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The personal copy of Rabbeinu the Chida! Sefer Yashresh Yaakov, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia and...

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The personal copy of Rabbeinu the Chida! Sefer Yashresh Yaakov, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia and at its end, Sefer Lechai Ro’i by Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim ben Jamil. The Press of Yonah Ashkenazi and David Chazan. Izmir, [1729]. First edition. Rare. 


"I have bought it from him I the Chida…"; Sefer Yashresh Yaakov, commentary on Ein Yaakov by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia and at its end, Sefer Lechai Ro’i by Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim ben Jamil. The Press of Yonah Ashkenazi and David Chazan. Izmir, [1729]. Ownership notation and signature of Rabbeinu the Chida and two of his friends, the Dayanim of Livorno. With [2] handwritten glosses. Rare.

[1], 177 leaves. With ownership notations and signatures of Rabbeinu the Chida and two rabbis of Livorno: Rabbi Yaakov Nunis Vais and the Shach [Rabbi Shmuel Hacohen].


The great Rav Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai, the Chida [1724-1806]. A revered holy Gaon. Famed for his journeys and travels. 

Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Nunis Vais, the Rav of Livorno and Rosh Yeshiva there. Was a famed and sharp Gaon in the Chida’s generation. A disciple of the rabbis and Dayanim of Livorno Rabbi Chananya Mazal Tov Bondy and Rabbi David Malach. Author of Chidos Yaakov on the Shas, Afar Yaakov on the Torah and additional compositions. See Encyclopedia of Italian Sages [Hebrew], p. 261. 

Rabbi Shmuel ben Rabbi Moshe Hacohen. Maharshach, one of the rabbis and Dayanim of Livorno, a friend and disciple of the Chida. A sage and poet who proofread the books of the members of his generation. See Encyclopedia of Italian Sages [Hebrew], p. 511.

New, elegant semi-leather binding. Stains, moth holes. Good-very good condition. 

Measurement: 20 CM