Hakohen, Isaac ben Samson. Tzava’oth ha-Gaon ha-Gadol ha-Mefursam Mohr”r Naphtali Ha-Kohen zt”l [Ethical Will of R. Naphtali Katz]

Estimate

$300–$500

Hammer price

$250

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(KATZ, NAPHTALI BEN ISAAC)

Place

Brünn

Publication

1757

Description

Title within typographical border. Tailpieces

references

Vinograd, Brünn 9

summary

R. Naphtali Katz (1645-1719) served the prestigious communities of Ostraha, Posen, Frankfurt a/Main, and was elected as Honorary “President of Eretz Israel” by the community of Safed. On his way to the Holy Land he took ill and died in Constantinople. His ethical will was sent from there to his family, who were responsible for its publication. R. Naphtali Katz was one of those rare individuals who excelled both as halachist and kabbalist. His ethical will contains profound thought and moral instruction. The book also contains a captivating account of R. Naphtali’s last days in Ortakoi, Turkey. See EJ, Vol. X, col. 826

ff. 28, (4). Browned and wormed. Contemporary mottled calf. 12mo

Enquire about this lot