“May Hashem fulfill all your wishes for the good, may you live and may He give you from the gold of Sheba even until advanced old age, the youth Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini”
Important and lengthy halachic letter by the gaon and Kabbalist Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini – a leading Acharon , known by the name of his book, as “The Sdei Chemed.” Sent to the Tzaddik of Warsaw, the gaon Rabbi Chaim Ya’akov Naftali Silverberg. Especially rare blessings appear in the letter’s margins from the sacred gaon regarding wealth, long life and more. Karsubazar, 1893.
In this interesting letter sent to the tzaddik of Warsaw, the author of Sdei Chemed thanks him for his book that he sent, and he informs the tzaddik of Warsaw that he will include the novellae in them in the upcoming volumes of Sdei Chemed . It is interesting to see the importance of every sefer to the Sdei Chemed, who notes in the margins of his letter that a leaf in one of the books is partially torn and he requests that the Tzaddik of Warsaw copy the missing part for him and send it to him.
The Sdei Chemed blesses with especially rare blessings in the margins of this letter: “May Hashem fulfill all your wishes for the good, may you live and may He give you from the gold of Sheba even until advanced old age, the youth Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini.”
It is known that manuscripts by leaders of the generations from all circles and communities were used and are still used as amulets for protection and success – everything handwritten – even just a signature. Here is not only a manuscript, but an actual amulet that contains rare and explicit blessings from one of the leading Acharonim ! Blessings for extreme wealth – the “wealth of Sheba”! Blessings for a long life: “until advanced old age” and an additional blessing that includes all blessings: “May Hashem fulfill all your wishes for the good.”
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of Chacham Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini and Rabbi Chaim Ya’akov Naftali Silverberg .
[1] postal postcard, 9×14 cm. With the Sdei Chemed’s scribal script and signature.
Very fine condition.