Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Tehillim Amarot Tehorot – Warsaw, 1838 – First Chassidic Commentary Printed on Tehillim
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Amarot Tehorot on Tehillim, by R. Eliezer Ish Horowitz. Warsaw, 1838. The first Chassidic commentary printed on Tehillim.
Bound with: Derush Naeh, sermon for Shabbat Shuva, delivered by the Maharal of Prague in 1584. Warsaw, 1841.
R. Eliezer Ish Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, I, pp. 257-259), a holy and eminent Torah scholar. Descendant of the Shelah, disciple of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov and R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, and disciple-colleague of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. The Chozeh of Lublin acclaimed him: "…all his ways were for the sake of Heaven... and he was very exceptional and unparalleled, whether in halachah or aggadah…". Author of Noam Megadim UKavod HaTorah. He died and was buried in Kozhnitz (Kozienice), after visiting the city and stating: "This city is fit for burial".
Signatures on the title page (undeciphered).
Two books bound together: Amarot Tehorot: [2], 67; 59 leaves. Derush Naeh: 11 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small open tear to title page, slightly affecting text. Leaves trimmed with slight damage to text. Stamps and ownership inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
Bound with: Derush Naeh, sermon for Shabbat Shuva, delivered by the Maharal of Prague in 1584. Warsaw, 1841.
R. Eliezer Ish Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, I, pp. 257-259), a holy and eminent Torah scholar. Descendant of the Shelah, disciple of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov and R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, and disciple-colleague of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. The Chozeh of Lublin acclaimed him: "…all his ways were for the sake of Heaven... and he was very exceptional and unparalleled, whether in halachah or aggadah…". Author of Noam Megadim UKavod HaTorah. He died and was buried in Kozhnitz (Kozienice), after visiting the city and stating: "This city is fit for burial".
Signatures on the title page (undeciphered).
Two books bound together: Amarot Tehorot: [2], 67; 59 leaves. Derush Naeh: 11 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small open tear to title page, slightly affecting text. Leaves trimmed with slight damage to text. Stamps and ownership inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
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