Lot 241
Manuscript Commentary on Likutei HaGra B'Kabala – Rabbi Avraham Dov Berkowitz Rabbi of Lakhva
Manuscript, commentary on Likutei HaGra B'Kabala. By the Mekubal Rabbi Avraham Dov Berkowitz Rabbi of Lakhva. [Later than 1889]. Rashi script [Ashkenasi?]. On cover leaf are kabalistic inscriptions in Oriental handwriting.
Rabbi Avraham Dov Berkowitz (1825-1899), known from his youth as an outstanding genius who intensively studied Torah and "Wisdom of the Truth" (kabbalah). In 1859, was appointed Rabbi of Kozhan-Horodok and after a few more years became Rabbi Lakhva near Pinsk. In 1899, he ascended to Eretz Yisrael and died a month later in Tishrei 1900. His writings on halacha and kabala remained with his son Rabbi Mordechai who immigrated to Jerusalem with him and were printed in the book Zecher L'Avraham published by his descendants in Jerusalem in 1972-1978. This manuscript was printed in 1978 in Volume 2. Found among the leaves is a copy in the handwriting of his grandson Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Landau who dealt with the editing of the book.
72 leaves. + 5 detached leaves from various places in the book, approximately 22 cm. Fair condition, wear and detached leaves, light moth damages. Stains, the last leaves have fungus damage. Unbound.
This manuscript was written after the printing of the book Likutei HaGra in Warsaw 1889.
