Mikra'ei Kodesh by Rabbi Yosef Samegah. Venice, 1586. Parchment Binding

Mikra'ei Kodesh by Rabbi Yosef Samegah. Venice, 1586. Parchment Binding

"It will be considered as if he was occupied with the Torah the entire year, because the dedicated are influenced from the Yom Tov all the days of the year." (The author's preface.)

Sefer Mikra'ei Kodesh - Part I on the mitzvahs of reverence and love, and their roots; Part II on the secrets and reasons for mitzvahs, by the gaon and Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Samegah, author of Porat Yosef. Venice, Juan di Gara Press, 1586. First edition. Printed in the author's lifetime, with the author's preface.

The author was one of the gedolim of his generation. This sefer was very well-received and was published in subsequent editions. His sefer Porat Yosef was also very well-received, and it is mentioned approximately four times (!) by the Maharsh"a. Even in later generations, this sefer was greatly admired. The Minchat Elazar of Munkacs refers to the author as 'one of the Rishonim' (despite the fact that he was actually one of the Acharonim!). Minchat Elazar states as follows (Part III siman 31): In Sefer Mikra'ei Kodesh by the gaon Rabbi Yosef b"r Binyamin Sasigah z"l, from among the Rishonim, (printed in Venice, 1586, and this sefer was brought by the Maharsh"a, and Sha'ar HaMelech on the Ramba"m) ... and who is the one with fear of Heaven, who observes serious matters like this regarding a person sitting in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeret, coming from the gaon and gadol from among the Rishonim in sanctity and purity, and his heart did not shudder" - the Minchat Elazar, about Rabbi Yosef Samegah. 

At the end of his introduction, the author promises that whoever studies his sefer, especially on Yamim Tovim, will be considered as if he is occupied with Torah the entire year! He states: "This is the reading and the study appropriate for all Jews to study on Shabbat, and especially on Yom Tov ... It will be considered as if he was occupied with the Torah the entire year, because the dedicated are influenced from the Yom Tov all the days of the year."

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon and Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Samegah.

HaMadpis Juan di Gara U'Reshimat Sifrei Beit Defuso no. 82.

6, 116 leaf, with the rare leaf at the end with the table of errata. Approximately 19 cm. High-quality paper.

Moderate-fine condition. Worming perforations and minimal tunnels. Several restored tears. Restored title page. Parchment binding in fine condition.