Midrash Shocher Tov, midrash on Tehillim, Mishlei and Shmuel, with a commentary by R. Yitzchak son of R. Shimshon Katz. Amsterdam, [1730].
Copy of the rebbes of Radomsk, the Tiferet Shlomo and his son the Chesed LeAvraham.
Stamp of the Tiferet Shlomo on the title page (in Hebrew and Polish): "Shlomo HaKohen, Rabbi of Radomsk".
Signature of the Chesed LeAvraham at the top of the title page: "Avraham Yissachar HaKohen Rabinowitz of Radomsk", with his stamp: "Avraham Rabinowitz".
The first Rebbe of Radomsk – R. Shlomo HaKohen Rabinowitz, author of Tiferet Shlomo (1803-1866), a prominent Polish rebbe in his times. An outstanding Torah scholar and holy man, he was reputed as a wonder-worker who effected salvations. His father was a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Yehudi HaKadosh, and he himself had the merit of joining his father on his visits to their courts, in his childhood. R. Shlomo later became a close disciple of the disciples of the Chozeh and of the Yehudi HaKadosh, R. Meir of Apta author of Or LaShamayim, R. Ber of Radoshitz and R. Bunim of Peshischa. In 1834, he was appointed rabbi of Radomsk, and hundreds of Chassidim began thronging to his Torah discourses. At first, he tried to turn them away, yet with time, he bowed to the burden of communal needs and became a prominent Chassidic leader in his times. Before R. Moshe of Lelov left for Eretz Israel, he instructed his Chassidim in Poland to follow the Radomsk Rebbe, who was especially revered for his love of the Jewish People, and was reputed for his sagacity and efforts on behalf of the community and individuals. He was the teacher of the Chassid of Hamburg, R. Aharon Marcus (author of HaChassidut), who emigrated from Germany to Poland to cling to the Radomsk Rebbe and to Chassidut (R. Aharon Marcus describes the Rebbe in his book: "People gravitated to this amazing tzaddik in spite of his outwardly strict and uncompromising demeanor… One can imagine that this must have been the appearance of the Kohen Gadol…").
Rebbe Avraham Yissachar Ber HaKohen Rabinowitz (1843-1892), youngest son of the Tiferet Shlomo and his successor as rebbe. He was renowned for his holiness, and for his passionate love for his fellow Jew. The Minchat Elazar of Munkacs once met him, several weeks before his passing, and this one meeting was enough for him to appreciate the extent of Rebbe Avraham Yissachar's righteousness and holiness. At the conclusion of the week of mourning, the Minchat Elazar delivered a remarkable eulogy, in which he extolled the rebbe's virtues. The eulogy was published in Zichron Tzaddikim (Munkacs, 1905).
His Torah teachings were printed in Chesed LeAvraham, two parts, on the Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim, and the festivals (Piotrkow, 1893-1897).
Stamps on the title page and other leaves: "Mordechai Yosef HaKohen Blass, Radomsk".
71 leaves. 31.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tear to title page, affecting border. Minor worming. Stamps. New leather binding.