Handwritten leaf (two written pages), sermon for Hoshana Raba, in the handwriting of R. Zvi Hirsch Rabbi of Liska. Tishrei 1865.
The first page is titled: "My speech delivered on Rosh Hashanah 1865". This sermon was printed in his book "Ach Pri Tevu'ah" (Leaf 83), without the title.
R. Zvi Hirsch Friedman, Rabbi of Liska (1798-1874), a leading Hungarian rebbe from the first generation of the Chassidic movement in Hungary, disciple of the author of Yismach Moshe and of R. Shalom of Belz, R. Yisrael of Ruzhyn, R. Meir of Peremyshlyany and of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Renowned as a wonder-worker, people flocked to him from all over the country seeking his blessings. Authored Ach Pri Tevu'ah, HaYashar V'Hatov, etc. His celebrated disciple was R. Yeshaya of Kerestir, who always used a stamp bearing the following words: "In the past, Meshamesh Bakodesh of the Rabbi Tsaddik of Liska".
Leaf, 25.5 cm. written on both sides. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Minor tears to edges.