Sefer Mekor Chochmah, "to comprehend and know pure sayings… from the Zohar… on the entire Torah", bythe Holy Kabbalist Rabbi Yissachar Ber of Kremenets.
Prague: Moshe Katz press, 1610. First edition.
Hebrew translation of short sections of the Zohar, according to the order of the weekly Torah portions. Important approbations by leading Torah scholars of his days [printed at the end of the book]: the Rama of Fano, R. Mordechai Yaffe author of the Levushim, R. Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz author of the Shla, R. Gedalia Cordovero [son of the Ramak], etc.
[40] leaves (mispagination).18.5 Cm.
On the title page, signature of Rabbi Yochanan Hirsch Schlank (1815-1884), disciple of the Chatam Sofer and head of communal institutions in Jerusalem.
The author, R. Yissachar Ber son of R. Petachya of Kremenets, was an Ashkenazi kabbalist in Poland who lived in the days of the Arizal’s disciples. He authored Yesh Sachar – a "Shulchan Aruch" of Jewish law according to the Zohar (Prague, 1609), Pitchei Y-a – indexes of Kabbalistic concepts (Prague 1609), Imrei Binah – glossary according to the Zohar (Prague, 1611) and this composition. Traditionally, his soul was a spark of the soul of the Arizal, as cited in the book Shivchei HaAri, in a letter written to him by R. Shlomo Shlomil of Strážnice (Dreznitz, son-in-law of R. Yisrael Saruk). R. Shlomo Shlomil addresses R. Yissachar with remarkable words: "Who can be compared to your greatness among the entire Jewish People who live in Ashkenazi countries… my heart tells me that very definitely you are the sage about whom R. Chaim [Vital] said that he is a reincarnation of the Arizal…".
Overall in Good condition, title page slightly shorter, cut unevenly at top with tear to heading of page 2, few light wormholes to a few pages not affecting text, later binding.
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