Three printed leaves – Shemirah (protection) papers, amulets and prayers:

• "Shemirah for a plague, tried and true, by the Tzaddik R. Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel". No place or date indicated. [Hungary, Ujhel?, early 20th century.]

• "Segulah for livelihood and success – Shemirah for a plague, tried and true, by the Tzaddik R. Moshe Teitelbaum… Av Beit Din of Ujhel". Budapest: Yehoshua Weiss, [early 20th century].

• "Shemirah for a child, by the Baal Shem Tov". Satmar: bookshop of Avraham Meir Süsswein, press of [Meir Leib] Hirsch, [ca. 1920-1940].

Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (1759-1841), the Yismach Moshe, an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia, and progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar Chassidic dynasties. An outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, he was an expert in both the revealed and hidden Torah. He was famed during his lifetime as a holy wonderworker possessing ruach hakodesh. He first served as rabbi in Shinova from 1785-1808, and subsequently in 1808 he was appointed rabbi and Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) and the region. Rebbe Moshe was originally opposed to Chassidut, and in his youth he traveled to study with the Vilna Gaon. He joined Chassidut at a later age, influenced by his son-in-law, R. Aryeh Leib Lipschitz, Av Beit Din of Vishnitza (Nowy Wiśnicz), author of Responsa Aryeh DeVei Ila'i, who convinced him to travel to the Chozeh of Lublin. With the Chozeh he became aware of clear manifestations of ruach hakodesh, and from that point on he became his close disciple, devoting himself to the Chassidic way and spreading its teachings in his regions. He likewise traveled to visit the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. Starting in 1815, he began to distribute amulets to those in need of salvation, thereby performing countless wonders. It is told that he hesitated about whether to continue making amulets until he heard a heavenly voice calling out to him while he was awake: "Do not fear, for I am with you" (Tehillah LeMoshe). To this day, most of the amulets and shemirot in Ashkenazic lands are attributed to the amulets of the Yismach Moshe, including the printed shemirot for children and child-bearing women and for plague. The famous "Keresterir's amulets", which were written by rebbes as a Segulah to guard one's house and property, originate with the Yismach Moshe.

[3] leaves. Varying size and condition. Good general condition.

Sefer HaTzavaah by R. Naftali HaKohen Katz, author of Smichat Chachamim; with Azharot Yekarot Imrot Tehorot by R. Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel, author of Yismach Moshe; and Hanhagot Tovot VeDarchei Yesharim by R. Shmuel "Shmelka" Horowitz, Av Beit Din of Nikolsburg. Munkacs (Mukachevo): Shmuel Zenvil Kahn and Ozer HaKohen Fried, 1904. Two title pages. The first is printed on the binding, with different text than the version on the interior title page.

On the endpapers, long handwritten inscription: outline of a eulogy, including: "A perfect and honored man who feared God… Yehuda Rosenberg… lived seventy years! For he walked an upright path, as every Jew should… For he walked all his days in a good path, was careful to observe Shabbat and guide his family in keeping kosher, he gave more charity than he could afford, he went evening and morning to the synagogue, he also listened to Torah, he was involved in learning and sermons…".

Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (1759-1841), the Yismach Moshe, an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia, and progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar Chassidic dynasties. An outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, he was an expert in both the revealed and hidden Torah. He was famed during his lifetime as a holy wonderworker possessing ruach hakodesh. He first served as rabbi in Shinova from 1785-1808, and subsequently in 1808 he was appointed rabbi and Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) and the region. Rebbe Moshe was originally opposed to Chassidut, and in his youth he traveled to study with the Vilna Gaon. He joined Chassidut at a later age, influenced by his son-in-law, R. Aryeh Leib Lipschitz, Av Beit Din of Vishnitza (Nowy Wiśnicz), author of Responsa Aryeh DeVei Ila'i, who convinced him to travel to the Chozeh of Lublin. With the Chozeh he became aware of clear manifestations of ruach hakodesh, and from that point on he became his close disciple, devoting himself to the Chassidic way and spreading its teachings in his regions. He likewise traveled to visit the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. Starting in 1815, he began to distribute amulets to those in need of salvation, thereby performing countless wonders. It is told that he hesitated about whether to continue making amulets until he heard a heavenly voice calling out to him while he was awake: "Do not fear, for I am with you" (Tehillah LeMoshe). To this day, most of the amulets and shemirot in Ashkenazic lands are attributed to the amulets of the Yismach Moshe, including the printed shemirot for children and child-bearing women and for plague. The famous "Keresterir's amulets", which were written by rebbes as a Segulah to guard one's house and property, originate with the Yismach Moshe.

