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Mishkenot LaAvir Yaakov (Rabbi Hillel Moshe Gelbstein) – Jerusalem, 1881 – Printed by Gościnny

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Mishkenot LaAvir Yaakov, on the opening discussion of Tractate Tamid. Part I, by the Jerusalem kabbalist R. Hillel Moshe Meshel Gelbstein. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny and partner, [1881].


R. Hillel Moshe Meshel Gelbstein (1832-1908), disciple of the Seraph of Kotzk and the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. In 1868, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he concentrated on the study of topics related to the Temple, using his books to maintain the mitzvah of guarding the holy site. Mishkenot LaAvir Yaakov contains various novellae on Tractates Tamid, Yoma and Pesachim, guarding the Temple and kabbalistic homilies.


[4], 3-59 leaves. 33.5 cm. Dry, somewhat brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears, including open tears, affecting text at bottom margins of several leaves. New leather binding.


Sh. Halevy, no. 373.

Early Hebrew Books and Broadsides Printed in Jerusalem
Early Hebrew Books and Broadsides Printed in Jerusalem