Korban Shabbath [laws and customs of Sabbath observance]

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $300

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author

BEZALEL BEN SOLOMON

printer

Mordechai Ben Samuel

Place

Bialozorka

Publication

1806

Description

Second Edition. Title within tyopgraphical border

references

Vinograd, Bialozorka 2, Ohel Rachel II, p.86.

summary

Only three books were published in this obscure Russian hamlet. The author,known as R. Bezalel Darshan, was one of the foremost preachers of the 17th century and was active in Lithuania , Moravia and Poland. This work is renowned for its homilies and kabalistic interpretations. Among the many topics discussed are the Kabbalistic meditations of preparation, bathing, lighting candles and marital relations on Sabbath

ff. (1),51. Lightly browned and stained in places, few small worm holes in margins, last leaf supplied from another copy. Modern boards. 4to

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