Or HaChochma – Part I – Łaszczów, 1815 – First Edition – Segulah for Easy Birth

Or HaChochma – Part I – Łaszczów, 1815 – First Edition – Segulah for Easy Birth
Or HaChochma, Chassidic and kabbalistic essays on the Torah, Part I, on Bereshit and Shemot, by the kabbalist R. Uri Feivel of Krisnipoli (Chervonohgrad) and Dubienka. "Korets" [Łaszczów, 1815]. First edition. With many approbations, including approbations of the Chozeh of Lublin and Rebbe Tzvi Aryeh of Olik (Olyka).
The author, the kabbalist R. Uri Feivel of Krisnipoli and Dubienka (d. between 1804-1808), was a close disciple of R. Kehat of Werish, who was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. R. Uri Feivel's son, in his description of his father in the foreword to this book, recalls him as a prolific author who also wrote a composition on the Torah consisting of 15 explanations for each verse, as well as works on the Five Megillot, Tikunei Zohar, Idrot, Safra DeTzniuta, Sefer Yetzira, "awesome, concealed and impenetrable commentaries", yet all were destroyed in a fire. R. Meir, Rabbi of Brody, describes the author in his approbation: "He never departed from the tent of Torah, delving into its revealed and hidden realms, and he feared G-d out of love; most of his knowledge and study pertained to Kabbalah". Particular sanctity is ascribed to this book. R. Moshe Tzvi Landau of Kleinwardein writes in his work "Shulchan Melachim" on the laws pertaining to birthing mothers: "It has already become a widespread custom to place a book wrapped in cloth beneath the head of the woman in labor, customarily the holy book Noam Elimelech and the holy book Or HaChochma" (this is quoted in halachic literature). It is also reported that R. Yeshaya Zilberstein of Waitzen would send a copy of the Or HaChochma to women in labor, to place beneath their pillow as a segulah for an easy birth.
[2], 76; 46 leaves. Leaves 27-28 of the first sequence appear twice. 22.5 cm. Overall good to good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to some leaves, including title page, repaired with paper. Leaves trimmed close to headings. Paper repairs to margins of first leaves and last leaf. Stamps. New leather binding.
False imprint on title page – Korets 1795 (see Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 202798).
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 23.