Tiferet’s Exquisite Sale #60 | בית המכירות תפארת

Chefetz Hashem, the First Work of the Holy Or Hachaim, Printed in His Lifetime! Amsterdam, 1732

Chefetz Hashem, the First Work of the Holy Or Hachaim, Printed in His Lifetime! Amsterdam, 1732 Sefer Chefetz Hashem by Rabbeinu Chaim ben Atar, the holy “Or Hachaim” – Amsterdam, 1732 – first edition – the Or Hachaim’s first work. Printed in his lifetime.

Start price:

1500

Lot 2:

Shiyarei Knesset Hagedola. Salonika, 1757 – Rare. Rabbinical Exemplar

Shiyarei Knesset Hagedola. Salonika, 1757 – Rare. Rabbinical Exemplar Shiyarei Knesset Hagedola, on Halachot of Tur Yoreh De’ah. Salonika, 1757 – Rare. Exemplar of the Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria, Rabbi Gavriel Almosnino, and of the president of the Rabbinical Council of America and Canada, Rabbi Eliezer Silber.

Start price:

600

Lot 3:

Oholei Yehuda. First Edition With Dedication from the Author, Rabbi Yehuda Bechor Shlomo Hakohen

Oholei Yehuda. First Edition With Dedication from the Author, Rabbi Yehuda Bechor Shlomo Hakohen Sefer Oholei Yehuda, by Rabbi Yehuda Bechor Shlomo Hakohen. Israel Ba”k press, Jerusalem, 1843. First and rare edition, with handwritten dedication by the author.

Start price:

150

Lot 4:

Extremely Rare Kabbalistic Seforim With the Author’s Dedication! Michtam Shlom Yisrael & Michtam Shlom Yerushalayim

Extremely Rare Kabbalistic Seforim With the Author’s Dedication! Michtam Shlom Yisrael & Michtam Shlom Yerushalayim Extremely rare Kabbalistic Seforim! ‘Michtam Shlom Yisrael’ and ‘Michtam Shlom Yerushalayim’. Jerusalem, 1880. Dedication of the holy author, Rabbi Aharon refael Chaim Moshe Ferrera, in his handwriting and with his signature.

Start price:

300

Lot 5:

Art! Yemenite Manuscript of Megillot Shir Hashirim, Rut, and Kohelet.

Art! Yemenite Manuscript of Megillot Shir Hashirim, Rut, and Kohelet. Holy of Holies! Shir Hashirim, Rus, and Kohelet, handwritten in a special Yemenite manuscript, with Targum Yonatan and Rashi in its entirety. Circa early 19th century.

Start price:

800

Lot 6:

Three Pages of Drushim Handwritten by the Ben Ish Chai

Three Pages of Drushim Handwritten by the Ben Ish Chai Three sheets of Drush on various topics, written on both sides in the holy handwriting of Maran the “Ben Ish Chai”, Rabbeinu tosef Chaim of Baghdad.

Start price:

2000

Lot 7:

Maran the Rishon Letzion Rabbi Ovadya Yosef

Maran the Rishon Letzion Rabbi Ovadya Yosef Postcard in the unique handwriting of Maran the Rishon LeTzion, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, restorer of the glory of Sephardic Jewry, from his younger years in Petach Tikva. 1957.

Start price:

700

Lot 8:

Sefer Leshon Limudim, by Rabbi David Yehiya. Constantinople, 1542. Rare.

Sefer Leshon Limudim, by Rabbi David Yehiya. Constantinople, 1542. Rare. Sefer Leshon Limudim, by Rabbi David Yehiya. Constantinople, 1542. Rare.

Start price:

200

Lot 9:

Medrash Tehillim, Shmuel, and Mishlei. Bombirgi Press, Venice, 1546

Medrash Tehillim, Shmuel, and Mishlei. Bombirgi Press, Venice, 1546 Medras Raba: Medrash Tehillim and Medrash Shmuel and Mishlei, in 2 volumes. Daniel Bombirgi Press, Venice, 1546. Rare.

