Bidspirit auction | CHOMAS ARIEL. FIRST EDITION. LEMBERG

CHOMAS ARIEL. FIRST EDITION. LEMBERG 1867. - Novella on the weekly Torah portions by R. Aryeh Leib of Lanzut. With addendum entitled Chelek Tzaddik with Torah by R. Menachem Mendel of Liska, R. Shimon of Yaroslov and R. Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz. R. Aryeh Leib of Lanzut (1758-1823), was a prominent talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin and was renowned for his Torah brilliance. He served as Av Beis Din of Lanzut for many years and later upon the recommendation of the Apta Rav was appointed as Rav in Kishinev. The Apta Rav himself would visit him on a yearly basis and related that Secrets of Torah were revealed to R. Aryeh Leib which had been hidden for four hundred years. Stefansky Sifrei Chassidus 221. Salat press. [2], 74 pages. 25 cm. Very fine condition. Some staining. Antique binding. Opening bid $250