Two pages of Kabbalistic topics – entirely handwritten by the G-dly Kabbalist the Rasha”sh – Rabbi Shalom Shabzi, great poet of Yemen. According to the famous Yemenite tradition, he would merit to travel every erev Shabbat via kefitzat haderech from Yemen to the Land of Israel. This content is from a first edition that was never printed of his book Chemdat Yamim . Yemen, c. 1640.
This manuscript deals with Moshe Rabbeinu’s ascent to Heaven to receive the Torah. The Rash”sh details Moshe’s “study schedule”! – “In the first days, he would study matters related to the lower world … the first material and physical form[!], and fire, wind, water and dust, and the four levels tzemach , chai , domem and meddaber ; the second ten days he studied the ten cycles, the third ten days he studied the ten levels of angels; and the final 10 days he studied the ten sephirot of aristocracy from keter through malchut .
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the G-dly Kabbalist Rabbeinu Shalom Shabzi – the Rasha”sh .
[1] leaf paper written on both sides, 18.5×15 cm.
Thick, high quality paper. Moderate condition. Professionally restored.