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Avodat Yisrael (Kozhnitz) – Collection of Editions

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Avodat Yisrael, Chassidic and kabbalistic essays on the Torah portions, Haftarot and festivals; two letters; Chassidic commentary on Tractate Avot and novellae on Talmudic topics in Tractate Chullin, by R. Yisrael Hopstein – the Maggid of Kozhnitz. Collection of editions.
• Lviv: Moshe Tzvi Schreiber, 1850. Third edition. Signature on the title page of R. Meshulam Dov Kalish, dayan and posek in Munkacs.
• Lviv: Zalman Leib Flecker and partners, 1862. Unknown edition, not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book nor in the NLI catalog (similar to the Lviv 1862 edition). Bound with: Responsa of the Ran. Lviv: Zalman Leib Flecker, 1860. Stamps.
• Lviv: Yaakov Meshulam Ehrenpreis, 1875.
• Warsaw: printer not indicated, 1878.
• Warsaw: printer not indicated, [after 1878].
• Mukachevo (Muncaks): Alter Baruch Wieder, [1929].
• Piotrków, 1911. Not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, nor in the NLI catalog (this may be a stereotype edition).
7 books. Size and condition vary. New bindings.
Avodat Yisrael is considered a classic Chassidic work, and was held in high esteem by prominent Chassidic leaders.

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