1. Michtav Patu'ach, with the book Milchemet Mitsva. “[A battle] fought by the Orthodox community against those who are attempting to destroy and remove the regulations established by the Geonim and the Righteous…”. Marmaros–Sighet, 1888.
[2], 2-61, [24], 86-89, [18], 108-109, [12], 122-129, [4], 136-147, [2] leaves. 25.2 cm. Good condition.
2. Ohev Shalom, published by the order of the Adat Yeshurun Sephard congregation of Marmaros–Sighet, [1889].
16 pages. 19 cm. Dry paper, fair condition, damages and glued paper.
Between the years 1883-1890 the city of Sighet witnessed a great polemic which opposed the Chareidim of the community who had joined the Orthodox Bureau of Pest against the “Sephard Community” [Chasidim who pray according to the Sephard ritual] who signed themselves up as a “Status-quo” community since they rejected the authority of the Budapest Orthodox Bureau, which was led by the “Ashkenazi” Beit Midrash of the Chatam Sofer. In 1888, a pamphlet was published in Lvov called “Ohev Mishpat” – “Matters of dispute in the city of Sighet…”, which was published by the “Sephard community of Sighet”.
The book “Milchemet Mitsva” was published as a reaction to that pamphlet, (it was published one pamphlet at a time, the pamphlets were spread separately and were later made into a book, hence the faulty pagination of the book). The pamphlets include letters from Rabbis and Admorim who sided with the Orthodox community.
The “Ohev Shalom” pamphlet was then published as a reaction and includes letters from Rabbis and Admorim who sided in favor of the “Adat Yeshurun Sephardim” congregation.