Haggadah and History by Yerushalmi, Yosef Hayim - 1975

Jerusalem: Makor, 1973. Limited and Numbered Edition . Original Half Leather. Near Fine. 4to. Printed mention on the title page : THE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF ALFASI differs from all subsequent editions, as well as from the various manuscripts that served as a basis for those editions. this is the only text not containig numerous passages which are not part of Alfasi"s work, but glosses of one or more students erroneosly included in the BOMBERG EDITION and thereby incorporated in all later editions. these passages often prevented a true understanding and interpretation of ALFASI'S HALACHOT, SUPERB HALF LEATHER BINDING, A FINE COPY

Berlin -Jerusalem: JIBNE (Agency for the Diaspora), 1922. First Edition . Original Decorative Wrappers. Very Good. Folio Oblong. Leonid Pasternak. No date . Circa 1922 ( JOEL ENGEL, originally from Russia, was in Berlin between 1922-1924) KVUTZAT HAMENAGEN MOSKAU. 24pp. ORIGNIAL FOLIO OBLONG WRAPPERS DESIGNED by LEONID PASTERNAK. Spine with minimal split at heafs. Here and there with insignificant wear and repair. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. A VERY GOOD AND CLEAN COPY OF THIS RARE PUBLICATION CONTAING 9 SONGS. - Quote from Wikipedia: Joel Engel ( 1868-1927) was a music critic, composer and one of the leading figures in the Jewish art music movement. Born in Russia, and later moving to Berlin and then to Palestine, Engel has been called "the true founding father of the modern renaissance of Jewish music.

New York: J. Tilden and Co., 1844. SCARCE with both folding maps at front and folding chart present and in Very Good condition. Bound in contemporary full calf, gilt back, marbled edges. Very Good Minus, boards rubbed, hinges starting yet holding well, 1/8" loss of calf at head of spine, moderate toning throughout, prior owner name in ink. Large map at front hand colored, small tears and creases, light toning, 2nd map with 1 small tear, light toning, folding chart at rear with chip to fore edge margin, light toning and creasing. 462 pages, illustrated title page with portrait frontis, followed by 6 engraved plates. . Eighth Edition. Calf. Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1854 HEBREW Duties of the Heart Jewish Law Vilnius Lithuania RUSSIA Judaica
A rare, 19th-century traditional Hebrew text printing of the 'Chovot HaLevavot' or 'The Duties of the Heart'.

'Duties of the Heart' was written by 11th-century Rabbi Bahya ibn Paquada – a book which discusses unity with God, characteristics and attributes of God, Jewish worship practices, Jewish law, asceticism, and the immortality of the soul.
Hebrew texts from this era are considered quite rare, but this edition was published in Vilnius, Lithuania while it was under control of the Russian Empire. Nearly half of the population in Vilnius was Jewish in the second-half of the 19th-century so it is unsurprising to find Hebrew books printed in Vilnius.
Item number: #18591
Price: $499
PAQUDA, Bahya ibn
Duties of the Heart
Vilnius : Romm, 1854. [Russian script]

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1765 Hebrew SEFER Ohel Mosheh Zalkva UKRAINE Zhovkva Zvi Hirsh Commentary Jewish

A rare 18th-century Hebrew printing of the 'Sefer Ohel Mosheh' published in Zalkva, Ukraine. This exceedingly rare edition of Hebrew scripture text includes notes and commentary by Zalkva Rabbi Moshe Ben-Zvi Hirsh. More commonly known as Zhovkva today, Zalkva housed an important Jewish printing house from which this sefer was published.
This particular sefer discusses the use of Hebrew language and grammar in conjunction with scripture.
Worth noting, the town of Zalkva was under Nazi occupation during World War II, and nearly all of the 4500 Jewish residents were sentenced to extermination camps and the Jewish synagogue was destroyed.
Item number: #20263
Price: $750
BEN-ZVI, Aaron Moseh Hirsh (אהרן משה סופר ודיין בק״ק לבוב)
אהל משה [Sefer Ohel Mosheh]
Zalkva [Ukraine]: Gershon ben Hạyim David Segal, 1765.

