Feivush of Jagielnica (Poland). Chibath HaKodesh [extensive religious travelogue of Eretz Israel]

<<Unpublished>> , fascinating work composed during the course of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land by one Feivush Freidman of Jagielnica, a Chassidic follower of the Rebbe of Sadigur. The author describes the places he visited in Eretz Israel during the years 1844-48. He begins his manuscript in poetic form, describing his hopes for the trip and how it transpired to be. Included are descriptions of the Holy Sites, graves of the righteous and much on flora and fauna - all of which is sourced from the Bible, Talmud and kabbalistic sources. Some of the material is taken from the 16th-century travels of Moses Bassola. The final leaves include two treatises: BeHar Hashem Yaira’eh – on the sanctity of the Land and the Holy Temple, and Tzidkoth Hashem – on the positive attributes of supporting the Land of Israel.