(Shulchan Aruch-Yoreh Deah).

<<IMPORTANT NOTES BY A FIRST-RATE RABBINICAL SCHOLAR WHO WAS A MASTER OF HALACHA AND CITES NOTES DIRECTLY FROM THE NODA BEYEHUDAH.>> The learned author of these was apparently a disciple of the Noda BeYehudah, R. Yechezkel Landau of Prague. He seemingly had direct access to the Noda BeYehudah’s notes to Yoreh Deah and copied them here. For example see f. 20b where he states: Bechiburi Tzelach al Masechet Beitzah he’erachti bazeh (“In my work Tzelach I write about this at length.”) Thus apparently the writer is R. Yechezkel Landau citing his own work. The writer ends this note with the acrostic A[doni] M[ori] V[erabi]. Most of the lengthy notes are signed with this acrostic. On f. 281b he writes: “vechen beteshuvath A[doni] M[ori] V[erabi] Noda Beyehuda.” He may also have studied with R. Eliezer Flekeles of Prague, for the notes frequently cite Teshuvah Me’ahavah. The writer obviously hailed from Prague as on f.30b he writes “in Prague the custom is…” The writer was a Rosh Yeshiva, as on f. 166a he writes “belimud hayeshiva hochachti…” These notes should be compared to those published in Dagul Merevavah for variances.