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Autograph of the Holy Rabbi Meir of Premishlan! Preparation and Intention before the Mitzvah of Sitting in the Sukkah A piece of paper written in the holy handwriting of Rabbi Meir of Premishlan zy”a, containing matters connected to preparation and intention before fulfilling the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah: במצוה סוכה לומר לשם יחוד בלילה כמו קודם כל מצוה כסדר ולתת נחת רוח... ליחד... בעלה לקים מצוה בסכת תשבו שבעת ימים כל האזרח וכו'... בכל יום ויום למען ידעו דורתכם כי בסוכות וכו', וכן לומר לתת נחת רוח קודם כל מצוה ומצוה”. Rabbi Meir of Premishlan (1743–1850), one of the renowned Tzaddikim of Chassidus. The son of Rabbi Aharon Leib of Premishlan and grandson of “Rabbi Meir HaGadol” of Premishlan (disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). His primary Rebbe was Rabbi Mordechai of Kremenitz (son of the Maggid of Zlotshov). He also spent time with the Holy Rabbi of Lublin. He became famous for his piety and his holy spirit with which he foresaw distant events. Hundreds of miraculous stories of salvation are told about him. His boundless generosity in charity is legendary: he would distribute all of his wealth to charity, leaving nothing for himself, and would not go to bed before giving away all the charity money in his home. Admiration for him crossed borders. The Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Kluger said and wrote about him in his eulogy: “The exalted, renowned righteous rabbi, a man of God… and I merited to see him twice, like beholding the face of God.” The handwriting of Rabbi Meir of Premishlan was preserved among Chassidic leaders as a segulah and holy amulet. One of his letters was in the possession of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Liska and was most cherished by him: “In the archives of the holy Tzaddik Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Liska, there was a letter in the handwriting of Rabbeinu, which he had received as a gift from one of his Chassidim. The letter was guarded by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch like the apple of his eye and was regarded as a holy amulet. From time to time, he would even show it to his close disciples.” (Aspaklaria Hame’ira, I, p. 253). [1] Leaf. 14 cm. The piece of paper is set within a large and magnificent frame, combined of silver, fine wood, velvet, and glass. Suitable as an elegant decoration in the sukkah.