First edition of commentary. XXXII, 98, [1] pp., octavo, 174:110 mm., wide margins, light age and damp staining. A good copy loose in contemporary boards, rubbed and split.

Commentary by M. S. Freystadt  to 10 chapters of Part II of  Hoker uMekubal by R. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto (Ramhal, 1707–1746) was a kabbalist, writer of ethical works, and Hebrew poet; leader of a group of religious thinkers, who were mainly interested in the problems of redemption and messianism. R. Luzzatto was born in Padua, Italy, into one of the most important, oldest, and most respectable families in Italian Jewry. Regarded as a genius from childhood, he knew Bible, Talmud, Midrash, halakhic literature, and classical languages and literature thoroughly. While he was immersed in kabbalistic speculations, he suddenly heard a divine voice, which he believed to be that of a maggid (i.e., a divine power inclined to reveal heavenly secrets to human beings). From that moment, the Maggid spoke to Luzzatto frequently and he noted these revelations, which comprised his kabbalistic writings for a few years.

Hebrew Description

חוקר ומקובל מר' משה חיים לוצאטו ונדפס ... בתוספת שמנה פרקים ... כתיבת יד המחבר ... ונלוה אליו מבוא בלשון לאטיני אשכניז ועברי מאת משה ... [פרישטט] פריישטאדט

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