Lot : 88

Handwritten and Autographed Responsum by the Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Ergas, Author of Shomer Emunim. Livorno, 1711.

Start price: $15,000

Est. Price: $20,000 - $30,000

Halachic responsum regarding the case of a marriage done playfully in the city of Casali, Italy in 1711. Handwritten and autographed by the holy kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Ergas of Livorno.

Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), author of Shomer Emunim, was one of the great Italian sages and kabbalistic masters of his time, He was praised by the Mishneh Lamelech and Machaneh Efraim, who said: “The nation shall not sway from him right or left” (Shu”t Divrei Yosef ch.39). He was one of the chief opponents of the false prophet Nechemia Chayun, authoring Hatzad Nachash (London, 1715) in protest against him. His disciple, author of the Yad Malachi, recounts his praises in his preface to Shu”t Divrei Yosef.

Livorno, 1711. 4 double-sided handwritten leaves (8 sides). Autographed. Page size: 20x13cm. Good condition. Printed in Divrei Yosef ch.15 (Livorno, 1742).

Provenance: Rabbi Yitzchok Badahab Library
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On the last page is the signature of Rabbi Yitzchak, A Rabbi in Jerusalem who amassed a collection of important and rare manuscripts.

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Shomer Emunim

Shomer Emunim by the sacred kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Ergas is regarded as one of the fundamental works of kabbalah, and it is
“the gateway and entry to this wisdom” (Ben Ish Chai in Daas U’tevunah).

The early Chassidic master Harav Baruch of Kossov inscribed in his sefer Yesod Ha’emunah,
“Sefer Shomer Emunim which was composed by the great master Moreinu Harav Yosef Ergas zt”l… increased wisdom and illuminated the eyes of the nation with the depth of its research and its words which are sweet as honey.”

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