Sefer Shivchei HaBaal Shem Tov, the ancient and famed work that revealed to the world for the first time the greatness of the Baal Shem Tov.
Russia-Poland, Circa 1840.
According to Chabad tradition, the author heard most of the stories from the Alter Rebbe and others from Chassidim who heard them from the Alter Rebbe. The Sefer indicates that the Admor Hazaken explained their content; therefore, the book was addressed in general as authentic. On one of the stories, the Admor the Tzemach Tzedek wrote: "כמדומה הוא לשון זקני בדיוק" and the Rebbe mentioned this version of the Tzemach Tzedek several time.
When one of the daughters-in-law of the Tzenach Tzedek became ill, he ordered to read to her passages from the book Shivchei HaBaal Shem Tov and she recovered, indicating the book’s Segulah.
Antique signature & stamps: Alter Yehudah Son of Yechiel Zev Orenstein.
[44] Leaves. 20.3 cm.
Overall Good condition. few stains, title page have marginal repairs, some pages frayed at corners, minor marginal worming, new later binding.
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