Approbation 3 for Likutay Moharan by Rabbi Avraham Chaim of Zlotshev

Approbation for Likutay Moharan

Note from the English Translator
Rabbi Avraham Chaim (d. 1817), the Chief Rabbi of Zlotshev (Zolochiv), was a revered figure in Chassidic and rabbinic circles, known for his profound piety, scholarship, and holiness. Titled the "Holy Luminary," he was a disciple of prominent Chassidic masters and a respected leader in his community. His work, Orach LeChaim, reflects his deep Torah knowledge and spiritual insight. Renowned as a wonder of his generation, Rabbi Avraham Chaim’s approbation carries significant weight, affirming his role as a guiding light in the Chassidic movement and Jewish scholarship during his era.

By the honorable Rabbi, the genius, the holy Chassid, renowned as the Holy Luminary, may his light shine, our teacher Rabbi Avraham Chaim, of blessed memory, Chief Rabbi of the holy community of Zlotshev, author of Orach LeChaim:

Behold, I have received a letter from a great and towering sage, whom I respect and esteem though I do not know him personally, the great Rabbi, the Holy Luminary, the wonder of the generation, may his light shine, the renowned Chassid, scion of holy ancestors, our teacher Rabbi Nachman, may his light shine. He has requested my approbation for the printing of his holy book. I have examined it, and from the little honey I tasted, my eyes were enlightened. I saw that it requires no approbation from me, especially since the great sages of our time have already given their approval. Yet, one does not refuse a great man, and so I come, like Judah, and further proclaim: I hereby decree with the authority of the Torah that no one shall transgress the boundaries set by the earlier sages for ten years from the date below. May those who heed this find delight.

The one who speaks for the honor of the Torah, Thursday, the 10th of Shevat, 5568 [1808], here in the holy community of Zlotshev.

[Signed by],
the insignificant Avraham Chaim, son of our teacher Rabbi Gedalia