Yesod Ha'Emunah [“The Foundation of Faith”].
AUCTION 88 |
Tuesday, March 17th,
2020 at 1:00pm
K2 Online Sale: Hebrew & Judaic Books and Manuscripts
Lot 224
YA’AVETZ, JOSEPH.
Yesod Ha'Emunah [“The Foundation of Faith”].
Ferrara: Abraham ibn Usque 1554
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $225
Second work in a trilogy by HeChassid Ya’avetz.
In Yesod Ha’Emunah (f. 2r.) Ya’avetz condenses Maimonides’ Thirteen Articles of Faith into three:
1) Creation of the world. 2) Divine Providence. 3) The Oneness of God.
The author writes that these three articles of faith are the subject of the three Sabbath prayers, as well as of the three Sabbath meals. The evening prayer speaks of the Creation, the morning prayer touches upon the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, while the afternoon prayer declares: Atah Echad (“You are One”) (f.8).