“And this is the secret of mazal … the mazal of offspring, life and livelihood depend on it … as from it children are drawn forth and arrive, and it is good for a person who is childless to have this intent in his prayers, as explained here …” (from the manuscript)
Rare amulet, especially powerful for fertility, especially designated for reading and not just for carrying; it is a real Kabbalistic drush . The entire amulet (approximately 120 words) is handwritten by the hidden tzaddik Rabbi Moshe Ya’akov Rabikov, known as ‘HaSandlar HaKadosh.” He was one of the group of hidden tzaddikim who were active in the State of Israel in its early years.
The amulet was written as a Kabbalistic drush in the style of those by Rabbi Chaim Vital, with the Holy Shoemaker integrating Torah verses relevant to fertility and the Kabbalistic sacred Names responsible for pregnancy – aside from the designated purpose of this amulet – for fertility – the shoemaker added the concept of mazal as well, along with livelihood, health and “offspring, life and sustenance.”
In contrast to common amulets meant only to be worn on the body, this amulet, unusually, is also meant to be read and used for intentions during prayer. This form of influence is usually the legacy of tzaddikim and Kabbalists only, but in this manuscript, the Sandlar HaKadosh makes an exception and clearly explains how the sacred Names work for childlessness and enact a change, opening one’s mazal to the possibility of bearing children. At the end of the manuscript, the shoemaker emphasizes: “It is good for a childless person to have these intentions we have explained in mind during prayer”! On the other side of the leaf, the shoemaker details the calculation of the numerical values of the sacred Names for the benefit of the supplicant, so that he is not forced to make these calculations in the midst of his prayers.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Moshe Ya’akov b”r Yosef Cohen Rabikov .
[1] leaf paper written on both sides, approximately 16×10 cm. Approximately 120 words, handwritten by the ‘Sandlar.’
Fine condition: Fold marks. Isolated aging stains, small perforation in the bottom of the manuscript.