(RaMCHa”L). Choker U’mekubal [“The Philosopher and the Kabbalist”]

AUCTION 58 | Thursday, May 02nd, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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LUZZATTO, MOSES CHAIM.

(RaMCHa”L). Choker U’mekubal [“The Philosopher and the Kabbalist”]

<<FIRST EDITION.>> ff. 27. Closely shaved, browned. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. Vinograd, Shklow 31.

Shklow: Tzvi Hirsch Margalioth 1785

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,500

A Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a Lurianic kabbalist. The author responds to criticisms against the Kabbalah which were current among the rationalists in Italy and attempts to prove that only Lurianic Kabbalah can provide a satisfactory answer to Judaism’s theological questions.