Autographed Kitzur Shl”a of the Admor Rabbi Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert, Son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz

Kitzur Shl”a, Polonne Edition, 1816

Personal copy of the Admor Harav Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert with his handwritten autograph.

The Admor Harav Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (1862-1944) was the youngest child born to the venerable Divrei Chaim of Sanz in his latter years, but he still reaped from his father’s bountiful wisdom and sacred ways in his early years of life. In the early 1900’s, he relocated from Galicia to Hungary where he was crowned spiritual leader of Sanzer chassidim in Hungary.

The Admor of Ratzfert was renowned as a miracle worker whose blessings were fulfilled. Countless tales of miracles and wonders abounded among Hungarian Jewry regarding the blessings of the tzaddik and his unmatched love and dedication to every Jew.

Sefer Kitzur Shl”a – A synopsis of commendable conduct and paths in the service of Hashem gleaned from Shnei Luchos Habris (Shl”a) with an anthology of laws and ethics by Harav Yechiel Michel Epstein.
Polonne, 1816. 96 leaves Page size: 21x17 cm. Autograph of Rebbe on title page verso. Autograph on the title page with lines crossing it out. On the title page verso, remnants of his seal from the period spent in Tyrnau. Margins of Leaf 72b feature a short handwritten note. (It is known that the Admor of Ratzfert often inscribed notes in the margins of his sefarim.) Several tears; margins folded; several holes. Used condition. New leather binding.