Bidspirit auction | Knesset Yisrael – The copy

Knesset Yisrael – The copy of the Admor, the ”Berach Moshe” of Satmar - Sefer Knesset Yisrael, on the sanctity of prayer, by Rabbi Yisrael Baruch ben Chaim Meir. Betlen [Transylvania], 1908. The title page bears an ownership stamp: ”Moshe Teitelbaum M. Sighet.” 1, 40 leaves. 21 cm. Bound together with Shevet Mussar. Condition: Good. Time stains. Admor Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar (1914–2016) was born in Sighet, Romania, to his father, the ”Atzei Chaim” of Sighet, and was a descendant of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz and Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi through his mother. He was a disciple of his uncle, the Admor of Satmar. Rabbi Moshe served as Av Beit Din in Senta and later in Sighet, Hungary. During the Holocaust, he and his family were deported to Auschwitz, where his wife and three children were murdered. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to the United States. Following the passing of the Admor of Satmar (who left no living children), Rabbi Moshe was appointed his successor and became the revered leader of the Satmar Hasidim from 1979 until his passing. He also served as president of the Edah HaChareidis in Israel.