Bidspirit auction | Rare Chassidic Book: Ahavat Usgulat


Rare Chassidic Book: Ahavat Usgulat Yisrael - Single Edition Lemberg, 1932 - Ahavat Usgulat Yisrael - Single Edition Lemberg, 1932, ”Five Mamarim... compiled from books by Rishonim and Acharonim... for the love and benefit of Yisrael poor and rich... comiled and authored by... Yisrael Aharon (Holler) in Baktshevitz...”. The book is adorned with approbations by contemporary Gedolei Torah including Rabbi Meir Erik, Rabbi David Menachem Manish Babad author of Chavatzelet Hasharon and more. First edition, Ebner Press, Lviv, 1932. [2], 37, [1]; 124; [4], 8 pp. Wavy paper. Stains and minor blemishes. Good overall condition.  Rare book! Fascinating Chassidic book which contains varied Segulot and Limud Zchut on Yisrael, with many references to varied Chassidic books. The author writes positively about the rich and the poor and blesses community leaders. For example, at the end of his introduction, the author writes:  ”ויהיה לכלל ישראל פרנסות טובות ובניקל ובכבוד ובהרחבה וישועות לכל מידי דצריכי והכל בדעת דקדושה לטוב להם כל הימים... לכן כתבתי בזה לאהבת ותועלת ישראל עניים בנע ונד בספר לימוד וכדומה ועשירים ובעלי מסחרים לטוב לנו ולהם בפרנסות טובות כל הימים” [ May the entire Jewish people have good livelihoods, attained with ease, dignity, and abundance, and may there be Yeshu'ot for all their needs, all guided by Daat Dekdusha for their benefit all their days... I have therefore written this out of love and for the benefit of Yisrael for the poor who wander with their study books and the like, as well as for the wealthy and the merchants, for our mutual benefit, with good livelihoods all their days”.