Menachem Tzion (Rymanów) – First Edition – Signatures of Rebbe Yechiel Tzvi Ungar of Tarnów, Father-in-law of the ...

Menachem Tzion (Rymanów) – First Edition – Signatures of Rebbe Yechiel Tzvi Ungar of Tarnów, Father-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz
Menachem Tzion, Chassidic essays on the Torah heard by Rebbe Yechezkel Panet from his teacher Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Rymanów. Czernovitz (Chernivtsi), [1851]. First edition. The first book of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Rymanów to be printed.
Bound with: Zot Torat HaAdam, ethical essays by R. Aharon, the maggid of Oleksinets. Lviv, 1850.
Handwritten signatures and ownership inscriptions from the period of the printing [19th century]: "This Menachem Tzion belongs to me Yechiel Tzvi Ungar of Dombrova (Dąbrowa Tarnowska)"; "This precious book belongs to me Yechiel Tzvi of Dombrova"; "Belongs to the great, pious and G-d fearing R. Tzvi Hirsh son of R. Mordechai [---]"; "In honor of the prominent R. Aryeh Leibush Ungar"; "R. Leibush Ungar of Tarnów"; and additional owners' signatures.
R. Yechiel Tzvi Hirsh Ungar, Rebbe of Tarnów (ca. 1810-1883, Encyclopedia of Chassidut, vol. II, p. 227), was the son of Rebbe Mordechai David Ungar of Dombrova (1770-1841, a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and teacher of R. Chaim of Sanz and R. Shalom of Kaminka [Kamianka-Buzka]. Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, vol. III, p. 233) and son-in-law of Rebbe Shimshon of Zwoleń (d. 1847, disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Yehudi HaKadosh of Pshischa [Przysucha], Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, vol. III, p. 853). He was a prominent follower of R. Chaim Halberstam the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He served as Rebbe of Tarnów from 1843. He later became the father-in-law of his teacher, when R. Chaim of Sanz married (in his third marriage) Rebbetzin Rechel Devorah daughter of R. Yechiel Tzvi - who bore him his sons Rebbe Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (Újfehértó) and Rebbe Yitzchak Yeshaya Halberstam of Czchów.
[2], 60 leaves; [16] leaves. 18 cm. Menachem Tzion is printed on blueish paper. Good-fair condition. Wear and slight worming. Title page detached. Zot Torat HaAdam in fair condition. Worming and wear. Original binding, worn and detached.
Stefansky Chassidut, n. 349.
This edition of Zot Torat HaAdam contains forged approbations addressed to the grandson of the author, R. Shmuel Tzvi Hirsh son of R. Eliezer HaLevi, who printed the book in 1819. In this edition, the dates of the approbations were forged, and the year 1819 was changed to 1849, while the day and month were left untouched.
R. Yitzchak Horowitz of Szczucin expounds on the importance of the book Menachem Tzion saying "most of the book Menachem Tzion from the Rebbe of Rymanów relates to Parashat HaMan (the passage in Shemot describing the falling of the manna for the Jews in the desert), since the holy Rebbe of Rymanów prayed extensively for the livelihood of the Jewish people" (HaChoshma MeAyin, Bnei-Brak 1996, p. 87). Other sources state that the Rebbe of Rymanów composed homilies on Parashat HaMan for twenty-two years, to bring forth an abundance of blessing and success in livelihood for the Jewish people (Otzar Aggadot HaChassidim, part X, p. 98; and many other sources). This book is also reputed as a Segulah for livelihood. Until this day, people from all over the world visit the gravesite of the Rebbe of Rymanów to pray for livelihood.