The Rebbe Reb Shmelke
Darchei Yesharim
Rare First Edition
by the Admor Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke of Nikolsburg. Poland, circa 1820
Recommended actions and customs to enhance a Jew’s spiritual sanctity and achieve piety from the moment one arises in the morning until retiring at night, by the Admor Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Halevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg.
The title page presents a brief inscription describing the purpose of this sefer:
“Beneficial customs to rectify the sin of defiling the bris and for all things… [pertaining] to sanctity”.
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This is the Admor Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke’s first printed work!
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The sefer contains 67 chapters in Hebrew and Yiddish, all with nekudos. The final page presents a “
Tikkun for Tinokos shel Beis Rabban.”
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“He should read this book of middos three times every day, and he should not desist” (Section 58).
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The Admor Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Halevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg (1726-1778) was among the early Chassidic masters. He was called by the title “The Rebbe Reb Shmelke” by Chassidim around the world. In his youth, he studied the entire Shas and all of Poskim together with his eminent brother, the Baal Hafla’ah, and soon became a close disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, traveling together with his brother to seek the Maggid’s wisdom. In 1775, he became Rabbi of Nikolsburg and all of Moravia. His disciples include the illustrious Chassidic masters Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, the Kozhnitzer Maggid, the Chozeh of Lublin, the Riminover, and Rabbi Mordechai Banet who succeeded him as Rabbi of Nikolsburg.
The list of actions and customs that Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke enumerates in this sefer cast an awe-inspiring glimpse upon the Admor’s illustrious spiritual stature and unparalleled sanctity, as well as the immense caution he displayed in every matter pertaining to sanctity and cleaving to Hashem.
Russia-Poland, circa 1820. Exceedingly rare and valuable first edition. Page Count: [8] leaves. Page Size: 18 cm. Light blue paper. Good condition. New leather binding with case.
Bibliography: Stefansky, Sifrei Chassidus #142
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