Yad Malachi - Berlin, 1852 – Wedding Dedication and Glosses in the Handwriting of Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer

Yad Malachi, rules of the Talmud, Jewish law and poskim, by Rabbi Malachi HaCohen. Berlin, [1852].
On the title page is a dedication handwritten and signed by Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer, “For the groom…Kalman of Nitra…on the day of his marriage”. Long gloss (on Leaf 6/1) and several handwritten corrections.
Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was a leading Torah scholar in his days. Student of the author of Aruch LaNer and Rabbi Isaac Braneiss of Hamburg.
From 1851-1869, he served as Rabbi of Eisenstadt and established a yeshiva, the first of its kind following the “Torah im Derech Eretz” method in which secular subjects were taught in addition to Torah studies. In 1869, he was appointed Av Beit Din of Berlin, where he established the Rabbinical Seminary
and led Orthodox Jewry in Germany.
[4], 159, [1] leaves. 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains, moisture stains and wear. Several detached leaves. Worn binding.