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Tehillos Yisrael Commentary of the Kozhnitzer Maggid on Sefer Tehillim Warsaw, 1861. First Edition. * A beautiful commentary on Sefer Tehillim of Dovid HaMelech by the holy Maggid Rabbi Yisrael of Kozhnitz. First edition. Printed from his own handwritten notes that appeared in the margins of his personal Tehillim. A rare sefer. Throughout his writings, the author cites his teachers and friends: the Baal Shem Tov, the Maggid of Mezeritch, Rabbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg, Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, Rabbi Aharon of Karlin, and others. At the beginning of the sefer is an approbation by the author’s disciple, the Gaon Rabbi Yeshayah Mushkat of Prague, who writes: “How precious is this day, that I have been granted life and merit to behold.... the holy handwriting of my master and teacher… I toiled greatly in the depth of his understanding, sweet to my palate, and I said: Fortunate is the generation that merits to delight in the light of his Torah, to satisfy the souls of Yeshurun with the sweetness of his pure and holy words…” The Maggid Rabbi Yisrael Hopstein of Kozhnitz (1737–1815) was one of the formative figures of Chassidus and among the greatest influencers of its path. A holy and revered tzaddik, he was a rebbe to thousands and was known as a miracle worker endowed with Ruach Hakodesh. Together with the Chozeh of Lublin, he was regarded as a central figure in the leadership of Chassidus in his generation. Born with the blessing of the Baal Shem Tov, who also served as his sandak, he studied Chassidus from the Maggid of Mezritch and from Rabbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg, and he was one of the four primary disciples of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk who were the successors of his spiritual path. Nearly all the chassidic tzaddikim of the following generation were his disciples, among them: the Chiddushei HaRim, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, the Noam Megadim, the Yismach Moshe, the Bnei Yissaschar, and many others. Warsaw, 1861. First Edition. Page Count: [1], 25 leaves. Size : Small format, 16.1 cm. Condition : Good, with stains. Fine new leather binding. Bibliography : Stefansky Chassidus, no. 595 p rovenance : Kadmon Auction 82