Manuscripts – Responsa and Novellae on Treatises, by Rabbi Leib Eckstein of Vác

Bundle of handwritten leaves, halachic responsa and novellae on Talmudic treatises, handwritten by Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Eckstein, Dayan in Vác (Hungary). [c. 1830]. · Letter of responsum sent to the Chatam Sofer – "Responsum I have written to Rabbi Moshe Sofer Av Beit Din of Pressburg", on the laws of chametz which remained over Pesach. · "A question written to me by the rabbi…R' Yosef Av Beit Din of Warsaw, mechutan of…Rabbi Ya'akov Wetch, Av Beit Din of Serdeheli and now residing in Eretz Israel". · More novellae on various matters and responsa on the laws of terefot. Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Eckstein – called Rabbi Leib Ohen (c. 1810-Cheshvan 1866), son of Rabbi Simcha Eckstein dayan in Vác. Served as rabbi in Serdeheli, until he moved to succeed his father as Dayan in Vác. He exchanged halachic correspondence with the author of the Chatam Sofer, with Rabbi Yehuda Asad [who gave him very lofty titles – Mahari responsa Siman 124 and Siman 198], and with many other Hungarian rabbis. In 1861, with the approbation of Rabbi Yosef Shaul Natanson, he printed his work Kanfei Nesharim about the question of the new fowl. His sons and sons-in-law also served in the rabbinates of various Hungarian communities. One of his sons was Rabbi Avraham Eliezer Eckstein Dayan in Budapest [see next Item]. His Torah novellae were printed from his manuscripts in the book Lo Yasur Shevet M’Yehuda (Jerusalem, 1995) and in various anthologies (Pe’amei Ya’akov, Otzrot Yerushalayim, etc.). Apparently, most or all of the content of this manuscript has already been printed. 16 written pages, 39 cm. Good-fair condition, wear and stains, some worming.