Kedushat Yom Tov on the Torah and Festivals – First Edition, Sighet, 1905 – Copy of Rebbe Mordechai David ...

Kedushat Yom Tov on the Torah and Festivals – First Edition, Sighet, 1905 – Copy of Rebbe Mordechai David Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Stitshin and Drohobych (Nephew of Yitav Lev)

Kedushat Yom Tov, Part I on the Torah and Part II on Rosh Hashanah and the festivals, by Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației). Máramarossziget (Sighet): Abraham Kaufmann and sons, 1905. Two parts in one volume; divisional title page for Part II. First edition.

Copy of Rebbe Mordechai David Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Stitshin (Szczucin) and Drohobych. On title page of Part I and on the reverse side of the title page of Part II, stamps from the time he lived in Safed: "Mordechai David Teitelbaum, residing here in Safed" - Rebbe Mordechai David Teitelbaum of Drohobych (ca. 1846 – 1919), son of R. Nachum Tzvi Teitelbaum of Drohobych (brother of the Yitav Lev and grandson of the Yismach Moshe), son-in-law of R. Chanina Horowitz, Av Beit Din of Ulanów. Served as Av Beit Din of Stitshin (Szczucin) and later of Drohobych. Cousin of the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs and the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet (author of the present work). Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1902, where he settled in Meron and Safed, and was known as the Rebbe of Drohobych. His son was Rebbe Yitzchak Teitelbaum of Husakov (father of Rebbe Mordechai David Teitelbaum of Husakov-Be'er Sheva).

[2], 2-137 leaves; [2], 3-65 leaves. Missing leaf [3] from first sequence (introduction by sons of author). 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Tears, some reinforced with paper. Some pages unevenly trimmed. New binding.

Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), son and successor of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev. Disciple of his father and prominent disciple of Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, the Divrei Chaim, who once told his father the Yitav Lev that "He has made him into a perfect utensil". Reputedly, the rebbe of Shinova said about him "he remained holy from his arrival in this world until his departure to the next world". He succeeded his father after the latter's passing as rabbi of Sighet and leader of the Chassidim. Under his leadership, the Sighet Chassidut flourished and numbered thousands of Chassidim. He was a foremost leader of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region, an uncompromising zealot and a fierce opponent of the Zionist movement. His composition Kedushat Yom Tov on the Torah and the festivals was published after his passing. His sons were Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, author of Atzei Chaim, who succeeded him as rabbi and rebbe of Sighet, and R. Yoel Teitelbaum, author of VaYoel Moshe, who served as rabbi and rebbe in Satmar.