Bidspirit auction | Sefer Etzei Chaim on the

Sefer Etzei Chaim on the Torah, Vols. I–II, by the holy Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum. Sighet, 1927. First edition. Sefer Etzei Chaim on the Torah: Part I in the way of Aggadah and Part II in the way of Derush, by the Admor and Av Beit Din of Sighet, Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum. Printed by Avraham Kaufmann at Zahne and Fananania Press, Rosenthal Brothers, Sighet, 1927. First edition. [2], 127; [1], 50 leaves. 25 cm. Partial title page for Part II. Stamps of the Mishnayot Society of the community of Akna–Modash. Ownership signatures of Tzvi Hersh Avraham and Shlomo Friedman, with additional notes and illustrations. Inserted in the volume is a leaf listing names (from 1948) for the study of Mishnayot for the elevation of their souls during the first year until the yahrzeit. The holy Gaon Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum , author of Etzei Chaim (1880–1926), was one of the great tzaddikim of his generation. Son of the holy Rabbi, author of Kedushat Yom Tov, whom he succeeded, and son-in-law of the holy Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert. A prominent disciple of the tzaddikim of his time: the holy Rabbi of Shinova, the holy Rabbi of Gorlice, and the holy Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belz. Tzaddikim testified that his holiness and greatness in Torah and avodah were beyond measure. He was the elder brother and primary teacher of Maran Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Half-leather binding, worn. Stains and worming. Spine damaged. One page with a long tear. Fair–good condition.