Start price:

800

Lot 10:

Trumas Hadeshen. Second Edition. Venice, 1546

Trumas Hadeshen. Second Edition. Venice, 1546 Trumas Hadeshen. Venice, 1546. Second edition. Rare.

Start price:

700

Lot 11:

Ohel Moed. First Edition. Venice, 1548

Ohel Moed. First Edition. Venice, 1548 Ohel Moed, by Rabbi Shlomo of Urbino. Venice, 1548. First edition. Rare.

Start price:

650

Lot 12:

First Edition of a Foundational Sefer: Kiryat Sefer, Venice, 1551. Important and Noble Exemplar

First Edition of a Foundational Sefer: Kiryat Sefer, Venice, 1551. Important and Noble Exemplar Kiryat Sefer, Rabbi Moshe of Trani’ Halacha Sefer. Venice, 1551. First edition of this foundational Sefer. Noble exemplar of the holy Rav of Radowicz (Rădăuţi).

Start price:

800

Lot 13:

The First Printed ‘Krovatz’ – For Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, With Yiddish Translation. Krakow, 15171

The First Printed ‘Krovatz’ – For Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, With Yiddish Translation. Krakow, 15171 ‘Krovatz’, liturgies for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur according to Polish customs with translation to Yiddish. Krakow, 1571. Extremely rare!

Start price:

1000

Lot 14:

Rabbi refael Nurtzi’s three Seforim on Mussar: Se’ah Solet, Marpe Lanefesh, and Orach Chaim –...

Rabbi refael Nurtzi’s three Seforim on Mussar: Se’ah Solet, Marpe Lanefesh, and Orach Chaim –... Rabbi refael Nurtzi’s three Seforim on Mussar: Se’ah Solet, Marpe Lanefesh, and Orach Chaim – Venice, 1579 – First edition – rare.

Start price:

1000

Lot 15:

Sha’arei Teshuva, Krakow, 1581

Sha’arei Teshuva, Krakow, 1581 Sha’arei Teshuva by Rabbeinu Yona. Krakow, 1581. Rare.

Start price:

500

Lot 16:

Extremely Rare Sefer! Yoreh Chata’im Baderech. Venice, 1589

Extremely Rare Sefer! Yoreh Chata’im Baderech. Venice, 1589 “Sefer ‘Yoreh Chata’im Baderech’, called ‘Sefer HaKaparot’, authored by the great Rabbi… R’ Elazar of Grameisha”. Venice, 1589. Extremely rare.

Start price:

300

Lot 17:

First and Rare Edition: Mif’alos Elokim. Venice, 1592

First and Rare Edition: Mif’alos Elokim. Venice, 1592 Mif’alos Elokim, by Don Issac Abarbanel. Venice, 1592. First edition. Rare.

Start price:

1500

Lot 18:

First Source of ‘Modeh Ani”! Seder Hayom by Rabbi Moshe Ben Machir – Venice, 1599. First Edition

First Source of ‘Modeh Ani”! Seder Hayom by Rabbi Moshe Ben Machir – Venice, 1599. First Edition Seder Hayom, Halachot and behaviors throughout the day. By Rabbi Moshe ibn Machir. Venice, 1599. First edition. Rare. The first source of the prayer of “Modeh Ani” said every morning upon waking.

Start price:

1200

Lot 19:

Sefer Chelkas Mechokek, commentary on Sefer Iyov by the holy alshech. Venice, 1603. First edition....

Sefer Chelkas Mechokek, commentary on Sefer Iyov by the holy alshech. Venice, 1603. First edition.... Sefer Chelkas Mechokek, commentary on Sefer Iyov by the holy alshech. Venice, 1603. First edition. Rare.

Start price:

2200

Lot 20:

Cheshek Shlomo by the Tashbe”Tz. First Edition, Venice, 1623. – 400 Year Old Preserved Exemplar –

Cheshek Shlomo by the Tashbe”Tz. First Edition, Venice, 1623. – 400 Year Old Preserved Exemplar – Sefer Cheshek Shlomo by Rabbeinu the Tashbe”tz. Venice, 1623. First edition, rare.

