Ma’avar Yavak with dedication handwritten and signed by Rabbi Haim Soloveitchik—the Grach of Brisk.

Book by Rabbi Berachya bar Moshe of Modena. Printed by Reb Yosef Reuven Ram, Vilna 1860. Last page (452) has a dedication handwritten and signed by the Gaon Rabbi Haim Soloveitchik (1853-1918), who was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the popular Brisker approach to Talmudic study within Judaism. He was born in Volozhin in 1853, where his father, Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik served as a lecturer in the famous Volozhiner Yeshiva. After a few years, his father was appointed as a Rav in Slutzk, where young Chaim was first educated. While still a youngster, his genius and lightning-quick grasp were widely recognized. Eventually, following many years as a senior lecturer in the renowned Volozhiner Yeshiva, he accepted a position as Rav of Brest, Belarus. | Cover page and pages 1-6 are repaired. Stains. | 452 pages, 20cm. Generally ok to good condition.