Auction No. 114
Golden coins, Seforim, Chabad, Eretz Yisrael and Zionism, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Holocaust and refugees.
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Bchinat HaKabbalah, two sections with two separate title pages.
The first section contains two compositions: Sefer Kol Sachal, "Three essays by R' Amitai Bar Yeda'aya ibn Raz against the Oral Torah." And the book She'agat Aryeh, with a response to Kol Sachal, by Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena.
The second section of Bchinat HaKabbalah contains studies and comments on the two aforementioned books, by the publisher, Yasha"r [Yitzchak Shlomo Reggio].
Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena [1571-1648] was one of the rabbis of Venice, one of those who opposed kabbalah and the spiritual leader of those opposing kabbalah - the 'Darda'im' headed by Rabbi Kapach.
Yitzchak Shlomo Reggio - Yasha"r [1784-1856] lived in Gorizia and served as the rabbi of the town. He was one of the first maskilim of Italy and leaders of the 'Chochmat Yisrael' movement. He was the founder of the rabbinic study hall in Padua that was headed by his friend Shada"l.
[1], 18, 268, [1] pages. 21 cm. Additional title page in a foreign language. Fine condition.
* Protection for new mother and child, with an incantation for the evil eye by the Chid"a and more.
* הבוטח בה' חסד יסובבנו (He who trusts G-d will be surrounded by lovingkindness), protection for new mother and child. Colorful, with pictures of the Ramba"m and Rashb"i.
* Segulah for good luck.
* "דע לפני מי אתה עומד..." ("Know before Whom you are standing") with the shape of the menorah.
* For protection, copy of a manuscript of the great rabbi, Rabbi Yeudah Moshe Pattiyah ztzuk"l.
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6 handwritten amulets with kabbalistic terms and symbols pictured. For healing, and against the evil eye.
Five of the amulets are rolled up, the sixth is folded.
Varying sizes.
Fold and rolling marks.
Eshel Avraham - important kabbalistic book with a commentary on the introduction to the Zohar on chumashim Bereishit and Shemot, by the kabbalist Rabbi Mordechai Ashkenazi of Jerusalem, disciple of the renowned kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Rewigo, one of the kabbalistic pious Jews of Italy. The author called this work Eshel Avraham after his rabbi. An introduction called Hakdamat Sefer Eshel Avraham is at the beginning of the book; it was also printed as a self-contained booklet. There is a large illustration of the "ilan hakodesh" on leaves 45-46, on facing pages. There are also other illustrations and charts. The title page is illustrated with engravings of Moshe and Aharon and the war between David and Goliath.
On the upper left corner of each of the first leaves [1-22] there is a single word. All of them together comprise an original owner's inscription, ascribing ownership of the book to " ... the important woman, the leader, the widow Yachet Bayla ..."
186 leaves. Tears, some of which are restored. Stains and wear. Original leather binding.
Amulet handwritten by the elder kabbalist, Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, ztzuk"l and zy"a. Amulet "For the healing of ... from all illness he has on the sides of his face and all paralysis ..."
Ink on parchment, 8x6 cm, placed in a magnificent frame.
Very fine condition.
Peaneach Raza, kabbalistic novellae on the Torah portions by Rabbi Yitzchak son of Yehudah HaLevi.
"This book was published once, about a hundred years ago." Second edition, Amshtellerdam [Amsterdam], 1698. The book contains enthusiastic approbations from the rabbinic leaders of Amsterdam. In later editions, the book was printed with a commentary by Rabbi Yitzchak Katz - son-in-law of the Mahara"l of Prague.
Ink stamp and seal imprint of "Sa'adat Baḥurim" - the Ashkenazic yeshivah in Amsterdam with was founded in the 18th century.
[2], 66 leaves. 19 cm. Gilt page cuts.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Parchment binding.
Sha'arei Orah. [On the title page: Sha'ar Orah] lives up to its name, it is a gate and entryway into learning the wisdom of kabbalah, by Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, one of the great kabblists of 13th century Spain.
Seligman Reis Press, Offenbach [on the title page: Ovibach]. Dated owners' stamps and notations on the page before the title page: "בתרין בשבא דהוא שתת עסר יומין לחודש אלול שנת תרין אלפין ומאה ותמנין" ("for documents, 5629 from the creation of the world" [1869]).
