New Five-Volume Series 'Or Shalom' on Jewish Holidays Released

A new five-volume series of books, "Or Shalom" (Light of Peace) on the Jewish holidays, authored by the Rebbe of Miskolcz, has been published. The Rebbe, considered a leading spiritual figure in Petah Tikva, is known for his profound insights into Jewish law and Hasidic thought.

The "Or Shalom" series offers deep novellae, pearls of wisdom, and sublime ideas presented through homiletics, pilpul (talmudic argumentation), and Hasidism. It covers all of Israel's holidays, including Elul, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot, as well as special sections on Shabbat, Brit Milah, Bar Mitzvah, weddings, Torah, prayer, redemption, faith, and the yahrzeits of righteous individuals.

The publication is described as luxurious, printed on fine cream paper with an elaborate binding. The Rebbe of Miskolcz is recognized as one of the generation's great scholars and righteous individuals, with his teachings widely embraced in the Torah world and yeshivas.

Notably, the series includes a rare letter from Rabbi Yitzchak Shlomo Eliyashiv, a prominent rabbinic authority, containing four pages of handwritten notes on study and halakha, sent to the Rebbe of Miskolcz. This is considered exceptional, as Rabbi Eliyashiv rarely wrote such extensive letters. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky also reviewed the series, was impressed by Rabbi Eliyashiv's letter, and encouraged the Rebbe to publish more works, suggesting at least ten additional books.

Rabbi Kanievsky also inquired about the Rebbe's yeshiva in Petah Tikva, which he established and which is described as a beacon of Torah study. The new "Or Shalom" series is currently available at a subsidized price for a limited time. The "Kikar Hashabbat" publication offers readers a preview from the series related to the month of Elul.