Exquisite! - March 2024 | בית המכירות תפארת

Elegant Megillat Esther From a Pious, Chassidishe Scribe, circa 1970

Elegant Megillat Esther From a Pious, Chassidishe Scribe, circa 1970 Small-sized Megillat Esther, handwritten by the pious Sofer Rabbi Eliezer Friedmann in 1971.

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2700

Lot 2:

Megilas Esther Written on Parchment Placed in an Impressive Pure Silver Megilah Case, Made by Bezalel

Megilas Esther Written on Parchment Placed in an Impressive Pure Silver Megilah Case, Made by Bezalel Megilas Esther written on parchment and placed in an impressive pure silver Megilah case made by Bezalel Jerusalem with filigree decorations and a silver orb at its top.

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2500

Lot 3:

Megillas Esther - Artistic Holder - Special!

Megillas Esther - Artistic Holder - Special! Megillas Esther on parchment, in nice and elegant Ktav Ashuri, set in a magnificent handle of carved bone.

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2000

Lot 4:

Yosef Lekach on Megilas Esther, Hamburg 1711

Yosef Lekach on Megilas Esther, Hamburg 1711 Commentary Yosef Lekach on Megilas Esther, by Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi - Hamburg 1711 - ancient signatures.

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300

Lot 5:

Azharot by Rabbeinu Yitzchak Albergaloni. Bak Press. Jerusalem, 1842. Rare

Azharot by Rabbeinu Yitzchak Albergaloni. Bak Press. Jerusalem, 1842. Rare Azharot by the Gaon Rabbeinu Yitzchak Bar Reuven [Albergaloni], which were read in all Western cities. Yisroel [Bak] Press. Jerusalem, [1842]. Rare.

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300

Lot 6:

Divrei Shalom. Jerusalem, 1843. First Edition

Divrei Shalom. Jerusalem, 1843. First Edition Divrei Shalom by the Mekubal Rabbi Raphael Avraham Sholom Sharabi. Yisroel Bak Press, Jerusalem, [1843]. First Edition. Rare.

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250

Lot 7:

Sefer Hayashar. Jerusalem 1864 Edition. Rare.

Sefer Hayashar. Jerusalem 1864 Edition. Rare. Sefer Hayashar, on Tochachat Mussar by Rabbeinu Yaakov Tam Baal Hatosafot. The press of Yechiel Brill, Michl Hacohen and Yoel Moshe [Solomon], Jerusalem, [1864]. Rare.

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150

Lot 8:

Lengthy Letter by HaRav Kook for the Moshavot

Lengthy Letter by HaRav Kook for the Moshavot Lengthy letter of two leaves sent by the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, the founder of the Cheif Rabbinate of Eretz Yisroel, to the Gaon Rabbi Eliezer Silver and the members of the Union of Orthodox Jews, for the new colonies, Zichron Yaakov and Rishon LeZion, and their unions of vintners.

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250

Lot 9:

Notebook of Yeshiva Eitz Chaim - Mentions the Leading Rabbonim of Yerushalayim

Notebook of Yeshiva Eitz Chaim - Mentions the Leading Rabbonim of Yerushalayim Notebook of financial issues, income and expenses, donations and loans of Yeshiva and Talmud Torah "Eitz Chaim" in Jerusalem, from the dates Aug. 1914 - Dec. 1916

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500

Lot 10:

Collection of Invitations - by Rabbis and Important Families of Jerusalem Ca. 1920-1930

Collection of Invitations - by Rabbis and Important Families of Jerusalem Ca. 1920-1930 Fascinating collection of invitations by heads of families in Jerusalem, Rabbis, Geonim and Men of Fame, Ca. 1920-1933.

