Tal Oroth [novellae and discourses to Orach Chaim-the laws of the Sabbath in poetic form with an extensive commentary]

SAUL BEN DAVID

Abraham Heida

Prague

1615

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut architectural arch. Diagrams on f.91v and f.92v relating toSabbath Boundaries

Vinograd, Prague 240; Mehlman 866

R. Saul ben David was a talented poet, evident both from this and his other published work, Chanukath Habayith. His teachings are referred to by the Magen Avraham and other decisors. Interestingly, on the final leaf, the author discusses incidents of Sabbath desecration in his community, especially in the outer villages. He attributes such desecration to the constant fear of pogrom and similar brutalities suffered by the Jewish communities of Russia