Printed booklet – "sermon delivered by… R. Chanoch Henich of Sassov [son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet] at his appointment as rabbi of Keretsky and the region…". Munkacs: Aharon Dov Meisels, [1923]. "Published by Kehal Adat Yeshurun here in Keretsky".

Only edition; rare. Sermon delivered by Rebbe Chanoch Henich Mayer of Sassov on the Shabbat of Parashat Behaalotecha, 18 Sivan, 1923, at his inauguration as rabbi of Keretsky. On the last pages is printed a gloss from his son, "Rebbe Lipa" – Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Mayer-Teitelbaum (son-in-law of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar).

Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer-Teitelbaum (1884-1942), Rabbi of Sassov (Sasiv) and Keretsky, one of the greatest rebbes and Tzaddikim of his generation, son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet and brother-in-law of the Atzei Chaim of Sighet and of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Son of R. Yosef David Mayer of Sassov, a descendant of the Lev Sameach of Alesk and the Sar Shalom of Belz. Upon the death of his grandfather Rebbe Shlomo Mayer, first rebbe of Sassov, in 1919, he was appointed to his position as Av Beit Din and rebbe. In 1923 he was appointed rabbi of Keretsky, Maramureș. An exceptional, holy and pure Torah scholar, he was renowned for his fervent prayer and the wonders he performed for the Jewish people. In his will, he commanded that his epitaph contain no honorific except "who performed salvations for the Jewish people". His teachings are printed in Ir Chanoch, Responsa Yad Chanoch, Mefaneach Ne'elamim and more.

His Son, Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Mayer-Teitelbaum of Sassov (1906-1966), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Mayer of Sassov-Keretsky and Rebbetzin Esther, daughter of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet. In 1924, he married Rebbetzin Chaya Roiza, daughter of his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, in Orsheva. After the marriage, he lived near his father-in-law and uncle, and assisted him in directing his yeshivot in Orsheva, Carei and Satmar. He served in tandem as rabbi of Szemihaly (Bűdszentmihály) and Rosh Av Beit Din of Satmar. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Jerusalem, founded the yeshiva Yitav Lev, and served as Rabbi of Beit Midrash Ohel Rachel of Satmar Chassidim in the city. He rebuilt Sassov Chassidut in the United States. In late 1963, he returned to Eretz Israel and built the Yismach Moshe neighborhood, where his son Rebbe Yosef David Teitelbaum currently serves as rebbe of Sassov.

[8] leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and light wear. New binding.

Arbaah Turei Aven, novellae on Rambam, responsa, selections on Talmud and homiletics, by R. Elazar Rokeach, rabbi of Brody and Amsterdam. Lviv: R. Shlomo Yarish Rappaport, [1789]. First edition.

Copy of R. Meshulam Zusha Teitelbaum of Sighet, son of the Atzei Chaim, Rebbe and Av Beit Din of Sighet. His stamp is on the title page. R. Meshulam Zusha Teitelbaum perished in the Holocaust at a young age. There is a known photograph of him next to his mother's father, Rebbe Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (see: Rabbeinu HaKadosh MeRatzfert, p. 316 and 381).

[1], 28; 2-13 leaves; 15 leaves; [4], 5-12 leaves. Missing leaf 1 from the second sequence. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including ink stains on the last leaves, affecting text. Worming, tears and open tears, affecting text on several pages, some of which are restored with paper filling. Leaves trimmed, affecting the margins of the text on some leaves. Inscriptions. New leather binding.

R. Shlomo Yarish Rappaport's press printed the book Noam Elimelech in 1808, and the workers in the press are traditionally held to have been holy men "of the thirty-six hidden Tzaddikim" [see R. Betzalel Landau, "Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk", who cites an oral tradition (in the name of R. Moshe Halberstam) on the great worth of Noam Elimelech from R. Shlomo Yarish's press, which "was printed by God-fearing workers who worked on the printing with holiness and purity, and some of whom were among the thirty-six Tzaddikim upon whom the world stands (Jerusalem, 1963, p. 311 [Hebrew])].

Chiddushei Maharik, novellae on the Smag in the laws of Pesach, attributed to R. Yosef Kolon (the Maharik). Munkacs: Tzvi Yaakov Kahn and Menachem Klein, 1899. First edition. Approbation of the Darchei Teshuvah of Munkacs, the Ateret Yeshuah of Dzikov and the Maharsham of Berezhany.

Copy of R. Chaim Yitzchak Halberstam Av Beit Din of Slotfina – his signature on the title page and last page: "Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam of Dolyna"; ownership inscription in his handwriting on the title page and the front inside binding: "Given to me as a gift by R. Efraim Kopolowitz of Dubova"; "…Given to me as a gift by… R. Efraim Kopelowitz son of R. Anshel Kopelowitz of Dubova when I was at Poienile, Maramureș, Hungary – Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam of Dolyna, Galicia".

