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Sefer Yesod of Chassidus
Maor VaShemesh    
First Edition. Breslau, 1842.

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Sefer Yesod of Chassidus

Maor VaShemesh    
First Edition. Breslau, 1842.


Maor VaShemesh on the Torah by Rabbi Klonimus Kalman HaLevi Epstein, a primary disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk.

Maor VaShemesh is one of the most important works in sifrei Chassidus, both for its profound teachings and for the many teachings and practices the author includes from his spiritual teachers.

A central theme of the sefer is the role of the tzaddik in Chassidus: the tzaddik who nullifies harsh decrees and accusations against Klal Yisrael, the importance of a chassid travelling to his Rebbe, and the power of the tzaddik to bestow not only spiritual elevation, but also material blessing upon those who cleave to him.

Rabbi Klonimus Kalman HaLevi Epstein of Cracow (d. 1823) was one of the greatest disciples of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. Following his Rebbe’s passing, Rabbi Klonimus Kalman began traveling regularly to Lublin to the holy Chozeh of Lublin. During his Rebbe’s lifetime, he established a Chassidic beis medrash in Cracow, becoming one of the earliest and most influential disseminators of Chassidus in the city, despite being persecuted for his beliefs and teachings.

In Maor VaShemesh at the beginning of Parshas Emor (140a), he writes of the Baal Shem Tov and his Rebbe:

“The world lay desolate until the two great luminaries came into the world: the holy Baal Shem Tov and the Admor Rabbeinu Elimelech, of blessed memory. They opened the gateway to Hashem, through which the righteous may enter.”

Breslau, 1842. First Edition.

Page Count: [2], 144 leaves; [1], leaves 145–277, [2] leaves.

Size: 24.5 cm.
Condition: Good. A handsome copy with wide margins.

Additional Information: The title page in this copy was produced during the original printing in order to mislead the censors. It states that the sefer was printed by Yehudis Rubinstein in Lvov in 1788. As is known, several variants of the title page exist.

Stefansky, Chassidus, no. 307; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 392.






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Sefer Yesod of Chassidus
Maor VaShemesh    
First Edition. Breslau, 1842.

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Sefer Yesod of Chassidus

Maor VaShemesh    
First Edition. Breslau, 1842.


Maor VaShemesh on the Torah by Rabbi Klonimus Kalman HaLevi Epstein, a primary disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk.

Maor VaShemesh is one of the most important works in sifrei Chassidus, both for its profound teachings and for the many teachings and practices the author includes from his spiritual teachers.

A central theme of the sefer is the role of the tzaddik in Chassidus: the tzaddik who nullifies harsh decrees and accusations against Klal Yisrael, the importance of a chassid travelling to his Rebbe, and the power of the tzaddik to bestow not only spiritual elevation, but also material blessing upon those who cleave to him.

Rabbi Klonimus Kalman HaLevi Epstein of Cracow (d. 1823) was one of the greatest disciples of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. Following his Rebbe’s passing, Rabbi Klonimus Kalman began traveling regularly to Lublin to the holy Chozeh of Lublin. During his Rebbe’s lifetime, he established a Chassidic beis medrash in Cracow, becoming one of the earliest and most influential disseminators of Chassidus in the city, despite being persecuted for his beliefs and teachings.

In Maor VaShemesh at the beginning of Parshas Emor (140a), he writes of the Baal Shem Tov and his Rebbe:

“The world lay desolate until the two great luminaries came into the world: the holy Baal Shem Tov and the Admor Rabbeinu Elimelech, of blessed memory. They opened the gateway to Hashem, through which the righteous may enter.”

Breslau, 1842. First Edition.

Page Count: [2], 144 leaves; [1], leaves 145–277, [2] leaves.

Size: 24.5 cm.
Condition: Good. A handsome copy with wide margins.

Additional Information: The title page in this copy was produced during the original printing in order to mislead the censors. It states that the sefer was printed by Yehudis Rubinstein in Lvov in 1788. As is known, several variants of the title page exist.

Stefansky, Chassidus, no. 307; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 392.






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Sefer Yesod of Chassidus

Maor VaShemesh    
First Edition. Breslau, 1842.


Maor VaShemesh on the Torah by Rabbi Klonimus Kalman HaLevi Epstein, a primary disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk.

Maor VaShemesh is one of the most important works in sifrei Chassidus, both for its profound teachings and for the many teachings and practices the author includes from his spiritual teachers.

A central theme of the sefer is the role of the tzaddik in Chassidus: the tzaddik who nullifies harsh decrees and accusations against Klal Yisrael, the importance of a chassid travelling to his Rebbe, and the power of the tzaddik to bestow not only spiritual elevation, but also material blessing upon those who cleave to him.

Rabbi Klonimus Kalman HaLevi Epstein of Cracow (d. 1823) was one of the greatest disciples of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. Following his Rebbe’s passing, Rabbi Klonimus Kalman began traveling regularly to Lublin to the holy Chozeh of Lublin. During his Rebbe’s lifetime, he established a Chassidic beis medrash in Cracow, becoming one of the earliest and most influential disseminators of Chassidus in the city, despite being persecuted for his beliefs and teachings.

In Maor VaShemesh at the beginning of Parshas Emor (140a), he writes of the Baal Shem Tov and his Rebbe:

“The world lay desolate until the two great luminaries came into the world: the holy Baal Shem Tov and the Admor Rabbeinu Elimelech, of blessed memory. They opened the gateway to Hashem, through which the righteous may enter.”

Breslau, 1842. First Edition.

Page Count: [2], 144 leaves; [1], leaves 145–277, [2] leaves.

Size: 24.5 cm.
Condition: Good. A handsome copy with wide margins.

Additional Information: The title page in this copy was produced during the original printing in order to mislead the censors. It states that the sefer was printed by Yehudis Rubinstein in Lvov in 1788. As is known, several variants of the title page exist.

Stefansky, Chassidus, no. 307; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 392.