Segulah book: “When this sacred sefer was released … it was sent to Sadigura, and I saw it … the dear precious sacred tzaddikim, brothers who light up the land and its inhabitants, two precious sons stand for the Lord of the entire world … the tzaddik Rabbi Yitzchak and the tzaddik Rabbi Yisrael, who reside in Sadigura, who nodded to me with their heads, and took this sefer with love and affection, and called it ‘most sacred’ – people were in awe of them and did as they said. T ake this Torah work with a blessing into your home ” (from the rare introductory leaf here that appears in just a few copies)
Complete set of all three volumes of this sefer Irin Kaddishin – insights on the Torah portions by the sacred Admo”r ‘King Yisrael [/of Israel]’ – Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, and insights by his son and successor, the sacred Admo”r Rabbi Avraham Ya’akov of Sadigura. First time at auction, the complete first edition – all three parts, including the rare leaf!
At the beginning of the first section, after the title pages, is the especially rare leaf, printed after the book was released, and just a few copies. This leaf is not recorded by Mif’al HaBibliographiah . The National Library has six copies of the sefer ; this rare leaf is only in one of them.
* Irin Kaddishin , Warsaw, 1885. Two title pages, the second in gilt ink.
[3], 3-11, 13-65 leaf. 18.5 cm. Signatures.
Fine condition. Isolated perforations in the first leaves. Several leaves smaller than in the rest of the sefer . Minimal stains. Well-preserved old, black binding.
* Irin Kaddishin Tanina . Bartfeld, 1907.
28 leaf. 19.5 cm.
Fine-very fine condition. Minimal worming perforations. Stains. Well-preserved new binding, marbleized paper.
* Irin Kaddishin Tlita’ah . Melitz, 1914. Sacred tales of the Besh”t’s disciples and leading Admo”rim appear at the end of the volume.
[4], 51 pp. 20 cm. Signatures.
Fine-very fine condition. Minimal worming perforations. Stains. Well-preserved new gray binding.
It is worth noting that the first part was printed about a year after the passing of the elder Rebbe of Sadigura, at that time the succession as rebbe had not yet been divided between the sacred brothers who appear on the rare approbation leaf here, and both of them served together in Sadigura. But there is a familiar rule that ‘two kings can’t wear one crown’ and a year later, in 1886, the succession was divided between the brothers. Rabbi Yisrael received the court in Sadigura and the portion of his ancestors, while Rabbi Yitzchak received the nesi’ut of Kollel Vohlin and moved to Boyan. It is interesting to see that on the approbation leaf here, the sacred brothers are described with very extravagant titles as noted above, but they lack the title ‘Admo”r.’