Sefer Noam Elimelech, Chassidic essays on the Torah, by Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk.
New York: Shulsinger Bros., 1942. Title page printed in red and black.
Following the title page is a letter of approbation given by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, The Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, to the publisher Rabbi Osias Wagschal (9th Shevat 1941): "Regarding the printing of the holy book Noam Elimelech, it is certainly a very noble thing and surely the number of buyers will increase, and it will bring them protection and success… It is appropriate to make an elegant introduction" (Hebrew; printed in Igrot HaKodesh by the Rayatz, V, letter 1367).
Approbations by the Rayatz are Rare.
Approbation also from the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Herzog.
Overall Excellent condition. original binding damaged at corners and edges.
Noam Elimelech is one of the first Chassidic Seforim, and is considered until this day to be one of the fundamental works of Chassidut. The Sefer contains essential parts of the doctrine of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk on Chassidut, purity of thought and attachment to G-d.
A tradition attributed to the Baal HaTanya, holds the Tanya to be a "book of the Beinoni’im", and the Noam Elimelech a "book of Tzadikim" (see: Sefer Or Yekarot, I, Jerusalem 1998, p. 250).
Since its publishing, the Sefer was deemed sacred to all, and it was reprinted in numerous editions (until 1982, it had been printed in over 50 editions, and since then in dozens more). Many keep the Sefer as a Segulah, and some special miniature format editions were published to serve as amulets for protection and success. Many put it at the head of an ill person’s bed as a Segulah for a speedy recovery and to be saved from any misfortune. The Sefer is known also to be a Segulah for women experiencing difficult labor.
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