Responsa Shaagat Aryeh – Frankfurt an der Oder, 1756 – First Edition – Copy of Rabbi Avraham Eisenstein of ...

Responsa Shaagat Aryeh – Frankfurt an der Oder, 1756 – First Edition – Copy of Rabbi Avraham Eisenstein of Drohitchin and His Son Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai
Responsa Shaagat Aryeh, Halachic studies on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Aryeh Leib Ginsburg Rabbi of Metz. Frankfurt an der Oder, [1756]. First edition.
The author of Shaagat Aryeh was extremely poor, and due to a shortage of paper, the first edition of Shaagat Aryeh was written almost completely in acronyms.
Stamps of R. Avraham Eisenstein, trustee of Kollel Perushim in Safed and Jerusalem. Signature of his son, R. Eliyahu Mordechai.
R. Avraham Eisenstein of Drohitchin (Drahichyn; 1800-1886), prominent Torah scholar. Immigrated to Safed together with the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in 1823. Served as dayan in the Beit Din of R. Yisrael of Shklow in Safed. He lost his wife and all his children (apart from one young daughter) in the Safed earthquake. He relocated to Jerusalem, where he was a leader of the community and prominent Torah scholar. Editor of the Shita Mekubetzet glosses on Order Kodashim, printed in the Vilna Shas.
His son, R. Eliyahu Mordechai Menachem Eisenstein (1867-1956), held various communal positions in Jerusalem. Son-in-law of R. Zalman Chaim Rivlin, head of the Vaad HaKlali.
[1], 93 leaves. 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Worming (affecting text in some places). Tape repair to final leaf. Marginal tears to several leaves, not affecting text. Stamps. New leather binding.