Maharam Lublin Responsa – Metz, 1769 – Copy of the Darkei Teshuva and the Minchat Eliezer of Mukacheve – Signatures ...

Maharam Lublin Responsa – Metz, 1769 – Copy of the Darkei Teshuva and the Minchat Eliezer of Mukacheve – Signatures of Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Babad, Grandfather and Teacher of the Minchat Chinuch, and Signatures of Galician Rabbis
Maharam Lublin responsa. Metz, [1769]. Printed by Moshe Maya.
On the title page and the last page are signatures, including that of "Yehoshua Heshel Babad of Ternopil and its district". Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Babad (1754-1838), author of Sefer Yehoshua, grandfather and teacher of the author of Minchat Chinuch, descendent of the author of Pnei Yehoshua and of Rebbe Heshel of Cracow. He served in the Buzynove rabbinate succeeding the author of Pri Tevua until he was appointed as Rabbi of Ternopil in 1801, replacing his cousin Rabbi Shmuel Flankenfeld. In 1828, he was chosen Rabbi of Lublin, but was pursued by influential residents of the city because of his Chassidic leanings, causing him to return to the Ternopil rabbinate. He was one of the Torah leaders of his times and taught many students; several Galicia sages were his disciples including his famous grandson, Rabbi Yosef Babad, author of the Minchat Chinuch who eventually also became Rabbi of Ternopil. He was renowned for his opposition to Yosef Perel, a leading maskil (member of the Enlightenment movement) in Galicia who lived the city. Some of his writings were printed in Sefer Yehoshua (Zhovkva, 1829), in which appear Torah thoughts exchanged with Torah sages of his time, his mechutan Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margaliot, author of Ketzot HaChoshen, the author of Chavot Da'at, etc.
Additional signatures on the title page: "Yosef Babad, Av Beit Din of Lvov and its district" [the identity of the person who signed is unclear. The handwriting is similar to that of the author of the Minchat Chinuch but we do not know that he served as Av Beit Din of Lvov]; "Yosef Yoel Deutsch" (died in 1853, Ishim B'Tsehuvot HaChatam Sofer, pp. 169-170). Disciple of Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Babad and childhood friend of his grandson, author of Minchat Chinuch, son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe David Ashkenazi, Av Beit Din of Tolcsva and Safed. Served as Dayan in Ternopil from 1830-1840, afterward as Av Beit Din of Khodorov and Monastyrishche. Author of the Yad Yosef responsa; "Yisrael Menachem Mendel… Av Beit Din of Trembwola" – author of Bigdei Kavod on Tractate Avot, printed together with the commentary of his father-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Moshe Simcha Rappaport, in the book Bigdei HaKodesh, Lvov, 1806. At the end of his signature is another inscription in his handwriting: "Sold to the signed below. This book belonged to the Mukacheve Rebbes, author of Darkei Teshuva and his son, author of Minchat Eliezer. On the title page and on the leaves of the book are many stamps of the father and son ["Zvi Hirsh Shapira" and "Chaim Elazar Shapira Av Beit Din of Mukacheve"].
Rebbe Zvi Hirsh Shapira, author of Darkei Teshuva (1845-1914, Encyclopedia Le'Chassidut Vol 3, pp. 618-620), son of Rabbi Shlomo Shapira, Av Beit Din of Mukacheve, author of Shem Shlomo, son of Rabbi Elazar of Lantzhut, son of Rabbi Zvi Elimelech of Dinow, author of Pnei Yissaschar. A prominent rabbi of his days in Torah knowledge and Chassidism, he succeeded his father in the Mukacheve rabbinate, strengthening this Chassidism followed by thousands. Founder of Kollel Munkatch, and Nesi Eretz Israel. Wrote Darkei Teshuva, Be'er Lachai Ro'I, Zvi Tiferet, etc. His son, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Shapira, a leading sage of Torah, Halacha and Chassidism in his times and great Kabbalist (1872-1937, Otzar HaRabbanim, 6243). His teachings of Halacha and Kabbalah spread all over the Diaspora. He wrote the Minchat Elazar responsa, Sha'ar Yissachar, Nimukei Orach Chaim, 9 parts of the Divrei Torah series, etc.
[3], 77 leaves. 33 cm. Good condition, stains. Restored tears to several leaves. New binding.