Yismach Moshe – First Edition – Lviv, 1848-1861 – Copy Belonging to Rabbi Shmuel Fränkel of Dorog, Author of Imrei ...

Yismach Moshe – First Edition – Lviv, 1848-1861 – Copy Belonging to Rabbi Shmuel Fränkel of Dorog, Author of Imrei Shefer – Complete Set in Five Volumes

Yismach Moshe on the Torah – Chassidic and Kabbalistic homilies, following the order of the weekly Torah portions, by R. Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Parts I-V, on the Books of Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim. Lviv: various printers, 1848-1861. Complete set in five volumes. First edition of all five parts, with a separate title page for each part.
Copy belonging to R. Shmuel Fränkel of Dorog. At the top of the title page of the Shemot volume, there is an ownership inscription in his handwriting and with his signature: "G-d graced me with this, the young Shmuel Fränkel MiBach". On the title page of the volume Shemot and Bamidbar are the owners' stamps of his son-in-law, R. Yaakov Tzvi Katz, Av Beit Din of Hajdúszoboszló.

R. Shmuel Fränkel (1815-1881), prominent Chassidic rabbi in Hungary, renowned as an exalted Tzadik and wonder-worker. Close disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He also frequented the court of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Liska. He lived in Komádi (Hungary; earning the title of "R. Shmuel Komader"), and in Berettyóújfalu. He would sign "MiBach", and is referred to as such on the title page of his book Imrei Shefer (according to some, this acronym stands for "MiBeit Chalfon", while others interpret it as "MeHar Chadash", after his place of residence Berettyóújfalu). In 1874, he was appointed rabbi of Hajdúdorog, Hungary. His descendants include many prominent rabbis and personalities. The Torah institutions of the Dorog Chassidut today were established in his memory.
The Yismach Moshe series was arranged and prepared for print by the author's grandson and close disciple, Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet, author of Yitav Lev, and his glosses and additions, introduced with the words "the editor says", are included in several places.
A brief foreword by the Yitav Lev was printed at the beginning of the Bereshit volume. Approbations by the Divrei Chaim and the Yitav Lev are printed at the beginning of the Bamidbar volume.
The author, R. Moshe Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), was the progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar dynasties, as well as other prominent Chassidic dynasties. Renowned already in his youth as an outstanding Torah scholar, he had the merit of studying in the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna, and holding Torah discussions with him (see: R. Yosef Moshe Sofer, HaGaon HaKadosh Baal Yismach Moshe, Brooklyn, 1984, pp. 25-26). He served as rabbi of Shinova (Sieniawa) and Ujhel. He embraced Chassidut in his later years, and became a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. In 1808, he was appointed rabbi of Ujhel and began disseminating Chassidut in Hungary. He was renowned in his times as a Kabbalist and wonder-worker and frequently gave out amulets. His books include: Responsa Heshiv Moshe on halachah, Yismach Moshe on the Tanach, and Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim.

Set in five volumes: Bereshit: [1], 116 leaves. The final leaf is lacking (replaced with a photocopy). Shemot: 90 leaves. Printing errors: On leaves 43-44 and 79-80 (pages 43a and 44b are lacking: p. 44a is printed instead of the original text of p. 43a, and p. 43b is printed instead of the original text of p. 44b; pages 79b and 80a are lacking: the text of p. 80b is printed instead of the original text of p. 79b, and the text of p. 79a is printed instead of the original text of p. 80a). Leaves 27-28 bound out of sequence. Vayikra: 42 leaves. Leaves 25-26 bound out of order. Bamidbar: [1], 49 leaves. Devarim: 72, [1] leaves. 23 cm. Condition of volumes varies. First, second and fifth in fair condition; third and fourth in good-fair condition. Stains, including large, dark dampstains (primarily to the first volume). Worming, affecting text (extensive worming to volumes Shemot and Devarim), partially repaired with paper filling. Leaves trimmed, affecting text (primarily in volumes Bamidbar and Devarim). Stamps. New bindings (uniform).