Lot 152
Torat Kohanim with the Asirit HaEifah Commentary (Komarno) – Lemberg, 1848 – First Edition – Wide-Margined Copy
Torat Kohanim with the Asirit HaEifah commentary, by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin, Rabbi of Zidichov (Zhydachiv) and Komarno, author of Heichal HaBerachah. Lemberg (Lviv), 1848. First edition.
The book includes approbations by the Yismach Moshe and Maharam Ash. Reputedly, the Rebbe of Komarno travelled to Ujhely to receive an approbation from the Yismach Moshe. The Yismach Moshe was ill at the time, and the Rebbe of Komarno revealed then the root of the Yismach Moshe's soul and the root of the soul of his grandson, the Yitav Lev. Another wondrous incident occurred when he sought an approbation by Maharam Ash. See enclosed material for further details.
Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno (1806-1874), a G-dly kabbalist and leading transmitter of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, a nephew and close disciple of the Sar Beit HaZohar, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He was cherished by foremost Chassidic leaders – the Chozeh of Lublin (who served as his matchmaker), the Rebbe of Apta, R. Moshe Tzvi of Savran, his uncle R. Moshe of Sambor, R. Yisrael of Ruzhin, and others. He authored many books on Chassidut and Kabbalah, including the Heichal HaBerachah commentary to the Five Books of the Torah, based on the teachings of the Arizal and the Baal Shem Tov. The Heichal HaBerachah Chumashim are considered classic books in Chassidic thought and Kabbalah. They were cherished by rebbes of various dynasties (the Zidichov dynasty, the Divrei Chaim and his descendants, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, and others), who extolled the exceptional holiness of the kabbalistic teachings contained in his commentaries.
[2], 158 leaves (misfoliation). Both sides of (first) leaf 54 were printed twice. Leaves 83 and 117 bound out of sequence. 43.5 cm. Wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Wear and creases. Worming to title page and some other leaves. Title page reinforced with strips of paper to margins. Stamps. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 656.
