Ziv Shadai [kabbalistic elucidation of the essays of Rabbah bar Bar Chana]

KREMNITZ, JUDAH LEIB.

Kalonymus Kalman Jaffe

Lublin

1634

FIRST EDITION. Printed without a title page

Vinograd, Lublin 181

THE FIRST WORK OF LURIAIC KABBALAH PRINTED IN POLAND. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. NO COPY IN THE JNUL. No copy listed by Weiner in Koheleth Moshe. Little is known about the author’s life, however, the approbations in this volume praise him highly, referring to him as the “Famous Holy Mekubal” who “explains secrets like Bar Yochai.” In Gershom Scholem’s celebrated list of desiderata “Alu LeShalom,” Ziv Shadai is listed as number 20 - a testament to its elusiveness.