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500

Lot 11:

Historical! Broadside against Participation in the Elections, Signed by Gedolei Hador Members of the Bidatz

Historical! Broadside against Participation in the Elections, Signed by Gedolei Hador Members of the Bidatz Historical! Draft of a broadside against participation in the elections for the Knesset, with corrections and handwritten signatures of Gedolei Hador, the Dayanim of the Bidatz headed by Maranan Gaon Av Beis Din of Jerusalem, the Minchas Yitzchak, the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund and the Gaon Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky.

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800

Lot 12:

Maran Baal Liflagot Reuven Gaon Av Beis Din of Jerusalem

Maran Baal Liflagot Reuven Gaon Av Beis Din of Jerusalem Letter with Chidushei Torah and warm blessings, two full pages, handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis Gaon Av Beis Din of Jerusalem and author of Liflagot Reuven. 1945.

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500

Lot 13:

Letter by Maran the Minchas Yitzchak to the Seridei Esh

Letter by Maran the Minchas Yitzchak to the Seridei Esh Rare letter from Maran Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss, Gaon Av Beit Din of Yerushalayim and Master of Eretz Yisrael, from the time he served as Av Beit Din of Manchester, written to the marvelous Gaon Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, author of “Seridei Esh, ” in which he describes his immense toil in publishing his incredible Responsa “Minchat Yitzchak.”

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250

Lot 14:

Letter of Blessings Signed by Leading Poskim of the Previous Generation

Letter of Blessings Signed by Leading Poskim of the Previous Generation Letter of blessings for supporters of the Avreichim of Kollel Harashash of Bnei Berak, signed by Maranan the Shevet Halevi Rabbi Shmuel Wosner and the Dayanim of the Beis Din of Jerusalem.

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400

Lot 15:

Belonged to the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Antebi with His Handwritten Glosses

Belonged to the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Antebi with His Handwritten Glosses Shema Yaakov and Ara Derabbanan, by Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Algazi. Kushtandina, [1745]. First edition. Rare. The personal copy of Rabbi Yaakov Antebi with his handwritten glosses.

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600

Lot 16:

Semicha Lachaim Rabbi Chaim Palachi. Salonika, 1826. First Edition. Pedigreed Copy.

Semicha Lachaim Rabbi Chaim Palachi. Salonika, 1826. First Edition. Pedigreed Copy. Responsa Semicha Lachaim, by Rabbi Chaim Palachi. Salonika, [1826]. First edition. Pedigreed copy.

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350

Lot 17:

Manuscript By Rabbi Yaakov Semah, With His Signature. Never Printed

Manuscript By Rabbi Yaakov Semah, With His Signature. Never Printed 1-page manuscript, handwritten and signed by the holy Kabbalist Rabbi Yaakov Semah, part of his work on the Zohar, which had never been printed – regarding the Kavanot and Yichudim Aharon HaKohen had when he lit the Menorah – Jerusalem, mid-17th century.

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10000

Lot 18:

Handwritten Essay Regarding Segulot and Amulets

Handwritten Essay Regarding Segulot and Amulets Handwritten pages, a composition regarding Segulot and amulets for love, for someone who is insane, for epileptics, for one who eats bad food, and more.

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600

Lot 19:

Pages Handwritten by the Kaf Hachaim, Drush for Shabbat Shuvah and Piskei Halacha

Pages Handwritten by the Kaf Hachaim, Drush for Shabbat Shuvah and Piskei Halacha Two pages handwritten by the Kaf HaChaim Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer, Drush for Shabbas Shuvah and Parashas Vayelech with a Psak Halacha on Hilchos Teshuvah.

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600

Lot 20:

"I'm a Refugee From the Old City" The Elder Mekubal Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri - Historic

"I'm a Refugee From the Old City" The Elder Mekubal Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri - Historic A page in the handwriting of the holy Tzaddik, the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, the elder Mekubal, on which he wrote his details and the names of his children. Circa 1950

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300

Lot 21:

Mikneh Avraham. First Edition. Salonika, 1858-1859 Pedigreed Rabbinic Copy

Mikneh Avraham. First Edition. Salonika, 1858-1859 Pedigreed Rabbinic Copy Mikneh Avraham by Rabbi Avraham Shirano. Salonika, 1858. First Edition. Pedigreed copy.

