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RARE! AN ENTIRE MANUSCRIPT VOLUME OF UNPUBLISHED TORAH WRITINGS OF RABBI NASSAN ELIYAHU EHRMAN, RABBI OF IRSA (HUNGARY) – ALL IN HIS OWN HANDWRITING. An exceptionally rare 188-page manuscript volume of Torah novella, in both halacha and agada by Rabbi Nassan Eliyahu Ehrman of Irsa, written in 1825-1826 (recording on each page the exact date, and sometimes even the hour, when it was written!) Rabbi Nassan Eliyahu Ehrman (d. 1865), son of Rabbi Shimon Ze’ev, Dayan and later Rabbi of Irsa (Hungary). He was held in high esteem by the Chasam Sofer, who addresses him as ‘tzadik venisgav’ . Renowned for his diligence in Torah studies, with local people reporting that a pillar of fire was seen over his house while he was learning. Father-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Avraham Oresntein – Rabbi of Bardiov and of Rabbi Ahron David Deutsch – Rabbi of Balasagyarmat. His Torah writings remain in manuscript. 188 pp. 21 x 25 cm. Generally good condition. Stained. Two final leaves damaged, affecting text. Unbound.