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3.9.14
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Sefer Hafla'a – Copy of Rebbe Leible Eiger of Lublin and his Father Rabbi Shlomo Eiger Av Beit Din of Posen


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Sefer Hafla'a – Copy of Rebbe Leible Eiger of Lublin and his Father Rabbi Shlomo Eiger Av Beit Din of Posen
Sefer Ketuba, a book from the series of the Sefer Hafla'a. Novellae on Tractate Ketubot and the laws of Ketubot, by Rabbi Pinchas HaLevi Ish Horowitz. [Offenbach, 1787]. First edition.
A long inscription of "A writ of testimony" stating that "the holy book by … Rabbi Segal Horowitz", belongs to the "The honored Rebbe…Rabbi Yehuda Leib…who lives here in Lublin…to study the Torah of the Rebbe". Ancient stamps with the initials J.E. – the first stamp of Rebbe Leible Eiger. On leaves 29/a, Leaf 47/a and Leaf 47/b - three glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Shlomo Eiger
Various ownership inscriptions stating that the book belongs to Rabbi Shlomo Eiger, Av Beit Din of Posen, father of Rebbe Leible Eiger.
Rebbe Yehuda Leib (Leible) Eiger of Lublin (1816-1888), author of Torat Emet, was one of the leading rebbes in Poland. An outstanding Torah genius and holy man he was a disciple of Rebbe Mendel of Kotzk and Rebbe Mordechai Yosef of Izbica. After the death of his teacher "The Saraph" of Kotzk, he began to lead his Chassidim - headed by his close disciple Rebbe Tzaddok HaCohen of Lublin.
His Father, Rabbi Shlomo Eiger (1786-1852), a leading Torah scholar, second son of Rabbi Akiva Eiger (and brother-in-law of the Chatam Sofer), author of Gilyon Maharsha and other books, which were recently printed from a manuscript. He was one of the greatest Torah geniuses and one of the most affluent residents of Warsaw. After he lost his possessions in the Polish revolution in 1831, he was appointed to the Kalush rabbinate. In 1840, he succeeded his father in the Posen rabbinate.
Book's author: Rabbi Pinchas HaLevi Ish Horowitz (1731-1805), Av Beit Din of Frankfurt am Main, disciple of the Magid of Mezritch [together with his brother Rebbe Shmelke of Nicholsburg], and teacher of the Chatam Sofer. He is called by the name of his book Ba'al HaHafla'a.
Title page is missing: 6, 180; [1], 86, [1] leaves. 31 cm. Fair condition, wear and worm damages. New binding.