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Pe’er Ha-Dor (“glory of the generation”) contains the responsa of Maimonides, the great 12th Jewish scholar and philosopher. Responsa are answers to specific questions of Jewish law. Maimonides left over 250 such answers, but they were never…

Samuel Proops founded his press in 1704. At first, he printed mainly prayer books for Sephardic and Ashkenazic rites. Proops was the first to bring out a sales catalog of Hebrew books. His press became the most important printing house in 18th…

Sefer Ḥidushe Maharashdam is a book of Jewish law, written by Daṿid Shelomoh ben Yitsḥaḳ Margaliyot. This copy was published in Vilna in 1876. The title page is signed by Ya'akov Leib Wakslicht from Lublin (featured separately on the…

Sefer Ḥidushe Maharashdam is a book of Jewish law, written by Daṿid Shelomoh ben Yitsḥaḳ Margaliyot. It contains the signature and stamp of Ya'akov Leib Vẹḳslikhṭ.This copy also has an illegible inscription, which is featured in the…

Sefer Keri'e mo'ed is a compilation of cabalistic readings for the holy days. It was written by Judah ben Joseph Perez, a rabbi at Venice and Amsterdam in the first half of the eighteenth century. This copy is signed by M. Gaster (whose signature is…

Sefer Afiḳe Yehudah is a collection of Jewish sermons compiled by Yehuda Leyb ha-Levi Edel.


The front and back fly-leaves have various signatures and inscriptions in Hebrew ("This book belongs to the great Rabbi ... Shelomoh ..."; "Belongs to…

Sefer Amarot Tehorot ("pure sayings") was the first Hassidic commentary on Sefer Tehilim. It was written by R. Eliezer ben Jacob Ha-Levi (Horovitz) of Tarnogrod, a rabbi and Chasidic author. According to one of his sayings, even the greatest saint…

Sefer Divre Torah is a book of Jewish ethics that includes commentaries from Mosheh ben Hayim mi-Koznitser (-1874), Samuel Shmelke Horowitz (1726-1778), Jacob Isaac ha-Hozeh mi-Lublin (1745-1815), Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apta (-1825), Yerahmi'el…

Sefer ʻOlat Hodesh ha-Shelishi is part three of Eleaar ben David Fleckeles's sermons, which bear the collective title 'Olat ḥodesh. Fleckeles wote 'Olat Hodesh in four parts, containing sermons, a criticism of Mendelssohn's translation of the…

Sefer ha-Hayyim ("the Book of Life") is a book of Jewish ethics. It was written by Hayyim ben Bezalel (Poland, c. 1520-1588). Hayyim ben Bezalel studied with Shalom Shachna and Solomon Luria (the Maharshal). He succeeded his uncle, Jacob ben Chaim,…