Bidspirit auction | Bris Avraham – Brody, 1875

Bris Avraham – Brody, 1875 – First Edition – A Segulah Sefer Adorned with the Brachos of Gedolei HaChassidus First edition of Bris Avraham , chiddushim on the Torah, haftaros, the Five Megillos, and derashos for the Yamim Nora'im by Hagaon HaKadosh Rabbi Yosef Moshe, Maggid of Zalozitz , published by his grandsons in Brody, 1875. The sefer is adorned with remarkable haskamos from some of the greatest leaders of early Chassidus, including the Ohev Yisrael of Apta , Reb Avraham Chaim of Zlotchov , Reb Zev Wolf of Zbarizh , Reb Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditchov , Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margolies of Brody , and Reb Dovid Moshe of Chortkov , all showering heartfelt brachos upon those who assist in publishing and purchasing the sefer. Among them: The Ohev Yisrael of Apta writes: ”... ושאלתי מאת כל איש נדיב לב לקנות הספר בכסף מלא... וזכות המחבר תעמוד לכם שתזכו לברכה מאת אלקי המערכה .” Reb Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditchov writes: ”... ובזכות זה יזכר חסדם וטובם להאריך ימיהם ושנותיהם .” Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margolies writes: ”... חלותי היא לנדיבי עמינו לקנות הספר... וזכותו יגן בעדם כי יתברכו בגופם ובמאודם .” Reb Dovid Moshe of Chortkov concludes: ”... זכות המחבר יעמוד לו להריק עליו שפעת רצון וברכת ישע להתברך בברכה המשולשת .” • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hagaon HaKadosh Rabbi Yosef Moshe of Zalozitz was among the foremost Chassidic maggidim of his generation and a talmid of both the Maggid of Mezritch and Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev . A few years before his petirah he became seriously ill, whereupon Reb Avraham Chaim of Zlotchov added the name Yosef as a segulah. Through his efforts, the sefer was ultimately brought to print. A classic first edition of Chassidus, treasured for both its Torah and the extraordinary brachos of the gedolei haChassidus bestowed upon those who acquire it.