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Sefer Gevurot Aryeh - Chassidut First Edition Lemberg 1870 - Sefer Gevurot Aryeh Chassidic and Kabbalistic commentary on Sefer Bereshit by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Av Beit Din of Lanžhot, a disciple of the Maggid of Kozhnitz and the Rav of Lublin, author of Arba'ah Charashim, Divrei Ester and more. At its end, a Drush for Hanukkah and varied compilations. First edition - Lemberg, 1870. (6) 9-65, 9 leaves. Stefasnky Chassidut no. 108. Approbations by leading Chassidic rabbis. Old half-leather binding. Moth perforations and damage. Stains. Discoloring of some sheets. Good overall condition.  The author, Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Lanžhot (1757/8-1824/6) was the son of Rabbi Baruch, a  leading disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. He began to serve as Rav of Lanžhot in 1777, when he was only 20 years old. From 1819 he succeeded Rabbi Chaim of Chernowitz (the Be’er Mayim Hayim) as Rav of Kishinev, where he served until he passed away. Author of Chomat Ariel, Divrei Ester, Gevurot Aryeh, and Arba’a Charashim. The Ohev Yisrael of Apta would visit him every year in Kishinev and would send others there for his advice. He told the residents that “secrets of Torah that were hidden [genuzim] for 400 years were given to Rabbi Aryeh Leib.” (See Encyclopedia of Chassidut, Section 1, page 328; Otzar HaRabbanim 3336; Me’orei Galicia, Section 1, p. 292-293.