Bidspirit auction | First and Rare Ediiton: Haggadah

First and Rare Ediiton: Haggadah shel Pesach Divrei Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Tshabe of Serdaheli - 1933 - Sefer Divrei Yosef - commentary on the Passover Haggadah and Shir Hashirim, by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Klein, known as Reb Yosef Tsheba, Rosh Av Beit Din of Serdaheli. Munkatch, 1933. Graphia Press. First edition.  The work was edited by his disicple Rabbi Yehuda Shter. Printed at  the beginning of the book is an imporatnt approbation by the Gaon Rabbi Akiva Sofer, Av Beit Din of Pressburg. who writes that the author already has a reputation in the world due to his works.  The author of the book. the Gaon Rabbi yosef Klein, was one of the leading rabbis of Hungary and was known for his Kedushah and modesty. The Gaon Rabbi Shaul Brach, Av Beit Din of kashoi, wrote of him in his approbation to his book Ahavat Zion: ”אשרי עין זכתה להכיר צדיק הזה בחיים חיותו, שעם כל גדולתו היה עניו עד להפליא, והיה מחבק ומנשק כל לומד תורה, ונפשו כעפר לכל”. At the end of the book, a printed leaf with a list of pre-subscribers from the Pressburg and Serdaheli communities of Hungary.  Yaari 2179; Yudlov 3451.  72 leaves. 23 cm. Quality paper.  Good condition. No wine stains. Missing front board.