Pe'er Hador Chazon Ish Biography & Life In Hebrew 5 V. 1966-73 פאר הדור חזון איש

Description: Printed in succession between 1966-73. Nice condition, no interior writing except for first volume blank page inscription. Difficult to find this original set and impossible with the original color coded dust covers, which are in fairly nice condition. These volumes are packed with rare photographs. Extremely descriptive and exhaustive biography of the Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, and his times, family, and where he originated from. Condition of pages and binding is very good, some foxing to edges when closed. It appears to have never been read. Some random bumps and/or scars to cover edges and spine as shown, but binding is tight and integral. Pages are very sharp, there are no stains in interior, this is a very clean set. The print order of the books are as follows. Vol 1. 1966 Vol 2. 1969 Vol 3. 1970 Vol 4. 1973 Vol 5. 1973 About The Subject Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz (7 November 1878 – 24 October 1953), known by the name of his magnum opus, Chazon Ish (Hebrew: החזון איש‎), was a Belarusian born Orthodox rabbi who later became one of the leaders of Haredi Judaism in Israel, where he spent his final 20 years, from 1933 to 1953. Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz was born in Kosava, in the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Brest Region, Belarus), the eldest son of Shmaryahu Yosef Karelitz, the rabbi of Kosava; his mother was Rasha Leah, the daughter of Shaul Katzenelbogen.Avraham Yeshaya was born after his older brother Meir. His younger brothers were Yitzchak, and Moshe. Yitzchak succeeded their father as the rabbi of Kosava. As a youth, Karelitz was sent to study under Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk. He did not take to the Brisker method of study, and later it became clear that he actually opposed it. After two years, he returned home and continued to study with his father who was head of the local Beth din. He married Bashe Bei of Kvėdarna and developed a close relationship with Moshe Rosen (Nezer HaKodesh). He moved to Vilna in about 1920, and became close to Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, consulting with him in all religious and communal matters. Encouraged by Grodzinski and with Abraham Isaac Kook’s help, Karelitz settled in Eretz Israel, then the British Mandate of Palestine, in 1933. His house in Bnei Brak became the address for thousands who sought religious guidance. Rabbi Karelitz devoted his life to the study of Torah while simultaneously gaining knowledge in secular sciences such as astronomy, anatomy, mathematics, and botany. After his marriage, he continued to lead an extremely modest life. He did not have any children. Though he served as a religious leader for much of his life, he never received formal ordination as a rabbi. Influence and authority Rabbi Karelitz did not publish many responsa, yet still achieved recognition as a leading authority on halakha. Like his brother-in-law Rabbi Kanievsky, Rabbi Karelitz "held no official position but nevertheless became a recognized worldwide authority on many matters relating to Jewish law and life. He declined to participate in any of the religious-political movements which were very active prior to, and during, the formation of the State of Israel in 1948. Yet, he had an immense influence on Haredi Judaism in Israel, whose formative period coincided with his years in Israel. He maintained an anti-Zionist viewpoint and begrudgingly accepted the existence of the Israeli state. In recognition of his deep insight and interest in many fields of study, many sought his guidance on social and political issues. Rabbi Karelitz contended secular society should defer to religious society, because it bore the long tradition.

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