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300

Lot 22:

Rare Kuntres, Machshirei Milah, Livorno 1793. First Edition

Rare Kuntres, Machshirei Milah, Livorno 1793. First Edition Kuntres Machshirei Milah, by Rabbi Eliyahu Halevi Shmae. Livorno, [1793]. First edition. Rare.

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200

Lot 23:

Sefer Chamisha Sefarim. Linevil, 1807. Single edition. Rare.

Sefer Chamisha Sefarim. Linevil, 1807. Single edition. Rare. Sefer Chamisha Sefarim. Linevil, [1807]. Single edition. Rare.

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350

Lot 24:

Hanhagot Adam, Russia-Poland, 18th century

Hanhagot Adam, Russia-Poland, 18th century Sefer Hanhagot Adam, Hanhagot, Dinim, prayers and Kavanot based on the Ari's Kabbalah, which were found in the writings of Rabbi David Oppenheim, [by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Lifshitz]. [Russia-Poland, mid-18th-early 19th century]. Rare.

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200

Lot 25:

Torah Or, Bologna, 1538

Torah Or, Bologna, 1538 Sefer Torah Or, by the Chacham Rabbi Don Yosef Ibn Yichye - Bologna, 1538 - First and rare edition.

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3000

Lot 26:

Sefer Mitzvot Gadol. Bomberg Press, 1547 Rare

Sefer Mitzvot Gadol. Bomberg Press, 1547 Rare Sefer Mitzvot Gadol, the SeMaG, by Rabbeinu Moshe of Coucy. Daniel Bomberg Press, [1547]. Rare.

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1000

Lot 27:

Sefer Mishneh Torah LaHaRambam, section II, Nashim and Kedusha - Venice, 1574 - the first...

Sefer Mishneh Torah LaHaRambam, section II, Nashim and Kedusha - Venice, 1574 - the first... Sefer Mishneh Torah LaHaRambam, section II, Nashim and Kedusha - Venice, 1574 - the first edition of Kesef Mishneh - printed in the lifetime of the author, Maran the Beit Yosef - hundreds of glosses in Italian script by which an abbreviated and different version of Hagahot Maimoniyyot was copied

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3500

Lot 28:

Hundreds of Glosses Handwritten by the Tiv Gittin

Hundreds of Glosses Handwritten by the Tiv Gittin Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, section III - Vienna, 1808 - hundreds of glosses handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Hirsch Heller (Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Charif, author of Tiv Gittin, and by his son the Gaon Rabbi Mendel Av Beis Din of Almas - not published.

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3000

Lot 29:

Sefer with handwritten glosses by Rabbi Nosson Adler

Sefer with handwritten glosses by Rabbi Nosson Adler From the archives of the “great eagle”, the holy Gaon “Pious of the Priests” Rabbi Nosson Adler of Frankfurt am Mein, the distinct Rav of Maran the ‘Chatam Sofer’, Sefer “Ohel Yaakov” on the legends of Shas, by Rabbi Yaakov Kahana Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Tiktin – Frankfurt an der Oder – 1719 – first edition – Variant.

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500

Lot 30:

Beit Meir. Printed during the Author's Lifetime. Lemberg, 1836 - Many corrections from disciples of the Chasam Sofer -

Beit Meir. Printed during the Author's Lifetime. Lemberg, 1836 - Many corrections from disciples of the Chasam Sofer - Beit Meir on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer. Published in the author's lifetime. Chaya Garush Mann Press, Lemberg, 1836. Pedigreed copy with the signatures of the disciples of the Chasam Sofer, Rabbi David Katz Bistritz and Rabbi Moshe Hertzfeld, who added handwritten glosses on the book.

