1898 Warsaw NACHALAT SHIVA R. Samuel b. David ha-Levi Jewish legal deeds

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J1118 98 WARSAW PRINTING IN HEBREW COMPLETE, VERY GOOD CONDITION, LOOSE IN HARDCOVERThe formula of legal deeds of every kind, both in matrimonial and civil law, and clarifies all the relevant laws in accordance with the earlier and later posekim. In 49 sections by R. Samuel b. David Moses ha-Levi (?1625--1681), Polish rabbi. R. Samuel was born in Poland and studied under R. David b. Samuel ha-Levi and R. Shabbetai Horowitz. He lived-at first in Mezhirech in the district of Poznan. When Mezhirech was destroyed by Czarniecki in 1656, R. Samuel escaped to Halberstadt, where for three years he lived in great poverty and was assisted by a number of friends he made there. From Halberstadt he went to another town (whose name he refrained from mentioning because of the suffering caused him by its inhabitants), and remained there for a year and a half. In 1660 he was appointed regional chief rabbi of Bamberg, but since the authorities would not permit the rabbi of Bamberg to live in the town itself his seat was at Zeckendorf, a village about two hours' journey from Bamberg. R. Samuel based his rulings almost exclusively upon the halakhah, without regard to the local customs which originated with the scholars of Germany. As a result, he aroused the opposition of the rabbis and laymen of the district, and was compelled to leave Bamberg in 1 665. For a time he was without a post, until he was appointed rabbi of Kleinsteinbach, where he remained until his death.R. Samuel's fame rests upon his Nahalat Shivah, which he finished in 1664 and the publication of which he personally supervised (Amsterdam, 1667). Toward the end of his life R. Samuel succeeded in publishing the Mahadura Batra ["second edition"] le-Sefer NaHalat Shivah (Frankfort, 1681), which includes corrections and additions as well as replies to the strictures upon it which appeared after its first publication, especially those of R. Jair Hayyim Bacharach in his Hut ha-Shani and those of R. Aaron Samuel Koidanover. Nahalat Shivah became very popular among rabbis because of its practical value in the drawing up of documents, particularly gittin, ketubbot, and the like. After R. Samuel's death, his son R. Abraham republished the book in Fuerth in 1692, adding a second part containing 85 of his own responsa as well as others, including those of R. Aaron Samuel Koidanover. The importance of the work is evidenced by its frequent reprinting: Frankfort, 1694; Fuerth, 1724, 1739, 1784: Russia, 1818; Lemberg, 1874, et al.; and as late as 1962 in Jerusalem.We have over 50,000 Jewish Books in Stock, please make sure to check out our Our eBay StoreQuestions, comments, Requests?OUR STORE NUMBER IS Orders can be processed over the phone as wellOur storefront location is at Mizrahi Book Store3114 Quentin RdBrooklyn NY 11234Visitors are welcome by AppointmentCOMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: There is $3 off each additional item paid for and shipped together, which makes the shipping just .99 for almost all additional items. Please note that purchases must be paid for at once, not individually to qualify for the discount. If you plan on bidding on additional items, please hold off payment until done purchasing. This discount should be deducted automatically, please contact us if for some reason it does not. Priority mail is available upon request.STORE HOURS : Our storefront is located at 3114 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn, NY, 11234. Visitors are welcome by appointment, our hours are Sunday-Thursday 10 am - 6:30 pm and Friday 10 am - 1 pm. We are closed on Saturday and Jewish Holidays. Orders can be placed over the phone at INTERNATIONAL BUYERS : For most individual books, we ship first class mail. Price is by weight, and this service is tracked. For multiple purchases, we usually use Priority Mail, a flat rate envelope for $25 ($21 to Canada) can fit 3 Regular sized books and a flat rate box for $63 ($43 to Canada) can fit 8-10 books of average size. A large flat rate box for $80 ($56 to Canada is available as well and c... read more

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