Auction 77
Lot 175:
Sefer Kise Melech, commentary on Tikkunei Hazohar, the basic work on the Tikkunim by the Mekubal Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo. Second ediiton, Lviv, [1860]. Originally, [4], 7-132 leaves. In this copy, teh last leasf is missing. Old contemporary binding, slightly worn and detached. Some moth perforations. Several detached leaves. Stains. Good overall condition.
Throughout the copy, many stamps: "חיים מאיר יחיאל שפירא דראהאביטש (גאליציען)" (Chaim Meir Yechiel Shapira Drohobych (Galicia) and the handwritten signatue of his son or son-in-law Rabbi Avi’ezri Shapira. Throughout the book, short glosses and references handwritten by them.
The Admor Rabbi Chaim Meir Yechiel Shapira of Drohobych (1864-1924) was the son of Rabbi Avi’ezri Zelig of Satmar. He was a descendant of the Maggid of Kozhnitz, grandson of the Saraf of Mogilnitza (after whom he was named), and the grandson of the Admor Rabbi Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura. He was son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchak of Bohush. In 1885 he began to serve as Admor of Sadigura in Drohobych, in the style of the Ruzhin dynasty. Like all Admorim of this dynasty, he was dedicated to encouraging the settling of Israel (after meeting in his youth Sir Oliphant during his visit to his grandfather in Sadigura) and was a founder of the Agudas Yishuv Eretz Yisrael.
In 1922 he immigrated to Jerusalem with his mother and around 30 families of his followers, and he built a Beit Midrash there. He encouraged his children to earn a living working rather than depending on the work of others. His sons were: Rabbi Avraham Yaakov the “dmor HaTzayar, Rabbi Avi’ezri, Rabbi Yitzchak (son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Panzer). He authored HaShalom VeHaAchdut Drohobych, 1914.
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