Simchath Hanephesh [“The Joy of the Soul”]

AUCTION 6 |
Tuesday, November 17th,
1998 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 160
KIRCHHAHN, ELCHANAN
Simchath Hanephesh [“The Joy of the Soul”]
Frankfurt a/Main: Matthias Andrei 1707
Est: $300 - $400
Code of conduct throughout the Jewish year. Written in an exuberant style emphasizing the joys of living and enlivened with stories and ethical teachings. R. Jonathan Eyebesheutz praised the work in his Ya’aroth Devash, particularly urging women to consult it daily. See Carmilly-Weinberger, p. 181 regarding the censorship of a later edition of the Simchath Hanephesh due to the liberality of its Yiddish translation