Perush Derech Yemin [on the controversy regarding the proper procedure of waving the lulav]

SAMEGAH, JOSEPH BEN BENJAMIN

n.p.

Venice

1606

FIRST EDITION. Printed without a title page

Vinograd, Venice 1021; Mehlman 1694

The author here sets forth his views on the correct procedure to fulfill the precept of oscillating the Four Species on the Festival of Sukoth. The discussion turns on the meaning of the Rabbinic statement "whenever one chances to turn, turn to the right" - the definition of which provoked intense Rabbinic debate. Joseph Samegah contests the views of Samuel Algazi of Candia (set forth in the Pesak Leharav Hagadol Rav Shmuel Algazi Be’inyan Ne’anu’a Halulav, published in his book Toldoth Adam) as well as the views of Menachem Azariah of Fano (set forth in his book Yemin Hashem Romemah). Perush Derech Yemin is quite scarce as testified by Roest (Yodea Sefer #1617 pp.316-317), and was not recorded by Shabetai Bass in his Siftei Yeshanim nor by Yechiel Luria in his Seder Hadoroth. See Y. Yudlov, in Sinai 84 (1979), pp. 167-8; Carmilly-Weinberger, pp.161-2