Sefer Yessod veShoresh HaAvodah, of prayer, Torah and commandments. Kabbalah and worshiping G-d, by the Hasid and Kabbalist Rabbi Alexander Suesskind of Grodno, Lithuania.
Nowy Dwor, [1782]. First edition.
Rare!
Printed during the author’s life, and granted him world fame. Approbations by Lithuanian and Polish rabbis. Among the approbations, approbation by "The great Gaon and Kabbalist…Pinsk" Rabbi Levi Yitzchak [of Berdichev, who, during those years, served as Av Beit Din Pinsk], who writes about the author: "…his good name was known… who will show the people the road…".
Kavanot in prayer all year and on holidays. Order of study of the Bible and Talmud. Correction of mistakes in commentary of Nevi’im and Ketuvim and interpreting the border of Yehoshua and future borders and Solomon’s Temple and future Temple.
On page 100 – two maps, to study the borders of Eretz Israel and a map of Eretz Israel [Hebrew].
134 pages. 20.5 cm.
Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 477.
Overall Very Good condition, stains, title page has a couple small marginal tears, new later red leather binding.
Sefer Yessod veShoresh Ha\'avodah, one of the basic seforim of worshiping G-d according to Kabbalah, was accepted throughout the Diaspora, by leaders of Hassidut, and by disciples of the Vilna Gaon. This sefer was printed in tens of editions, but this edition is the only one printed during the life of the author the Holy Rabbi Alexander Eliezer Suesskind of Grodno [his descendants keep to this day their surname in his name – Bra"z family].
For a biography of the author Rabbi Alexander Ziskind of Grodno, please see the Hebrew description.
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