Yismach Moshe al HaTorah by the Admor
Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Ujhel.
First Edition. Complete Set! Lemberg, 1849-1861
Commentary on Chamishah Chumshei Torah by the holy Yismach Moshe, the Admor Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beis Din of Ujhel. This sefer was arranged and prepared for print directly from the Yismach Moshe’s handwritten manuscripts by his grandson, the Admor Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, author of Yitav Lev.
This is a complete set of 4 volumes in good condition featuring new half-leather bindings and a matching box.
The holy
Admor Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (1759-1841) is renowned by the name of his magnum opus Yismach Moshe. Progenitor of the Sighet-Satmar dynasty, early Chassidic master, brilliant kabbalist and prolific author who wrote extensive halachic teshuvos, the Yismach Moshe was one of the premier figures in the Chassidic world.
In 1808, he was appointed Rav in Ujhel where he became the primary disseminator of the Baal Shem Tov’s legacy in Hungary. He quickly gained repute for his genius and piety, and even the Chasam Sofer, who corresponded with him in halachah, requested his blessing and prayers when his son the Ksav Sofer took ill.
Some years later The Yismach Moshe’s commentary was reprinted by his great grandson the Admor Rabbi Moshe Dovid Teitelbaum. In his preface to the third edition of this sefer, he relates that, once, while preparing the manuscripts for print, he considered rearranging the order of one of the texts for the reader’s benefit. Precisely then, he fell asleep, and the Yismach Moshe appeared to him in a dream and said, “My son, see if a lulav is standing straight, as it grows, it is a lulav fit for a brachah, but if it is turned upside down with the leaves facing downward, it is like a broom that sweeps the house.” Rabbi Moshe Dovid thus ends,
“The wise one will thus understand that all his words in his holy sefer were written with great intention, precise and the in most accutate way.” He also reveals that the Yismach Moshe’s commentary on Sefer Devarim contains many secrets that were divulged to him in a dream.
Lemberg, 1849-1861. First edition.
Vol. 1, 1849: [1], 117 leaves.
Vol. 2-3 1851: 90; 42 leaves.
Vol. 4-5 1861: [1], 49; 72. [1] leaves
Each volume features a separate title page. Vol. 4-5 include approbations by Rabbi Chaim of Sanz and the Yitav Lev. The beginning of Vol. 1 features preface from the Yitav Lev.
Vol. 2 with minor professional restorations on the title page and back flyleaf.
All four volumes are bound in new half-leather bindings; Vol. 2-3 are in smaller format and preserved in a new cloth case that creates a uniform appearance. These sefarim were printed over the course of 12 years in 3 printing houses in Lemberg, which is why they are of different sizes.
Stefansky, Chassidus #239-240
Vol. 2 features the autograph of
Rabbi Yechezkel Halevi Jungreis Hy”d (1897-1943) Rav of Brasov. Rabbi Yechezkel was the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Tzvi Halevi Jungreis, Av Beis Din of Kashoy (son of Rabbi Moshe Jungreis, Av Beis Din of Kashoy, who was the son of Rabbi Shmuel of Kashoy and brother of the Menuchas Asher).
Vol. 1 features the autograph of the owner “Aryeh Keib Katz dwelling here in the holy congregation of Debrecen” and an additional signature written as “Aryeh Leib Katz Shamshon.”
