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Holy Handwriting of the Chassam Sofer: Complete Pamphlet of Torah Novellae Entirely Handwritten by the ...

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Holy Handwriting of the Chassam Sofer: Complete Pamphlet of Torah Novellae Entirely Handwritten by the Chassam Sofer;
Pressburg, 1826

Eight pages (sides) handwritten by the Chasam Sofer, Rabbi Moshe Sofer, regarding the matter of "bal te’acher, " written in Pressburg, 1826.
These leaves include handwritten additions in the margins and were marked by the Chasam Sofer with the numbers 1–4.

4 Leaves( 8 sides ) | 23.5 x 18.5 cm | Few marginal water stains | cased in Leather binding |Good condition


Segula of the Chasam Sofer's Manuscripts:
Rabbi Mardechi Banet said that just gazing at the handwriting of the Chasam Sofer is in itself a segula for yiras shamayim (Heavenly fear).
Once, when a Halachic response from the Chasam Sofer was sent to Rabbi Mardechi Banet, he studied it for some time. When those around him inquired if there was a problem, he replied that no, he was studying the response because "just looking at the holy handwriting is a segula for Heavenly fear."
Rabbi Shimon Sofer of Krakow, author of the Michtav Sofer, would peruse handwritten letter from his holy father before making important decisions in the Austrian Parliament.