'Avarech' - Sensational Work by a Rabbinic Leader of the Generation, Who Authored it at the Age of Nine - in Nine ...

'Avarech' - Sensational Work by a Rabbinic Leader of the Generation, Who Authored it at the Age of Nine - in Nine Days! First Edition. Segulah Book

"The sacred rabbi, the gaon of Sanz, tested him when he was thirteen, and said that he has Torah intelligence like the Vilna Gaon!"

Sefer Avarech - Chassidic elucidations and compilations on Tehillim by the sacred prodigy Rabbi Aharon Meir Friedlander, av beit din of Bolechov and leading disciple of the Zhidichover Rebbe. Munkacs, 1893. First edition. Chassidic segulah book.

A sensational tale is hidden within this work: A commentary on several psalms at the beginning of the work, written by the author when he was nine years old, in nine days!! This is an almost completely unheard-of phenomenon in Torah literature.

This book was initially planned to be printed in 1837, to increase the boy's enthusiasm and strengthen his heart in study and Divine service, but this plan did not materialize. A short time after the author's passing, the idea of printing it arose again. Approbations were collected, but again it did not come to fruition. It was finally printed in 1893.

Sons of the Mahari"a of Zhidichov, whose father was very fond of the author, like one of his sacred sons, bless the book's purchasers in their approbations at the beginning of the book, with rare and tremendous blessings. The Admo"r Rabbi Berish of Dolyna, son of the Mahari"a of Zhidichov blesses in his approbation: "May there be peace and tranquility in your homes; may you raise your children to be good in your eyes, and may you live long. Praying for you, that goodness be present in all you do, your kindred spirit, the small one, Yissachar Berish son of the sacred rabbi of Zhidichov, residing here in Dolyna." His brother, Rabbi Eliyahu of Zhidichov, promises the book's purchasers "Hashem will shower endless blessings upon you."

The sacred gaon Rabbi Aharon Meir Friedlander [1827-1875], av beit din of Bolechov, was born to his father, the exalted Chassid Rabbi Zalman Leib. Already at a young age, his immense talent, his sharpness and expertise, became known, and worlds were expected of him by the  geonim of his generation. He studied the revealed Torah with the Mahara"m A"sh and the Yismach Moshe. After some time, he drew close to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Zhidichov, and became his leading disciple in the hidden Torah. Later on, he even joined Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac's family. The Admo"r was very close with him, and as the Admo"r's son attested: "My father loved him as he loved his sons, and I sometimes saw him kiss him on the forehead out of his immense love for him..." Another of the Admo"r's sons stated, "The sacred rabbi, the gaon of Sanz, also tested him when he was thirteen, and said that he has Torah intelligence like the Vilna Gaon!" Rabbi Shimon Sofer, av beit din of Krakow, son of the Chatam Sofer said, "My father rested his crystal eyes on him, and wrote that he is young and very wise." He was also very close to the Admo"rim of Belz and Rozalye. The latter even desired him as a bridegroom for his daughter. He served as av beit din of Bolechov, where he passed away at a young age, in 1875.

64 leaf. 22.5 cm.

Fine condition. Minimal aging stains. Individual worming perforations in the first and last leaves. Fragile paper. Old binding, well-preserved.