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Admor Shlita of Otvotzk - Haggadah shel Pesach with a Touching Dedication - Possibly Connected to Rabbi Bonim'l of Otvotzk - Haggadah shel Pesach with commentaries by the Rishinim Rabbei Yaakov Emden, Baal Harokeach, the Chasam Sofer and more. Warsaw, 1879.  On the top of the title page, a touching ownership notation:  ”לה' הארץ ומלואה, שייך לביהמ”ד אדמו”ר שליט”א באוטוואצק סמוך לקורטשוב”. The Polish resort town of Otvitzk (Otwock), located near the city of Karczew, served as a summer residence for the leading Admorim and Tzaddikim of Poland. Several of them even established their permanent homes there, including Rabbi Aharele of Kozhnitz, the Admor Rabbi Shaul Yedidya of Modzitz, the Rayatz of Lubavitch, and others. However, the Admor most fitting to the period in which this Haggadah was printed is the wondrous Tzaddik, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Kalisch (1851–1907)—the third Admor of Vurka. He was the only Admor also referred to by the city's name: ”The Admor of Otvotzk, ” or in the Chassidic vernacular, ”Harav hakadosh Rabbi Bunim'l Otvotzker”.  In the book HaRebbe Hakadosh MeOtvotzk (New York, 2007, Chapter 13), the Rebbe’s Beit Midrash in Otvotzk is described not as a typical communal hall, but rather as his private home: ”Our Rebbe’s two-story villa in Otvotzk included a Beit Midrash and a spacious courtyard. The house contained rooms built according to his specific instructions... The upper floor consisted of an entire apartment designated for Passover, complete with its own utensils, furniture, and even specific garments for the holiday.” It is further recounted there that no one was permitted to enter his home, not even his family members: ”Rabbeinu moved to Otvotzk alone... He withdrew almost entirely from his family, leaving his wife and children in Karczew. No one was allowed to enter his home without his express consent - not even his immediate family. When his associates remarked that this would cause bewilderment and asked what people would say, he replied firmly: 'Who is the world? I am the world!'” Rabbi Bunim'l of Otvotzk was renowned for his extreme Chumrot, surpassing even those of other Admorim - particularly on Passover, during which he observed many unique and extraordinary Chumrot. This Haggadah has many marks of usage and wine stains, indicaying it was actually used on Leil Haseder.  On the front guard leaf, an additional ownership notation: ”זה הספר שייך לרבני ר' יצחק אייזיק...”. Possibly, this refers to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Osman, one of the Rebbe's famed chassidim.  35 leaves. 22 cm.  fair-good condition. many marks of usage and wine stains throughout the Haggadah. Two leaves [34-35] are missing. The front board is also missing.