Ten Pages Handwritten by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Safrin of Komarno – From his Commentary on the Mishnah Tractate ...

Ten Pages Handwritten by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Safrin of Komarno – From his Commentary on the Mishnah Tractate Maaser Sheni – Predicting that the Redemption will Occur in 1900 / Kabbalistic and Chassidic Meaning of Chanuka
Five leaves (ten pages), commentary on the Mishnah Tractate Maaser Sheni – Maaseh Oreg, Pnei Zaken and Atzei Eden, handwritten by Kabbalist Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin, Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno. [Komárno, Hanukkah 1847/1860].
Five consecutive manuscript leaves, handwritten by the author, the Rebbe of Komarno, with corrections and deletions within the text. The leaves contain the Rebbe's three commentaries on most of Chapter 5 of tractate Maaser Sheni (the last chapter of the tractate), written in parallel columns. The columns are titled "A.E" (Atzei Eden), "M. Oreg" (Maaseh Oreg), and "P.Z" (Pnei Zaken).
The Rebbe of Komarno composed three commentaries on the Mishnayot: Atzei Eden covers nearly the entire Mishnah (ending in the middle of Ohalot) and comprises a short summary of the commentaries on the Mishnah (divided into two parts: Etz HaChaim and the Kabbalistic Etz HaDaat); two other commentaries on Order Zera'im and Order Taharot – Maaseh Oreg on the Talmud Yerushalmi and the Tosefta pertaining to the Mishnah, and Pnei Zaken which contains the halachic conclusions of the Rambam. The commentaries were first printed in Lemberg 1861-1862 (see item 13) and include Kabbalistic explanations and allusions on the Mishnah and the Halacha.
On the first leaf of this manuscript, the author writes that the Redemption will occur in 1900, reffering to the words of the Zohar. This idea is repeated in some of his other works (see enclosed material).
On the last leaf, the author writes: "I have finished on the fourth day of Chanukah…", and elaborates on the deeper meaning of Chanukah according to Chassidut and Kabbalah.
There are minor variations in comparison to the printed book. One line in the manuscript, in the Pnei Zaken commentary (chapter 5, end of Mishnah 6) was omitted from the printed version (p. 58b in the printed book; see enclosed material).
Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno (1806-1874), a G-dly kabbalist and leading transmitter of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, a nephew and close disciple of the Sar Beit HaZohar, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He was cherished by foremost Chassidic leaders – the Chozeh of Lublin (who served as his matchmaker), the Rebbe of Apta, R. Moshe Tzvi of Savran, his uncle R. Moshe of Sambor, R. Yisrael of Ruzhin, and others. He authored many books on Chassidut and Kabbalah, including the Heichal HaBracha commentary to the Five Books of the Torah, based on the teachings of the Arizal and the Baal Shem Tov. The Heichal HaBracha Chumashim are considered basic books in Chassidic thought and Kabbalah. They were cherished by rebbes of various dynasties (the Zidichov dynasty, the Divrei Chaim and his descendants, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, and others), who extolled the exceptional holiness of the kabbalistic teachings contained in his commentaries.
[5] leaves (ten written pages). 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears to right margins, not affecting text.