Auction 92 · Lot 54
(Yoseph Chaim Ben Eliyahu, Haham of Baghdad, 1835-1909). Eulogy, apparently delivered on 7th Adar, the Hillula of Moshe Rabeinu; including Biblical verses in which the Jews mourn the death of Moses.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
BEN ISH CHAI
Description
Autograph Manuscript in Hebrew. Sephardic cursive hand on paper.
summary
One of the most renowned of Tzadikim, The Ben Ish Chai was a master Kabbalist whose personal writings are said to be imbued with innate holiness and thus serve as a protection for those who possess them.
See Kestenbaum Sale 83 Lot 131 for additional pages of the same speech.
Fragment of two pages.
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