Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
Maavar Yabok / Limudei Atzilut – Copy of the First Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Author of Tzemach Tzaddik
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $5,750
Including buyer's premium
Two kabbalistic books, bound together, with ownership inscriptions and signature of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager, the first Vizhnitzer Rebbe, author of Tzemach Tzaddik:
• Maavar Yabok, prayers, laws and essays regarding the day of death and tahara of the body, by the kabbalist R. Aharon Berachya of Modena. [Lviv (Lemberg), ca. 1850; false date on title page: 1732 – the year of printing of the second edition].
• Bound with: Limuedei Atzilut, Kabblistic wisdom, by R. Chaim Vital "Received from his teacher the Ari", printed from the manuscript of Rebbe Moshe Sofer of Pshevorsk (Przeworsk) with his glosses. Lemberg, 1850. First edition. Some attribute the introduction on verso of title page to R. Moshe of Pshevorsk.
A blurred signature of the first Vizhnitzer rebbe on the front flyleaf: " Menachem Mendel ---". Ownership inscriptions on the front and back endpapers: " The rabbi and Chassid R. Menachem Mendel son of the tzaddik R. Chaim of Kosiv" (These inscriptions were apparently written before his father's passing in 1854).
Additional signatures on title page, of "Elazar Tzvi Friedman".
The first Rebbe of Vizhnitz, R. Menachem Mendel Hager, author of Tzemach Tzaddik (1830-1884), son of Rebbe Chaim of Kosov and son-in-law of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. He was appointed as rabbi of Vizhnitz, near Kosov, during his father’s lifetime. In 1854, after the passing of his father, author of Torat Chayim, he began serving as rebbe in Vizhnitz. At the same time, his elder brother R. Yaakov Shimshon was appointed rebbe in Kosov, and their third brother moved to Rădăuţi. R. Mendel soon became the most esteemed of the three brothers, and thousands of Chassidim flocked to his Beit Midrash in Vizhnitz. He was renowned as a wonder-worker and beloved by all. Known for his fiery prayers and generous distribution of charity (in his lifetime, he is said to have distributed tens of thousands of silver coins to the poor). He was highly esteemed by the great tzaddikim of his generation: R. Tzvi Hirsh of Liska, R. Shmuel Shmelke of Selish, his brother-in-law R. Mordechai Shraga of Husyatyn, and others. R. Chaim of Sanz said that "R. Mendele sacrifices his soul to G-d every moment…".
17, 16, 74, 21 leaves; 25 leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps. New leather binding.
• Maavar Yabok, prayers, laws and essays regarding the day of death and tahara of the body, by the kabbalist R. Aharon Berachya of Modena. [Lviv (Lemberg), ca. 1850; false date on title page: 1732 – the year of printing of the second edition].
• Bound with: Limuedei Atzilut, Kabblistic wisdom, by R. Chaim Vital "Received from his teacher the Ari", printed from the manuscript of Rebbe Moshe Sofer of Pshevorsk (Przeworsk) with his glosses. Lemberg, 1850. First edition. Some attribute the introduction on verso of title page to R. Moshe of Pshevorsk.
A blurred signature of the first Vizhnitzer rebbe on the front flyleaf: " Menachem Mendel ---". Ownership inscriptions on the front and back endpapers: " The rabbi and Chassid R. Menachem Mendel son of the tzaddik R. Chaim of Kosiv" (These inscriptions were apparently written before his father's passing in 1854).
Additional signatures on title page, of "Elazar Tzvi Friedman".
The first Rebbe of Vizhnitz, R. Menachem Mendel Hager, author of Tzemach Tzaddik (1830-1884), son of Rebbe Chaim of Kosov and son-in-law of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. He was appointed as rabbi of Vizhnitz, near Kosov, during his father’s lifetime. In 1854, after the passing of his father, author of Torat Chayim, he began serving as rebbe in Vizhnitz. At the same time, his elder brother R. Yaakov Shimshon was appointed rebbe in Kosov, and their third brother moved to Rădăuţi. R. Mendel soon became the most esteemed of the three brothers, and thousands of Chassidim flocked to his Beit Midrash in Vizhnitz. He was renowned as a wonder-worker and beloved by all. Known for his fiery prayers and generous distribution of charity (in his lifetime, he is said to have distributed tens of thousands of silver coins to the poor). He was highly esteemed by the great tzaddikim of his generation: R. Tzvi Hirsh of Liska, R. Shmuel Shmelke of Selish, his brother-in-law R. Mordechai Shraga of Husyatyn, and others. R. Chaim of Sanz said that "R. Mendele sacrifices his soul to G-d every moment…".
17, 16, 74, 21 leaves; 25 leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps. New leather binding.
Chassidut – Important Copies, Signatures and Dedications
Chassidut – Important Copies, Signatures and Dedications