Imrei Shefer. Kabbalah. First Edition. Venice 1601.

Imrei Shefer. Kabbalah. First Edition. Venice 1601.
Collection of Derashos by R. Naftali Ashkenazi.
R. Naftali Ashkenazi (d. 1602), was among the great scholars and Kabbalists of Tzefas and was student and relative of the ARIZAL, whom he quotes in this Sefer. He is mentioned in the Sefer HaChazyonos [The Book of Visions] by R. Chaim Vital. R. Naftoli left Tzefas and immigrated to Venice in 1601, where he printed this sefer and was associated with the scholars of the Venice Yeshiva. This sefer contains derashos which he delivered on various occasions, as well as eulogies on various Torah giants of his generation, including R. Eliezer Azkiri, author of the Sefer Charedim.
Vinograd Venice 919. Daniel Zanetti press. 220 pages. 18.5 cm. Overall very fine condition. Some restorations to the first few pages, slightly affecting some text. Solitary hole in one page, affecting a few letters. Antique binding.
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