Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Tikunei HaZohar with the Commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, First Edition – Glosses Handwritten by the Kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi Rabbi of Jaffa
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Tikunei HaZohar, with Tikkunim from Zohar Chadash and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1867. First edition. First title page within woodcut border.
Copy of the kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi rabbi of Jaffa. His stamp appears on the second title page: "Naftali Hertz HaLevi, residing here in Jaffa". The book contains many glosses and corrections handwritten by R. Naftali Hertz, correcting the text according to the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna (these glosses were published by R. Kalman David Redish in his book MiGinzei HaGra UBeit Midrasho, Lakewood 1999, pp. 77-93. See Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 129, where Vinograd describes the present copy of Tikunei HaZohar, which was part of his library). On p. [5a], there is a note by the publisher R. Shemarya Zuckerman where he mentions the existence of a copy of Tikunei HaZohar with corrections handwritten by the Gaon of Vilna, and apologizes that he is unable to publish them due to the urgency of completing the printing.
The renowned kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi (Weidenbaum) Rabbi of Jaffa (1852-1902) was one of the leading kabbalists in Lithuania and Jerusalem. He was a disciple of the Maharil Diskin. He immigrated to Jerusalem from Białystok in 1884. He delivered halachic lectures in the Degel Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as profound lectures on Kabbalah (which were attended even by the elder Lithuanian kabbalists in Jerusalem). In 1886, he was appointed by R. Shmuel Salant as rabbi of Jaffa and the moshavot of Eretz Israel, and was the first rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Jaffa. He composed and compiled many kabbalistic books from his own teachings and from the teachings of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna: Yahel Or, Omer Man, Brit Olam, Kesef Mishneh on Mishnat Chassidim, Siddur HaGra BeNigleh UbeNistar, and more.
[5], 172, 52 leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to second title page and final leaf. First title page entirely repaired with paper. New binding with leather spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 724.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Copy of the kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi rabbi of Jaffa. His stamp appears on the second title page: "Naftali Hertz HaLevi, residing here in Jaffa". The book contains many glosses and corrections handwritten by R. Naftali Hertz, correcting the text according to the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna (these glosses were published by R. Kalman David Redish in his book MiGinzei HaGra UBeit Midrasho, Lakewood 1999, pp. 77-93. See Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 129, where Vinograd describes the present copy of Tikunei HaZohar, which was part of his library). On p. [5a], there is a note by the publisher R. Shemarya Zuckerman where he mentions the existence of a copy of Tikunei HaZohar with corrections handwritten by the Gaon of Vilna, and apologizes that he is unable to publish them due to the urgency of completing the printing.
The renowned kabbalist R. Naftali Hertz HaLevi (Weidenbaum) Rabbi of Jaffa (1852-1902) was one of the leading kabbalists in Lithuania and Jerusalem. He was a disciple of the Maharil Diskin. He immigrated to Jerusalem from Białystok in 1884. He delivered halachic lectures in the Degel Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, as well as profound lectures on Kabbalah (which were attended even by the elder Lithuanian kabbalists in Jerusalem). In 1886, he was appointed by R. Shmuel Salant as rabbi of Jaffa and the moshavot of Eretz Israel, and was the first rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Jaffa. He composed and compiled many kabbalistic books from his own teachings and from the teachings of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna: Yahel Or, Omer Man, Brit Olam, Kesef Mishneh on Mishnat Chassidim, Siddur HaGra BeNigleh UbeNistar, and more.
[5], 172, 52 leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to second title page and final leaf. First title page entirely repaired with paper. New binding with leather spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 724.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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