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Autograph manuscript & signatures of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Meir Avraham ABD Csaba, author of Pri Tzaddik- Signature of his son-in-law, Rabbi Moshe Dov Liberman ABD Abraham- Copy of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Aryeh Wald ABD Királyhelmec. A segulah Sefer! Or LaYesharim. First Edition, Prague 1785 - by the gaon Rabbi Zorach Eidlis , a member of the court of the Noda BiYehuda. - SeferOr LaYesharim, discourses and explanations on various rabbinic sayings and midrashim, by Abraham Moses Zorach Eidlitz. First Edition. Prague, 1785. Printed by Johann Joseph Diesbach. On the title page appears the signature of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Moshe Dov Lieberman Rabbi of Abraham “A gift from God to me, the work of my hands… Moshe Dov, son of the late Rabbi R.N. זצ״ל.” Apparently, this is the only signature of his known today! Beneath it is an inscription by his holy father-in-law, Rabbi Meir Avraham of Csaba: “ And now this sefer belongs to me, by name, as it has come into my possession from the estate of my aforementioned late son-in-law… these are the words of the writer, with tearful eyes, so says hakatan Meir Avraham son of M''Y of the holy community of Csaba.” Another of his signatures appears on the reverse of the title page: “Belongs to me, hakatan Meir Avraham, son of my rabbinic father the late Rabbi Moshe Yosefa זצ״ל, presently serving here in the holy community of Csaba.” An additional early rabbinic signature appears at the top of the title page:  “ Hakatan Yitzchak, son of Rabbi Yissachar Ber of Seňa .” An old rabbinic stamp in Latin characters reads: “Markus Wald, Überrabbiner”— That of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Aryeh Wald (1800–1876) ABD Hanshovitz, (Hanusovce today Hanušovce nad Topľou) & Királyhelmec (today Kráľovský Chlmec). Seforim that belonged to him are exceedingly rare! Also bearing the stamps of his grandson, Rabbi Yaakov Meir Wald (1874–1928) Rosh Beth Din of Klausenburg. The Holy Gaon Rabbi Meir Avraham The Holy Gaon Rabbi Meir Avraham (d. 1829), Av Beis Din of Tchaba and author of Pri Tzaddik, was called by the Chasam Sofer “Ish Elokim.” Pious and holy, he gained a reputation as a miracle worker who possessed ruach hakodesh, and countless stories circulated throughout Hungary regarding his unparalleled sanctity and power to evoke miracles. For twenty years prior to his passing, he abstained from eating meat, learning Torah in seclusion in a cave throughout the day and night. The author of Be’er Shmuel of Unsdorf likewise praised him as “an angel in human form.” In his approbation to Pri Tzaddik, the Yismach Moshe refers to the author four times as a “tzaddik.” When the Admor Harav Yoel of Satmar saw the approbation, he remarked that “this was not a word commonly used in the past, and certainly not four times!” Harav Meir Avraham studied under the Machatzis Hashekel and Chozeh of Lublin. His grandson Harav Shlomo Zalman Freidman, Av Beis Din of Tanka, related that it was the Chozeh who sent his grandfather to Hungary in order to spread the light of Chassidus to the masses there. Prior to his passing, Harav Meir Avraham delivered a surprising order to bury him in nearby Mishkoltz. Only years later did his motive become clear when the local authorities ordered the cemetery in Tchaba razed in order to lay the tracks for the new train. Numbering among his descendants are many gedolei Torah and the most illustrious families in Hungary, among them the famous Gaon the Maharsha”g. His son-in-law, the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Dov Lieberman, Av Beit Din of Abraham, was the son of the gaon Rabbi Nathan Lieberman, Av Beit Din of Abraham, son of the gaon Rabbi Shimon Lieberman of Mad. After Rabbi Moshe Dov passed away at a young age during the lifetime of his father-in-law, the rebbetzin remarried, in a second marriage, his cousin- the gaon Rabbi Shimon Lieberman, Av Beit Din of Seňa. The sefer was printed with an enthusiastic approbation from the Noda BiYehuda, in which he writes: “The honor of the late rabbi, the renowned gaon Rabbi Zerah Eidlitz זצ״ל, who all his days taught Torah publicly with sharpness and great expertise, and established many disciples, as is well known and widely recognized. Aside from being exceedingly sharp and incisive in halachic study… he was also very wise in matters of אגדה and moral exhortation. He delivered many sermons in the synagogues of our community, and I myself heard from his mouth sweet words that penetrate the heart of the listener, to inspire hearts toward fear of Heaven… Certainly, anyone who reads these discourses will take to heart the fear of his Creator and will strengthen himself like a lion to return in complete repentance.” At the conclusion of his words, the Noda BiYehuda adds a blessing to those who purchase the sefer: “… And one who supports him by hastening to buy the sefer from him- the merit of the gaon will stand by him to bring blessing into his home and within his borders, and God will bless his wealth.” 20cm, [2], 2-98,[3],