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Miraculous Copy that Survived a Fire and Had Belonged to Rabbi Herscheleh Lisker - Kos Hayeshu'ot, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1711.  Printed by the author himself, Rabbi Shmuel Shotin Hacohen, the Maharshashach, a leading German Rav in the 17th and 18th century. Rav and Rosh Yeshiva of the Kloiz of Frankfurt.  The miracle of the rescue of the book's copies As appearing in his introduction to the book, after the book was printed and its copies were stored in his home, a large fire broke out in Frankfurt.  The fire began in the house of the Rav of the town, Rabbi Naftali Katz, the Semichat Chachamim, who was forced to escape the town since he was accused of starting the fire due to a Kabbalistic name he used.  The property of all the Jews of the town, including that of the Maharshashach, went up in flames, except for the copies of Kos Hayeshu'ot , which were rescued by a local Christian:  ”... וגם ספרי זה עדיין היה מונח בתוכו [בתוך הבית הדולק], ואברך ה' אשר הציל אותו מן האש הלוהט, כי פלאי פלאות נעשה בו אחרי צאתי מן ביתי - באו אנשים אשר לא מעמינו והצילו אותו מן השריפה שלא שלטה בו…” To commemorate the event, he wrote a special Slichah which was annually recited by the Frankfurt commnunity on Tevet 24, the day the fire broke out.  Sacred copy: Copy of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Liska author of the Ach Pri Tevu'ah. On the title page, handwritten by him: הק' צבי הירש. One of the leading Tzaddikim of Hungary. His Chatzer attracted many people from all over Hungary.  Was a leading disciple of the Yimach Moshe and also followed Rabbi Yisroel of Ruzhin, Rabbi meir pf Premishlan, the Sar Sholom of Belz and the Divrei Chaim of Sanz.  Was the famed Rav of Rabbi Yeshayaleh of Kerestir, who used to sign his name: ”הק' ישעי' בן מו”ה משה ז”ל שהי' משמש בקודש אצל הרב הצדיק מליסקא זי”ע”, attributing his greatness and many miracles to his Rav.  Lengthy comment on the margin of one of the pages - see picture.   [2], 159 leaves.  Several leaves with paper completions in their edges, not affecting the text, except that of the title page.  The leaf before the last was completed with a professional photocopy.  At the end of Shnayim Ochazin, a handwritten Talmudic comment.  Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, 76.