Bidspirit auction | Rare! Fine Copy: Sefer Or

Rare! Fine Copy: Sefer Or Yesha by Rabbi Asher Yeshaya of Ropshitz - First Edition Lemberg, 1876 - Sefer Or Yesha, Chassidic Divrei Torah by the Admor Rabbi Asher Yeshaya of Ropshitz, the son and successor of the Admor Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.  First edition, the Press of Rabbi Yaakov Meshulam Nick,    Lemberg, 1876. [2], 12, 14-15 leaves. Stains and minor blemishes. Very good overall condition.  In their foreword, the editors Rabbi Eliezer Eisen Moreh Tzeddek of Istrik and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Zegil of Lviv, write that they have titled the book Or Yesha since דבריו הקדושים המה אור המאיר ללבות בני ישראל ומביא ישועה לנפשות ישראל, להתעורר מתרדמת הזמן ולהתדבק באור התורה והיראה... החלק הזה הוא אור ישע להביא ישועה ולהאיר לבות בני ישראל...”. Bound with additional books:  ~ Imrei Kodesh by Rabbi Uri of Strelisk - Lemberg, 1874. Incomplete copy.  ~ Kedushat HaAretz by Rabbi Moseh Waterman - Lemberg, 1874. [44] leaves. Some tears.  ~ Brit Avraham by Rabbi Avraham the Shelah's father - lemberg, 1875. [22] leaves.  ~ Midrash Asseret Hadibrot and Tzava'ot Rabbi Eliezer Hagadol - lemberg, 1876. [18] leaves.  On the flyleaf, a dedication handwritten and signed by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Sofer - Shreiber, Av Beit Din of Kehal Yere'im of Arod.  Old binding with a leather spine, with wear and scuffs. Goodo verall condition. *** Rabbi Chaiom Sofer the Rav of Arod (d. 1949) the son of the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Shalom Sofer Rosh Av Beit Din fo Pest author of the Torat Chaim (the son of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Sofer the Machaneh Chaim) and son-in-law of the Gaon Rabbi Yehuda Sofer Av Beit Din of Arod and author of Mateh Yehuda /9the son of the Gaon Rabbi Eliezer Sofer the Yalkut Eliezer of Paks). Succeeded his in-law as Rav of Arod. In his days the community grew in number and became a town. His Divrei Torah were compiled in his book Torat Chaim.