Holy Autograph
“Be’er mayim Chaim”
HaAdmor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz
Botoshan, 1813
The signature of the Admor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz, author of Be’er Mayim Chaim and Sidduro shel Shabbos written in his holy hands on a Beis Din deed.
The deed regards a case that took place in the Beis Din in Botoshan where Rav Chaim presided as Rav. It was created and signed on 23 Adar II, 5573 (1813) by the Admor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz whose signature appears first followed by the signatures of another two dayanim from the Beis Din.
The tzaddik and
Admor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz (1760-1818), author of Be’er Mayim Chaim and Sidduro shel Shabbos, was among the progenitors of Chassidus, and a genius in both the Revealed and Hidden Torah.
His master in Chassidus was the Admor Rabbi Yechiel Michel from Zlohtchov, in the revealed torah Rabbi Chaim learned from the Neta Shaashuim alongside his close friend and contemporary Rabbi Avraham of Butchatch, author of Daas Kedoshim and Eishel Avraham. He corresponded frequently with Rabbi Meshulam Igra.
He served as Rav in the prominent communities of Czernowitz, Botoshan, Mohyliv, and Kishinev in Romania, and was one of the preeminent disseminators of Chassidus in Romania and Bukovina. Toward the end of 1813, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of journeying to Eretz Yisrael where he settled in Tzfas and dwelled until his passing five years later.
He is renowned throughout the Chassidic world by the names of his fundamental sefarim Be’er Mayim Chaim and Sidduro shel Shabbos which the Apter Rav describes as “sweeter than honey.”
Sidduro shel Shabbos, which describes the sanctity and attributes of Shabbos, is the primary Chassidic work on Shabbos. The author, Rabbi Chaim, was known to invest immense efforts to honor and safeguard Shabbos to the extent that people described: “After he immersed in the mikveh in honor of Shabbos, he appeared a head taller and his face glowed until the end of Shabbos.” All of his sefarim were printed in numerous editions and are regarded as Chassidic classics.
Content of deed: Sale of an apartment sold by the Beis Din; distribution of funds in order to repay a kesubah debt and support the orphans; and a deed of ownership issued to the new owner. All was carried out and signed by the Beis Din under the auspices of the Admor Rabbi Chaim of Czernowitz.
Botoshan, 1813. Page size: 37×22 cm. Professionally restored on margins and minor restoration to text.
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