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Kabbalah: Maavar Yabok – Amsterdam, 1732 - Maavar Yabok, a work elucidating how one should conduct himself until his death by kabbalist Rabbi Aharon Berachia ben Moshe of Modena. Amsterdam, 1732.  Divided into four sections: Siftei Tzedek, Sefat Emet, Siftei Renanot and Anan HaKetoret (the fourth section is comprised of three parts: Seder Pitum HaKetoret, Korban Taanit and Minchat Aharon). The author, R. Aharon Berechiah of Modena, author of Maavar Yabok (d. 1639), leading kabbalist and spiritual leader in Italy. Disciple of the renowned kabbalist R. Menachem Azariah (Rama) of Fano and R. Yisrael Sarug. He is renowned for instituting prayers and customs accepted throughout the Jewish world and for his book Maavar Yabok, a classic work reprinted in dozens of editions and quoted extensively in books of halachah and customs.