Auction 22 Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more
By Moreshet
Feb 20, 2019
Harav Kook Street 10 Bnei Brak,, Israel
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LOT 170:

Kri’ei Mo’ed, personal copy of the Elder Kabbalist Rav Yitzhak Khadouri.


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Kri’ei Mo’ed, personal copy of the Elder Kabbalist Rav Yitzhak Khadouri.
Tikkun for Shavuot, according to the Ari. Jerusalem 1952. The book was bound by the Rav himself (when he was a bookbinder). First page has his handwritten signature. Binding and pages are disconnected. Generally good condition. Rav Yitzhak Khadouri (1899-2006) was born at the end of the 19th century in Baghdad (Iraq), in his youth he knew and met the Ben Ish Hai, he received Torah and kabbalah from Baghdad’s sages and from Jerusalem’s sages after he moved there in 1922. During his first years in Jerusalem he made a living binding books and studied at the Beit El and Porat Yosef yeshivot in the Old City. Over the years, his wisdom became famous, his knowledge of mysticism—many went to his home to receive blessings and advice from him, and to receive amulets for their welfare. Died in 2006 after living more than 100 years, and thousands of Jews from all walks of life participated in his funeral.