Notebook of Torah Innovations of the Admor of Toldot Aharon – Jerusalem, 1964
A notebook of holy discourses by the Admor of Toldot Aharon, written in Yiddish, with ten pages authored directly by the Tzaddik (in various places in the notebook) and an additional 39 pages copied by his esteemed disciple, Rabbi Avraham Yorovitch. In addition many of these pages feature brief corrections by the Admor himself..
The notebook contains Torah innovations on the weekly Torah portions from Chumash Bereshis, interspersed with topics of faith and guidance in divine service, all written in his distinctive, holy language.
On the front cover of the notebook, it is written: "Kibbutz Bachurim Parashat Toldot, 1964… Copied by Avraham (Yarovitch) son of Chava."
The Admor of Toldot Aharon (1914-1997) was son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Roth, author of ‘Shomer Emunim’. In his youth, he studied with the great rabbis of Hungary: Rabbi Yisrael Freund of Honiad, Rabbi Yehuda Segal Rosner of Skalehid, and was a disciple of the holy Rabbi Yoel of Satmar. He succedded his father-in-law who was niftar in1947, and led the Hasidic community for fifty years, establishing and solidifying the Toldot Aharon Hasidic dynasty in Jerusalem.
His distinguished disciple, Rabbi Avraham Yarovitch, was the rabbi of the Ohel Menachem community in Vitebsk and one of the closest associates of the Tzaddik for many years. He was brought from London to Israel at the age of just 14 and about him it was said that it was "worth keeping the entire yeshiva just for him." Known for his exceptional diligence and vast knowledge in both revealed and hidden aspects of Torah, as well as in Halacha and Hasidut, he served as a dayan (More Zedek) in the Badatz of the Edah HaChareidis from a young age. His writings include:
Arvot Nachal,
Avodat Avraham and
Bechol Derachecha Da’eihu.
See: Dorot magazine, Issue 150 (Jerusalem, 4th of Nissan, 2013), pp. 10-15.
Jerusalem, 1964.
Pagination: [40] pages + [3] inserts with instructions from the Tzaddik, in Rabbi Avraham Yorovitch’s handwriting. Size: 19.8 cm. Condition: Good. Cover is slightly worn.
The ten pages written by the Tzaddik are always on the verso of the pages. The disciple’s writing is always on the recto of the pages in large script, with brief notes by the Tzaddik in a finer script.
