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Lechem Setarim. Venice, 1664
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Lechem Setarim. Venice, 1664
Commentary on tractate Avodah Zara, by Rabbi Shlomo Elgazi. Venice, 1664.
Specifications: 134 leaves, approximately 20 cm. First edition.
Background: The author [1610-1683], one of the sages of Bursa, immigrated to Jerusalem and returned to Turkey in 1646. He was rosh yeshiva of the yeshiva in Izmir, and one of the first to fight against the Shabbateans, and was even forced to run away from them with his son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Lapapa. He returned to Jerusalem in 1670 and headed the "Beit Yaakov" yeshiva which was founded by Rabbi Yaakov Chagiz. Appointed Av Beit Din of Jerusalem in 1673. Wrote Shema Shlomo and more.
Unique Features: The book was edited by Rabbi Mordechai Zakut - the Remaz, who even wrote a poem about the book. Illustrations of Moshe and Shlomo are on the title page. There are copies with typographic changes.
Condition: Very fine. Ancient leather binding.
