Bidspirit auction | EINEY AVRAHAM. FIRST EDITION AMSTERDAM

EINEY AVRAHAM. FIRST EDITION AMSTERDAM 1784. NOVELLA BY A BLIND AUTHOR! - EINEY AVRAHAM. FIRST EDITION AMSTERDAM 1784. NOVELLA BY A BLIND AUTHOR! Novella on The Rambam and its commentaries by R. Avraham Saffig.  R. Avraham Saffig was born in Tunis and was tragically blind from birth. Despite his condition, he learned Torah by listening to shiurim and learning with chavrusas, developing into a great Talmid Chochom. In 1775, he moved to Eretz Yisroel where he learned together with R. Refael Chaim Navon. R. Navon recorded R. Saffig’s Chidushim which were then published under the title Einey Avraham (the eyes of Avraham). The sefer received passionate approbations from many Gedolim including The Noda B’Yehuda, The MaHaRI”T Algazi and R. Dovid Pardo. They all extoll the authors remarkable immense dedication to Torah despite his disability. Proops press. 8, 76 pages. 22 cm. Overall fine condition, slight wear and foxing. Antique binding (detached).  Opening bid $150