Sefer Shaar HaTeshuvah VehaTefillah, Part II, "regarding repentance and service of the heart".
Shklow, [1818]. First edition. Printed in the authors lifetime.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 586.
[2], 42, 2, 5-81, [1] leaves. 15.5 cm
Overall in Good Condition, water stains, tear to page 22 of the second counting, very light marginal worming to a few pages, old binding damaged.
Rebbe Dov Ber Schneuri, known as the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch (1774-1828) was the son of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. After his father passed away while fleeing the French Invasion of Russia, he began serving as rabbi of Lubavitch (Lyubavichi). In his father\'s lifetime, he recorded the latter\'s teachings, and delivered public lectures based on them, even in his presence, with the addition of his own commentaries. He was gifted with brilliant profundity and an unlimited wellspring of Torah thoughts. His Chassidic discourses would extend over many hours. He had an exceptional talent for clear explanations, whether in writing or orally, and was able to clarify and simplify before laymen the most profound and abstract concepts in Kabbalah and Chassidism. He was endowed with a rare ability to concentrate, and was able to contemplate G-dly concepts for hours on end, completely unaware of his surroundings. The Lubavitcher Rebbe retold that on Yom Kippur, he would stand in his place the entire day, in devoted prayer detached from physicality, without budging, with sweat pouring from his Schtreimel.
He passed away whilst delivering a Chassidic discourse. He left behind thousands of handwritten leaves, published in recent years in the Maamarei Admor HaEmtza\'i series. In the beginning of his tenure, he published his father\'s works - Shulchan Aruch, Siddur im Dach and Biurei HaZohar. He later composed and published around ten of his own works, compositions famous for their profundity and clarity of explanation (his great and profound sefer Imrei Bina, was cherished by the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, who would study it before going to sleep, and quotes it in his sefer).
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