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Kadosh! The Reishit Chochmah of the Admor Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka of Ratzfert with His Full Handwritten Signature! - Sefer Reishit Chochmah, and important Sefer Mussar and Yirah, the Press of Rabbi Avraham Yosef Madpis Segal, Lemberg, 1877. 85; 147 leaves. Stains. Taping. Some tears along the edges of the leaves. Good overall condition.  On the ttile page of the book, the full handwritten signature of the Rav of Ratzfert, Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Halevi Zilberman: ”הק' נפתלי הירצקא הלוי זילבערמאן , ניר באטיר יצ”ו” - Rabbeinu's second wife was the Rebbetzin Tzviyah, the daughter of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Weiss of Nyírbátor - Rabbi Hirsch Nyírbátorer (the son-in-law of Rabbi Shaul of Kaliv, of the Heichala Kaddisha of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Kaliv and the leader of the famed Ashvor Chavurat Kodesh). This book was studied by the famed expert Rabbi Shmeril Tzitranebaum Shlita, who confirmed that this is indeed Rabbeinu's handwritten signature.  Rabbeinu's handwritten signatures are extremely rare and most uncommon and especially, his full handwritten signature! In addition, the stamp of his grandson, Rabbi Chaim Tzuker Av Beit Din of Halász and Beregszász (1880-1944), the son of Rabbi Eliezer Av Beit Din of Beregszász and son-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Peretz Zilberman Av Beit Din of Hades, the son of Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka of Ratzfert. Author of Tal Chaim. In addition, a notation handwritten by him:  ”קבלתי מהגאון מהאלאס שליט”א” and an additional notation indicating the book had belonged to Rabbi Chaim Ehrenreich - the son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman of Shamloy.  *** The Admor Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Halevi Zilberman - Rabbi Hertzkele Ratzferter (1825-1897) a leading Chassidic Rav in Hungary and a leading disciple of Rabbeinu the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Was born in 1825 in the village of Foitsch, Hungary, to Rabbi Yaakov Peretz (a direct descendant of the Taz). Rabbeinu studied Torah under Gedolei Hador the Rav of Tosh Rabbi Meshulam Feisch, Rabbi Shmelke Selisher, the Menuchat Asher of Tshenger and Rabbi Yeshayah Bennet of Kaliv.  Rabbeinu followed leading Chassidic rabbis including the Admor the Mahari of Belz, Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Liska and more. His leading Rav, however, was the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, who revered him and sent many Hungarian Chassidim to be blessed by him. He also instructed him to behave like an Admor - a mission Rabbi Hertzkele performed with great humulity and simplicity, giving all the Pidyonot money to charity. In 1880' he was appointed Rav of Ratzfert, where he led his community for seventeen years. His figure attracted Chassidim from all over Hungary, who saw him as a wonder-worker whose prayers are accepted. Rabbi Hertzkele passed away on the eve of Yom Kippur 1897 and was buried in Ratzfert, his grave becoming a site for prayer.