Tzofnat Pa'aneach Chadash, Frankfurt an der Oder, 1694 – Signatures and Glosses of Rabbi Mordechai Deutsch, a ...

Tzofnat Pa'aneach Chadash, Frankfurt an der Oder, 1694 – Signatures and Glosses of Rabbi Mordechai Deutsch, a Leading Rabbi of Moravia and Hungary in the 18th Century – More Signatures and Glosses in Oriental Handwriting
Tzofnat Pa'aneach Chadash, homiletics and Torah novellae (including commentary on Psalms, on the 15 chapters of Shir HaMa'alot). By Rabbi Yosef ben Rabbi Moshe of Przemyśl (grandson of Rabbi Avraham Ashkenazi) son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali of Przemyśl. Frankfurt an der Oder, [1694]. Illustrated title page. On the title page appear many signatures of Rabbi Mordechai ben Rabbi Chanoch Yehuda Deutsch of Pressburg. Long scholarly glosses in his handwriting. [In three glosses, he mentions thoughts in the name of "My friend Ya'akov Av Beit Din of Pressburg" and praises the sharpness of his teachings]. Additional signatures: "Sinai ----"; "Moshe Segal"; "Shimon" – and signatures in the Oriental handwriting of Pinto family members. Signatures and ownership inscriptions in Oriental handwriting, of Rabbi Asher ben R' Shlomo, who dedicated the book "To my Beit Midrash, named M'Asher Shmeina Lachmo". Several scholarly glosses in Oriental handwriting. Rabbi Mordechai Deutsch (1702-Tishrei 1772), disciple of Rabbi David Oppenheim Av Beit Din of Prague. Son of Rabbi Chanoch Yehuda Deutsch of Pressburg (died Tishrei 1736). Served in the Moravian rabbinate in several communities and taught Torah in his yeshiva. From 1722-1739 he served as Av Beit Din of Polná (Bohemia). At that time, he printed his book Mor Dror (Prague 1738). In 1740, he moved to Hungary and served for over 30 years in the rabbinate of Hlohovec, Slovakia. His grandson is the renowned Torah genius Rabbi David Deutsch, author of Ohel David, Av Beit Din of Ir-Chadash Semnitz, father-in-law of the Maharam Ash Av Beit Din of Ungvar. 60 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair condition, wear and tears, worming. Worn ancient binding.