Auction 48 Part 2 Tiferet - 48
By Tiferet Auctions
Aug 6, 2023
Beit HaDfus 12, B, 4th floor, Jerusalem, Israel

Tiferet - Auction 48 of the Tiferet Auction House

Rare and exciting collection of precious items, the best of collectibles and Segulah items:

Letters by Chassidic shepherds, pedigreed copies of Tzaddikim, manuscripts by leading rabbis, books printed at the pedigreed printeries of Slavuta and Zhytomyr, artifacts that had belonged to Tzaddikim and first editions.

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LOT 104:

Rabbeinu Bahya, Warsaw 1870 Copy of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Meir Biderman of Ger

Sold for: $800 (₪2,920)
₪2,920
Start price:
$ 800
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17% On commission only
Auction took place on Aug 6, 2023 at Tiferet Auctions

Rabbeinu Bahya, Warsaw 1870 Copy of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Meir Biderman of Ger

Sefer Rabbeinu Bahya on the Torah, by Rabbeinu Bahya ben Rabbi Asher, two sections in a single volume. Goldman Press, Warsaw 1870.


On the first flyleaf, the handwritten signature of the Rabbi Yaakov Meir Biderman of Ger. His signature appears also on the title page. On the back flyleaf, notations of his name. Many other ownership notations, including some in a foreign language. Ownership stamps. 

Two sections on Chamisha Chummshei Torah. Special title page for each section. 

The holy Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Meir Biderman [1871-1941] the son-in-law of the Sefas Emes of Ger and the father-in-law of his great brother-in-law the Imrei Emes of Ger and the Beis Yisroel of Ger. A great Gaon who edited the books of the Sefas Emes. Was a member of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and one of the leaders of Agudas Yisroel. His only surviving grandson us the Pnei Menachem of Ger. 

Section I: Bereshit and Shemot: [1], 80, 79 leaves. 
Section II: Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim: 43, 49, 54 leaves. 
Aging stains. Minor tears. Elegant leather binding. Very good condition. 


Measurement:  23 cm