Ginzei Yosef, essays of ethics, homily, Chassidut and Kabbalah on the Torah, with novellae on tractates Berachot, Shabbat, Pesachim and Sukkah, by R. Yosef Bloch Rabbi of Alesk (Olesko). Lviv, 1792. First edition. With approbations by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, R. Zusha of Anipoli, R. Yaakov Shimshon of Shepetovka, R. Avraham Moshe of Pshevorsk and others.
The author, R. Yosef Bloch (1724-1790), was a close associate of the Maggid of Mezeritch. Rabbi of Alesk and maggid in Satanov (Sataniv). He was renowned in the Chassidic world for his book Ginzei Yosef, one of the first Chassidic books. His book contains approbations from eminent rabbis who opposed Chassidut, such as R. Tzvi Hirsh Rosanes Rabbi of Lviv who wrote: "He did not depart from the tent of Torah, and would make nights as days".
[4], 98; 24 leaves. Approx. 34 cm. Most leaves are in good condition. Stains. Tears to inner margins of title page and last leaf, repaired with paper. Worming to the last seven leaves, repaired with paper, affecting text. Stamp and censor's signature from 1838. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 110.