Auction 44
Lot 202:
Volume with two important books:
1. Ateret Shalom, “Established according to prayers and psalms for weekdays and Shabbat, holidays and festivals.” By Rabbi Menachem Mendel ben Rabbi Yoel Hartman of Boroslov. First edition, published during the author’s lifetime. Endorsement of the Admor Rabbi Eliezer Zvi Saprin of Komarna, as well as the Imrei Yosef of Spinka, Rabbi Yehoshua of Dzikov, and more. [1], 114 leaves. Rabbi Eliezer Zvi Saprin writes: “I request from Acheinu Beis Yisrael…take for you as a blessing Ateret Shalom into your homes, buy it with full money. Noam Hashem will be upon you, success in all your activities.” Dark pages, overall good condition.
2. Petah Einayim on Masechet Avot by the Hida. This edition was printed through the efforts and oversight of Admor Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Liska (Rabbi of Rabbi Yeshayla of Kerestir). Munkatch 1874. Opposite the title page is the endorsement of HaRav of Liska from 1872. 28 leaves in the original—this copy is missing the last 2 leaves. Stefanski Chassidut #485. The title page is repaired with damage at the edges of the text, tears in the last pages, overall fair condition. Old, worn binding.
Blank first page has a note of ownership: “Moshe Meir Leifer”, and a stamp of ownership with that name (see below). There is also a note: “Katan Zeev Wolf Tirnoar, ” see here:
Gaon Rabbi Zeev Wolf HaLevi Tirnoar (1879 or 1882-1959) was rabbi of Lespezi, Shamkot, Sochava, and Paltichen, author of 39 Orot, on halachot of Shabbat. Student of Rav Yehuda Greenwald, the Ra’avad of Satmar, and Rav Moshe Greenwald, rabbi of Khust and author of Arugot HaBosem. Would travel to the tzaddikim of the generation, like Rabbi Issachar Dov Rokach of Belz, Rabbi Yisrael Zvi Rotenburg of Cassani, Rabbi Yisrael Hagar of Vizhnitz (lived the last few years of his life in Grosvradin). At the end of his life he moved to Israel and lived in Tzfat, where he served as rabbi of the She’erit HaPlita synagogue. Was father-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Yehiel Leifer, the Rebbe of Nadvorna-Banya-Tzfat. Famous as a miracle worker.
There is a story about him from when he was rabbi in Sochava: there was a drought and he gathered a minyan and organized a prayer for rain, while everyone was wearing their tallitot and tefillin. A short time later the rain began to fall, surprising the Jews and the goyim, who immediately thanked him and gave him gifts. He wrote Tal Orot on halachot of Shabbat (two sections), Shut Agudat Ezov on the Four Sections of the Shulchan Aruch, Tal Torah on the Torah and moadim, Chiddushim on the Shas and the Mishnah Torah by the Rambam.
His grandson (son of his son-in-law, Rabbi Aharon Yehiel) is the person referred to above: The Admor Rabbi Moshe Meir Leifer of Nadvorna-Bania Jerusalem. Son-in-law of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, the Av Beit Din of Simloi in the US. He served as a moreh tzedek, authored Mishmeret Shabbat and Mishmeret HaMo’adot. His Beit Midrash was in the Bukharim neighborhood of Jerusalem.
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