Bad Kodesh - Warsaw, 1871 - First Edition - Letter from the Baal HaTanya to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and ...

Bad Kodesh - Warsaw, 1871 - First Edition - Letter from the Baal HaTanya to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and Letter from the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch to the Ruler of Belarus
Bad Kodesh, two letters and Chassidic homily on Megillat Ruth, by the rebbes of Chabad. [Warsaw, 1871]. First edition.
The publisher states on the title page that the book is comprised of three compositions: 1. An appeal by the Baal HaTanya, R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi, addressed to Tsar Paul, during his incarceration in St. Petersburg. 2. A letter written by the Baal HaTanya to his colleague R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, following his release from prison in St. Petersburg. 3. Homily on Megillat Ruth, based on Chabad teachings, by Rebbe Aharon HaLevi Horowitz of Starosel'ye, disciple of the Baal HaTanya.
In truth, the publisher erred as to the authorship of parts of this book:
The true author of the appeal at the beginning of the book, was R. Dov Ber Schneuri - the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch - son of the Baal HaTanya, who wrote it to the ruler of Belarus after being imprisoned in Vitebsk in late 1825. The letter explains, according to Kabbalah, why it is preferable to be judged by the ruler, rather than a local court, since the former can attain the truth. In the letter, several kabbalistic concepts are explained in simple terms.
Likewise, it is unclear who authored the homily on Megillat Ruth. According to the publisher, this homily was composed by Rebbe Aharon of Starosel'ye, yet it also appears in Or HaTorah (on Neviim and Ketuvim, vol. II, p. 1028), by the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. Conversely, it must be noted that this homily was not included amongst the homilies on Shavuot in Avodat HaLevi by the Rebbe of Starosel'ye.
14 pages. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming to title page and other leaves, slightly affecting text (loss of a few letters), professionally restored. New binding.
Year of printing according to Wiener, Kehillat Moshe, p. 136, no. 1074.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 77.