Chidushim, Derashoth.

BING, ABRAHAM OF WÜRZBURG.

Germany

Late 18th century

Manuscript in Hebrew; written in several hands in cursive Aschkenazic script on paper.

Partial AUTOGRAPH, UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT. This volume includes novellea to Maimonides, the Talmud and Halachic responsa. On page 31 the scribe states: “In the name of the Gaon… Abraham Bing…” * Pages 91-95 are written in a different hand and seem to be an autograph of the author. * Page 92: “To eulogize R. Tzvi Hirsch of Berlin and the beloved Great Eagle, the Gaon my master and teacher R. Nathan Adler. * Page 99 is dated Elul [5]537 (1787).* Page 180: “Abraham Bing’s speech in Frankfurt prior to his trip to accept the chief rabbinate of Wurtzburg (1799). * Pages 143 and on, appear to be written in the hand of the author. The handwriting is similar to Ms. no. 430 found in the Ginzberg Collection, Moscow State Library and attributed to the hand of R. Abraham Bing. A student of the great R. Nathan Adler, R. Abraham Bing (1752-1839) served as Oberrabbiner of Wurtzburg from 1798 until his death. A renowned Talmudist, several of his followers played major roles in the development of Orthodoxy in 19th-century Germany (Jacob Ettlinger, Isaac Bernays, Seligman Baer Bamberger, etc).