Abridged Reishis Chochmah with Seder Tikkunei Shabbos by the Arizal’s Disciple Harav Avraham Halevi Bruchim. First Edition. Venice, 1600.
Sefer Reishis Chochmah by Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas abridged by Rabbi Yaakov Poyet including Seder Tikkunei Teshuvah by the Arizal, Preface by Rema of Pano, and Seder Tikkunei Shabbos by the famed kabbalist Harav Avraham Halevi Bruchim of Tzfas.
Seder Tikkunei Shabbos encompasses the secrets and sources of Shabbos; proper conduct on Shabbos; intentions and underlying reasons for specific Shabbos foods, and the recommended order of study on Shabbos based on the wisdom of kabbalah.
Among the subjects and customs discussed in Seder Tikkunei Shabbos are wearing white garments on Shabbos; eating fish during all three Shabbos meals; 12 challos; eating on a 4-legged table; learning 8 chapters of Mishnayos from maseches Shabbos during every meal to symbolize the 24 bridal adornments; and other kabbalistic customs.
Tikkunei Shabbos by Harav Avraham Halevi is regarded as the primary source for many customs adopted by revered kabbalists and Chassidic masters throughout the generations and specifically at the Chassidic tisch.
Venice, 1600. First edition. 136: 19 leaves. Page size: 15 cm. Lightly restored; good condition. rare!
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Tikkunei Shabbos by Harav Avraham Halevi, Disciple of the Arizal
Rabbi Avraham Halevi Bruchim numbered among the exalted kabbalists in the holy city of Tzfas. A disciple of the Ramak and Arizal, many of his teachings and praises of the Arizal appear throughout the writings of the Rabbi Chaim Vital and other renowned kabbalistic works as Reishis Chochmah and Sefer Charedim.
The Arizal himself was effusive in his praises of his disciple, and Rabbi Chaim Vital prolifically inscribed Rabbi Avraham Halevi’s praises in Shaar Hagilgulim, noting that his soul was rooted in that of Yaakov Avinu. The Chida likewise wrote in Shem Hagedolim that Rabbi Avraham Halevi glimpsed the Divine Presence face to face at the Western Wall.
In the preface of Tikkunei Shabbos, the editor Harav Yitzchak Gershon, a disciple of the Alshich, states:
These are the Tikkunei Shabbos taught by the chacham and chassid Harav Avraham Halevi Hazaken, one of the illustrious kabbalists who learned from the Arizal… Throughout his life, he was a great guardian of Shabbos, declaring and cautioning the nation, men and women, to safeguard and observe its laws. Throughout his days, prior to every Shabbos, he would wind his way through the marketplace, streets, homes and courtyards from midnight of Thursday and until midday on Friday to urge the nation to prepare for Shabbos, encourage women to rise early to bake, and men to close their stores before Shabbos.
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