Ohalei Ya’akov [responsa concerning the sale of a Torah Scroll to a non-Jew.]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

YUTES, YA’AKOV YITZCHAK.

printer

Grossman

Place

Lemberg

Publication

1848

Description

First edition. A wide margined copy.

references

Vinograd, Lemberg 803.

summary

The secular authorities sought to purchase a Torah Scroll for utilization by the court-system, whereon Jews would swear an oath. The author corresponded with many of the outstanding rabbinic authorities concerning this matter, including R. Tzvi Hirsch Orenstein of Brisk, R. Aaron Moshe Taubes of Jassy, R. Tzvi Hirsch Chayoth of Zolkiew, R. Elazar Horowitz of Vienna and R. Joseph Shaul Nathanson of Lvov.

ff. (2), 52. Trace foxed. Later boards. 4to.

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