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Der Saba Kadisha fon Vizhnitz: Letter Signed by the Admor Rabbi Yisrael of Vizhnitz Author of Ahavat Yisrael with ...
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Der Saba Kadisha fon Vizhnitz: Letter Signed by the Admor Rabbi Yisrael of Vizhnitz Author of Ahavat Yisrael with Detailed Reference to Kabbalah
"ובפרט לחכמת הקבלה דצריכין לזה לב טהור" Lengthy letter signed by the Admor, the Saba Kadisha of Vizhnitz, Rabbi Yisrael Hager. With guidance for studying Kabbalah.
The letter was sent to Rabbi Avrahamleib Zilberman Av Beit Din of Safed with a warm recommendation for a yeshiva established by Rabbi Zilberman for studying Kabbalah. In his letter, rabbeinu writes: "כי אין ערוך לרעיון נשגב הלז ללמד לבני ישראל לאסוקי שמעתא אליבא דהלכתא וגם לפתוח פתח ליראי ד' הבאים בסוד ד' להאיר אור חכמה הקדושה בארעא קדישא כי שם ביתה (כדאי' בתקונים דף א: אשר על מארי קבלה אתמר לא תקח האם על הבנים כו' ובארעא קדישא איהו יחודי" וביתי" כו") ובאשר שמעתא בעי צלותא...ובפרט לחכמת הקבלה דצריכין לזה לב טהור פנוי מטרדות הגשמיות (וכדאי' בזוה"ק נשא קכ"ג. ברע"מ ואית נטרין כו' ונטרין ההוא טוב דלא ייעול תמן דלאו איהו ראוי למיעל כו' אבל מאן דאיהו טוב כו' וייעלון לי" לטוב הגנוז כו').
His full handwritten signature appears at the end of the letter: "הק' ישראל בהה"צ מוהר"ב זצללה"ה".
15X23 cm. Filing perforations. Taping. Fair-good condition.
The Admor Rabbi Yisrael Hager of Vizhnitz, the Ahavat Yisrael (1860-1936) was the 3rd Admor of Vizhnitz, son of the Admor Rabbi Baruch Hager the Imrei Baruch.Was famed for his great love of Israel. There are a number of amazing stories passed down demonstrating this. He served first in the rabbinate of the city of Bidovla, working hard to hide his Torah greatness.
Upon his father’s passing in 1893, he rose to serve as leader of the Vizhnitz community. Under his leadership, it grew and became the largest in Hungary/Romania. Many came from across the region to him. He passed away in 1936 and after the Holocaust (in 1950) his body was brought to Israel, where he was reburied in the Vizhnitz cemetery in Bnei Brak accompanied by thousands including his sons the Imrei Chaim and the Makor Baruch.
