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”Because I am busy preparing for the trip with the Rebbe Shlita to Lytivsk...” a historic and one-of-a-kind letter from the Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova - by his servant, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Sander, to R. Baruch David Kahane, Author of ”Berkat Ha'aretz” - Shinova 1884 - ”Because I am busy preparing for the trip with the Rebbe Shlita to Lytivsk...” a historic and one-of-a-kind letter from the Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova - by his servant, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Sander, to R.  Baruch David Kahane, Author of ”Berkat Ha'aretz” - Shinova 1884 אחד המיוחדים שבבני רבי לוי יצחק כהנא, היה הרב הצדיק המפורסם, רבי ברוך דוד כהנא זצ”ל מוישניצא, ולאחר מכן מתושבי עיר הקודש צפת, מחשובי תלמידי הרה”ק בעל ה”דברי חיים” זי”ע, ובנו הרה”ק בעל ה”דברי יחזקאל” משינאווא זי”ע. אמרכל כולל גליציה בארץ הקודש, ומייסד הקלויז דחסידי ”צאנז” בעיה”ק צפת. רבי דוד זצ”ל נולד בוישניצא, בסביבות שנת תר”י. רבי ברוך דוד נהיה לאיש אמונו וסודו של רבו הקדוש משינווא זי”ע, ורבו מסר תחת ידו שליחויות חשובות וגורליות לטובת כלל ישראל. Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam, author of Divrei Yechezkel, was the first Admor of Shinova. He was born in 1815, the oldest son of Admor Rabbi Chaim of Sanz, the ”Divrei Chaim.” His abilities and talents were admired from a young age, and he was a favorite among the righteous people of the generation. In 1856, he began serving as rabbi in Shinova - and was known as the Admor of the city for generations to come. His father greatly admired him and valued his opinion. In 1876, he began serving as Admor and was considered his father's greatest successor. Followers streamed to his doorstep from all over Galicia. He was a genius in halacha and wrote many halachic responsa. In addition, he was an expert in kabbala and proofread and edited a number of early kabbalistic works. He passed away in 1899, and some of his Torah thoughts were recorded in Divrei Yechezkel. His sons and grandsons served as Admors, and his progeny blossomed into a mammoth dynasty of Admors and righteous people. His manuscripts and letters are preserved by his followers as protective talismans, per the instructions of their adored Admor.