Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items

Tehillim Amarot Tehorot – Warsaw, 1838 – First Printed Chassidic Commentary on Tehillim

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Amarot Tehorot on Tehillim, by R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, rabbi of Tarnogród. Warsaw: D. L. Sklower, 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, both in halachah and 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".
[2], 67; 59 leaves. 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold. Wear. Worming. Tears and open tears, not affecting text (minor damage to title page border). Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
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