The Glayonim of the Holy Rabbi Yehuda’le – Not Printed: The Book Tiv Gittin Belonging to the Holy Rabbi Menasheh of Zhidichov-Keretsky zt"l, and the Holy Rabbi Yehuda’le of Dzikov zt"l, with Many Handwritten Notes
The book Tiv Gittin by the Holy Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margolies of Brod zt"l, printed in Lamberg in 1859, was owned by the Holy Rabbi Menasheh Eichenstein zt"l of Zhidichov-Keretsky, author of Alfei Menasheh, and the Holy Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz zt"l of Dzikov, with many handwritten notes.
On the title page and the margin, there are several signatures in the holy handwriting of the Holy Rabbi Menasheh of Zhidichov zt"l, and many signatures of the Holy Rabbi Yehuda of Dzikov zt"l from his time as a judge in the community of Klausenburg, where he used the surname Haiger, the family name of his mother.
Throughout the book, there are dozens of handwritten notes and comments in the holy handwriting of Rabbi Yehuda’le zt"l, some of which were erased with a quill pen. On page 30, there is a note in a different handwriting in Rashi script, which seems to be from the Holy Rabbi Menasheh of Zhidichov zt"l.
The Holy
Rabbi Menasheh Eichenstein zt"l of Zhidichov-Keretsky – the son and successor of the Holy Rabbi Yissachar Berish zt"l of Zhidichov-Keretsky, the author of Malbush LeShabbat VeYom Tov, known as the "Malbush." He was the son-in-law of the Holy Rabbi Yehoshua Horowitz zt"l of Dzikov, the author of Atarat Yeshuah. He was renowned as a great genius and author of the books Alfei Menasheh on the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, Torat HaAsham on matters of impurity and purity, Matteh Menasheh on Shabbat and festivals, and Alfei Menasheh on the Torah. From 1904, he served as the rabbi of Resha, and after World War I, he settled in Munkatch. From 1924, he served as rabbi and Rebbe in Zhidichov-Keretsky, following in the footsteps of his father, zt"l.
The Holy
Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz of Dzikov zt"l – the son of the Holy Rabbi Alter Yechiel Eliezer Horowitz of Dzikov zt"l, who was the son of the Holy Rabbi Atarat Yeshuah of Dzikov zt"l and the son-in-law of the Holy Rabbi Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz zt"l. From 1936 onwards, he served as a judge and Torah scholar in the great city of Klausenburg. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael and settled in Jerusalem, where he served as the Rosh Yeshiva in the Yeshivat Beit Yosef Tzvi. He was known as a holy, deep, and humble man. Most of his life, he refused to lead a community, but many followers and admirers gathered around him. He spent his days deeply immersed in Torah study. Most of his Torah innovations in Halacha and Aggadah were written concisely in the margins of his books. His Torah insights, written in the margins, were later published in the book Glayonei MeHaR”y.
