Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Or HaGanuz LaTzaddikim – Teachings of the Baal HaTanya – Zhovkva, 1800 – First Edition

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Or HaGanuz LaTzaddikim, selections on the Torah from teachings of Chassidic leaders, mostly from teachings of the Baal HaTanya, by R. Aharon HaKohen of Apta. Zhovkva, 1800. First edition, with the approbation of the Maggid of Kozhnitz.
The book was published about four years after the printing of the Tanya by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi. The author, a prominent Chassidic Tzaddik, bases many of the thoughts in his book on the teachings of the Tanya, which he quotes and elaborates upon in almost every Torah portion.
[64] leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text. Open tear to leaf [6], affecting text. Title page and following leaf trimmed close to title page border and text (presumably supplied from a different copy). New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 21.
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