Tur Orach Chaim Part Two.
Slavuta, 1815. At the holy press of Rabbi Moshe Shapira.
Second part. [1], 137 leaves. 33.9 cm.
Seforimprinted in the Slavuta press are known for their special holiness, and even the printing tools and letters were immersed in a mikveh before the work began. It is well-known that possessing a sefer from the Slavuta press is considered a segulah for protecting the home and bringing success.
Rabbi Moshe Shapira, son of the holy Rebbi Pinchas of Koretz, one of the greatest disciples of our master, the light of the seven days, the Baal Shem Tov, served as the rabbi of Slavuta without accepting payment. He was known as a righteous, upright, and faithful man, great in Torah and Hasidism. On his father’s advice, he opened a printing press in his town for his livelihood. His printing house became famous, among other things, for printing the Talmud in the Slavuta edition with great beauty. In order to print beautiful books, he set up a foundry for eye-catching letters, used high-quality paper with wide margins, and conducted precise proofreading of the books before printing them. Great rabbis of Israel praised Rabbi Moshe and his press.
In 1836, his two sons, R’ Shmuel Avraham Abba and R’ Pinchas, were arrested following a false accusation. They were sentenced to severe physical torture and were about to be sent into exile in Siberia. Out of pain and sorrow, their father passed away on the 9th of Kislev, 1837. The sons were released after 17 years of imprisonment in Moscow, the printing house was destroyed, and all the great investment in it was lost.
Overall Good condition, green quality pages, some stains and water stains, some marginal worming on first and last few pages, later blue cloth binding with usage signs.
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