Auction 048 Rebbes of Satmar, Sighet and Bobov - Books, Objects, Letters and Manuscripts, Broadsides and Printed Items
Tefillah LeMoshe Tehillim – Berlin, 1929 – Dedication by Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum
Tehillim with the Tefillah LeMoshe commentary by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Ujhel, author of Yismach Moshe. Berlin: Pardess, 1929. Colored title page.
Handwritten dedication at the top of the title page, signed "Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum" – possibly R. Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum of Magyarlápos (Laposch), son of the editor of this work, Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum of Magyarlápos.
Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum of Laposch-United States (ca. 1885-1973), son of Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum of Magyarlápos. Immigrated to the United States in 1928, where he established the Yismach Moshe Beit Midrash in the Bronx, N.Y., and later in Boro Park.
[5], 4-354 leaves. Approx. 18 cm. Very good condition. New leather binding.
The Yismach Moshe, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia, and progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar Chassidic dynasties. He served as rabbi of Shinova, and later of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) and the region. An outstanding Torah scholar, and holy wonder-worker, known for the amulets he distributed.