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Menachem Tzion (Rimanov) – Lviv, 1878 – Segulah Book with Blessings of the Yitav Lev: "May Heaven Open Bountiful Blessing and Success, Children, Life and Sustenance for Whoever Buys this Book"

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Menachem Tzion, Chassidic discourses on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, selected and written by his close disciple Rebbe Yechezkel Panet, the Mareh Yechezkel. Lemberg (Lviv): U. W. Salat and Yaakov Meshulam Nik, 1878. With approbations of the Yitav Lev of Sighet and Rebbe Menachem Mendel Panet of Deyzh.


Segulah book – the title page of the book cites the blessing of the Rebbe of Deyzh (son of the Mareh Yechezkel): "May my father's merit bring upon us and upon whoever buys this book bountiful blessing, success and everything good, Amen". This blessing is worded differently in his approbation on the reverse side of the title page: "It is known to all that when the Rebbe delivered teachings on the Torah section of the manna, he brought good bounty to the Jewish people. And may it be G-d's will for the Rebbe's merit to bring upon us and all of Israel good bounty, children, life and sustenance".
Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev of Sighet, writes in his approbation: "And may the Rebbe's merit protect us and whoever buys this holy book, and may heaven open for him bountiful blessing and success, children, life and sustenance".
R. Yitzchak Horowitz of Shchuchyn reportedly said that "most of the book Menachem Tzion by the Rebbe of Rimanov deals with the Torah section of the manna, because the holy Rebbe of Rimanov prayed often for the Jewish people's sustenance" (HaChochmah MeAyin, Bnei Brak 1996, p. 87). To this day, people all over the world visit the Rebbe of Rimanov's gravesite to pray for sustenance.


[42] leaves. 21.5 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Fair-good condition. Stains. Open tears, including open tear to title page, affecting title frame and text on the verso of the leaf. Title page and an additional leaf mostly detached. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.



According to the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book Project, this book contains two title pages. The present copy contains only one (as does the one appearing in the catalog of the National Library of Israel).

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