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Sacred! The Personal Haggadah of the Mekubal Rabbi yehuda Zeev leibovich with His Signatures and Important Additions Handwritten by Him: Chassidic Haggadah with the Lev Same'ach Commentary by the Rav of Olesk - London, 1963 - Haggadah shel Pesach, ”Haggadah Lev Same'ach, which is a commentary on the Pssaover Haggadah and Megilah and Shir Hashirim...”. Chassidic and Kabbalistic elucidations by the Admor Rabbi Chanoch Henich of Olesk, the son-in-law of the Admor the Sar Shalom of Belz. Published by his grandson, the Admor of Stanislav Rabbi Meshulam Yissachar Ashkenazi. London, 1963. [1], 64 leaves. Stains, wine stains and marks of usage. Very good overall condition. At the beginning of the book, the handwritten signature of the Mekubal Rabbi Yehuda Zeev Leibovich, who used the Haggadah often as indicated by the wine stains on it. Moreover, the Mekubal had studied the book, writing handwritten Kabbalistic and Chassidic additions on it. The handwritten references include the following among others: ~ ”איתא בספר הקדוש תולדות יעקב יוסף, זה שאמר בכתבי האר”י...”. ~ ”עיין כל זה בסולם הקדמה ספר הזוהר...”. ~ ” שמעתי מהרבי מבהוש [הכוונה להרה”ק רבי יצחק מבוהוש] שליט”א, בשם רבי ברוך ממעזעביטש... והרב המפורסם שליט”א אמר...”. ~ ”ולי עלה בדעתי... בשם הבעל שם טוב זי”ע...”. This addition is hand-signed by him. A total of 2 flyleaves handwritten by him and 6 additional lengthy glosses on the margins of the leaves as well as some other references and minor corrections. Enclosed is a mimeographed leaf that was placed among the leaves of the book with a Dvar Torah by the Mekubal Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, Baal Hasulam, with handwritten corrections by Rabbi Yehuda Zeev. ~ ”ולי עלה בדעתי... בשם הבעל שם טוב זי”ע...”The Mekubal Rabbi Yehuda Zeev Leibovich (1922-2010) the son of Rabbi Yechiel Zvi. A disciple of Baal Hasulam and one of the hidden Tzaddikim of the generation. Was born in Satmar, where he studied with the Admor Rabbi Yoel of Satmar and Rabbi Yehuda Rosner, the author of Imrei Yehuda. Lost his family in Auschwitz and after the Holocaust, immigrated to Israel and lived in Tel Aviv, where he lived alone in a single room, working at night paving roads by the advice of the Chazon Ish. He joined the group of Mekubalim who were disciples of the Admor Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, Baal Hasulam. Unlike them, he remained anonymous for many years and only few knew about his greatness. Nevertheless, the Tzaddikim of the generation recognized his greatness, considering him one of the 36 hidden Tzaddikim. In his old age, he moved to Bnei Brak and was visited by Rabbi Wosner and Rabbi Mordechai Gross. Based on his writings, the following books were published: Kol Yehuda Baal Haktavim, Vezot Liyehuda, Yazel Mayim Midalyav and more.