Auction 54

Sefer Yesod: Limmudei Atzilut by the Maharhav. Printed from a manuscript with notes by Rabbi Moshe of Peshversk. Kabbalah and chassidus, first edition, Lemberg 1850. Notes.

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Limmudei Atzilut, a kabbalistic work found in manuscript form from Rabbi Chaim Vittel, what he heard from his rabbi the Ari. The person who published it writes that he found it in a manuscript written by the Admor Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Peshversk, an early leader of chassidus and author of Or Pnei Moshe, with his notes.


First edition—Lemberg 1850. 25 leaves. Stefanski Chassidut #271. Stefanski Sifrei Yesod, p. 103, in the appendices. There are those who say that the introduction was also written by Rabbi Moshe of Peshversk.

Only the rear binding, worming damage to some leaves with damage to text, tear on the title page, overall fair condition.

The title page has interesting stamps: “Vaad HaSfarim Warsaw David Pick.” “Nachman Yehuda shoel u’bodek Finkelstein” (blurred). “Yehuda …? Brauer? Lodz.” The back of the rear binding has
a long note written in pencil—kabbalistic chiddushim with additional notes in pen. The body of the work also has a pencil note and two antique corrections.