RAPOPORT, CHAIM HAKOHEN OF OSTROG. Mayim Chaim [responsa] with Otzroth Chaim [Torah commentary]

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $800

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(CHASSIDISM)

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Chanania Lipa & Joshua Heschel Shapiro

Place

Zhitomir

Publication

1857-58

Description

FIRST EDITION. Approbations include R. Shalom of Belz and R. Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apta. Two title pages, plus three divisional titles

references

Vinograd, Zhitomir 222 (not seen by Vinograd)

summary

Important for the history of Chassiduth. Contains the only known citation of the Baal Shem Tov's signature as a witness on a legal document. See p. 50, responsa no. 27 where the Baal Shem Tov signs Yisrael Ba[al] S[hem] of Tlist. Also testifies to the Baal Shem Tov's standing in the community as his endorsement appears before that of the Maggid Meisharim of the town

pp. 151. A wide-margined copy. Modern morocco. Folio

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