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One of the earliest commentaries on the Zohar! Imrei Binah. Prague, 1611

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One of the earliest commentaries on the Zohar!

Imrei Binah. Prague, 1611

Elucidation of difficult words of the Zohar Hakadosh by the great kabbalist Rabbi Yissachar Ber of Kremnitz; includes index of stories and tales mentioned in the Zohar.

Imrei Binah was one of the very first commentaries on the Zohar.
Due to its importance and popularity it was printed in the margins of the Zohar from the Zoltzbach edition onwards.

The sefer opens with the sacred, beloved song ‘Bar Yochai, ’ which first appeared in print in sefer Heichal Hashem (Venice, 1601), this print is the 2nd printing of the famous song, and the first time it was published for the Ashkenazic communities.

A header on top of the song proclaims: “Song and praise to Rashbi zt”l that was brought from the Holy Land.” It is presumed that the song was sent to Rabbi Yissachar Ber of Kremnitz by his colleague, the kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo Shlomil of Tzfas with whom he corresponded.

The holy kabbalist
Rabbi Yissachar Ber ben Harav Pesachya of Kremnitz was one of the foremost Ashkenazic kabbalists. He compiled his momentous kabbalistic work based on the teachings of the Ramak, and only learned of the Kisvei Ha’Ari from the letters of Rabbi Shlomo Shlomil of Tzfas (a son-in-law of Rabbi Yisrael Sruk) who addressed one of his most famous letters to Rabbi Yissachar. In that letter, Rabbi Shlomo implores his colleague to settle near him in Tzfas and learn the Torah of Rabbi Chaim Vital “As my heart tells me with certainty that your honor is the sage who Moreinu Rav Chaim expressed is the gilgul of the Arizal” (Taalumos Chochmah, Hanau, 389 leaves, Leaf 47b).

Prague, 1611. First edition. 44 leaves. 18.5 cm New binding.

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