Auction 68
Lot 202:
Two full pages, in dense script, containing Divrei Mussar and Jewish philosophy, handwritten by the Divine Kabbalist and wonder-worker Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher of Greiditz. Rabbeinu cites from Sefer Likutei Amarim Tanya by the Admor Hazaken of Lubavitch and speaks at length about it.
New binding. A tear to the lower edge. Stains and ink stains. 21X16 cm.
Der Greiditzer Tzaddik, the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher of Greiditz (1796-1875) the son of Rabbi Shlomo. A disciple of Rabbi Akiva Eiger. One of the leading fighters against Reform Judaism. Following his Rav, he too started studying Kabbalah and by its influence, became close to the Chassidic Movement and its literature. In 1822, was chosen as Rav of Polshen, where he established a large yeshiva. In 1839, moved to Greiditz, where he became famed as a wonder-worker, with many coming to him for blessings and advice. He was a special figure in Germany, serving as a kind of Chassidic Admor, a rare phenomenon in Germany. His friend the Gaon Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer wrote of him: "הגאון הקדוש האלקי מוהר"א גוטמאכר, אשר שקלה נפשו נגד אלפי נפשות בני ישראל, הן בתורה, הן בחסידות, הן בחכמת הקבלה, ואיש מופת הוא".
Kibbutz Sdeh Eliyahu was established in his memory. He authored many books including Shut Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher, Tzofnat pane’ach, Sukkat Shalom and more. In 1990, a book containing his articles and letters on faith and Mitzvat Yishuv HaAretz was published, titled Michtav MiEliyahu.
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