Sepher Pesach Me’'ubin. With Halachic commentary by R. Chaim Benveniste

(HAGADAH).

Bragadin

Venice

1692

FIRST EDITION. Typical Bragadin title: At top, two angels holding the two Tablets of the Law; on either side of the title, Biblical characters (in this case, Moses and David); and at bottom, three lion heads. See Yudlov, Hebrew Printers' Marks (2001), pp. 53-4. Text surrounded by linear border. On title, signature of former owner, "Ben-Zion Shabtai Aescoly." Also on title, stamp in Hebrew and German of "N.B. Friedman" (see below) and Hebrew stamp "Kinyan Kaspi"

Yudlov 89; Yaari 87; EJ, Vol. IV, col. 560 (facs. of title)

THE NACHUM DOV BAER FRIEDMAN OF SADIGORA COPY Chaim Benveniste (1603-1673), Chief Rabbi of Izmir, Turkey, is distinguished for his commentary to the Shulchan Aruch, Kenesseth ha-Gedolah. The present work, a brief halachic study to the Passover Hagadah, was co-opted in many later Hagadoth. Our Hagadah follows the Sephardic rite. It is two leaves shorter than the Hagadah according to the Aschkenazic rite with Benveniste's commentary issued by Bragadin that same year. The brevity is accounted for by the fact that the Sephardic version omits several Aschkenazic piyutim at the conclusion of the Hagadah. Rabbi Nachum Dov Baer Friedman (d. 1883) was one of the greatest bibliophiles amongst Chassidic Rabbis. His library was formed from three sources: books inherited from his forbears, books purchased from his own funds and books given to him as a gift. He had different stamps indicating the source: Kinyan Kaspi (purchased with my funds), Yerushath Avothai (inheritance) and Minchath Shai (a gift)