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Sefer Yesod of Peshischa Kol Simcha Hundreds of Handwritten Corrections! First Edition. 1859 * Chiddushim on Chamisha Chumshei Torah and on sugyos of the Shas by “the Rebbe Reb Bunim” — Rabbi Simchah Bunim of Peshischa, a holy tzaddik and the primary disciple of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz (the “Yid HaKadosh”) of Peshischa. This sefer is one of the foundational works of Chassidus as a whole, and in particular of the Peshischa branches, which comprise the majority of Polish Chassidic groups. The sefer was printed by the author’s grandchildren, with the approbations of his disciples, the saintly Chiddushei HaRim of Ger and Rabbi Yeshayah Mushkat of Prague. The final leaf features a letter written by Rabbi Bunim of Peshischa in the last year of his life, addressed to his disciple Rabbi Alexander Zusha HaKohen of Plotsk, and co-signed by the leaders of the Peshischa circle, among them the Chiddushei HaRim. A corrected copy; throughout the entire first section of the sefer, there are handwritten glosses and editorial marks. A review of numerous corrections shows that the overwhelming majority match the corrections in the edition prepared by Rabbi Aharon Walden, author of Mikdash Me’at (Pietrkow, 1903). Still, it is possible that a small number of the corrections before us do not appear there. At the end of the sefer are two bound manuscript pages containing additional chiddushim on the Torah by the Rebbe Reb Bunimת that are not printed in the first edition. These chiddushim were later included in Rabbi Walden’s edition mentioned above (where he marked them in square brackets to indicate that they do not appear in the first edition). At the beginning of the sefer is an additional bound leaf in handwriting, containing a chiddush on the Kedushas Levi. Based on Zaidy’s examination, this chiddush appears to be unknown. It could not be determined conclusively whether it is indeed by the Rebbe Reb Bunim. However, it is noteworthy that the handwriting and paper are identical to the final two leaves, whose chiddushim are certainly his. Rabbi Bunim of Peshischa (d. 1827) was one of the greatest Rebbes of his generation and the successor of the “Yid HaKadosh” of Peshischa. Most of the Rebbes of Poland, in successive generations, were either his disciples or the disciples ofhis disciples. The tzaddikim were meticulous with every word of his holy teachings, which were written with profound depth and, at times, in subtle hints. The Avnei Nezer of Sochatchov testified that his father-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk — primary disciple of the Rebbe Reb Bunim — told him: “Every word spoken by the Rebbe of Peshischa, of blessed memory, is holy, and there is a great secret and wondrous meaning even in a single word of his ordinary conversation.” Breslau? 1859. First edition. Page Count: [1], 58; 28, [1] leaf. Size : 19.8 cm. Condition : Good, a few stains. Luxurious new leather binding. Bibliography : Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 520. ------------------------ Chassidic Sefer Printed Entirely in Lashon HaKodesh Unlike most chassidic sefarim, this work was not printed in Eastern Europe but in the city of Breslau under Prussian rule, perhaps due to concerns regarding Russian censorship. Noteworthy is that throughout the entire sefer, from beginning to end, not a single letter of a foreign language was printed! Everything appears exclusively in Lashon HaKodesh, including the entire text of the title page and its verso (see more in the introduction to the Jerusalem 2018 edition, note 5).