… Abundance of blessing and success in all [your] affairs and may you succeed in all your endeavors … ‘Notes from the classes of Rabbi Chaim Cohen shlit”a, Torah novellae by the hidden tzaddik Rabbi Chaim Cohen, known as “The Milkman.” Lengthy dedication and rare blessing handwritten and signed by “The Milkman” on the flyleaf. Rabb Chaim (Ezra) Cohen-Perachiah [1935-2019] a kabbalist known as “The Milkman” belonged to a group of kabbalists who studied together about 50 years ago, who were known by their occupations, such as “The Shoemaker” – Rabbi Ya’akov Rabikov, “The Painter” – Rabbi Yehudah Leib Patilon, “The Street Cleaner” – Rabbi Yosef Woltuch, “The Floorlayer” – Rabbi Avraham Fisch and more. His father’s family ascended to the Land of Israel from Turkey in 1904 and dealt with producing cheeses and milk products. In the early 1930s his father established Machlevat HaKohanim – a cheese dairy in Tel Aviv, where Rabbi Cohen also worked. “The Milkman,” like hidden tzaddikim, did not have the typical outer appearance of most Orthodox rabbis: He did not grow a beard, in distinction to other rabbis, especially kabbalists, he did not wear a suit, and would wear a cap. He taught lessons in gemara and kabbalah at the “HaShalom” kollel in Givatayim. In additions to blessings he granted, he was known for his political and general forecasts. “The Milkman” was rabbi and leader of hundreds of Chassidim in Israel and around the world including businessmen and senior political figures. Rabbinic leaders of previous generations appreciated him, including the Admo”r Rabbi Moshe Mordechai of Lelov. [4], 253 pp. 24 cm. Excellent condition.