EtzHayim, three sections. Warsaw 1890. Copy with signatures and notes from the kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Englander ...

EtzHayim, three sections. Warsaw 1890. Copy with signatures and notes from the kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Englander, the Sha’ar Shimon, on Brit Kehunat Olam.
SeferEtz Chaim, kabbalah of Rabbi Chaim Vital, student of the Holy Ari, one volume with three parts bound together - Warsaw 1891. [3], 112, 119, 56 pages. Separate title for each section. The first and last pages are professionally restored. Wrapped in a new bound cover. Moth holes, past damage to many tears and stains. Overall condition - good. Signature on the blank first page, many glosses and comments by the Hassidic Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Englander (1874-1950), a Hassidic and Gaon Kabbalist who lived most of his life in anonymity. He was a descendent of Rabbi Naftali Katz, the Smichat Chachamim. He moved to Israel in 1933 from the city of Neumarkt (NowyTarg) in Galicia. He settled in Haifa where he established the AteretZekein Institute to support the elderly. It is known mainly for his commentary on Sha'ar Shimon, on the Chassidic Kabbalah book, "Brit Kehunat Olam, " which he brought to print between the years 1948-1950 and mentions his name on the title page: "Rabbi Shimon Englander of Haifa, author of Pardes Shimon, "While the book was being printed, this righteous man died and was buried in the Haifa cemetery, and since then he has been known for his magnitude and heroism in Jewish mysticism.