Especially Rare Set of Mishnah: First Edition of Chiddushim by Rabbi Yoel Chassid of Omtchislav, a Disciple of the Gr"a

Especially Rare Set of Mishnah: First Edition of Chiddushim by Rabbi Yoel Chassid of Omtchislav, a Disciple of the Gr"a

Shishah Sidrei Mishnah with the commentaries of Rabbi Ovadiah of Bartenura and the Tosafot Yom Tov, and more. With Chiddushei Mahar"i by Rabbi Yoel of Omtchislav - a disciple of the Gr"a. Dubrovno, 1802. Five parts. (Lacking Seder Kodshim). Especially rare. Mif'al HaBibliographiah HaIvri and the National Library only list four parts: Zera'im, Nashim, Kodshim and Taharot.

First edition of Chiddushei HaGr"i, known in subsequent editions as Chiddushei Mahari"ach - none other that the unique gaon Rabbi Yoel Chassid of Omtchislav - one of those who gazed upon the Gr"a's countenance, and astonishingly, also an admirer of the Ba'al HaTanya (refer to the biography in the Hebrew text for more on this)!

The Gr"a's son-in-law's approbation appears in the first part [Zera'im], the gaon Rabbi Uri Shraga Feivush b"r Mohara"sh, rabbi of Dubrovno. Later on in the volume is a preface by the author, who writes about his father: "For close to 29 years, he left worldly concerns and occupied himself with eternal matters, leaving the burden of the ways of the world ... he battled sleep, fighting his drooping eyelids, and also fasted and afflicted himself for six years."

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon Rabbi Yoel Chassid [Frumkin], a leading disciple and close associate of the Gr"a's.

Specifications of these volumes:

Seder Zera'im. [4], 132 leaf.

Seder Moed. [1], 172 leaf.

Seder Nashim. [1], 159 leaf.

Seder Nezikin. [1], 196 leaf.

Seder Taharot. [1], 223 leaf. Owners' notations.

Approximately 26 cm. Overall fine condition. Identical new bindings.