Be'er Avraham on Tikunei HaZohar – Lemberg, 1868 – Signature of Rabbi Ya'akov Ketina, Author of Rachamei HaAv

Be'er Avraham on Tikunei HaZohar – Lemberg, 1868 – Signature of Rabbi Ya'akov Ketina, Author of Rachamei HaAv
Be'er Avraham, commentary on Tikunei HaZohar, by Rabbi Avraham Avli of Drohobych, disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin. Lemberg, 1868. Rare single edition. The author, Rabbi Avraham Avli of Drohobych was a hidden tsaddik who taught the Hebrew alphabet to young children and at night studied Kabbalah and tikunei neshamot. At the end of his life, the Chozeh of Lublin revealed his true greatness and said "There is here a tsaddik name R' Avli who can bring salvation to all in need, and this was discovered by a wonder that he performed…" (Quoted from the approbation of the Rebbe, author of Divrei Yechezkel of Sieniawa). After his death, his Kabbalistic works were brought to Rabbi Zvi Hirsh of Zhydachiv and to the Yismach Moshe of Újhely and they "lavished praise on the holiness of the book… and gave their approbations” (written in the approbation of the Rebbe Mahari of Zhydachiv), but due to censor restrictions, they could not be printed for decades until this book was printed (excerpt of the introduction and the approbations). Before the title page is a signature and ownership inscription: “…Ya’akov Ketina”, “Be’er Avraham – belongs to the Rabbi the Chassid R’ Ya’akov Ketina Dayan in Chust” - Rabbi Ya’akov [Klein] Ktina (died 1890, Otzar Ha-Rabanim 9887), Av-Beit-Din of Chust preceding Maharam Shik. Disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Author of Rachamei HaAv and Korban HaAni which he published anonymously. [Rachamei HaAv was published in many editions]. [4], 56 leaves. 25 cm. Good-fair condition, wear and stains. Worn and detached binding. Stefansky Chassidut, no. 71. For more information on the book and its scarcity, see article by the bibliographer N. Ben Menachem, B’Sha’arei Sefer, pp. 67-70.