Rabbi Yitzchak Shmulevitz, head of the rabbinical court in Krimlov, told of a copy of Bat Ayin his father bought from a bookseller. When Rabbi Shlomo of Radomsk, author of Tiferet Shlomo, learned of it, he sent an attendant to ask to borrow it. The father agreed and sent him the book.
A Gift Received with Joy
A week later, the father visited Radomsk. As he came to say goodbye after Shabbat, the Tiferet Shlomo asked to keep the book for a few more weeks. Recognizing how precious it was to him, the father offered it as a gift. According to tradition, the rabbi's face lit up with joy. He asked for refreshments, and those present raised a toast. The Tiferet Shlomo said that he had wished to meet the author during his lifetime, but distance had prevented it. The account appears in Ateret Shlomo, page 20, section 4, and illustrates the place of Bat Ayin's teachings among later tzaddikim.
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