Meleches Machsheves.
First Edition. Venice, 1710
Magnificent copy with author’s portrait!
Commentary and pearls of wisdom on the weekly Torah portions by Rabbi Moshe Chefetz, one of the great Torah giants of Italy. A pristine copy with an illustrated title page, a portrait of the author, and assorted charts.
The sefer opens with an impressive full-page portrait of the author and a side caption alluding to his age. "In the year 1710, he was one hundred years of age." While the Hebrew letters of the word read "meah" (100), it actually hints to its numerical value of 46, meaning the author was 46 years old.
The author Rabbi Moshe Chefetz was born in Trieste and raised in Venice where he taught Torah to the masses. He was well-versed in secular wisdoms, science and philosophy, as is evident from his magnum opus Meleches Machsheves.
The author wrote the sefer in order to seek comfort and solace following the tragic passing of his beloved son Rabbi Gershom, author of Yad Charuzim, in his prime years. Unfortunately, Rabbi Moshe Chefetz also passed away relatively young, at the age of 48, on 30 Cheshvan, 1712.
Venice, 1710. First edition.
Page Count: [10], portrait page, 98 leaves.
Page Size: 33 cm. Includes illustrated title page, portrait and charts. Many of the above are missing from other copies of this work. Neat copy on white paper with wide margins. Antique leather binding with illustrations.
