Notzer Chesed – Adam Yashar (Komarna), Lemberg 1855–1856 – First Editions
Noser Chesed, commentaries on Pirkei Avot in the path of Chassidus, by the holy Gaon, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Yehuda Yechiel Safrin of Komarna, Lemberg 1856 – First Edition.
Adam Yashar, segulot and tefillot for times of plague (G-d forbid), based on the Arizal, by Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Yehuda Yechiel Safrin of Komarna, Lemberg 1855 – First Edition.
At the end of Adam Yashar, the Komarna Rebbe printed a hand-shaped amulet with holy Name combinations for protection, upon which he wrote:
"As long as one carries this amulet… he shall have no fear of the plague… only life will surround him."
The Noam Elimelech’s Amulet
A fascinating story is recorded in Shlosha Komarna (Zichron Kodesh 9) regarding
Rabbi Yaakov Moshe of Komarna, whose daughter once fell gravely ill. From Shamayim, he was shown a wondrous amulet hidden in a volume of Rambam in his home,
which miraculously healed his daughter. He later showed it to his father, Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi of Komarna, who
recognized it as the handwriting of his own Rebbe, Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk (the Noam Elimelech).
It is said that this amulet was eventually lost in a fire in 1895, but it is possible that Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi of Komarna, who
published Adam Yashar in 1855 while his father was still alive, included the amulet in the sefer based on the
tradition he had from the Noam Elimelech. If so, this is the amulet of the holy Rebbe Reb Meilech of Lizhensk—
a true wonder!
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Provenance:
The sefer bears the signature of
Rabbi Chaim Uri Jakabovits, Av Beis Din of Fabihaaz, Hy"d, who received it from Rabbi Moshe Yosef Schwartz. Additionally, it contains marginal notes and handwritten indexes.
Rabbi Chaim Uri Jakabovits, Hy"d (martyred on Lag BaOmer 1944), was a renowned sharp-witted Gaon, a primary disciple of the
Minchas Elazar of Munkacs. Even in his youth, he was granted semicha and was requested to serve as Rav in Nir Adony. The
Levushei Mordechai wrote in his
semicha that though he generally did not grant semicha to young scholars,
this bachur was an exception, as he had mastered Shulchan Aruch and its commentaries. He later became the son-in-law of Rabbi Yechezkel Fish of Salkah, and corresponded in halacha with gedolim including the Levushei Mordechai and the Maharshag.
