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״Avodat HaGershoni״ Manuscript of 361 with the Original Approbation of Rabbi Dov Berish Ashkenazi. Ashkenaz, End of the 18th Century
* Talmud Yerushalmi, Tractate Shekalim with the commen- tary of Rabbi Eliyahu of Fulda and the Avodat Gershoni commentary authored by Rabbi Gershon. Ashkenaz [end of the 18th century], autograph, not printed.
Speci cations: 85 leaves, 32 cm. Uniquely attractive and organized manuscript. e text of the Talmud Yerushalmi is copied in print at the center of the leaf. It is surrounded by the commentaries of Rabbi Eliyahu of Fulda and the Avodat HaGershoni by Rabbi Gershon in Rashi letters.
* Tractate Semachot with the Tiferet HaGer- shoni commenatry and the Levush Ha'arga- man, by Rabbi Gershon. Ashkenazic handwrit- ing. End of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century. Speci cations: 33 leaves, 32 cm. Especially, pretty organized manuscript. e text of the tractate appears at center of the leaf in block letters, surrounded by the two commentaries in Rashi letters. Unique features: A paper pocket has been taped to the binding. It contains an original approbation from [1835] written and signed by Rabbi Dov Berish.
Background: ese two works were apparently written by the author, Rabbi Gershon. is is the organized version, prepared for print, with titles, large initial letters and marginal notations. After the author׳s death, his son, Rabbi Dovid, planned on printing his works as a merit for his soul. He went so far as to make an e ort to attain an approbation from Rabbi Dov Berish Ashkenazi, great-grandson of the Chacham Zvi, Av Beit Din in Slonim and then Lublin. He succeeded in attaining this prestigious approba- tion for both these works, however, to the best of our knowledge, this work was never printed.
e writer of this approbation, HaRav Dov Berish Ashke- nazi [1803-1854] was the great-grandson of the Chacham Zvi. He was Av Beit Din in Slonim and then Lublin. He authored Shaarei Yerushalmi on a few tracates on the Talmud Yerushalmi, which was printed in Warsaw, 1866, and then in printed editions of the Talmud Yerushalmi. He also authored the noted two-section Noda B׳Shearim [Warsaw 1859-1864]. He passed away at around fty, and his brothers printed his works. He was an exceptionally astute scholar. e sharpness of his Torah thoughts is indicated by the fact that the responsa of Rabbi Akiva Eiger printed in Warsaw 1876 include his comments and novellae on the responsa alongside that of Rabbi Shlomo Eiger, Rabbi Akiva Eiger׳s son. ese comments were also included in later editions. Refer to: Nissenbaum, L׳koros HaYehudim B׳Lublin, Lublin, 1900, p. 126-127.
Condition: Very ne. Aging stains. Original marbleized paper binding.
O/b $2,000 Est. $5,000-$7,000
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