Auction 16
Lot 189:
Printing of a Jerusalem amulet from the 1950s. In the margins is a long addition (44 words) handwritten by Rabbi Yitzhak Khadouri, written in Mizrahi handwriting with a specific benediction for healing the ill. There are holy names on the printed Jerusalem amulet, on which, from the printer’s heat, some of the names have blurred, and Rav Khadouri filled in the names so that the amulet will act as it was supposed to. A rare item in good condition, inside a frame from the period. Rabbi Yitzhak Khadouri was born at the end of the 19th century in Baghdad (Iraq), in his youth he knew and met the Ben Ish Hai, he received Torah and kabbalah from Baghdad’s sages and from Jerusalem’s sages after he moved there in 1922. During his first years in Jerusalem he made a livingbinding books and studied at the Beit El and Porat Yosef yeshivot in the Old City. Over the years, his wisdom became famous, his knowledge of mysticism—many went to his home to receive blessings and advice from him, and to receive amulets for their welfare. Died in 2006 after living more than 100 years, and thousands of Jews from all walks of life participated in his funeral. Size: 24x35cm, his handwriting measures 2x19cm. Good condition.
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