה להשבת היהודים לארץ ישראל במטרה להביא את עידן המשיח."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"190","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122590/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.671Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":122590,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122591/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n    \n  reinses, yitzchak ya'akov.  \n ohr chadash al tzion ta\u2019ir [on the centrality of eretz israel].  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n ff. (6), 145. contemporary boards. 4to.  \n  \n vilna, romm, 1901. \n  \n a foundational text for torah-oriented zionists of the time. in this tome, the father of religious zionism argues against anti-zionist orthodox positions, insisting that a religious jew is called upon by jewish tradition to support the zionist endeavor.  \n a graduate of volozhin, r. reines (1839-1915) was the founder of the mizrachi religious zionist movement.","he":"(ציונות)  \n \n  \n \n \n ריינס, יצחק יעקב. אור חדש על ציון תאיר [על מרכזיות ארץ ישראל]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהדורה ראשונה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 (6), 145. כריכה עכשווית. פורמט 4to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וילנה, רום, 1901. \n \n \n  \n \n \n טקסט יסודי לציונים דתיים בתקופה ההיא. בספר זה טוען אב הציונות הדתית נגד עמדות אנטי-ציוניות בקרב החרדים, ומדגיש כי יהודי דתי נקרא על פי המסורת היהודית לתמוך במפעל הציוני. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בוגר וולוז\u2019ין, הרב ריינס (1839\u20131915) היה מייסד תנועת המזרחי הציונית-דתית."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"191","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122591/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.672Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122591,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":60,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122592/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122592/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism-  anti).  \n   \n two works:  \n  \n  teplitsky, shlomo.   \n chalom herzl u\u2019pitrono [\u201cherzl\u2019s dream and its interpretation.\u201d] pp. 20, (2). warsaw, b. tersh, 1899.  \n  \n  der put\u2019terner eyven  [\u201cthe oven of butter.\u201d] pp. 80. piotrkov, netanel, 1904. \n  \n both with original printed wrappers. 8vo.  \n    \n  *  first volume:  \n first edition of a hebrew anti-zionist tract. the author, the son of r. yehuda teplitsky of voznesensk (now, ukraine), criticizes the zionist movement and its leaders, from both political and religious perspectives.  \n  \n  *  second volume:  \n anonymous yiddish anti-zionist tract. attacking both the ideology behind the movement as well as the character of many of its advocates. a special chapter is dedicated against the religious zionist mizrachi movement.","he":"(ציונות \u2013 אנטי) שתי יצירות:  \n \n  \n \n \n תפליצקי, שלמה. חלום הרצל ופירונו [\u201cחלומו של הרצל ופירושו\u201d]. עמ\u2019 20, (2). וארשה, ב. טרש, 1899. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דער פוטערנער אייבן [\u201cתנור החמאה\u201d]. עמ\u2019 80. פיוטרקוב, נתנאל, 1904. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שניהם עם עטיפות מקוריות מודפסות. פורמט 8to. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך ראשון: מהדורה ראשונה של חיבור אנטי-ציוני בעברית. המחבר, בנו של הרב יהודה תפליצקי מווזנסנסק (כיום באוקראינה), מבקר את התנועה הציונית ואת מנהיגיה, הן מההיבט הפוליטי והן מההיבט הדתי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כרך שני: חיבור אנטי-ציוני ביידיש, אנונימי. תוקף הן את האידאולוגיה שמאחורי התנועה והן את אופי רבים מתומכיה. פרק מיוחד מוקדש לביקורת על תנועת המזרחי הציונית-דתית."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"192","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122592/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":60,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.674Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - $180","currency":"USD","id":122592,"category":{"en":"Hebrew Printed 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 \n  \n siddur [prayers for throughout the year]. minhag aschkenaz.  \n    \n  a substantial manuscript  written in hebrew on  on vellum  in a fine aschkenazic hand, in black ink.  \n signed by the scribe on title-page: ya\u2019akov ben dovid hakohen of shklov. \n  \n ff. 164, (6). variously worn through heavy use, occasional wax candle marks. original calf over thick wooden boards. 15 x 19 inches. \n  \n shklov, 1746. \n  \n  a deeply impressive manuscript  that was clearly extensively used (a ba\u2019al tefillah siddur?) evidenced by the deeply thumbed corner pages.  \n  \n includes tefiloth for weekday and sabbath, along with select prayers for yamim noraim and shalosh regalim (with additional piyutim). also avoth, tikun erev rosh chodesh, extensive yotzroth, selichoth, hoshanas, prayers for the chevra kadisha gomlei chessed shel emeth to be recited on the 15th kislev, etc. \n  \n written in shklov, located on the boundary of russia and poland (today, belarus).  \n the town played a significant role in the schism between chassidim and misnagdim - close followers as the community was, of the vilna gaon.  \n  \n  provenance:  \n  \n a family in the carolinas.  \n purchased in the 1950\u2019s from reznick, menschel & company booksellers, canal street, new york.","he":"(תפילה)  \n \n  \n \n \n סידור [תפילות לכל השנה]. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מנהג אשכנז. \n כתב יד מהותי בעברית , נכתב על קלף בכתב אשכנזי מעודן, בדיו שחורה. החתום על ידי הסופר בדף הכותרת: יעקב בן דוד הכהן משקלוב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 164, (6). שחיקה מגוונת עקב שימוש כבד, עם סימני שעווה של נרות פה ושם. כריכת עור מקורי על לוחות עץ עבים. גודל 15x19 אינץ\u2019. \n \n \n  \n \n \n שקלוב, תק\u2019\u2019ו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כתב יד מרשים ביותר , שנראה שנעשה בו שימוש נרחב (סידור בעל תפילה?), כפי שמעידים פינות העמודים השחוקות מאוד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל תפילות לימי חול ושבת, יחד עם תפילות נבחרות לימי נוראים ולשלוש רגלים (עם פיוטים נוספים). כמו כן, אבות, תיקון ערב ראש חודש, יוצרות נרחבות, סליחות, הושענות, תפילות עבור חברת קדישא גמלי חסד של אמת להקרא ב-ט״ו בכסלו, ועוד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נכתב בשקלוב, על גבול רוסיה ופולין (כיום, בלארוס). \n \n \n  \n \n \n העיר שיחקה תפקיד משמעותי במאבק בין חסידים למתנגדים, והקהילה הייתה קרובה מאוד לגדולתו של הגאון מוילנא. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מקור: \n \n \n  \n \n \n משפחה מדרום קרוליינה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נרכש בשנות ה-50 מ-reznick, menschel & company booksellers, רחוב canal, ניו יורק."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"193","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122593/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":10000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":28000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:38.675Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20,000 - $30,000","currency":"USD","id":122593,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph 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(koretz, 1785).  \n  \n for an autograph manuscript by r. ya\u2019acov tzemach recently sold at auction, see: \n https://il.bidspirit.com/ui/lotpage/kedem/source/catalog/auction/12172/lot/155383/three-pages-handwritten-by-the? lang=en","he":"(קבלה)  \n \n  \n \n \n יעקב צמח . קול ברמה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כתב יד בעברית על נייר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עמ\u2019 15 (ללא דפים ריקים). שוליים מחודשים. כריכה מודרנית. פורמט פולייו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תחילת המאה ה-18. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פירוש על אדרת רבה שבזוהר מאת הקבליסט יליד פורטוגל, הרב יעקב צמח (1584?-1667), המבוסס על לימודיו של הרב חיים ויטאל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מקור : קודם היה בקולקציית ישראל מהלמן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מהלמן ציין בעיפרון על הדף הריק הפותח כי כתב יד זה מכיל וריאציות רבות מהמהדורה המודפסת הראשונה (קורץ, 1785). \n \n \n  \n \n \n לגבי כתב יד אוטוגרפי של הרב יעקב צמח שנמכר לאחרונה במכירה פומבית, ראו: \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://il.bidspirit.com/ui/lotpage/kedem/source/catalog/auction/12172/lot/155383/three-pages-handwritten-by-the? lang=en"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"195","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122595/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.718Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122595,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122596/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122596/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(women).  \n  \n sha\u2019arei rachamim \u2013 techinah prayers. \n  \n  hebrew manuscript,  finely written on vellum, (unsigned).  \n the text comprises two techinos, one in hebrew and one in yiddish.  \n  \n elaborate initial word panel, delicate floral vignettes. text meticulously accomplished in square hebrew script with nikud and waybertaytsh. \n  \n double-sided single leaf. unbound. worn from familiar use, minute puncture marks. 4.5 x 6.5 inches (cm). \n  \n central / eastern europe, 1749. \n  \n contains heartfelt personal prayers with invocations of divine mercy, proceeding with passages imploring compassion, forgiveness, and redemption.  \n these prayers were created by, and for, women.","he":"(נשים)  \n \n  \n \n \n שערי רחמים \u2013 תפילות תחינה \n \n \n  \n \n \n כתב יד עברי , נכתב בקלילות על קלף, (ללא חתימה). הטקסט כולל שתי תחינות \u2013 אחת בעברית ואחת ביידיש. לוח מילים פתיחה מעוטר, איורים עדינים בצורת פרחים. הטקסט בוצע בקפידה בכתב עברי מרובע עם ניקוד ווייברטייש. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עלה יחיד דו-צדדי. לא כרוך. שחיקה עקב שימוש תדיר, סימני ניקוב זעירים. מימדים: 4.5x6.5 אינץ\u2019. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מרכז / מזרח אירופה, 1749. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל תפילות אישיות ומרגשות עם בקשות לרחמי אלוהים, תוך פסקאות הפונות לחמלה, סלחנות וישועה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n תפילות אלו נוצרו על ידי נשים ולמען נשים."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"196","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122596/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.720Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":122596,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":700,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122597/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122597/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(shevithi).  \n    \n protective amulet. \n  \n  hebrew manuscript  finely written in an aschkenazi hand  on vellum.  \n    \n two-sided single leaf. stained and lightly abraded. 3.5 x 6.5 inches (8 x 16 cm). \n  \n central / eastern europe, 18th century. \n  \n devotional artwork that serves as a visual aid for meditation.  \n  \n the term \u201cshevithi\u201d is based upon the hebrew phrase (psalm 16:8): \"i have set the lord before me always\".  \n  \n this particular plaque features versions of the divine names, along with the temple menorah shaped by way of text deriving from psalm 67.  \n  \n given the small \u201cpocket\u201d-size, this shevithi was likely commissioned for personal, spiritual protection.","he":"(שביתי)  \n \n  \n \n \n קמע מגן \n \n \n  \n \n \n כתב יד עברי , נכתב בכתב אשכנזי על קלף בקפידה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עלה יחיד דו-צדדי. כתמים ושחיקה קלה. מימדים: 3.5x6.5 אינץ\u2019 (8x16 ס\"מ). \n \n \n  \n \n \n מרכז / מזרח אירופה, המאה ה-18. \n \n \n  \n \n \n יצירת אמנות דתית המשמשת ככלי עזר למדיטציה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המונח \"שביתי\" מבוסס על הפסוק (תהילים ט\"ז, ח'): \"שבתי ה׳ לנגדי תמיד\". \n \n \n  \n \n \n לוח זה כולל גרסאות של שמות האלוהים, יחד עם מנורת בית המקדש המעוצבת מטקסט מתוך תהילים ס\"ז. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בשל גודלו הקטן, קמע שביתי זה נועד ככל הנראה להגנה רוחנית אישית."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"197","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122597/view","tags":["usjudaica_amulets","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.722Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122597,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122598/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"grodzenski, chaim ozer.   \n    \n (spiritual leader of lithuanian jewry, 1863-1940).  \n typed letter signed, written in polish, to the vilna city council. \n  \n offset with stamp at end of the jawno (yavne) educational organization, and signature (in latin letters): \u201crabin ch. o. grodzcenski.\u201d \n  \n three tall pages (written on recto only). three marginal stains from staples (now absent). folio. \n  \n vilna, n.d. \n  \n  rabbi chaim ozer grodzenski's protests here against cutting funds for jewish religious schools in vilna.  \n  \n this document is a formal memorandum written by the \"jawno\" educational committee in vilna and personally signed by rabbi chaim ozer grodzenski, one of the foremost leaders of orthodox jewry in eastern europe prior to world war ii. \n  \n the letter is addressed to the city council of vilna, in response to a decision by the city\u2019s cultural-educational commission to withdraw financial subsidies from the jawno school system, jewish educational institutions that balanced religious instruction with the secular requirements of the state.  \n  \n rabbi grodzenski\u2019s memorandum expresses deep concern about the devastating consequences this funding cut would have. he warns that removing the subsidies places the schools in an impossible position, leaving them without any viable way to continue operating. the burden, he explains, will fall on the parents of the students, who will suffer not only financial strain but also the irreplaceable loss of the proper and desired education for their children. the letter argues that these schools are essential for providing children with the kind of upbringing their parents seek, rooted in traditional jewish values and religious instruction.  \n  \n this letter is not merely a local appeal, but a reflection of broader historical tensions in interwar poland, where jewish communities were frequently forced to defend their educational and cultural autonomy against pressures from secular authorities. rabbi grodzenski, as a towering halachic authority and communal leader, took it upon himself to intervene in such matters. his signature on the letter underscores the seriousness of the issue and represents a determined effort to protect the integrity of jewish religious education in vilna, a city that was then a major center of jewish life and scholarship.","he":"גרודזנסקי, חיים עוזר. \n \n  \n \n \n (מנהיג רוחני של יהדות ליטא, 1863\u20131940). מכתב מודפס בכתב מכונה, חתום, נכתב בפולנית, למועצת העיר וילנה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חותם עם חותמת של ארגון החינוך \"יאבנו\" (jawno), וחתימה באותיות לטיניות: \u201crabin ch. o. grodzcenski.\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n שלושה דפים גבוהים (נכתבו רק בצד הקדמי). שלושה כתמי שוליים משלפופיות (כיום חסרות). פורמט פולייו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n וילנה, ללא תאריך. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מכתב המחאה של הרב חיים עוזר גרודזנסקי נגד קיצוץ התקציבים של בתי הספר הדתיים היהודיים בוילנה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מסמך זה הוא מזכר רשמי שכתבה ועדת החינוך \"יאבנו\" בוילנה וחתום אישית על ידי הרב חיים עוזר גרודזנסקי, אחד ממנהיגי היהדות האורתודוקסית המרכזיים במזרח אירופה לפני מלחמת העולם השנייה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המכתב מופנה למועצת העיר וילנה, בתגובה להחלטת הוועדה התרבותית-חינוכית של העיר לסגת מתמיכה כספית בבתי הספר של \"יאבנו\", מוסדות חינוך יהודיים ששילבו חינוך דתי עם דרישות החינוך החילוני של המדינה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המזכר של הרב גרודזנסקי מביע דאגה עמוקה מההשלכות ההרסניות של קיצוץ זה. הוא מזהיר כי הסרת התמיכה מציבה את בתי הספר במצב בלתי אפשרי, ללא דרך ברת-קיום לפעול. העומס, מסביר הרב, ייפול על הורי התלמידים, שיסבלו לא רק מהעמסה כלכלית אלא גם מהפסד בלתי ניתן לפיצוי של חינוך ראוי ומבוקש לילדיהם. המכתב טוען כי בתי ספר אלו חיוניים להענקת חינוך על-פי ערכי היהדות המסורתית ולימוד דתי, כפי שהוריהם מבקשים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מכתב זה אינו רק פנייה מקומית, אלא משקף מתחים היסטוריים רחבים בפולין שבין מלחמות העולם, שבהם קהילות יהודיות נאלצו לעיתים קרובות להגן על אוטונומיה חינוכית ותרבותית מפני לחצים של רשויות חילוניות. הרב גרודזנסקי, כסמכות הלכתית ומנהיג קהילתי דומיננטי, לקח על עצמו להתערב בעניינים כאלה. חתימתו על המכתב מדגישה את חומרת העניין ומייצגת מאמץ נחוש לשמור על שלמות החינוך הדתי היהודי בוילנה, עיר שהייתה אז מרכז חשוב לחיים וללימוד יהודי."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"198","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122598/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.723Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122598,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122599/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"hirsch, samson raphael.  \n  \n (foremost orthodox rabbi in germany, 1808-88).  \n autograph letter signed. written in a highly legible, flowing german kurrent script and is boldly signed \u201chirsch\u201d beneath his official designation as der landrabbiner. written in his capacity as landesrabbiner of the kingdom of hanover, this document demonstrates rabbiner hirsch\u2019s administrative authority and active involvement in the regulation of jewish communal affairs. one page. tall folio. emden, 26th march, 1844. r. hirsch informs the board of the jewish community in aurich that he will commission the requested number of printed folios from the printer in hanau. he further instructs the board to consult the local magistrate in regard to the establishment of account books, referring to an official ordinance dated 19th january of the previous year, which assigns the examination of annual accounts to the municipal authorities.  \n  \n the letter showcases hirsch\u2019s involvement not only in religious leadership but in pragmatic communal governance, particularly in matters of financial transparency, publishing, and state-jewish relations. composed during his early rabbinic career, the letter is a testament to the responsibility, clarity, and organizational wisdom that characterized r. hirsch\u2019s entire life.","he":"הרש, שמשון רפאל. \n \n  \n \n \n (הרב האורתודוקסי הבולט ביותר בגרמניה, 1808\u20131888). מכתב אוטוגרפי חתום. נכתב בכתב קונטור גרמני ברור וזורם, וחתום בנחישות ב\"חירש\" מתחת לתוארו הרשמי der landrabbiner. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נכתב במסגרת כהונתו כראש הרבנים של ממלכת הנובר, מסמך זה ממחיש את סמכותו המנהלית של הרב הרש ומעורבותו הפעילה בניהול ענייני הקהילה היהודית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דף אחד. פורמט פולייו גבוה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אמדן, 26 במרץ 1844. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הרב הרש מודיע למועצת הקהילה היהודית באוריך כי יזמין את מספר הפוליו המבוקש מהדפוס בהנאו. בנוסף, הוא מנחה את המועצה להתייעץ עם השלטונות המקומיים בנוגע להקמת ספרי חשבונות, בהתייחס לתקנה רשמית מ-19 בינואר של השנה הקודמת, המיועדת לבחינת דוחות שנתיים על ידי הרשויות העירוניות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המכתב ממחיש את מעורבותו של הרב הרש לא רק בהנהגה דתית אלא גם בניהול מעשי של הקהילה, במיוחד בנושאים של שקיפות פיננסית, פרסום ויחסי מדינה-יהדות. נכתב בראשית דרכו הרבנית, המכתב מהווה עדות לאחריות, בהירות וחוכמה ארגונית שאפיינו את כל חייו של הרב הרש."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"199","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122599/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.725Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122599,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122600/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"hirsch, samson raphael.  \n  \n manuscript document with autograph annotation and signature by r. hirsch. comprising an official letter by the board of a prominent jewish community, dated 21 september 1844; and a response, penned four days late. \n  \n one bifacial sheet, handwritten in iron-gall ink on laid paper. minor edge creasing, fold marks and inconsequential marginal tears, consistent with age and prior handling. folio. emden, 21st and 25th september, 1844. \n  \n the letter addressed to rabbi hirsch in his capacity as landesrabbiner of the kingdom of hanover (then under prussian administration), concerns the admission of families affiliated with another jewish community to the israelitisches &ouml;ffentliches gymnasium in emden.  \n the board outlines the eligibility of the applicants and refers to the community\u2019s financial contributions between iyar 5602 and nisan 5604 (corresponding to may 1842 to march/april 1844), amounting to the significant sum of 2,055 prussian thalers - offering a rare glimpse into the financial realities and fiscal self-organisation of jewish communities in the german states.  \n  \n in a highly unusual but revealing gesture of rabbinical administration, rabbi hirsch responds directly on the same sheet, writing in the third person, a style reserved for formal rabbinic or governmental rulings: \u201cto be submitted forthwith to the landesrabbiner.\u201d  \n he proceeds to outline, under two points, the next steps for himself in this matter:  \n  \n a) the admission of the respective familienglieder (family members) to the gymnasium, contingent upon his own rabbinical assessment.  \n b) a reference to the average revenue of the responsible community treasuries, as relevant to the viability of the admissions.  \n  this document exemplifies r. hirsch\u2019s methodical, dignified style of administration, and his engagement with communal education, halachic oversight, and financial responsibility - all central pillars of traditional jewish communal life.","he":"הרש, שמשון רפאל. \n \n  \n \n \n מסמך בכתב יד עם הערה אוטוגרפית וחתימה של הרב הרש \n \n \n  \n \n \n כולל מכתב רשמי מטעם מועצת קהילה יהודית בולטת, מיום 21 בספטמבר 1844; ותגובה, שנכתבה ארבעה ימים לאחר מכן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דף דו-צדדי, כתוב בדיו גאלית ברזל על נייר פיילי. קימוטים קלים בקצוות, סימני קיפול ודמעות שוליים חסרות חשיבות, בהתאם לגיל ולשימוש קודם. פורמט פולייו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n אמדן, 21 ו-25 בספטמבר 1844. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המכתב מופנה אל הרב הרש בתפקידו כראש הרבנים של ממלכת הנובר (אז תחת שלטון פרוסי), ומתייחס לקליטת משפחות הקשורות לקהילה יהודית אחרת בisraelitisches &ouml;ffentliches gymnasium באמדן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n המועצה מפרטת את זכאות המבקשים ומתייחסת לתרומותיהם הפיננסיות של הקהילה בין אייר 5602 לניסן 5604 (מקביל למאי 1842 עד מרץ/אפריל 1844), בסכום נכבד של 2,055 תלרים פרוסיים \u2013 מה שמציע הצצה נדירה למציאות הכלכלית ולארגון הפיננסי העצמאי של הקהילות היהודיות במדינות גרמניה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n במחווה יוצאת דופן אך מרתקת של ניהול רבני, הרב הרש מגיב ישירות על אותו דף, בכתב בגוף שלישי, סגנון שמור לפסקי רבנות או ממשל רשמיים: \n \n \n  \n \n \n \"להוגש מיד לראש הרבנים\" \n \n \n  \n \n \n לאחר מכן הוא מפרט, בשני סעיפים, את הצעדים הבאים לניהול העניין: \n \n \n  \n \n \n א) קבלת בני המשפחות הרלוונטיות להגימנסיום, בכפוף להערכה רבנית אישית שלו. \n \n \n  \n \n \n ב) התייחסות להכנסות הממוצעות של הקופות הקהילתיות האחראיות, ככל שהדבר נוגע לאפשרות הקליטה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מסמך זה ממחיש את סגנונו המתודולוגי והנכבד של הרב הרש בניהול ענייני הקהילה, מעורבותו בחינוך הקהילתי, בפיקוח הלכתי ובאחריות פיננסית \u2013 כל אלו עמודי תווך מרכזיים בחיי הקהילה היהודית המסורתית."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"200","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122600/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.726Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":122600,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122601/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(ottoman empire).  \n  \n three houses of worship in istanbul.  \n leaf from an ottoman manuscript, depicting three houses of worship, architectural masterpieces in istanbul: the s&uuml;leymaniye mosque, the hemdat israel synagogue and the hagia sophia byzantine church. \n  \n turkish manuscript (written in arabic characters) on paper, decorated and colored by hand with calligraphic headings. with text on verso and sidenotes. \n  \n single leaf. stained and trimmed. 15 x 23 inches (39 x 59 cm). \n  \n (istanbul / constantinople), c. 1900. \n  \n  representing the \"brotherhood between followers of the three abrahamic faiths.\"  \n  \n the leaf depicts three historical houses of prayer in istanbul: the hagia sophia byzantine church (built in the 6th century), the s&uuml;leymaniye mosque (built in the 16th century) and the hemdat israel synagogue (built in 1899).  \n  \n each building is shown in elevation, with a ground plan, calculations of the center of gravity, and enlarged illustrations of ornamental details. a seven\u2013branched menorah is depicted beside the synagogue.  \n  \n the hemdat israel synagogue (located in the kadık&ouml;y district in the asian side of istanbul) opened for prayers on rosh hashanah 1899, after repeated attempts of greek and armenian residents to prevent its establishment. when news of these endevors reached the turkish sultan, abdul hamid ii, the ruler sent officers to ensure the building would be completed and subsequently ensured jewish worshippers would be protected. as a token of gratitude, the synagogue was named \"hemdat israel\" (hemdat being reminiscent of the sultan's name \u2018hamid.\u2019).  \n  \n for another copy recorded by the center for jewish art, see: \n  \n https://cja.huji.ac.il/gross/browser.php? %20mode=set&id=49893#:~:text=it%20represents%2 0the%20three%20main%20religions%20by, it%20has%20been%20a%20mosque%20for%20centuries  \n  \n see also catalogue of the institut du monde arabe, juifs d'orient (paris, 2021) p. 161.","he":"(האימפריה העות\u2019מאנית)  \n \n  \n \n \n שלושה בתי תפילה באיסטנבול \n \n \n  \n \n \n עלה מתוך כתב יד עות\u2019מאני, המציג שלושה אדריכליים מרשימים באיסטנבול: מסגד הסולימנייה, בית הכנסת חמדת ישראל וכנסיית האיה סופיה הביזנטית. \n \n \n  \n \n \n כתב יד טורקי (באותיות ערביות) על נייר, מקושט וצבוע ביד עם כותרות קליגרפיות. כולל טקסט בצדו האחורי והערות שוליים. \n \n \n  \n \n \n עלה יחיד. כתמים וחתכים. מימדים: 15x23 אינץ\u2019 (39x59 ס\"מ). \n \n \n  \n \n \n (איסטנבול / קונסטנטינופול), בסביבות 1900. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מסמל את \u201cהאחווה בין מאמיני הדתות האברהמיות השלוש.\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n העלה מציג שלושה בתי תפילה היסטוריים באיסטנבול: כנסיית האיה סופיה הביזנטית (נבנתה במאה ה-6), מסגד הסולימנייה (נבנה במאה ה-16) ובית הכנסת חמדת ישראל (נבנה בשנת 1899). \n \n \n  \n \n \n כל מבנה מוצג בגובה, עם תוכנית קרקע, חישובי מרכז הכובד והדגמות מוגדלות של פרטי עיטור. מנורת שבעת הקנים מוצגת לצד בית הכנסת. \n \n \n  \n \n \n בית הכנסת חמדת ישראל (במזרח העיר, במחוז קדיקוי) נפתח לתפילה בראש השנה 1899, לאחר ניסיונות חוזרים של תושבים יוונים וארמנים למנוע את הקמתו. כאשר ידיעות על ניסיונות אלו הגיעו אל הסולטן הטורקי עבדול חמיד השני, הוא שלח קצינים כדי להבטיח את השלמת הבניין והבטיח את הגנת הקהילה היהודית. כאות תודה, נקרא בית הכנסת \"חמדת ישראל\" (חמדת מזכיר את שמו של הסולטן \u2018חמיד\u2019). \n \n \n  \n \n \n לצפייה בעותק נוסף שתועד על ידי מרכז האמנות היהודית, ראו: \n \n \n  \n \n \n https://cja.huji.ac.il/gross/browser.php? %20mode=set&id=49893#:~:text=it%20represents%2 0the%20three%20main%20religions%20by, it%20has%20been%20a%20mosque%20for%20centuries \n \n \n  \n \n \n ראו גם קטלוג מכון העולם הערבי, juifs d\u2019orient (פריז, 2021), עמ\u2019 161."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"201","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122601/view","tags":["usasian_middleeastern","usasian","usasian_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.728Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122601,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":15000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122602/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122602/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122602/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122602/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122602/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122602/005/005.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(oppenheimer, joseph).  \n    \n  a rare and important \"jud s&uuml;ss\" screw medal fitted with 19 miniature engravings.   \n   silvered pewter, cast and engraved. \n  \n strong colors, slight age wear with minor abrasions and small tears at some joints, one connection (between plates 6 and 12) with an old split.  \n  otherwise in very good preservation, with unusually vivid hand-coloring.   \n diam: 40 mm. \n  \n south germany, c. 1738. \n  \n  \n  obverse:  bust of joseph s&uuml;&szlig; oppenheimer in profile to the left, rendered in the manner of a court portrait medal.  \n  \n  reverse:  the gallows with oppenheimer\u2019s body displayed in an iron cage, encircled by the derisive legend \u201caus disem vogel haus schaugt s&uuml;s der schelm hinaus\u201d (\u201cfrom this birdhouse looks out s&uuml;&szlig; the rogue\u201d), the term \u201cschelm\u201d in its 18th-century sense meaning criminal or corpse.  \n  \n  interior:  the medal unscrews to reveal  an extraordinary 19-part series of hand-colored copper engravings,  arranged as a concertina and numbered throughout, illustrating the principal episodes in oppenheimer\u2019s life. the sequence begins with his birth in heidelberg and youthful dreams, continues with his rise as financial adviser and courtier to duke karl alexander of w&uuml;rttemberg, scenes of luxury and political influence, and culminates in his arrest, interrogations, imprisonment, attempted conversion, and his infamous execution in stuttgart in 1738, with the corpse displayed for years as a warning.  \n  \n  context and significance:  \n joseph s&uuml;&szlig; oppenheimer (1698\u20131738), court jew and financial councilor to duke karl alexander, became the victim of political intrigue and virulent antisemitism following the sudden death of his patron. condemned in what is now recognized as a judicial murder, his case remains one of the most notorious examples of injustice and antisemitic persecution in early modern germany. the present medal belongs to the group of satirical and defamatory objects produced immediately after his execution, designed to humiliate his memory and reinforce public prejudice.  \n  \n  rarity:   \n screw medals of this type, with fully preserved pictorial cycles, are among the rarest survivals of 18th-century popular culture and propaganda. complete examples are preserved only in major institutions such as the stadtarchiv stuttgart, the w&uuml;rttembergisches landesmuseum stuttgart (inv. mk 8163), and the jewish museum berlin. very few reach the market, and those that do are highly coveted for their exceptional combination of medallic art, political history and jewish material culture.  \n  \n  provenance:   \n european private collection.","he":"(אופנהיימר, יוסף)  \n \n  \n \n \n מדליית \u201cיוד סוס\u201d נדירה וחשובה, מסוג ברג, עם 19 חריטות מיני־טוריות \n \n \n  \n \n \n כסף מצופה בדיו־בד, יצוק וחרוט. \n \n \n  \n \n \n צבעים חזקים, סימני גיל קלים עם שחיקות מינוריות ובמספר חיבורים קרעים קטנים, חיבור אחד (בין לוחות 6 ו-12) עם סדק ישן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n למעט זאת, \n מצב שימור טוב מאוד, עם צביעה ידנית חיה במיוחד. \n \n \n  \n \n \n קוטר: 40 מ\"מ. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מקור: אוסף פרטי אירופי. \n \n \n  \n \n \n דרום גרמניה, סביב 1738. \n \n \n  \n \n \n חזית : דיוקן פרופיל של יוסף סוס אופנהיימר משמאל, בעיצוב סגנון מדליות חצר. \n \n \n  \n \n \n גב : עץ תלייה עם גופו של אופנהיימר מוצג בכלוב ברזל, מוקף בכתובת לעגנית: \n \n \n \"aus disem vogel haus schaugt s&uuml;s der schelm hinaus\" \n \n \n (\"מבית הציפורים הזה מביט סוס הערמומי החוצה\"), כאשר המילה \u201cschelm\u201d במובן מהמאה ה-18 משמעותה פושע או גופה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n פנים : המדליה נפתחת בברגה לגילוי \n  סדרת חריטות נחושת יוצאת דופן ב-19 חלקים, צבועות ביד ומסודרות כסדרת קונצרטינה וממוספרות, המתארות את האירועים המרכזיים בחייו של אופנהיימר. הסדרה מתחילה בלידתו בהיידלברג וחלומות נעוריו, ממשיכה בעלייתו כיועץ פיננסי וחצרן לדוכס קרל אלכסנדר מוירטמברג, סצנות של פאר והשפעה פוליטית, ומסתיימת במעצרו, חקירותיו, מאסרו, ניסיון המרה דתו והוצאתו המפורסמת בסוטגארט ב-1738, כשהגופה מוצגת במשך שנים כאזהרה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הקשר וחשיבות: \n \n \n  \n \n \n יוסף סוס אופנהיימר (1698\u20131738), יהודי חצר ויועץ פיננסי לדוכס קרל אלכסנדר, הפך לקורבן של מזימות פוליטיות ואנטישמיות עזה לאחר מותו הפתאומי של משרתו. נדון במה שכיום נחשב לרצח משפטי, מקרהו נשאר אחד מהדוגמאות המפורסמות ביותר לאי־צדק ולרדיפה אנטישמית בגרמניה של תחילת העת החדשה. המדליה הנוכחית שייכת לקבוצה של חפצים סאטיריים ודפמטוריים שהופקו מיד לאחר הוצאתו להורג, במטרה להשפיל את זכרו ולחזק דעות קדומות ציבוריות. \n \n \n  \n \n \n נדירות : מדליות ברג מסוג זה, עם מחזורי תמונות שמורים במלואם, הן מהנשמרות הקשות ביותר מתרבות הפופולרית והפרופגנדה של המאה ה-18. דוגמאות שלמות שמורות רק במוסדות מרכזיים כגון ארכיון העיר סוטגארט, המוזיאון למדינות וירטמברג סוטגארט (inv. mk 8163), והמוזיאון היהודי בברלין. מועטות מגיעות לשוק, והן מבוקשות מאוד בשל שילוב יוצא הדופן של אומנות מדליתית, היסטוריה פוליטית ותרבות חומרית יהודית."