Auction 78 - Rare and Important Items
Tehillim Amarot Tehorot – Warsaw, 1838 – First Printed Chassidic Commentary on Tehillim
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
Amarot Tehorot on Tehillim, by R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, rabbi of Tarnogród. Warsaw, 1838. The first Chassidic commentary printed on Tehillim.
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. Elimelech of Lizhensk and the Maggid of Zlotchov, 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".
Signature on the title page: "Moshe Dov –[?] of Strikov".
[2], 67; 59 leaves. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (including dampstains). Minor wear. Small open tears to final leaf, affecting text, repaired with paper. Minor tears to title page and a few other leaves, not affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
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. Elimelech of Lizhensk and the Maggid of Zlotchov, 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".
Signature on the title page: "Moshe Dov –[?] of Strikov".
[2], 67; 59 leaves. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (including dampstains). Minor wear. Small open tears to final leaf, affecting text, repaired with paper. Minor tears to title page and a few other leaves, not affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
Chassidut – Manuscripts, Signatures and Books
Chassidut – Manuscripts, Signatures and Books