Auction 27
Lot 216:
Thick tome written entirely by hand, prepared for printing by the kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Englander though it never managed to get printed. On the cover page is written in nice, block letters: “Sefer Pardes Shimon Me’Ati Shimon Englander.” Later the author filled complete pages on both sides with deep chiddushim on kabbalah, in nice handwriting, a never-before-seen treasure trove, with many mentions of sages of chassidut. At the end the author wrote various interesting abbreviations and acronyms, long lists organized alphabetically based on various verses. More than 650 pages handwritten. The binding is a little worn, a few water stains, tears at the beginning, generally good condition. Pages diagonally marked with pen probably after typing for print preparation. Rabbi Shimon Englander (1874-1950), a Hassidic and Gaon Kabbalist who lived most of his life in anonymity. He was a descendent of Rabbi Naftali Katz, the Smichat Chachamim. He moved to Israel in 1933 from the city of Neumarkt (Nowy Targ) in Galicia. He settled in Haifa where he established the Ateret Zekein Institute to support the elderly. It is known mainly for his commentary on Sha’ar Shimon, on the Chassidic Kabbalah book, “Brit Kehunat Olam, ” which he brought to print between the years 1948-1950 and mentions his name on the title page: “Rabbi Shimon Englander of Haifa, author of Pardes Shimon, ” While the book was being printed, this righteous man died and was buried in the Haifa cemetery, and since then he has been known for his magnitude and heroism in Jewish mysticism.
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