Auction 26
Lot 008:
The book Or Hachama “which is the second part of the book Kiryat Arba”, a commentary on the Zohar by Rabbi Avraham Azulai ([1570-1644], one of the foremost kabbalists, the grandfather or great-grandfather of the Chida) that was published by Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam Shinover, the oldest son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz, the Divrei Chaim, who writes in the title page of part 4: “Until now it was in manuscript form…and G-d has now given me the merit to print it…” and he adds in the introduction to this part: “… This manuscript was found in the estate of the books of my father in law, the deceased Rabbi Yehoshua of Belz…” according to the testimony of the person who deposited this book, this book was left in the estate of his father, the kabbalist, Rabbi Mordechai Moshe Kafman, who showed them that in part one on leaf 99 page there is a page folded up as a bookmark, which he says was placed there by the Rebbe Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Halberstam of Sanz-Klausenberg when he visited Israel while he lived in Union City, he leant this book to his daughter and studied it and he left this bookmark among the pages. 4 parts in 3 large volumes [parts three and four are bound together]: part one on the book of Bereishit: [3], 168, 170-177, 180-233, 232-241 [1] leaves. Part two on the book of Shemot: [1], 272 leaves. Part three on the book of Vayikra: [2 – including kabbalistic pictures on the page after the title page], 93 leaves. Part four on the book of Bamidbar and Devarim: [1], 126 leaves. Worming damage in several places close to the spine of the book. Various stains. Good general condition.
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