Bidspirit auction | Dvar Shmuel. Venice, 1702. With

Dvar Shmuel. Venice, 1702. With a Compilation about the Struggle against Sabbateanism - Lots of handwrittings - not checked - Dvar Shmuel. Venice, 1702. With a Compilation about the Struggle against Sabbateanism - Lots of handwrittings - not checked The author was one of the leading rabbis of Venice and of Italy, who was also known for his battle against Sabbateanism. On leaves 95-97 there is a report by the rabbis of Venice who interrogated Natan of Gaza in 1668, and a letter of protest against the cancellation of fasts by the Sabbateans. There is also correspondence between the author and Rabbi Yaakov Sasportas of Amsterdam regarding the issue of Shabbetai Tzvi. A long foreword by the author's son appears at the beginning of the book, with the author's biography and the process of his wondrous demise.