Start price:

800

Lot 21:

Menoras Hama’or by Rabbi Yitzchak Abuhav the First. Venice 1623

Menoras Hama’or by Rabbi Yitzchak Abuhav the First. Venice 1623 Menoras Hama’or, to enlighten the eyes of all who seek Hashem to distance from evil and do good and seek peace. By Rabbi yitzḥak Abuhav (the first) the Spaniard. Venice, 1623, in the home of Giovani Kayun.

Start price:

1100

Lot 22:

Bechinat Olam. Paris, 1629

Bechinat Olam. Paris, 1629 Bechinat Olam, by the wise philosopher, the saintly Rabbi Yeda’ya Hapenini Bedrashi, with Pirkei Avot translated to French and Italian, and the 13 methods of Drush. Paris, 1629. Rare.

Start price:

1000

Lot 23:

Mizmor Letoda. Second Edition. Prague, 1610. Rare

Mizmor Letoda. Second Edition. Prague, 1610. Rare Sefer ‘Mizmor LeTodah’, by Rabbi Shmuel Aripol. Prague, 1610. Second edition. Rare.

Start price:

1000

Lot 24:

Galut Yehuda, Italian-Hebrew Dictionary. Second, Rare Edition. Padova, 1640

Galut Yehuda, Italian-Hebrew Dictionary. Second, Rare Edition. Padova, 1640 Sefer Galut Yehuda, by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modina, Hebrew-Italian dictionary for words from Tanach and Chazal’s sayings. Padua, 1640. Second edition. Rare.

Start price:

800

Lot 25:

First Jewish Sefer Printed in Livorno: Rare! Yalkut Shimoni, 1649-1652

First Jewish Sefer Printed in Livorno: Rare! Yalkut Shimoni, 1649-1652 Yalkut Shimoni I. Livorno, 1649-1652. The first Jewish Sefer to be printed there. Rare.

Start price:

1200

Lot 26:

First Edition and Noble Exemplar Me’il Shmuel. Venice, 1705

First Edition and Noble Exemplar Me’il Shmuel. Venice, 1705 Sefer Me’il Shmuel, an abbreviation and index of the holy Shlah, by Rabbi Shmuel David Ottolingo. Venice, 1705. Exemplar of the Kabbalist Rabbi Aharon Avraham Slotky. First edition, rare.

Start price:

200

Lot 27:

First Hebrew Book of Medicine: Ma’aseh Tuvya, First Edition. Venice 1707

First Hebrew Book of Medicine: Ma’aseh Tuvya, First Edition. Venice 1707 Sefer Ma’aseh Tuvya – Venice, 1707, with many illustrations – First Edition.

Start price:

2000

Lot 28:

Passover Hagaddah Beit Yisrael Beit Chorin. Amsterdam, 1781. With the Map

Passover Hagaddah Beit Yisrael Beit Chorin. Amsterdam, 1781. With the Map ‘Beis Yisrael Bnei Chorin’ – Passover Hagadda according to the customs of the Ashkenazim and Sephardim in Amsterdam. Amsterdam, 1781, with the map.

Start price:

600

Lot 29:

Mesilas Yeshorim – Shklow, 1795 – Early, rare edition.

Mesilas Yeshorim – Shklow, 1795 – Early, rare edition. Mesilas Yeshorim – Shklow, 1795 – Early, rare edition.

Start price:

300

Lot 30:

First Editions of Avnei Milu’im, Lemberg, 1815 & Zolkiew, 1825 in One Volume.

First Editions of Avnei Milu’im, Lemberg, 1815 & Zolkiew, 1825 in One Volume. Avnei Milu’im I-II, by the “Ktzos HaChoshen”. Lemberg and Zolkiew, 1815-1825. First edition.

Start price:

1500

Lot 31:

Forged from Within! Yerushalmi On Seder Kodashim. Both Volumes. Extremely Rare!