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Utrecht: Francis Halman + Halman & William vande Water BOTH 1st First editions, 1692, 1700. Hardcover. Good. Frontis of Hebrews with background of sea monsters and emblematic Christ spouting fire with 7 candles by G. Hoet/J. Mulder. Woodcut printers mark to 1st TP & copperplate of a different printer's mark to 2nd TP + 5 folding plates one with flap to be lifted. Two Volumes quarto laced through full vellum, not quite uniform bindings (spine darkened to second volume/tips worn). All edges sprinkled red and both stamped Ambrose Swasey Library to lower fore-edge. Frontis + Titlepage with emblematic woodcut printer's mark +[24]pp Dedication & to Reader +859pp +[49]pp index, Volume 2 titlepage in red and black with copperplate printer's mark +[14]pp dedication & contents +folding portrait if Wits +951pp +[56]pp indices. There are 11 blindstamps of the Crozier Theological Seminary to each volume, none on printed area except that on frontispiece which encroaches on the imprint below illustration. Plates… Read More

1696 Hebrew Republic Judaism Judaica Republican Government Semitism Cunaeus

Petrus Cunaeus was an early 17th-century Dutch scholar whose 'Hebrew Republic' is considered, according to Tuck, "the most powerful statement of republican theory in the early years of the Dutch Republic." (Tuck, 169)
"De Republica Hebraeorum" describes ancient Hebrew kingdoms and portrays it as the model of republican governments. This book was highly influential on the formation of the Dutch Republic, even though Cunaeus foresaw the Dutch government falling just as Rome did. Ultimately, Cunaeus sought for the book to instill tolerance toward 17th-century Jews through the publication of 'Republica.'

This 1696 edition features a charming full-page frontispiece.

Item number: #6557
Price: $550
CUNAEUS, Petrus
Petri Cunaei. De republica Hebraeorum, libri III.

Lipsiae : Sumpt. Jo. Christian. Wohlfarti, M DC XCVI. [1696].

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1706 1ed Jewish Burial Funeral Ceremonies Judaica Nicolai Sepulchris Hebraeorum

Johann Nicolai was a 17th-century antiquities scholar who taught at the University of Tubingen. He studied a wide variety of topics, but none were more important than his contributions to Hebrew and Jewish tradition. In his book 'De Sepulchris Hebraeorum', Nicolai expertly describes the customs and manners of Jewish burial and funeral rites. This 1706 rare edition includes illustrated depictions of the burial processes as well as tombs and sepulchers used in the Jewish tradition.
Item number: #9679
Price: $795
NICOLAI, Johann
Johannis Nicolai Antiq. Prof. in Academ. Tubing. Libri iv. de sepulchris Hebræorum: in quibus variorum populorum mores proponuntur, multa obscura loca enucleantur, usus approbantur & abusus rejiciuntur, genuina Hebræorum sepulcrorum forma ostenditur, illorumque ritus in illis exhibentur et figuris æneis illustrantur.
Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Henricum Teering..., MDCCVI. [1706]. First edition.… Read More

1797 RARE & Important Judaica Livorno Italy Jewish Sefer Mikdash Hebrew PrayerA rare, 18th-century Jewish prayer book entitled 'Sefer Avodat Mikdash'. This book, published in Livorno, Italy in 1797, was a study into the behaviors expected in a Jewish synagogue and temple – or simply a Jewish guide to sanctuary. Notably, Livorno became a hub for Jewish immigrants in the 17th-century and their presence only grew throughout the Medici rulership. Curiously though, it wasn't until 1780, when Livorno government reorganized, that Jews were declared eligible for various positions in the general court. Because of this rise in status, Jewish books became more prominent – including this 1797 published work.Item number: #10774Price: $750Traditional Mikdashספר עבודת מקדש - קול תפלה קול תחנה… [Sefer Avodat Mikdash][Livorno, Italy: 5557 (or 1797)].Details: • Collation: Complete• Language: Hebrew• Binding: Leather; secure• Size: ~6in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)• Very rareOur… Read More

1765 Hebrew SEFER Ohel Mosheh Zalkva UKRAINE Zhovkva Zvi Hirsh Commentary Jewish

A rare 18th-century Hebrew printing of the 'Sefer Ohel Mosheh' published in Zalkva, Ukraine. This exceedingly rare edition of Hebrew scripture text includes notes and commentary by Zalkva Rabbi Moshe Ben-Zvi Hirsh. More commonly known as Zhovkva today, Zalkva housed an important Jewish printing house from which this sefer was published.
This particular sefer discusses the use of Hebrew language and grammar in conjunction with scripture.
Worth noting, the town of Zalkva was under Nazi occupation during World War II, and nearly all of the 4500 Jewish residents were sentenced to extermination camps and the Jewish synagogue was destroyed.
Item number: #20263
Price: $750
BEN-ZVI, Aaron Moseh Hirsh (אהרן משה סופר ודיין בק״ק לבוב)
אהל משה [Sefer Ohel Mosheh]
Zalkva [Ukraine]: Gershon ben Hạyim David Segal, 1765.

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