Peirush al Mishnath Chassidim [Kabbalah]
AUCTION 66 |
Thursday, November 19th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 66
(RICCHI, RAPHAEL IMMANUEL CHAI.)
Peirush al Mishnath Chassidim [Kabbalah]
Russia-Poland?: 18th century
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $4,250
<<An unpublished >> comprehensive commentary to the work “Mishnath Chassidim” by R. Immanuel Chai Ricchi.
Mishnath Chassidim contains the order of prayers for the entire year with the Kavanoth of Rabbi Isaac Luria and further elucidations by the author.
The present manuscript commences with Mafte’ach Olamoth which indeed is how the published version appears (Amsterdam 1727 et al). It concludes with a poem of all nine “Tractates” (170r) bearing an acrostic of the name “Yehudah Levi.” An additional two poems follow, the first with an acrostic: “Chazak V’Ematz Yehudah Levi Binyamin Yosepeh Aharon Hakohen ben Devorah VeYehudah Yechuna Leib.”
It has not been possible as yet to determine precisely who the author of this commentary was.