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500

Lot 31:

Chiddushim of the Chatam Sofer, Handwritten By Maharam Shick

Chiddushim of the Chatam Sofer, Handwritten By Maharam Shick Chiddushei Torah on topics from Tractate Nedarim in the original handwriting of the great Gaon Maharam Shik, from the teachings of his Rebbi, Maran the Chasam Sofer. Double sided.

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1800

Lot 32:

Seder She'eilas Chalom by the Arrizal, Handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt, Av Beit Din of Ungvar. המהר"ם א"ש

Seder She'eilas Chalom by the Arrizal, Handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt, Av Beit Din of Ungvar. המהר"ם א"ש In a dream I shall speak with him! The process for conducting a She'eilat Chalom by the Ari, and a prayer to be said after saying the bedtime Kri'at Shema, in the sacred handwriting of the author of the prayer, Rabbi Meir Eisenstadter, Av Beis Din of Ungvar, the author of "Imeri Esh" (Mahara"m A"sh) one of the great disciples of the "Chatam Sofer" - the leading rabbi of Hungary at the time.

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1000

Lot 33:

Manuscript By Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf Chayut, Disciple Of The Chatam Sofer

Manuscript By Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf Chayut, Disciple Of The Chatam Sofer Colored charity receipt on behalf of the "Chevra Kadisha Gomlei Chasadim" (burial society), hand illuminated, signed by the Gaon Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Wolf Chayut, Av Beit Din of Warfalata, disciple of the Chatam Sofer - Warfalata, 1st day of Rosh Chodesh Adar 5582 (Feb. 21, 1882).

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300

Lot 34:

Bnei Ahuvah, First Edition 1819 Exemplar of Rabbi Chaim of Kitze

Bnei Ahuvah, First Edition 1819 Exemplar of Rabbi Chaim of Kitze Sefer Bnei Ahuvah, three parts in one volume. From the holy Gaon Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz. First edition, Prague, 1819. A copy signed with the holy signature of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim of Kitzeh

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300

Lot 35:

Chidushei Chasam Sofer , Handwritten by a Disciple

Chidushei Chasam Sofer , Handwritten by a Disciple Manuscript, twenty pages, Chidushim on the beginning of Masechet Beitzah by Maran the Chasam Sofer - copying by a disciple

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300

Lot 36:

Eulogy for Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. Single and Rare Edition from the Year of His Passing.

Eulogy for Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. Single and Rare Edition from the Year of His Passing. Sefer Nachal Dimah - eulogy for Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Katznelboigen of Vilna - Vilna, 1821 - single edition - published in the year following the passing of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin

Start price:

500

Lot 37:

Handwritten Chidushim by Lithuanian Geonim. Kovno, 1910 - Not Published

Handwritten Chidushim by Lithuanian Geonim. Kovno, 1910 - Not Published Handwritten volume, Chidushim on Varied Sugyot - Zamlan (Kovno District), 1910 - Not Published

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1000

Lot 38:

Halachic Responsum by the Gaon Rabbi Itzeleh Ponovezher

Halachic Responsum by the Gaon Rabbi Itzeleh Ponovezher Responsum on Hilchot Mikva'ot handwritten by the famed Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Av Beis Din of Ponovezh - Ponovezh, Tishrei 1909.

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500

Lot 39:

Blessings for Bayis Ne'eman BeYisroel - by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer of Vilna

Blessings for Bayis Ne'eman BeYisroel - by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer of Vilna Letter of blessings for and wedding and greetings of Bayis Ne'eman BeYisroel - Handwritten by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer of Vilna. Vilna, 1938.

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1000

Lot 40:

Handwritten Glosses By The Maharsha"l

Handwritten Glosses By The Maharsha"l Black fire on white fire – a long gloss in the holy handwriting of the man of God Rabbeinu the Maharsha”l on the margin of a page of the "Mizrachi" commentary on Rashi on the Torah – a Segulah to dispel the Klipot and the Chitzonim.

