Collection of 8 Books on Hasidism, Halakha, and Homiletics (Reprints and Facsimile Editions, New York...

A diverse assortment of eight foundational works from the world of the major Hasidic courts and leading authorities in homiletics and halakha.

The books in this lot are for the most part later reprints and facsimile editions of canonical works, issued in popular formats in the United States and in Israel during the second half of the 20th century.

Details of the 8 books included in the lot:

1. Imrei Yehudah on the Festivals (Part I) – Rabbi Yehudah Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar; New York printing, 1992: A later reprint of this sought-after Hasidic work. This copy bears, on the front endpaper, the official ink stamp of the Gaon Rabbi Abraham Kleinman (Rabbi Abraham Kleinman, Kiryat Ata), formerly among the rabbis of Bucharest, Romania.

2. Imrei Yehudah on the Festivals (Part II) – Rabbi Yehudah Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar; New York printing: The continuation volume to the preceding work, featuring a title page in a restored historical engraved architectural design. This copy likewise bears the original ownership stamp of Rabbi Kleinman in his library.

3. Vayoel Moshe – The Admor Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar; Brooklyn, facsimile of the 1961 edition: A later facsimile of the most famous and ideological work of the holy Admor of Satmar, of blessed memory (comprising the essays on the Three Oaths, the settlement of the Land of Israel, and the Holy Tongue). Printed by the press "Belshon."

4. Barech Moshe on the Torah (Genesis–Exodus) – The Admor Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar; Brooklyn: The Torah commentary of the previous Admor of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty, of blessed memory. A modern and elegant printing in a brown faux-leather binding with gilt impressions and a dedication to the institutions of the Hasidic court on the front cover.

5. Responsa Chakal Yitzchak – Spinka Hasidic dynasty; facsimile of the New York printing, 1961: A later facsimile of the responsa of the holy Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Weiss, of blessed and saintly memory, martyred in the Holocaust, the author of the Chakal Yitzchak of Spinka. Includes a pasted-in dedication leaf from the Spinka neighborhood of Bnei Brak, 1975.

6. Mekor Chaim on the Festivals – A fine printing in the USA: A wide-ranging halakhic work in an embossed bordeaux binding. The book contains, on the first page, a lengthy handwritten dedication in original blue ink from 1981 ("Eve of Rosh Hashanah 1981 … Director General of the enterprise …"), attesting to the book's provenance.

7. Tiferet Tzvi on the Torah – Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Lipshitz, Av Beit Din of Rakow; USA printing: A facsimile of this profound homiletical work, originally published in 1759, reprinted in the United States with source references by a grandson and great-grandson of the author.

8. Me'asef Lekol HaMachanot (Laws of Tzitzit) – Munkatch press, 1939: A comprehensive halakhic work on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim by Rabbi Yechiel Michel Gold, of blessed memory, of Munkatch. Printed by the "Grafia" press in Munkatch.

In good to very good condition; all eight books are complete in their bindings (decorated hardcovers or sturdy faux-leather bindings). The interior pages are clean, the title pages are in excellent condition, and the texts are sharp and fully legible with no losses. Light and natural wear to the outer bindings and yellowing to the paper in some volumes.
9.65 kg.