(Gaon of Vilna). Tikunei HaZohar, with: Tikunim from Zohar Chadash. With commentary Biur HaGr”a by the Vilna Gaon.
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 114
ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON ZALMAN.
(Gaon of Vilna). Tikunei HaZohar, with: Tikunim from Zohar Chadash. With commentary Biur HaGr”a by the Vilna Gaon.
Vilna: Fuenn and Rosencrantz 1867
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $300
Published by the philanthropist Shmarya Zuckerman (the Gaon was Mrs. Zuckerman’s great-grandfather) who collected and published many of the Gaon’s writings. It is particularly noteworthy as it was published from the Gaon’s autograph manuscript as opposed to notes recorded by students. The introduction records the comment by R. Abraham, the son of the Gr”a, noting that his father wrote thirty works on the Zohar and he would not be ashamed to recite them to R. Shimon B”r Yochai himself!
It is a custom among many communities to study portions of this work daily, especially during the month of Elul through Yom Kippur. See the forty day calendar at the end of the introduction.