Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinever. Divrei Yechezkel [Chassidic discourses, responsa and novellae]

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Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinever. Divrei Yechezkel [Chassidic discourses, responsa and novellae]

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Includes the famed responsa warning Kohanim from visiting the graves of Tzadikim (pp. 78-80). pp. 88. Some staining, slight tear on two leaves not affecting text, small marginal tear on title, Contemporary boards, defective. 4to. Friedberg, “Daled” 335.

Podgorze: S. L. Deutscher 1901

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $250

Venerated for his subtlety of mind and diligence, R. Yechezkel Shraga (1815-98, the “Shinaver Rav”) was the eldest son of R. Chaim Halberstam of Sanz and one of the foremost ideological opponents of Zionism. See T.M. Rabinowicz, Encyclopedia of Hassidism pp. 178-79.