Stamp of the publisher on title page: R. "Pinchas Zelig HaKohen Schwartz son of R. N[aftali], author of Beit Naftali, Av Beit Din of Mád" – R. Pinchas Zelig HaKohen Schwartz of Bezded, son of R. Naftali Schwartz, Av Beit Din of Mád, author of Beit Naftali. Handwritten marginal glosses to some leaves.

R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam (ca. 1899 – perished in the Holocaust 2nd Sivan 1944), eldest son-in-law of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. Son of Rebbe Yehoshua Halberstam of Dolyna (son of R. Moshe Halberstam of Bardejov, son of Rebbe Baruch Halberstam of Gorlitz, son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). After his marriage he was a household member of his father-in-law the Atzei Chaim for several years. In 1925 he was accepted as Av Beit Din of Slotfina (Solotvyno) and the region, establishing a prominent yeshiva there numbering hundreds of students. After the sudden passing of the Atzei Chaim (in 1926), R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik became the pillar of the family, and appointed his young brother-in-law R. Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum as Rebbe and Av Beit Din of Sighet. He edited and published the books of his father-in-law the Atzei Chaim. He perished in the Holocaust with his community, his wife and nine of his children. His two eldest daughters were rescued, and established important families of rabbis and rebbes in the United States.

[2], 3-20 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Small open tears on title page and following leaf, lightly affecting the frame and text. Old binding; the spine and back side of the binding are new.

Tiferet Shlomo on the Torah, Chassidic and Kabbalistic discourses on the Torah portions, Neviim and Ketuvim, and selections on the Talmud, by Rebbe Shlomo HaKohen Rabinowitz, Av Beit Din of Radomsk. Piotryków, [1890].

Second edition of Tiferet Shlomo, with many additions from the author's manuscript called "new selections"; the book was printed a second time by the author's grandchildren, with an approbation of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and an introduction of the author's sons from the first edition (1869).

Copy of Rebbe Naftali Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor, whose stamps appear on the title page and many other pages: "Naftali Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor"; on the back endpaper is a stamp of his son-in-law, R. Uri Glicklich: "Uri Glicklich, dayan and posek of Nyírbátor and director of the yeshiva" (perished in the Holocaust in 1941 in Kamenetsk-Podolsk).

R. Naftali Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor (1867-1938), second son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Volova, and grandson and disciple of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet, the Yitav Lev. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (son of the Yitav Lev). Served as Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor for forty years, starting in 1898, and led with determination, love and integrity. A prominent rebbe in his times, and head of the Orthodox Bureau in Hungary. He was a close friend of his cousin, R. Yoel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Satmar, and although he was older than him, he honored him and followed his advice as though his student and follower. He is mentioned in some of the letters of the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs, who worked together with him to bolster Judaism and oppose the Zionist movement and religious parties Agudat Yisrael and Mizrachi.

2, 186 leaves. The last leaf, 186, is bound out of sequence. Leaves 179-182 are bound twice. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and light wear. Light tears and worming on margins of several leaves. Reinforced with paper on the margins of several leaves. Leaves trimmed, affecting the headings of some leaves. Stamp (in Latin characters) of R. Lipót (Leib) Friedman of Nyírbátor. New leather binding.

Letter handwritten by R. Yehudah Yitzchak Frankel, Av Beit Din of Sanok (disciple of R. Hirsch of Rimanov and R. Shalom of Kaminka), to his Mechutan, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev of Sighet. Sanok, [13 Sivan], 1880.

On the margins of the leaf, the Yitav Lev added three lines in his own handwriting – a Torah teaching about the redemption: "…For the time of redemption is in Nisan, and a generation in which [the Temple] was not built is considered like one in which it was destroyed. If so, it is considered as if destroyed in Nisan, and likewise after Tishrei, since one opinion holds the redemption will be in Nisan, and another opinion holds it will be in Tishrei. And both of these opinions are true, as the holy rabbis explain; therefore we need to fast after them". The Yitav Lev apparently heard this teaching from his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe of Ujhel, since this teaching is worded similarly in Yismach Moshe on the Festivals (leaf 86, Maamar Taanit Bahab).

R. Yehudah Yitzchak Frankel opens his letter with extensive praise for the Yitav Lev: "Prince of the Torah, fountain of wisdom and knowledge, righteous and lofty, holy man, master and father of Israel… the holy Menorah, man of God, son of holy men, pious and abstinent… R. Yekutiel Yehudah… Av Beit Din of Sighet and the province".

