Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Tikkunei Zohar with the Be'er LaChai Ro'i Commentary, Part I – Munkacs, 1903 – First Edition – Copy of R. Mordechai Brisk Rabbi of Tăşnad, Who Received it as a Gift from the Author, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh Shapiro of Munkacs

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Tikkunei Zohar, with the Be'er LaChai Ro'i commentary, Part I, by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh Shapiro Rabbi of Munkacs. Munkacs (Mukachevo), 1903. First edition.
Copy of R. Mordechai (Maharam) Brisk. His stamp appears on the title page: "Mordechai Brisk, Dayan of Margareten", together with an inscription in his handwriting and with his signature, attesting that he received this book from the author: "A gift… to me… from the rebbe, the author. Mordechai [son of R. Yehoshua…]".
R. Mordechai Brisk – Maharam Brisk (1886-1944, perished in the Holocaust) was a leading Torah scholar and a prominent Torah disseminator in Hungary. He was the son-in-law of R. Shmuel Zalman Weinberger Rabbi of Margareten (Marghita), son of the Mahariatz. He served as a dayan and posek in Margareten, and in 1918 was appointed rabbi of Tăşnad. He established there his famous yeshiva, in which thousands of students studies over the years. His works include: Responsa Maharam Brisk (4 parts), Derashot Maharam Brisk, and others.
Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh Shapiro, author of Darchei Teshuva (1845-1913, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, III, pp. 618-620), was the son of R. Shlomo Shapiro Rabbi of Munkacs, author of Shem Shlomo, who was the son of R. Elazar of Lantzut (Łańcut), son of R. Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissaschar. He was an outstanding Torah scholar, halachic authority and kabbalist. A leading Torah scholar and rebbe of his generation, he succeeded his father as rabbi of Munkacs. He established the Munkacs Chassidut as a court with thousands of Chassidim. A founder of Kollel Munkacs, he was titled "Nesi Eretz Israel". He authored: Darchei Teshuva, Be'er LaChai Ro'i, Tzvi Tiferet and more.
[3], 259 leaves. Approx. 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Ink stains to p. 244b, affecting text. Original binding, with damage.
Books Owned by Chassidic Leaders – Signatures, Glosses, Ownership Inscriptions and Stamps
Books Owned by Chassidic Leaders – Signatures, Glosses, Ownership Inscriptions and Stamps