“Mateh Ha-Elokim” – Manuscript of the Holy Rashash. Divine Names and Blessings. Variants from the Printed Edition

“Mateh Ha-Elokim” – Manuscript of the Holy Rashash. Divine Names and Blessings. Variants from the Printed Edition
“VaYigzol Et HaChanit” – Rabbi Levi said: the staff, created at twilight, was given to Adam HaRishon from Gan Eden… and Yaakov brought it to Egypt… Moshe came… read the signs engraved upon it, drew it forth and took it… Yitro saw… and said: “This one is destined to redeem Israel from Egypt.” (Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer)

Two pages of deep Kabbalistic content in the sacred handwriting of the divine kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Shabazi—greatest of Yemenite poets, of whom the famous tradition tells that every Friday evening he would miraculously travel from Yemen to Eretz Yisrael. Yemen, c. 1640 [ה'ת'].

This Kabbalistic manuscript deals with the Staff of God and the plagues brought upon Egypt during the Exodus. It originates from the never-before-printed first edition of Rabbi Shabazi’s Chemdat Yamim, Parashat Va’era, and contains textual differences from the known printed versions.

Manuscripts of the Gedolei Yisrael from all communities are widely used as tested and proven segulot (amulets) for protection and success—even when the text is not explicitly comprised of blessings or kabbalistic matters.

All the more so this kabbalistic manuscript in the actual handwriting of the divine kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, which constitutes a powerful segulah due to its unique content discussing the “Staff of Moshe Rabbeinu, ” the “Staff of God” engraved with the Explicit Name, by which signs and wonders were performed during the Exodus. Throughout the manuscript appear kabbalistic blessings and Holy Names, known to provide mystical potency in amulets, serving as the soul within the body. Examples include:

“The staff of Moshe is holier than all, engraved in the supernal Garden with the Holy Name.”

“The staff: the letter ‘nun’ in place of the ‘heh’ of the Name A–v–y–h.”

“With this [‘zot’] shall Aharon come… i.e., Tiferet…”

“Through this attribute—sod Malchut… masculine and feminine.”

“Through the plague of blood – Israel became enriched.”

[2] pages, approx. 21×15 cm. Fine-quality thick paper.

Very good condition. Aging stains, minor traces of worming.

The Divine Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Shabazi – the Rashash [1619–1695], known among Yemenite Jewry as Abba Shalem Shabazi, was the greatest Yemenite poet, miracle worker, sage and kabbalist, and the most revered figure among Yemenite Jews. He was profoundly versed in all aspects of Torah, both revealed and hidden, and practiced practical Kabbalah.

He is especially renowned for his poetry—over a thousand compositions, of which more than five hundred have been preserved, many containing profound Kabbalistic secrets and allusions. His works accompany Yemenite Jews in every stage of life: Shabbat and festivals, joyous occasions, and life-cycle events.

Among Yemenite Jewry, countless stories of wonders and miracles are told about him. According to legend, every Friday he experienced “Kefitzat HaDerech” (miraculous travel), arriving in Eretz Yisrael to spend Shabbat—sometimes in Jerusalem, sometimes Tiberias, Acre, or Hebron—returning to Yemen by Motza’ei Shabbat. Rabbi Yaakov Saphir, who visited Yemen, wrote that he saw a manuscript by Shabazi where he explicitly wrote: “I was in Jerusalem and saw such and such, and in Tzfat, so and so…” In one poem, Shabazi writes: “My heart is in Yemen, only my soul soared to the Land of Beauty, longing like a gazelle.”

He was known for miraculous interventions, healing the sick, granting children to the barren, and more. He authored many works on Halacha, Aggadah, and Kabbalah, including a book titled Goral HaChol in practical Kabbalah. His grave in the city of Ta'izz is a sacred site, where Yemenite Jews traditionally made pilgrimage annually.

This rare Kabbalistic manuscript in his own hand is both a significant textual treasure and a powerful amulet—imbued with blessings and Divine Names—written by one of the two greatest figures ever produced by Yemenite Jewry, both miraculously sharing the same acronym: “Rashash.”