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Twelve Sermons by the Maharshik - Venice, 1594
Twelve Sermons by the Maharshik - Venice, 1594
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Twelve sermons, by Rabbi Shmuel Yehuda Katzenellenbogen - the Maharshik. Venice, 1594. Zuan Di Gara printing. First edition.
Twelve sermons by the Maharshik (1521-1547), son of Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen Av Beit Din of Padua (the Maharam of Padua). A leading Torah sage of his times, Dayan, chief rabbi and head of yeshiva in Venice. Corresponded with great scholars of his generation such as the Maharshal, the Rama (his relative) and Rabbi Yosef Karo. His son is Rabbi Shaul Wohl, who was the legendary king of Poland for one day.
Half the sermons are eulogies for the sages of his times including a eulogy on the death of Rabbi Moshe Isserles - the Rama and Rabbi Yosef Karo, the author of the Shulchan Aruch.
65, [1] leaves, 19 cm. Good condition. Spotting. Minor worm damages. Plain binding.
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