Lehem Shelomo, R. Solomon le-Bet ha-Levi, Venice 1597 
לחם שלמה - Only Edition
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- Lot Number 48114
- Title (English) Lehem Shelomo
- Title (Hebrew) לחם שלמה
- Note Only Edition
- Author R. Solomon ben Isaac le-Bet ha-Levi
- City Venice
- Publisher Juan DiGara
- Publication Date 1597
- Estimated Price - Low 300
- Estimated Price - High 600
- Item # 1433135
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Physical Description
Only edition, 6-214 ff., quarto, 190:135 mm., light age staining, wide margins, lacking title (facsimile), initial 5, and final 9 ff., loose in later boards, rubbed and split.
Detail Description
Only edition of this work on aggadot in the Talmud by R. Solomon ben Isaac le-Bet ha-Levi. The title-page has an architectural frame and informs that Lehem Shelomo is a wondrous and concise explanation of the spread out sayings of in the Talmud and Midrashim which in great brevity instructs on the redemption. Also included are novella and clear explanations. This is followed by an apologia from the editor Isaac Gershon R. Solomon’s introduction and then the text.
R. Solomon b. Isaac le-Bet ha-Levi (1532-1600) was the third generation of exiles from Portugal, his father was born in Salonika, as was Solomon, who resided there his entire life, excepting an interval when he served as rabbi of Skoplje (1568-71). From his youth Solomon was an exceptional student, studying under R. Joseph ibn Lev and private tutors, the latter for secular subjects. Solomon served from 1568-c.71 as rabbi in Uskub,Yugoslavia and, from 1574 as rabbi of several congregations in Salonika, where he was recognized as chief rabbi. A popular speaker, large audiences attended his sermons, the basis of this work. At a later age, in response to the entreaties of his sons, Solomon began to collect and edit his writings, preparing them for publication. The task had not been completed when he died.
Hebrew Description
מעבר לשער: התנצלות המגיה... ואנכי לא עשיתי משלי רק סימני מושבותיהם... ורבים מאמרים לא ידעתי אים.
ט דף: (מפתחות). הערת... ר’ יצחק גרשון... על המפתחות... למצא... מאמרי רבותינו... בכל הספר הזה... גם עשיתי סימנים לכתובים... במעונותיהם מלבד מורה מקום היכן נמצאים בספר הזה.
References
Bibliography of the Hebrew Book 1470-1960 #000170514; BE lamed 337