Or Yisrael, ethical essays by R. Yisrael of Salant and his disciple R. Yitzchak (R. Itzele) Blazer. Vilna, 1900. First edition.
The book is comprised of four parts. The main part, Or Yisrael, contains "a collection of letters and various essays to enthuse hearts to the fear of G-d and the study of ethics", by R. Yisrael of Salant. The other parts named Shaarei Or, Netivot Or and Kochvei Or, were composed by his close disciple R. Yitzchak Blazer.
The front endpaper bears a stamp: "Yitzchak Blazer, previously rabbi of the capital city of Petersburg, Kovno".
R. Yitzchak Blazer, known as R. Itzele Peterburger (1837-1907), was a prominent disciple of R. Yisrael of Salant, disseminator of the Musar Movement in Lithuanian yeshivas. Served as rabbi of St. Petersburg from 1862-1878 and later moved to Kovno (Kaunas). He delivered musar discourses to his companions of the Musar Movement and at the Knesset Yisrael Yeshiva in Slabodka (Vilijampolė). In 1904, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Batei Strauss, Jerusalem, joining other leading figures of the Musar Movement who had previously immigrated to Jerusalem. He authored Responsa Pri Yitzchak in two parts.
184 pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Bookplate of R. Sigmund Seligman. Original binding, with minor damage.

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