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"202","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122602/view","tags":["usnumismatics_coins","usnumismatics","usnumismatics_all"],"directSalePrice":15000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.729Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20,000 - $30,000","currency":"USD","id":122602,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts and Autograph Letters"},"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122603/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n    \n  [hakewill, george.]   \n a comparison between the days of purim and that of the powder treason for the better continuance of the memory of it, and the stirring up of mens affections to a more zealous observation thereof.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n pp. 36. title and final page worn. recent calf-backed marbled boards, upper cover detached. sm. 4to.  \n  \n oxford, lichfield & turner, 1626."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"203","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122603/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.731Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122603,"category":{"en":"Judaic Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":900,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122604/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122604/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n    \n  (abendana, isaac).   \n the jewish kalendar. containing an account of their feasts and fasts.  \n  \n two parts in one. an interleaved copy.  \n  \n ff. 16, pp. 14. slight scattered staining and browning. contemporary gilt-tooled leather over board, heavily scuffed. 9vo.  \n  \n oxford, printed at the theater, (1691). \n  \n  the first jewish almanac printed in england.  \n  \n isaac abendana (c. 1640-1699), scion of a portuguese converso family and younger brother of rabbi jacob abendana of london (1630-85), immigrated from holland to england in 1662 and began teaching hebrew at cambridge the following year. in 1689, he relocated to oxford, where he continued teaching hebrew and began publishing jewish almanacs annually, from 1692-1699.  \n these publications included jewish and civil monthly calendars accompanied by learned dissertations on subjects of jewish interest, such as prayer, weights and measures, the laws of tithes, the priesthood, and the jewish calendar. (the essays were later collected and published posthumously under the title discourses of the ecclesiastical and civil polity of the jews [london, 1706]).  \n this, the first of abendana\u2019s almanacs, features \u201can explanation of the jewish kalendar\u201d \u2013 essentially, a discussion of the differences between the \u201cecclesiastical\u201d and \u201ccivil\u201d jewish years, beginning in nissan and tishrei, respectively, as well as of the reasons for, and nature of, the various jewish holidays and fast days.  \n  \n see israel abrahams, isaac abendana\u2019s cambridge mishnah and oxford calendars, in: jhse transactions, vol. viii (1915-1917) pp. 98-121."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"204","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122604/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:44.732Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122604,"category":{"en":"Judaic Printed Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122605/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n  \n  yochanan b. isaac of hoelleschau.   \n teshuvath hageonim [responsa concerning the correct pronunciation of the name of god].  \n  \n  * with:  ma\u2019aseh rav [halachic polemic].  \n  \n  first edition.   \n  \n ff. (1), 18. browned. modern morocco. sm. 4to.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 832; fuks, amsterdam 426.  \n  \n amsterdam, immanuel ben joseph athias, 1707. \n  \n  an anglo-jewish cause celebr&eacute;.  \n  \n the polemic concerns a divorce granted by british chief rabbi aaron hart (also known as r. uri phoebus hamburger) to one ansel katz of london prior to his flight to the west indies due to gambling debt.  \n the divorce was publicly criticized by mordechai hamburger (founder of london\u2019s hambro synagogue) who was promptly placed under the communal ban of \u2018herem.\u2019  \n the quarrel caused a rift within the aschkenazic community of london, and interspersed here are many personal details concerning the protagonists of this internecine conflict.  \n eventually the haham tzvi of hamburg became involved, as well as the rabbis of amsterdam and rotterdam.  \n  \n see g.w. busse, the herem of rabenu tam in queen anne\u2019s london, in: jhse transactions, vol. xx (1968) pp. 138- 48."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"205","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122605/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:40.211Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122605,"category":{"en":"Judaic Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122606/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122606/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122606/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122606/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122606/005/005.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n  \n (chumash and haphtaroth). tikun sopherim - quinque libri mosis.  \n  \n  six volumes bound in one.  engraved rococo title-page by  bernard picart  depicting putti supporting an open torah scroll and coronet above, with vignettes below, depicting biblical episodes from the lives of samuel, moses and david. first volume with letterpress title in spanish and hebrew. book of haphtaroth with divisional engraved title by picart. ff. 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20.5 x 19.5 inches (extended). \n  \n verso depicting large  portrait of the delegates of the first zionist congress, basle, august 1897  \n    \n new york, hebrew publishing company, 1897. \n  \n three fold-outs on recto with numerous portraits including:  \n  \n * george washington.  \n * christopher columbus.  \n * max nordau.  \n * r. zadoc kahn, paris.  \n * dr. h. adler, london.  \n * eliakum zunser (with yiddish poem).  \n * abraham goldfaden (with yiddish poem). \n * isaac abrabanel.  \n * noda beyehuda.  \n * r. akiva eger.  \n * alter rebbe.  \n * baal shem of michelstadt.  \n * chasam sofer.  \n * vilna gaon. \n  \n * western wall. \n * cave of the patriarchs.  \n * tomb of rachel.  \n * queen esther & aheuseurus.  \n * spanish inquisition.  \n * school for children in jaffa. etc. \n  \n a rare and most unusual feat of complex printing, revealing numerous portraits with each unfolding."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"255","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122655/view","tags":["uscollectibles_stamps","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":175,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:49.051Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122655,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122656/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122656/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122656/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"raban, ze\u2019ev.  \n  \n shir hashirim - song of songs.  \n    \n  specially bound in full vellum.   \n one of 500 numbered copies printed on japon paper (this copy unnumbered). decorative additional title page and 26 color plates comprising illustrations, illuminations and calligraphic text by raban. decorative end-papers. finely bound in vellum by h. sperling of berlin, featuring gilt-tooled border with central titled rondelle comprised of silver birds entwined with gilt-tooled scroll-work.  \n touch wear to head and foot of spine. folio.  \n  \n berlin, hasefer verlag, 1923."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"256","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122656/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:49.053Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122656,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122657/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122657/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122657/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"ryback, issachar ber.  \n  \n shtetl. mein choruver heim: a gedekenish [\u201cmy destroyed home: a memorial.\u201d] 30 tinted and black-and-white lithographs (including title) numbered iii-xxxi, all complete. with index-card laid in at end (missing from most copies). light wear. original pictorial violet suede, gently rubbed at extremities. oblong folio (sheet size 13 x 19 1/2 inches). berlin, schwellen, 1923. following the retreat of ukrainian nationalist forces before the russian red army in 1919, mass killings of jews occurred. one such pogrom took place in ryback\u2019s birthplace, yelizavetgrad (presently, kropyvnytskyi), killing his father. this moving series of lithographs portrays the ravaged shtetl and expresses the artist\u2019s grief for a world he abandoned and was subsequently destroyed.  \n  \n see israel museum catalogue, tradition and revolution: the jewish renaissance in russian avant-garde art 1912-1928 (1987), no.136 i-xxx (illustrated); 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(frankfurt a/main),  c. 1900. handsome, dignified images of prayers and service in the synagogue of kassel, germany.  \n  \n german painter and illustrator wilhelm thielmann (1868\u20131924) was commissioned by the jewish community of kassel to document scenes from the life of its synagogue in order to preserve such moments for future generations. thielmann spent time sketching at the synagogue over the course of three years (1896-99), observing the sabbath and holiday rituals, and later published his series of pencil drawings as lithographs in the present portfolio.  \n see: https://lifeofthesynagogue.charleston.edu/section-6-fasts-festivals/chanukka/"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"259","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122659/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:49.058Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":122659,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":750,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122660/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122660/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(bible).  \n  \n sepher tehillim - the book of psalmes.  \n  \n hebrew and english on facing pages, prepared by johannes leusden. printer\u2019s device on title page.  \n  \n pp. 8, ff. 240, 2. ex-library. modern calf. 16mo.  \n vinograd, london 18 (not located).  \n  \n london, samuel smith, 1688. \n  \n  this uncommon london psalter contains dedications to american religious pioneers:  \n the first is to \u201cthe very reverend and pious john eliot\u2026venerable apostle of the indians in america, \u201d renowned for his indian bible - the first bible printed in america.  \n the second is to \u201ctwenty-four unnamed native american ministers\u2026 preaching in the colonies.\u201d  \n  \n in leusden\u2019s introduction he references his latin-hebrew psalter (issued earlier the same year in utrecht) and points to dr. increase mather, president of harvard college as the source of encouragement to produce this english-hebrew issue. 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(by comparison, hebrew-yiddish bibles had been printed since the 16th century). it was one abraham mendes castro to whom the publishers in their preface give credit for promoting, and indeed financing the idea of a spanish-hebrew bible.  \n  \n castro, a resident of  curacao, dutch west indies,  was motivated by local need \u201c\u2026there were not enough copies of the pentateuch in hebrew and in spanish for the pupils [in curacao].\u201d moreover, \u201ccastro had a special fondness for the holy land and the diffusion of the bible.\u201d (see i.s. and s.a. emmanuel, the history of the jews of the netherlands antilles (1970) pp. 251 and 1095). in 1760, castro sent funds to amsterdam to have proops print a two-column spanish-hebrew bible and the profits accrued from sale were to be divided between the jewish communities of jerusalem and hebron. the result, according to cardozo de bethencourt, was a production valued as \u201cone of the most beautiful of spanish bibles.\u201d (see ajhsp, vol. xxix notes on spanish and portuguese jews (1925) p. 29).  \n  \n  the first hebrew book, the publication of which, was financed by, and for the use of, jews of the american continent."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"261","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122661/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:49.061Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":122661,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122662/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122662/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(bible).  \n  \n twenty-four books of the holy scriptures.  \n  \n the twenty-four books of the holy scriptures. carefully translated according to the massoratic text, after the best jewish authorites. by  isaac leeser.  \n  \n pp. xii, 1243. contemporary calf, rubbed. 8vo. housed in fine calf-backed solander-case.  \n  \n this edition unknown to singerman. \n  \n philadelphia, for the rev. abraham de sola, 1878. \n  \n leeser first published his pioneering english translation of the bible in 1853 in large quarto form. he later published a smaller edition because he was \u201cstimulated, by the indulgent judgment pronounced by several eminent men \u2026 to make an effort to make it more accessible to all classes than an expensive and heavy quarto could expect to be, although he regrets that the [smaller] shape and size of the pages have prevented him appending the notes to this with which the other is enriched. but in preparing this work anew for the press the whole has been carefully subjected to the closest scrutiny, and improved and corrected wherever deemed necessary\u201d (see p. viii).  \n  \n leeser reminded his readers of the pioneering nature of this work: \u201cmany attempts have been made of late years by israelites in all european countries to furnish new versions in the various languages which they speak \u2026 hitherto \u2026 no other translation in the english had been completed by jews\u201d (p. v).  \n  \n \u201cin a short time [leeser\u2019s bible] became the standard bible for english-speaking jews, especially in america\u201d (orlinsky, 379) and it was even greeted with acclaim in non-jewish circles.  \n  \n moses dropsie aptly remarked in a eulogy for his teacher, \u201cif mr. leeser had done naught else, this work alone would entitle him to the gratitude of every english reader\u201d (moses dropsie, panegyric on the life, character and services of the rev. isaac leeser [philadelphia, 1868])."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"262","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122662/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:49.063Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122662,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122663/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122663/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122663/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"brandon, benjamin dias.  \n  \n oroth hamitzvoth. [rationales for the 613 precepts].  \n  * bound with  (as issued): emek binyamin [responsa].  \n  \n  first edition.  two titles pages. dedication in portuguese to mosseh de selomoh curiel.  \n  \n ff. 19, 103, (1); (2), 20, 25-22 (mispaginated). foxed. modern boards. 8vo.  \n vinograd, amsterdam 1666.  \n  \n amsterdam, j. jansson, 1753. \n  \n  the first rabbinic text relating to jews in the americas.  \n  \n includes an inquiry relating to inheritance law from aaron ledesma of the jewish community in surinam, west indies.  \n  \n this volume of responsa contains the first responsum solicited by a european from a rabbi living in the new world (ff. 17-20). rabbi benjamin brandon of amsterdam asked the advice of rabbi aaron ledesma of surinam regarding an inheritance case.  \n  \n brandon (d. c. 1750) was a cantor, ledesma, a physician and a graduate of amsterdam\u2019s etz hayyim, served as a rabbi in surinam beginning in 1737. it is curious that brandon, who lived in a city replete with well-known scholars, dispatched his responsum to an obscure rabbi in distant america.  \n  \n ultimately, brandon disagreed with his correspondent\u2019s decision and instead issued his own opinion (f. 22b).  \n  \n see m. silber, america in hebrew literature, pp. 41-2 (english section), p. 57 (hebrew section); and isaac s. and suzanne a. emmanuel, history of the jews of the netherlands antilles, vol. i, p. 178."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"263","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122663/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:49.065Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - 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but a blood libel in 1891 against corfu\u2019s jews prompted numerous rabbis in europe to boycott these etrogs and not support a prejudiced economy.  \n as a result, the greek etrog exporters sought to capitalize on the less-informed american market in the hopes they would neither know, nor care about the ban.  \n into this breach stepped ephraim deinard, who in the present booklet castigates those who \u2018trade in the blood of israel, \u2019 thus amplifying american-jewish awareness and opposition to corfu etrogs. instead, he encourages, americans should purchase from the budding etrog industry grown in the land of israel.  \n  \n ephraim deinard (1846\u20131930) was a fiery hebrew bookseller, bibliographer, and polemicist, born in russia and later active in palestine, europe, and the united states. he authored dozens of works\u2014ranging from historical studies to sharp political and religious pamphlets\u2014often marked by wit, biting criticism, and a passion for jewish culture and zionism. a colorful and controversial figure, deinard played a notable role in early hebrew publishing, jewish antiquarian book trade, and public debates of his era."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"266","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122666/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:46.410Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - 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(earlier works with hebrew type, such as judah monis\u2019s hebrew grammar, were intended for a gentile audience).  \n it is interesting to note that the first hebrew calendar on the american continent was not printed until 1851 (singerman s463).  \n  \n for an article discussing the national library of israel\u2019s copy of the new jamaica almanack, see: \n https://blog.nli.org.il/en/jamaican-almanac/? utm_source=activetrail&utm_medium=email&ut m_campaign=%20english%20newsletter%2004.09.2019&am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;_atscid=3_2269_139352510_9860674_0_tz3j3fxfz3da8 a2s2da"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"269A","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122782/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:46.417Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":122782,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122670/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"monis, judah.  \n  \n dickdook leshon gnebreet. grammar of the hebrew tongue. being an essay to bring the hebrew grammar into english to facilitate the instruction of all those who are desirous of acquiring a clear idea of this primitive tongue by their own studies\u2026published more especially for the use of the students of harvard college at cambridge, in new england.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n title in english and hebrew. english text interspersed with fully vocalized hebrew. \n  \n pp. (4), 94, (2). lightly browned, extreme outer corer of couple leaves repaired. original boards, later rebacked, upper cover detached, worn. 4to. housed within folding-case and calf-backed slip-case. 4to.  \n singerman 24; rosenbach 28; evans 3931.  \n  \n boston, jonas green, 1735. \n  \n  the first hebrew grammar published in the new world. the first book printed by a jew in north america.  \n  \n printed from \u201cthe first complete font of hebrew types in the american colonies.\u201d  \n  \n born into a family of former portuguese conversos, judah monis (1683-1764) emigrated from europe to north america around 1715. settling first in new york city, he moved to boston, where he was publicly baptized on march 27, 1722. shortly thereafter, he was appointed harvard college\u2019s first hebrew instructor, a position he held until his resignation in 1760.  \n  \n already by 1720, monis had completed a first draft of the grammar textbook he would eventually use to teach hebrew at harvard. because of a lack of funds and sufficient hebrew type, however, the book was not published until 1735. as the first hebrew grammar printed on american soil, dickdook leshon gnebreet would serve generations of students at harvard and other institutions of higher learning in new england.  \n  \n see m. klein, judah monis: a jew at harvard in the eighteenth century in: proceedings of the massachusetts historical society, vol. xcvii (1986); 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shaw & shoemaker 2899.  \n  \n cambridge, (hillard and metcalf), 1802. \n  \n  first edition of the first hebrew lexicon printed in america.  \n  \n in the 16th century, hebrew lexicons became important to protestantism due to an emphasis on biblical study in the original languages. pike\u2019s hebrew lexicon was first printed in england in 1766, leading to the printing of the first american edition at harvard in 1802. even more so than oxford or cambridge, harvard placed great emphasis on the study of biblical hebrew."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"271","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122671/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:46.420Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":122671,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122672/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"roy, w. l.  \n  \n a complete hebrew and english critical and pronouncing dictionary\u2026 containing all the words in the holy bible\u2026 together with their derivation literal and etymological meaning\u2026 and illustrated by numerous citations from the targums, talmud and cognate dialects.  \n  \n  first edition.   \n  \n pp. 8, (4), 9-740. foxed and dampstained in places, strip removed from upper portion of title-page affecting one word. original boards, scuffed and worn. sm. folio.  \n rosenbach 417 (locating only 2 copies).  \n  \n new york, j.f. trow, 1837. \n  \n  the first hebrew-english dictionary published in america. includes the first rabbinic approbation published in america.  \n  \n recommendations include one from the \u201crabbi of the city of jerusalem, \u201d enoch zundel: \u201cmr. william l. roy is one of the most critical hebrew scholars i have met since i left the holy land - gesenius not excepted. the specimen of his hebrew dictionary in manuscript i have carefully examined; and, although i differ with the author in opinion as to masheach, yet, in justice to him, i cannot but say, it is the best specimen of the kind i have seen. it evidently manifests a very extensive knowledge of the hebrew language. i have no doubt the lexicon will be a great acquisition to american literature.\u201d  \n  \n in 1833, jerusalem\u2019s rabbi enoch zundel traveled to america carrying a letter from the elders of the city addressed to mordecai manuel noah beseeching aid for his impoverished brethren living in the holy land. it was the author of this dictionary william roy, who translated the letter from hebrew into english and thus, roy and zundel became acquainted.  \n  \n see a. j. karp, from the ends of the earth: judaic treasure from the library of congress (1991) pp. 295-96 (illustrated)."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"272","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122672/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:46.422Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":122672,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":900,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122673/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"gratz, rebecca.  \n  \n  autograph letter signed,  written in english to her sister rachel gratz.  \n  \n written to \u201cdearest rachel, \u201d back home in philadelphia, a letter filled with information about rebecca\u2019s trip to new york, with news of their friends, both jewish and gentile; describes how she is about to travel by boat to albany, which is \u201csafer than land carriage.\u201d rebecca asks her sister to purchase various fabrics to send to their friends from which they can make dresses and bonnets. rebecca closes by sending her love to the rest of the family, and twice wishes rachel \u201cgod bless you.\u201d  \n  \n three pages, autograph address panel on verso. 4to.  \n  \n new york, \u201cat sunrise\u201d 30th july, 1804. \n  \n this letter is a fine look into the social life of rebecca gratz (1781-1869) and the close relationship with her sister rachel (1783-1823). indeed after rachel died, rebecca took her sister\u2019s six children into her own home and raised them herself.  \n  \n deeply involved in jewish education and other charitable good works (she founded the female hebrew benevolent society), rebecca never married yet was highly sociable, friends with such american literati as washington irving. an educated woman who always sought to enrich her own jewish learning, rebecca remained a proud and devout jew - amidst a very christian environment - who never failed to defend her religious beliefs among christian friends and acqaintances. \n  \n rebecca was so well-regarded that a legend arose she was sir walter scott\u2019s inspiration for the character of \u2018rebecca\u2019 in his 1819 novel \u2018ivanhoe.\u2019 sir walter was friendly with rebecca\u2019s friend washington irving, and it is widely suggested that irving had told scott about this remarkable young jewish woman, a worthy model for a noble 12th century jewess of england."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"273","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122673/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.779Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":122673,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":450,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122674/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"horowitz, jonathan.  \n  \n mock and absurd philosophy, or a word to the reasonable. by one who salutes all.  \n  \n  first edition.  an uncut copy.  \n pp. 96. modern gilt-ruled calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo.  \n singerman 211; shaw & shoemaker 23408.  \n  \n boston, t.b. wait and company, 1811. \n  \n this unusual work by an american jew is a thoughtful argument against atheism and calls on members of different religious faiths to unite in their humanity.  \n  \n \u201cif a religion is a bond which binds the individuals of each nation in particular, humanity goes farther, by tying and uniting together the individuals of us all\u201d (p. 89). not only this, but the founders of religion preached \u201cthe same truth\u201d (p. 92).  \n  \n the author, jonathan horwitz (1783-1852), was a jewish immigrant to philadelphia who prepared the text for the first hebrew bible in america in 1814, and later taught oriental languages.  \n  \n  apparently the first appeal by an american jew calling for religious tolerance."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"274","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122674/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":450,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.781Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":122674,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":350,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122675/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"gomez, isaac.  \n  \n selections of a father for the use of his children.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n pp. viii, 9-408. foxed. contemporary calf, finely rebacked. 8vo.  \n singerman 322; rosenbach 209.  \n  \n new york, southwick and peluse, 1820. \n  \n  the first children\u2019s book by an american jew.  \n  \n isaac gomez (1768-1831), whose great-grandfather fled from portugal to new york in 1703, was active in new york\u2019s jewish community.  \n  \n 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\u2026 gomez, 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.  \n  \n 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  \n  \n 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.\""},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"275","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122675/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":350,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.783Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122675,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122676/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"dwight, sereno edwards.  \n  \n the hebrew wife: or the law of marriage examined in relation to the lawfulness of polygamy and to the extent of the law of incest.  \n  \n  first edition.   \n english interspersed with vocalized hebrew.  \n pp. (4), 189, (3 blank) + 8pp. advertising. trace foxed. modern marbled boards. 8vo.  \n singerman 613.  \n  \n new york, h. ludwig, 1836. \n  \n the author attempts here an investigation of the biblical laws of incest. what prompted this research was a factual occurrence: \"in consequence of a complaint, made in due form of law, and substantiated by satisfactory evidence, it became the author's official duty to institute a prosecution for an incestuous marriage\" (see p. iii)."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"276","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122676/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.784Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122676,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122677/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122677/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"twain, mark.  \n  \n harper\u2019s new monthly magazine. volume xcix.  \n  \n contains number 592: the first appearance of the celebrated essay by twain:  \n  \u201cconcerning the jews\u201d  (pp. 527-35).  \n library boards. thick 4to.  \n  \n new york, september, 1899. \n  \n in this essay, the american writer mark twain explores various aspects of the jewish people and the historical context of antisemitism in europe at the time. twain delves into questions surrounding jewish resilience, perceived stereotypes, and their disproportionate representation in fields such as finance, literature, science, and the arts, relative to their numbers in society.  \n  \n most memorable is his conclusion:  \n  \n \u201cif the statistics are right, the jews constitute but one per cent of the human race. it suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the milky way. properly the jew ought hardly to be heard of; but he is heard of, has always been heard of. he is as prominent on the planet as any other people, and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk. his contributions to the world\u2019s list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine and abstruse learning are also way out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers\u2026the egyptian, the babylonian, and the persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream stuff and passed away; the greek and the roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone\u2026the jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age\u2026all things are mortal but the jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. what is the secret of his immortality?\u201d"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"277","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122677/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.785Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":122677,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":650,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122678/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122678/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(cincinnati).  \n  \n  rev. h. a. henry.   \n sepher hachinuch leyeladei bnei yisrael. a class book for jewish youth of both sexes containing an abridged history of the bible and biographical notices of the patriarchs, prophets, rulers and kings of israel. a concise account of all festivals, fasts, and distinguished periods throughout the year, a description of the ceremonies and customs, with their explanations, and also a series of religious and moral lessons, as seduced from holy writ.  \n  \n much use of hebrew. includes (pp. 71-2) \u201cprayer in behalf of the united states of america\u201d (with references to the local governor, mayor and city council).  \n pp. v; 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singerman 289; rosenbach 187.  \n  \n new york, j. seymor, 1818. \n  \n this small liturgical text comprises the psalms to be recited during the procession of the torah scrolls at the dedicatory service held to inaugurate the new worship space of new york city\u2019s celebrated congregation shearith israel.  \n  \n with the exception of the title pages, where hebrew and english text appear on two sides of the same leaf, the hebrew text in this volume appears with english translation on identically numbered, facing pages. the late professor abraham karp, doyen of american judaica bibliography, maintained that it was  \u201cthe first hebrew book composed and published in the united states.\u201d  \n  \n there are two lengthy acrostic poems composed for the occasion by rabbi dov pique. the first spells out the words kahal adath yeshurun, a euphemistic reference to the congregation; the second poem - a mirror acrostic - identifies the author, first in regular order, then in reverse order: \u2018ani dov pique.\u2019  \n  \n rabbi pique\u2019s tenure at the congregation was extremely short-lived. brought from bordeaux, france in 1817 to serve the congregation as the teacher of its religious school, pique was profoundly respected for his hebrew learning. parents, however, proved unwilling to entrust their children to him because of his propensity for strong drink. the present volume remains as his only legacy.  \n  \n it should also be noted that the latter poem contains the first printing of the name of an american chief executive in hebrew transliteration. somewhat surprisingly, pique refers to the sitting president as \u201cjimmy monroe, \u201d making use of a colloquialism that, while clearly popular at the time, is almost virtually unrecorded in contemporary american sources.  \n  \n  provenance:  \n  \n 1. this copy was owned by e. s. lazarus, grandfather of  emma lazarus  and one-time president of congregation shearith israel. he is listed on the title page as a member of the committee of arrangement. he signed his name and the date of the dedication on f. 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(new york, 1897). established in 1654, shearith israel and its membership has worshipped, over the centuries, in five locations. the present service commemorates the consecration of the congregation\u2019s neoclassical building located on central park west at 70th street on the upper west side of manhattan, from which location the congregation worships to this day."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"282","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122682/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":175,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.793Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122682,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":450,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122683/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(philadelpha).  \n  \n constitution and by-laws of the american jewish publication society.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n pp. 11, (1 blank). trace stained. original salmon wrappers bound into modern boards. 12mo.  \n singerman 881.  \n  \n philadelphia, c. sherman, 1845. \n  \n isaac leeser established the american jewish publication society in 1845 in an effort to further jewish education and defend against christian missionaries.  \n  \n \u201cthe corresponding secretary and real workhorse of the jewish publication society was isaac leeser.\u201d j.d. sarna, jps and the americanization of american culture (1989) pp. 1-4.  \n  \n the society published fourteen works in a series entitled \u201cjewish miscellany\u201d before falling subscriptions, a stretched budget, leeser\u2019s busy schedule, and finally, a destructive fire brought its activities to an end in 1851. nonetheless its fortunes were revived and two more societies with this name were founded by american jewry (1873-5 and 1888-present).  \n  \n \u201cthe american jewish publication society was the first national jewish organization in the united states dedicated to the advancement of jewish culture and religion.\u201d l.j. sussman, isaac leeser and the making of american judaism (1995) p. 153."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"283","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122683/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":450,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:52.794Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - 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rosenbach 413.  \n  \n philadelphia: haswell and fleu, 1837.  \n  \n  *  and:  isaac leeser.  discourses, argumentative and devotional, on the subject of the jewish religion. delivered chiefly at the synagogue mikveh israel, in philadelphia, in the years 5598-5601. second series or vol. iii. pp. 12, 268.  \n singerman 748; rosenbach 479.  \n  \n philadelphia: c. sherman, 1841.  \n  \n  *  and:  isaac leeser.  the claims of the jews to an equality of rights. pp. 99. singerman 745; rosenbach 476.  \n  \n philadelphia: c. sherman, 1841.  \n  \n  together four works bound in three volumes.   \n uniform modern green crushed morocco ruled in gilt.  \n  all first edition.   \n  \n philadelphia v.d. \n  \n  the first collection of jewish sermons printed in america.  \n  \n the appearance of the first two volumes of the discourses marked a turning point in isaac leeser\u2019s career. the 500 copies printed were quickly disseminated throughout the continental united states and caribbean and subsequently established leeser\u2019s reknown as a most facile preacher.  \n  \n due to the success of the \u201cclaims of the jews to an equality of rights, \u201d isaac leeser emerged as the singular national leader of american jewry. the work contains six essays which first appeared as a series of letters to the philadelphia gazette in an attempt to thwart the efforts of christian missionaries. in his final letter to the gazette, leeser wrote: \u201cas citizens with equal rights, not as tolerated aliens, we demand of our fellow-citizens to abate the causeless prejudice which so many entertain for us\u201d (p. 82).  \n  \n see l. j. sussman, isaac leeser and the making of american judaism (1995) pp. 106-7."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"296","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122696/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:56.746Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":122696,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122697/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"nathan, moses n.  \n  \n derech ha\u2019emunah - the road to faith, for the use of elementary schools. translated from the german of dr. henri loeb, chief rabbi of belgium, by moses n. nathan. pp. 66. opening blank with inscription by montreal rabbi (1885). original printed boards, shaken and worn. 12mo.  \n this edition unknown to singerman.  \n cincinnati, bloch, (c. 1870). a native of england, moses n. nathan (1801-83) was rabbi of the german congregation at kingston, jamaica for two decades before accepting a position to serve the pulpit of nefutzote yehudah synagogue in new orleans in 1850. there, he became a confidante of the jewish philanthropist, judah touro."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"297","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122697/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:56.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":122697,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122698/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"noah, mordecai m.  \n  \n discourse delivered at the consecration of the synagogue. k.k. she\u2019erith israel in the city of new york.  \n  \n pp. 47. title washed, few neat paper repairs, loss of few words on pp. 48-52 expertly repaired. modern wrappers retaining original front printed cover. 8vo. housed in modern calf-backed slip-case.  \n singerman 290; rosenbach 199.  \n  \n new york, c.s. van winkle, 1818. \n  \n  first discourse delivered for a consecration of a synagogue in america  delivered by  mordecai manuel noah,  the most prominent jew in america of his time and faithful member of the congregation, for which his great-grandfather, seventy years earlier, had served as hazzan. \n  \n noah (1785-1851) was born into a family of portuguese sephardic ancestry. he was the first jew born in the united states to reach national prominence.  \n  \n for the response by thomas jefferson to noah\u2019s discourse, see national archives:  \n https://founders.archives.gov/documents/jefferson/03-13-02-0060"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"298","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122698/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:56.750Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":122698,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":750,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122699/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122699/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"noah, mordecai m.  \n  \n travels in england, france, spain, and the barbary states in the years 1813-14 and 1815.  \n  \n  first edition.   \n frontispiece portrait of the author. four plates (one folding). \n  \n pp. vi, (1), 431, xlvii. ex-library, some foxing. calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo.  \n singerman 304; rosenbach 205.  \n  \n new york, 1819. \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.  \n  \n 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.  \n  \n 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.  \n  \n see j. sarna, jacksonian jew: the two worlds of mordecai noah (1981)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"299","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122699/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":750,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:56.751Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":122699,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":4500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122700/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"noah, mordecai m.  \n  \n discourse on the restoration of the jews.  \n  with fold-out map of the holy land  by a. k. johnston facing title.  \n  \n pp. 55. map and title page foxed. modern gray boards, spine lettered in gilt. 8vo.  \n singerman 913; rosenbach 574.  \n  \n new york, harper & brothers, 1845. \n  \n  a pioneering work propagating the zionist idea, years prior to the birth of theodor herzl.  \n  \n mordecai manuel noah proposes that if the ottoman sultan would grant permission for jews to purchase land in palestine, then \u201cthe whole territory surrounding jerusalem including hebron, safat, tyre\u2026 beyroot, jaffa and other ports of the mediterranean will be occupied by enterprising jews\u201d (pp. 37-38).  \n  \n noah appealed to american christians: \u201cbut my friends, why not ask yourselves the great and cardinal question, whether it is not your duty to aid in restoring the chosen people as jews to their promised land?\u201d (p. 28).  \n  \n \u201cwhere, i ask, can we commence this great work of regeneration with a better prospect of success than in a free country and a liberal government? where can we plead the cause of independence for the children of israel with greater confidence than in the cradle of american liberty?\u201d (p. 10).  \n  \n mordecai manuel noah (1785-1851) was probably the most influential jew in the united states in the early nineteenth century. in this discourse, he cites supportive letters received from president john adams and \u201cthe illustrious author of the declaration of independence\u201d thomas jefferson (see preface pp. v-vi).  \n  \n noah\u2019s involvement in jewish affairs was inspired by his belief in the idea of jewish territorial restoration. he was active in jewish affairs on behalf of congregations mikveh israel in philadelphia and shearith israel in new york.  \n  \n  this discourse by noah was selected by the late great historian prof. abraham j. karp as one of the ten most important publications illustrative of the development of american jewry."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"300","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122700/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":4500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:56.752Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":122700,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":17500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122701/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122701/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122701/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122701/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122701/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy).  \n  \n sidur siphthei tzaddikim - the form of prayers according to the custom of the spanish and portuguese jews. edited by  isaac leeser.  \n  \n  first edition.  hebrew with english translation on facing pages.  \n  complete set of six volumes.   \n  \n  *  vol. i  daily prayers:  pp. viii; ff. 216.  \n  *  vol. ii  new year:  ff. 120.  \n  *  vol. iii  day of atonement:  ff. 246 + supplement pp. 3.  \n  *  vol. iv  tabernacles:  ff. 176.  \n  *  vol. v  passover and pentecost:  ff. 182.  \n  *  vol. vi  fast day:  ff. (2), 186; pp. (4), 12, including two-page  list of subscribers.  \n  \n slight foxing to some pages. penciled inscription at front of vol. 1: \"isabella penha died\u2026 10th april, 1858.\" contemporary tree calf, spines sparingly ruled and with two black morocco gilt-lettered labels (in english), sprinkled edges. extremities rubbed, joints slightly cracked, but a sound set. spine of vol. 4 expertly rebacked to match the set.  \n goldman, 36; vinograd, philadelphia 12; rosenbach 411.  \n  \n philadelphia, haswell, barrington and haswell, 1837-38. \n  \n  the first comprehensive set of machzorim printed in america. an exceptionally rare complete set.  \n  \n sidur sifthei tzadikim, isaac leeser\u2019s comprehensive prayer book, was the first american edition containing the liturgy for the entire year. it contains the full hebrew text and an original english translation.  \n  \n leeser marketed his prayer book to audiences both in america and the british colonies in the caribbean and thus included both \u201ca prayer for a royal government\u201d and \u201ca prayer for a republican government\u201d (see vol. i, ff. 114-115). \n  \n  provenance:  \n christie\u2019s new york, fine printed books and manuscripts including americana and duplicates from the burndy library, 14th june 2006, lot 314.  \n  \n  a complete set in six volumes of the jewish liturgy for the entire year. a landmark in the early flowering of the religious jewish community of america."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"301","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122701/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":17500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:56.754Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20,000 - $30,000","currency":"USD","id":122701,"category":{"en":"American-Judaica"},"estimateMin":20000},{"startPrice":750,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122702/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122702/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy).  \n  \n tephiloth b\u2019nei yeshurun kephi minhag amerika. the divine service of american israelites for the new year. prepared by isaac m. wise.  \n  \n hebrew and english on facing pages, with original hymns and prayers in english and german.  \n  \n pp. 212. opening blank with bookplate. original gilt-tooled morocco, rubbed. 8vo. housed in modern solander case.  \n singerman 1949; goldman 53.  \n  \n cincinnati, bloch & co 1866. \n  \n  first edition of the first reform festival prayer-book printed in america.  \n  \n isaac mayer wise was born in steingrub, bohemia, in 1819 and immigrated to america in 1846. initially serving as a rabbi in albany, he moved to cincinnati in 1854. there he established the institutional structure of american reform judaism: the union of american hebrew congregations and hebrew union college.  \n  \n wise, who desired to publish an \u201camerican\u201d prayer book from his earliest years in the country, believed that the acceptance by all american jews of a single liturgical rite would represent a great step toward unity.  \n  \n this first reform prayer-book retained a hebrew text and the traditional framework of the liturgy, though certain passages relating to a personal messiah, the priesthood and a return to and restoration of a political israel were altered, shortened or excised in accordance with reform doctrine.  \n  \n see j.g. heller, isaac m. wise; 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raging against the modernizers of hebrew whom he describes as \u2018new christians\u2019 and establishing a central museum for the yishuv.  \n  \n deinard also criticizes the leaders of the congress (\u201clet fire and brimstone rain down upon president wolffsohn, kahn and cohen\u201d) for issues including the mis-allotment of public funds and ignoring the plight of yemenite jewish immigrants.  \n  \n the author notes that proceeds from the sale of this book are to be dedicated to constructing housing for yemenite immigrants to eretz israel."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"371","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122771/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":60,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":60,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:58.602Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - $180","currency":"USD","id":122771,"category":{"en":"Holy Land Travel and Zionism"},"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122772/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n  \n  deinard, ephraim.  \n   pachdu betzion chata\u2019im - the glorious zionism in unclean hands.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n two title-pages. pp. 128. title starting, tiny tear on p. 85. modern boards. 8vo. \n goldman, hebrew printing in america 981.  \n  \n arlington, new jersey, 1917. \n  \n anti-zionist diatribe. commences with a typically pointed observation:  \n \u201cby way of my travels i am now convinced - there are no chassidim in lubavitch, no catholics in rome and no zionists in zion.\u201d  \n  \n illustration on p. 103 of ancient star-of-david which the author asserts was used on coins issued during the crusades - thus he protests against its current symbolic utilization by zionists."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"372","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122772/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:58.603Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122772,"category":{"en":"Holy Land Travel and Zionism"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122773/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n  \n  deinard, ephraim.  \n    tzion be\u2019ad mi? - zion for who? for bolsheviki or jews.  \n  \n  first edition.  \n  \n pp. (2), 190. old boards, needs rebinding. 8vo.  \n  \n arlington, new jersey 1918. \n  \n anti-zionist diatribe written in the wake of the bolshevik revolution in russia and the balfour declaration of 1917, which promised a national home for the jewish people in palestine. at this time of deinard\u2019s writing, bolshevism was gaining an increasingly broad following amidst fierce debate among zionists."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"373","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/66731/lot/122773/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":80,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:44:58.605Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":122773,"category":{"en":"Holy Land Travel and Zionism"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/122774/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-11-18","available":false,"description":{"en":"(zionism).  \n    \n  deinard, ephraim.  \n cherpath britania [\u201cthe shame of britain\u201d]  \n  \n  first edition.  \n    \n hebrew with few pages in english. with a cartoon by deinard\u2019s granddaughter, clara silver.  \n pp. 149, (2). original boards, lightly stained. 4to.  \n  \n new york, orium, 1929. \n  \n deinard details the \u201cblack stain\u201d on great britain, which by way of devious diplomatic machinations, cheated the jews, robbing them of their \u201cpoor man\u2019s lamb\u201d - the land of israel.  \n  \n with portions concerning zionist leadership in the united states (\u201cmachine politicians misleading the public.\u201d) includes an open letter to the arab people.  \n  \n on pp. 38-43, deinard discusses sir herbert samuel (\u201creb shmuel\u201d)\u2019s recent appointee as chief rabbi. deinard finds it incomprehensible that the rabbi of jerusalem should be of the chassidic persuasion. 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