Leaves 41-68 are a hand-written completion in precise scribal script, clear and straight, in Oriental writing, including a kabbalistic picture.
From the time of the Ar"i, there was a preference to not study from earlier kabbalistic works, with the exception of Sha'arei Orah, which the Ar"i himself approved, saying that it is the key to the hidden Torah. Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, senior disciple of the GR"A, once expressed that in order to fulfill one's obligation to learn kabbalah, one should study the Zohar and Sha'arei Orah.
[4] 1-41, [42-68], 69-112 leaves. 19 cm.
Fine condition. Aging stains and dampstains. Worming perforations. New binding.
Silver Yemenite protective amulet, with "תורה צוה לנו משה" ["The Torah was commanded to us by Moshe"] inscribed on the sides, and "זה הזכאי של סעוד אערג ואשתו זהרה הי"ו" [This belongs to Saud Aerag and his wife Zoharah] inscribed on the body.
Silver plates, 5.5x9 cm, 26 grams. The four ends have holes for threading a necklace (for a baby?).
Fine condition, rust on the back.
Safra - Zikukin D'Nura U'Viurin D'Asha, commentary on Tanna D'Bei Eliyahu, which is attributed to Eliyahu HaNavi by the gaon Rabbi Shmuel Heida.
The beginnings of the chapters quote the old version which was accepted through the generations. After that, the corrected version, as the author received it from Eliyahu HaNavi, appears, surrounded by the Zikukin D'Nura commentary.
This book was authored according to a "revelation from Eliyahu," as the author writes in his introduction: "... I prayed to the Holy One, Blessed be He, that his give permission to Eliyahu z"l, and his disciple Rabbi Anan, that they be revealed and tell me." And he continues and instructs the method by which one may merit a revelation by Eliyahu: "One who says 'Eliyahu HaNavi' 130 times, with great concentration, every motzaei Shabbat, merits that a holy spark from Eliyahu HaNavi's soul lights up the candle of his soul." The author concludes with a description of the revelation from Eliyahu HaNavi that he experienced: "He appeared to me as a person standing opposite me ... a hairy person with a leather loincloth ... And he threw his holy cloak upon me ..."
This version of the book was accepted across the entire diaspora, and in their approbations, the rabbinic leaders of the generation recited Hallel over the book and its author. Rabbi Moshe Shimon Bachrach, Av Beit Din of Worms (father of the author of Chavat Yair), writes in his approbation "Zikukin D'Nura ... in the sacred ma'aseh merkavah ... we will fulfill his doctrine without exception ... as he saw and surveyed everything with his own eyes." Rabbi Shimon Av Beit Din of Bamberg called him "the G-dly kabbalistic general." Rabbi Shmuel Av Beit Din of Ansbach writes in his approbation: "I said I will be sanctified by those close to Me ... a pious and holy man, full of wisdom in the revealed and hidden (aspects of Torah), awesome secrets are in his work Zikukin D'Nura U'Viurin D'Asha."
Rabbinical leaders from the generations following his also praised him. The gaon Rabbi Chaim Palachi writes: "Happy is the one born of woman who achieved all this." Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber of Zlotchov wrote: "Who can tell the magnitude of this holy book ... all who study it will merit much goodness hidden within and observe Hash-m's pleasantness and all the desires of his heart for the good." There is a famous story of Rabbi Pinchas of Ginivishov, disciple of the maggid of Kozhitz, who wanted the book Zikukin D'Nura, and a man appeared to him and gave him the work. When he came to the maggid of Kozhitz, the maggid said to him: "Know that Eliyahu, may his memory be for the good, took the trouble himself to bring you the book Tanna D'Bei Eliyahu with the Zikukin commentary."
The author promises in the introduction: "I promise that the hearts of all who read it will be aroused to engage in Torah and mitzvahs for their own sake, and he will make a holy garment for his soul ... so that his soul does not stand unclothed before the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He."
[1], 177, 62 leaves. 29 cm. Mispaginated. Moderate-fine condition. Stains. Cropped margins. Title page and last leaves restored. Lack with damage to text on leaves 57-59. Last 3 leaves lacking. New binding.