Mishnayot Zeraim. The personal copy of Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Glosses in his holy handwriting

Mishnayot Zeraim. The personal copy of Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Glosses in his holy handwriting

Mishnayot, Seder Zeraim, Vilna Complete Edition, with Many Commentaries. Two volumes bound together in a large, thick format. Vilna, 1921.

This is the personal copy of Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, from which he authored his work on the Jerusalem Talmud. The volume is filled throughout with the well-known marks of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky's intensive study, including notes in his own handwriting on the margins of the pages, as well as graphic sketches. These sketches were later incorporated into his monumental work on the Jerusalem Talmud, Seder Zeraim, in a section called "The Chart of Drawings" (see the photo).

On the first page and the inside of the cover, there are ownership stamps: 'Chaim Kanievsky, Bnei Brak.'

In the introduction to the Rambam, pencil annotations were made with the days of the week, likely written by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky to note his study schedule according to the days of the week.

In the glosses and innovations by Rabbi Yosef Shaul Natanzon, printed at the end of Volume 1, there is a correction in Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky's handwriting. This correction was addressed in subsequent editions.

In the Tractate Maaser Sheni, there is a correction in his handwriting, in Rashi script.

On the inside of the back cover, there are sketches related to Tractate Kilayim, likely in Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s handwriting from his youth. In 1986, Tractate Kilayim from the Jerusalem Talmud was printed with Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky's commentary, and at the end, 'The Chart of Drawings'—a booklet of sketches from his handwriting—was included.

Maran Rabbi Shmeryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky [1928–2022], one of the greatest rabbis of the generation and the leader of the Lithuanian public in Israel and around the world. He was known as the "Sar HaTorah" (the Prince of Torah). He was the last leader who unified the entire community under his guidance. Every year, he completed the entire Torah—he studied eight pages of the Babylonian Talmud each day, along with the corresponding sections of the Jerusalem Talmud. He also studied the *Tur* and *Shulchan Aruch* at a pace of approximately five pages a day. Renowned for his miraculous abilities, people flocked to his door on Rashbam Street every day to receive his blessing "BoH" (Brachah V'Hatzlachah), which brought relief to their troubles through the strength of the holy Torah, in which he was considered the greatest laborer of the generation.

Volume 1: 225, 14, [12], 22, 9 leaves.

Volume 2: [1], 37, 16, 28 leaves.

Lacking the first title page and several pages after it.

Condition: Moderate. Signs of use on every page! Stamps. Glosses. Annotations. Drawings. Time stains. Wormholes. The binding is detached. Some pages are loose.