Bidspirit auction | Mei Naftoach; Mayim Tehorim. Copy

Mei Naftoach; Mayim Tehorim. Copy that Belonged to the 'Beit Yisrael' of Gur - Mei Naftoach  on the Ramba”m's foreword to Seder Taharot. Bound with Mayim Tehorim  on Mishnayot Taharot. Both books are by Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Adel. Bialystock, 1817. First edition. Copy that belonged to the Admo”r of Gur, Rabbi Yisrael Alter, author of Beit Yisrael . At the top of the first title page, there is an owner's signature in the very hand of the Kadosh Yisrael of Gur: ”Yisrael Alter of Gur.” How symbolic it is that displayed at the beginning of the book that deals with issues of Taharot is the handwritten signature of the very person who dedicated his soul and devoted his life more than anyone for the purity and sanctity of the Jewish people. Rabbi Yehudah Leib HaLevi Adel [1757-1828] was the maggid of Slonima. He was one of the GR”A's close associates, and in his book Afikei Yehudah , there is a eulogy printed that was given for the GR”A. Rabbi Yisrael Alter [1895-1977] was the fifth Admo”r in the Gur dynasty and head of the Council of Torah Sages. He was one of the most prominent Admo”rim of recent generations. From the very beginning of his childhood he was known as a prodigy. He became engaged at the age of thirteen to his cousin Chayah Sarah, daughter of his Uncle Rabbi Ya'akov Meir Biderman. During the Holocaust, he fled together with his father from Poland the Land of Israel, but his entire close family was killed by the Nazis. He married a second time, to Perl, Rabbi David Weidenfeld's daughter, but they were not blessed with children. His charismatic and captivating personality merited the admiration of many. Youth from various sectors were drawn after him and became his Chassidim and enthusiastic admirers. He was known as sanctified and pure. His main concerns were in matters of modesty, which he saw as the foundation stone for ensuring the continued existence of the Jewish nation in its historical format, and for preventing assimilation. Mei Neftoach : 9, 64 leaves. Handwritten comment on leaf 50. Mayim Tehorim : [2], 50, 2 leaves. Without the index leaves at the end. 35 cm. Fine-very fine condition.