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‘Olam Haba Masechta’ – Tractate Yoma Used Constantly by the Tzaddikim of the Vizhnitz Dynasty - Treasured prize from the coffers of the Tzaddikim of Kossov – Vizhnitz! Tractate Yoma, a small volume, from the Amsterdam 1740 edition, which belonged to the golden dynasty, exalted Kedoshim, starting with the “Ahavas Shalom” of Kossova and continuing from father to son until Maranan the “Ahavas Yisrael” and the “Imrei Chaim” of Vizhnitz. A Masechta that the “Imrei Chaim” was extremely bound to in learning, and which was his “Olam Haba Masechta”. Several glosses in ancient handwriting. Ownership notation on the title page of the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kossov, the “Ahavas Shalom”: “Belongs to the wonderous Rabbinical… His teachings are venerated, our teacher the Rabbi Menachem Mendel son of the wonderous Rabbinical etc. etc. Rabbi Yaakov Koppel ZTZ”L from here, Kossov”. The holy “Ahavas Shalom” of Vizhnitz’s stamp on the title page: “Yisrael son of the holy Tzaddik our teacher ZTZ”L of Vizhnitz”. Additional stamp on the title page of “Simcha Bunem Ernster” (connected to the Tzaddikim of Vizhnitz, one of the fervent activists for the good of all Jewry and especially the house of Vizhnitz. His brother was Rabbi Moshe Ernster, son-in-law of the “Imrei Chaim”). On p. 84a a stamp: “Chaim Meir Hager, son of the holy Tzaddik of Vizhnitz Shlita, Av Beis Din of Vil'khivtsi and the environs”. It is told regarding the adherence of the “Imrei Chaim” to tractate Yoma: “It is known that he would be extremely busy with Masechet Yoma, and he referred to it as his ‘Masechet Olam Haba’ in which he was utterly and fluently versed… When the young R’ Avraham Mandel asked him once which tractate he should choose to be his own ‘Olam Haba Masechta’, Maran advised him to choose Yoma” (Rabbi Nosson Eliyahu Roth, ‘Meir Hachayim’, vol. II, p. 21). 189 pp. Incomplete exemplar, missing pp. 57-64 (total of 8 missing pp.) 20cm. stains and wear. New, decorated leather binding. Good condition.