Forged from Within! Yerushalmi On Seder Kodashim. Both Volumes. Extremely Rare! Both parts of the Yerushalmi on Seder Kodashim – the forgery! Rare and precious find! Szinérváralja, 1907-1909.

Start price:

800

Lot 32:

Very Large Volume – Manuscript of Drush On the Parshios. Unknown Author. Vienna, Ca. 1875-83. 740 Handwritten Pages!

Very Large Volume – Manuscript of Drush On the Parshios. Unknown Author. Vienna, Ca. 1875-83. 740 Handwritten Pages! Manuscript volume, Drushim on the Parshios of the Torah and sermons for Shabbos Hagadol and Shabbos Shuva – written during 1875-1883 – never printed – unknown author.

Start price:

4000

Lot 33:

Unprinted Manuscript On Tur and Shulchan Aruch Hilchos Kiddushin

Unprinted Manuscript On Tur and Shulchan Aruch Hilchos Kiddushin Handwritten manuscript. Learned composition on the Tur and Shulchan Aruch Hilchos Kiddushin – Never Printed – ca. 1920’s.

Start price:

1000

Lot 34:

‘Bekishe Worn by the Holy Exalted Tzaddik of Rivnitz’

‘Bekishe Worn by the Holy Exalted Tzaddik of Rivnitz’ “Endows the wearer with a spirit of holiness and Yiras Shomayim, salvations and healing.” – Bekishe owned and worn by the holy famous pure miracle worker and Oved Hashem, Rabbi Chaim Zanvil of Rivnitz.

Start price:

30000

Lot 35:

וַיָּרַח אֶת־רֵיחַ בְּגָדָיו וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ Hand Towel Belonging to the Holy and Saintly Tzaddik, the Rivnitzer Rebbe

וַיָּרַח אֶת־רֵיחַ בְּגָדָיו וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ Hand Towel Belonging to the Holy and Saintly Tzaddik, the Rivnitzer Rebbe Hand towel of the exalted and holy Tzaddik, the saintly “Heiliger Rivnitzer”, Rabbi Chaim Zanvil of Rimnitz.

Start price:

1000

Lot 36:

Tefillin Parshiyos from the Famed Sofer Rabbi Yehuda Asher Roth

Tefillin Parshiyos from the Famed Sofer Rabbi Yehuda Asher Roth Tefillin and Parshiyos written by the famous Sofer, the Tzaddik Rabbi Yehuda Asher Roth, from the lofty people of Yerushalayim. Disciple and confidant of the Tzaddikim of the holy city.

Start price:

500

Lot 37:

“And the Levite Shall Perform the Holy Work!” Siddur Avodas Halevi of the Holy Pillar Of Prayer of Tosh – from His Last Years

“And the Levite Shall Perform the Holy Work!” Siddur Avodas Halevi of the Holy Pillar Of Prayer of Tosh – from His Last Years וְעָבַד הַלֵּוִי אֶת עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד! – “And the Levite Shall Perform the Holy Work!” The pure Siddur of the elder Tzaddik of the generation, the holy Rebbe of Tosh, from the last years of his life.

Start price:

5000

Lot 38:

Tehillim, Yiddish Translation. Mantua, 1562

Tehillim, Yiddish Translation. Mantua, 1562 Mantua Tehillim, 1562, with Yiddish translation.

Start price:

500

Lot 39:

Rare Machzor. Roman Customs. Mantua, 1718-1719

Rare Machzor. Roman Customs. Mantua, 1718-1719 Machzor, per the customs of of Rome, I-II. Mantoua, 1718-1719. Rare.

Start price:

300

Lot 40:

Selichos and Tikkunim Printed in Venice, 1728-1739

Selichos and Tikkunim Printed in Venice, 1728-1739 Collection of [4] Slichos and Tikkunim for Shavuos and Hoshana Rabba. Venice, 1728-1739. Rare.

