“And if so, no damage has resulted and all is peace and goodness” (Blessing of the Ben Ish Chai) Apparently not printed!
Two pages written in the hand of the leader of Jewish Diaspora in Bavel, the author of Ben Ish Chai .
The manuscript is comprised of two precious sermons. The first is an interesting sermon connecting the laws of Shabbat to this word and the world to come. The second sermon, in a matter related to this time of year, is on the laws of repentance for severe transgressions between man and his fellow. The Ben Ish Chai proves from Yosef HaTzaddik, that due to the fact that he did not sin in Egypt, his brothers were not punished on his account. Yet if, Heaven forbid, he had sinned, the brothers would have been responsible for this. From this, a frightening halachah is learned: If, as a result of a specific act a person commits a sin, that sin is also attributed to the person who caused it. These are frightening words.
The sermons ends with the rare blessing: “And if so, no damage has resulted, Heaven forbid, and all is peace and goodness.”
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Yosef Chaim, known as the Ben Ish Chai .
The Ben Ish Chai’s manuscripts are known among Jews of Iraqi descent as a segulah for success and protection for he who has them in his possession. All the more so this manuscript before us which contains a rare blessing at its conclusion; it certainly comprises a segulah for protection for who ever has it in his possession.
[1] leaf, 12×11 cm. Approximately 20 lines, characteristic Sephardic script with corrections. All in his hand. Transcription included.
Very fine condition. Magnificent leather binding.