Only edition, folio, broadside, 405:298 mm. creased on folds.

Poem in eulogy for R. Ishmael b. Abraham Isaac ha-Kohen (1723–-11811), rabbi of Modena, enjoyed a high standing in the Jewish world generally and was the last Italian rabbi who was accepted throughout the rabbinic world as a halakhic authority. R. Ishmael was among those invited by Napoleon to answer questions put to the Assembly of Jewish Notables which took place in Paris in 1806. From his replies on this occasion as well as from his other halakhic rulings, both published and in manuscript, he emerges as a rabbi alive to the needs of the times and inclined to narrow the gap between them and traditions. His realistic and moderate approach is clearly revealed in his responsa published under the name Zera Emet (pt. 1, Leghorn, 1785; pt. 2, ibid., 1796; pt. 3, Reggio, n.d.), see especially pt. 1, nos. 69, 74, and 89; pt. 2, no. 107; and pt. 3, nos. 32, 33, and 42. Many responsa remain unpublished.

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 ... [על פטירת] ר’ ישמעאל הכהן... ר"מ ור"מ [ריש מתא וריש מתיבתא] דק"ק מודינא... ביום א... עשירי לחדש סיון שנת התקע"א ... המר והנאנח... נינו ונכדו הק’ אברהם גור אריה ס"ט בלא"א... אפרים יחיאל הכהן...

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