Sefer Keren Orah Part 3 -Talmudic novella by the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak, renowned Rabbi of Karlin. First edition. Vilna, 1857.
A Torah genius, Rabbi Shmuel Heller born in 1803, was raised in the home of the Chozeh of Lublin, and following his counsel ascended to Eretz Israel.in 1817 He served as Dayan & later Rabbi of Safed for 60 years from 1841 onwards and was one of the greatest Chassidic leaders in the Land of Israel.
He wielded great influence in setting the public agenda. His rulings and actions reveal a clear trend that placed at its center the Land of Israel and the ancient traditions that represented for him a coveted, pre-exile world. He craved what was perceived as authentic to the Land of Israel and strove to connect with local traditions (See Otzar HaRabanim 19134).
He passed away in Safed on the 22nd of Tevet, 1884. He authored: Taharat HaKodesh, Derech Nesher, Kavod Melachim, Divrei Mishpat, Shivrei Luchot, and others.
Ancient stamps [from Safed], of "Ya’akov Daktir – son of Avraham Segal"
Good condition, first 2 pages with tapings, light stains, later binding.
This is one of the most important compositions on Sha"s by the Later Authorities [Acharonim]. It is a fundamental book on in-depth scholarly study found in all yeshivah halls, printed thereafter in many editions. His Torah novellae are in the style of the Acharonim such as the Pnei Yehoshua and the Torah Chaim, who, in contrast to the first Acharonim such as the Maharsh"a, who were primarily occupied with commentary, began to write more modern commentaries, and also presented new methods in understanding Talmudic topics.
The Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Minkovsky [1788-1852] was the renowned rabbi of the city of Karlin, who is known by the name of this book, as "the author of Keren Orah." He was born in Minsk to Rabbi Aharon, one of the city’s notables and son of Rabbi Baruch of Shklov. Theirs was a family of impressive rabbinic lineage, and the patriarch of their family, Rabbi Leib of Minsk, was therefore called "Rabbi Leib, Ba’al HaTosafot." Rabbi Yitzchak was known as a prodigy from his youth. He studied under Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, disciple of the Gr"a, but refused to accept a rabbinic position. However, due to a specific incident, he did accept the glorified rabbinate of Karlin, where he composed this monumental work before us, Keren Orah.
Stefansky classics 83.
Bound with: Sefer She’elot U’Teshuvot Dvar Avraham, Part II, by Rabbi Avraham Dovber Kahane Shapira. Pietrkov, 1913.
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