Tov Shem – A Musar book for acquiring Shem Tov in Olam Haba – Venice 1606
Sefer
Tov Shem (Good Name) contains musar teachings and guidance for a person before their passing, in order to improve their ways and merit a ‘good name’ in the upper world.
It was composed by Rabbi Elyakim ben Naftali, based among other sources on the Zohar and well-known Musar books
Rare book, single edition.
Venice 1606 [5366]. Single edition. Page count: 32 leaves. Size: 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears on page margins (some with slight damage to text), repaired with paper fill. The title page was pasted onto a preservation sheet. Trimmed headers. Stains. New endpapers. Minor defects on the spine. Ancient handwritten annotations.
Provenance: Stamps of the Admor Rabbi Shlomo Friedman of Chortkov. Binding similar to Rabbi Nachum Dov Ber of Sadigur’s sefarim.
