Bidspirit auction |  Chassidus First Edition – Noam

 Chassidus First Edition – Noam Megadim – Lemberg, 1807 – Subscribers Include the Greatest Tzaddikim of the Generation! First edition of Noam Megadim and Kavod HaTorah, derashos in mussar and Chassidus on the weekly parshiyos, by Hagaon HaKadosh Rabbi Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, Rav of Tarnigrad. Printed by Aharon ben Chaim David Segal, Lemberg, 1807. The sefer is adorned with the haskamos of the leading tzaddikim of the generation, including the Maggid of Kozhnitz, the Chozeh of Lublin, the Maggid of Zlotchov, the Ohev Yisrael of Apta, and the Yismach Moshe. In his haskamah, the Chozeh of Lublin writes that he generally refrained from giving approbations to seforim, but made an exception in honor of the mechaber: ”... הנה ידוע שדרכי תמיד לטמון מליתן שום הסכמה על ספר... אך אדעתא דגברא רבה ויקירא וקדישא לא נדרתי, כי ידעתי גם ידעתי בעל הכתבים ...” Hagaon HaKadosh Rabbi Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, author of Noam Megadim, was among the foremost tzaddikim of his generation, renowned alike for his greatness in nigleh and Chassidus. He was a talmid of the Maggid of Zlotchov and Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, and served as Rav of Tarnigrad. He also authored the foundational Chassidish sefer Amaros Tehoros on Tehillim (also offered in this auction). The Chozeh of Lublin praised him in extraordinary terms: ”... כל דרכיו היה לשמים... והיה מופלג גדול אשר לא נמצא כמוהו, הן בהלכות והן באגדות ...” • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Printed at the end of the sefer is the list of prenumeranten —those who subscribed in advance to support the publication of the sefer.—an exceptional roster of the greatest tzaddikim and geonim of the generation. Among them:  Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margulies of Brody, author of Beis Ephraim Reb Aharon Moshe of Brody, a talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin Four of the Five Holy Brothers of Ziditchov: The Atteres Tzvi of Ziditchov Reb Sender of Komarna Reb Moshe of Sambor, author of Tefillah LeMoshe (listed twice) Reb Lipa of Sambor The Yid HaKadosh of Peshischa Reb Simcha Bunim of Peshischa The Chozeh of Lublin and members of his holy family Reb Itamar of Konskivola, author of Mishmeres Itamar The Arieh D'Bei Ila'i The Ahavas Shalom of Kosow The Mloi HaRo'im of Dinov The Rebbe of Radoshitz The Zera Kodesh of Ropshitz His son-in-law Reb Asher of Ropshitz Rabbi Gershon Margulies, Rav of Skalit, son-in-law of Reb Yissachar Ber of Zlotchov, author of Mevaser Tzedek, and a talmid of the Be'er Mayim Chaim and the Kedushas Levi Reb Yoska of Dembitz, rebbi of the Mahartza of Liska One of the most remarkable Chassidish prenumeranten lists ever printed—an extraordinary gathering of the leading tzaddikim of the early generations of Chassidus.