Araba’ah Charashim . Sermons on the four Torah portions, the Passover haggadah and more, by Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Lantzut, as well as holy customs from our honored rabbi … Elimelech ztzuk”l of Lizhensk, known as “Tzettil Kattan.” [Lvov 1849]. First edition, and first edition of the “Tzettil Kattan” by the author of Noam Elimelech .
The author was the disciple of the Maggid of Kozhitz and of the Chozeh of Lublin. Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz and Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Zidichov praised him extensively. He was known as extraordinarily sharp and of tremendous genius. He served as rabbi of Lantzut, then of Kishinev in place of Rabbi Chaim of Chernowitz, by recommendation of the author of Ohev Yisrael . He left many writings, with this being the first printed. Also refer to Alfasi, Encyclopedia L’Chassidut A 328-329.
Leaf 3 lists proper conduct by Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. Including 17 sections, with כ”ז מצאתי בכ”י [“all this I found in manucript”] printed at the end. Before us is the first printing of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk’s “Tzettil Kattan.” Refer to Alfasi, Encyclopedia L’Chassidut A 236.
[4] 20 leaves, 18 cm. Stefansky Chassidut 64.
Bound with: Sefer Karnaim with the Dan Yadin commentary by Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropol. Lemberg, 1850. There is a handwritten gloss on leaf 2, leaf 3 contains a faded gloss. Bound with Likkutei Shoshanim by the rabbi and G-dly kabbalist Rabbi Shimshon, the Maggid of Ostropol.
Owners’ signatures and notations on the flyleaf. Several glosses in Sefer Karnaim.
Moderate condition. Worming holes. Sefer Karnaim has severe worming holes with damage to text, “Tzettil Kattan” has minimal worming holes.