Kedushat Levi. Divrei Shmuel. Pair of Chassidic Works. First Edition

Kedushat Levi. Divrei Shmuel. Pair of Chassidic Works. First Edition

*Divrei Shmuel. Chassidut on the order of the Torah and holidays by Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz of Nikolsburg. [Lemberg], [1862]. First edition.

Specifications: [2] 5-58 leaves, 24 cm. Stefansky, Chassidut 124. Approbation from Rabbi Yosef Shaul Notenhausen and Rabbi Yeshaya Muszkat.

Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke of Nikolsburg was born in 1726 and was the brother of the author of the Haflaah. At first, both brothers studied under the GR"A and were "mitnagdim" - opponents of chassidut, but they later drew close to the Maggid of Mezeritch. In 1754, he served as rabbi of Ryczywół where he established a yeshiva that attracted well-versed students, including some who later became prominent chassidic leaders, such as the Maggid of Kosnitz, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and the Chozeh of Lublin. He later moved to Shinova, and then, in 1773, he moved to serve as rabbi of Nikolsburg, where a number of leading Admors studied in his yeshiva. He passed away in 1778.

* Kedushat Levi. Work on Pirkei Avot by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, with Kavant HaMikvah by the Baal Shem Tov. [Lemberg], [1862]. First edition.

Specifications: 8 leaves, 24 cm. Stefansky, Chassidut 512. First edition of the work that was printed according to a manuscript by the Maggid of Koznitz. This edition is comprised of two variants. This one has a line along the bottom width of the title page and a picture of a vase with flowers on its back.

Both works were printed in the same place during the same year.

Condition: Moderate-fine. Minimal worming holes. Both books are not bound.