Shnei Luchot HaBrit by the Shelah HaKadosh. Amsterdam 1698. The Year The Besht Was Born

Shnei Luchot HaBrit by the Shelah HaKadosh. Amsterdam 1698. The Year The Besht Was Born

Copy Belonging to the Admor, Rabbi Pinchas Hager of Bursa and his Son Rabbi Chaim Ben Zion Hager. Sefer Yesod.

Shnei Luchot HaBrit authored by the great Gaon, Rabbi Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz of Frankfurt, known as the Shelah, which are the initials of his book. With Vavei HaAmudim, by Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz, the Shelah’s son, and the indices, Toldot Adam.

Kabbalah topics and practices, admonitions and ethics, elucidations of the Parshiot and principles of the Oral Torah.

Books printed in Shnat Nachat, 1698 are considered by Chassidim as extra significant, since this was the year of the birth of the Baal Shem Tov.

Two title pages. On the first title page appears a splendid copperplate engraving, depicting Moshe, Aharon and King David. Illustrated by artist and righteous convert, Avraham son of Yaakov. His name is signed at the base of the title page.

Additional title pages for Vavei Amudim and Toldot Adam.

Stamps of the Admor, Rabbi Pinchas Hager of Bursa and of his son, Rabbi Chaim Ben Zion Hager.

On the second title page are (very faded) stamps of Rabbi Pinchas and Rabbi Ben Zion Hager.

Rabbi Ben Zion’s stamp also appears on the following page.

On the leaves of the book appear stamps of Bais Medrash of Chasidei Vizhnitz in Shatz.

Rabbi Pinchas Hager of Bursa was the son of the Admor Rabbi Baruch Hager of Vizhnitz. He was renowned for his great genius, erudition in Kabbalah, philanthropy and miracle workings.

Amsterdam, 1698. Immanuel ben Yosef Attias. Sefer Yesod.

[4], 422, 44, [12] leaves. 33.5 cm. Complete copy. Title page and final leaf have been restored. The index leaves have been completed from another copy. Aside from this, a beautiful, complete copy with light, clean leaves. Half-leather binding with modern, leather box encasing. Eminent, pedigree copy.

Vinograd, Amsterdam 668.