Part of a handwritten sermon regarding soul reincarnation by the Ben Ish Chai.
Specifications : [8] pages, paper. 10×13 cm. Typical Sephardic writing with erasures and corrections. Approximately 18-22 lines per page. The sermon was printed in his book, Shani Eliyahu , part one, sermon seven.
Background: Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1833-1909), author of Ben Ish Chai , was the most prominent Oriental sage of his time. His father was Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim son of Rabbi Moshe Chaim, rabbi of Baghdad. He was a disciple of Rabbi Abdallah Somekh, and his genius and righteousness were apparent from a young age. He started sermonizing in the Great Synagogue when he was only 26-years-old. He continued delivering these sermons every Shabbat and holiday for about fifty years. Thousands of people gathered to listen to his eloquent words for four to five hours. He was world-renowned as “once-in-a-generation” in his knowledge of the hidden and revealed Torah and was noted for his great sanctity. In 1879, he traveled to the Land of Israel to pray at the graves of the righteous people, when it was Divinely revealed to him that his soul was rooted in that of Benyahu ben Yehoyada. He titled many of his dozens of works according to this name: Ben Ish Chai , Ben Ish Chayil , Ben Yehoyada , Rav Pe’alim , Od Yosef Chai and more.
Condition: Fine. New elegant leather binding in dedicated container.