Bidspirit auction | Pirkei Avos of Rabbi Yisroel

Pirkei Avos of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter - founder of the mussar movement Maseches Avos with the Talmud Bavli, Yerushalmi and Likutei Braisos and Medrashim edited by Rabbi Noach Chaim of Kobrin. Warsaw, 1878. Approbations from prominent Rabbis and Admors. This was the personal copy of Rabbi Yisroel of Salant, founder of the mussar movement! The title page bears a note written by his son, Rabbi Yitzchak Lipkin: The possession of Admo”r HaGaon…Yisroel Salanter shlit”a…Ponevezh. This is followed by another notation: This book and all of his seforim are available for the public to learn, but the gabbaim and ones in charge do not have permission to sell or exchange them. Ponevezh, Menachem Av, 1897.” Signed by Rabbi Yitzchak Lipkin in Hebrew and Latin script. ********** Rabbi Yisroel Salanter (1810-1883) was ” renowned throughout the world for his greatness and righteousness, his chassidus, humility and sanctity. He enlightened the eyes of Yisroel with his Torah and yiras Shamayim and returned their hearts to their Father in heaven. He imbued them with yiras Hashem and correct middos and returned many from sin with his sweet words…He taught wisdom to the nation, encouraging them to set time every day to learn works of yirah and mussar with moving lips, out loud, to inspire emotion and excitement.” (From Reb Itzele Blazer’s introduction to the Ohr Yisroel.) Rabbi Yisroel of Salant was a genius, noted for his sharp, profound iyun shiurim, but he decided to leave this area of expertise in order to inspire the nation to improve their middos and yiras Hashem. He spoke about and inspired others to learn mussar in depths, every day. He founded the mussar movement that promoted the motto, “as long as the candle still burns, we can improve and repair.” The most prominent mussar leaders stemmed from his beis medrash; Kelm, Novordak and Slobodka and all the Lithuanian Roshei Yeshivas that followed his path. His letters and essays were compiled in the Ohr Yisroel and Kadosh Yisroel . His son, Rabbi Yitzchak Lipkin, served as av beis din in Yanov, קרוז and פרשניץ and moved to Yerushalayim at the end of his life. He passed away in 1903. The Chut HaMeshulash kuntress, printed in Yerushalayim 1904, includes some of his divrei Torah along with divrei Torah of his father and grandfather. In 1988, the Luchos Avanim was printed with his drashos and maamarim.