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Yismach Moshe (Vayikra) – Lviv, 1851 – Handwritten Glosses by R. Abish Shapiro, Rabbi of Humenné (Disciple of the Rabbi of Rimanov)

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Yismach Moshe on the Torah – Chassidic and kabbalistic homilies on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Part III, on Vayikra. Lviv: Franz Galinski, [1851]. First edition.
Handwritten glosses, some with references to Chassidic books (such as Degel Machaneh Efraim). These glosses appear to be handwritten by R. Abish Aryeh Shapiro, Rabbi of Hummené (1790-1872), son and successor of R. Yaakov Shapiro, Rabbi of Hummené (d. 1828), both leading disciples of the Rabbi of Rimanov.


[1], 2-42 leaves. 22.5-23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Uneven trimming. Handwritten glosses to sides (some slightly trimmed). New binding.


The Yismach Moshe book series was edited and prepared for press by the author's grandson and close disciple Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, author of Yitav Lev, and his glosses and additions are printed in several places.

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Chassidic Books – Hungary, Sighet and Satmar
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