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Shimon Akiva Ber ben Yoseph. Avodath Borei, Mahadura Bathra [prayers for weekdays, Sabbath and Holidays]. With an extensive Kabbalistic commentary.

Auction 94 · Lot 276

Shimon Akiva Ber ben Yoseph. Avodath Borei, Mahadura Bathra [prayers for weekdays, Sabbath and Holidays]. With an extensive Kabbalistic commentary.

Estimate
$1,200–$1,800
Hammer price
$900

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

author

(LITURGY).

printer

Aaron ben Uri Lipman

Place

Sulzbach

Publication

1707

Description

FIRST EDITION of full commentary.

references

Vinograd, Sulzbach 66.

summary

The author was the son-in-law of R. Feitel Isserles of Vienna. After the expulsion of the Jews from Vienna, he served as Rabbi of Zeckendorf. At the time of this publication he served as Rabbi of Gunzhausen. The leading Rabbis in their approbations entitle the author as "Sar Ha-Torah" (Prince of the Torah). The first edition which was published in Wilhermsdorf, 1688 contained only 52 leaves and covered only weekday prayers and the Sabbath eveing prayer, the present edition contains twice as much material. Bound with: Chaim ben Moshe Lifschitz. Sepher Derech Chaim [Kabbalistic commentary to the prayers, with other novellae]. ff. 2, 98. [Vinograd, Sulzbach 61]. Sulzbach, 1703.
ff. 4, 106. Ex-library, browned. Contemporary elaborately tooled calf over heavy wooden boards, two metal hinges but lacking clasps, rubbed. 4to.
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