Sefer Reishit Chochmah – the most important mussar book in Chassidic tradition, authored by the Chassid and Kabbalist Rabbi Eliyahu di Vidash, disciple of the Rada"k.
Slavuta, 1792. Especially rare edition. Not found in the collection at the National Library; listed by Mif’al HaBibliographiah according to a copy in Bar Ilan’s library. Lacking the title page.
Approbations by Korets rabbis, dated the 3rd of Nissan 1792: Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaCohen, Rabbi Pinchas ben Rabbi Yitzchak Av Beit Din of Kolky and Rabbi Yehuda Leib ben R’ Yosef Segal, Av Beit Din of Szydłów, who praise the philanthropist Rabbi Yissachar Ber Sefal of the Korets community, who initiated the printing of the book in the Slavita printing press [which was established in Slavita in 1791 by Rabbi Moshe Shapira, son of Rebbe Pinchas of Korets.
Please refer to the Hebrew catalog for more information about this rare edition.
308 Leaves. Title page supplied in facsimile. 21.5 Cm.
Fair condition. stains, title page later replaced, first five pages have margin and corner page repairs affecting text only on page 5, last four pages have repairs affecting text, wormholes, last 30 pages have minor worming slightly affecting text, original leather binding a bit rubbed out at edges and spine.
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