In the letter itself, R. Yehudah Yitzchak asks for the Yitav Lev's approbation to his books Me'at Mayim and Mechir Chalav, which he printed at that time (1880): "…I ask him to have a look at the printed writings I sent, and to share with me some of his goodness and kindness by giving his testimonial to my printed writings". He adds that he asked his Mechutan, the son of the Yitav Lev, R. Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Kolbuszowa, to speak with him at greater length on the matter: "I was terribly afraid to bother you with a lengthy letter, so I laid it all out to my Mechutan, your son the Av Beit Din of Kolbuszowa, to present to you". R. Yehudah Yitzchak signs his letter with the words: "The words of him who sits in the dust at your holy and pure legs, asking your forgiveness – his Mechutan, Yehudah Yitzchak son of Chanah, Av Beit Din of Sanok".

Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet – the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), son of R. Elazar Nisan Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet, and son-in-law of R. Moshe David Ashkenazi – rabbi of Tolcsva who immigrated to Safed. He was a close disciple of his grandfather the Yismach Moshe – Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel, who drew him especially close and disclosed to him Heavenly revelations which he had perceived with Divine inspiration. He was also a disciple of Rebbe Asher Yeshaya of Ropshitz. In 1833 (at the age of 25), he was appointed rabbi of Stropkov, and after the passing of his illustrious grandfather, he was selected to succeed him as rabbi of Ujhel. He was then appointed rabbi of Gorlitz (Gorlice), and later of Drohobych. In 1858, he went to serve as rabbi of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), capital of the Maramureș region, and founded there a large yeshiva, which numbered at its zenith two hundred students. Amongst his renowned disciples from that time was R. Shlomo Leib Tabak author of Erech Shai and head of the Sighet Beit Din. His grandson attested that "he was a merciful father to his disciples, carrying them on his shoulders as a nurse carries a suckling, and overseeing each one individually to ensure they studied Torah in holiness and purity". In Sighet, he earned worldwide renown, and thousands of Chassidim flocked to seek his counsel and wisdom, blessings and salvation. He was renowned for his exceptional holiness, and his grandson R. Yoel of Satmar attested that his holiness was never tainted. Numerous stories circulated of the wonders he performed, including incredible insights which were revealed to him with Divine Inspiration and through his exceptional wisdom. He was reputed in his generation as one who could read the minds of those standing before him, and amazing stories were told of this ability. His epitaph reads: "The renowned rabbi, he edified upstanding and reputable disciples, left behind valuable compositions". He is renowned for his books: Yitav Lev on the Torah, Yitav Panim on the Festivals, Rav Tuv on the Torah and Responsa Avnei Tzedek.

The sender of the letter to the Yitav Lev, R. Yehudah Yitzchak Aryeh Leibush Frankel (Teomim), Av Beit Din of Sanok (1824-1893), son of R. Chaim Mordechai Frankel-Teomim, Av Beit Din of Lesko (descendant of the Kikayon DeYonah and the Baruch Taam). Close disciple of Rebbe Shalom Rosenfeld of Kaminka. He also kept the company of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Rimanov. He was a disciple and peer of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, who esteemed him highly and corresponded with him in many responsa. The Divrei Chaim writes to him in one of his responsa: "I esteem him highly among all the great rabbis of this province… I know he is a great man of the generation… Let him not avoid taking a rabbinical position… because he is worthy of it, for God gave him wisdom and knowledge" (Responsa Divrei Chaim, Even HaEzer 74). In his additional responsa, the Divrei Chaim expresses his love and appreciation for him, calling him "my friend, the rabbi, the great luminary, the sharp, the perfect, the pious, the famous", "the great Gaon, the sharp, the famous who fears God", and more. Late in life, the Divrei Chaim told his grandson, Rebbe Shlomo of Bobov (the first) to consult with the Rabbi of Sanok in halachic matters: "Send my words to the Gaon of Sanok; if he agrees, do so" (Responsa Divrei Chaim, Yoreh Deah 32). Rabbi Yehudah Yitzchak served at first in his father's place as Rosh Av Beit Din of Lesko. In 1858 he was appointed Av Beit Din of Sanok and served as such for 35 years. He was known as a holy Torah scholar. He occupied himself prolifically with charity and hospitality. He owned a large and important library. After his death, the people of his city built a tomb on his gravesite as a place of prayer and salvation. He left behind many writings, most of which were lost in the Holocaust. During his life he managed to publish his grandfather R. Yehudah Leibush's novellae on Bava Metzia in Shnei Tzemidim, along with his own novellae – Mechir Chalav on Halachah, and Me'at Mayim on Aggadah (Przemyśl, 1880). His son R. Yaakov Shlomo married the granddaughter of the Yitav Lev – the Rebbetzin Devorah daughter of R. Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Kolbuszowa.

[1] leaf. Approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains, creases and light wear. The letter was published in Kerem Shlomo (Adar 2000, p. 85).