Bidspirit auction | Ohev Yisroel, Zhitomir 1863, First

Ohev Yisroel, Zhitomir 1863, First edition. Ohev Yisrael; classic early chassidic work, containing chassidic teachings on the Torah and festivals. Printed at the renowned press of Rabbi Chanina Lippa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz. Zhitomir 1863. FIRST EDITION Stefanski, Chassidus 19 Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel (1748-1825), disciple of the Rebbe Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, and considered one of his four main successors. Rabbi of Kolbasov, apta, Iasi and Miedzhibozh, His Ohev Yisrael is considered one of the classic works of Chassidic thought. Pages : [1], 117 pp. Lacking page 61. Size : 24.5 cm. Condition : Very good condition. Lacking 1 page in the middle, Old binding.