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Torat Kohanim, with the commentary Asirit ha-Eifah on Torat Kohanim. Lemberg, [1849]. First edition - Torat Kohanim, with the commentary Asirit ha-Eifah on Torat Kohanim, by the divine kabbalist Admor Rabbi Yitzḥak Isaac of Komarno. Lemberg, 5609 [1849]. First edition. Torat Kohanim (Sifra) printed at the center of the pages, surrounded by the commentary Asirit ha-Eifah. This is the first edition printed by the author during his lifetime. With approbations by the Admor Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Sighet, author of Yismach Moshe, and by Maharam Ash. In the approbation of the author of Yismach Moshe it is written: “The eminent rabbi… who has donned garments of splendor, the eminent rabbi expert in the inner chambers of the Torah; his deeds are awesome—namely the honorable Rabbi Yitzḥak Yehudah Yeḥiel.” It is related that when the author of Yismach Moshe traveled to seek an approbation for his own book, he remained with him for Shabbat. During that Shabbat, the Yismach Moshe perceived the greatness of his devotional service, and Rabbeinu revealed to him that the root of his soul derived from the prophet Jeremiah. He was deeply impressed, and at the conclusion of Shabbat he added to the approbation the words “his deeds are awesome” (see Mipihemm u-miPi Khtavam, vol. I, p. 301). The author, the Admor Rabbi Yitzḥak Isaac Yehudah Yeḥiel of Komarno [5566–5634 / 1806–1874], was the nephew and foremost disciple of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Zidichov, known as the “Minister of the House of the Zohar, ” and a disciple of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apt (the Ohev Yisrael) and Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin, who spoke very highly of him. Beyond being among the leading Hasidic rebbes of his generation, followed by a large community of Hasidim and renowned as a wonder-working tzaddik, he was also known for his great genius in the revealed Torah and especially in Kabbalah. He authored works in both the revealed and the esoteric realms and served in practice as rabbi in the towns of Zidichov and Komarno. Stefansky, Hasidut, no. 656. [2], 158 leaves (irregular pagination). Height: 38 cm. Condition: good. Creases to the corners of some leaves. A few wormholes. Unbound.