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Ba'al Hanefesh. First Edition. Berlin, 1762 Copy of the Brothers the Holy Gaon of Svaliva and Rabbi Shmuel Zvi Munkatch

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Sefer Ba’al Hanefesh, Hilchot Nidah by the Ramban and Torah innovations by the Ran on tractate Nidah. First edition. With glosses and additions that were not published previously. Berlin, 1762. 

The personal, signed copy of the holy Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Svaliva, the uncle and Rav of the Imrei Yosef of Spinka. With many corrections handwritten by him and with an ownership signature of his brother, the holy Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Zvi Weiss Av Beis Din of Munkatch, the father of the Imrei Yosef. 


In addiiton, stamps of Rabbi Yaakov Shmuel Eliash  Av Beis Din of Samosh-Oivar. 

In side the book, many halachic glosses handwritten by the holy Gaon of Svaliva.  


The holy Rav Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Weiss of Svaliva [1824-1894] one of the greatest Tzaddikim of Hungary. The Rav of Svaliva and later Rosh Av Beis Din of Munkatch. In his childhood, followed the Rav the Bnei Yissachar of Dinov. Later, he travelled to the holy Rav Rabbi Yehuda Zvi of Rosla, the holy Rav the Sar Sholom of Belz, the holy Rav Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditchov and the holy Rav of Sanz. He also followed the holy Rav Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Rimnov and the holy Rav of Ruzhin. His leading disciple was his brother’s son the holy Rav the Imrei Yosef of Spinka.

The Holy Rabbi R. Shmuel Zvi Weiss [passed away in 1879] the father of the Holy Rabbi the Imrei Yosef of Spinka. A leading disciple of the Holy Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditchov who greatly praised him calling him ‘One of the Sixty Heroes’. In addition, he once said of him and of his brother of Svaliva that they are ‘his two favorite silver candlesticks’. 
He also studied Torah with the Holy Rabbi the Bnei Yissachar of Dinov who was Mesader Chupah and Kiddushin at his wedding and with the Holy Rabbi Yehuda Zvi of Rasla. When he lived in Munkatch, many Hassidim and admirers gathered around him and he became known as a wonder-worker. 
Rabbi Yaakov Shmuel Eliash [1900-1945] the son of Rabbi Avraham Shlomo Eliash Av Beis Din of Samosh-Oivar. A disciple of the Keren leDavid of Satmar and Rabbi Shaul Brach of Karley and Kashoy. 

[1] 74 leaves. First edition. Belin, 1762. Owner’s signatures on the title page (have not been thoroughly examined). Good general condition. 


Measurement: 20 CM

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