Mossad HaRav Kook Sale 2016

By Eliezer Brodt

For over thirty years, starting on Isru
Chag of Pesach, Mossad HaRav Kook publishing house has made a big sale on
all of their publications, dropping prices considerably (some books are marked as low as 65% off). In recent years their practice has been to publish several new
titles in the few weeks prior to the sale; during the rest of the year not as many titles are printed. They also reprint some of their older out of print titles. Some years important works are printed; others not as much. This year they have printed many valuable works, as they did last year. (See here
for a review of some of last year’s titles.)

If you’re interested in a PDF of
their complete catalog email me at eliezerbrodt@gmail.com

As in previous years, I am offering
a service, for a small fee, to help one purchase seforim from this sale.–The
sale’s last day is Sunday. For more information about this, email me at
Eliezerbrodt-at-gmail.com. Part of the proceeds will be going to support the
efforts of the Seforim Blog.

What follows is a list and brief
description of some of their newest titles.

1. ר’ אברהם אבן עזרא, ספר צחות, מהדיר: ר’ מרדכי
גודמן, עניני דקדוק בלשון הקדוש ופירוש פסוקים קשים לפי פשוטם ודקדוקם, רצח עמודים

2. ר’ אברהם אבן עזרא, ספר מאזנים, מהדיר: ר’ מרדכי
גודמן, עניני דקדוק בלשון הקדוש ופירוש פסוקים קשים לפי פשוטם ודקדוקם, רי עמודים

These
two volumes are critical editions of the Ibn Ezra works Sefer Tzachus
and Sefer Moznayim, based on manuscripts and include numerous
useful notes and indexes.

3. ר’ יוסף חיון, פירוש לתהלים מכ”י, תרסה עמודים

This
work printed once before in 1522. This edition is based on manuscripts. The
Pirush is by one of the talmidim of R’ Yitzchack Kanpanton and is more Peshat
oriented. It includes an introduction and notes.

4. ר’ משה איסרליש הרמ”א, תורת חטאת,על פי
כ”י ודפוס ראשון עם הערות, תמח עמודים

This
is a new edition of the Rama classic work Toras Chatas based upon an
hitherto unused manuscript. In the introduction the editor explains various
reasons for the significance of printing this edition, based on this new
manuscript.

5. חשבון הנפש, מהדורה מתוקנת עם הוספות רבות, 24+ קעה
עמודים

This
is yet another edition of the famous classic Musar book which has
“ties” to Benjamin Franklin (a subject I will hopefully return to).
This volume begins with a very good introduction and includes many useful notes
throughout the work. It also includes some new pieces from the author’s other
manuscripts.

6. ר’ אהרן מרקוס, קסת הסופר, פירוש על בראשית- לך לך,
כולל מפתחות, תנג עמודים

This
is a retyped version of R’ Aron Marcus’s work on Chumash. The rest of the work
is lost. Some are fans of his, others not (see my Likutei Eliezer, p.
63), but it is definitely an interesting read. This new edition includes an
index.

7. ר’ אברהם לנדא, צלותא דאברהם, תתקפז
עמודים

It’s
special news for many that this classic has been reprinted, as it has been
sought after by many for years since it was last in print. This work is one of
the best collections out there on Tefilah. It systematically deals with the
sources for the weekday siddur, based on a wide range of classic sources. It
also deals with the Nuschaos of Tefilah. This edition includes corrections and additions
to the previous versions. 

8. אוסף כתביו של דב זלוטניק, ב’ חלקים, 287+389
עמודים

This
is a collection of all of the late Professor Dov Zlotnick’s writings, in Hebrew
and English. Included are several articles about his teacher Professor Saul
Leiberman as well as a collection of various articles containing material from
the notes of his great teacher’s personal copies of seforim which Prof.
Zlotnick had published. In addition, this collection includes his book Pillar
of Iron: the Mishna which has been out of print for some time along his
introduction to his edition of the Tractate of Mourning for Yale Press
(with some notes of his on the side).

9. ר’ ראובן רז, הרב קוק בין חסידים
למתנגדים, מפגש של שלושה עולמות ויחסם לציונות, 200 עמודים

Looking
at the title of the book and its table of contents it appears to have
interesting material related to topics such as R’ Kook and Chasidim, the Gra,
R’ Chaim Volozhiner, Ger Chasidus and more. Admittedly, I have not yet had
a chance to get deeper into the book.

10.ר’ נריה גוטל, שלמי שמחה, עיוני מועדים
וזמנים, 629 עמודים

This
work from R’ Gutel is a collection of his articles printed in numerous journals
spanning a wide range of topics. Many (including myself) are great fans of his,
especially from his classic work Histanut Hatvi’im B’Halacha.

Here
is a very accurate description of the work as it appears on the back:

יש שימצא
בה בקעה למדנית ויש שימצא בה ניתוח מחקרי, יש שיעדיף היבט הלכתי מעשי, ויש שיבכר
דווקא זווית הגותית אגדית פעמים שהמאמר בה בארוכה ופעמים שהוא בא דווקא  בקצרה וכן הלאה על דרך זה. לאחר פרסומם הראשון
עלו חלק מן המאמרים על שלחנם של גדולי ישראל, וזכו להארות הערות והתייחסויות מצדם
התגובות שבכתב הובאו בספר זה, והן מתפרסמות בו לראשונה יחד עם המאמרים שפורסמו זה
מכבר. בנוסף צורפו לספר זה מספר מאמרים שטרם ראו אור.

Here
is a scan of the table of contents to give one some sense of the wide range of
subjects:

11. ר’ איתם הנקין הי”ד, אש תמיד,
חידושים וביאורי דינים על סדר שלחן ערוך ומשנה ברורה, 369 עמודים

It’s
only been a few months since the terrible tragedy of the murder of R’ Eitam
Henkin and his wife. R’ Eitam was a special and unique person combining many
talents all in one. He was a great talmid chacham, Historian and talented writer all “wrapped
up” in one package. This work was something he had completed before his murder
and which he was very proud of. It received many impressive Haskomos which in
my opinion (for whatever it’s worth) are not exaggerated at all. He had the
unique ability to write clearly and concisely – penetrating to the heart of the
issue. This is a very valuable contribution to the world of Halacha
specifically Hilchos Shabbos. Sample pages are available upon request.