Heschel, Abraham Joshua. Oheiv Yisrael [homilies on Pentateuch and Festivals, and collectanea]
AUCTION 48 |
Thursday, May 27th,
2010 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Featuring an Exceptional Collection of American Judaica
Lot 62
(CHASSIDISM)
Heschel, Abraham Joshua. Oheiv Yisrael [homilies on Pentateuch and Festivals, and collectanea]
Zhitomir: Chanina Lipa and Joshua Heschel Shapiro 1863
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $2,400
R. Abraham Joshua Heschel, rabbi of Apt (the "Apter Rav") and later Mezhbizh was one of the most esteemed figures within the early Chassidic movement. His book, Oheiv Yisrael (“Lover of Israel”), is a profound collection of Chassidic homilies. Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz is recorded to have declared of the Oheiv Yisrael: “A Jew should even pawn his Sabbath garments to acquire a copy of such a work.” See H. M. Rabinowicz, Hasidism: The Movement and Its Masters (1988) pp. 138-9.