Auction 44
Lot 212:
Siddur Shma Yisrael published by the Admor of Kaliv with the commentary Kol Menachem on the order of prayers according to Chazal, with a long handwritten dedication also signed by him to the Admor Rabbi Yisrael Mordechai Twersky of Rachmastrivka.
The Admor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub of Koliv (1924-2014) was the 7th generation descendent of Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac of Kaliv. He worked to strengthen Judaism in Israel, including by the bar bei rav d’chad yoma movement. He worked to commemorate the victims of the Shoah and established a chain of synagogues and yeshivot across Israel.
The Admor of Rachmastrivka Rabbi Yisrasel Mordechai Twersky (1929-2004) was the son of Rabbi Yochanan and son-in-law of the Rav Chacham Rabbi Sender Uri. He stood at his father’s side and helped found the yeshiva “Meor Einayim” in Jerusalem. After his father’s death he refused to take the crown of the Admorut upon himself, but after demonstrations by his chassidim, the Admor of Mechnovka (elder of the Chernobyler Admorim) forced him to take it upon himself “whether he wants to or not, he is appointed.” He also said: “Even if he was one of the eight sons of the Chernobyler Maggid, he wouldn’t be embarrassed among them.” But he would only agree, due to his modesty, to be appointed with the approval of his brother, the Admor Rabbi Hai Yitzhak Twersky, the Admor of Rachmastrivka-USA, and they would lead their chassidim together with joint tables. Also at the yeshiva, he appointed his brother as president alongside him.
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