Maayan HaChochmah – Rödelheim, 1804 – Dedication of Rabbi Betzalel Ronsburg – Glosses

Maayan HaChochmah – Rödelheim, 1804 – Dedication of Rabbi Betzalel Ronsburg – Glosses

Maayan HaChochmah on the 613 commandments, by R. Noach Chaim Tzvi Berlin, Rabbi of Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbek (author of Atzei Almogim and Atzei Arazim). Rödelheim: Wolf Heidenheim and Baruch Baschwitz, 1804. First edition.
On the front endpaper, a dedication handwritten and signed by R. Betzalel Ronsburg, addressed to his disciple: "Wedding gift – to my disciple and friend as dear to me as myself... R. David Bogdan son of... R. Seckel Hirsch Bogdan, as a token of love for him to explore… on Shabbat and festivals. From his loving teacher, Betzalel Ronsburg".

Several long glosses by an unidnetified writer.

Inscription on last leaf: "This book was lent to me… David Jonas".
Next to the dedication at the beginning of the book – stamp of "Shmuel Binyamin Freudiger de Óbuda [Budapest]".

R. Betzalel Ronsburg (1762-1820), a leading Torah scholar of his generation located in Prague. He was a close disciple of the Noda BiYehudah. In his preface to his book Horah Gaver, R. Betzalel writes of his teacher: "Every single Shabbat… I did not desist from hearing Torah from him". In his responsa, he terms him "the greatest of the Acharonim". His works include Horah Gaver on Tractate Horayot (the only book which was published in his lifetime). Many of his works and novellae were lost over the years, and in recent time, his work Chochmat Betzalel – Pitchei Niddah and his book of responsa were published. His glosses on the Talmud were printed in the Prague edition of the Talmud, and later in the Vilna edition. His commentary on the Rosh, Sedeh Tzofim, is also printed in the Talmud editions.

[4], 142 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to title page and several leaves. Original binding, with damage and wear.