Start price:

300

Lot 41:

The First Machzor Printed in Eretz Yisrael. Jerusalem, 1843-44

The First Machzor Printed in Eretz Yisrael. Jerusalem, 1843-44 First machzor printed in Eretz Yisrael, ‘Sefer Mo’adei Hashem and Kri’ei Mo’ed’. Jerusalem, 1843-44. 2 vol. set.

Start price:

300

Lot 42:

Siddur Beit Tefillah as Per the Italian Customs. Livorno, 1862.

Siddur Beit Tefillah as Per the Italian Customs. Livorno, 1862. Siddur Beit Tefilla, Italian customs. Livorno, 1862.

Start price:

350

Lot 43:

Siddur ‘Uvlechtecha Baderech’ – Miniature. Nusach Sfarad! Warsaw, 1884

Siddur ‘Uvlechtecha Baderech’ – Miniature. Nusach Sfarad! Warsaw, 1884 Siddur ‘Uvlechtecha Baderech’, prayers for the whole year, Nusach Sepharad. Warsaw, 1884. Miniature. Rare.

Start price:

400

Lot 44:

Miniature Siddur. Nusach Sfarad! Lublin, 1925. Rare With Historical Background.

Miniature Siddur. Nusach Sfarad! Lublin, 1925. Rare With Historical Background. Siddur ‘Uvlechtecha Baderech’, prayers for the whole year, Nusach Sepharad. Lublin, 1925. Miniature. Rare.

Start price:

400

Lot 45:

Special Collector’s Item: 19 Miniature Siddurim. Rare!

Special Collector’s Item: 19 Miniature Siddurim. Rare! Assortment of 19 miniature Siddurim. 1904-1963.

Start price:

2000

Lot 46:

Miniature Siddur, Unknown Edition. New York – Los Angeles, 1955

Miniature Siddur, Unknown Edition. New York – Los Angeles, 1955 Prayer Book, Mincha and Maariv, published by AMARNA, NY – LA, 1955. Miniature. Extremely rare.

Start price:

600

Lot 47:

From the Treasured Seforim of the Holy Kabbalistic Gaon Rabbi Naftali Katz Av Beis Din of Ostroh, Poznań, and Frankfurt – the ‘Smichas Chachomim’

From the Treasured Seforim of the Holy Kabbalistic Gaon Rabbi Naftali Katz Av Beis Din of Ostroh, Poznań, and Frankfurt – the ‘Smichas Chachomim’ Responsa ‘Avodas Hagershoni’ – Frankfurt am Main, 1699 – first edition – Emossed on front and back cover with a stamp of “Kesser Kehuna” – Crown of the Kohen – in which is written his holy name as he wrote it in his wonderous amulets: "הק' נפתלי בהרב הגאון המפורסם מה"ו יצחק אייזק זל"ה מא[ו]סטרא[ה]" (“Naftali son of the famous Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik OBM of Ostroh”).

Start price:

12000

Lot 48:

Exemplar of the Holy Rebbe Rabbi Shlomo of Chortkov – Inheritance.

Exemplar of the Holy Rebbe Rabbi Shlomo of Chortkov – Inheritance. “Sha’ar Hahachana and wonderous wills” by Rabbi Naftali Katz, author of “Smichas Chachomim”. Lemberg, 1840. Exemplar stamped with the stamp of the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Shlomo of Chortkov.

Start price:

100

Lot 49:

Mitpachat Sefarim by Rabbi Yaakov Emden. the First Edition, Printed in the Author’s Home

Mitpachat Sefarim by Rabbi Yaakov Emden. the First Edition, Printed in the Author’s Home Sefer Mitpachat Sefarim by Rabbi Yaakov Emden. Altona, 1768 – First and rare edition printed in the author’s home.

Start price:

1000

Lot 50:

The First Sefer Printed by the Yaavetz. Lecehm Shamayim. Wandsbek, 1733

The First Sefer Printed by the Yaavetz. Lecehm Shamayim. Wandsbek, 1733 Sefer Lechem Shamayim – Wandsbek, 1733 – first edition – Rav Yaakov Emden’s first Sefer – Noble exemplar from the Tzaddikim of Poland.

Start price:

1000