“In my dream, I saw Rabbi Moshe Mizrachi zllh”h. I woke up and was happy. When I see said rabbi, it’s a salvation for me” (the Chid”a, regarding the author of Admat Kodesh )
Beautiful halachic responsum regarding the kashrut status of sausages, by the Rishon LeTziyon Rabbi Chaim Nissim Moshe Mizrachi, author of Admat Kodesh – one of the leading sages among Sephardic Acharonim. Oriental semi-cursive script. Pictorial signature. [Jerusalem, 18th century.]
The responsum discusses sargija [a type of sausage] which came from abroad, from a place where they allowed inflating [the lung]. The first part of the letter is the Rishon LeTziyon’s apology for not answering at length due to his illness and his weakness. “I experienced a stroke four months ago; I am going from one illness to another.” As such, he also did not write the responsum by hand. However, the final line in the letter and the signature are in his penmanship: “Such are the words of one suffering from the travails of time. Plagued and beaten, used up and brokenhearted, the small one Nissim Chaim Moshe Mizrachi S”T.”
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the Rishon LeTziyon Rabbi Chaim Nissim Moshe Mizrachi .
[1] leaf, 15×20 cm. High-quality Italian paper.
Fine condition. Minimal aging stains and worming perforations. Tears in the margins without damage or lack in the text.