Sepher Pesach Me’ovin

AUCTION 27 | Tuesday, February 08th, 2005 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 85

(HAGADAH).

Sepher Pesach Me’ovin

With commentary by Chaim Benveniste. FIRST EDITION. Typical Bragadin title: At top, two angels holding the two Tablets of the Law; on either side of the title, Biblical characters (in this case, Moses and David); and at bottom, three lion heads (see Yudlov, Hebrew Printers' Marks (2001), p. 53-4). Tailpieces. Text surrounded by linear border ff.30. Browned and stained in places. Unbound. 8vo Yudlov 88; Yaari 57

Venice: Bragadin 1692

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $1,600

The present commentary by Chaim Benveniste (1603-73), Chief Rabbi of Izmir, is a brief halachic study to the Passover Hagadah, The laws and customs gathered by Benveniste were wdely utilized in many later Hagadah editions. On f.14r. the author offers a novel explanation for the custom observed in most Aschkenazic homes of placing an empty cup on the table, referred to as the “Cup of Elijah.” This custom found so much favor in the Sephardic rabbi's eyes that he adopted it in his own home, and would indeed drink from the cup's contents during the Seder-meal