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Lot 129:

Hand written copies of tens of letters from famous and holy sages from the past that inspire, copied from letters that was in the possession of Rabbi Baruch David Khana of Sefad. Coppied about end of 19th century.

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"Came here from the Holy Land a friend of G-d and a friend of me, the outstanding rabbinic Hasid Rabbi Baruch David HaCohen son of a friend R. Levi Yitzchak from Vishnitsa, my wife’s relative, and in his hands were the holy writings exciting hearts to our father in heaven. So I copied them to be remembered in the future generations".

Manuscript, written by an un-known author, who was most probably a profound Hasidic figure in the Diaspora, contains copies of letters and writings of the Holy Rabbis: Rabbi Avraham of Kalisk, Rabbi Menchem Mendel of Vitebsk, The Alter rebbi of Chabad, Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk and his son Rabbi Elazar, Rabbi Mordechai Malekhevich, Rabbi Zvi Elimelech of Dinov and others.
Most of all the letters were printed with slight modifications in the books such as "Hibat Ha’aretz and Birkat Ha’aretz", "Peri Ha’aretz" and "Yesod HaMaala". The letters deal with matters of faith, and constitute a cornerstone in the story of the hardships experienced by the first Hasidim who immigrated to Eretz Israel and their pure work with immense devotion.

26-58, 60-61, [5] pages, 21 cm.

The well-known and famous Chassid Rabbi Baruch David Kahana of Safed, [~1850-1924] son of the Chassid Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Viznitz, was one of the most important students of the "Divrei Chaim" of Sanz and his son the "Divrei Yechezkel" from Sieniawa. Immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1833 and founded the center of the Sanz Hasidim in Safed. He was responsible of funding ‘the Galicia Kollel in the Holy Land’. In 1877 his son, Rabbi Nachman Kahana, publish the books " Hibat Ha’aretz" and "Birkat Ha’aretz", that contain of a collection of interesting facts about loving of the Land of Israel and about the commandment to settling the Land of Israel.

Stains, moth holes, tears and gluing to some pages with some text damaged. Good condition.

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