Auction 48
Lot 184:
Edut B’Yaakov, which includes three works written by Rabbi Yaakov Meir Spielman: Binat Yaakov, Divrei Meir, and Tal Orot. Partially missing copy, first edition from the lifetime of the author. Does not appear in Stefanski Chassidut. 83 pages.
Stains and tears, a few bits of moth holes, tape on the cover and first pages; generally good condition.
The author, Rabbi Yaakov Meir Spielman (1813-1888) was born in Rofshitz (Galicia) and studied under Rabbi Naftali of Rofshitz. He also studied under the Admor Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Yosef Frankel, the Admor of Wilipoli, and the Admor Rabbi Asher of Rofshitz. At a young age he served as rabbi of Kriova and from 1849 served as Av Beit Din of Bucharest. He was known mainly for his work Tal Orot on the wisdom of the kabbalah, though he wrote additional books.
Cover has an important stamp: “Mendel Babad Rabbiner.” And an additional important stamp in Hebrew and local language: “Avraham Moshe ben Av Beit Din Avdak Gorahomarna.” Note in pencil in the body of the book.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Babad, rabbi of Gora-Homoroloy (Bukovina). A descendent of Rabbi Yosef Babad, the Minchas Chinuch, appointed over Chassidei Chortkov, known as a great talmid chacham who was in regular correspondence with greats of his generation. Died in 1930.
His son and successor, Rabbi Avraham Moshe Babad (1900-1980) was rabbi and chassidic rosh yeshiva in Bukovina and Israel, a student of the Gaon Rabbi Meir Arik of Tornov. He inherited his father’s position, and after WWII tried to immigrate to Israel but was sent to Cyprus in 1948 by the British, where he served as rabbi of the detention camp. After making it to Israel he was in constant contact with the Chazon Ish. Around 1952 he was appointed for a time as the Rosh Yeshiva of Yechel Yisrael of the Seret-Vizhnitz Chassidic community, led by his son-in-law Admor Rabbi Baruch Hager.
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