Sefer Shnei HaMeorot, "which were hidden by Rabbi Shmuel Kaminker, on the Torah and Moadim, and with Chidushim on Masechet Yevamot. And we titled it Or Rishon because these writings are very ancient, approximately one hundred and fifty years old. Which were written by the Gaon Rabbi Zvi Hirsch, and he is the most special of the brothers who were members of the Ba’al Shem Tov’s group of followers. And it is accompanied by Or Sheni by his grandson the Admor [Rabbi Shmuel Kaminker]". First edition, Kishinev 1896. Two title pages. 102, [9] pp. 21 cm. Simple cover. Stains and some blemishes in the printing. Small tears along the edges of several leaves. Some moth perforations. Good overall condition.
In the National Library, where the book is cataloged in the Rare Book Collection, it is noted that the famed scholar Gershom Scholem wrote about this book: "A most important source! At its end, printed for the first time is the famed prayer by the Rebbe of Berditchev for Havdalah". At the end of the book, the editor, Yehoshua ben Rabbi Yosef Pickman wrote that he was publishing a new thing that had not been so far published which he found with a reliable man who had a copying of a manuscript by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. According to the manuscript, it was
a Segulah for success to say this prayer three times on Motza’ei Shabbat before the Havdalah.
Signature and stamps: "אהרן שמואל ב"ר ברוך חיים בעיה"ק טבריא".
