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'Erekh ha-Shulhan: Even ha-'ezer was written by Isaac ben Benjamin Tayyib, a rabbi and kabbalist of Tunis. 'Erekh ha-Shulchan is a novellae on the four divisions of the Shulhan 'Arukh. This copy is signed by Moses Gaster (whose signature is featured…

Sefer Lev David was written by Hayyim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (in Hebrew: חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי), commonly known as the Hida (by the acronym of his name, חיד"א). Born and educated in Jerusalem, Azulai was a…

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…

'Ene ha-'Edahis a collection ofcommentaries on Talmud Kiddushin, Talmud Bava batra, and Talmud Niddah. It includes contributions from Isaiah ben Mali di Trani (c. 1200), Yom Tov ben Avraham Ishbili (c. 1270-1342), Ibn Migash, Joseph ben Meir ha-Levi…

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…

Zimrat ha-arets is detailed account of the resettlement of Jews in Tiberias in the eighteenth century and the many miracles done at that time. It was written by R. Jacob ben Hayyim Berab (Beirav), a poet and hymnologist. Berab was born in Safed and…

Yerushalayim ha-benuyah (trans. 'Jerusalem rebuilt') was written by Nachman Isaac Fischmann and Abraham Menachem Mendel Mohr, both from Lemberg, Austria. Fischmann was an author, poet and member of the young Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) group in…

This is the bookplate of Isaac Werne (born Wiernowsky), chief rabbi of the Loz Angeles orthodox rabbinate. Born in 1877 in Slonim, Poland, Werne was ordained by the rabbis of Slonim, Jettel, Azumitzs, and Warsaw in 1897. He received a Masters of Art…

Toftè'arukh was written by Moses ben Mordechai Zacuto (1625-1697), a rabbi, Kabbalist, and poet who lived in Amsterdam. Originally published in Hebrew in 1715, Tofte 'arukh is a play depicting the circles of hell. This version was translated…