Sefer Me’orot Natan, including the book Me’orei Or – explanation of the holy names according to the Ari’s Kabbalah – by the Kabbalist Rabbi Meir Ben Yehuda Leib Hacohen Poppers (1624-1662) who edited the Torah of the Ari and his disciples. With the Yair Nativ commentary by Rabbi Natan Note ben Rabbi Yehuda Leib Manheim (passed away in 1743) and Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbi Binyamin Wolf of Vilna, who immigrated bith to Jerusalem with Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid.
First edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1709. Originally, [12], 88 leaves. In this copy, 2 leaves of the Yair Nativ’s foreword are missing. Stefansky Sifrei Yesod 365. In the Rare Book Collection of the National Librar. Separate introductions by the authors. Many approbations by the rabbis of Jerusalem and Hebron, Egypt, Venice, Frankfurt, Prague and more. Poems by the author and editor.
Old binding, worn. Leather spine. Restorations to the title page and first leaves – see pictures. Moth damage. Stains and wear. Fair-poor overall condition.
Inside the book there are many handwritten glosses and references by an unknown writer with vast knowledge of Kabbalah.
