Chok L’Yisrael, Part 3-Vayikra, Zhitomir 1857. At the press of the partners grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavuta, R’ Chanina Lipa and Yehoshua Heschel Shapira.
Two title pages, first one partly in red ink.
Ex-Libris ‘This Sefer belongs to R. Gedaliah Yosef son of Yitzchok Bernstein’
Antique inscription of two Yartzeits.
The Holy Rebbe Gedaliah Yosef Bernstein was born in 1844, he died in NY in 1908. His Kever has become well known in recent years as a place for tremendous Yeshuos. See attached story that the Forwards magazine ran in 1909 which shows his Kever, according to them 150 thousand! Jews visited his resting place during the high holidays of that year.
For more information see attached links.
https://kevarim.com/rabbi-gedalya-yosef-bernstein
https://www.ivelt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17620
Overall great condition, original leather binding- a bit rubbed out.
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