Sefer Eim HaBanim Semeichah. By Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal.
First edition, Budapest, 1943-1944. Treatise regarding redemption from the final exile, written at the peak of the Holocaust.
[11], 3-360 pages, 23 cm.
Good condition, detached pages.
The Gaon Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal (1885-1945) was Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva in Piestany, near Nitra in Western Slovakia. He was noted for his Shu"t Mishnah Sachir. When the war broke out, he started focusing his studies on the exile, redemption, and the promised Land. He generally followed the viewpoint of the Admor of Munkacs, the Minchat Elazar; however in view of the Nazi persecution, he encouraged immigration to Palestine. He was killed in the Holocaust Hy”d.
This Sefer, Eim HaBanim Semeichah, was named for the joy felt by Eretz Yisrael when her sons return. It contains lengthy discussions regarding the Holocaust and redemption. The author even notes that he believes that if the Admor of Munkacs would have seen the present conditions he would have also thought it prudent to immigrate. On the first leaf, the author includes a letter that he received from Rabbi Shlomo Dov Heller of Szighet, asking for his opinion regarding the manner. He writes that he could not get involved with matters concerning the entire nation.
Printing began in Tevet 1943 and ended on Chanukah 1944. The Sefer was primarily written in the attic where the author hid from the Nazis, and he quotes sources exclusively from memory. The author includes a number of introductions describing events of the time.
Book of extreme historic importance. Rabbis and researchers have different opinions regarding the author’s beliefs. Did he encourage immigration to Eretz Yisrael even for those who did not observe Torah and mitzvot?
This original edition is extremely rare! & has only appeared once at public auction.
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