Sha’ar HaHakdamot, copy of the Elder Kabbalist Rav Khadouri, which he bound himself, and signed his initials by hand.

Sha’ar HaHakdamot, copy of the Elder Kabbalist Rav Khadouri, which he bound himself, and signed his initials by hand.
Book by the Maharhav based on things said by the Ari. One of the most important and foundational Kabbalist texts. Printed by Yisrael Bak, Jerusalem 1850. With donation by Moses Montefiore and his wife Yehudit, and with permission from the Sultan Abd al-Aziz. The copy of Rav Yitzhak Khadouri, specially bound himself, and signed “Hechini,” the acronym of his name. | Rav Yitzhak Khadouri (1899-2006) Rav Khadouri was born at the end of the 19th century in Baghdad (Iraq), in his youth he knew and met the Ben Ish Hai, he received Torah and kabbalah from Baghdad’s sages and from Jerusalem’s sages after he moved there in 1922. During his first years in Jerusalem he made a living binding books and studied at the Beit El and Porat Yosef yeshivot in the Old City. Over the years, his wisdom became famous, his knowledge of mysticism—many went to his home to receive blessings and advice from him, and to receive amulets for their welfare. Died in 2006 after living more than 100 years, and thousands of Jews from all walks of life participated in his funeral.