Esh Kodesh, Preface 1/אש קודש·פתח דבר א׳

1Book of Holy Fire: Pure Utterances from the Holocaust Years 5700-5701-5702 [1939-1941]

2Spoken on Sabbaths and Holidays in the Suffering Warsaw Ghetto

3By

4The Honorable, Holy, Our Master, Our Teacher, and Our Rabbi, Holy of Israel, Head of the Diaspora, Luminous Candle, Pious and Separated, The Holy

5Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman, May the Memory of the Righteous be a Blessing.

6Former Rabbi of Piaseczno. Author of the Book "Obligations of the Students". Son of the Holy Tzaddik, Righteous Man of God, Rabbi Elimelech, May his Memory Protect Us. Former Rabbi of Grodisk. Author of the Books "Sayings of Elimelech" and "Words of Elimelech". Grandson of the Holy Tzaddik, Righteous Man of God, Rabbi Yechiel Mechel, May his Memory Protect Us. Preacher and Former Rabbi of Kozhnitz.

7May Their Merit Protect Us and All of Israel, Amen.

8Jerusalem, the Holy City, May it be Rebuilt and Established

9Year 5620 [1960]

10Published by the Piaseczno Hasidic Committee under the leadership of the Author's Nephew, Rabbi Elimelech, May he Live a Long Life, Son of Rabbi Yeshayahu Shapira, of Blessed Memory.