A new volume of the Kovetz Tziyonim VeHo'oros series was
recently published, covering the second and third perokim
of Kiddushin. This volume follows earlier volumes
on Succah, Nedorim, Gittin, the second perek of
Pesochim, and the first perek of
Kesuvos.
The author is HaRav Avinoam Felberbaum, a ram in
Yeshivas Beis Shmuel in Yerushalayim. The work is the product
of years of painstakingly-formulated shiurim which he
delivered to his students.
Rav Felberbaum has done a great service to the yeshiva world
by meticulously and concisely organizing all the fundamentals
in the masechta. The sefer is divided into two
parts: Tziyonim — copious sources which enable
the student to see the underlying principles of the sugya,
and Ho'oros — the Rishonim and Acharonim's
comments including the halachic debate on them.
It is unnecessary to state the sefer's tremendous
benefit in helping both students and scholars understand the
path forged by the Rishonim and Acharonim. Not only do its
excellently formulated guidelines provide the student with an
easy and illuminating way to understand the sugyos,
but the sources enable the student to examine whether he
has comprehended and can differentiate between the various
systems of thought.
The sefer also provides an easy and rapid way to
review the masechta's various sugyos, systems
of thought and main approaches. A quick perusal enables one
to commit the sugya to heart, and turn it into a
lifelong acquisition. Those studying Daf Yomi be'iyun
who will be starting Succah soon, will find the
accompanying volume from this series of great value.
A comprehensive table of contents completes the great
usefulness of this sefer.
The series, which was published by Yeshivas Beis Shmuel,
includes approbations from the author's father-in-law, the
rosh yeshiva of Beis Shmuel, HaRav Yitzchok Ehrenfeld.
Beis Shmuel is named after Rav Shmuel Ehrenfeld ztvk"l
the Mattersdorfer rav, who was the great-great-grandson
of the Chasam Sofer. The distributor is Or HaChaim.
