Sepher ha-Terumah [Rabbinic Code]
AUCTION 27 |
Tuesday, February 08th,
2005 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 33
BARUCH BEN ISAAC OF WORMS
Sepher ha-Terumah [Rabbinic Code]
Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1523
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,800
Baruch ben Isaac of Worms (late 12th-early 13th century) was a member of the Tosafist school that thrived in France, having studied under R. Isaac of Dampierre. For this reason, relatively few German authorities are cited by him, while citations of the master Tosafists Rabbi Samuel ben Meir (RaSHBa”M) and Rabbi Jacob of Ramrupt (Rabbeinu Tam) abound in his work.
One might say the “specialty” of Sepher ha-Terumah is its sustained treatment of the laws pertaining to Eretz Israel. The rulings of Sepher ha-Terumah were subsequent included in later halachic literature. Among those who invoke its authority are: Rabbis Isaac b. Moses (Or Zaru’a), Moses of Coucy (SeMa”G), Zedekiah Anav (Shibbolei ha-Leket), and Aaron of Lunel (Orchoth Chaim). Besides Sepher ha-Terumah, another work by the same author that has gained currency are the comments to Tractate Zevachim, which are printed in the standard editions of the Talmud simply as “Tosafoth.” See EJ, Vol. IV, col. 278
Recently, Simcha Emmanuel has shown that the appellation R. Baruch of Worms is a misnomer. A careful examination of R. Baruch's biography reveals that the connection to the location of Worms is fallacious. See S. Emmanuel, “Le-Toldotav shel R. Baruch bar Isaac, in Tarbiz vol. 69 (2000) pp. 423-40