'Sefer HaMefo'ar' by Rabbi Shlomo Molkho – Interesting Stamp. Amsterdam, [1709]. The Only Book Rabbi Shlomo Printed ...

'Sefer HaMefo'ar' by Rabbi Shlomo Molkho – Interesting Stamp. Amsterdam, [1709]. The Only Book Rabbi Shlomo Printed in His Lifetime.

A splendid Kabbalistic book by Rabbi Shlomo Molkho. Insights and kavanot in the way of Kabbalah, marvelous secrets, matters of redemption and the Messiah. The only book printed by Rabbi Shlomo in his lifetime.

On the last page: ethical teachings from the words of our sages and their sayings; thirty-nine proverbs that begin with the letter 'aleph.'

At the beginning of the pages are printed: 'Shlomo Malko'; 'Droshot Rasham.'

Endorsement by the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib, Av Beit Din of Amsterdam and the province.

On the book's title page is an ownership inscription in old Ashkenazi script.

On page 6/a is an interesting seal not commonly found, with a Hebrew inscription within it.

The Holy Rabbi Shlomo Molkho [5660-5692] was an extraordinary figure, unique and even messianic among the Jewish people. Not only after his martyrdom at the stake for sanctifying God's name during the Inquisition but also during his lifetime when, at the age of only twenty, he already astounded the great scholars and Kabbalists of his generation with his profound understanding.

One of the Kabbalists in his generation describes him: 'We found written in truth, and not a single one can deny, how the Chassid Molkho zt"l, suddenly, in a moment, had a spirit of wisdom descend upon him, namely Kabbalah, and it is not known from where it came to him, but as if from the heavens, his heart was opened like the entrance of a hall.' (Rabbi Yaakov ben Kalonymus Segal. Cited in 'Sfunot' 18). The Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham ben Chanania Yagel wrote a letter about Rabbi Shlomo Molkho: 'And he did not know a single book, yet he expounded publicly on ancient matters, Kabbalistic secrets... and wrote in a book some of his teachings to serve as a testimony of his wisdom that he acquired suddenly, like in the blink of an eye, what any other eye has not seen. Also, the author of the Shulchan Aruch, Rabbi Yosef Karo, describes that the 'Maggid, ' who was famous for being revealed to him from heaven, called Rabbi Shlomo Molkho 'Shlomo Bechiri' (My Chosen Shlomo). Rabbi Chaim Vital, the greatest disciple of the holy Ari, testifies about the author that he was proficient in practical Kabbalah: 'Take proof from Rabbi Yosef...and Rabbi Shlomo Molkho, who utilized practical Kabbalah and left this world.' (Sha'arei Kedusha, Part 3, Gate 6).

Amsterdam, [1709]. Mendes Press.  

26 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Slight stains, tear with restoration on the title page, darkened paper.

Vinograd, Amsterdam 890.

The only book Rabbi Shlomo printed in his lifetime.