Document Signed by the Ramcha"l's Confidante and Venice Rabbis, 1779

Document Signed by the Ramcha"l's Confidante and Venice Rabbis, 1779

Power-of-attorney document given by Mrs. Channah, daughter of the honorable expert Dr. Mordechai Morforgo, to Rabbi Mazal Tov Modona, to grant her power of attorney at the beit din in Modena. Venice, 1779.

Members of Venice's Yeshivah Klalit signed on the document:

1) Rabbi Simchah Kalimani, Av Beit Din of Venice - Rabbi Simchah was one of the prominent sages of Italy in his generation, a rabbi, sermonizer, poet and grammarian. He authored fundamental works that were very common in Italy in his time. He passed away in 1788. See more about his virtues in Rabbi Channanel Nippi's book Ztz"l that he printed about the history of rabbinic leaders. (Trieste, 1853) p. 345.

2) Rabbi Avraham b"r Shlomo HaLevi Mintz - he signed with rabbis of Venice on approbations for books (see, for example, Sefer Seudat Mitzvah by Rabbi M. N. Tirani).

3) Rabbi Yekutiel Serayah son of the pious Mohari"l Gordon - this is none other than the Rabbi Gordon who was the Ramcha"l's closest confidante, who spent the rest of his life in Venice.

According to Tishbi in his book Netivei Emunah V'Minut (195), he designated a messianic role for himself in the Ramcha"l's Razin Genizin - this is Rabbi Yekutiel Gordon (and refer to Benayahu,  Kitvei Kabbalah shel HaRamcha"l p. 44). Lo and behold, according to his signature here, this conjecture has been verified with certainty (material attached).

[1] leaf paper. 19x28 cm. High-quality paper.