Auction 89 - Rare and Important Items
Noam Megadim UKevod HaTorah – Lviv, 1807 – First Edition – Copy of the Imrei Chaim Rebbe of Vizhnitz
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Noam Megadim UKevod HaTorah, homiletics, pilpul, ethics and Chassidut on the Torah portions, by R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, rabbi of Tarnogród. Lviv, [1807]. First edition. With approbations by foremost Chassidic leaders, the Maggid of Kozhnitz, the Chozeh of Lublin, the Ohev Yisrael of Apta and the Yismach Moshe.
Copy of Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz. On first leaf, stamp from when he was living in Tel Aviv. Inscription (trimmed) under the stamp, dedicating the book to the rebbe. "I acquired it with my wealth… Chanoch Zundel son of Perel, and I gave it in honor of the rebbe…". On verso, inscription attesting to having received the book as wedding gift from the rebbe of Vizhnitz. Signatures: "Yisrael Yaakov Heilperin"; other stamps.
Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim (1888-1972), second son and successor of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. He escaped the camps in 1944, returning to Grosswardein (Oradea) after the Holocaust. In 1947, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and established the Kiryat Vizhnitz neighborhood in Bnei Brak. He rebuilt the Vizhnitz Chassidic dynasty, and set up its institutions. He was one of the leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel, and a member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. His teachings were published in the Imrei Chaim series.
The author, R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806), a holy and eminent Torah scholar, disciple of R. Elimelech of Lizhensk and the Maggid of Zlotchov. In this book, he quotes numerous Torah thoughts from prominent and early Chassidic masters. The book bears 11 approbations by leaders of that generation, highlighting the holiness and asceticism of the author. The Chozeh of Lublin acclaims him in his approbation: "…all his ways were for the sake of Heaven... and he was very exceptional and unparalleled, whether in halachah or aggadah… and an exceptional orator…". The Maggid of Kozhnitz writes in his approbation: "and all the teachings in this book were established to instruct on the way of acquiring holiness and true humility".
Incomplete copy. [2], 34, 37-62, 65-102; 7-8, 11-22, 25-74 leaves. Lacking 20 leaves in various places: title page and second leaf, leaves 35-36, 63-64 of first sequence, and leaves 1-6, 9-10, 23-24, 75-76, [2] of second sequence. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including large open tears to final two leaves, with significant damage to text, repaired with paper. Tape repairs to first leaf, over text. Leaves trimmed with damage to text in several places. Stamps. New binding.
Copy of Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz. On first leaf, stamp from when he was living in Tel Aviv. Inscription (trimmed) under the stamp, dedicating the book to the rebbe. "I acquired it with my wealth… Chanoch Zundel son of Perel, and I gave it in honor of the rebbe…". On verso, inscription attesting to having received the book as wedding gift from the rebbe of Vizhnitz. Signatures: "Yisrael Yaakov Heilperin"; other stamps.
Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim (1888-1972), second son and successor of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. He escaped the camps in 1944, returning to Grosswardein (Oradea) after the Holocaust. In 1947, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and established the Kiryat Vizhnitz neighborhood in Bnei Brak. He rebuilt the Vizhnitz Chassidic dynasty, and set up its institutions. He was one of the leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel, and a member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. His teachings were published in the Imrei Chaim series.
The author, R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806), a holy and eminent Torah scholar, disciple of R. Elimelech of Lizhensk and the Maggid of Zlotchov. In this book, he quotes numerous Torah thoughts from prominent and early Chassidic masters. The book bears 11 approbations by leaders of that generation, highlighting the holiness and asceticism of the author. The Chozeh of Lublin acclaims him in his approbation: "…all his ways were for the sake of Heaven... and he was very exceptional and unparalleled, whether in halachah or aggadah… and an exceptional orator…". The Maggid of Kozhnitz writes in his approbation: "and all the teachings in this book were established to instruct on the way of acquiring holiness and true humility".
Incomplete copy. [2], 34, 37-62, 65-102; 7-8, 11-22, 25-74 leaves. Lacking 20 leaves in various places: title page and second leaf, leaves 35-36, 63-64 of first sequence, and leaves 1-6, 9-10, 23-24, 75-76, [2] of second sequence. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including large open tears to final two leaves, with significant damage to text, repaired with paper. Tape repairs to first leaf, over text. Leaves trimmed with damage to text in several places. Stamps. New binding.
Chassidut – Signatures and Glosses
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