Shnei Luchos Ha'Bris ShLoH Ha'Kodosh! First Edition. Amsterdam 1648

Shnei Luchos Ha'Bris ShLoH Ha'Kodosh! First Edition. Amsterdam 1648
Unidentified rabbinical signatures and glosses.
First edition of the classic sefer, Shnei Luchos Ha’Bris, with Vavei Ha’Amudim, by the author’s son R. Sheftel Horowitz. The sefer is partially a Halachic code and partially Kabbalistic teachings and had a tremendous influence on future generations. It also has the distinction of being referred to as the SHLoH Ha’Kodosh “the holy SHLoH”, which is indicative of the reverence in which it is held. Particularly favored by Mekubalim, it served as the source for many of the fundamental teachings of the early Chassidic Movement.
R. Yeshaya Ha’Levi Horowitz (1555-1630), was born in Prague. He was a pupil of his father R. Avrohom Horowitz, who in turn was a pupil of the Rema. He also learned under R. Meir of Lublin (Ma’HaRaM) and R. Yehoshua Falk (The Perisha). He served as Rov in several prestigious kehillos including Vienna, Posen and Frankfurt. Following the expulsion of Jews from Frankfurt (1614), he was appointed as Rov of Prague. In 1621, (after the death of his wife), he moved to Eretz Yisroel and was appointed Rov of the Ashkenazic community in Yerusholayim. Following an incident where he was kidnapped and imprisoned (together with 15 other Rabbonim) and held for ransom, he relocated to Tzefas. He was niftar in 1630 and is buried in Tiveria, where thousands flock to pray at his grave.
Vinograd Amsterdam 163. Benveniste press. [3], 2-421, [1]; 44 pages. 27.5 cm. Excellent condition. Some tape restorations to a few pages on the inner margins. Small solitary hole going through many pages. Modern binding.
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