Particularly Magnificent Copy! – ‘Ohev Yisrael’ by the Apta, First Edition – Zhitomir 1863 – Shapira Press
Imrot Tehorot on the weekly Torah portions that came from the Pe Kadosh of Ish elokim Kadosh, Ohev Ne’eman L’beit Israel, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apta.
One of the foundational books of Hasidic teachings
This sefer is in pristine condition, almost as if straight off the printing press!
Uniquely high-quality thick paper, with wide margins, white and clean pages, almost without blemish!
In the introduction by the author’s grandson, Rabbi Meshulam Zusha of Zhinkov, he explains why he named his grandfather’s book
Ohev Yisrael (Lover of Israel): ‘For it was frequently on the rabbi’s lips, that this trait is one he could boast of even before the Beit Din shel Mala, that Ahavat Israel was firmly planted in his heart, ‘ and he also instructed that only this title should be written on his tombstone.
With approbations from Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl and Rabbi Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura.
Printed by the Shapira brothers
grandchildren of the Rabbi of Slavita –
Zhitomir 1863 , First Edition. Page count: [1], 117 leaves. Size: 24.3 cm. Beautiful copy in rare condition. Tiny holes in the inner margins throughout most of the book.
Bibliography: Stefansky Chasidut No. 19; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod No. 387
