Ma’aseh Chiya [novellae and responsa]
Auction 96 |
Wednesday, February 09th,
2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 242
CHIYA ROPHE.
Ma’aseh Chiya [novellae and responsa]
Fürth: Samuel Bonfite Schneur 1727
Est: $120 - $180
PRICE REALIZED $100
The author, entitled “Harav HaMusmach” on the title-page, was ordained by R. Ya’akov Berab during the Semicha Controversy in Safed. He was a colleague of R. Yoseph Karo and studied Kabbalah with R. Chaim Vital. For a full appreciation of his personality and work, see the lengthy article by M. Benayahu, in Aresheth Vol. II (1960) pp. 109-29.