Be'er Mayim Chayim - Copy that Previously Belonged to the First Admo"r of Stropkov, Rabbi Shalom Halberstam

Be'er Mayim Chayim - Copy that Previously Belonged to the First Admo"r of Stropkov, Rabbi Shalom Halberstam

Sefer Be'er Mayim Chayim is one of the most important and renowned sefarim of Chassidut. It was authored by the sacred Admo"r Rabbi Chaim Tirer of Chernowitz, one of the leading Admo"rim of all generations, known by the name of his sefer, Be'er Mayim Chayim. Warsaw, Ephraim Baumritter Press, 1901. Personal copy that belonged to the renowned wonder-worker, 'Redeemer of the Childless, ' the sacred Rabbi Shalom Halberstam of Stropkov, son of the sacred Rebbe Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga of Shinova, son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz - leading Admo"r of Galicia.

The title page bears the Admo"r of Stropkov's signature, "LaHashem HaAretz U'Meloah, HaK' Shalom Halber[stam]." The following leaf bears another handwritten ownership notation: "Belongs to [many honorifics] the pure rabbi and tzaddik shlit"a, av beit din of Stropkov."

This sacred copy expresses its sanctity in many ways - it belonged to the famous redeemer of the childless; it is covered across its entire length with sacred usage marks (certainly from the Admo"r of Stropkov, and not from the Chassidim who received it after his passing, as they surely preserved it very carefully). It is touching to see this in parashiyot  Lech Lecha - Vayera which discuss Hashem's promises to Avraham Avinu for children. At Yitzchak Avinu's birth, there are indeed many usage marks that are quite substantial (refer to the photocopy). Who can understand the secrets of the sacred?

The Sanz dynasty attributes tremendous importance to the sefer Be'er Mayim Chayim. The Divrei Chaim would say "It makes the heart flutter to the living Creator." His son, the Divrei Yechezkel once said that the sefer Be'er Mayim Chayim al HaTorah did good things for his soul."

The title page also bears the stamp of Rabbi Moshe Sternberg of Kraków, who received permission from the aforementioned Admo"r of Stropkov to reprint Sefer Zevach HaShlamim by Rabbi Moshe Galanti (Podgórze, 1903). He also received permission from the Admo"r's father, the author of Divrei Yechezkel, for another edition, printed in 1898. Additional stamps: "HaK' Yosha Yitzchak Burger of Kashau" The Admo"r was known to have lived later in his life in Kashau, and he passed away there.

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of the Admo"r Rabbi Avraham Shalom Halberstam of Stropkov and Rabbi Moshe Sternberg.

Multiple handwritten notations on the protective leaves.

[1], 199; [1], 200-339, 341-426 leaf. 22 cm. Original semi-leather binding? Embossed.

Fine condition. Stickers for reinforcement on several leaves, light tears in the margins and centers of leaves (some with light damage to the text). Tiny worming perforations. Stains and usage marks. Reinforcements in the margins of the title page, without damage to the text.