Torah

1821 · Best.-Nr. 43558 — Redelhaim Roedelheim: W. Heidenheim 1821. 1st edition. Modern Cloth with gilt spines and marbled endpapers 12mo 17 cm. 5 volumes: Bereshit: VIII pages 1 64 3 24 4 54 leaves; Shemot: 1 65-119 8. 28 78 leaves. Vayikra: 1 119-159 24 80 leaves. Bamidbar: 1 159-215 2 16; 50 leaves. Devarim: 1 216-166 18 52 leaves. The Pentateuch in Hebrew published over the course of 1818-1821. Haftarot with special title pages and separate pagination are appended to each volume. Each volume contains liturgy for Shabbat and other occasions. Chumash Ein HaSofer was published "to assist the scribe and 'tikkun vavei ha'amudin.'" Printed in a layout similar to a Torah scroll with thousands ! of mesorah markings in the margins of the pages a list of letters written especially large or small and letters with dots. Mesorah ta'amim grammar and general laws about Safrus handwriting sacred religious texts such as Torah scrolls. Each volume thus includes the appropriate section of the Chumash the Haftarot as well as many important laws for Sofrim. Ein HaSofer was the work of renowned grammarian Rabbi Wolf Heidenheim who worked for several years to prepare this work for publication At the end of each of the five chumashim haftarot appear after a separate title page as well as the Shabbat Shacharit and Mussaf prayers including Yotzrot Siluk and Ofanim for special Shabbats. Shabbat prayers appear at the end of the fifth volume the rest of the volumes have just the piyutim without the prayers. Rabbi Wolf Binyamin Heidenheim 1757-1832 was a German scholar and grammarian who published many important works. His publications which are renowned for their accuracy remain popular until today. In 1818 he undertook to publish the Chumash Ein HaSofer with the objective of providing Sofrim with an extremely accurate text upon which to base their writing of the holy texts. OCLC: 52775573 A set with repairs and damaged spines sold for over $530 at auction in 2022. Toning and foxing otherwise Very Good Condition. An attractive set in modern cloth bindings. BER-1-6. Redelhaim [Roedelheim]: W. Heidenheim unknown