Mishnah Berurah—third section. With the inscription “Mogah,” handwritten by the Chafetz Hayim. Warsaw 1898.

By Rabban Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin. On the page before the cover is listed the word “Mogah,” handwritten by the author. Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaKohen (1838-1933), known as the Chafetz Hayyim because of the book before us now, was one of the greatest poskim of the last generations, and is known by the entire Jewish People. Studied in Vilna, taught in Vasiliški, and established his yeshiva in Radin. Among the founders of Agudat Yisrael, participated in its Great Congress in Vienna (1933), and was made the world president of the Council of Torah Sages. He would check every book he printed for sale for printing errors, from a fear of profiting from erroneous sales. Every book that he checked would receive his handwritten mark “Mogah” (and he made sure that others would not use that word since he could not be sure they would check thoroughly enough). | Original binding is covered in cloth. Rear binding disconnected. Spine missing. Last page disconnected. Signatures of ownership. | 195 pages. 23cm. Generally ok to good condition.