Auction 62
Lot 116:
A leaf handwritten by Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri. Goralot and names. Written on both sides. 12X7 cm. Good condition.
The Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri was born at the end of the 19th century in Baghdad (Iraq), in his youth he knew and met the Ben Ish Chai and studied Torah and kabbalah under the sages of Baghdad and Jerusalem, to which he immigrated in 1922. During his first years in Jerusalem, he made a living binding books and studied at the Beit El and Porat Yosef yeshivot in the Old City. Over the years, his wisdom became famous as well as his knowledge of mysticism—many came to him to receive blessings and advice and to receive amulets for their welfare. He passed away in 2006 after living more than 100 years, and thousands of Jews participated in his funeral.
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