Metsaref Avoda. First edition. Konigsberg 1858.

Metsaref Avoda. (Vikucha Rabba) First edition. Konigsberg 1858.
“A debate of seventy two years between two leading figures, one of the Chassidim and the other of the Misnagdim…”. With addendum of the famous letter attributed to R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi (Ba’al Ha’Tanya) concerning the dispute with The Vilna Gaon.
Although the debate between the Chassid and the Misnaged, described in detail in this book, is fictional and did not actually take place, the issues raised are important and remain pertinent to the ideological differences between Chasidim and Misnagdim. Authored by a distinguished Chabad Chassid by the name of R Yaakov Keidaner as a platform to explain the Chassidic lifestyle.
Vinograd Konigsberg 180. Gruber/Langrean press 38, 2 pages 18.2 cm. Good condition, some stains. Modern binding.
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