Extraordinary! Kabbalistic Novellae Handwritten by the Rebbe Rabbi Meir of Premishlan, on the Book 'Pri Etz Chaim' ...

Extraordinary! Kabbalistic Novellae Handwritten by the Rebbe Rabbi Meir of Premishlan, on the Book 'Pri Etz Chaim' [Koretz, 1785] – an Important Discovery which has never been seen in Auctions! – Segulah for Protection^
Rabbi Meir of Premishlan (1783-1850) was one of the greatest Hassidic leaders and one of the greatest Hassidic miracle-worker, the grandson of "The Great Rabbi Meir" of Premishlan, the disciple-friend of the Ba'al Shem Tov. He was close to the "Seer of Lublin".

He was known as a miracle-worker and thousands of people came to him to be blessed by him. He was also known for his "love of Israel" and used to defend even Israel's criminals. there are well-known stories about his divine spirit and his spiritual vision. his doctrine and stories about him were printed in the books "Or Ha'Meir", "Divrei Meir" and "Marganita De'Rabbi Meir".

before us is a unique holy item: a copy of the Kabbalistic book 'Pri Etz Chaim' which was authored by Rabbi Chaim Vital and from which Rabbi Meir of Premishlan had studied and on which he had handwritten corrections and glosses.

More than 30 leaves of the book had survived, leaves with glosses handwritten by Rabbi Meir. Most of them are textual corrections, yet seven of them are important scholarly glosses, some Kabbalistic.

Extremely rare! Scholarly religious manuscripts by Rabbi Meir have never been seen in auctions!

Enclosed is a signed confirmation by Rabbi Yeshaya Weiss about the identification of the script as the handwriting of Rabbi Meir of Premishlan.

This edition from which Rabbi Meir had studied was printed in Koretz in 1785. At the beginning of the edition, letters by the Rebbe Rabbi Chaim of Sanz and by Rabbi Asher Zvi of Ostrohe about the printing of the book are printed.

On leaf 129a appears the stamp of Rabbi Moshe Meir Shmerler of Safed (dies in 1919) who was one of the leaders of the Hassidim of Safed. he was the son-in-law of the Rebbe Rabbi Meir of Shotz, whose mother was the daughter of Rabbi Meir of Premishlan.

The longest gloss

The longest gloss appears on leaf 32b. It is of 24 handwritten lines and its content is the matter of "Sod Ha'Chessed". The gloss refers to the book Etz Chaim.

The language of the gloss (which begins with the words "According to my humble opinion") and its content indicate Rabbi Meir's virtues of humility and benevolence. Rabbi Meir used to give all his possessions to charity and would not go to sleep before giving all the charity money he had in his house.

A Segulah Book:

The holy book before us, which had belonged to Rabbi Meir of Premishlan, is a Segulah for protection. Following are two stories regarding the matter:

One of the Hassidim of Rabbi Meir came to say goodbye to Rabbi Meir before travelling to the Land of Israel. Rabbi Meir gave the Hassid one of his possessions and told him that if there was a storm at sea, he must throw the object into the sea and say: "This object had belonged to Meir the son of Yenteh" and the sea will calm down. This is indeed what happened.

One of his daughters, Miriam Chaya, the wife of the Rebbe Rabbi Yoel Moskowitz of Shotz, inherited her father's walking stick. She requested that after her death, her father's stick be placed in her grave to protect the city of Shotz. Indeed, in a miraculous way, during World War I, all the towns in the area were destroyed except for Shotz.

Condition: Good. The leaves had been damaged over the years yer were professionally restored and completed.