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Shulchan Aruch Harav – Sudylkiv, 1826 – first edition of §175-176 – the only edition in which appears the enthusiastic approbation of the holy Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl: “I, too, have long ago been ignited with the flame of the heart’s fire, and have said ‘when will there come before me such a man that his heart will lead him to shed this new and holy light in the world’.” Six parts in six volumes. The word “In Kopust” is printed on the title page in bold, large letters. This edition contains, for the first time, §175-176 of the Halachot of Brachot. The Sudylkiv edition was printed page-by-page and nearly line-by-line based on the first edition (Shklow – Kopust, 1814-1816). This version has several differences over the first edition: A: the “Second Edition” of the first four Chapters, and their preface, were printed after their “First edition”. B: The famous preface by the author’s three sons: the holy Rebbe Rabbi Dov Ber – the Mitteler Rebbe, the holy Rabbi Chaim Avraham, and Rabbi Moshe, which in the first edition had been printed at the beginning of the Pesach volume (Shklow, 1814), is printed in this edition twice – at the beginning of vol. I and vol. III, but with some sections omitted, and omitting the name of the third son, Rabbi Moshe. (The preface had been printed in this way in all the following editions after this, until it was corrected in the new editions printed in the recent years.) As said, the first edition was printed during 1814-1816 in Shklow and in Kopust (White Russia – Belarus). Nearly ten years had passed since then and until the printing of this edition, which was done in Sudylkiv, Ukraine. The holy Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl, who was an in-law of the author, the Ba’al HaTanya, tells in his enthusiastic approbation (printed at the beginning of vols. III-IV) to this edition of the incredible demand for the reprint amongst the Chassidim of Ukraine, who had not gotten hold of all the volumes of the Belarussian edition: “Came before me the wonderful Rabbinical [the editor]… to say that he wishes to quench the thirst of the holy nation, the children of Israel, in which the fire and flame of Hashem was burning, wishing that the fountains of wisdom of the Halachic rulings and foundational truths of the Shulchan Aruch by the Rabbi and Gaon… Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lyadi… for I, too, have long ago been ignited with the flame of the heart’s fire, and have said ‘when will there come before me such a man that his heart will lead him to shed this new and holy light in the world’ , and especially in our lands (Ukraine) where we have not merited to obtain his Shulchan Aruch in its entirety, all as one, for there is scarce travel between our land and his land, where they have been printed so many years ago. And before he came to our land, every one who was able to obtain one swallowed it whole and any palate which tasted its flavor said ‘It is mine’…” Mondshein, The Alter Rebbe’s Halacha Seforim, bibliography, Shulchan Aruch, B, pp. 40-55. More about this edition and about the printer and his printing house, see “Heichal HaBa’al Shem Tov”, vols. 37 & 39. Most volumes are incomplete, besides for vols. II and VI). Vol. I (Orach Chaim pt. 1 – §1-215): [3], 193, 197-200, 181-188, 209-318 pp. Missing title page and last page. Stains and wear. Tears on bottom of ending pages. Moth holes in some pages. Good-fair condition. Vol. II (Orach Chaim pt. 2 – Shabbos – §242-344): [1], 256, 261-377 pp. Stains and wear. Moth holes in some pages. Tears on bottom of title page. Restored. Fair-good condition. Vol. III (Orach Chaim pt. 3 – Eiruvin, Shabbos, Holidays, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkah, Lulav; §345-mid 514): [4], 180, 185-192, 189-204 pp. (originally: 180, 185-192, 189-252, 213-220, 261-268 pp. Total of 64 pp missing at the end). Moisture stains and wear. Tears on the last page, pasted with adhesive tape. Good-fair condition. Vol. IV (Orach Chaim pt. 4 – Pesach): [2], 2-29, 33-247 pp. Missing pg. 1 and two last pages. Large tears on the first two pages. Moth holes in all pages. Stains and wear. Fair-bad condition. Vol. V (part 5 – Yoreh De’ah – Shechita, Treifot, Usury and business, Niddah, Torah study, with responsa): [1], 226, 229-254, 257-287 pp. Missing last page. Moisture stains. Beginning pages partially detached. Good condition. Vol;. VI (part 6, Choshen Mishpat): [1], 66pp. Stains and wear. Good condition. All volumes are ~19cm. high. New bindings.