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Lot #    25400
Auction End Date    12/8/2009 12:21:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Erets ha-Hayyim; Yalkut Yisrael; Beit Tefillah
Title (Hebrew)    ארץ החיים: ילקוט ישראל: בית תפלה למשה
Author    R. Liberzohn; R. Berger; R. Rosenfeld
City    Przemysl; Piotrkow; Bilgoria
Publisher    Freund; Piment; Lewim - Epsztein
Publication Date    1927; 1928
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description
   126, [2]; 82; 138 pp. octavo 210:145 mm., light age staining, good copies bound in later boards, rubbed.
          
Detailed
Description
   Three independent works bound together. The first title is Erets ha-Hayyim compiled by Hayyim ben Isaiah Liberzohn. This is the only edition of a compilation of hundreds of sayings brought from a wide variety of sources many hasidic, on a variety of subjects, such as biblical verses, misrashei hazel, as well as many true tales, conversations of zaddikim and their wonders. The text is organized alphabetically by hassidic rebbe. The second book is Yalkut Yisrael compiled by R. Israel ben Isaac Simhah Berger. It is actually a collection of three books, that is, a) Lashon Yisrael, on proper speech, addressing improper speech, the corresponding punishment, and correcting this sin; b) Berit Yisrael on the subject of the holiness of keeping the sign of the berit; and c) Mimon Yisrael, on the holiness of adhering to all aspects of correct monetary transactions. The third title is Beit Tefillah le-Moshe by R. Moses ben Nathan ha-Levi Rosenfeld. This is the only edition of Beit Tefillah le-Mosh, a detailed and comprehensive work on prayer based on the Talmud and poskim.
          
Reference
Description
   BE alef 2642; bet 876
        
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Russia-Poland:    Checked
  
Subject
Hasidic:    Checked
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Homiletics:    Checked
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Characteristic
First Editions:    Checked
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
  
Kind of Judaica