Gevurot Hash-m, with Handwritten Supplements and Corrections by the Mahara"l of Prague

Gevurot Hash-m, with Handwritten Supplements and Corrections by the Mahara"l of Prague
Gevurot Hash-m - on the exile and redemption from Egypt (and the Passover haggadah) - the Mahara"l of Prague's famous work. Krakow, 1582. First Edition. With corrections in the Mahra"l of Prague's own hand.
There are several corrections and glosses throughout the leaves of this book, which were compared to the Mahara"l's handwriting in Drush Na'eh by an expert in rabbinic handwriting, and positively identified as the Mahara"l's handwriting (certificate of authenticity included). The content of the corrections also confirms that this proofreader is the author. For example, in Chapter 19 (leaf 26a), with reference to Tziporah, Moshe's wife, the source reads: "She was worthy of Moshe as there was no body holy and clean as Moshe's." The Mahara"l corrects this, crossing out the word  "שלא" ["there was no"], adding the letter "ש" before the word "היה" ["was"], and adding the word "לה" ["her"] so that the sentence reads entirely differently, "She was worthy of Moshe as her body was as holy and clean as Moshe's."
It should be noted that the second edition of Gevurot Hash-m was printed about 200 years posthumously. As such, these corrections, written by the author, were not available to the printers, so they are uncorrected. Therefore, inasmuch as the corrections change the meaning of the content, it is a tremendous merit and great and rare segulah to fulfill the will of a tzaddik, to publish the book and finish it in a revised edition, and the "work is known by the one who completes it!"
Rabbi Yehuda Lowey [c. 1520-1609], popularly known as 'The Mahara"l of Prague,' is traditionally considered to be a descendant of leaders of the exiles, and of Bustanai ben Chaninai in particular, and through them, of King David. He was one of the greatest rabbinic leaders throughout the generations, and one of the spiritual giants of the Jewish people. He was a gaon in both revealed and hidden aspects of the Torah, an adjudicator, kabbalist and thinker. His thought integrated philosophy and kabbalistic doctrine. In Gevurot Hash-m, he utilizes his philosophic-kabbalistic thought to its fullest extent: "Because [G-d] is simple, and has no boundary at all, nothing is distinguished from Him. As such, He is both omniscient and omnipotent. This is because he has no boundary restricting Him in any way, so that all is from Him." The Mahara"l's unique persona, more hidden than revealed, served as fertile ground for stories and legends about his deeds on behalf of the Jews of Prague, such as about the golem he created. Legend tells of a golem with superhuman powers he made to protect the Jewish community from persecution. Some find corroboration for this in the writings of Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Shapira of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissachar, who wrote about the Mahara"l: "It is well-known that he occupied himself with Sefer Yetzirah, and that he merited Divine inspiration [רוח הקודש]." The Admo"r Rabbi Yitzchak of Vorka compared his Torah to that of the Ar"i. The maggid of Kozhnitz delved into the Mahara"l's books his whole life. There are those who claim that author of Sefat Emet of Gur said, "a person should sell his tallit to buy the Mahara"l's books." The Admo"r Rabbi Simchah Bunim of Peshischa compared the Mahara"l's writings to the Zohar. His disciple, the Kotzker Rebbe, encouraged study of the Mahara"l's writings in order to achieve a "gemara mind." The link between Chaba"d doctrine and the Mahara"l is one of the most famous. The Alter Rebbe says in the Tanya's "Amud HaSha'ar" that he is writing the Tanya "from books and from authors," and the Chassidim understand his intent here to be the Mahara"l of Prague. The Tzemach Tzeddek writes in his Derech Mitzvotecha "Rabbi Y. Lowey of Prague is a holy man of G-d." In the "HaYom HaYom" chart in Chaba"d's Shalshelet HaYichus which deals with the history of Chaba"d leaders, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch indicates "the gaon Rabbi Yehudah Lowey ztz"l - the Mahara"l of Prague - was scion of geonim from the lineage of David ben Yishai," - the Alter Rebbe details direct paternal lineage - with a name-by-name listing. Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathansohn, author of Shoel U'Meishiv, wrote that the Mahara"l was "well-known as having Divine inspiration."
5-93 [3] leaves, 28 cm. Lacking title page and first 3 leaves. Glosses on leaves 26a; 44a; 58a, adding up to at least 9 words, and also a number of individual letters. Certificate of authenticity with the opinion of an expert in rabbinic handwriting included for the handwriting identification.
Fine condition. Quality paper. Professional restoration of the white margins. New leather binding.
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