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SHOMER EMUNIM. FIRST EDITION. AMSTERDAM 1736. MAGNIFICENT BINDING! - CLASSICS. SHOMER EMUNIM. FIRST EDITION. AMSTERDAM 1736. MAGNIFICENT BINDING! Rare Kabbalah sefer incorporating Shomer Emunim and M’voh Pesachim, two discussions concerning the learning of Kabbalah, and the Kabbalistic rulings found in the writings of the Arizal and Kabbalistic responsa. This sefer is a dialogue between two interlocutors regarding the correct approach to the study of Kabbalah, and is primarily a refutation to the approach of R. Immanuel Chai Rikki. This sefer is one of the most fundamental on the study of Kabbalah. R. Yosef Irgas (1685-1730), was born in Livorno and learned in the great Yeshiva of R. Shmuel Di Fas. He learned Kabbalah under R. Binyomin HaCohen Vital, who was a talmid of R. Moshe Zacuto. He eventually settled in Pisa, where he founded the Neve Shalom Yeshiva. His fame as a Torah scholar preceded him and he received halachic questions from Italy and France. Some of his responsa were published in the work Divrei Yosef. Stefansky Hebrew Classics 369. [2], 80 pages. Lacking the 2 pages of corrections found in a few copies. 23.5 cm. Overall fine condition, some staining and foxing. Two title pages, the first illustrated, with an additional title page for the M’voh Pesachim. Magnificent wooden binding, lacking clasps. Title page detached.