Midrash Rabba, Shemot – Zhitomir, 1851 – Copy of Rabbi Yitzchak of Tulchyn Son of Rabbi Natan of Breslov

Midrash Rabba on Shemot. Zhitomir: Shapira Brothers (Chanina Lipa, Aryeh Leib and Yehoshua Heshel, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita), 1851.
Copy of R. Yitzchak of Tulchyn, son of R. Natan of Breslov. Ownership inscription on the verso of the title page: "From R. Yitzchak of Tulchyn. This Midrash belongs to the synagogue of the Ari". [This inscription was handwritten by R. Yitzchak Izek Goldstein of Bucharest-Safed - a notable member of Breslov Chassidism in the second half of the 19th century, see Kedem Auction 61, item 56].
R. Yitzchak of Tulchyn (1808-1870), son of R. Natan of Breslov, lived most of his life in Tulchyn, where he managed the local post office, which also served as the government bank. He exchanged continuous correspondence with his father, in which he took advice from him on all his matters. Virtually all the letters deal with the service of G-d according to Breslov Chassidism teachings. These letters resulted in the printing of Alim LiTerufa (Berdychiv, 1896). In the foreword to Alim LiTerufa, the editor R. Nachman Rabbi of Tcherin (Chyhyryn) praises R. Yitzchak of Tulchyn for his fear and service of G-d, pleasant character and great benevolence, who merited at the end of his life to settled in Safed, where he is buried adjacent to the grave of the Beit Yosef.
Stamp on the front endpaper: "Stamp of the Beit Midrash of Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, Rabbi of Sanz and its surroundings, Safed".
[1], 286, 289-360 pages. 18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Some pages darkened and stained. Worming and tears to the title page and first few leaves. Old binding.