Sermons, ethical rebuke and aggadot of Chazal by Rabbi Mordechai son of Yisrael Isser of Deretchin, posek of the Chayei Adam chevra kadisha in Ostryna.
Specifications: 36 leaves. 20×13 cm.
Unique features: Fine hand, nice and organized. Very impressive illustrated architectural title page at the start of the manuscript colored in subdued shades. Index for the sermons at the conclusion. Leaves 30-33, short compilations.
Background: We have no information about the author. Ostryna was a prominent community near Vilna. Prominent personalities served as rabbis in this suburb, such as Rabbi Yaakov Zvi Shapiro, author of the Tiferet Yaakov, Beit Yaakov and Teharat HaShulchan; and Rabbi Avigdor Katz, author of Torat Avigdor and others.
Condition: Very fine. Minimal aging stains. New, red, cloth binding.