Shchitot U'Bdikot, with Handwritten Glosses of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger Rabbi of Wurzberg

Shchitot U'Bdikot, with Handwritten Glosses of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger Rabbi of Wurzberg

Halachot of slaughter and checking by Rabbi Y. Weil, with Ohel Yisrael by Rabbi Yisrael of Copenhagen and with halachot in Yiddish-Teitsh. Furth, after 1821. Dozens of glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger, rabbi of Wurzberg.

Specifications: [1] 43 leaves, 21 cm.

Unique Features: Glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger along all the leaves of the book. In addition, at the end of the book there are seven pages in his handwriting with notes and halachic glosses. Short notes on the book are written on the flyleaf at the beginning as well. Rabbi Dr. Joseph Unna of Wurzberg-Frankfurt-Jerusalem writes that the glosses and additions at the end are in the handwriting of his grandmother's father, Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger, and some of them are possibly by one of his sons, z"tzl. Owner's signatures. Rabbi Dr. Joseph Unna's bookplate.

Background: Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger wrote the book Moreh L'Zovchim which includes halachot of slaughter and checking, printed at Furth 1923, and what is before us may be a draft he wrote for his book.

Rabbi Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger [1808 - 1879] was among the great rabbis of Germany in the 19th century, he was the well-known rabbi of the Wurzberg region, battled the Reform, and was rabbi to many students. He wrote a number of halachic works, Mlechet Shamayim, Nachalei Dvash, Shut Yad HaLevi, and, as mentioned, Moreh L'Zovchim. His sons and descendants were teachers and community leaders in Germany.

Condition: Fine. Aging stains. Old semi-leather binding.