Autograph of the Sefer 'Birkat Peretz' by the Steipler, in his Hand

Autograph of the Sefer 'Birkat Peretz' by the Steipler, in his Hand

The Steipler's novellae on parashat Pinchas, as printed word-for-word later in his book Birkat Peretz al HaTorah (Bnei Brak, 1971). These are the novellae on all of parashat Pinchas, as can be seen from the original manuscript here. They were written as a work in its own right, with its own pagination, bearing the title: "[For Parashat] Pinchas."

This manuscript is one deep derashah, totally complete, from beginning to end. The manuscript deals with the topic of zealotry in the portion of Pinchas, so characteristic of the Steipler, who was known to have stood guard and to vehemently protest anyone who attempted any deterrence from full-fledged following the ways of tradition, as appears in dozens of his letters in his book Kreina D'Iggerta (Bnei Brak, 1996).

The Steipler was known to be a man of miracles, a wonder-worker whose every word was fulfilled. Torah novellae by rabbinic leaders of the generations are known as a segulah for protection and success - not only those by Chassidic Admo"rim, as is known from the story of Rabbi Akiva Eiger's amulet. The person who found it wrote that it bore words regarding a resolution for the Tosafot that he innovated. The story appears in Ruach Chayim with Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin who "recovered at that moment."

In these novellae from the Steipler, he wrote, in his hand, the most important Torah blessings given to Pinchas ben Elazar ben Aharon HaKohen.

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Yisrael Ya'akov Kanievsky.

[2] leaves paper, autograph script with revisions and glosses in the body of the manuscript, entirely handwritten by the Steipler. Transcript from the sefer included.

Very fine condition.