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16000

Lot 41:

Yam shel Shlomo. First Edition. Altona, 1740 Pedigreed Copy

Yam shel Shlomo. First Edition. Altona, 1740 Pedigreed Copy Sefer Yam shel Shlomo on Masechet Yevamot - Altona, 1740 - first edition - signature of the Gaon Rabbi Aviezri Zelig Auerbach Av Beis Din of Posweiler (Elsas), a leading disciple of Rabbi Yonason Eibschitz and one of the writers of his Torah, - his signature is extremely rare.

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350

Lot 42:

Responsa Maharshal, Lemberg, 1869 Copy of Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Vishron Rubin of Sulitza

Responsa Maharshal, Lemberg, 1869 Copy of Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Vishron Rubin of Sulitza Sha'alot U'teshuvot Maharshal, Lemberg, 1869 edition. Copy of Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Vishron Rubin of Sulitza, with a gloss handwritten by him.

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200

Lot 43:

Historical Letter with Blessing by Rabbi Yisroel of Stolin - the Frankfurter - with His Handwritten Signature

Historical Letter with Blessing by Rabbi Yisroel of Stolin - the Frankfurter - with His Handwritten Signature A letter from the holy Rebbe the "Or Yisrael" of Stolin, with his holy signature - sent to the holy Rebbe R' Dovid Zvi Shlomo Biderman of Lelov and to the heads of the Stolin Chasidim in the Holy Land - regarding the renovation of the Stolin Hasidim's synagogue in Teveria, a synagogue that in the past belonged to the holy Rebbe, R' Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk - Stolin, Dec. 1894.

Start price:

5000

Lot 44:

Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin

Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin Interesting letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin, written during a vacation.

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300

Lot 45:

Chag Kasher VeSame'ach! Greetings From Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin

Chag Kasher VeSame'ach! Greetings From Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin Letter of greeting from Admor Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin HY”D, undated.

Start price:

500

Lot 46:

Letter of Blessings for Passover Handwritten Entirely by Rabbi Moshe of Stolin

Letter of Blessings for Passover Handwritten Entirely by Rabbi Moshe of Stolin Letter of blessings for Passover handwritten entirely by Rabbi Moshe of Stolin, the youngest son of the holy Rav Rabbi Yisroel of Karlin, the Frankfurter, in support of the yeshiva students and with warm blessings for Passover. Not dated. 1930s.

Start price:

700

Lot 47:

Handwritten Greetings From The Rebbe "The Detroiter" Of Karlin

Handwritten Greetings From The Rebbe "The Detroiter" Of Karlin Special letter of greetings for the new year, satisfaction from the children and great success, in the holy handwriting of the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Chaim of Detroit. Yom Kippur eve, late 1930s. Rare!

Start price:

1500

Lot 48:

Talmud Yerushalmi. Kopust, 1812. Approbations by the Rav of Berditchev and Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin

Talmud Yerushalmi. Kopust, 1812. Approbations by the Rav of Berditchev and Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin Talmud Yerushalmi, Seder Zera'im, with a commentary by Rabbi Eliyahu of Fulda. The press of Yisroel ben Rabbi Yitzchak Yoffe, Kopust [Shklov?], [1812]. Rare, With important approbations from the Kopust edition, including side-by-side, an approbation by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and an approbation by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin.

Start price:

1000

Lot 49:

Special Dedication Handwritten by the Steipler On His Book Kehilot Yaakov

Special Dedication Handwritten by the Steipler On His Book Kehilot Yaakov Kehilot Yaakov, IX: Sanhedrin, Psachim and Likutim by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Kanievsky. At its end, Kuntres Asher Lishlomo on Masechet Chulin. Hamesorah Press, Jerusalem [1954], with a dedication handwritten by the author.

Start price:

500

Lot 50:

Responsum on Hilchot Tishah BeAv Handwritten by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Responsum on Hilchot Tishah BeAv Handwritten by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Responsum on Halachot of mourning and laws of the Nine Days and Tishah BeAv, handwritten by the immense genius Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 1995

Start price:

200