Kabbalah Sefer Yesod: Chesed L’Avraham by Rav Avraham Azulai, First Edition Amsterdam [1685]
A fundamental sefer on the basics of Kabbalah, together with Kabalistic drawings, by the mekubal
Rav Avraham Azulai from Fez and later Eretz Yisrael, the great-grandfather of the Chida. He wrote this work in just five weeks, when he was staying in Gaza.
All later prints of the sefer follow this edition, although there is another rare edition from a different manuscript.
At the end of the sefer are printed
Rav Chaim Vital’s essay “Avraham Avinu’s steps” and Breichas Avraham, an abridgement of the Ramak’s Tomer Devorah.
Amsterdam [1685] first edition. 65; 28. Size: 19.5 cm. Good condition. Restoration at the edge of the title page. A tear on page 45 holes in several pages, mainly in the margins (some were restored with paper filling). Stains and signs of use.
On the flyleaf is a dedication to Rabbi Yochanan Zvi Schlank, a talmid of the Chasam Sofer, from Rav Moshe Lehren.
A handwritten inscription: "to M’[oreinu] R’[av] Chaim, Rav of Moscow" – Rav Chaim Berlin. Old signature on title page.
Stefansky , sifrei Yesod 363
