Ohr HaChamah. Kabbalah. First Edition. Printed in a Wondrous way by the Rebbe of Shinova

Ohr HaChamah. Kabbalah. First Edition. Printed in a Wondrous way by the Rebbe of Shinova

Ohr HaChamah is an extremely important elucidation of the Zohar by Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Azoulay (I), author of Chessed L'Avraham, and the Chid"a's great-great-grandfather. With commentaries by leading Kabbalists who added to the elucidation. Parts III and IV are bound together with separate title pages. Premishlan, 1897-1898.

This is the first edition of Part IV - Bamidbar-Devarim. In the introduction to this part (that was not printed in the previous editions), Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga writes that this manuscript came to him from Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz's estate, and was proofread by his son, R' Simchah Yissachar Ber Halberstam.

During the Shinova Rebbe's famous visit to the Land of Israel, he miraculously became aware of the sanctified manuscript that had previously been in the Chid"a's possession (he mentions it in Shem HaGedolim) after which all trace of it was lost. The Shinova Rebbe, who saw the manuscript in the possession of a local merchant, spent a fortune to redeem it. He also gave money to the printers to print this book he considered so important.

Part III: Vayikra. 1897. [2], 93 leaf. Leaf [2]: Kabbalistic pictures.

Part IV: Bamidbar-Devarim. 1898. [1], 126 leaf.

31 cm. The two parts are bound together.

Fine condition. Aging stains. Wear in the margins of the binding.