Lot 129
Luchot Edut - In Support of Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschutz - Altona, 1755
Luchot Edut, essays and letters from rabbis, regarding the amulet polemic which arose surrounding R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. Altona, [1755]. First edition.
Essays, letters and proclamations from rabbis and community leaders, who supported R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz in the dispute which arose following the false accusations of Sabbatianism leveled against him, and the objections raised against the amulets he wrote. The book opens with a foreword by R. Yehonatan, in which he describes how the dispute evolved. It concludes with a commentary on one amulet, and a sermon "which I delivered when the commotion began, on 26th Shevat 1751 in public, in which I defended myself at length".
[12], 2-78 leaves. 19 cm. Some darkened leaves. Good-fair condition. Stains. Title page restored. Inscriptions on endpapers. Library stamps. Old, worn binding.
