She'eloth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. Published by the author's son JEDIDIAH GALANTE, with his novellae to several Talmudic Tractates. Includes novellae of R. Isaac Aboab to Beitzah, RaN to Shavu'oth, and RITBA to Bava Metzi'a
AUCTION 47 |
Thursday, December 10th,
2009 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 110
GALANTE, MOSES
She'eloth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. Published by the author's son JEDIDIAH GALANTE, with his novellae to several Talmudic Tractates. Includes novellae of R. Isaac Aboab to Beitzah, RaN to Shavu'oth, and RITBA to Bava Metzi'a
Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1608
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $650
R. Moses ben Mordechai Galante was a disciple of R. Moses Cordovero in Safed and one of the select few ordained by R. Jacob Berab at the time of the historic revival of the ancient Semicha (ordination). The Author was the grandfather of R. Moses ben Jonathan Galante (1621-1689) of Safed and later Jerusalem, who in turn was the maternal grandfather of Rabbi Moses Hagiz. See E. Carlebach, The Pursuit of Heresy (1990), pp. 29-31.
The novellae of R. Isaac Aboab to Tractate Beitzah were penned by Isaac Aboab II (1433-1493), "the last Gaon of Castille" (EJ, Vol. II, col. 93). The novellae to Bava Metzi'a were mis-attributed to RITBA (EJ, Vol. XVI, col. 848).
R. Shelomo Amarillo (1650-1721) was a prominent Salonikan rabbi, famed for his sermonic ability and author of the homiletic work P'nei Shelomo (Salonika 1717) and the halachic responsa Kerem Shelomo (Salonika 1719). See N.Z. Friedmann, Otzar Harabanim 18366