Auction 093 Kodesh books, Rabanic manuscripts, Zionism, Erez Israel. Judaica, archaeology and Jewish art
Apr 5, 2016
Israel
 3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 267:

'Chiddushei HaRashba' of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian from the period of Kelm, with his signature.

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'Chiddushei HaRashba' of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian from the period of Kelm, with his signature.
Chiddushei HaRashba on seven tractates, the Warsaw Edition,  1886. The private copy of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian from when he was a rabbi in the Kelm Yeshiva. 
On the book's title page is his handwritten signature with the addition of the words "Teacher in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva of London and previously in Kelm, " as well as earlier signatures of his and a round signature, "Directors of the Kelm Yeshiva." Also bears the signature of his son-in-law Rabbi Kalman Zelig Pinsky, the mashgiach of the Knesset Chizkiyahu Yeshiva alongside his father-in-law.
The great mashgiach Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian (1876-1970) was known as one of the foundations of mussar of the previous generations and one of the dominant figures of the Kelm Yeshiva. He served as a lecturer in Kelm and later in London. In 1950 he immigrated to Israel and began to deliver mussar lectures in various yeshivot and institutions. 
Original faded cover. 2 loose pages. Moderate to fine condition. 

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