Rav Yeibi, ethical and Chassidic essays and aggadic novellae on the Torah, Tehillim and Talmudic aggadot, and novellae on several Talmudic tractates, by R. Yaakov Yosef maggid and posek of Ostroh. Slavita, [1792]. First edition. With approbation by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
The title of the book forms the initials of the author's name: R. Yaakov Yosef ben Yehuda.
Leaves 1-12 of the second sequence contain the essays of R. Yehuda Leib, the author's father, who was also a maggid in Ostroh. The last 35 leaves contain the author's novellae on several Talmudic tractates.
Ostroh rabbis write in their approbation: "He who is clever should not heed the high cost and should readily purchase this book at whatever the asking price".
The author, R. Yaakov Yosef of Ostroh (1738-1791), a leading third-generation Chassidic master. He was a close disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch and had close ties with other disciples of the Baal Shem Tov. In 1765, he succeeded his father as maggid and posek in Ostroh. R. Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev called him: "A holy G-dly man". This book contains many teachings in the name of the Baal Shem Tov and his disciples.
2, 13, 13-139; 47 leaves. 30.5 cm. Partly printed on bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness. Open tears (including marginal open tear to title page) and extensive worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Large open tears to eight final leaves, with loss of upper half of leaves, repaired with paper (and photocopy text replacement). Stamps. Inscriptions. New leather binding.