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Ethical Will of Rabbi Aharon Moshe MiGeza Tzvi of Brody – Jerusalem, 1845 – First Edition, Rare

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Ethical will by R. Aharon Moshe MiGeza Tzvi of Brody (disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and founder of the Chassidic settlement in Jerusalem). Jerusalem: [Yisrael Bak], 1845. First edition.


Ethical will of R. Aharon Moshe MiGeza Tzvi of Brody, authored five years before his death (at its end he requests that it be printed immediately after his passing).


R. Aharon Moshe MiGeza Tzvi (1775-1845), Chassidic leader, disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and R. Uri of Strelisk, among the first Chassidim to immigrate to Jerusalem (in 1799) and one of the founders of the Chassidic settlement there and head of the Chassidic kollel. His gravestone on the Mount of Olives is inscribed with titles of praise which were rarely used in those times in Jerusalem.
Ownership inscriptions on title page.


8 leaves. 14.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Many stains, including dampstains and traces of former dampness. Worming to margins of some leaves. Stamp. New binding.
Rare edition.
Sh. Halevy, no. 30.


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Early Books Printed in Jerusalem – Books and Booklets, Proclamations and Signed Letters
Early Books Printed in Jerusalem – Books and Booklets, Proclamations and Signed Letters