Shas Ha-Kollel- Berachoth. pp. 68. With: Sha”s Ha-Mashpia-Berachoth. pp. 200, 209-248

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Lot 224
SHAPOTSHNICK, JOSEPH.

Shas Ha-Kollel- Berachoth. pp. 68. With: Sha”s Ha-Mashpia-Berachoth. pp. 200, 209-248

Together, two volumes Original boards and wrappers. Folio

London: 1921 and 1928

Est: $500 - $700
A prolific author on a host of subjects (including science, psychology and music), Joseph Shapotshnick was a notable non-conformist figure of his time. Shas Ha-Kollel and Shas Ha-Mashpia were published as addendums to his Shas Ha’gadol She’ba’gedolim. Shas Ha-Mashpia includes a Kabbalistic commentary to Etz Chaim by R. Y. Ashlag as well as a commentary on the Shem Ha-meforash by the author. For more on this maverick English rabbi see H. Rabinowicz, A World Apart: The Story of the Chasidim in Britain (1997) pp.56-66