Tephilah LeMoshe [sermons and homilies on the merits of Torah, repentance, along with a commentary on Keriath Shema].

AUCTION 65 | Thursday, June 25th, 2015 at 1:00

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Lot 61

ALMOSNINO, MOSES.

Tephilah LeMoshe [sermons and homilies on the merits of Torah, repentance, along with a commentary on Keriath Shema].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> ff. 76. Marginal repair on title, some staining, scattered repaired worming, with loss to a few letters. Modern tooled calf. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Salonika 63; Mehlman 900.

Salonika: Joseph Ya’avetz 1563

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

Born in Salonika, Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (c. 1515-c. 1580) hailed from a distinguished family who originally stemmed from Aragon, Spain. He was renowned for his knowledge in both rabbinics and the sciences, particularly natural physics and astronomy. In 1565, he formed a delegation to petition Sultan Selim II for a confirmation of the privileges previously granted to the Salonika Jews in 1537. His efforts procured a favorable decision and in 1568 the Salonika community was granted the status of a self-governing entity, a prerogative it enjoyed for centuries thereafter. See EJ, II cols. 669-71.