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LOT 133:
Masechet Megillah. Rare, Small Format. Slavita, 1822.
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Masechet Megillah. Rare, Small Format. Slavita, 1822.
This book was printed by Rabbi Moshe himself, in the last year before he transferred the Press. Segulah for success and protecting one’s home.
Talmud Bavli, Masechet Megillah, with commentaries of Rashi, Tosafot, Torah Ohr and Ein Mishpat. With glosses of Rabbi Yeshaya Berlin and Chiddushei HaMaHarsha.
Small-sized, travel format, with each 2 pages the equivalent of one page in a regular Talmud edition. Chiddushei HaMaHarsha is printed at the end of the tractate.
During this era, a number of individual tractates were printed in this format. However, there was no entire set of Talmud printed in this design.
The title page features handwritten ownership listings as well as a lengthy, handwritten inscription in a foreign (non-Hebrew) language along with a stamp.
Slavita Press was also referred to as The Shapira Brothers Press. It was a Printing House in Slavita, Russia. Today Slavita is situated in the Khmelnytskyi region, South Ukraine. The Press was established in 1792 by the town’s Rabbi, Rav Moshe Shapira, son of Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz. In 1823, Rabbi Moshe transferred the Press to his sons, Rabbi Shmuel Abba and Rabbi Pinchas, who continued their father’s holy mission.
According to these dates, we deduce that this book was printed by Rabbi Moshe himself, in the last year before he transferred the Press.
Slavita Press books are greatly valued due to the uniqueness of this Printing House.
It belonged to holy, Chassidic Jews, and even the employees managing the Press were famed for being G-d fearing, Chassidic individuals. They were particular to immerse the tools and letters for printing in a Mikve before use.
Owning these holy books, printed in this remarkable and unique Press, is therefore regarded as a Segulah for success and protecting one’s home.
Slavita, 1822. Rabbi Moshe Shapira Press.
[62], 33-34 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worn. Handwritten inscriptions. Stamps. Lovely, new, leather binding.
