Arba Charashim . Sermons on the four Torah portions [ארבע פרשיות], the Passover Haggadah and more by Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Lantzhot, also including the holy conduct of Rabbeinu … Elimelech ztzuklh”h of Lizhensk, who called it Tzetel Kattan . [Lvov] 1849, which corresponds to the chronogram ‘נזכה כלנו לישועה’. First edition, and first edition of Tzetel Kattan by the author of Noam Elimelech .
The author was a disciple of the maggid of Kozhnitz and of the Chozeh of Lublin. Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz and Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Zhidichov expounded very much upon his virtues. He was known as being especially sharp and a great gaon. He served as rabbi of Lantzhot and then in Kishinev in place of Rabbi Chaim of Chernowitz, with the recommendation of the author of Ohev Yisrael . He left many writings, and before us is his first printed work. Refer also to Alfasi, Encyclopedia L’Chassidut I 328-329.
On leaf [3] there is a list of proper conduct from the Admo”r Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. Including 17 sections, with כ”ז מצאתי בכ”י [“all this I found in manuscript”] printed at the end. Before us is the first time that Tzetel Kattan by Elimelech of Lizhensk is printed. Refer also to Alfasi, Encyclopedia L’Chassidut I 236.
[4], 20 leaves, 18 cm. Stefansky Chassidut 64.
Very fine condition; on several leaves the top part of the letters in the book’s title at the top of the page are cropped.
Bound with:
Mili D’Chassiduta . Elucidations and in-depth studies about the Rabbi Yehudah HeChassid’s will, by Rabbi Avraham David of Botshosh [author of Eshel Avraham ]. With supplements by the Maharsha”m of Berezan. Sighet, 1910. [2] 62 leaves.
First edition of the supplements by Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Schwadron – Maharsha”m.
Bound with: Midrash Shocher Tov , Midrash Shmuel Rabbata. Lemberg [1850].
Very fine condition.