Bidspirit auction | Shevet Musar, by Rabbi Eliyahu
Shevet Musar, by Rabbi Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir. Constantinople, 1735. Rare. - Shevet Musar, by Rabbi Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir. Constantinople, 1735. Rare. Shevet Musar, an early ethical work by Rabbi Eliyahu HaKohen, one of the sages of Izmir and among its great Darshanim. Yonah Ben Yaakov [Ashkenazi], Constantinople, 1735. Rare. 274 leaves. The Holy Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu HaKohen Ha'Itamri (c. 1659–1729) — Kabbalist, Dayan, one of the sages of Izmir and among the great figures of Turkey. His Sefer Shevet Musar is one of the foundational ethical works composed in recent generations, known to have been cherished by Gedolei Olam. He also authored the Sefarim: Ozer Eliyahu, Minchat Eliyahu, Midrash Eliyahu, Midrash HaItamari, Midrash Talpiyot, Me’il Tzedakah, and others. New binding with a small defect, stains, good condition.