Lot 98
Shnei Luchot HaBrit (Shla) – Amsterdam, 1698 – Incomplete Copy
Shnei Luchot HaBrit, Amsterdam, 1698. Printing press of young man Emanuel ben Yosef Atiash.
In his letters, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson of Lubavitch (Letter b 853), mentions the book Shnei Luchot HaBrit that was printed in 1698 (458 = nachat in numerical value) in an elegant edition. He notes that this is a sign from above that the revelation of this holy book caused "nachat" [satisfaction] above, and that same year the Ba’al Shem Tov was born. The Ba’al Shem Tov stated that he was born in the year that the Shla book was printed to illuminate the world with the light of the Almighty, with Torah and reverence and service of the heart.
Copy missing at beginning: 264-422, 44, [12] leaves, (originally: [4], 422, 44, [12] leaves). 29 cm. Varying condition; majority of leaves in good condition. Ancient leather binding, torn.
