Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Be'er Moshe (Kozhnitz) – Lviv, 1858 – First Edition

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Be'er Moshe, Chassidic essays on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri'a Hopstein of Kozhnitz. [Lviv, 1858]. First edition.
The author, Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri'a (1757?-1828), was a close disciple of his father, the Maggid of Kozhnitz, and of R. Zusha of Anipoli. In this book, as well as in his other works, he quotes extensively thoughts and traditions which he received from his father and other prominent Chassidic leaders.
Signature on title page of "Hirsh Meir Teitelbaum – Włocławek", who later donated the book to the Chachmei Lublin yeshiva library (stamps of the library). Stamp: "Agudath Tze'irei Emunei Yisrael – Włocławek". Signature on p. 1a.
[1], 188 leaves. 26.5 cm. Wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Worming. Marginal tears to several leaves. Inscriptions and stamps. Old binding.


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