Two compositions:
Shemen HaTov and
Zkan Aharon – sermons and elucidations, including kabbalistic, on the Torah portions, midrashim and Talmudic aggadahs, by kabbalist Rabbi Shmuel Ohev.
The compilation
Ma’aseh Yeshurun by Rabbi Aharon HaKohen appears in the book’s margins. It is the first description of the blood libel in Raguza [Dubrovnik], of which the merchant Yitzchak (Isaac) Yeshurun of Raguza was accused during Sukkot 1622. He was tortured severely and sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, he was released after three years, in 1625. The Jews of Raguza were prohibited from living outside the ghetto area for the entire period of his sentence. Includes the poem about the miracle. The story of the libel was also printed as a book on its own, called
Ma’aseh Nissim , Venice, 1798, and in other editions of
Ma’aseh Yeshurun .
Rabbi Shlomo Ohev was a kabbalist and rabbi in Raguza c. 1600. This book was brought to print by his in-law’s grandson and his disciple, Rabbi Aharon Cohen. The book’s second proofreader was kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Zakut; he arranged the lengthy indices.
[4] 125, 122-148, 147-150 [should be 151], [5] leaves. 27 cm. Fine condition. Stains. Tears in the upper right corners of the title page and of the first three leaves, without damage to text.