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Manuscript, Homilies for the High Holidays by the Yismach Moshe – Glosses Handwritten by the Yitav Lev of Sighet, His Grandson and Disciple – Dozens of Glosses Handwritten by the Editor, Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Laposch - Manuscript, homilies for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, by R. Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) – author of Yismach Moshe. Written by scribes, with some ten glosses and transition sentences handwritten by his grandson and disciple Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) – the Yitav Lev [Gorlitz/Sighet, ca. 1848-1861]. With dozens of glosses by the grandson and disciple of the Yitav Lev, Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Laposch [Tîrgu Lăpuş, 1900s]. The contents of this manuscript were published in several parts of the Yismach Moshe series. The leaves of this manuscript were in the possession of the Yitav Lev and his grandson and disciple Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum (see below). Both of them edited sections of this manuscript and printed them in the Yismach Moshe books which they published. These leaves therefore contain their handwritten glosses and notes, occasionally on the same page, side by side. When the Yitav Lev prepared his grandfather's series of books on the Torah for print, he selected several sections from the present manuscript and published them in the Yismach Moshe books (Lviv, 1849-1861). Rebbe Moshe David later selected sections from these leaves relating to the Book of Tehillim, and published them in the Tefillah LeMoshe commentary on Tehillim by the Yismach Moshe (Krakow, 1880). One of the present leaves contains ”Hanhagot Tovot” (good practices) by the Yismach Moshe, which were printed in the commentary on Tehillim. Rebbe Moshe David later edited and published all the other sections (most of the present manuscript) in a composition titled Tochachat Chaim Amirah Ne'imah, printed in Yismach Moshe (on Neviim, Ketuvim, Megillot and various topics; Sighet 1908). One section was printed in the Yayin HaRekach composition in the abovementioned book. While preparing the book for print, the Yitav Lev added in the manuscript several glosses as well as introductory and transition sentences in his handwriting (most of which appear in the printed version). R. Moshe David subsequently also added his own glosses, additions, introductory and transition sentences, in the sections which he edited. One of the present leaves contains a gloss handwritten by the Yitav Lev, which was omitted in print. Several leaves contain sentences which he placed in parentheses or deleted, indicating that they should not be printed, presumably due to censorship constraints. One of the censored sections states: ”I delivered this sermon on Rosh Hashanah 1788, when decrees were frequent and troubles befell us constantly, especially the taking of the Jews as soldiers [in reference to forced conscription of Jews to the army, under the rule of Emperor Joseph II], where their beards were razed and their clothing exchanged for soldiers' uniforms. May G-d take pity on his people”. Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), was an illustrious Chassidic leader in Hungary and Galicia. An outstanding Torah scholar and G-dly Kabbalist, sharp and well versed in all facets of Torah, revealed as well as hidden. During his lifetime he was renowned as a holy G-dly man and a wonder-worker benefiting from Divine Inspiration. He first served as rabbi of Shinova (Sieniawa) from 1785-1808, and in 1808, was appointed rabbi of Ujhel (Satoraljaujhely) and its region. At first, R. Moshe was an opponent of Chassidut, and in his youth, he travelled to Vilna to study Torah from the Gaon of Vilna (R. B. Landau, HaGaon HeChassid MiVilna, p. 291, in the name of R. Zalman Weber. The Klausenburg Rebbe cites an interesting testimony from that visit, which his great-grandfather the Yismach Moshe related about the conduct of the Gaon of Vilna with his disciples – Responsa Divrei Yatziv, Part IV, Yoreh De'ah, section 131). Over the years, R. Moshe gravitated towards Chassidut, influenced by his son-in-law R. Aryeh Leib Lifshitz of Vishnitsaý, author of the Responsa Aryeh D'Vei Ila'i, who convinced him to travel to the Chozeh of Lublin. There, R. Moshe saw revelations of Divine Inspiration, and became the Chozeh's close disciple, adhering to Chassidut and disseminating its doctrines. This transformation took place while he was still serving as rabbi of Shinova. He also travelled to the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. From 1815, R. Moshe began distributing amulets to those requiring salvation and ”the pen cannot properly describe the wonders performed by those amulets”. Reputedly, he deliberated whether to continue writing amulets until he heard a pronouncement from Heaven: ”Do not fear for I am with you” (Tehilla L'Moshe). Until this day, most of the texts of amulets and ”protections” in Ashkenazi countries are attributed to the Yismach Moshe,