Auction 54 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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LOT 82:

Sha'arei Dura, with Maharshal Commentary - Basel, 1599 - Edition of Rabbi Eliyahu the "Ba'al Shem" of Worms

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Sefer HaShe'arim, Sha'arei Dura with commentary of the Maharshal Rabbi Shlomo Luria. Basel, [1599]. Printed by Konrad Waldkirch. Published by R. "Elya son of R. Moshe Luantz of Frankfurt am Main".
Mahadura Batra of the rulings and commentary of the Maharshal on topics pertaining to the laws of issur and heter, called Mahadurat "Mechonot Shlomo". That same year another edition with different content was printed in Lublin, called "Ateret Shlomo" [see Vol. 2 of Sha'arei Dura of the Deblizky edition, Bnei Brak, 2016].
The publisher of this edition is the renowned kabbalist, R. Eliyahu Luantz, Rabbi of Worms (1464-1531), a prominent rabbi and posek in his times. Close disciple of the Maharal of Prague and friend of the Tosfot Yom Tov. Born in Frankfurt to R. Moshe (son of R. Yoselman, the renowned leader and lobbyist on behalf of German Jewry, descendant of the Luria family, the family name evolving to Lu'ash or Lu'ansh/Lu'antz = Luria Ashkenazi. In his writings, R. Eliyahu Luantz mentions his relatives, the Maharshal and the Arizal). During 1599-1600, he weathered a period of exile in the city of Basel at which time he published several books. Afterward, he moved to Worms, in which he held the positions of head of Yeshiva and an orator. Later, he served as Rabbi of Hanau, Fulda, Friedberg and Mainz, and returned to his rabbinical position in Worms. He became known throughout the world as Rabbi Eliyahu "Ba'al Shem" due to his study of Kabbalah and his practice of writing amulets using his knowledge of practical kabbalah. One of his well-known disciples is Rabbi Yoel, the Ba'al Shem of Zamość, an illustrious hidden tsaddik and kabbalist, who was the teacher of the teacher of R. Yisrael Ba'al Shem Tov of Medzhibozh, father of the Chassidic movement.
97, [1] leaves. 19 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. New binding.
On leaf 2 is a signature in an ancient Ashkenazi script [c. beginning of the 17th century] of R. Shimon Shwab.

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