ECCLESIASTES). Sepher Koheleth. With commentary Chemdath Yisrael by Israel Nachman Drohbitscher
AUCTION 50 |
Thursday, February 24th,
2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Art
Lot 57
(BIBLE,
ECCLESIASTES). Sepher Koheleth. With commentary Chemdath Yisrael by Israel Nachman Drohbitscher
Livorno: S. Saadon 1820
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $550
With additional poems Eleph Alphin and the scarce Eleph Bethin consisting of a thousand words beginning with the letters Aleph and Beth.
The author's father was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and studied under R. Joseph Bloch (author of Ginzei Yoseph), a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch. R. Israel Nachman served as a Rabbi in Eastern Europe and after styling himself S"T (Sephardi Tahor), moved to Sidon, Lebanon and finally Safed. He introduced the Chid"a (Chaim Joseph David Azulai) to Chassidic teachings.
For more concerning this colorful personality and his travels, see S. Abramson, Ben Koheleth (1953) pp. 301-320 and Eliezer Katzman, Beshvilei Sepher, in Yeshurun Vol. I, pp. 493-504.