[16] leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps. Bound with new leather binding, over original binding.

Yismach Moshe on the Torah – Chassidic and Kabbalistic discourses on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Parts I-V, on Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim. Lviv: 1848-1861. Set in two volumes. First editions of all parts, with divisional title pages.

The Yismach Moshe book series was edited and prepared for press by the author’s grandson, his close disciple, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Sighet, author of Yitav Lev, and his glosses and additions are printed in several places.

In the beginning of the Bereshit volume is printed a short introduction by the Yitav Lev. At the beginning of the fourth and fifth volume are printed approbations of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and the Yitav Lev.

Ownership inscriptions and signatures on the Bereshit title page: “Leibush…”; “Bluma Spiegel”.

The second volume on Bamidbar-Devarim was owned by the Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Boehm, the dayan of Carei, who published these two parts of Yismach Moshe. On the title pages of Bamidbar and Devarim are his ownership stamps: “Yitzchak Itzik Boehm in Jerusalem”. The publisher R. Yitzchak Boehm is mentioned in the approbations of the Divrei Chaim and Yitav Lev appearing on the reverse side of the two title pages. The Divrei Chaim writes of him: “My friend R. Yitzchak Itzik, dayan in Carei”; and the Yitav Lev writes of him: “I have found the one whom my soul loves, the great expert R. Yitzchak, excellent dayan in Carei, who generously leaped over mountains to bring Yismach Moshe on Bamidbar and Devarim to press, expending great effort in himself and his property…”. 

R. Yitzchak passed away on 25 Cheshvan, 1887. About a week after the end of the mourning period, the present copy was sold to R. Menachem Natan Auerbach, whose ownership inscription dated 7 Kislev, 1887 appears on the Bamidbar title page: “I bought this holy book at full price for the honor of my Maker and Master, 7 Kislev, 5648 – Menachem Natan Auerbach”. R. Menachem Natan Auerbach (1858-1930) was one of the great sages of Jerusalem, a grandson of the Imrei Binah, R. Meir Auerbach, Av Beit Din of Kalisz and Jerusalem.

The Kabbalist R. Yitzchak Boehm (1819-1887), of Hungary and Jerusalem, was ordained by R. Meir Perls, Av Beit Din of Carei, and served as dayan and posek in the city. He was one of the great followers of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and his son, the Rebbe of Shinova. In ca. 1873, R. Yitzchak reached Jerusalem on a mission from R. Yechezkel of Shinova in order to print the book series Or HaChamah on the Zohar in Eretz Israel. After immigrating to Israel, he served as dayan in Jerusalem, and was one of the leaders of the Hungarian Kollel (see at length in: R. Menashe Yosef Miller, The Dayan R. Yitzchak Boehm of Carei-Jerusalem, Alei Zikaron, 43, Shevat 2018, pp. 2-16 [Hebrew]).

Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (1759-1841), the Yismach Moshe, an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia, and progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar Chassidic dynasties. An outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, he was an expert in both the revealed and hidden Torah. He was famed during his lifetime as a holy wonderworker possessing ruach hakodesh. He first served as rabbi in Shinova from 1785-1808, and subsequently in 1808 he was appointed rabbi and Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) and the region. Rebbe Moshe was originally opposed to Chassidut, and in his youth he traveled to study with the Vilna Gaon. He joined Chassidut at a later age, influenced by his son-in-law, R. Aryeh Leib Lipschitz, Av Beit Din of Vishnitza (Nowy Wiśnicz), author of Responsa Aryeh DeVei Ila'i, who convinced him to travel to the Chozeh of Lublin. With the Chozeh he became aware of clear manifestations of ruach hakodesh, and from that point on he became his close disciple, devoting himself to the Chassidic way and spreading its teachings in his regions. He likewise traveled to visit the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. Starting in 1815, he began to distribute amulets to those in need of salvation, thereby performing countless wonders. It is told that he hesitated about whether to continue making amulets until he heard a heavenly voice calling out to him while he was awake: "Do not fear, for I am with you" (Tehillah LeMoshe). To this day, most of the amulets and shemirot in Ashkenazic lands are attributed to the amulets of the Yismach Moshe, including the printed shemirot for children and child-bearing women and for plague. The famous "Keresterir's amulets", which were written by rebbes as a Segulah to guard one's house and property, originate with the Yismach Moshe.

Set in two volumes. • Volume I (Bereshit – 1848): [1], 117 leaves; (Shemot – 1850): [1], 2-90 leaves; leaf 80 is missing (in its place, leaf 79 is bound twice); (Vayikra – 1851): [1], 2-42 leaves. • Volume II (Bamidbar – 1861): [1], 48 leaves; the last leaf 49 is missing; (Devarim – 1861): [4], 5-28, 33-72, [1] leaves; 4 leaves are missing (leaves 29-32).

22-24 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Light damage. On volume I: leaves are trimmed on the border of the text, affecting headings and the margins of the text on some leaves; marginal tears to several leaves reinforced with paper. Stamps. New, matching leather bindings, with gold tooling.

Yismach Moshe, Part I – homilies on Neviim, Ketuvim and the Five Megillot, and Part II – homilies on the festivals, by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Sighet: Avraham Kaufman and sons, 1906-1908.

First edition of Yismach Moshe on Neviim, Ketuvim, Megillot and Festivals, which “was a wonderful treasure buried for over sixty years”. Introductions by the publisher, Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Magyarlápos (grandson of the Yitav Lev of Sighet) on the reverse side of the title pages of both parts.

Two parts comprising ten works. Part I, comprising six works: 1. Yismach Moshe on Neviim and Ketuvim. 2. Yashir Moshe on Shir HaShirim. 3. Klil Tiferet on Ruth. 4. Evel Moshe on Eichah. 5. Mor ULevonah on Kohelet. 6. Asis Rimoni on Esther. Part II, comprising four additional works: 7. Yayin HaRekach on Aggadot and Pilpul. 8. Siach Sefunim on prayers, piyyutim and Shabbat songs. 9. Tochachat Chaim Amirah Ne’imah, sermons for Elul and high holidays. 10. Evkat Rochel, selections.

At the beginning of Part I (leaves 1-12) is a biography of the author called Tehillah LeMoshe – by the author's great-grandson, R. Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Volove (1838-1924), and the latter's son the publisher Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Magyarlápos.

At the end of the book is printed for the first time the ethical letter sent by the Yismach Moshe to his son, R. Elazar Nisan Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Drohobych, after his wedding (“and it is known that the early Chassidim would study this letter at regular intervals” – Magen Avraham, Likkutei Dibrot Kodesh, p. 6).

On the title page of Part I, signatures and stamps of R. “Aryeh HaKohen, shochet – here, T[âr]g[u] Lăpuș”.

Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (1759-1841), the Yismach Moshe, an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia, and progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar Chassidic dynasties. An outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, he was an expert in both the revealed and hidden Torah. He was famed during his lifetime as a holy wonderworker possessing ruach hakodesh. He first served as rabbi in Shinova from 1785-1808, and subsequently in 1808 he was appointed rabbi and Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) and the region. Rebbe Moshe was originally opposed to Chassidut, and in his youth he traveled to study with the Vilna Gaon. He joined Chassidut at a later age, influenced by his son-in-law, R. Aryeh Leib Lipschitz, Av Beit Din of Vishnitza (Nowy Wiśnicz), author of Responsa Aryeh DeVei Ila'i, who convinced him to travel to the Chozeh of Lublin. With the Chozeh he became aware of clear manifestations of ruach hakodesh, and from that point on he became his close disciple, devoting himself to the Chassidic way and spreading its teachings in his regions. He likewise traveled to visit the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. Starting in 1815, he began to distribute amulets to those in need of salvation, thereby performing countless wonders. It is told that he hesitated about whether to continue making amulets until he heard a heavenly voice calling out to him while he was awake: "Do not fear, for I am with you" (Tehillah LeMoshe). To this day, most of the amulets and shemirot in Ashkenazic lands are attributed to the amulets of the Yismach Moshe, including the printed shemirot for children and child-bearing women and for plague. The famous "Keresterir's amulets", which were written by rebbes as a Segulah to guard one's house and property, originate with the Yismach Moshe.

