Magen Giborim. Salonica, [1754]. Rabbi Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi's Personal Copy

Magen Giborim. Salonica, [1754]. Rabbi Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi's Personal Copy

Magen Giborim, responsa, Salonica [1754].  The Rashash's signature, שלום מזרחי שרעבי ה"י, appears at the start of the first question, on leaf a.

Specifications: [2], 148, 23, [5] leaves, paper. 30 cm. The Rashash's signature is in scribal print. The title page bears the stamp of Rabbi Yitzchak Gagin, scion of the Rashash.

Rabbi Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi, the "Rashash," (c. 1720-1782) was a prominent kabbalist. He was born in Sharab, Yemen and moved to Jerusalem in his youth, travelling through Bombay, Basra, Baghdad and Damascus. He succeeded his father-in-law, Rabbi Gedalya Chayun, as rosh yeshiva of the Beit E-l kabbalist yeshiva. His disciple, the Chida, wrote: "Sacred one of our time, a wondrous kabbalist, he almost knows the Etz Chaim by heart, he was an expert in the hakdamos, and due to his tremendous expertise and wisdom he understood the intent of the Ariza"l perfectly ... he wrote a great booklet - Rechovot HaNahar - to clarify and explain the hakdamos ... and he had in mind the intentions of the Ariza"l ... and he was "miyached yichudim" as the Ariza"l wrote in Shaar Ruach Hakodesh" (Shem HaGedolim, maarechet gedolim, 300).

His noted works include his Siddur HaRashash with intentions according to the Ariza"l. This siddur has since become the primary source for praying with kabbalistic intentions.

An expert's certification identifying the authenticity of the Rashash's signature is attached.

Condition: Fine. Minimal worming holes. Aging stains, tears in the last leaf. New deluxe leather binding.