Part I: [3], 2-96 leaves. Part II: [3], 2-97 leaves. 23.5-25 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Creases and minor tears. Worming in Part I. Trim affecting headings in Part II. Inscriptions and stamps. New bindings.

Yismach Moshe, homilies for the High Holidays and festivals, by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Székelyhíd (Săcueni): Shabtai Kohn, 1943.

Approbations by the relatives of the publisher, Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, dayan and posek in Koson: his father Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum of Volova-Nyírbátor, his father-in-law Rebbe Yisrael Tzvi Rottenberg of Koson, and his cousin Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar.

The work was first printed in Sighet, 1908, together with the Yismach Moshe’s novellae on the Aggadot of the Talmud (Yayin HaRekach); the present item is the second edition, printed by the author’s grandson, Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, dayan and posek in Koson, and it comprises three parts: 1. Tochachat Chaim Amirah Ne’imah – sermons for the month of Elul and the high holidays; 2. Siach Sefunim on prayers, piyyutim and Shabbat songs; 3. Avkat Rochel – selections.

The book was published during the Holocaust, while hundreds of thousands of Jews were being murdered in neighboring European countries. In his introduction, the publisher writes of his publication of the book during the war: “…and especially in this most pressing of times, the days leading up to the Messiah, one lamb dispersed to the four corners of the world, and the hearts of the Children of Israel are very broken and torn into twelve, and desperately hope for salvation and the mercy of heaven… and may the merit of my grandfather, the author, protect us, and may he advocate for us and beg for mercy for us, to extricate us from darkness to light and from slavery to a complete redemption…”.

After the title page of the present item, an additional shortened title page is bound, on the reverse side of which appears a dedication to the philanthropist R. Yaakov Fixler and his wife Hinda from Studena in the Volove region, who generously covered printing expenses.

Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (1759-1841), the Yismach Moshe, an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia, and progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar Chassidic dynasties. An outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist, he was an expert in both the revealed and hidden Torah. He was famed during his lifetime as a holy wonderworker possessing ruach hakodesh. He first served as rabbi in Shinova from 1785-1808, and subsequently in 1808 he was appointed rabbi and Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) and the region. Rebbe Moshe was originally opposed to Chassidut, and in his youth he traveled to study with the Vilna Gaon. He joined Chassidut at a later age, influenced by his son-in-law, R. Aryeh Leib Lipschitz, Av Beit Din of Vishnitza (Nowy Wiśnicz), author of Responsa Aryeh DeVei Ila'i, who convinced him to travel to the Chozeh of Lublin. With the Chozeh he became aware of clear manifestations of ruach hakodesh, and from that point on he became his close disciple, devoting himself to the Chassidic way and spreading its teachings in his regions. He likewise traveled to visit the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. Starting in 1815, he began to distribute amulets to those in need of salvation, thereby performing countless wonders. It is told that he hesitated about whether to continue making amulets until he heard a heavenly voice calling out to him while he was awake: "Do not fear, for I am with you" (Tehillah LeMoshe). To this day, most of the amulets and shemirot in Ashkenazic lands are attributed to the amulets of the Yismach Moshe, including the printed shemirot for children and child-bearing women and for plague. The famous "Keresterir's amulets", which were written by rebbes as a Segulah to guard one's house and property, originate with the Yismach Moshe.

[5], 2-41, [3] leaves. Approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Tears reinforced with paper on some leaves. Stamps. New leather binding.